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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. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






2. Chatter - babble - speak casually






3. 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.






4. Get the ball rolling






5. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts






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






7. A small dark shop or restaurant






8. 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






9. Act before the appropriate time.






10. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






11. Escape being caught; avoid






12. 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?






13. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






14. Getting too angry






15. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






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






17. Not understand at all.






18. Shocked






19. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression






20. A system in which people work a particular number of hours each week or month - but can change the times at which they start and finish each day






21. Make way through a narrow path






22. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






23. Partially melted snow






24. Jobless






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






26. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






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






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






29. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably






30. Adj. dangerous - risky






31. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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






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






34. Tools to pull apart or twist






35. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment






36. Make someone bored or repelled.






37. Making claims without any backup






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






39. To make someone react less strongly to something by making them become used to it - ......... somebody to something - Does TV ........ people to violence? — d.........zation






40. Large boses for household things






41. Be completely at a loss as to what to do






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






43. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry






44. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.






45. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:






46. 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






47. Dance; hurry






48. Let us go outside and fight






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






50. To quarrel