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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articulate
 
 
(1)
v.  E.g. The author was trying to articulate that his encrypted file system is effective.
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worship; regard with feelings of respect or honor
throw out something from one's hand; get rid of
speak clearly and distinctly; utter a speech sound; be jointed; make clear or effective
strengthen; magnify; increase the contrast of
remove flaws from; perfect or complete
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bark
 
 
(2)
n.  E.g. She set off at once, and ran till she was quite tired and out of breath, and till the puppy's bark sounded quite faint in the distance.
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sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog
deep wide ditch; ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
unusual largeness in size or extent
summary; statement summarizing the important points of a text
unfair treatment; lack of discrimination or judgment
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deference
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. In deference to the minister's request, please do not take photographs during the wedding service.
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something that is desired intensely; state of extreme anger
sickness; illness; affliction
short ax used to chop wood
willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
worker; person who works for another in return for financial or other compensation
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dreadful
 
 
(4)
a.  E.g. 'No, no! The adventures first,' said the Gryphon in an impatient tone: 'explanations take such a dreadful time.'
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arousing or intended to arouse strong curiosity, interest, or reaction
traceable; possible to identify
very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
relying on or requiring the aid of another for support
robust; strong; energetic, and active in mind or body
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fleeting
 
 
(5)
a.  E.g. Sometimes, for a fleeting moment, I thought I caught a glance, heard a tone, beheld a form, which announced the realization of my dream.
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unrestrained by convention or morality; wasteful of health or possessions in pursuit of pleasure
following one after another without interruption; sequential
serious in feeling or manner; not light, lively, or cheerful
transient; brief; temporary; passing quickly
submarine; beneath the surface of the water
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involuntary
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. After all, the line between voluntary and involuntary is very different in the military than in the civilian world.
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unchecked; free; marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
acting or done without or against one's will
headstrong; rash; indifferent to or disregardful of consequences
having a shiny surface or coating; lacking liveliness, used of eyes; fitted or covered with glass
winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
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mirage
 
 
(7)
n.  E.g. In economics, a mirage is a naturally occurring phenomenon in which economic statistics are bent to produce an image of a desired outcome.
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strategy; policy; plan for attaining a particular goal
greater number or part; a number more than half of the total
secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
something that has real or substantial existence; means of support or maintain life
unreal reflection; optical illusion
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photosynthesis
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. Photosynthesis is the conversion of light energy into chemical energy by living organisms.
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stage; a raised horizontal surface
someone who bears the blame for others
chemical combination brought about by the action of light
smash; collision; falling down or in pieces with a loud noise of breaking parts
sculpture representing a human or animal
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replace
 
 
(9)
v.  E.g. The government said last week it would introduce legislation to take the death penalty off the statute books and replace it with life in prison.
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shake, quiver; move or swing from side to side regularly
turn aside, especially from main subject in writing or speaking
substitute; put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
speculate; suppose; believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
worsen; make worse or more troublesome
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reverently
 
 
(10)
ad.  E.g. They speak reverently about this connection in private, but rarely talk about it to the press.
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with reverence; in a reverent manner; in respectful regard
varied; miscellaneous
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous
relative; based on, or involving comparison
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supplant
 
 
(11)
v.  E.g. As the younger generation replaces the older, the new alliances supplant the existing political coalitions.
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state clearly; make known formally or officially
worsen; make worse or more troublesome
replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another
work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
show off oneself; speak of with excessive pride
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uniformity
 
 
(12)
n.  E.g. It demands an approximately equal standard of life for all human beings and probably a certain uniformity of education.
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greater number or part; a number more than half of the total
unfriendliness; hatred; state of being hostile
scene of any event or action; locality where a crime is committed or a cause of action occurs
sameness or consistency; freedom from variation or difference
one who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures
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