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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
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1. 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






2. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






3. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak






4. Act before the appropriate time.






5. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






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






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






8. Fighting alone






9. Jobless






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






11. Take off with ease or speed






12. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






13. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.






14. Movement blocked by traffic






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






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






17. Shocked






18. Adj. dangerous - risky






19. Be absent from school without permission






20. A large piece of something without definite shape






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






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






23. Hood






24. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)






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






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






27. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






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






29. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






30. 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






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






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






33. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






34. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..

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35. Making claims without any backup






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






37. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression






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






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






40. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






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






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






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






44. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






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






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






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






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






49. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






50. 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 .......