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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Make way through a narrow path






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






3. Depart; set off to sea






4. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






5. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression






6. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.






7. 1. not definite or certain - and may be changed later SYN provisional OPP definite: I passed on my t...... conclusions to the police. The government is taking t......... steps towards tackling the country's economic problems. 2. done without confiden






8. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..


9. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.






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






11. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)






12. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping






13. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






14. It is so unpleasant that you do not want to be near it - or it makes you feel ill - The smell r........ him. 2. [transitive] to make someone who is attacking you go away - by fighting them: The army was ready to ....... an attack. 3. [transitive] to






15. Pay a high price - pay too much






16. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






17. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure






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






19. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






20. Silence






21. Shocked






22. Be absent from school without permission






23. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.






24. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance






25. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted






26. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.






27. Seriously - really - without joking -






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






29. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all






30. If insects - rats etc ..... a place - there are a lot of them and they usually cause damage - be ............ with something - The kitchen was ......with cockroaches.






31. Making claims without any backup






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






33. Chatter - babble - speak casually






34. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment






35. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






36. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess






37. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive






38. Adj. dangerous - risky






39. 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 .......






40. Partially melted snow






41. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak






42. Tools to pull apart or twist






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






44. Get the ball rolling






45. Fighting alone






46. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____






47. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






48. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






49. Dance; hurry






50. Not understand at all.