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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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1. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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2. Large boses for household things






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






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






5. Let us go outside and fight






6. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak






7. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






8. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression






9. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)






10. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






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






12. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant






13. 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






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






15. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






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






17. To quarrel






18. Pay a high price - pay too much






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






20. A large piece of something without definite shape






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






22. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






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






24. 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






25. Be absent from school without permission






26. An implement used to propel or steer a boat






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






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






29. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






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






31. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






32. Silence






33. Jobless






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






35. A small dark shop or restaurant






36. 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?






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






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






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






40. Engineless aircraft






41. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment






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






43. Be noticed by someone.

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44. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.






45. Make way through a narrow path






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






47. Getting too angry






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






49. Be cheerful and get on with life






50. 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