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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Chatter - babble - speak casually






2. Be absent from school without permission






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






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






5. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan






6. Make way through a narrow path






7. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






8. Adj. dangerous - risky






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






10. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






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






12. Large boses for household things






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






14. Making claims without any backup






15. 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






16. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)






17. Get the ball rolling






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






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






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






21. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






22. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






23. Seriously - really - without joking -






24. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess






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






26. Act before the appropriate time.






27. Be noticed by someone.

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28. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






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






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






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






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






33. A small dark shop or restaurant






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






35. Be cheerful and get on with life






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






37. Partially melted snow






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






39. Make someone bored or repelled.






40. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment






41. A large piece of something without definite shape






42. Shocked






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






44. Movement blocked by traffic






45. Tools to pull apart or twist






46. Getting too angry






47. 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






48. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.






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






50. Jobless