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






2. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






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






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






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






6. Tools to pull apart or twist






7. Get the ball rolling






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






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






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






11. Chatter - babble - speak casually






12. Make way through a narrow path






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






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






15. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English






16. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion






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






18. Making claims without any backup






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






20. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place






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






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






23. 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






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






25. 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






26. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






27. A small dark shop or restaurant






28. An implement used to propel or steer a boat






29. Movement blocked by traffic






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






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






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






33. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






34. Fighting alone






35. Seriously - really - without joking -






36. 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?






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






38. Depart; set off to sea






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






40. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






41. Cheaply - inexpensively






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






43. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






44. Dance; hurry






45. Be absent from school without permission






46. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






47. 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.






48. Severe cold and fever






49. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






50. Not understand at all.