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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amazement
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. My daughter and I looked at each other in amazement, and with beaming smiles threw our arms around each other.
Select answer:
something hinted at or suggested; act of implying; condition of being implied
task given to students; job; distribution; appointment
speech sound made with the vocal tract open
shell; outer covering; remove the husk from
wonder; state of extreme surprise or wonder; astonishment
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bankruptcy
 
 
(2)
n.  E.g. That holding company has been in bankruptcy proceedings since last June.
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technique or means; instrument; machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks
technical system of symbols used to represent special things; comment or instruction
state of being unable to pay your debts
something that causes irritation; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
trees having usually narrow leaves
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consecutive
 
 
(3)
a.  E.g. The consecutive file saving method also created some problems.
Select answer:
following one after another without interruption; sequential
varied; miscellaneous
truly; really; in fact
surprising; shocking
requiring sitting; accustomed to sitting or to taking little exercise; living in one area, not migratory
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dilution
 
 
(4)
n.  E.g. Receiving water taken upstream from the outfall may be specified as a source of dilution water in effluent toxicity tests.
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process of making weaker or less concentrated; decrease in the equity position of a share of stock
property of not supporting life, no children or unable to have children; defect of emotion, sensibility, or fervency
religious zeal; willingness to serve God
terrestrial plant-eating insect; young student in initial stages of training
tool or instrument used in doing work; put into practical effect
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famine
 
 
(5)
n.  E.g. If they do, they may help to prevent famine in Africa.
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works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner; learner
youth; adolescent; not fully grown or developed
the smallest particle of substance, having all the properties of that substance
small cut; V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface
shortage of food; starvation
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humorous
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. What I find so humorous is that Obama has said what you guys have WANTED TO HEAR since he announced his presidency in Jan 2007.
Select answer:
wonderful; extraordinarily good
being in agreement with itself; coherent; regular
soaked; drenched; unable to hold or contain more; full
robust; strong; energetic, and active in mind or body
employing or showing humor; funny; amusing
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misfortune
 
 
(7)
n.  E.g. The government's War on Poverty has transformed poverty from a short-term misfortune into a career choice.
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whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood; white ant
two crossed bones used as a symbol danger or death
group of organisms within a species; tension; pressure
someone paddling a canoe
bad fortune or ill luck; bad luck
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percolate
 
 
(8)
v.  E.g. Light will percolate into our house in next morning.
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sudden outburst of emotion; glare; shine; shine with sudden light
speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame
say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
spread gradually; cause liquid to pass through small holes; filter
turn into vapor, steam, gas, or fog; decrease rapidly and disappear
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reliable
 
 
(9)
a.  E.g. In lawless states like Somalia, which lack a strong central government, they're trying to find reliable proxy forces.
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uneven; rough; very difficult
sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
remaining without essential change
supposed to be true; reasonable as a supposition
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shelter
 
 
(10)
n.  E.g. I undressed hastily, and sought shelter from cold and darkness in my crib.
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appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively
craft of making earthenware; ceramic ware made from clay
structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
unreal reflection; optical illusion
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terminate
 
 
(11)
v.  E.g. The attack would terminate the relatively peaceful period after cold war.
Select answer:
run or ride at a steady slow trot; give a push or shake to
stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure
stop; bring to an end or halt
take in the meaning, nature, or importance of; grasp
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trove
 
 
(12)
n.  E.g. A treasure trove is a large amount of gold, silver, money, jeweler, or any valuable collection found hidden under ground or in cellar.
Select answer:
state of free person; exemption from subjection to the will of another; freedom
treasure of unknown ownership found hidden
structure on which something is shown; part of theater where the acting is done; place, time, or circumstance in which anything occurs
something that is an indulgence rather than necessity; excessively expensive
stem or main axis of herbaceous plant; slender support or structure
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