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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
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1. Be noticed by someone.

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2. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






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






4. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






5. Adj. dangerous - risky






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






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






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






9. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






10. Get the ball rolling






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






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






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






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






15. Tools to pull apart or twist






16. Shocked






17. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek






18. Large boses for household things






19. Making claims without any backup






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






21. Depart; set off to sea






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






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






24. Be absent from school without permission






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






26. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy






27. Make someone bored or repelled.






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






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






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






31. 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






32. 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?






33. A small dark shop or restaurant






34. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






35. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






36. 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






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






38. Sense of right and wrong






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






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






41. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






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






43. An implement used to propel or steer a boat






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






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






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






47. Make way through a narrow path






48. Seriously - really - without joking -






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






50. Jobless