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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Let us go outside and fight






2. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






3. Be cheerful and get on with life






4. 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 .......






5. Not understand at all.






6. Tools to pull apart or twist






7. A small dark shop or restaurant






8. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






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






10. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






11. Take off with ease or speed






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






13. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






14. Cheaply - inexpensively






15. Adj. dangerous - risky






16. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression






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






18. Escape being caught; avoid






19. Silence






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






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






22. Make way through a narrow path






23. Pay a high price - pay too much






24. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






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






26. Severe cold and fever






27. Chatter - babble - speak casually






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






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






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






31. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






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






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






34. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






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






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






37. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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






39. Unfounded fear of being unwell






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






41. Act before the appropriate time.






42. Sense of right and wrong






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






44. Be absent from school without permission






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






46. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time






47. Fighting alone






48. A large piece of something without definite shape






49. It is so unpleasant that you do not want to be near it - or it makes you feel ill - The smell r........ him. 2. [transitive] to make someone who is attacking you go away - by fighting them: The army was ready to ....... an attack. 3. [transitive] to






50. Get the ball rolling