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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






2. Cheaply - inexpensively






3. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






4. Making claims without any backup






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






6. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






7. 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






8. Let us go outside and fight






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






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






11. 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






12. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






20. 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






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






22. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






23. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






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






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






26. Fighting alone






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






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






29. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy






30. Sense of right and wrong






31. Hood






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






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






34. Pay a high price - pay too much






35. Take off with ease or speed






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






37. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek






38. Escape being caught; avoid






39. 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 .......






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






41. Be noticed by someone.

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42. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






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






44. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






45. Jobless






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






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






48. Adj. dangerous - risky






49. A small dark shop or restaurant






50. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer