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






2. Don't think too much about it






3. Jobless






4. Movement blocked by traffic






5. Large boses for household things






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






7. Cheaply - inexpensively






8. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






9. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






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






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






12. Making claims without any backup






13. Get the ball rolling






14. Not understand at all.






15. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..

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






17. 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






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






19. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






20. 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






21. A large piece of something without definite shape






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






23. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






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






25. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind






26. 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.






27. Be cheerful and get on with life






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






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






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






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






32. Hood






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






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






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






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






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






38. Make way through a narrow path






39. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment






40. Dance; hurry






41. Unfounded fear of being unwell






42. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






43. Be noticed by someone.

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






45. Sense of right and wrong






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






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






48. Be absent from school without permission






49. To quarrel






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