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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
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1. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English






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






3. To quarrel






4. Act before the appropriate time.






5. Make someone bored or repelled.






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






7. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






8. 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






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






10. Severe cold and fever






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






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






13. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.






14. Movement blocked by traffic






15. Don't think too much about it






16. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






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






18. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






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






20. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






21. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






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






23. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






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






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






26. Be cheerful and get on with life






27. Escape being caught; avoid






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






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






30. 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






31. 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






32. Adj. dangerous - risky






33. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






34. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably






35. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






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






37. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






38. Dance; hurry






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






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






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

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42. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek






43. Seriously - really - without joking -






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






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






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






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






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






49. Pay a high price - pay too much






50. A cabinet containing an automatic record player