Test sheet for TOEFL Vocabulary Test Online

anecdote

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n. E.g. Of all the millions who are moved by this historic occasion, while I am amongst these, my anecdote is and would be far less remarkable.

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trait of being dependable or reliable
unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen
term; half a year; a period of 6 months; one of two divisions of an academic year
something that resembles or harmonizes with
short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
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below

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ad. E.g. All she could see, when she looked down, was an immense length of neck, which seemed to rise like a stalk out of a sea of green leaves that lay far below her.

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sentimental; emotional; emotionally charged
trading; commercial; of or relating to trade or traders
weak; lacking firmness
under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; inferior to in rank; unworthy of
ultimately; in the final result or issue; in the end
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congruity

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n. E.g. There must be, in spite of all indifference and hostility of nature to human interests, some congruity of nature with man or life could not exist.

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tradition; practice followed by people of a particular group or region
risk, particularly of being exposed to disease; unmasking; act of laying something open
very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
very small; minute or insignificant spot
relation or agreement between things; fitness; harmony; correspondence; consistency.
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exhausting

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a. E.g. Apart from me being stupid, New York in summer is warm and exhausting, which is a new experience for me.

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unbalanced; uneven
tending to exhaust, enfeeble, or drain the strength
speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
skilled; expert; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
rough; coarse; severe; unpleasantly stern
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glimpse

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v. E.g. Every morning I glimpse at the headlines of newspaper in car.

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spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
speak; express; send forth with the voice
supply land with water artificially; clean a wound with a fluid
remove the cover from; expose; disclose
see briefly; catch sight of
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hypothesize

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v. E.g. They hypothesize that small size may have facilitated the rapid diversification among domestic dog breeds.

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travel with; be associated with
wander aimlessly; move about aimlessly; walk about casually or for pleasure
speak; express; send forth with the voice
speculate; suppose; believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
turn into vapor, steam, gas, or fog; decrease rapidly and disappear
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medieval

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a. E.g. Pat Wallace, the director of the National Museum of Ireland, called the first discovery of an early medieval document in two centuries "a miracle find".

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willing to try new things and take risks; bold
done or undertaken of one's own free will; unforced
unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
very old-fashioned; as if belonging to the Middle Ages
thus; accordingly; by that means; because of that
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precarious

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a. E.g. But that is why NASA used test pilots, men used to handling life and death decisions in precarious situations and instantly making the right choice.

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without question; beyond doubt
usually; as a rule; regularly; according to a rule
uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
suitable for or reaching long distances; involving an extended span of time
selling or related to selling goods in large quantities; large-scale; on a large scale without careful discrimination
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rebel

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v. E.g. They decide to rebel at the unwelcome suggestion.

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stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
shrivel; decay; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; loss of moisture
revolt; resist or defy an authority; break with established customs
slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
remember; call back; cause to be returned
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sentimentalism

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n. E.g. Along with a new vision of love, sentimentalism presented a new view of human nature which prized feeling over thinking, passion over reason, and personal instincts over social duties.

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rough outline; draw up an outline; sketch
rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
sameness or consistency; freedom from variation or difference
sickness; illness; affliction
idea or expression marked by excessive sentiment; liking for sentimental things
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stem

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v. E.g. They all hoped that he managed to stem the rebellion in two weeks.

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make and administer the public policy and affairs of
take back what one has said ; enclose or envelop completely
stop flow of a liquid; make headway against
start; initiate; induct into office by formal ceremony
spot; locate or identify with precision
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tycoon

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n. E.g. A new trial of the jailed former oil tycoon is set to begin Tuesday.

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waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil
small smooth rounded rock
similarity in form or character; agreement
tall pot in which coffee is brewed
wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; magnate
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