Test sheet for TOEFL Vocabulary Test Online

assortment

(1)

n. E.g. A great assortment of cars was on display.

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rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions
variety; collection containing a variety of sorts of things
small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something
row of houses built in a similar style; level shelf of land with steep slopes
undesirable or troublesome plant, especially growing where it is not wanted as in a garden.
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check

(2)

v. E.g. "Young man," she said, "you'd better check your temper.".

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take back what one has said ; enclose or envelop completely
restrict to limited allotments, as during wartime; allot; distribute
stop motion; curb or restrain
throw with great force; cast; toss
surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of
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cyclone

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n. E.g. The cyclone tore across the north Queensland coast and has left much of the area in ruins.

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violent rotating windstorm
time each morning at which daylight first begins; beginning; start
someone who bears the blame for others
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems
terrestrial plant-eating insect; young student in initial stages of training
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endure

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v. E.g. As members, you can read it for yourselves but the corruption, crime and hardship these people must endure is heartbreaking.

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remove a part from the whole
wander; ramble; stroll
release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
twist; squeeze; compress, especially so as to extract liquid
tolerate; carry on through, despite hardships
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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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showing deference; respectful and considerate
unable to help oneself; powerless or incompetent; powerless; weak
typical; mean; achieve or reach on average
worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable
widely spread or scattered; not concentrated
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identification

(6)

n. E.g. The thief's identification was followed quickly by his arrest.

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task given to students; job; distribution; appointment
specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
way or opening for entrance or exit place; passage by which a place may be reached; broad street
sleep; state of inactivity or dormancy
act of designating or identifying something; condition of having your identity established
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minimal

(7)

a. E.g. In order to make it work, you need a certain minimal area of collective surface.

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the fewest; the least possible
supersonic; higher in frequency than the range of sound perceptible to the human ear
self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
truly; really; in fact
unthinking; prompted by instinct; spontaneous
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peculiar

(8)

a. E.g. What I find peculiar is the notion “fundamentalists” need or deserve to be criticized.

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unlikely to harm or disturb anyone
repeated; Returning again; repetitious
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
vertical; upright; intersecting at or forming right angles; extremely steep
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respond

(9)

v. E.g. Doctors hope his cancer to respond to the aggressive therapy.

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seek to obtain or enforce by legal action; carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
show a reaction to something favorably or as hoped
move suddenly and rapidly
stress; underscore; utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice
rest or sleep on or as if on a perch; come back home
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solidarity

(10)

n. E.g. In the name of solidarity, Europeans are being asked to subsidize irresponsible behavior, in reckless violation of the EU's treaties.

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someone who intrudes without permission
something that causes irritation; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
union of interests, purposes, or sympathies among members of a group; accord
small piece of metal, usually flat and circular, authorized by a government for use as money
various edible seeds; small oval or roundish seed, berry, nut, or lump
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spur

(11)

v. E.g. A business tax cut is needed to spur industrial investment.

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speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame
urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste
turn down; refuse to accept; dismiss from consideration
supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for special occasion
renew; repair; return to life
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vulnerable

(12)

a. E.g. His opponents could not harm Achilles, who was vulnerable only in his heel.

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short-lived; enduring a very short time
susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
not restricted or confined; open; unrestrained
trading; commercial; of or relating to trade or traders
round; shaped like or nearly like a circle
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