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






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






3. 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






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






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






6. Chatter - babble - speak casually






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






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






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






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






11. Cheaply - inexpensively






12. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






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






14. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






15. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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16. Be noticed by someone.

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17. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






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






19. Be cheerful and get on with life






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






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






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






23. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






24. Shocked






25. A large piece of something without definite shape






26. Not understand at all.






27. Making claims without any backup






28. Tools to pull apart or twist






29. Large boses for household things






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






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






32. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






33. Engineless aircraft






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






35. Seriously - really - without joking -






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






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






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






39. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression






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






41. To quarrel






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






43. 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 .......






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






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






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






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






48. Depart; set off to sea






49. Silence






50. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek