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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

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






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






3. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression






4. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






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






6. 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






7. Take off with ease or speed






8. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






9. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






10. Adj. dangerous - risky






11. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.






12. Fighting alone






13. Be cheerful and get on with life






14. A small dark shop or restaurant






15. An implement used to propel or steer a boat






16. Sense of right and wrong






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






18. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






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






20. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n






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






22. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






23. Getting too angry






24. Act before the appropriate time.






25. Partially melted snow






26. 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






27. Don't think too much about it






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






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






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






31. Unfounded fear of being unwell






32. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment






33. Large boses for household things






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






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






36. Get the ball rolling






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






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






39. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak






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






41. Jobless






42. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'






43. Make someone bored or repelled.






44. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters


45. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






46. 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 .......






47. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






48. Make way through a narrow path






49. Tools to pull apart or twist






50. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan