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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abstract
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. To him, hunger was an abstract concept; he had never missed a meal.
Select answer:
turbulent; intensely vivid or loud; by violence or bloodshed
scarce; infrequently occurring; uncommon
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
usually; under normal circumstances, normally
with the side forward; to or from a side
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compensation
 
 
(2)
n.  E.g. There are an estimated 86000 survivors around the world and almost half of them could be eligible for payments from the compensation fund.
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something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury
principal raw material or commodity produced in a region; principal element
shine, polish or sparkle; soft reflected light
violent rotating windstorm
time each morning at which daylight first begins; beginning; start
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content
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. The brain is hungry not for method but for content, especially the latter which contains generalizations that are powerful, precise, and explicit.
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renewal; growth of lost or destroyed parts or organs
volume; something contained; material, including text and images
sign posted in public place as an advertisement
specialized knowledge; expert skill
rolling, treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America
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eventual
 
 
(4)
a.  E.g. One of Mr. Barak's legacies is that more Israelis now know that an eventual peace agreement with the Palestinians will have to involve a deal on Jerusalem.
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ultimate; occurring at an unspecified time in the future
of soft and watery soil; ; low, wet, and spongy
striking one object against another sharply
worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
stately; royal; relating to a monarch
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halt
 
 
(5)
v.  E.g. Having the sun and moon halt is extraordinarily uncommon.
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unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
move suddenly and rapidly
support; sustain; carry; have; yield; give birth; hold up or support
stop; stand in doubt; hesitate
stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
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impractical
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. Refloating the sunken ship proved impractical because of the great expense.
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of bluish-green colour; of pale blue to light greenish blue
tending to overthrow; in opposition to civil authority or government
unwise to implement or maintain in practice; theoretical
skilled; expert; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
unforgettable; worthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable
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migratory
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. Nearly all of our native birds are migratory, that is they go south for the winter.
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struck with fear, dread, or consternation
wandering; moving from place to place; unsettled
shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible
without question; beyond doubt
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preponderance
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. There is a preponderance of Blacks in our city.
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superiority in numbers or amount
successful ending of struggle or contest; defeat of an enemy or opponent
small smooth rounded rock
small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
shell; outer covering; remove the husk from
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replace
 
 
(9)
v.  E.g. The government said last week it would introduce legislation to take the death penalty off the statute books and replace it with life in prison.
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substitute; put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
surround with armed forces; harass with requests
scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
tempt; entice; lead away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct
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sequence
 
 
(10)
n.  E.g. Scientists unveiled the genome sequence of rice - a tool of great potential use to researchers trying to develop new strains of rice with higher yields.
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substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
state that precedes vomiting; disease
serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
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subtle
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. His whole attitude had undergone a subtle change.
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remote from civilization; left desolate or empty; abandoned
slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
lacking responsiveness or alertness; intellectually weak or obtuse
seemingly; believed or reputed to be the case
therefore; as a result or consequence of something; subsequently
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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
tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
vertical; upright; intersecting at or forming right angles; extremely steep
unlikely; impossible; not likely to be true
unproductive of success; producing no fruit
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