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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






2. Silence






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






4. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






5. Take off with ease or speed






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






7. Be absent from school without permission






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






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






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






11. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing






12. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






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






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






15. Act before the appropriate time.






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






17. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






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






19. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






20. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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21. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






22. Partially melted snow






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






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






25. Make someone bored or repelled.






26. Jobless






27. Severe cold and fever






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






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






30. Hood






31. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






32. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






33. A small dark shop or restaurant






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






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






36. 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.






37. Be cheerful and get on with life






38. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






39. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak






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






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






42. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression






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






44. Don't think too much about it






45. Getting too angry






46. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy






47. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek






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






49. Get the ball rolling






50. Make way through a narrow path