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TOEFL Vocab: Phrasal Verbs

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Switch off or shut off
turn off
give off
take on
show off

2. Be removed by brushing / rudely ignore someone
cut in
put up with
brush off
pay back

3. Allow someone to enter
calm down
round up
let in
hand over

4. Rely
count on
get over
drop by
get off

5. Persist with an undertaking until it is completed.
cut in
see something through
pick out
back out

6. Become unattached
make out
come off
wear off
stand in

7. Investigate
lay on
go ahead
look into
make out

8. To move or develop more slowly than others
lag behind
get by
get on with
look forward to

9. Accept
pay back
make for
face up to
take after

10. Happen
mix up
stand up 4
come about
pile up

11. Invert
dress up
turn over
check out
carry out

12. Abolish; get rid of
write up
see someone off
own up
do away with

13. Discover
round up
find out
drop in
look up to

14. Occupy; take as a hobby or business
bring out
take up
cut down
set out

15. Amount to; regain consciousness
come to
go up
get away
send for

16. Repay money borrowed; an act of revenge or retaliation
pay back
take after
run out (of)
fit in

17. Elope
run off
stand by
carry on
fill in

18. Examination
turn over
see through
check up
turn to

19. To sing a song or play an instrument (informal)
give away
belt out
look on
call off

20. Retreat
hold up
look forward to
back away
come up

21. Enter
see something of
come in
drop in
put up with

22. Constitute; invent (a story - etc); compensate (for a loss - etc); become reconciled after a quarrel; apply cosmetics
give up
make up
bring out
lag behind

23. Provide
ward off
bring about
calm down
lay on

24. Come successfully through an illness or difficulty
pull through
launch into
call off
pull off

25. Have a friendly relationship with someone
pick on
get on with
look back
calm down

26. Progress at same pace as others; maintain
look up (of a situtation)
keep up
look up to
come along

27. Increase in weight; dress; pretend
put on
lag behind
give up
get across

28. To be communicated or understood
get over
give off
get across
drink up

29. To give something to a person in authority
hand in (to)
take off
lay on
bring about

30. A remark intended to humiliate or criticize someone.
ward off
see after
put down
throw out

31. Increase
add up
move on
add to
add in

32. Not be deceived by; not abandoned before completion
see through
do away with
keep up
fill in

33. Enter by force
show off
hand something on
break in
shut down

34. Support a person for the duration of a difficult time.
go through
give off
see someone through
count on

35. Bring or come to an end
get round to
break off
live through
wind up

36. Demand
call for
let down
send away
bring round

37. Watch without getting involve
send out
look on
make up
bring down

38. Interrupt
look into
get across
barge in
set up

39. Put on special or fromal clothes
run off
get by
dress up
barge in

40. Continue
look up to
pass away
come to
keep on

41. Attend to; deal with
barge in
come up with
see about
hand something on

42. Yield; allow other traffic to go first
come by
give way to
keep up
show up

43. Look after; take care
bring forward
wind up
see after
drop out

44. Finish your drink
drink up
bring down
lay up
call out

45. Take care of
come out
do away with
look after
wear out

46. Fill completely
take after
shut up
black out
fill up

47. Refuse(an offer); decrease the volume
set up
get over
turn down
sendup

48. Pass off gradually
wear off
write up
keep off
get by

49. Bring people together; a summary of facts or figures
round up
break out
go with
set up

50. Keep(a danger - etc.) at a distance
ward off
brush off
turn up
make off with