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






2. Make someone bored or repelled.






3. Be noticed by someone.

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4. 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 .......






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






6. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak






7. Shocked






8. Jobless






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






10. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






11. A large piece of something without definite shape






12. To be good enough to do a particular job or to reach a particular standard: We'll give you a week's trial in the job to see how you ........... - .......... to - How will the Secretary General ......... to his new responsibilities?






13. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






14. Sense of right and wrong






15. Be absent from school without permission






16. Silence






17. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek






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






19. It is so unpleasant that you do not want to be near it - or it makes you feel ill - The smell r........ him. 2. [transitive] to make someone who is attacking you go away - by fighting them: The army was ready to ....... an attack. 3. [transitive] to






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






28. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






29. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






30. Getting too angry






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






32. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression






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






34. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure






35. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






36. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






37. 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.






38. Make way through a narrow path






39. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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40. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






41. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy






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






43. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






44. Unfounded fear of being unwell






45. To quarrel






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






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






48. 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






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






50. Tools to pull apart or twist