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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. 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?






2. Not understand at all.






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






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






5. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






6. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






7. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






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






9. Unfounded fear of being unwell






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






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






12. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






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






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






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






16. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






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






18. 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






19. Escape being caught; avoid






20. An implement used to propel or steer a boat






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






22. Jobless






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






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






25. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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






27. Act before the appropriate time.






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






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






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






31. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






32. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)






33. Hood






34. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






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






36. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek






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






38. A large piece of something without definite shape






39. Getting too angry






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






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






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






43. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment






44. Tools to pull apart or twist






45. Silence






46. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






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






48. A small dark shop or restaurant






49. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






50. 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 .......