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






2. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression






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






4. Be cheerful and get on with life






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






6. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






7. To quarrel






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

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9. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






10. An implement used to propel or steer a boat






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






12. Fighting alone






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






14. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time






15. A small dark shop or restaurant






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






17. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






18. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






19. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






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






21. Seriously - really - without joking -






22. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






23. Cheaply - inexpensively






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






25. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






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






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






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






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






30. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






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. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






33. Don't think too much about it






34. Not understand at all.






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






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






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






38. Unfounded fear of being unwell






39. Get the ball rolling






40. Sense of right and wrong






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






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






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






44. Make way through a narrow path






45. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






46. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer






47. Dance; hurry






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






49. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






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