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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. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment






2. Hood






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






4. An implement used to propel or steer a boat






5. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






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






7. Make way through a narrow path






8. 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






9. Tools to pull apart or twist






10. Silence






11. Sense of right and wrong






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






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






14. Pay a high price - pay too much






15. Partially melted snow






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






17. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






18. Dance; hurry






19. Depart; set off to sea






20. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance






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






22. Chatter - babble - speak casually






23. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






24. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)






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






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






27. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






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






29. Large boses for household things






30. 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 .......






31. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside






32. A small dark shop or restaurant






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






34. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






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






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






37. Adj. dangerous - risky






38. Fighting alone






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






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






42. 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?






43. Make someone bored or repelled.






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






45. Unfounded fear of being unwell






46. Escape being caught; avoid






47. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n






48. 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.






49. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






50. Making claims without any backup