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:
lacking education or knowledge; unaware
sad; gloomy; low in spirits; dejected
set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute or pure
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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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very tall building with many stories
sponsorship; support; state of being a sponsor
storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury
someone who intrudes without permission
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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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volume; something contained; material, including text and images
religious zeal; willingness to serve God
symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
unconcern; disinterest; lack of enthusiasm
swamp; bog; low lying wet land with grassy vegetation
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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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extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains
ultimate; occurring at an unspecified time in the future
temperate; gentle; mild; make less fast or intense ; preside over
very small; tiny; lowercase letter
having the same or a similar meaning; identical; equivalent
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halt
 
 
(5)
v.  E.g. Having the sun and moon halt is extraordinarily uncommon.
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restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
stir up; urge; goad to action; incite
weigh more heavily; exceed in weight, value, or importance; surpass; throw off balance
stop; stand in doubt; hesitate
save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty
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impractical
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. Refloating the sunken ship proved impractical because of the great expense.
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sound as if echoing in a empty space; void; vain; not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
tiny; extremely precise with great attention to details; of or relating to or used in microscopy
unwise to implement or maintain in practice; theoretical
rich and superior in quality; lavish
sociable; going out or away; departing
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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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unhappy at being away and longing for familiar things or persons
speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
continuous, without interruption; intact
wandering; moving from place to place; unsettled
similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
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preponderance
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. There is a preponderance of Blacks in our city.
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visual representation; representation of a person
something that restricts or confines within prescribed bounds
renewal; growth of lost or destroyed parts or organs
superiority in numbers or amount
conversion of sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol by yeast; state of being in high activity or commotion
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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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spread gradually; cause liquid to pass through small holes; filter
substitute; put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
weed, cultivate, or dig up with a tool, which has flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
upset; bother; trouble emotionally or mentally; put out of order; disarrange
write; create; make or create by putting together parts or elements
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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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serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
washing; workplace where clothes are washed and ironed
shortening something by omitting parts of it
violent rotating windstorm
storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
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subtle
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. His whole attitude had undergone a subtle change.
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very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute or pure
self-indulgent; moral decay
slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
rough; coarse; severe; unpleasantly stern
rich; fruitful; inventive; creative; intellectually productive
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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
state of being held in high esteem and honor
incapable of being read; unclear; not legible
resulting; following as a logical conclusion
extremely bad; terrible; dreadful
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