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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Make way through a narrow path






2. Make someone bored or repelled.






3. Escape being caught; avoid






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

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5. Getting too angry






6. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek






7. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






8. Let us go outside and fight






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






10. Be absent from school without permission






11. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






12. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






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






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






15. Jobless






16. Severe cold and fever






17. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)






18. Cheaply - inexpensively






19. Engineless aircraft






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






21. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






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






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






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






25. 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 .......






26. An implement used to propel or steer a boat






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






28. Dance; hurry






29. A large piece of something without definite shape






30. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






31. Silence






32. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






33. Making claims without any backup






34. To quarrel






35. 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






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






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






38. Seriously - really - without joking -






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






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






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






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






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






44. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






45. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment






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






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






48. Fighting alone






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






50. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)