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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accounting
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. Recent changes in accounting rules have forced companies in Britain to state much more accurately the true financial state of their pension funds.
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specialized knowledge; expert skill
terror; fear; intense dislike
type or class; a kind of literary or artistic work
craft of making earthenware; ceramic ware made from clay
system that provides quantitative information about finances
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breathtaking
 
 
(2)
a.  E.g. Beneath the curious mixture is the kind of breathtaking skyscraper shell, balanced in space, that modern technology makes possible.
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unsuitable; disqualified by law, rule, or provision; unworthy of being chosen
very surprising or shocking
useful; in good working order
understandable; clear to the mind
with honesty; rightfully; fairly
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consult
 
 
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v.  E.g. I will consult with our friends, but it's going to be what's in the interests of our country first and foremost.
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wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
seek advice or information of; take into account; consider
search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way
spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste
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distort
 
 
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v.  E.g. It is difficult to believe the newspaper accounts of the riots because of the way some reporters distort and exaggerate the actual events.
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twist out of proper or natural relation of parts; misshape; misrepresent
stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste
walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger; sway, as if about to fall
represent; embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
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framework
 
 
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n.  E.g. If they're given a draft framework for such a body, the rebels say they are willing to resume negotiations.
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state that precedes vomiting; disease
fundamental structure, as for a written work; skeleton
stony or metallic mass of matter that has fallen to the earth's surface from outer space
tool or instrument used in doing work; put into practical effect
synthetic silk like fabric
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ineligible
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. Some farmers have said the system is unfair because many families are ineligible for help if a wife or son has taken up work in a nearby town.
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unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
unsuitable; disqualified by law, rule, or provision; unworthy of being chosen
suffering from excessive loss of water
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
seizing the attention; visually attractive
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moist
 
 
(7)
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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submarine; beneath the surface of the water
usually; under normal circumstances, normally
thin in diameter; resembling a thread
sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
slightly wet; damp or humid
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pinpoint
 
 
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v.  E.g. Scientists are hoping that the complete code of Chromosome 21 will allow them to pinpoint the individual genes responsible for each Downs Syndrome disease.
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release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
throw with great force; cast; toss
give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
upset; bother; trouble emotionally or mentally; put out of order; disarrange
spot; locate or identify with precision
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propellant
 
 
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n.  E.g. The missile, which has liquid propellant, is the naval version of India's surface-to-surface missile system.
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wetness caused by water
compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion
touchdown; act of coming down to the earth
something that propels or drives forward
sense; acuteness; capacity of an organ or organism to respond to stimulation
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shipment
 
 
(10)
n.  E.g. A second relief boat, the Isabella , has arrived on Tikopia, and with it the first major shipment of food, water and shelter.
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sending of cargo; act of sending off something
swamp; bog; low lying wet land with grassy vegetation
whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood; white ant
technique or means; instrument; machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks
state of having been made use of; the act of using
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tense
 
 
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a.  E.g. The northern city of Kano, which has a history of sectarian violence is especially tense, but has remained peaceful.
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unlikely to harm or disturb anyone
unreachable; not available; unattainable
stretch or force to the limit; tight
without question; beyond doubt
used of armor; covered with scales, or scale like structures, as fish or reptile
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unquestionably
 
 
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ad.  E.g. Its international credibility has been unquestionably damaged.
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short-lived; enduring a very short time
tired; exhausted; physically or mentally fatigued
without question; beyond doubt
set down as a rule or guide; certain; stated
unexpected; unforeseen
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