Test sheet for TOEFL Vocabulary Test Online

amenable

(1)

a. E.g. He was amenable to any suggestions that came from those he looked up to.

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large and impressive in size, scope, or extent
tame; accustomed to home life
with reverence; in a reverent manner; in respectful regard
without an equal; being the only one of its kind
responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
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braid

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v. E.g. Have you ever wanted to braid your own hair or someone else's hair?

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throw away; discard; break down into parts for disposal or salvage
try to stir up public opinion; promote growth of; apply warm lotion to
turn down; refuse to accept; dismiss from consideration
weave; interweave three or more strands
spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
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density

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n. E.g. They have knowledge about the population, housing density, types of construction and the extent of insurance cover.

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sequence; succession; continuous extent, succession, or whole
sleep; state of inactivity or dormancy
shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
thickness; quantity of something per unit measure, especially per unit length, area, or volume
single-mast sailing boat
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driftwood

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n. E.g. These are usually of driftwood, which is brought by the ocean currents from the Yukon.

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one who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures
sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
wood that is floating or that has been washed ashore
small section of filmed or filed material
small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole
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facility

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n. E.g. Reports say that three police officers guarding an oil facility were killed but no hostages were taken.

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framed section of window or door that is filled with a sheet of glass or others; panel in a wall or door
someone who doesn't eat meat or fish usually for religious or moral reasons
service, space, and equipment provided for a particular purpose
relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides; cubicle, used for work or study
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indiscrimination

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n. E.g. I'll nail them for indiscrimination against my religion.

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unfair treatment; lack of discrimination or judgment
bad fortune or ill luck; bad luck
state of poor nutrition
tenant; one that occupies a position or place
a span of one thousand years; a thousandth anniversary
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narrator

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n. E.g. Rochester has been favored with the most lively and the most continuous? The eagerness of a listener quickens the tongue of a narrator.

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virtue; admirable quality or attribute; credit
separation; detachment; quality or condition of being isolated
fleshy fungi, having an umbrella-shaped cap borne on a stalk; one who rises rapidly from a low condition in life
small house on the grounds of an estate or a park, used by a caretaker or gatekeeper
someone who tells a story
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paucity

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n. E.g. They closed the restaurant because the paucity of customers made it uneconomical to operate.

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unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen
youth; adolescent; not fully grown or developed
someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants
someone who tells a story
scarcity; smallness of number; fewness
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primal

(9)

a. E.g. He is a primal member in our team.

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incapable of being read; unclear; not legible
stately; royal; relating to a monarch
serving as an essential component
sharp; having the power of entering or piercing
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
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save

(10)

v. E.g. AIDS organizations have hailed the drug pricing deal as a breakthrough, with the potential to save millions of lives.

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rescue; preserve; make unnecessary; set aside for future use
stand up or offer resistance; refuse to comply; withstand the force of something
urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste
slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
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synthetic

(11)

n. E.g. Two of the commonest and most widely used reactions in synthetic organic chemistry are substitution and elimination.

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toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction
unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound
religious image; idol; important and enduring symbol
the smallest particle of substance, having all the properties of that substance
synthetic chemical compound or material; compound made artificially by chemical reactions
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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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remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
small and compactly built upright piano
someone who has given long service
state of having been made use of; the act of using
soft, earthy substance, of a white, grayish, or yellowish white color, used as a drawing implement
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