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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. Sense of right and wrong






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






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






4. An implement used to propel or steer a boat






5. Let us go outside and fight






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






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






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






9. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






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






11. Adj. dangerous - risky






12. Movement blocked by traffic






13. Be noticed by someone.

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14. 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






15. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






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






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






18. Act before the appropriate time.






19. Hood






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






21. 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.






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






23. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






24. 1. to work less hard or do something with less energy than before: Just relax and ......... a little. 2. to start doing something less - You should ......... on the whisky. 3. to improve or get less - The snow was .......






25. Fighting alone






26. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






27. Be absent from school without permission






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






29. Make someone bored or repelled.






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






31. Escape being caught; avoid






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






33. Making claims without any backup






34. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






35. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






36. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






37. A large piece of something without definite shape






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






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






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






41. Dance; hurry






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






43. Getting too angry






44. Shocked






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






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






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






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






49. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






50. Seriously - really - without joking -