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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)






2. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all






3. Silence






4. Be absent from school without permission






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






6. Let us go outside and fight






7. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






8. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)






9. A small dark shop or restaurant






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






11. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






12. Engineless aircraft






13. Fighting alone






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






15. Shocked






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






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






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






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






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






21. Jobless






22. Not understand at all.






23. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]






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






25. Be cheerful and get on with life






26. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






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






28. Be noticed by someone.

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






30. Getting too angry






31. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






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






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






34. Seriously - really - without joking -






35. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment






36. Dance; hurry






37. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






38. 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






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






40. Cheaply - inexpensively






41. Chatter - babble - speak casually






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






43. Severe cold and fever






44. Making claims without any backup






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

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






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






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






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






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