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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. Don't think too much about it






2. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






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






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






5. Silence






6. Tools to pull apart or twist






7. Make someone bored or repelled.






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






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






10. Pay a high price - pay too much






11. 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?






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






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






14. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:






15. Be noticed by someone.

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






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






18. Get the ball rolling






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






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






21. Getting too angry






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






23. Severe cold and fever






24. 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






25. Hood






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






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






28. To quarrel






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






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






31. Making claims without any backup






32. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek






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






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






35. A large piece of something without definite shape






36. A small dark shop or restaurant






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






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






39. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






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






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






42. Chatter - babble - speak casually






43. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






44. 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






45. 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.






46. Not understand at all.






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






48. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






49. Escape being caught; avoid






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