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






2. Movement blocked by traffic






3. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment






4. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






5. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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






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






8. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






9. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






10. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






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






12. Get the ball rolling






13. Be cheerful and get on with life






14. Be completely at a loss as to what to do






15. Adj. dangerous - risky






16. Make way through a narrow path






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






18. Chatter - babble - speak casually






19. Depart; set off to sea






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






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






22. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






23. Hood






24. Getting too angry






25. Seriously - really - without joking -






26. Fighting alone






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






28. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






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






30. Sense of right and wrong






31. 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 .......






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






33. Don't think too much about it






34. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)






35. Unfounded fear of being unwell






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






37. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






38. Tools to pull apart or twist






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






40. 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






41. Silence






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






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






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






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






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






47. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






48. Let us go outside and fight






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






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