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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aurora
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. When I was young, I was lucky enough to see a display of the northern lights or the aurora.
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small piece of metal, usually flat and circular, authorized by a government for use as money
secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
suggestion without proof that someone has done something wrong
principal raw material or commodity produced in a region; principal element
the first light of day; an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
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comparable
 
 
(2)
a.  E.g. People whose jobs are comparable in difficulty should receive similar pay.
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slightly wet; damp or humid
urgently needed; absolutely necessary; essential; acute; crucial; decisive
similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
soaked; drenched; unable to hold or contain more; full
sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
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corn
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. The English apply the name corn to wheat, and the Scotch, to oats.
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ultimate goal; place to which one is going or directed
something that discourages; tending to deter
strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
wood of a coniferous tree
single seed of certain plants, as wheat; grain; small, hard particle
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encompass
 
 
(4)
v.  E.g. Although enemy forces encompass us, we are cheerful for we are well stocked and can withstand a siege until our allies join us.
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weigh more heavily; exceed in weight, value, or importance; surpass; throw off balance
unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
swallow; utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly
surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
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graze
 
 
(5)
v.  E.g. In the morning, if you're lucky, you'll get a visit from the two gentle horses that graze the hill.
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scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
throw away; discard; break down into parts for disposal or salvage
serve as an example of; embody
surround with armed forces; harass with requests
state, tell about, or make known in advance, especially on the basis of special knowledge
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inclusive
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. The comedian turned down the invitation to join the Players' Club, saying any club that would let him in was too inclusive for him.
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of soft and watery soil; ; low, wet, and spongy
tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
tame; accustomed to home life
wanting to get more than one can reasonably get
tasting sour like acid; being or containing an acid
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leisurely
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. He looked at me before he proceeded: indeed, he seemed leisurely to read my face, as if its features and lines were characters on a page.
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unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
done or undertaken of one's own free will; unforced
willing to try new things and take risks; bold
unhurried; slow; taking abundant time
trained mentally or physically by instruction or exercise
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oral
 
 
(8)
a.  E.g. But he was best known for his books which he called oral histories.
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set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs
spoken; unwritten; relating to the mouth
respectful; worshipful; impressed with veneration or deep respect
represented by graph; described in vivid detail; clearly outlined
thin in diameter; resembling a thread
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recession
 
 
(9)
n.  E.g. The slow recession of the flood waters created problems for the crews working to restore power to the area.
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withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
small house on the grounds of an estate or a park, used by a caretaker or gatekeeper
secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
first light of day; first advent or appearance
scarcity; smallness of number; fewness
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reverently
 
 
(10)
ad.  E.g. They speak reverently about this connection in private, but rarely talk about it to the press.
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wanting to get more than one can reasonably get
seizing the attention; visually attractive
with reverence; in a reverent manner; in respectful regard
stately; royal; relating to a monarch
remote from civilization; left desolate or empty; abandoned
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strand
 
 
(11)
n.  E.g. The fibers become stretcher, so that their toughness - the energy needed to break a strand - rises even more.
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complex of fibers that twisted together to form a cable, rope, thread; land bordering a body of water; single filament
revelation; indication of the existence, reality, or presence of something
craft of making earthenware; ceramic ware made from clay
taxi; one-horse vehicle for public hire
rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
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unanimous
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. At last we got the unanimous decision.
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very cautious; on guard; watchful
remote from civilization; left desolate or empty; abandoned
uniform; in complete agreement
undamaged in any way; integrated; whole
respectful; worshipful; impressed with veneration or deep respect
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