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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astute
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. The painter was an astute observer, noticing every tiny detail of her model's appearance and knowing exactly how important each one was.
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willing to try new things and take risks; bold
selfless; self-forgetting; generous or altruistic
wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
showing a natural gift for something
done or undertaken of one's own free will; unforced
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compensation
 
 
(2)
n.  E.g. There are an estimated 86000 survivors around the world and almost half of them could be eligible for payments from the compensation fund.
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undesirable or troublesome plant, especially growing where it is not wanted as in a garden.
secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury
state of refreshing tranquility; act of making less strict
uncertain cognitive state; uncertainty
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custom
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. John had a book in his hand - it was his unsocial custom to read at meals - he closed it, and looked up.
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tradition; practice followed by people of a particular group or region
story; imaginative creation; literary work whose content is produced by imagination
season of growth; season of spring
revival; renewal; revival of learning and culture
someone who writes plays
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dismiss
 
 
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v.  E.g. Believing in John's love for her, she can dismiss the notion that he might be unfaithful.
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mark with spots or lines, which are often colored; add notes to
hold fast or adhere to something; stick together and resist separation; remain emotionally
thread a cord through the eyelets or around the hooks of; add a touch of flavor to
throw away; discard; break down into parts for disposal or salvage
stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
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functional
 
 
(5)
a.  E.g. The estimated cost of staffing and maintaining a functional pest management center is approximately 1 million dollars per year.
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transient; brief; temporary; passing quickly
useful; in good working order
self-indulgent; moral decay
tiny; extremely precise with great attention to details; of or relating to or used in microscopy
timid; bashful; easily startled; distrustful
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incandescent
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. If you leave on an incandescent light bulb, it quickly grows too hot to touch.
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terribly; with alarm; fearfully
strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as result of being heated
usually; as a rule; regularly; according to a rule
thorough; concentrated; tending to give force or emphasis
sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
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monument
 
 
(7)
n.  E.g. A monument is a statue or building created to commemorate a person, event or as an artistic object.
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secession; retreat or retirement
something resembling a pool of liquid; a small body of standing water
structure erected to commemorate persons or events; memorial
type or class; a kind of literary or artistic work
token; figure on the bow of some sailing vessels
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orbit
 
 
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v.  E.g. The teacher is showing how the moon to orbit the earth.
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surprise greatly; amaze; make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
spot; locate or identify with precision
surround with armed forces; harass with requests
unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
revolve around a center of attraction
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publicity
 
 
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n.  E.g. No one would be interested so the publicity is the only way to build a base of buyers.
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state of being public; information to attract public notice
search without warning; surprise attack by a small armed force
something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury
tough outer covering of the woody stems and roots of trees
something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
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sparsely
 
 
(10)
ad.  E.g. On the mainland, this south-eastern shore is sparsely populated.
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having existence only in the imagination; fanciful; visionary
following one after another without interruption; sequential
thinly; in a scattered or sparse manner; scantily; widely apart, as regards population
tasting sour like acid; being or containing an acid
salty; any very large body of salt water
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subsidize
 
 
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v.  E.g. The only thing we need to subsidize is a massive Manhattan style project to come up with better ways that won't take decades to implement.
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support through finance; fund
submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
worship; regard with feelings of respect or honor
take place; be found to exist ; come to one's mind
throw out something from one's hand; get rid of
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unrestrained
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. Tens of thousands of car accidents are believed caused every year by unrestrained pets, though no one has solid numbers.
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very surprising or shocking
weak; lacking firmness
transient; brief; temporary; passing quickly
having the same quantity, measure, or value as another; identical
unchecked; free; marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
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