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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
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  • 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. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






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






3. Make way through a narrow path






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






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






6. 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






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






8. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






9. Making claims without any backup






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






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

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12. 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






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






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






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






16. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek






17. 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 .......






18. Large boses for household things






19. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






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






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






22. Hood






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






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






25. Tools to pull apart or twist






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






27. 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






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






29. Cheaply - inexpensively






30. To quarrel






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






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






33. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:






34. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.






35. Seriously - really - without joking -






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






37. Severe cold and fever






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






39. An implement used to propel or steer a boat






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






41. 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






42. Sense of right and wrong






43. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






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






45. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






46. Be noticed by someone.

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






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






49. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






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







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