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TOEFL Vocab: Phrasal Verbs

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Speak in defence of
stand up 4
look into
come about
fall off

2. Occupy; take as a hobby or business
give in to
turn up
take up
lay on

3. Obtain
come by
bring in
give way to
make off

4. Keep(a danger - etc.) at a distance
give in to
turn up
ward off
pass away

5. Cease working; cease business
let in
put up
make for
shut down

6. Quit; cease to participate
ask for
give out
drop out
get off

7. Proceed; to take place as planned
go ahead
look on
make for
get away

8. Elope
brush off
give away
back away
run off

9. Confess or admit
pull off
ask for
own up
wind up

10. Retreat
bring up
get on with
see something of
back away

11. Postpone; to delay doing something because you do not want to do it now
wind up
see through
put off
pass away

12. Faint
pay up
go off
black out
bring back

13. Abolish; get rid of
take off
add in
do away with
check up on someone

14. Treat someone unfairly by criticizing
look forward to
set in
set out
pick on

15. Say aloud
call out
make for
look up
carry over

16. Appear; emerge
come out
drop by
run out (of)
live off (or on)

17. To come from behind and reach the same level as someone who is ahead of you
go with
let in
catch up
go over

18. Attend to; deal with something
move on
point out
pull out
see to

19. Steal something and hurry away with it
put out
make off with
see something of
carry over

20. Support a person for the duration of a difficult time.
chew over
keep off
see someone through
go off

21. Continue
set back
carry on
pay back
get round to

22. Spend a specified amount of time with (someone) socially; spend some time in (a place)
stand up 4
drop out
lay up
see something of

23. Rise
get up
take off
see to
wear off

24. A remark intended to humiliate or criticize someone.
call on
get through
wind up
put down

25. Accept extra work or responsibility
take on
make off
break out
keep off

26. Pass responsibility to someone else
hand over
set in
run down
pass away

27. 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 :
put on
go for
see someone off
bring out

28. To look at or check something very carefully
walk out on
go over
built up
run off

29. Bring to notice; resign from; vomit
fill out
die down
put out
throw up

30. Distribute or present
look after
carry over
break down
give away

31. Sink or crash; be defeated in a contest
go down
live through
drop out
take after

32. Depend on (someone or something) as a source of income or support
come in
look out
live off (or on)
back out

33. Support
look in on (someone)
come up
fill out
back up

34. Something transferred or resulting from a previous situation or context
carry over
bring down
make up
let off

35. Fire
set out
lay off
carry on
fit in

36. To start something very lively or energetic
come about
stand 4
put on
launch into

37. Arrange
wear off
fix up
go over
break down

38. Choose carefully from a group
pick out
throw out
hand over
call off

39. To have no more of something to sell
miss out
come round
sell out (of)
bring off

40. Make visible; arrive
give up
carry on
hand over
show up

41. Pass responsibility to someone else
turn to
hand over
live up to
put off

42. Look for info in a dictionary
mix up
look up
keep up
ask for

43. Faint; graduate
chew over
keep off
come along
pass out

44. Persist with an undertaking until it is completed.
see something through
give away
take up
fill up

45. Empty
empty out
see someone through
look up (of a situtation)
check up

46. Investigate
go through
run off
look into
make off with

47. Do something wrong and not be punished
live through
eat out
get away with
stand up 4

48. Deceive; provide a place for someone to stay
get by
look after
give in to
take in

49. Be careful
see something through
look out
bring down
set in

50. Think about something till you understand it
give way to
hold up
take up
figure out