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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. Take off with ease or speed






2. Be absent from school without permission






3. Not understand at all.






4. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






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






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






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






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






9. Severe cold and fever






10. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement






11. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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






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






14. Shocked






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






16. 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.






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






18. 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






19. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






20. 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 .......






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






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






23. A large piece of something without definite shape






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






25. Escape being caught; avoid






26. Partially melted snow






27. Pay a high price - pay too much






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






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






30. Getting too angry






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






32. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






33. A small dark shop or restaurant






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






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






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






37. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






38. Cheaply - inexpensively






39. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.






40. 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






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






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






43. Seriously - really - without joking -






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






45. Large boses for household things






46. Get the ball rolling






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






48. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






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






50. Make someone bored or repelled.