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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. 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






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






4. To quarrel






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






6. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






7. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






8. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak






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






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






11. Make way through a narrow path






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






13. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan






14. Take off with ease or speed






15. Be absent from school without permission






16. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






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






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






19. Tools to pull apart or twist






20. Getting too angry






21. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression






22. Let us go outside and fight






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






24. Hood






25. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






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






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






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






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






30. Sense of right and wrong






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


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






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






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






36. 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






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






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






39. Jobless






40. 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






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






42. Get the ball rolling






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






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






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






46. Don't think too much about it






47. Fighting alone






48. Be cheerful and get on with life






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






50. Boast - exaggerate about oneself