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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. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






2. Adj. dangerous - risky






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






4. Act before the appropriate time.






5. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






6. Partially melted snow






7. 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






8. Let us go outside and fight






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






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






11. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek






12. A system in which people work a particular number of hours each week or month - but can change the times at which they start and finish each day






13. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Fighting alone






21. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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






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






24. Engineless aircraft






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






26. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






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






28. Sense of right and wrong






29. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






30. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression






31. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






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






33. Chatter - babble - speak casually






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

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35. Don't think too much about it






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






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






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






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






40. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan






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






42. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






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






44. Getting too angry






45. 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 .......






46. Be absent from school without permission






47. Be noticed by someone.

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






49. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment






50. Be completely at a loss as to what to do