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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Be completely at a loss as to what to do






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






3. Make way through a narrow path






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






5. Movement blocked by traffic






6. 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 .......






7. Pay a high price - pay too much






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






9. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






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






11. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






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






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






14. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure






15. Sense of right and wrong






16. Tools to pull apart or twist






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






18. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






19. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






20. Jobless






21. Adj. dangerous - risky






22. Not understand at all.






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






24. Be noticed by someone.

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25. Shocked






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






27. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






28. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






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

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






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






32. Be absent from school without permission






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






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






35. 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






36. 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






37. Get the ball rolling






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






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






40. 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.






41. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






42. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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43. A small dark shop or restaurant






44. Make someone bored or repelled.






45. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






46. 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






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






48. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






49. Escape being caught; avoid






50. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship