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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them






2. 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.






3. A large piece of something without definite shape






4. Hood






5. Unfounded fear of being unwell






6. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive






7. A small dark shop or restaurant






8. Getting too angry






9. Act before the appropriate time.






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






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






12. Take off with ease or speed






13. Dance; hurry






14. Seriously - really - without joking -






15. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion






16. Jobless






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






18. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






19. 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






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






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






22. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)






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






24. Depart; set off to sea






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






26. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






27. An implement used to propel or steer a boat






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






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






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






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






32. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






33. Large boses for household things






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






35. 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?






36. Be absent from school without permission






37. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






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






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






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






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






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






43. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






44. Be cheerful and get on with life






45. 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






46. Shocked






47. Making claims without any backup






48. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






49. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek






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