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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abrasion
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. Dust also, is a significant cause of abrasion of book papers and covers.
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youth; adolescent; not fully grown or developed
successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
idea or expression marked by excessive sentiment; liking for sentimental things
wood that is floating or that has been washed ashore
scratch; friction
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circumstance
 
 
(2)
n.  E.g. Her heart is broken, but then a change in circumstance forces them to be together every day.
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situation; condition; detail accompanying or surrounding an event
two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
action of trying at something
summary; statement summarizing the important points of a text
someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
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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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system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment
remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
represent; advantage, benefit, interest of someone
process of making weaker or less concentrated; decrease in the equity position of a share of stock
tradition; practice followed by people of a particular group or region
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diffuse
 
 
(4)
a.  E.g. I hope to bring a diffuse focus into sharper detail.
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unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
violent; not restrained or controlled
rough; harsh; of low, common, or inferior quality
widely spread or scattered; not concentrated
sticky; glutinous; tending to persist
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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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stretch or force to the limit; tight
subject to punishment by law
useful; in good working order
rich; fruitful; inventive; creative; intellectually productive
very cautious; on guard; watchful
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instrument
 
 
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n.  E.g. The bond market cheered such a short-term instrument as traders have been looking forward to trading in short-term papers.
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tool; one used by another to accomplish a purpose; device used to produce music; legal document
sudden turn or start of mind; temporary eccentricity; fancy; capricious notion
shortage of food; starvation
trait of being dependable or reliable
tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
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moist
 
 
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a.  E.g. It grows 3 to 5 feet high and wide in moist soil and partial shade and blooms white from June to September.
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superior; elevated in rank, character, or status; of high moral or intellectual value
undamaged in any way; integrated; whole
resembling or formed by the accumulation of sediment; form of rock made by the deposition and compression of small particles
slightly wet; damp or humid
uninterrupted; unceasing; continuing without interruption
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orbit
 
 
(8)
v.  E.g. The teacher is showing how the moon to orbit the earth.
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stop; bring to an end or halt
state clearly; make known formally or officially
revolve around a center of attraction
swing; move back and forth or sideways; win approval or support for; convince
take something off a container
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psychology
 
 
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n.  E.g. One of the things we always focus on in psychology is that you have to separate the behavior from the person.
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union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts
target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
unreal reflection; optical illusion
science that deals with mental processes and behavior
very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity
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saline
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. You can purchase a saline solution in the drug store.
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unforgettable; worthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable
simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
salty; containing salt; of or relating to chemical salts
not restricted or confined; open; unrestrained
remote; secluded; placed or standing apart or alone
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tactile
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. His callused hands had lost their tactile sensitivity.
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typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance
extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains
unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else
used for feeling; relating to sense of touch; perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible
serving as model; outstanding; typical
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wary
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. Many teachers remain wary of linking test scores to paychecks.
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very cautious; on guard; watchful
serving as model; outstanding; typical
self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
suitable; modest.; honorable; meeting accepted standards
relative; based on, or involving comparison
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