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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adhesive
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. Today adhesive binding is the most popular approach for industrial booklet production.
Select answer:
robust; strong; substantially made or constructed
set down as a rule or guide; certain; stated
sticky; glutinous; tending to persist
solitary; by oneself
truly; really; in fact
Don't select.
comparatively
 
 
(2)
ad.  E.g. I am optimistic enough to hope that we shall sail in comparatively smooth waters.
Select answer:
slightly wet; damp or humid
urgently needed; absolutely necessary; essential; acute; crucial; decisive
relatively; in comparison
so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
understandable; clear to the mind
Don't select.
deserted
 
 
(3)
a.  E.g. The majority of horror movies are set in deserted areas with limited proximity to towns and major cities.
Select answer:
worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important
with elaboration; in elaborate manner; with elaboration; with nice regard to exactness
soaked; drenched; unable to hold or contain more; full
remote from civilization; left desolate or empty; abandoned
without advance preparation; naturally
Don't select.
discipline
 
 
(4)
n.  E.g. Here in the heart of conservative Texas, young criminals, murderers are forced to confront military style discipline.
Select answer:
task given to students; job; distribution; appointment
theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original
trait of being well behaved ; act of punishing ; system of rules of conduct or method of practice
representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
resident of suburb; who lives in a suburb
Don't select.
herder
 
 
(5)
n.  E.g. They were found with the help of a sheep herder from the region.
Select answer:
remnant; something left after other parts have been taken away
someone who drives a herd
ancient times, especially the times preceding the Middle Ages; extreme oldness
transmission of heat or electricity or sound
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears
Don't select.
hunger
 
 
(6)
n.  E.g. East Asia should meet its target of halving hunger by 2015, and Latin America and the Caribbean are not far behind.
Select answer:
scarcity; smallness of number; fewness
skillfulness in command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; expertise
strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
substance used to color materials
theory of numerical calculations
Don't select.
lease
 
 
(7)
n.  E.g. We provide details of commercial and residential property available for lease.
Select answer:
technical system of symbols used to represent special things; comment or instruction
rent; charter; engage for service under a term of contract
unmarried men; the first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges
respiration; a single breath
study; investigation; process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts
Don't select.
overlap
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. He warned of the potential for gap, overlap and duplication.
Select answer:
unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound
freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
something that tempts or attracts with the promise of pleasure or reward; attraction or appeal
representation of common ground between two things; extend over and cover a part of
Don't select.
reinforce
 
 
(9)
v.  E.g. The laws will reinforce authority to turn boats away from Australia and impose prison sentences on the crews of boats which do cross the border.
Select answer:
shield away from; prevent
spot; locate or identify with precision
release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
yield assent; accord; agree, or acquiesce; adapt one's self; fulfill; accomplish
give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
Don't select.
seaport
 
 
(10)
n.  E.g. The Halifax seaport is an exciting new waterfront development.
Select answer:
someone who travels into little known regions
weather condition; atmosphere; environment
sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
small opening; means of escape or release; outlet; hole for the escape of gas or air
Don't select.
transcontinental
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. British Columbia joined Canada in 1871, only with the promise that a transcontinental railway be built within 10 years to physically link east and west.
Select answer:
showing respect for the rights of others; open-minded; showing capacity for endurance
spanning or crossing or on the farther side of a continent
urgently needed; absolutely necessary; essential; acute; crucial; decisive
unthinking; prompted by instinct; spontaneous
requiring sitting; accustomed to sitting or to taking little exercise; living in one area, not migratory
Don't select.
unscrupulously
 
 
(12)
ad.  E.g. She unscrupulously uses her charm to make men do what she wants.
Select answer:
weak; lacking firmness
very small; tiny; lowercase letter
unprincipled; immoral; without scruples
extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains
lacking education or knowledge; unaware
Don't select.
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