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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. Engineless aircraft






2. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






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






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






5. Be cheerful and get on with life






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






7. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






8. 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






9. Sense of right and wrong






10. Fighting alone






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






12. Adj. dangerous - risky






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






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






15. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






16. 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 .......






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






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






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






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






21. Be absent from school without permission






22. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






23. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






24. 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






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






26. Large boses for household things






27. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment






28. Hood






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






30. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression






31. Take off with ease or speed






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






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






34. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






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






36. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek






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






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






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






40. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






41. Be noticed by someone.

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






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






44. 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






45. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






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






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






48. Shocked






49. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






50. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets






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