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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assume
 
 
(1)
v.  E.g. He looked at me long and hard: I turned my eyes from him, fixed them on the fire, and tried to assume and maintain a quiet.
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sink; immerse; put under water
spread gradually; cause liquid to pass through small holes; filter
suppose; presume; take on; bear
rise or fall with steady acceleration; move along the path of a spiral or helix
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
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boulder
 
 
(2)
n.  E.g. In geology, a boulder is a rock with grain size of usually no less than 256 mm (10 inches) diameter.
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scientist who studies living organisms
framed section of window or door that is filled with a sheet of glass or others; panel in a wall or door
warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair
rounded rock lying on surface of ground or embedded in soil
sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility
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crayon
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. Whenever he finished a crayon drawing, he would lovingly present it to his mother.
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ribbon-like flatworms
small smooth rounded rock
small and economical car; small cosmetics case
stick of colored wax or chalk, used for drawing
thrift; prudent economy; sparing use
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dim
 
 
(4)
a.  E.g. Night vision declines as well; therefore, trying to read labels in dim lighting may lead to errors.
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unable to have children
two-sided; mutual
therefore; as a result or consequence of something; subsequently
emitting only a small amount of light; lacking in brightness
wandering; moving from place to place; unsettled
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figurehead
 
 
(5)
n.  E.g. The figurehead embodied the spirit of a ship and was originally believed to placate the gods of the sea and ensure a safe voyage.
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formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively
token; figure on the bow of some sailing vessels
way or opening for entrance or exit place; passage by which a place may be reached; broad street
state of being suitable
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intensive
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. The boys will be taken to an intensive care unit where they will remain in a drug induced coma for up to five days to prevent brain damage.
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tight; unaffected by water; made of or covered with material that doesn't allow water in
very unhappy; full of misery; wretched
unlikely; impossible; not likely to be true
unbound; untied; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined
thorough; concentrated; tending to give force or emphasis
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minuscule
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. Why should I involve myself with a project with so minuscule a chance for success?
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urgently needed; absolutely necessary; essential; acute; crucial; decisive
repeated; Returning again; repetitious
very small; tiny; lowercase letter
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
unendurable; so unpleasant, distasteful, or painful as to be intolerable
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obligated
 
 
(8)
a.  E.g. The rest of that money is obligated, meaning that it's supporting projects that are under contract but are not yet completed.
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stately; royal; relating to a monarch
required; responsible; under a moral obligation to someone
significant; having meaning, function, or purpose
unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
having existence only in the imagination; fanciful; visionary
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questionable
 
 
(9)
a.  E.g. International Development Agency awards funding after a series of what they call questionable decisions.
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requiring sitting; accustomed to sitting or to taking little exercise; living in one area, not migratory
without alteration or misrepresentation
special; unique; marking or expressing distinction or difference
subject to question; admitting of being questioned; inviting, or seeming to invite, inquiry
violent; not restrained or controlled
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sewer
 
 
(10)
n.  E.g. A sewer is an artificial pipe or system used to remove human liquid waste and to provide drainage.
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state of being lower than or not as good as
slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water; someone who sews
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
sequence; act of moving forward toward a goal
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subtle
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. His whole attitude had undergone a subtle change.
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thankful; appreciative of benefits received
required; responsible; under a moral obligation to someone
understandable; clear to the mind
slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
unchecked; free; marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
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typify
 
 
(12)
v.  E.g. Since most employers in USA are white, the analysis of the ways they typify employees is an important component of understanding labor market.
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represent; embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
revolt; resist or defy an authority; break with established customs
turn down; refuse to accept; dismiss from consideration
scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
fall apart; fold or collapse; crush together or press into wrinkles
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