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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
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1. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)






2. Act before the appropriate time.






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






4. Tools to pull apart or twist






5. Escape being caught; avoid






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






7. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






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






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






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






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






12. Severe cold and fever






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






14. 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






15. Movement blocked by traffic






16. Silence






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






18. 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?






19. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






20. A large piece of something without definite shape






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






22. To quarrel






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






24. Cheaply - inexpensively






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






26. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






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






28. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






29. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English






30. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






31. Large boses for household things






32. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Seriously - really - without joking -






41. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






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






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






44. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






45. Fighting alone






46. Don't think too much about it






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






48. 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.






49. Get the ball rolling






50. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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