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






2. Don't think too much about it






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






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






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






6. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






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






8. Jobless






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






10. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






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






12. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






13. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






14. Movement blocked by traffic






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

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16. Let us go outside and fight






17. Hood






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






19. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






20. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






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






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






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






24. Cheaply - inexpensively






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






26. Be absent from school without permission






27. Make someone bored or repelled.






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






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






30. Partially melted snow






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. A large piece of something without definite shape






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






39. Sense of right and wrong






40. A small dark shop or restaurant






41. 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






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






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






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






45. Pay a high price - pay too much






46. Seriously - really - without joking -






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






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






49. Chatter - babble - speak casually






50. Engineless aircraft