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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. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement






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






3. Get the ball rolling






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






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






6. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)






7. Be cheerful and get on with life






8. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






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






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






11. Take off with ease or speed






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






14. Severe cold and fever






15. Be noticed by someone.

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

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






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






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






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






21. Getting too angry






22. Making claims without any backup






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






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






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






26. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






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






28. To quarrel






29. Fighting alone






30. Shocked






31. Act before the appropriate time.






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






33. 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?






34. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






35. Sense of right and wrong






36. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






37. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






38. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






39. 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






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






41. Pay a high price - pay too much






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






43. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






44. Hood






45. Let us go outside and fight






46. Jobless






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






48. Be absent from school without permission






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






50. A small dark shop or restaurant