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






2. Dance; hurry






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






4. Act before the appropriate time.






5. 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






6. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






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






8. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






9. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)






10. To quarrel






11. 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 .......






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

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






14. Escape being caught; avoid






15. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.






16. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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17. Depart; set off to sea






18. Take off with ease or speed






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






20. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






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






22. An implement used to propel or steer a boat






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






24. Be cheerful and get on with life






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






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






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






28. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






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






30. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






31. Tools to pull apart or twist






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






33. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






34. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






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






36. Severe cold and fever






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






38. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






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






40. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






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






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






43. 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






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






45. Get the ball rolling






46. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment






47. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression






48. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






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






50. Shocked