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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Pay a high price - pay too much






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Tools to pull apart or twist






11. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






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






13. Adj. dangerous - risky






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






15. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably






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






17. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






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






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






20. Chatter - babble - speak casually






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






22. Getting too angry






23. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression






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






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






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






27. Make someone bored or repelled.






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






29. Be absent from school without permission






30. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






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






32. Hood






33. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






34. 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






35. Escape being caught; avoid






36. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






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






38. 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






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






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






41. Be completely at a loss as to what to do






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






43. Shocked






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






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






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






47. Don't think too much about it






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






49. A large piece of something without definite shape






50. Become or cause to become soft or liquid