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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arsenal
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. People are forbidden to smoke in the arsenal for fear that a stray spark might set off the munitions stored there.
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storage place for military equipment; stock of weapons
side of an object that is opposite its front; hind part; point or area farthest from the front
reliance; lack of independence or self-sufficiency
visual representation; representation of a person
a large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill
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clause
 
 
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n.  E.g. Congress insisted on an exclusion clause for seventeen-year-olds.
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sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document
substitute; trade in; give in return for something received
successful ending of struggle or contest; defeat of an enemy or opponent
critical review or commentary, especially one dealing with works of art or literature
bad fortune or ill luck; bad luck
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despoiler
 
 
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n.  E.g. Some will use Earth Day to depict America as an energy wastrel and despoiler of the earth.
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similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
someone who takes spoils or plunder; one who despoils or strips by force; plunderer
sudden outburst of anger; state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity
rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
stage for drying fish; rack for storing
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dramatically
 
 
(4)
ad.  E.g. Russia's economic situation has changed dramatically since a financial crisis in 1998.
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unprincipled; lacking honesty
very old-fashioned; as if belonging to the Middle Ages
very suddenly and noticeably
turbulent; intensely vivid or loud; by violence or bloodshed
very small; tiny; lowercase letter
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fraction
 
 
(5)
n.  E.g. To add insult to injury, this whole island is a duty-free zone and cigarettes cost a fraction of the heavily-taxed tobacco in the rest of Norway.
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self-propelled movement; power or ability to move
state of being emotionally aroused
sport in which two competitors attempt to throw or immobilize each other by grappling
variation; act of changing forms or qualities
segment; fragment; a small proportion of
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incomprehensible
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible.
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unintelligible; difficult to understand
too soon; too early; occurring before a state of readiness
utterly; definitely
resisting control or authority; discontented as toward authority
underwater; living in poverty or misery; having been hidden
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notable
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. Today the head cook was shaking, for the notable chef Julia Child was coming to dinner.
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self-indulgent; moral decay
tame; accustomed to home life
varied; distinguished by various forms, or by a variety of objects
worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important
with the side forward; to or from a side
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percolate
 
 
(8)
v.  E.g. Light will percolate into our house in next morning.
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soak; make thoroughly wet
represent something in a dramatic manner; add details to
remove a part from the whole
say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
spread gradually; cause liquid to pass through small holes; filter
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resist
 
 
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v.  E.g. The food that I can't resist is never the healthy stuff.
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represent; demonstrate; depict; clarify, as by use of examples or comparisons
take off; leave; set out
stand up or offer resistance; refuse to comply; withstand the force of something
slip; move usually in an uncontrolled manner; move smoothly along a surface
work out with care and detail; develop thoroughly
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spacious
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. The apartment was spacious, in other words, and elegantly decorated, but it wasn't clear anyone actually lived there.
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feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sad; gloomy
striking one object against another sharply
wide; generous or large in area or extent; sizable
upright in position or posture; oriented vertically
very suddenly and noticeably
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torpor
 
 
(11)
n.  E.g. Throughout the winter, nothing aroused the bear from his torpor: he would not emerge until spring.
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any form of art that borrows from multiple other styles
small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle
vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy
region; territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing; division of territory
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undermine
 
 
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v.  E.g. What we should not allow this moment to undermine, is our commitment to South Africa, to the constitution and the reconstruction.
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weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath
weigh more heavily; exceed in weight, value, or importance; surpass; throw off balance
worship; regard with feelings of respect or honor
strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete
remove from; pull back; break from gathering; retreat; depart
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