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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backbone
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. The people will have to put the bone back in backbone for state leaders.
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rolling, treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America
unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
someone paddling a canoe
support; mainstay; vertebrate spine or spinal column
small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of small water; worn stones and pebbles
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comply
 
 
(2)
v.  E.g. Everyone should comply with the law.
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surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
unite a shoot or bud with a growing plant by insertion or by placing in close contact; join plants by such union; join or unite closely
yield assent; accord; agree, or acquiesce; adapt one's self; fulfill; accomplish
represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
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device
 
 
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n.  E.g. Anti-gravity device could change air travel.
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reliance; lack of independence or self-sufficiency
stimulation that arouses a person to lively action
tax on goods coming into a country
technique or means; instrument; machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks
victim; object of hunt; hunted animal
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dramatic
 
 
(4)
a.  E.g. The technique could lead to a dramatic increase in the worldwide stocks of blood available for transfusion.
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striking; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable
humorously sarcastic or mocking
varied; miscellaneous
tired; exhausted; physically or mentally fatigued
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habit
 
 
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n.  E.g. My habit is to just stare at a long stretch of river looking for any signs of fish movement.
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someone who operates an aircraft
established disposition of the mind or character; distinctive dress, especially of a religious order
formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
visual representation; representation of a person
something formed in the mind; thought or notion
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inspiration
 
 
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n.  E.g. The theme of the ceremony is Isles of Wonder and draws much of its inspiration from Shakespeare's "The Tempest."
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a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
traveling across; place at which roads, lines, or tracks intersect; intersection
sudden intuition as part of solving a problem; arousing to a particular emotion or action
scent; aroma; distinctive odor that is pleasant
transmission of heat or electricity or sound
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majestic
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. And above it all the great man sat and beamed a majestic judicial smile upon the entire house, and warmed himself in the sun of his own grandeur.
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widely spread or scattered; not concentrated
stately; royal; relating to a monarch
wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
thinly; in a scattered or sparse manner; scantily; widely apart, as regards population
the smallest possible quantity
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occupant
 
 
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n.  E.g. All the rescuers found in the mountains of Venezuela was the scattered wreckage of the plane and the charred corpse of its occupant.
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shield; defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons
result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
something that completes, makes up a whole, or brings to perfection
tenant; one that occupies a position or place
remnant; remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age
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remarkable
 
 
(9)
a.  E.g. I recognized his decisive nose, more remarkable for character than beauty.
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worthy of notice; extraordinary
shocking; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
the fewest; the least possible
used of armor; covered with scales, or scale like structures, as fish or reptile
useful; in good working order
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seamount
 
 
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n.  E.g. A seamount is a mountain rising from the ocean seafloor that does not reach to the water's surface, and thus is not an island.
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underwater mountain rising above the ocean floor
unfair use of someone’s work giving little in return
stimulation that arouses a person to lively action
compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion
action of trying at something
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sunglasses
 
 
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n.  E.g. If it's a bright, clear day outside, you may instinctively reach for your sunglasses when you head for the door.
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spectacles that are darkened to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun
watery layer of the earth's surface
watch worn on a band that fastens about the wrist
virtue; admirable quality or attribute; credit
tier; a relatively thin sheet like expanse or region lying over or under another
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tycoon
 
 
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n.  E.g. A new trial of the jailed former oil tycoon is set to begin Tuesday.
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section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
tact; politics; negotiation between nations
wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; magnate
state that is intermediate between extremes
vocal expression; power of speaking; last or utmost extremity
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