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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. Dance; hurry






2. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek






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






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






5. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






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






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






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

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9. Take off with ease or speed






10. 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






11. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:






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






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






14. Be absent from school without permission






15. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






16. Unfounded fear of being unwell






17. Fighting alone






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






19. Severe cold and fever






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






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






22. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)






23. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






24. Making claims without any backup






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






26. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






27. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






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






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






30. Not understand at all.






31. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






32. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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






34. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






35. Act before the appropriate time.






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






37. Make way through a narrow path






38. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






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






40. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






41. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression






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






43. 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.






44. 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 .......






45. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






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






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






48. Don't think too much about it






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






50. To quarrel