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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

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. Fail (a test - course - etc.); give up; drop out of school; give a student a failing grade student






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






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






4. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment






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






6. To be good enough to do a particular job or to reach a particular standard: We'll give you a week's trial in the job to see how you ........... - .......... to - How will the Secretary General ......... to his new responsibilities?






7. 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 .......






8. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression






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






10. Large boses for household things






11. Severe cold and fever






12. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.






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






14. A large piece of something without definite shape






15. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground






16. Seriously - really - without joking -






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






18. Make someone bored or repelled.






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






20. To treat or represent someone or something good - beautiful etc in a way that is as good as they deserve: The photo doesn't .... her ........ - No words can ...........to the experience. do something such as a test well enough to show your real abili






21. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






22. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare






23. Hood






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






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






26. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






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






28. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






29. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them






30. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time






31. Not understand at all.






32. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






33. Be absent from school without permission






34. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






35. Escape being caught; avoid






36. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets






37. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






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






39. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing






40. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






41. Chatter - babble - speak casually






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






43. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower






44. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -






45. If necessary - if need be - in an emergency - just possibly - with difficulty; N. Amer. in a pinch; Brit. informal at a push.






46. Partially melted snow






47. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






48. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak






49. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive






50. Shocked