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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
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1. Depart; set off to sea






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






3. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






4. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






5. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






6. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak






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






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






9. Movement blocked by traffic






10. Severe cold and fever






11. Shocked






12. Make someone bored or repelled.






13. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






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






15. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets






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






17. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:






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






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






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






21. To quarrel






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






23. Fail (a test - course - etc.); give up; drop out of school; give a student a failing grade student






24. Let us go outside and fight






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






26. Cheaply - inexpensively






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






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






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






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






31. Be noticed by someone.

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32. Sense of right and wrong






33. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek






34. 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?






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






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






37. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






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






46. Adj. dangerous - risky






47. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






48. Chatter - babble - speak casually






49. Unfounded fear of being unwell






50. 1. not definite or certain - and may be changed later SYN provisional OPP definite: I passed on my t...... conclusions to the police. The government is taking t......... steps towards tackling the country's economic problems. 2. done without confiden