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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Cheaply - inexpensively






2. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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3. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)






4. Silence






5. A small dark shop or restaurant






6. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






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

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






9. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






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






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






12. Large boses for household things






13. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






14. Dance; hurry






15. To quarrel






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






17. An implement used to propel or steer a boat






18. Sense of right and wrong






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






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






21. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof






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






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






24. Depart; set off to sea






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






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






27. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak






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






29. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






30. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind






31. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement






32. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






33. Unfounded fear of being unwell






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






35. Getting too angry






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






37. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.






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






39. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






40. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






41. Shocked






42. Seriously - really - without joking -






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






44. Be cheerful and get on with life






45. Movement blocked by traffic






46. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






47. 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






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






49. Make someone bored or repelled.






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