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






2. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside






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






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






5. Pay a high price - pay too much






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






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






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






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

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10. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground






11. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






12. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)






13. If necessary - if need be - in an emergency - just possibly - with difficulty; N. Amer. in a pinch; Brit. informal at a push.






14. Make someone bored or repelled.






15. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess






16. Movement blocked by traffic






17. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






18. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek






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






20. Tools to pull apart or twist






21. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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22. Don't think too much about it






23. Take off with ease or speed






24. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression






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






26. 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






27. Let us go outside and fight






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






29. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






30. Shocked






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






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






33. 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.






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






35. Engineless aircraft






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






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






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






39. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






40. Not understand at all.






41. Act before the appropriate time.






42. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






43. Silence






44. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






45. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






46. Chatter - babble - speak casually






47. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






48. Adj. dangerous - risky






49. 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 .......






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