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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. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression






2. Let us go outside and fight






3. Cheaply - inexpensively






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






5. 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






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






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






8. Unfounded fear of being unwell






9. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)






10. Making claims without any backup






11. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry






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






13. Don't think too much about it






14. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






15. Act before the appropriate time.






16. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






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






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






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






20. 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.






21. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






22. Dance; hurry






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






24. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






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






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






27. Make someone bored or repelled.






28. Engineless aircraft






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






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






31. Shocked






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






33. To make someone react less strongly to something by making them become used to it - ......... somebody to something - Does TV ........ people to violence? — d.........zation






34. Take off with ease or speed






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






36. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion






37. To quarrel






38. 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






39. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






40. Jobless






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






42. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






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






44. 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






45. Getting too angry






46. An implement used to propel or steer a boat






47. 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






48. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






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






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