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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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1. Shocked






2. 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






3. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






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

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






6. Unfounded fear of being unwell






7. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.






8. Cheaply - inexpensively






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






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






11. Be completely at a loss as to what to do






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






13. Depart; set off to sea






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






15. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






16. Hood






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






18. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






19. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)






20. Silence






21. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






22. Chatter - babble - speak casually






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






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






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






26. To quarrel






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






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






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






30. Not understand at all.






31. 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.






32. Seriously - really - without joking -






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






34. A small dark shop or restaurant






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






36. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






37. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






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. 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






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






41. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






42. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






43. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression






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






45. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






46. Make way through a narrow path






47. Escape being caught; avoid






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






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






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