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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adversity
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. A young boy who's strength in adversity is an inspiration to all who know him.
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someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
action of trying at something
young plant or tree grown from seed; produced from seed
social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban
state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
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collusion
 
 
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n.  E.g. They're in collusion with the government and just want a piece of the pie like everyone else.
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secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
sacrificing; giving up; state of having rejected your religious beliefs
talk without exchanging too much information; informal conversation
tiny opening in tissue, as in the skin of an animal; space in rock, soil
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deterrent
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. As Bush's view , North Korea is the main deterrent from a peaceful resolution.
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weather condition; atmosphere; environment
sudden mass fear and anxiety
strong inclination; definite liking
something that discourages; tending to deter
tier; a relatively thin sheet like expanse or region lying over or under another
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discourse
 
 
(4)
n.  E.g. The young Plato was drawn to the Agora to hear the philosophical discourse of Socrates and his followers.
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type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives
superiority in numbers or amount
thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
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forge
 
 
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n.  E.g. All the metal parts will be made in their forge.
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workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
standard or scale of measurement; instrument for measuring or testing
one of the vessels or tubes which carry either venous or arterial blood from the heart; major transit corridor
tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many passengers
written work in a new form; edition; interpretation of a particular viewpoint
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justly
 
 
(6)
ad.  E.g. We ask you to govern fairly and justly, fight corruption and fulfill human rights.
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having many small waves; rough with small waves
subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
with honesty; rightfully; fairly
serving to instruct of enlighten or inform; enlightening
so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
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lash
 
 
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n.  E.g. There were plenty of things to question, but I never batted a lash at that.
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small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something
state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy
state of being emotionally aroused
terror; fear; intense dislike
any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
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penal
 
 
(8)
a.  E.g. The idea of penal sanction is the essence of law.
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unintelligible; difficult to understand
self-indulgent; moral decay
thankful; appreciative of benefits received
subject to punishment by law
state of being held in high esteem and honor
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recession
 
 
(9)
n.  E.g. The slow recession of the flood waters created problems for the crews working to restore power to the area.
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withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
strike; act of leaving or quitting a meeting, company, or organization, especially as a sign of protest
transport commercially as cargo; load with goods; goods carried by a large vehicle
something that is desired intensely; state of extreme anger
sequence; succession; continuous extent, succession, or whole
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sequence
 
 
(10)
n.  E.g. Scientists unveiled the genome sequence of rice - a tool of great potential use to researchers trying to develop new strains of rice with higher yields.
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reliance; lack of independence or self-sufficiency
superiority in numbers or amount
silliness; words or signs having no intelligible meaning
walking with regular steps; a procession of people walking together; steady advance
serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
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stem
 
 
(11)
v.  E.g. They all hoped that he managed to stem the rebellion in two weeks.
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sweat; excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
sleep throughout winter; be in inactive or dormant state
stop flow of a liquid; make headway against
traverse the distance between; cover or extend over an area or time period
set or keep apart; disunite; divide; disconnect
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version
 
 
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n.  E.g. He downloaded the latest version of the software from the Internet.
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slender-bodied non-stinging insect
study of myths; collection of myths
written work in a new form; edition; interpretation of a particular viewpoint
religious zeal; willingness to serve God
remnant; remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age
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