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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -






2. Escape being caught; avoid






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






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






5. Act before the appropriate time.






6. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.






7. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






8. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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9. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






10. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






11. Be cheerful and get on with life






12. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them






13. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






14. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






15. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension






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






17. Sense of right and wrong






18. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing






19. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.






20. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment






21. Seriously - really - without joking -






22. Be noticed by someone.

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23. A system in which people work a particular number of hours each week or month - but can change the times at which they start and finish each day






24. A large piece of something without definite shape






25. Engineless aircraft






26. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan






27. Shocked






28. Partially melted snow






29. Be absent from school without permission






30. Pay a high price - pay too much






31. 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.






32. Make someone bored or repelled.






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






34. 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






35. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






36. Let us go outside and fight






37. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance






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






39. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive






40. Severe cold and fever






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






42. An implement used to propel or steer a boat






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






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






45. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.






46. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






47. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..

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






49. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






50. Large boses for household things