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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. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters


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






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






4. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






5. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






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






7. 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 .......






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






9. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment






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






11. Don't think too much about it






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






13. Movement blocked by traffic






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






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






16. Hood






17. Adj. dangerous - risky






18. A system in which people work a particular number of hours each week or month - but can change the times at which they start and finish each day






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






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






21. Be noticed by someone.


22. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






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






24. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






25. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






26. 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?






27. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy






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






29. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






30. Make someone bored or repelled.






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


32. Fighting alone






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






34. 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






35. Large boses for household things






36. 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






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






38. Chatter - babble - speak casually






39. An implement used to propel or steer a boat






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






41. Pay a high price - pay too much






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






43. Silence






44. 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.






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






46. Tools to pull apart or twist






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






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






49. Depart; set off to sea






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