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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them






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






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






4. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






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






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






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






8. An implement used to propel or steer a boat






9. Pay a high price - pay too much






10. Dance; hurry






11. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






12. Adj. dangerous - risky






13. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






14. Don't think too much about it






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






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






17. Act before the appropriate time.






18. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






19. Take off with ease or speed






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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 .......






26. 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






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






28. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






29. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






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






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






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

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33. Jobless






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






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






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






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






38. Movement blocked by traffic






39. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure






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






41. 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






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






43. Be absent from school without permission






44. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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






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






47. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






48. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






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






50. Gale n. tempest - strong wind