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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
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1. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____






2. Large boses for household things






3. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






4. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension






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






6. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression






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






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






9. Be absent from school without permission






10. Cheaply - inexpensively






11. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






12. Chatter - babble - speak casually






13. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






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






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






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






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






18. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






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






20. Movement blocked by traffic






21. Don't think too much about it






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






23. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






24. Silence






25. Escape being caught; avoid






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






27. Make someone bored or repelled.






28. 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






29. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare






30. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






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






32. 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






33. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






34. A small dark shop or restaurant






35. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer






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






37. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






38. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek






39. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






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






41. Sense of right and wrong






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






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






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






45. Depart; set off to sea






46. 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.






47. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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48. 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?






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






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