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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
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1. It is so unpleasant that you do not want to be near it - or it makes you feel ill - The smell r........ him. 2. [transitive] to make someone who is attacking you go away - by fighting them: The army was ready to ....... an attack. 3. [transitive] to






2. Fail (a test - course - etc.); give up; drop out of school; give a student a failing grade student






3. Getting too angry






4. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






5. Silence






6. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






7. Not understand at all.






8. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.






9. Hood






10. Be absent from school without permission






11. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare






12. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy






13. Jobless






14. Make way through a narrow path






15. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English






16. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.






17. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek






18. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n






19. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably






20. Be cheerful and get on with life






21. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






22. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






23. Be completely at a loss as to what to do






24. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower






25. Be noticed by someone.

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26. If insects - rats etc ..... a place - there are a lot of them and they usually cause damage - be ............ with something - The kitchen was ......with cockroaches.






27. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






28. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time






29. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all






30. Partially melted snow






31. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.






32. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted






33. Don't think too much about it






34. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]






35. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant






36. To make someone react less strongly to something by making them become used to it - ......... somebody to something - Does TV ........ people to violence? — d.........zation






37. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess






38. Unfounded fear of being unwell






39. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression






40. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment






41. Seriously - really - without joking -






42. Cheaply - inexpensively






43. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






44. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






45. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement






46. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






47. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......






48. Make someone bored or repelled.






49. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






50. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping