Test sheet for TOEFL Vocabulary Test Online

ailment

(1)

n. E.g. And the number closely matches a finding of an earlier international study that estimated some 10.1 per cent of people globally suffer from the ailment.

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sickness; illness; affliction
tiny opening in tissue, as in the skin of an animal; space in rock, soil
substance believed to cure all ills
strike; act of leaving or quitting a meeting, company, or organization, especially as a sign of protest
sign posted in public place as an advertisement
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cabin

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n. E.g. British Airways says passengers reported a slight smell of petrol in the cabin of BA flight 003 bound for New York.

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tough outer covering of the woody stems and roots of trees
teaching; art of education; science of teaching
seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
someone who travels into little known regions
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desperately

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ad. E.g. What a night it was for Germany: a desperately close race between the two candidates for Chancellor, declarations of victory by both, then the figures turned slightly in favor of Gerhard Schroeder and the Greens.

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serving or acting as a means or aid; helpful; relating to musical instruments
sentimental; emotional; emotionally charged
with great urgency; seriously; severely
sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
resisting control or authority; discontented as toward authority
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excavate

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v. E.g. The mining company wants to excavate the hill site.

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unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
worsen; make worse or more troublesome
show, make visible or apparent
remember; call back; cause to be returned
restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
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framework

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n. E.g. If they're given a draft framework for such a body, the rebels say they are willing to resume negotiations.

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deep wide ditch; ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
state of being preoccupied; absorption of the attention or intellect
idea or expression marked by excessive sentiment; liking for sentimental things
fundamental structure, as for a written work; skeleton
severe trial; form of trial to determine guilt or innocence; difficult or painful experience
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insist

(6)

v. E.g. Since you insist, I must amend the letter of credit.

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take something off a container
stand or rest; find support; take a stand and refuse to give way; be persistent
unwrap; unfold; remove the contents of
weave; interweave three or more strands
submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
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minimal

(7)

a. E.g. In order to make it work, you need a certain minimal area of collective surface.

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used of organisms living together but not necessarily in a relationship beneficial to each
self-indulgent; moral decay
with meaning; word for word; letter by letter
the fewest; the least possible
something which takes a long time to do
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outcome

(8)

n. E.g. South Africa praised the outcome of the election as another indication of Africa's growing commitment to multi-party democracy.

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fertilization of plants by the agency of insects that carry pollen from one flower to another
thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
result; end or consequence; result of a random trial
watchfulness; wakefulness; process of paying close and continuous attention
supply; provision; piece of equipment necessary or useful for comfort or convenience
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residue

(9)

n. E.g. The presence of plastic residue is nothing more than an indication of possible doping.

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remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
stage; a raised horizontal surface
shield; defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons
complication; complexity; state or quality of being intricate or entangled; perplexity; involution
skillfulness in command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; expertise
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rigor

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n. E.g. Many settlers could not stand the rigor of the New England winters.

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state that is intermediate between extremes
secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
act of reducing to atoms, or very minute particles
small smooth rounded rock
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
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symbol

(11)

n. E.g. Often the destruction takes place in public, as a visible symbol of peace replacing war.

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reproduction by parents of different races
small and compactly built upright piano
sign; something visible to represent something else invisible
shell; outer covering; remove the husk from
science dealing with the logic of quantity and shape
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vent

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n. E.g. A small volume of air can be felt when the chin vent is open.

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shoulder firearm with a long barrel
deep wide ditch; ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
small opening; means of escape or release; outlet; hole for the escape of gas or air
something that causes irritation; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
young plant or tree grown from seed; produced from seed
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