Test sheet for TOEFL Vocabulary Test Online

apprentice

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n. E.g. One of the greatest opportunities for the out-of-school unemployed youth will always be found in apprentice programs.

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very tall building with many stories
something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole
state or quality of being swift; speed; rapid motion; quickness; celerity
unit of weight for precious stones; measure of fineness of gold
works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner; learner
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clam

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n. E.g. Up here in clam and lobster country, some of our best BBQ joints do fried catfish, and it's always a treat.

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reverberation; having the character of a loud deep sound; quality of being resonant
violent rotating windstorm
stipulated condition; act of supplying or fitting out; something provided
study of how objects move through the air or water
soft edible body of such as mollusk
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dependable

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a. E.g. Your dependable dog team will glide along the forested trails and frozen lakes in this winter wonderland north of Whitehorse.

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resembling or formed by the accumulation of sediment; form of rock made by the deposition and compression of small particles
subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command
rotary; curled; moving in a zigzag course; moving in shape of a coil
reliable; worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
strikingly; markedly; to a remarkable degree or extent
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dilute

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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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support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
speak clearly and distinctly; utter a speech sound; be jointed; make clear or effective
soak; make thoroughly wet
stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy
weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
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extension

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n. E.g. Micro credit is the extension of small loans to entrepreneurs too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans.

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tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
something that propels or drives forward
supplement; act of extending or the condition of being extended
renewal; growth of lost or destroyed parts or organs
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implement

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n. E.g. The problem devising a suitable implement is given to the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Tennessee.

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study of origin and nature of ideas
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
tool or instrument used in doing work; put into practical effect
washing; workplace where clothes are washed and ironed
deep wide ditch; ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
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meteorologist

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n. E.g. The meteorologist is responsible for the quality control of a database of weather forecast parameters.

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something resembling a pool of liquid; a small body of standing water
token of remembrance; memento; something of sentimental value
slight but noticeable partiality; line or surface that departs from the vertical
specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions
sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
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notch

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n. E.g. There was one notch in the handle of his revolver.

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small cut; V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface
complication; complexity; state or quality of being intricate or entangled; perplexity; involution
scent; property or quality of a thing that affects, stimulates, or is perceived by the sense of smell
type or class; a kind of literary or artistic work
soiled or discolored; symbol of disgrace or infamy; natural spot of a color different from the gound
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proceeding

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n. E.g. Moreover the recent decisions from the Judiciary also reflect their reluctance in proceeding with the case.

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scarcity; smallness of number; fewness
strong feeling or emotion ; fervor
something that discourages; tending to deter
a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen
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rumble

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v. E.g. If you've ever stood on Park Avenue, Manhattan, and felt a subway train rumble by underfoot, you know what a typical quake feels like.

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utter or emit low dull sounds; move or proceed with a deep, long, rolling sound
rise; increase in extent or intensity
release; cause the ruin or downfall of; cancel or reverse an action
show, make visible or apparent
restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to former state of health or good repute
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suburbanite

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n. E.g. Your last book was about a contemporary Italian-American suburbanite and his multi-ethnic family.

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something which makes evident or manifest; any mode of proof
various edible seeds; small oval or roundish seed, berry, nut, or lump
rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
resident of suburb; who lives in a suburb
risk, particularly of being exposed to disease; unmasking; act of laying something open
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utilization

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n. E.g. We know he is skilled in the utilization of computers.

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suggestion without proof that someone has done something wrong
vessel; large cylindrical container
wall painting; very large image applied directly to a wall or ceiling.
state of having been made use of; the act of using
surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
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