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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
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1. Making claims without any backup






2. Dance; hurry






3. A large piece of something without definite shape






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






5. Make way through a narrow path






6. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance






7. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






8. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






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






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






11. Engineless aircraft






12. Take off with ease or speed






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






14. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






15. Not understand at all.






16. Make someone bored or repelled.






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






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






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






20. Seriously - really - without joking -






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






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






23. Be absent from school without permission






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

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






26. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






27. 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






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






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






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






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






32. Movement blocked by traffic






33. Adj. dangerous - risky






34. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






35. Severe cold and fever






36. Fighting alone






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






38. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






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






40. Cheaply - inexpensively






41. Shocked






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






43. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably






44. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






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






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






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






48. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






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






50. Escape being caught; avoid







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