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






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






3. Let us go outside and fight






4. 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






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






6. Be cheerful and get on with life






7. Get the ball rolling






8. Not understand at all.






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






10. Pay a high price - pay too much






11. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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12. Take off with ease or speed






13. An implement used to propel or steer a boat






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






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






16. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






17. Make someone bored or repelled.






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






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






20. Engineless aircraft






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






22. Escape being caught; avoid






23. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






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






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






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






27. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive






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






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






30. 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






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






32. Getting too angry






33. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






34. 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






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






36. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)






37. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____






38. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






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






40. Adj. dangerous - risky






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






42. Movement blocked by traffic






43. 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






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






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






46. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak






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






48. 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 .......






49. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside






50. Chatter - babble - speak casually







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