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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping






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






3. Jobless






4. 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






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






6. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






7. Unfounded fear of being unwell






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






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






10. To treat or represent someone or something good - beautiful etc in a way that is as good as they deserve: The photo doesn't .... her ........ - No words can ...........to the experience. do something such as a test well enough to show your real abili






11. Escape being caught; avoid






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






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






14. Don't think too much about it






15. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak






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






17. An implement used to propel or steer a boat






18. Tools to pull apart or twist






19. 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 .......






20. Dance; hurry






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






22. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek






23. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






24. Make someone bored or repelled.






25. Be cheerful and get on with life






26. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






27. Take off with ease or speed






28. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension






29. Get the ball rolling






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






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






32. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)






33. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






34. Sense of right and wrong






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. 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






37. Not understand at all.






38. 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.






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






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






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






42. Adj. dangerous - risky






43. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






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






45. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment






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






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






48. Make way through a narrow path






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






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