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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

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






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






3. Make someone bored or repelled.






4. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






5. Take off with ease or speed






6. Sense of right and wrong






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






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






9. 1. to work less hard or do something with less energy than before: Just relax and ......... a little. 2. to start doing something less - You should ......... on the whisky. 3. to improve or get less - The snow was .......






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






11. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






12. Unfounded fear of being unwell






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






14. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






15. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






16. 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






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






18. Make way through a narrow path






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






20. Act before the appropriate time.






21. Severe cold and fever






22. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






23. Seriously - really - without joking -






24. Partially melted snow






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






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






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






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






29. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






30. Get the ball rolling






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






32. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






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






34. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






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






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






37. A small dark shop or restaurant






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






39. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






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






41. Shocked






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






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






44. Not understand at all.






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






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






47. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive






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






49. Large boses for household things






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







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