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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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1. Chatter - babble - speak casually






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






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






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






5. To quarrel






6. Make someone bored or repelled.






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






8. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






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






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






11. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time






12. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






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






14. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






15. Pay a high price - pay too much






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






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






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






19. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






20. Fighting alone






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






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






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






24. Be noticed by someone.

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






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






27. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak






28. Severe cold and fever






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






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






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






32. Act before the appropriate time.






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






40. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






41. Be absent from school without permission






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






43. Unfounded fear of being unwell






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






45. 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






46. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






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






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






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






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