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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axis
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. Then Tehran was bracketed, along with its old enemy Iraq, and North Korea, in President Bush's axis of evil.
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skillfulness in command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; expertise
conversion of sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol by yeast; state of being in high activity or commotion
song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
the center around which something rotates; pivot
terror; fear; intense dislike
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bark
 
 
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n.  E.g. She set off at once, and ran till she was quite tired and out of breath, and till the puppy's bark sounded quite faint in the distance.
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a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
someone who doesn't eat meat or fish usually for religious or moral reasons
secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog
respiration; a single breath
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crayon
 
 
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n.  E.g. Whenever he finished a crayon drawing, he would lovingly present it to his mother.
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craft of making earthenware; ceramic ware made from clay
scratch; friction
severe trial; form of trial to determine guilt or innocence; difficult or painful experience
stick of colored wax or chalk, used for drawing
shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
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diplomacy
 
 
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n.  E.g. Chinese diplomats have been engaging in shuttle diplomacy to try to narrow the differences between Washington and Pyongyang.
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two crossed bones used as a symbol danger or death
appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively
tact; politics; negotiation between nations
task or assignment undertaken; career
something that resembles or harmonizes with
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grand
 
 
(5)
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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unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else
large and impressive in size, scope, or extent
state of being held in high esteem and honor
reliable; worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
sound as if echoing in a empty space; void; vain; not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
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intensify
 
 
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v.  E.g. The Memorandum of Understanding signed today will further intensify power trading across borders.
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travel with; be associated with
suppose; presume; take on; bear
set or arrange in a new or different determinate position; cause to turn
rest or sleep on or as if on a perch; come back home
strengthen; magnify; increase the contrast of
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mend
 
 
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v.  E.g. It took Libyan authorities almost three decades to mend relations with the west.
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step on; mate with; place the foot
live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
throw out something from one's hand; get rid of
make repairs or restoration to; fix; improve
seek to obtain or enforce by legal action; carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
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patroller
 
 
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n.  E.g. Bus patroller helps children to get on and off school buses safely.
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underwater mountain rising above the ocean floor
someone on patrol duty; an individual or a member of a group that patrols an area
very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity
way; footway; course or track; route; passage
surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
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recycle
 
 
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v.  E.g. We should recycle the cardboard boxes.
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take place; be found to exist ; come to one's mind
twist; squeeze; compress, especially so as to extract liquid
supply land with water artificially; clean a wound with a fluid
speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
reprocess; use again after processing
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sharply
 
 
(10)
ad.  E.g. Immigration, which census figures show declined sharply from the Depression through the 1960s, reached a historic low point this year.
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steeply; changing suddenly in direction and degree; acutely
unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to distresses of others; unyielding
employing or showing humor; funny; amusing
not wanting to take some action; averse
special; unique; marking or expressing distinction or difference
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surplus
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. Bush said the surplus is the people's money not the government.
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zealous; enthusiastic; filled with or motivated by zeal
subject to question; admitting of being questioned; inviting, or seeming to invite, inquiry
usually; as a rule; regularly; according to a rule
strikingly; markedly; to a remarkable degree or extent
remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining
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vigorous
 
 
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a.  E.g. At other times she seemed possessed of a wild animation, her eyes alight, her expression vigorous, an intense glow in her soul.
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wanting to get more than one can reasonably get
robust; strong; energetic, and active in mind or body
supposed to be true; reasonable as a supposition
restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality
unchecked; free; marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
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