Test your basic knowledge |

TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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






2. Depart; set off to sea






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






4. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






5. Get the ball rolling






6. Chatter - babble - speak casually






7. 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






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






9. 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 .......






10. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






11. Seriously - really - without joking -






12. Shocked






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






19. Tools to pull apart or twist






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






21. Engineless aircraft






22. Make way through a narrow path






23. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






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






25. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression






26. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak






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






28. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






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






30. Be absent from school without permission






31. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






32. 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






33. Not understand at all.






34. 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.






35. 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






36. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






37. Unfounded fear of being unwell






38. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






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






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






41. Adj. dangerous - risky






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






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






44. Act before the appropriate time.






45. Fighting alone






46. Jobless






47. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






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






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

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


50. To quarrel