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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Escape being caught; avoid






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






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






4. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






5. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.






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






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






8. 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?






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






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






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






12. Movement blocked by traffic






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






14. Act before the appropriate time.






15. Shocked






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






17. An implement used to propel or steer a boat






18. Make someone bored or repelled.






19. 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






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






21. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






22. Fighting alone






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






24. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






25. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






26. Get the ball rolling






27. Be cheerful and get on with life






28. 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






29. Be absent from school without permission






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






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






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






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






34. Unfounded fear of being unwell






35. It is so unpleasant that you do not want to be near it - or it makes you feel ill - The smell r........ him. 2. [transitive] to make someone who is attacking you go away - by fighting them: The army was ready to ....... an attack. 3. [transitive] to






36. Take off with ease or speed






37. To quarrel






38. A large piece of something without definite shape






39. Chatter - babble - speak casually






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






41. Jobless






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






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






44. Engineless aircraft






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






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






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






48. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






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






50. Container used to hold water for washing oneself