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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avoid
 
 
(1)
v.  E.g. If you are the press secretary to the President of the United States, the main thing to avoid is becoming the story yourself.
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separate the fibers or threads of; clarify by separating the aspects of
shield away from; prevent
weaken the consistency; purify or refine; lessen the density
reprocess; use again after processing
weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
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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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sudden outburst of anger; state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity
vocal expression; power of speaking; last or utmost extremity
sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document
someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner; learner
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delegate
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. Some religious groups are boycotting the event, but one delegate told the BBC that it was vital to work with the Americans to get Iraq up and running again.
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soaking up; small absorbent contraceptive pad, used for bathing or cleaning
scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
person authorized to act as representative for another; deputy
waste matter; drainage; waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog
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dull
 
 
(4)
a.  E.g. It seemed quite dull and stupid for life to go on in the common way.
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repeated; Returning again; repetitious
true; real; being, existing, or acting at the present moment; current
salty; any very large body of salt water
unluckily; by bad luck
lacking responsiveness or alertness; intellectually weak or obtuse
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fiction
 
 
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n.  E.g. It can be very inhibiting for an author if he or she knows that what happens in fiction is going to be taken so seriously.
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sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
reverberation; having the character of a loud deep sound; quality of being resonant
story; imaginative creation; literary work whose content is produced by imagination
treasure of unknown ownership found hidden
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
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inspiring
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. This is an inspiring campaign and I would do anything to support this.
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tending to overthrow; in opposition to civil authority or government
understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible
stimulating or exalting to the spirit
widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted
usually; as a rule; regularly; according to a rule
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melody
 
 
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n.  E.g. But now, though her voice was still sweet, I found in its melody an indescribable sadness.
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tune; pleasing succession or arrangement of sounds; poem suitable for setting to music or singing
tied; held; committed; limit; constraint; leap; jump
resolute adherence to your own ideas; being difficult to handle or overcome
fleshy fungi, having an umbrella-shaped cap borne on a stalk; one who rises rapidly from a low condition in life
small and economical car; small cosmetics case
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ordeal
 
 
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n.  E.g. Another concern in this ordeal is the matter of proof.
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short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment; aggravation
shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
severe trial; form of trial to determine guilt or innocence; difficult or painful experience
ruler or tape that is three feet long; measure or standard used for comparison
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resistant
 
 
(9)
a.  E.g. His moderate Democratic Party lacks an outright majority, and coalition partners remain resistant to change.
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now and then; from time to time; infrequently; irregularly
unaffected; incapable of being affected
weak; lacking firmness
unexpected; unforeseen
virtually; actually; for all practical purpose
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rugged
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. At last he passed the rugged competitive examination.
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done or undertaken of one's own free will; unforced
skilled; experienced; having many social graces; polished or refined
uneven; rough; very difficult
supposed to be true; reasonable as a supposition
without an equal; being the only one of its kind
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theme
 
 
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n.  E.g. His letters were always on the theme of love.
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structure that gives shape or support; closed, often rectangular border of drawn or printed lines
subsistence; financial means whereby one lives
subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay
one who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures
chemical combination brought about by the action of light
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twig
 
 
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n.  E.g. Pretty soon I heard a twig snap down in the dark amongst the trees - something was a stirring.
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task or assignment undertaken; career
resistance of a liquid to shear forces; physics coefficient of viscosity; quality of flowing slowly
worker; someone who works with their hands
small branch or division of a branch
substance used to color materials
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