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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. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts






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






3. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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4. Getting too angry






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






6. 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






7. Making claims without any backup






8. 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






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






10. A large piece of something without definite shape






11. A small dark shop or restaurant






12. An implement used to propel or steer a boat






13. Large boses for household things






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






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






16. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak






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






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

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19. Not understand at all.






20. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






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






22. Movement blocked by traffic






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






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






25. Tools to pull apart or twist






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






27. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






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






29. Don't think too much about it






30. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]






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






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






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






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






35. Shocked






36. Severe cold and fever






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






38. Unfounded fear of being unwell






39. Cheaply - inexpensively






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






41. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek






42. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






43. Sense of right and wrong






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






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






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






47. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






48. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






49. Engineless aircraft






50. Escape being caught; avoid






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