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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annually
 
 
(1)
ad.  E.g. It says an immediate commitment of three billion dollars annually is needed to provide basic healthcare across sub-Saharan Africa.
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uneven; rough; very difficult
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
yearly; each year; returning every year; year by year
round; shaped like or nearly like a circle
striking; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
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compensatory
 
 
(2)
a.  E.g. Can a compensatory education program make up for the inadequate schooling he received in earlier years?
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so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
suitable for or reaching long distances; involving an extended span of time
tending to overthrow; in opposition to civil authority or government
tiny; extremely precise with great attention to details; of or relating to or used in microscopy
serving to compensate or as compensation; making amends; repaying
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critical
 
 
(3)
a.  E.g. He says the international community has reached what he calls a critical time in the overall effort to bring stability to Afghanistan.
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worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else
sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
treated against rusting; resistant to rust, oxidation and corrosion
urgently needed; absolutely necessary; essential; acute; crucial; decisive
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duplicate
 
 
(4)
n.  E.g. And now, sir, to reward you for the accurate guess, I will promise to paint you a careful and faithful duplicate of this picture.
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support; mainstay; vertebrate spine or spinal column
solemn promise; commitment to tell the truth
one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
idea or expression marked by excessive sentiment; liking for sentimental things
state of being unable to pay your debts
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fatigue
 
 
(5)
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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state of being emotionally aroused
physical or mental weariness; exhaustion
respiration; a single breath
ancient times, especially the times preceding the Middle Ages; extreme oldness
rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
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irrevocable
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. As Sue dropped the "Dear John" letter into the mailbox, she suddenly wanted to take it back, but she could not: her action was irrevocable.
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true; real; being, existing, or acting at the present moment; current
used for feeling; relating to sense of touch; perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
thoughtful; marked by consideration or reflection; deliberate
relatively distant or remote from a center or middle
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layman
 
 
(7)
n.  E.g. His is just the layman's view of medicine.
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strong feeling or emotion ; fervor
someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
wetness caused by water
touchdown; act of coming down to the earth
virtue; admirable quality or attribute; credit
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parachute
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. The plane that crashed into the side of a high-rise apartment comes equipped with a parachute.
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study of myths; collection of myths
rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
summary; statement summarizing the important points of a text
small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle
sending of cargo; act of sending off something
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rendition
 
 
(9)
n.  E.g. The audience cheered enthusiastically as she completed her rendition of the aria.
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removal of salt; process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water
section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
subsistence; financial means whereby one lives
translation, often interpretive; performance of a musical or dramatic work
residence; place to live in; abode
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slide
 
 
(10)
v.  E.g. We slide until the bottom of the hill.
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write; create; make or create by putting together parts or elements
split into opposite extremes or camps
represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
set up; connect or set in position and prepare for use
slip; move usually in an uncontrolled manner; move smoothly along a surface
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tariff
 
 
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n.  E.g. It would give an indication of how far the trade liberalization would go but they would still have a heavy workload in negotiating detailed tariff cuts.
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state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation
tax on goods coming into a country
way or opening for entrance or exit place; passage by which a place may be reached; broad street
small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
task given to students; job; distribution; appointment
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vine
 
 
(12)
n.  E.g. A vine is a growth form based on long, flexible stems.
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understanding; feeling; effect or product of perceiving
destroyed person, object, or building; debris
vessel; large cylindrical container
profession or occupation; individual’s work and life roles over their lifespan
weak-stemmed plant that derives support from climbing
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