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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. Go away hastily






2. Fail to achieved






3. Investigate






4. Progress at same pace as others; maintain






5. Support a person for the duration of a difficult time.






6. Cause to happen






7. Move to an earlier time






8. Postpone; to delay doing something because you do not want to do it now






9. Reduce the size - amount or number of something / kill a tree






10. Accompany; match or harmonize with






11. Quit; cease to participate






12. To show how silly something or somebody is by imitating them in a funny way (informal)






13. Expel; produce by work






14. To demolish a building that is no longer used






15. Write an account of






16. Explode






17. Bring people together; a summary of facts or figures






18. Stay away






19. Yield; allow other traffic to go first






20. Distribute or present






21. Cease working; cease business






22. Interrupt






23. Banish






24. Despatch; circulate






25. Return






26. Enlarge; become plumper






27. Increase






28. Shut securely






29. Speak in defence of






30. To be communicated or understood






31. 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 :






32. Examination






33. Allow to be released






34. Die






35. Register on departure






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






37. To give something to a person in authority






38. Confuse; involve






39. Begin or start






40. Take care of






41. Attend to; deal with something






42. Treat someone unfairly by criticizing






43. Quarrel






44. Look after; take care






45. Sink or crash; be defeated in a contest






46. Begin a journey






47. Announce; become exhausted or used up






48. Think of the past






49. Ask for help






50. Make sure someone is ok