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






2. Tools to pull apart or twist






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






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






5. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






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






7. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






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






9. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






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






11. Hood






12. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






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






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






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






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






17. Don't think too much about it






18. Depart; set off to sea






19. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






20. To make someone react less strongly to something by making them become used to it - ......... somebody to something - Does TV ........ people to violence? — d.........zation






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






22. Silence






23. Be noticed by someone.

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24. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






25. Make someone bored or repelled.






26. Adj. dangerous - risky






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






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






29. 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 .......






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






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

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






33. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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34. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






35. Seriously - really - without joking -






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






37. 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






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






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






40. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)






41. Partially melted snow






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






43. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






44. An implement used to propel or steer a boat






45. Pay a high price - pay too much






46. Cheaply - inexpensively






47. Movement blocked by traffic






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






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






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