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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
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1. To quarrel






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

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3. Escape being caught; avoid






4. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.






5. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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6. Adj. dangerous - risky






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






8. Silence






9. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






10. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.






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






12. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'






13. Make someone bored or repelled.






14. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






15. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.






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






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






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






19. 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






20. Depart; set off to sea






21. If necessary - if need be - in an emergency - just possibly - with difficulty; N. Amer. in a pinch; Brit. informal at a push.






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






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






24. Get the ball rolling






25. Not understand at all.






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






27. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer






28. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






29. Chatter - babble - speak casually






30. Sense of right and wrong






31. Take off with ease or speed






32. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression






33. Be absent from school without permission






34. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






35. A small dark shop or restaurant






36. Tools to pull apart or twist






37. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






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






39. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






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






41. Making claims without any backup






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






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






44. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)






45. Jobless






46. Movement blocked by traffic






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






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






49. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry






50. Partially melted snow







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