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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping






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






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

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4. Movement blocked by traffic






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






6. Get the ball rolling






7. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






8. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






9. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess






10. 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






11. Be cheerful and get on with life






12. Not understand at all.






13. Cheaply - inexpensively






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






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






16. Dance; hurry






17. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






18. Shocked






19. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






20. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance






21. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






22. Act before the appropriate time.






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






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






25. Sense of right and wrong






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






27. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer






28. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






29. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






30. Unfounded fear of being unwell






31. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






32. Getting too angry






33. 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.






34. Be absent from school without permission






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






36. Pay a high price - pay too much






37. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek






38. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression






39. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)






40. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Depart; set off to sea






48. Escape being caught; avoid






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






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