Test your basic knowledge |

TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Fighting alone






2. Be noticed by someone.

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


3. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets






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






5. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts






6. 1. not definite or certain - and may be changed later SYN provisional OPP definite: I passed on my t...... conclusions to the police. The government is taking t......... steps towards tackling the country's economic problems. 2. done without confiden






7. Dance; hurry






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






9. 1. to work less hard or do something with less energy than before: Just relax and ......... a little. 2. to start doing something less - You should ......... on the whisky. 3. to improve or get less - The snow was .......






10. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






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






12. Unfounded fear of being unwell






13. Shocked






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






15. Getting too angry






16. A large piece of something without definite shape






17. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






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






19. To quarrel






20. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






21. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place






22. Take off with ease or speed






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






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






25. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -






26. Depart; set off to sea






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






28. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






29. Escape being caught; avoid






30. Act before the appropriate time.






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






32. Movement blocked by traffic






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






34. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof






35. Tools to pull apart or twist






36. To treat or represent someone or something good - beautiful etc in a way that is as good as they deserve: The photo doesn't .... her ........ - No words can ...........to the experience. do something such as a test well enough to show your real abili






37. Be absent from school without permission






38. Be cheerful and get on with life






39. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.






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






41. 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






42. Chatter - babble - speak casually






43. 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






44. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground






45. Hood






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






47. Engineless aircraft






48. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind






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






50. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion