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






2. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






3. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.






4. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






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






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






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

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






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






10. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






11. Let us go outside and fight






12. Adj. dangerous - risky






13. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






14. Get the ball rolling






15. Be noticed by someone.

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16. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






17. Seriously - really - without joking -






18. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak






19. Unfounded fear of being unwell






20. Make someone bored or repelled.






21. Hood






22. Partially melted snow






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






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






25. 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?






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






27. Not understand at all.






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






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






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






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






32. 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






33. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






34. Be absent from school without permission






35. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower






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






37. A small dark shop or restaurant






38. 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 .......






39. Tools to pull apart or twist






40. Escape being caught; avoid






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






42. Silence






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






44. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






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






46. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






47. Pay a high price - pay too much






48. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






49. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression






50. If insects - rats etc ..... a place - there are a lot of them and they usually cause damage - be ............ with something - The kitchen was ......with cockroaches.