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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. Don't think too much about it






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






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






4. Be absent from school without permission






5. Fighting alone






6. Pay a high price - pay too much






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






8. Act before the appropriate time.






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






10. Tools to pull apart or twist






11. Sense of right and wrong






12. To quarrel






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






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






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






16. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






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






18. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






19. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






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






21. Escape being caught; avoid






22. Movement blocked by traffic






23. Silence






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






25. Make someone bored or repelled.






26. An implement used to propel or steer a boat






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






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






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






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






31. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






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






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






34. Not understand at all.






35. Be cheerful and get on with life






36. 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






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






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






39. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






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






41. 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 .......






42. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






43. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






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






45. Making claims without any backup






46. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






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






48. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably






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






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