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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. 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.






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






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






4. Escape being caught; avoid






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. Fighting alone






7. Be cheerful and get on with life






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






9. Don't think too much about it






10. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)






11. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment






12. Unfounded fear of being unwell






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






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






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






16. Take off with ease or speed






17. Severe cold and fever






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






19. Movement blocked by traffic






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






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






22. Be absent from school without permission






23. Sense of right and wrong






24. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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






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






27. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






28. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






29. Let us go outside and fight






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






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






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






33. Pay a high price - pay too much






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






35. Cheaply - inexpensively






36. A large piece of something without definite shape






37. Large boses for household things






38. A small dark shop or restaurant






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






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






41. Get the ball rolling






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






43. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






44. Jobless






45. Make someone bored or repelled.






46. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer






47. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






48. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






49. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






50. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek