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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
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1. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably






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






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






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






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






6. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak






7. Chatter - babble - speak casually






8. Jobless






9. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






10. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)






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






12. Escape being caught; avoid






13. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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14. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






15. Adj. dangerous - risky






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






17. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive






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






19. Be cheerful and get on with life






20. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof






21. Silence






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






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






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






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

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26. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






27. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






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






29. 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






30. A small dark shop or restaurant






31. Dance; hurry






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






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






34. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






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






36. Partially melted snow






37. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






38. Make way through a narrow path






39. Fighting alone






40. Seriously - really - without joking -






41. Be absent from school without permission






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






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






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






45. To treat or represent someone or something good - beautiful etc in a way that is as good as they deserve: The photo doesn't .... her ........ - No words can ...........to the experience. do something such as a test well enough to show your real abili






46. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






47. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






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






49. Get the ball rolling






50. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets