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.
Demo Test Sheet

approval
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. First, Ehrlich knows it would be extremely unlikely to win approval from the Democratic-dominated General Assembly.
Select answer:
trait of being dependable or reliable
shine, polish or sparkle; soft reflected light
official approbation; endorsement; act of approving
victory; win; expressing great joy
rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
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besiege
 
 
(2)
v.  E.g. When the bandits besiege the village, the villagers hole up in the town hall and prepare to withstand a long siege.
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state clearly; make known formally or officially
request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
take away a vital or essential part of
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
surround with armed forces; harass with requests
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consistently
 
 
(3)
ad.  E.g. One of the top pianists of today, she is a giant, consistently brilliant.
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relative; based on, or involving comparison
unreachable; not available; unattainable
steadily; regularly; constantly; always
without any clear results or proof
torn; worn; having an irregular surface or edge; uneven or jagged in outline
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doll
 
 
(4)
n.  E.g. I sat with my doll on my knee till the fire got low, glancing round occasionally to make sure that nothing worse than before.
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scene of any event or action; locality where a crime is committed or a cause of action occurs
small toy with human figure, normally for little child
tool; one used by another to accomplish a purpose; device used to produce music; legal document
resources; money saved
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
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helpless
 
 
(5)
a.  E.g. Alice could see it trying in a helpless sort of way to fly up into a tree.
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sticky; glutinous; tending to persist
thoughtful; marked by consideration or reflection; deliberate
turbulent; intensely vivid or loud; by violence or bloodshed
unable to help oneself; powerless or incompetent; powerless; weak
tame; accustomed to home life
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implement
 
 
(6)
n.  E.g. The problem devising a suitable implement is given to the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Tennessee.
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compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion
one that is not yet fully developed; sprout
single seed of certain plants, as wheat; grain; small, hard particle
tool or instrument used in doing work; put into practical effect
stiffness; physical property of being stiff and resisting bending
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mural
 
 
(7)
n.  E.g. Another mural is also being developed by Doug Hall and deals with Native Americans during the first Newtonia Civil War battle.
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resident of suburb; who lives in a suburb
subject; topic; problem; edition; publication; release; publish
remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
wall painting; very large image applied directly to a wall or ceiling.
warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair
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paraphrase
 
 
(8)
v.  E.g. In 250 words or less, paraphrase this article.
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rest or sleep on or as if on a perch; come back home
set apart; distinguish; perceive or show difference in or between
speak clearly and distinctly; utter a speech sound; be jointed; make clear or effective
reprocess; use again after processing
restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others
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ragged
 
 
(9)
a.  E.g. They think of the word only as connected with ragged clothes and scanty food: poverty for me was synonymous with degradation.
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sad; gloomy; low in spirits; dejected
torn; worn; having an irregular surface or edge; uneven or jagged in outline
suitable; modest.; honorable; meeting accepted standards
yearly; each year; returning every year; year by year
two-sided; mutual
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saturated
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. It recommends eating fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy and limiting fewer foods that are high in saturated fat, added sugars, cholesterol, salt.
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unclear; vague; lacking precise limits
unproductive of success; producing no fruit
tending or leaning toward; bent; having preference or tendency
soaked; drenched; unable to hold or contain more; full
under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; inferior to in rank; unworthy of
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tactics
 
 
(11)
n.  E.g. It's not clear whether the tactics will do anything other than inflame tensions.
Select answer:
strategy; policy; plan for attaining a particular goal
road or path affording passage; line or route along which something moves
withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
something expected; pleasurable expectation; wishing with confidence
principal raw material or commodity produced in a region; principal element
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wary
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. Many teachers remain wary of linking test scores to paychecks.
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suffering from excessive loss of water
rubbing away; tending to grind down
remote; secluded; placed or standing apart or alone
very small; tiny; lowercase letter
very cautious; on guard; watchful
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