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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. Be completely at a loss as to what to do






2. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






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






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






5. Make way through a narrow path






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






7. Making claims without any backup






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






9. Get the ball rolling






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






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






12. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)






13. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






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. 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






22. Be cheerful and get on with life






23. 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.






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






25. Let us go outside and fight






26. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






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






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






29. Dance; hurry






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






31. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






32. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment






33. Shocked






34. To quarrel






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






36. Getting too angry






37. Engineless aircraft






38. A large piece of something without definite shape






39. Seriously - really - without joking -






40. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak






41. Make someone bored or repelled.






42. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






43. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.






44. Hood






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






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






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






48. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






49. Tools to pull apart or twist






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