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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






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






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


4. Hood






5. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind






6. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






7. Making claims without any backup






8. 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 .......






9. Dance; hurry






10. 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






11. Make way through a narrow path






12. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak






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






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






15. Seriously - really - without joking -






16. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters


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






18. Take off with ease or speed






19. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment






20. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek






21. Cheaply - inexpensively






22. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






23. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






24. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






25. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






26. Large boses for household things






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






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






29. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






30. Severe cold and fever






31. Don't think too much about it






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






33. Depart; set off to sea






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






35. Let us go outside and fight






36. Adj. dangerous - risky






37. Not understand at all.






38. Jobless






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






40. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






41. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






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






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






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






45. Movement blocked by traffic






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






47. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






48. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n






49. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






50. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression