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






2. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






3. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






4. Engineless aircraft






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






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






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






8. Unfounded fear of being unwell






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






10. Don't think too much about it






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






12. 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






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






14. 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






15. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






16. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression






17. Seriously - really - without joking -






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






19. Act before the appropriate time.






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






21. Movement blocked by traffic






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






23. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






24. Jobless






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






26. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






27. Dance; hurry






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






29. Severe cold and fever






30. Large boses for household things






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






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


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






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






35. Be absent from school without permission






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






37. To be good enough to do a particular job or to reach a particular standard: We'll give you a week's trial in the job to see how you ........... - .......... to - How will the Secretary General ......... to his new responsibilities?






38. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






39. Fighting alone






40. Make way through a narrow path






41. Shocked






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






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






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






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






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






47. Get the ball rolling






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






49. Not understand at all.






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