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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. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance






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






3. 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.






4. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)






5. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






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






7. A small dark shop or restaurant






8. Be cheerful and get on with life






9. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






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






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






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






13. Seriously - really - without joking -






14. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak






15. Severe cold and fever






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






17. 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






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






19. 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?






20. Get the ball rolling






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






22. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess






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






24. Act before the appropriate time.






25. 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 .......






26. Let us go outside and fight






27. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






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






29. Cheaply - inexpensively






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






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






32. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






33. Chatter - babble - speak casually






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






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






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






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






38. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






39. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






40. Adj. dangerous - risky






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






42. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Shocked






50. Be absent from school without permission