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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. Severe cold and fever






2. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry






3. Movement blocked by traffic






4. Pay a high price - pay too much






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






6. Sense of right and wrong






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






8. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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9. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'






10. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak






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






12. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






13. Adj. dangerous - risky






14. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






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






16. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






17. Shocked






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






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






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






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






22. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






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






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






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






27. Make way through a narrow path






28. Don't think too much about it






29. Let us go outside and fight






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






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






32. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






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






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






35. 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






36. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment






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






38. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






39. Silence






40. Getting too angry






41. Not understand at all.






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






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






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






45. Cheaply - inexpensively






46. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






47. Be cheerful and get on with life






48. An implement used to propel or steer a boat






49. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






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