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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alone
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. Alice cried with a sudden burst of tears, 'I do wish they WOULD put their heads down! I am so VERY tired of being all alone here!'
Select answer:
transient; brief; temporary; passing quickly
hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
solitary; by oneself
smooth; being such as to cause things to slip or slide
thus; accordingly; by that means; because of that
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bean
 
 
(2)
n.  E.g. Bean is a common name for large plant seeds of several genera used for food or feed.
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two words that can be interchanged in a context
sudden turn or start of mind; temporary eccentricity; fancy; capricious notion
something that restricts or confines within prescribed bounds
rough outline; draw up an outline; sketch
various edible seeds; small oval or roundish seed, berry, nut, or lump
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cyclone
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. The cyclone tore across the north Queensland coast and has left much of the area in ruins.
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treasure of unknown ownership found hidden
unfair use of someone’s work giving little in return
violent rotating windstorm
act of working together; act of cooperating with an enemy, especially it occupying one's own country
unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen
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excitement
 
 
(4)
n.  E.g. When it came to my turn, I drank, for I was thirsty, but did not touch the food, excitement and fatigue rendering me incapable of eating.
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small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
someone who sees an event and reports what happened; observe; watch
theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original
small piece of metal, usually flat and circular, authorized by a government for use as money
state of being emotionally aroused
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frugality
 
 
(5)
n.  E.g. In economically hard times, anyone who doesn't learn to practice frugality risks bankruptcy.
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study of nutrition as it relates to health
thrift; prudent economy; sparing use
subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay
act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement
state of refreshing tranquility; act of making less strict
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jelly
 
 
(6)
n.  E.g. Artificially sweetened fruit jelly is standardized by the FDA.
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timber sawed into boards, planks, or other structural members of standard or specified length
structure erected to commemorate persons or events; memorial
wall painting; very large image applied directly to a wall or ceiling.
substance having the consistency of semi-solid foods
wetness caused by water
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mulberry
 
 
(7)
n.  E.g. The white mulberry is native to eastern and central China; it became naturalized in Europe centuries ago.
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vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field, subject, science, or art
result of improving something; process of removing impurities
formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
sweet usually dark purple blackberry-like fruit
workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
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odor
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. The summer air, the restful quiet, the odor of the flowers, and the drowsing murmur of the bees had had their effect.
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a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
religious zeal; willingness to serve God
tiny opening in tissue, as in the skin of an animal; space in rock, soil
shield; defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons
scent; property or quality of a thing that affects, stimulates, or is perceived by the sense of smell
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remainder
 
 
(9)
n.  E.g. It's not good enough any more to tell consumers 25 percent of the products are made in China and the remainder is made in USA.
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tedium; dullness; state of being a bore, or the tendency to become tiresome and uninteresting
unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound
solid part of the earth consisting of the crust
self-propelled movement; power or ability to move
remnant; something left after other parts have been taken away
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sharply
 
 
(10)
ad.  E.g. Immigration, which census figures show declined sharply from the Depression through the 1960s, reached a historic low point this year.
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typical; mean; achieve or reach on average
wonderful; extraordinarily good
slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
steeply; changing suddenly in direction and degree; acutely
repeated; Returning again; repetitious
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synthetic
 
 
(11)
n.  E.g. Two of the commonest and most widely used reactions in synthetic organic chemistry are substitution and elimination.
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snowstorm; storm
synthetic chemical compound or material; compound made artificially by chemical reactions
structure on which something is shown; part of theater where the acting is done; place, time, or circumstance in which anything occurs
watery layer of the earth's surface
successful ending of struggle or contest; defeat of an enemy or opponent
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voluntary
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. But can it be enforced? The answer technically is no - it's a voluntary agreement and there are no penalties for those who don't control wages.
Select answer:
unexpected; unforeseen
suggestive; implying; serving to indicate
done or undertaken of one's own free will; unforced
repeated; recurring at intervals of time
subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
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