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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adventurous
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. Tom's younger brother Sid was already through with his part of the work, for he was a quiet boy, and had no adventurous, troublesome ways.
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straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent
extremely bad; terrible; dreadful
turbulent; intensely vivid or loud; by violence or bloodshed
valiant; venturesome; inclined or willing to incur hazard or engage in adventures
sociable; seeking and enjoying the company of others
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commerce
 
 
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n.  E.g. The underlying objective is to make international commerce easier and cheaper and to boost incomes around the world.
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surface where pictures can be projected for viewing ; examine; test
small part of something intended as representative of the whole
rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime
removal of salt; process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water
trade; business; intellectual exchange or social interaction
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crossbones
 
 
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n.  E.g. This is an aluminum skull and crossbones sign with a small hole in each corner to help hang in the location of your choice.
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two crossed bones used as a symbol danger or death
state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
tiny opening in tissue, as in the skin of an animal; space in rock, soil
upward slope or grade; movement upward
rounded rock lying on surface of ground or embedded in soil
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distance
 
 
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n.  E.g. Yes, that's about the right distance, but then I wonder what Latitude or Longitude I've got to?.
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state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy
something that discourages; tending to deter
terrestrial plant-eating insect; young student in initial stages of training
space between two objects; length of a line, especially the shortest line joining two points or things that are separate
wall painting; very large image applied directly to a wall or ceiling.
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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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set or arrange in a new or different determinate position; cause to turn
remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids
make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
step on; mate with; place the foot
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implication
 
 
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n.  E.g. They might be important, they innovate, they're flexible, but the implication is they don't need to be regulated to the extent of the banking system.
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reproduction of a written record as a legal or school record
standard or scale of measurement; instrument for measuring or testing
strong feelings of dislike; offend the taste or moral sense of
formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
something hinted at or suggested; act of implying; condition of being implied
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nonsense
 
 
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n.  E.g. 'Don't talk nonsense,' said Alice more boldly: 'you know you're growing too.'
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side of an object that is opposite its front; hind part; point or area farthest from the front
specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
small opening; means of escape or release; outlet; hole for the escape of gas or air
specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions
silliness; words or signs having no intelligible meaning
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pigment
 
 
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n.  E.g. Van Gogh mixed more than one pigment with linseed oil to create his paints.
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works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner; learner
small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of small water; worn stones and pebbles
substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
act of designating or identifying something; condition of having your identity established
state or quality of being swift; speed; rapid motion; quickness; celerity
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regenerate
 
 
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v.  E.g. The snake will regenerate its tail next week.
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swallow; utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly
throw out something from one's hand; get rid of
steer; direct; follow a planned course on, across, or through
renew; repair; return to life
yield assent; accord; agree, or acquiesce; adapt one's self; fulfill; accomplish
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secular
 
 
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a.  E.g. The church leaders decided not to interfere in secular matters.
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worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs
sociable; seeking and enjoying the company of others
tight; unaffected by water; made of or covered with material that doesn't allow water in
unhurried; slow; taking abundant time
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stalk
 
 
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n.  E.g. All she could see, when she looked down, was an immense length of neck, which seemed to rise like a stalk out of a sea of green leaves.
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state of poor nutrition
small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction
stem or main axis of herbaceous plant; slender support or structure
section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
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vigilance
 
 
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n.  E.g. While online auction sites feature some great deals, I guess buyer vigilance is always required.
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sickness; illness; affliction
worker; someone who works with their hands
tank used for collecting and storing a liquid; holding pond; lake used to store water for community use
watchfulness; wakefulness; process of paying close and continuous attention
scarcity; smallness of number; fewness
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