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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absolutely
 
 
(1)
ad.  E.g. For their part, the ambassadors expressed appreciation for the Italian Prime Minister's efforts to make it clear that terrorism is absolutely separate from Islam.
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surpassing others in some good quality or the sum of qualities; of great worth; eminent, in a good sense
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
very obviously, noticeably
skilled; experienced; having many social graces; polished or refined
utterly; definitely
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briny
 
 
(2)
a.  E.g. Bobbing along, bobbing along, at the bottom of the beautiful briny sea.
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worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
solid; heavy and compact in form
salty; any very large body of salt water
straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent
spoken; unwritten; relating to the mouth
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destination
 
 
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n.  E.g. It's an ageing coaster and reportedly in poor condition, but even so, it should have got back to Benin - its declared destination - by now.
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state of being absent; state of being away
someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants
one that is not yet fully developed; sprout
variation; act of changing forms or qualities
ultimate goal; place to which one is going or directed
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elliptical
 
 
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a.  E.g. What resulted was system of planets orbiting in elliptical, not circular, orbits described by three laws.
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rounded like an egg; in a shape reminding of an ellipse; oval
sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent
selling of goods to consumers
trading; commercial; of or relating to trade or traders
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halt
 
 
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v.  E.g. Having the sun and moon halt is extraordinarily uncommon.
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revolve around a center of attraction
spot; locate or identify with precision
save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty
search for or explore for mineral deposits or oil
stop; stand in doubt; hesitate
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hunger
 
 
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n.  E.g. East Asia should meet its target of halving hunger by 2015, and Latin America and the Caribbean are not far behind.
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state of being present; current existence
strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
swamp; bog; low lying wet land with grassy vegetation
someone who has given long service
tool or instrument used in doing work; put into practical effect
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mercantile
 
 
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a.  E.g. The ultimate purpose of mercantile policy was to enhance national strength, provide self-sufficiency, and pay for military power.
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wide-ranging knowledge; complex; intellectually appealing
relying on or requiring the aid of another for support
trading; commercial; of or relating to trade or traders
sentimental; passionate; excitable; easily moved
resembling or formed by the accumulation of sediment; form of rock made by the deposition and compression of small particles
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penchant
 
 
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n.  E.g. There is a certain penchant in true believers to ignore input which conflicts and contradicts that belief.
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state that precedes vomiting; disease
system that provides quantitative information about finances
small branch or division of a branch
any form of art that borrows from multiple other styles
strong inclination; definite liking
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relic
 
 
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n.  E.g. Egypt's Department of Antiquities prohibits tourists from taking any ancient relic out of the country.
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compounds containing silicon, oxygen, and one or more metals; salt of silica acid
three-part novel; a set of three works with related subject
surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
specialized knowledge; expert skill
sculpture representing a human or animal
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silica
 
 
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n.  E.g. Silica gel is most commonly encountered in everyday life as beads packed in a semi-permeable plastic.
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white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid
single seed of certain plants, as wheat; grain; small, hard particle
ancient times, especially the times preceding the Middle Ages; extreme oldness
state of being public; information to attract public notice
someone on patrol duty; an individual or a member of a group that patrols an area
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transcontinental
 
 
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a.  E.g. British Columbia joined Canada in 1871, only with the promise that a transcontinental railway be built within 10 years to physically link east and west.
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lacking education or knowledge; unaware
set down as a rule or guide; certain; stated
relying on or requiring the aid of another for support
salty; containing salt; of or relating to chemical salts
spanning or crossing or on the farther side of a continent
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vastness
 
 
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n.  E.g. He sat upon his rock with a kind of vastness, so bold and strong he seemed.
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unusual largeness in size or extent
reproduction by parents of different races
victory; win; expressing great joy
step; pace; significant progress
row of houses built in a similar style; level shelf of land with steep slopes
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