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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






2. To quarrel






3. Fighting alone






4. Chatter - babble - speak casually






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






6. Let us go outside and fight






7. Adj. dangerous - risky






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






9. Pay a high price - pay too much






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






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






12. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek






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






14. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






15. Hood






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






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






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






19. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






20. Depart; set off to sea






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






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






23. A small dark shop or restaurant






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






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






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






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






28. Large boses for household things






29. Silence






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






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






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






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






34. Seriously - really - without joking -






35. Tools to pull apart or twist






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






37. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)






38. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






39. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them






40. Shocked






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






42. Make someone bored or repelled.






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






44. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






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






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






47. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






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. Be cheerful and get on with life






50. 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.