Test sheet for TOEFL Vocabulary Test Online

allegation

(1)

n. E.g. The allegation has angered the Brazilian authorities and has been strongly denied.

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any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
union of interests, purposes, or sympathies among members of a group; accord
watchfulness; wakefulness; process of paying close and continuous attention
critical review or commentary, especially one dealing with works of art or literature
suggestion without proof that someone has done something wrong
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barb

(2)

n. E.g. If you were a politician, would you prefer being caught on the barb of a fishhook?

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something made by people; vessel
sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark
time each morning at which daylight first begins; beginning; start
distant view , especially through an opening, as between buildings or trees; outlook
state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
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dependence

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n. E.g. The power of either Russia or China to act independently from the United States is constrained by their economic dependence on the world's remaining superpower.

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reliance; lack of independence or self-sufficiency
silliness; words or signs having no intelligible meaning
state of having been made use of; the act of using
similarity in form or character; agreement
principal raw material or commodity produced in a region; principal element
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dramatically

(4)

ad. E.g. Russia's economic situation has changed dramatically since a financial crisis in 1998.

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very suddenly and noticeably
tiny; extremely precise with great attention to details; of or relating to or used in microscopy
extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains
round; shaped like or nearly like a circle
tired; exhausted; physically or mentally fatigued
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genre

(5)

n. E.g. Considering this change in genre, is there room for Castlevania to move into other styles of game?

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unfair treatment; lack of discrimination or judgment
a large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill
withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
type or class; a kind of literary or artistic work
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
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intact

(6)

a. E.g. Ironically, the expensive technical equipment seems intact and the weather conditions are perfect.

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serving to instruct of enlighten or inform; enlightening
having no residents; unsettled; unoccupied
undamaged in any way; integrated; whole
stretch or force to the limit; tight
representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; producing the effect or appearance of nature
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membrane

(7)

n. E.g. This membrane is attached to the side of the nut, and the nut falls to the ground, when it is gathered for use.

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something formed in the mind; thought or notion
unconcern; disinterest; lack of enthusiasm
unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound
spectacles that are darkened to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun
thin soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
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paraphrase

(8)

v. E.g. In 250 words or less, paraphrase this article.

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grip; take hold of or seize firmly with or as if with the hand
restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others
weave; interweave three or more strands
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
remember; call back; cause to be returned
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ragged

(9)

a. E.g. They think of the word only as connected with ragged clothes and scanty food: poverty for me was synonymous with degradation.

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satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
torn; worn; having an irregular surface or edge; uneven or jagged in outline
unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
systematically; according to a method; with method or order
stretch or force to the limit; tight
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sickness

(10)

n. E.g. It shivered in my heart, like a suffering child in a cold cradle; sickness and anguish had seized it.

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sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility
state that precedes vomiting; disease
token; figure on the bow of some sailing vessels
scientist who studies living organisms
any form of art that borrows from multiple other styles
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spinning

(11)

a. E.g. Is there anyone who doesn't have a financial interest in spinning positive news on home sales and prices?

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unlikely to harm or disturb anyone
supposed to be true; reasonable as a supposition
rapidly rotating on an axis; whirling; circling
unthinking; prompted by instinct; spontaneous
zealous; enthusiastic; filled with or motivated by zeal
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undermine

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v. E.g. What we should not allow this moment to undermine, is our commitment to South Africa, to the constitution and the reconstruction.

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stand up against; successfully resist; oppose with force or resolution
utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath
set or arrange in a new or different determinate position; cause to turn
revolve around a center of attraction
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