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






2. Fighting alone






3. 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.






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






5. 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






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






7. Tools to pull apart or twist






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






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






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






11. Getting too angry






12. Be cheerful and get on with life






13. Act before the appropriate time.






14. Depart; set off to sea






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






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






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






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






19. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






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






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






22. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






23. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






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






25. Make way through a narrow path






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






27. 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 .......






28. Cheaply - inexpensively






29. Get the ball rolling






30. 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






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






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






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






34. Be absent from school without permission






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






36. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






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






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






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






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






41. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






42. Chatter - babble - speak casually






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






44. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






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






46. Large boses for household things






47. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






48. Seriously - really - without joking -






49. Severe cold and fever






50. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship