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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ambivalence
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next, she was confused by the ambivalence of her feelings.
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slight but noticeable partiality; line or surface that departs from the vertical
state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
small and compactly built upright piano
strong inclination; definite liking
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beat
 
 
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v.  E.g. Speak roughly to your little boy; And beat him when he sneezes; He only does it to annoy; Because he knows it teases.
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stand or rest; find support; take a stand and refuse to give way; be persistent
worship; regard with feelings of respect or honor
swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure
whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly
retire from military service
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counseling
 
 
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n.  E.g. The mission of the counseling services is to help students, faculty and staff gain all they can from their experience at the university.
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stem or main axis of herbaceous plant; slender support or structure
result; end or consequence; result of a random trial
stable gear consisting of an arrangement to an animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
representation of common ground between two things; extend over and cover a part of
something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
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emigrant
 
 
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n.  E.g. They want to check the databases of passenger lists and emigrant ships.
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time sequence; arrangement of events in time
someone who leaves one country to settle in another
state of being lower than or not as good as
secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government
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flake
 
 
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n.  E.g. Do you remember a blue case that was on flake of storage?
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tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
tendency to keep together
target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
stage for drying fish; rack for storing
strong feelings of dislike; offend the taste or moral sense of
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instinctive
 
 
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a.  E.g. As for him, offering to help is as instinctive as breathing.
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relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous
unthinking; prompted by instinct; spontaneous
restricting scope or freedom of action; crowded
thoughtful; marked by consideration or reflection; deliberate
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landslide
 
 
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n.  E.g. Roosevelt defeated Hoover in a landslide.
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slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
substance believed to cure all ills
small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
shine, polish or sparkle; soft reflected light
seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies
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peak
 
 
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n.  E.g. At its peak, a million people crammed onto the streets over the two-day festival.
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various edible seeds; small oval or roundish seed, berry, nut, or lump
self-propelled movement; power or ability to move
rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime
rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
summit; apex; maximum; prime
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qualm
 
 
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n.  E.g. My main qualm is the lack of consistency and logical plotting.
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surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
someone who takes spoils or plunder; one who despoils or strips by force; plunderer
state of having been made use of; the act of using
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seaport
 
 
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n.  E.g. The Halifax seaport is an exciting new waterfront development.
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sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
side of an object that is opposite its front; hind part; point or area farthest from the front
stiffness; physical property of being stiff and resisting bending
removal of salt; process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water
rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions
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submerge
 
 
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v.  E.g. At 17.5 feet, waters begin to submerge Harriet Island Park across the river from downtown.
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sink; immerse; put under water
remove a part from the whole
slip; move usually in an uncontrolled manner; move smoothly along a surface
stop motion; curb or restrain
stand up against; successfully resist; oppose with force or resolution
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vigilance
 
 
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n.  E.g. While online auction sites feature some great deals, I guess buyer vigilance is always required.
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voting; balloting; right or ability to make a choice
very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity
term; half a year; a period of 6 months; one of two divisions of an academic year
watchfulness; wakefulness; process of paying close and continuous attention
tradition; practice followed by people of a particular group or region
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