TOEFL Vocabulary Test Online

This is a pure web app that evaluates your TOEFL vocabulary skills. The app has a built-in basic level TOEFL vocabulary of 1200 words, which can help you devise a vocabulary-building plan to prepare for the test.
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Vocabulary is an essential asset in English skills. TOEFL test takers have to build a strong vocabulary in preparation; otherwise, they have no chance of getting a good score on the examination. In the TOEFL test, there is no exclusive section to test your vocabulary level. However, all test sections, reading, writing, listening, and speaking, actually test vocabulary skills in separate ways. As in all language tests, without good vocabulary, skills cannot get a good mark.

TOEFL is for non-native English speakers who are planning to apply for universities or other academic purposes in the USA, Canada, and other English-speaking countries. For most of EFL (English as a Foreign Language) students, English vocabulary is a shortcoming, and as an academic-oriented test, the TOEFL vocabulary is quite large. If you want to get a high score on the test, your vocabulary should generally be as large as 10,000 or more.

Many TOEFL test takers spend lots of time on building a strong and test-friendly vocabulary. They may have various English vocabulary bases and different TOEFL score expectations. No matter what contents, methods, or tools they use to build TOEFL vocabulary, knowing the actual vocabulary level and progress is a prerequisite to scheduling a plan and adjusting the pace.

This app's basic functionality is to create TOEFL vocabulary test sheets in random order. It has a built-in basic-level word list to power the online test. Like many similar online practice tools, it also includes some auxiliary features, such as saving test results and comparing them with historical data or even comparing them with others' test results to improve performance.
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autonomous
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. Although the University of California at Berkeley is just one part of the state university system, in many ways it is autonomous, for it runs several programs that are not subject to outside control.
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having a shiny surface or coating; lacking liveliness, used of eyes; fitted or covered with glass
tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
very old-fashioned; as if belonging to the Middle Ages
self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
act or state of giving out intense heat and light; luminous
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bankruptcy
 
 
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n.  E.g. That holding company has been in bankruptcy proceedings since last June.
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formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
tax on goods coming into a country
state of being unable to pay your debts
wood that is floating or that has been washed ashore
tier; a relatively thin sheet like expanse or region lying over or under another
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dawn
 
 
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n.  E.g. When I again unclosed my eyes, a loud bell was ringing; day had not yet begun to dawn, and a rush light or two burned in the room.
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very small particles of a radioactive substance that can cause illness or death
rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
worker; someone who works with their hands
writing that is not fictional
time each morning at which daylight first begins; beginning; start
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doll
 
 
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n.  E.g. I sat with my doll on my knee till the fire got low, glancing round occasionally to make sure that nothing worse than before.
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deep wide ditch; ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
removal of salt; process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water
unpleasant or disappointing surprise; surprise greatly; effect of such a collision or blow
worker; someone who works with their hands
small toy with human figure, normally for little child
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harmonica
 
 
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n.  E.g. To the beginning harmonica player it seems painfully obvious that the artists on his favorite records are playing an entirely different instrument than he is.
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small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole
time sequence; arrangement of events in time
travel for the purpose of discovery
vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field, subject, science, or art
substance believed to cure all ills
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ken
 
 
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n.  E.g. I really do not know the reason. It is beyond my ken.
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small opening; means of escape or release; outlet; hole for the escape of gas or air
watery layer of the earth's surface
struggle; rivalry; act of competing as for profit or a prize
trousers; underwear; garment extending from waist to knee or ankle
understanding; knowledge; range of vision
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marine
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. Led by Professor David Paterson, the British team have begun a three-year project to map tidal flows and marine life, using remote sensing techniques.
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sea-dwelling; maritime; naval
without consideration; in spite of everything; anyway
round; shaped like or nearly like a circle
thin in diameter; resembling a thread
unintelligible; difficult to understand
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obsession
 
 
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n.  E.g. This obsession is aimless and brainless and ends with your oblivion in American politics.
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any form of art that borrows from multiple other styles
small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
sign; feature; mark indicating quality or excellence
compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion
one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
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pristine
 
 
(9)
a.  E.g. He has opposed building dirty coal-fired power plants in pristine landscapes.
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typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance
with meaning; word for word; letter by letter
uncorrupted by civilization; primitive; remaining free from dirt or decay
superior; elevated in rank, character, or status; of high moral or intellectual value
unsuitable; improper; not suitable for a particular occasion
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slide
 
 
(10)
v.  E.g. We slide until the bottom of the hill.
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release; cause the ruin or downfall of; cancel or reverse an action
worship; regard with feelings of respect or honor
slip; move usually in an uncontrolled manner; move smoothly along a surface
scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste
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threadlike
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. What is that threadlike worm thing came out in my cat's vomit?
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without any clear results or proof
very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
thin in diameter; resembling a thread
transient; brief; temporary; passing quickly
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vowel
 
 
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n.  E.g. A vowel is a type of sound for which there is no closure of the throat or mouth at any point.
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specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions
speech sound made with the vocal tract open
subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay
risk, particularly of being exposed to disease; unmasking; act of laying something open
compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion
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