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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anthem
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. Let us now all join in singing the national anthem.
Select answer:
something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward
song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
someone who leaves one country to settle in another
touchdown; act of coming down to the earth
feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
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cater
 
 
(2)
v.  E.g. The chef was happy to cater to the tastes of his highly sophisticated clientele.
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supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for special occasion
stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
seek to obtain or enforce by legal action; carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
restrict to limited allotments, as during wartime; allot; distribute
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dawn
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. When I again unclosed my eyes, a loud bell was ringing; day had not yet begun to dawn, and a rush light or two burned in the room.
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undesirable or troublesome plant, especially growing where it is not wanted as in a garden.
official approbation; endorsement; act of approving
time each morning at which daylight first begins; beginning; start
state of disorder involving group violence; rebellion
way; footway; course or track; route; passage
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dwell
 
 
(4)
v.  E.g. What necessity is there to dwell on the Past, when the Present is so much surer - the Future so much brighter?
Select answer:
treat with fumes; apply smoke to; expose to smoke or vapor, especially to disinfect or eradicate pests
live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
see briefly; catch sight of
run or ride at a steady slow trot; give a push or shake to
weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath
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frame
 
 
(5)
n.  E.g. A door with too much space between the door and the frame is an invitation for the burglar to use a jimmy.
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a span of one thousand years; a thousandth anniversary
formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
structure that gives shape or support; closed, often rectangular border of drawn or printed lines
sequence; act of moving forward toward a goal
trousers; underwear; garment extending from waist to knee or ankle
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instrumentalist
 
 
(6)
n.  E.g. A multi instrumentalist is a musician who plays a number of different instruments.
Select answer:
someone who plays a musical instrument
result of improving something; process of removing impurities
uncertain cognitive state; uncertainty
section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
running at the pace of a slow run for exercise
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mercantile
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. The ultimate purpose of mercantile policy was to enhance national strength, provide self-sufficiency, and pay for military power.
Select answer:
unable to have children
unquestionably; without doubt; certainly
self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
very small; model that represents something in a greatly reduced size
trading; commercial; of or relating to trade or traders
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poll
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. His father has been the industry's biggest superstar and he was once voted the star of the Millennium in an online BBC poll.
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trousers; underwear; garment extending from waist to knee or ankle
watery layer of the earth's surface
soiled or discolored; symbol of disgrace or infamy; natural spot of a color different from the gound
round; something shaped like such a ring; group of people sharing an interest, activity, or achievement
voting; survey; number of votes cast or recorded
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remarkably
 
 
(9)
ad.  E.g. If you look at the general overall situation, they’re doing remarkably well.
Select answer:
usually; under normal circumstances, normally
strikingly; markedly; to a remarkable degree or extent
wonderful; extraordinarily good
spoken; unwritten; relating to the mouth
unluckily; by bad luck
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sensitivity
 
 
(10)
n.  E.g. It's not clear exactly which part of the film is causing concern, but general political sensitivity within a volatile region seems likely.
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treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin
small machine that is used for mathematical calculations
sense; acuteness; capacity of an organ or organism to respond to stimulation
toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction
something that resembles or harmonizes with
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suburbanite
 
 
(11)
n.  E.g. Your last book was about a contemporary Italian-American suburbanite and his multi-ethnic family.
Select answer:
resident of suburb; who lives in a suburb
stem or main axis of herbaceous plant; slender support or structure
religious image; idol; important and enduring symbol
task given to students; job; distribution; appointment
snowstorm; storm
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volatile
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. Increases in volatile weather have alarming impact on business resources and insurance markets.
Select answer:
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
unforgettable; worthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable
very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute or pure
scenic; striking or interesting in an unusual way
under the level of the ground; buried
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