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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. Pay a high price - pay too much






2. Cheaply - inexpensively






3. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






4. Making claims without any backup






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






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






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






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






9. Getting too angry






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






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






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






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






14. Seriously - really - without joking -






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






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






17. Hood






18. Large boses for household things






19. Act before the appropriate time.






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






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






22. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






23. Shocked






24. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






25. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






26. Depart; set off to sea






27. Escape being caught; avoid






28. Be cheerful and get on with life






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






30. Tools to pull apart or twist






31. Get the ball rolling






32. Engineless aircraft






33. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






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






35. Fighting alone






36. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek






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






38. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






39. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






40. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






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






42. Be noticed by someone.

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43. Not understand at all.






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






45. Partially melted snow






46. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






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






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

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49. 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






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