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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






2. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






3. 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






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






5. Hood






6. Adj. dangerous - risky






7. Escape being caught; avoid






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






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






10. Fighting alone






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






12. 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 .......






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






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






15. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak






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






17. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






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






19. Shocked






20. Severe cold and fever






21. Unfounded fear of being unwell






22. Engineless aircraft






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






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






25. Let us go outside and fight






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






27. Be noticed by someone.

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






29. Making claims without any backup






30. Take off with ease or speed






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






32. To quarrel






33. Cheaply - inexpensively






34. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek






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






36. Be absent from school without permission






37. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






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






39. 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






40. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)






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






42. Not understand at all.






43. Make way through a narrow path






44. Be completely at a loss as to what to do






45. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






46. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






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






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






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






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