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






2. Not understand at all.






3. 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






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






5. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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6. Shocked






7. An implement used to propel or steer a boat






8. Getting too angry






9. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






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






11. Hood






12. Cheaply - inexpensively






13. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






14. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






15. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






16. Movement blocked by traffic






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






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






19. Fail (a test - course - etc.); give up; drop out of school; give a student a failing grade student






20. 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






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






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






23. Engineless aircraft






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






25. Fighting alone






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






27. A large piece of something without definite shape






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






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






30. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Sense of right and wrong






40. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression






41. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






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






43. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)






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






45. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






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






47. A small dark shop or restaurant






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






49. 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






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