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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ambivalence
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next, she was confused by the ambivalence of her feelings.
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watery fluid that circulates through a plant, carrying food and other substances to the various tissues; essential bodily fluid
state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of small water; worn stones and pebbles
smoothness or shininess of surface or finish; elegance of style or manners; refinement
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compensatory
 
 
(2)
a.  E.g. Can a compensatory education program make up for the inadequate schooling he received in earlier years?
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selfless; self-forgetting; generous or altruistic
worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
serving to compensate or as compensation; making amends; repaying
relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
remote; secluded; placed or standing apart or alone
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connoisseur
 
 
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n.  E.g. A literature professor by training and a self-taught art connoisseur, Charles Ryskamp served three decades as director first of the Pierpont Morgan Library.
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written proposal or reminder
something that causes irritation; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
short ax used to chop wood
variation; act of changing forms or qualities
specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
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eventually
 
 
(4)
ad.  E.g. Some believe California's move will shame other states and eventually the federal government into action on the matter.
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wide; generous or large in area or extent; sizable
systematically; according to a method; with method or order
solid; heavy and compact in form
varied; miscellaneous
ultimately; in the final result or issue; in the end
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glide
 
 
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v.  E.g. We better glide out of this before three in the morning, and clip it down the river with what we've got.
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engage the services of; put to work; apply
speculate; suppose; believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
wander aimlessly; move about aimlessly; walk about casually or for pleasure
slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
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incentive
 
 
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n.  E.g. Another incentive is the tax and duty-free importation of raw materials to be used for book publishing.
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toxic or poisonous substance produced by the biological processes of biological organisms
result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward
tall pot in which coffee is brewed
youth; adolescent; not fully grown or developed
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mulberry
 
 
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n.  E.g. The white mulberry is native to eastern and central China; it became naturalized in Europe centuries ago.
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sweet usually dark purple blackberry-like fruit
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
rounded rock lying on surface of ground or embedded in soil
storage place for military equipment; stock of weapons
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outcome
 
 
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n.  E.g. South Africa praised the outcome of the election as another indication of Africa's growing commitment to multi-party democracy.
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residue; something not used up
the first light of day; an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
result; end or consequence; result of a random trial
small part of something intended as representative of the whole
something that propels or drives forward
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rebuke
 
 
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v.  E.g. No matter how sharply I rebuke Huck for his misconduct, he never talks back but just stand there like a stump.
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threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
surprise; shock
supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for special occasion
sever into two or more parts or pieces; separate into parts; cause to be separate
scold harshly; criticize severely
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solidarity
 
 
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n.  E.g. In the name of solidarity, Europeans are being asked to subsidize irresponsible behavior, in reckless violation of the EU's treaties.
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state of free person; exemption from subjection to the will of another; freedom
union of interests, purposes, or sympathies among members of a group; accord
sign posted in public place as an advertisement
substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
study of myths; collection of myths
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torrent
 
 
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n.  E.g. You can see the torrent run downhill in day after day heavy rains.
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distinctive taste; quality produced by the sensation of taste
rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour
rent; charter; engage for service under a term of contract
relation or agreement between things; fitness; harmony; correspondence; consistency.
vacation spot; act of turning to for assistance
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well-being
 
 
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n.  E.g. Merry Christmas to all of you, and remember that your health and well-being, and that of your family matters far more than gifts you might receive.
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stage; a raised horizontal surface
welfare; happiness; state of being healthy, happy, or prosperous
formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
wetness caused by water
something happens without design; chance; hazard; risk; danger
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