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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Tools to pull apart or twist






2. Large boses for household things






3. Silence






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






5. 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 .......






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






7. Cheaply - inexpensively






8. Make way through a narrow path






9. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak






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






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






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






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






14. Fighting alone






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






16. Chatter - babble - speak casually






17. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






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






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

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20. Depart; set off to sea






21. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






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






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






24. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






25. Getting too angry






26. Act before the appropriate time.






27. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment






28. An implement used to propel or steer a boat






29. Making claims without any backup






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






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






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






36. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






37. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






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






39. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek






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






41. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






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






43. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






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






46. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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47. To quarrel






48. To make someone react less strongly to something by making them become used to it - ......... somebody to something - Does TV ........ people to violence? — d.........zation






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






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