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TOEFL Vocab: Phrasal Verbs

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. Support in a difficulty; keep 2 a promise






2. To extinguish something - e.g. a fire or cigarette






3. Think about something carefully






4. Bring to notice; resign from; vomit






5. Register on departure






6. Desert






7. Continue






8. Establish






9. Dismount; be acquitted (free from criminal charge)






10. Recover from (an upsetting experience); over come (difficulty)






11. Develop a liking or ability for






12. Explode






13. Reduce; defeat






14. Be unable to control emotions; stop working properly; fail to function






15. Put on special or fromal clothes






16. Have a low opinion of someone or something






17. Improve






18. Elope






19. Repay money borrowed; an act of revenge or retaliation






20. Have a friendly relationship with someone






21. Confuse; involve






22. Suddenstart or sudden appearance






23. Accompany a person who is leaving to their point of departure; Brit. repel an invader or intruder; informal deal with the threat posed by; get the better of :






24. Be used until no longer usable; tire out






25. Happen






26. Allow someone to enter






27. Fulfill (expectation)






28. Write something quickly






29. Attend to; deal with something






30. Deputise






31. Begin or start






32. Discard or reject






33. Fasten (your seatbelt); repair; redecorate






34. Move to an earlier time






35. Proceed; to take place as planned






36. Announce; become exhausted or used up






37. Decrease






38. Increase






39. Be removed by brushing / rudely ignore someone






40. Constitute; invent (a story - etc); compensate (for a loss - etc); become reconciled after a quarrel; apply cosmetics






41. Enter






42. Yield; allow other traffic to go first






43. Sink or crash; be defeated in a contest






44. Investigate






45. Stop






46. Faint






47. Go away hastily






48. Accompany; match or harmonize with






49. To have no more of something to sell






50. Discover