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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment






2. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






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






4. Be noticed by someone.

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5. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






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






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






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






9. Getting too angry






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






11. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'






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






13. 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






14. Pay a high price - pay too much






15. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






16. Don't think too much about it






17. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






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






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






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






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






22. Dance; hurry






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






24. Get the ball rolling






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






26. Act before the appropriate time.






27. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






28. Movement blocked by traffic






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






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






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






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






33. Making claims without any backup






34. Silence






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






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






37. Severe cold and fever






38. Escape being caught; avoid






39. Large boses for household things






40. 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






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






42. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance






43. Seriously - really - without joking -






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






45. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






46. Jobless






47. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping






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






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






50. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship







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