Test sheet for TOEFL Vocabulary Test Online

antiquated

(1)

a. E.g. We are tolerably conversant with the early English poets; and can discover no resemblance whatever, except in antiquated spelling and a few obsolete words.

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uneven; rough; very difficult
sound of a sudden heavy fall; well-rounded and full in form
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
remote; secluded; placed or standing apart or alone
underwater; living in poverty or misery; having been hidden
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characteristic

(2)

n. E.g. Treating people differently based on a certain characteristic is called discrimination.

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traveling across; place at which roads, lines, or tracks intersect; intersection
study of origin and nature of ideas
feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
someone who intrudes without permission
strain; pass liquid or gas through device that blocks some matter by particular criterion
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convention

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n. E.g. Moreover, following this convention is our friend's normal behavior when in such a mood.

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welfare; happiness; state of being healthy, happy, or prosperous
shield; defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons
someone who writes plays
social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
season of growth; season of spring
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diffuse

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a. E.g. I hope to bring a diffuse focus into sharper detail.

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unlikely to harm or disturb anyone
widely spread or scattered; not concentrated
unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else
thin in diameter; resembling a thread
unable to have children
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flock

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v. E.g. And people will again flock to it, ready to rearrange their social communications agenda, and spend their money on the new phone and all the apps.

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revolve around a center of attraction
see briefly; catch sight of
spread gradually; cause liquid to pass through small holes; filter
gather in companies or crowds; coat a surface with dense fibers or particles
seclude; set apart or cut off from others
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jagged

(6)

a. E.g. "Especially him," a Mask shouted, pointing at a man with a jagged red line on his chest.

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unsuitable; improper; not suitable for a particular occasion
used for feeling; relating to sense of touch; perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
trained mentally or physically by instruction or exercise
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naturalistic

(7)

a. E.g. After all, people with a naturalistic worldview make philosophical inferences about the world supposedly based on the scientific evidence.

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short-lived; enduring a very short time
representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; producing the effect or appearance of nature
clumsy or awkward; heavy, slow and laborious
wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
selfless; self-forgetting; generous or altruistic
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perception

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n. E.g. Let's keep things to reality, and CNN's supposition for why this drop in perception is certainly not reality.

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understanding; feeling; effect or product of perceiving
established disposition of the mind or character; distinctive dress, especially of a religious order
union of interests, purposes, or sympathies among members of a group; accord
waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water; someone who sews
a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
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proximity

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n. E.g. Blind people sometimes develop a compensatory ability to sense the proximity of objects around them.

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wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; magnate
soft, earthy substance, of a white, grayish, or yellowish white color, used as a drawing implement
state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation
stable gear consisting of an arrangement to an animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
union; act of melting together by heat
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secret

(10)

n. E.g. "The secret of your birth! Do you mean to say -- " says the young man, very solemn, "I will reveal it to you, for I feel I may have confidence in you."

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something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general knowledge
wetness caused by water
skillfulness in command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; expertise
sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
stress; tension; condition of being pressed
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standardized

(11)

a. E.g. A standardized test is a test administered and scored in a consistent manner.

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widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted
selfless; self-forgetting; generous or altruistic
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
uniform; brought into conformity with a standard
very unhappy; full of misery; wretched
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unload

(12)

v. E.g. Hi, it is the time to unload the truck.

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spot; locate or identify with precision
withdraw; take back; draw back or in
take something off a container
ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
engage the services of; put to work; apply
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