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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. Getting too angry






2. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






3. Not understand at all.






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






5. 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






6. Don't think too much about it






7. Silence






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






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






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






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






12. 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






13. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek






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






15. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment






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






17. Fighting alone






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






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






20. Be noticed by someone.

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






22. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






23. 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.






24. Cheaply - inexpensively






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






26. Engineless aircraft






27. Depart; set off to sea






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






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






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






31. 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






32. Adj. dangerous - risky






33. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time






34. Act before the appropriate time.






35. Unfounded fear of being unwell






36. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






37. Be cheerful and get on with life






38. Large boses for household things






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






40. A large piece of something without definite shape






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






42. Make way through a narrow path






43. Seriously - really - without joking -






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






45. Be absent from school without permission






46. A small dark shop or restaurant






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






48. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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






50. Dance; hurry