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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Make someone bored or repelled.






2. 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.






3. Sense of right and wrong






4. Getting too angry






5. Be cheerful and get on with life






6. Take off with ease or speed






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






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






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






10. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






11. An implement used to propel or steer a boat






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






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






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






15. Chatter - babble - speak casually






16. Silence






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






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






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






20. Be absent from school without permission






21. Depart; set off to sea






22. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression






23. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






24. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






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






26. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






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






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






29. Engineless aircraft






30. Making claims without any backup






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






32. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






33. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






34. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






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






36. To quarrel






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






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






39. Pay a high price - pay too much






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






41. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






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






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






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






45. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment






46. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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






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






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






50. Partially melted snow