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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actual
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. And the defense secretary retraced what he called the actual history of how the U.S. got involved in Iraq.
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unlikely to harm or disturb anyone
upright in position or posture; oriented vertically
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
lacking education or knowledge; unaware
true; real; being, existing, or acting at the present moment; current
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caricature
 
 
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n.  E.g. The caricature he drew yesterday emphasized a personal weakness of the people he burlesqued.
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representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
thin soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
sacrificing; giving up; state of having rejected your religious beliefs
voting; balloting; right or ability to make a choice
tedium; dullness; state of being a bore, or the tendency to become tiresome and uninteresting
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delegate
 
 
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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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sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
washing; workplace where clothes are washed and ironed
way or opening for entrance or exit place; passage by which a place may be reached; broad street
person authorized to act as representative for another; deputy
stiffness; physical property of being stiff and resisting bending
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duplicate
 
 
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n.  E.g. And now, sir, to reward you for the accurate guess, I will promise to paint you a careful and faithful duplicate of this picture.
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one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
victory; win; expressing great joy
rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
very tall building with many stories
superiority in numbers or amount
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grand
 
 
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a.  E.g. Alice had no idea what Latitude was, or Longitude either, but thought they were nice grand words to say.
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smooth; being such as to cause things to slip or slide
large and impressive in size, scope, or extent
unhurried; slow; taking abundant time
stately; royal; relating to a monarch
unhappy at being away and longing for familiar things or persons
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inspiration
 
 
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n.  E.g. The theme of the ceremony is Isles of Wonder and draws much of its inspiration from Shakespeare's "The Tempest."
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trash; worthless or nonsensical matter; food wastes
religious image; idol; important and enduring symbol
toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction
sudden intuition as part of solving a problem; arousing to a particular emotion or action
substance having the consistency of semi-solid foods
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mammal
 
 
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n.  E.g. North America Grizzly Bear: This is a mammal, that is 5 to 8 ft tall, weighs about 800 pounds, and lives to be 25 yrs old.
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place, such as a storehouse, where a stock of things is kept; storage; entire range of skills or aptitudes
warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair
scene; site; place where something is or could be located
sequence; succession; continuous extent, succession, or whole
one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
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penetrating
 
 
(8)
a.  E.g. The cold winter wind was so penetrating that further out-door exercise was now out of the question.
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sharp; having the power of entering or piercing
self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
salty; containing salt; of or relating to chemical salts
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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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unceremonious and disorganized struggle; rushing about hastily in an undignified way
state of being public; information to attract public notice
without elevations or depressions; flat; smooth; not rich; simple; without beauty; not handsome
woolen thread; thread of other material, as of cotton or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving
walking with regular steps; a procession of people walking together; steady advance
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rumble
 
 
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v.  E.g. If you've ever stood on Park Avenue, Manhattan, and felt a subway train rumble by underfoot, you know what a typical quake feels like.
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stop motion; curb or restrain
utter or emit low dull sounds; move or proceed with a deep, long, rolling sound
retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste
yield assent; accord; agree, or acquiesce; adapt one's self; fulfill; accomplish
wander aimlessly; move about aimlessly; walk about casually or for pleasure
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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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time each morning at which daylight first begins; beginning; start
tree with 10 - 40 meters tall; hard, dark brown wood of any of these trees
standard or scale of measurement; instrument for measuring or testing
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour
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victory
 
 
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n.  E.g. I'm confident that we can use the word victory right now, which obviously sounds very good for the first elected Asian mayor of the city.
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guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
region; territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing; division of territory
stage for drying fish; rack for storing
rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
successful ending of struggle or contest; defeat of an enemy or opponent
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