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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Be completely at a loss as to what to do






2. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






3. Depart; set off to sea






4. Jobless






5. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.






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

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7. An implement used to propel or steer a boat






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






9. Partially melted snow






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






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






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






13. Shocked






14. Be absent from school without permission






15. Silence






16. Dance; hurry






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






18. Make someone bored or repelled.






19. Making claims without any backup






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






21. 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 .......






22. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






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






24. Adj. dangerous - risky






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






31. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression






32. Pay a high price - pay too much






33. Unfounded fear of being unwell






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






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






36. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






37. Severe cold and fever






38. Tools to pull apart or twist






39. Getting too angry






40. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)






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






42. Be cheerful and get on with life






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






44. Hood






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






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






47. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






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






49. 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






50. 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