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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approval
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. First, Ehrlich knows it would be extremely unlikely to win approval from the Democratic-dominated General Assembly.
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traveling across; place at which roads, lines, or tracks intersect; intersection
official approbation; endorsement; act of approving
removal of salt; process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water
something that restricts or confines within prescribed bounds
way or opening for entrance or exit place; passage by which a place may be reached; broad street
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career
 
 
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n.  E.g. The Italian Prime Minister and media tycoon Sylvia Berlusconi bought AC Milan in 1986 and the team's fortunes have mirrored his colorful career in politics.
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row of houses built in a similar style; level shelf of land with steep slopes
variety; collection containing a variety of sorts of things
process of making weaker or less concentrated; decrease in the equity position of a share of stock
profession or occupation; individual’s work and life roles over their lifespan
specialized knowledge; expert skill
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crash
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. She heard a little shriek and a fall, and a crash of broken glass.
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waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil
something hinted at or suggested; act of implying; condition of being implied
smash; collision; falling down or in pieces with a loud noise of breaking parts
section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
victim; object of hunt; hunted animal
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dilute
 
 
(4)
v.  E.g. A couple of years back you very loudly opposed the creation of "60 MINUTES 2", I think, that it might dilute the brand that you helped build up.
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rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
supervise; manage; watch over and direct; examine or inspect
work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
weigh more heavily; exceed in weight, value, or importance; surpass; throw off balance
weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
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granite
 
 
(5)
n.  E.g. What do you do if your suspect your granite is radioactive?
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white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid
remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
common, coarse-grained, light-colored, hard igneous rock consisting chiefly of quartz; unyielding endurance
system of methods followed in a particular discipline
sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
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intricacy
 
 
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n.  E.g. Again and again another layer of intricacy is revealed, proving that something as small as a story can be as satisfying and moving as a Russian novel.
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complication; complexity; state or quality of being intricate or entangled; perplexity; involution
supply; provision; piece of equipment necessary or useful for comfort or convenience
shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
the shorter of two telegraphic signals used in Morse code; very small circular shape
one who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures
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mournful
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. He gazed round the table; he saw they were all waiting for his explanation, and his expression grew mournful.
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slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
now and then; from time to time; infrequently; irregularly
rich; fruitful; inventive; creative; intellectually productive
using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous
feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sad; gloomy
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polish
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. The difference between putting down a first draft and getting to the final polish is amazing.
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sudden outburst of anger; state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity
something resembling a pool of liquid; a small body of standing water
revolution; act of rotating as if on an axis
timber sawed into boards, planks, or other structural members of standard or specified length
smoothness or shininess of surface or finish; elegance of style or manners; refinement
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pristine
 
 
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a.  E.g. He has opposed building dirty coal-fired power plants in pristine landscapes.
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uncorrupted by civilization; primitive; remaining free from dirt or decay
shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
vertical; upright; intersecting at or forming right angles; extremely steep
showing deference; respectful and considerate
urgently needed; absolutely necessary; essential; acute; crucial; decisive
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serrated
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. The beech tree is one of many plants that have serrated leaves.
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saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
unusual; not typical; not normal
uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
selling or related to selling goods in large quantities; large-scale; on a large scale without careful discrimination
seemingly; believed or reputed to be the case
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studio
 
 
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n.  E.g. The Disney corporation in the United States has announced that it's buying Pixar film studio for more than seven-billion dollars.
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tiny opening in tissue, as in the skin of an animal; space in rock, soil
rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions
worker; person who works for another in return for financial or other compensation
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
something that resembles or harmonizes with
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vacant
 
 
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a.  E.g. “There has been an increase in vacant homes, so choices are many," Zhan says, "especially for a first-time home buyer.”
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thin in diameter; resembling a thread
worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable
humorously sarcastic or mocking
void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
thick; crowded closely together; compact
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