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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acid
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. There is a barrage of acid comments in today's newspapers.
Select answer:
sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
understanding; knowledge; range of vision
thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound
slender-bodied non-stinging insect
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bitterness
 
 
(2)
n.  E.g. I had left this woman in bitterness and hate, and I came back to her now with no other emotion than a sort of compassion for her great sufferings.
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unjust act; practice of being unjust or unfair
sudden intuition as part of solving a problem; arousing to a particular emotion or action
warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair
swamp; bog; low lying wet land with grassy vegetation
sharp and bitter manner
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comprehensible
 
 
(3)
a.  E.g. A good programmer makes her code look so simple and comprehensible that any other programmer can understand it and appreciate it.
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typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance
zealous; enthusiastic; filled with or motivated by zeal
unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible
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dull
 
 
(4)
a.  E.g. It seemed quite dull and stupid for life to go on in the common way.
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unwise to implement or maintain in practice; theoretical
thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
solitary; by oneself
lacking responsiveness or alertness; intellectually weak or obtuse
under the level of the ground; buried
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greedy
 
 
(5)
a.  E.g. These people have good intentions to make a profit, but they are too greedy, which is why we have regulation.
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worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
with the side forward; to or from a side
wanting to get more than one can reasonably get
usually; under normal circumstances, normally
satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
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immobilize
 
 
(6)
v.  E.g. The sudden storm will immobilize the traffic.
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unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
treat with ridicule or contempt; mimic; frustrate hopes of
stabilize; fix; cause to be unable to move
restrict to limited allotments, as during wartime; allot; distribute
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methodology
 
 
(7)
n.  E.g. The statistical methodology adopted for the ranking gives each business school a unique score.
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specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health
specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions
system of methods followed in a particular discipline
written instructions from doctor; written order; act of establishing official rules, laws, or directions
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patroller
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. Bus patroller helps children to get on and off school buses safely.
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revival; renewal; revival of learning and culture
stage for drying fish; rack for storing
service, space, and equipment provided for a particular purpose
scenery; expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
someone on patrol duty; an individual or a member of a group that patrols an area
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radiate
 
 
(9)
v.  E.g. You can fell heat is going to radiate from the metal box.
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renovate; make bright by polishing
bring about; arouse; inspire; activate
search for or explore for mineral deposits or oil
spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
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robust
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. Those levels are expected to remain robust this year, said the ratings firm, but be somewhat below 2008.
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utterly; definitely
tame; accustomed to home life
dull with sleepiness; showing lack of attention
vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous
thick; crowded closely together; compact
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submarine
 
 
(11)
n.  E.g. Without British help it's clear the Russian submarine would have perished at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
Select answer:
spread or transmission of something to a wider group or area
submersible warship; move forward or under in a sliding motion; underwater
tax on goods coming into a country
vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle; machine in which materials are ground and blended
watch worn on a band that fastens about the wrist
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veneration
 
 
(12)
n.  E.g. He felt more than simple admiration for Miss Euston; he experienced a kind of veneration for her.
Select answer:
wonderful thing; something that excites admiration or astonishment
sudden intuition as part of solving a problem; arousing to a particular emotion or action
service, space, and equipment provided for a particular purpose
religious zeal; willingness to serve God
study; investigation; process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts
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