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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autonomous
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. Although the University of California at Berkeley is just one part of the state university system, in many ways it is autonomous, for it runs several programs that are not subject to outside control.
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self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
having the same quantity, measure, or value as another; identical
with reverence; in a reverent manner; in respectful regard
usually; under normal circumstances, normally
unavoidably; in a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent
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broaden
 
 
(2)
v.  E.g. Its size, style and expression broaden the appeal of the car, making it more appropriate for a wider range of circumstances.
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show clearly and deliberately; manifest; confirm; prove
represent; embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
take on; embark on; assume
condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice
widen; grow broad or broader
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consult
 
 
(3)
v.  E.g. I will consult with our friends, but it's going to be what's in the interests of our country first and foremost.
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show, make visible or apparent
remove the cover from; expose; disclose
restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others
weigh more heavily; exceed in weight, value, or importance; surpass; throw off balance
seek advice or information of; take into account; consider
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exemplary
 
 
(4)
a.  E.g. But the official Miss America website stresses you performed all your duties in exemplary fashion before you gave up the crown.
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employing or showing humor; funny; amusing
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
having little width in proportion to height or length; long and thin
relatively distant or remote from a center or middle
serving as model; outstanding; typical
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fragrance
 
 
(5)
n.  E.g. It was full of the fragrance of new bread and the warmth of a generous fire.
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represent; advantage, benefit, interest of someone
social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
secession; retreat or retirement
scent; aroma; distinctive odor that is pleasant
residence; place to live in; abode
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hostility
 
 
(6)
n.  E.g. This opposition may take one of the forms already described, some other forms which have been overlooked, but the root of the hostility is the same in all.
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tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears
storage place for military equipment; stock of weapons
tough outer covering of the woody stems and roots of trees
song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
unfriendliness; hatred; state of being hostile
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marvelous
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. Queen Victoria is a marvelous ship best suited to well-traveled guests.
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understandable; clear to the mind
of bluish-green colour; of pale blue to light greenish blue
in intricate manner; with elaboration; with perplexity
vertical; upright; intersecting at or forming right angles; extremely steep
wonderful; extraordinarily good
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painstaking
 
 
(8)
a.  E.g. The truth is, I didn’t want to have to call any parents, so by outlining everything in painstaking detail in my newsletters, I could avoid it.
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taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice; showing ill humor
unlikely; impossible; not likely to be true
stimulating or exalting to the spirit
extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains
scarce; infrequently occurring; uncommon
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regeneration
 
 
(9)
n.  E.g. I personally prefer burning an area, because the regeneration is more sufficient.
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small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of small water; worn stones and pebbles
framed section of window or door that is filled with a sheet of glass or others; panel in a wall or door
sudden mass fear and anxiety
renewal; growth of lost or destroyed parts or organs
terror; fear; intense dislike
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rumble
 
 
(10)
v.  E.g. If you've ever stood on Park Avenue, Manhattan, and felt a subway train rumble by underfoot, you know what a typical quake feels like.
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stop; stand in doubt; hesitate
utter or emit low dull sounds; move or proceed with a deep, long, rolling sound
move suddenly and rapidly
take something off a container
unwrap; unfold; remove the contents of
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swampy
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. They were sometimes held in swampy areas thick with snakes and mosquitoes.
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substantially; significantly; to a degree worth considering
sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
of soft and watery soil; ; low, wet, and spongy
tending to exhaust, enfeeble, or drain the strength
remaining as a residue; surplus
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unscrupulous
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. Some asylum-seekers give their papers to unscrupulous people-smugglers to help them across borders and never get them back again.
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wandering; traveling place to place, especially to perform work or duty
skilled; expert; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
uninterrupted; unceasing; continuing without interruption
unprincipled; lacking honesty
simple and healthful and close to nature
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