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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
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1. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess






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






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






4. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment






5. Dance; hurry






6. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






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






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






9. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






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






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






12. Make someone bored or repelled.






13. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






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






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






16. Sense of right and wrong






17. 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 .......






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






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






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






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






22. Depart; set off to sea






23. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






24. Large boses for household things






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






31. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






32. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






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






34. To quarrel






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






36. Be cheerful and get on with life






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






38. 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.






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






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






41. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






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






43. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






44. Hood






45. Not understand at all.






46. Escape being caught; avoid






47. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.






48. Pay a high price - pay too much






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






50. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]