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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Sense of right and wrong






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






3. 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?






4. Making claims without any backup






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






6. 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 .......






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






8. Make someone bored or repelled.






9. Let us go outside and fight






10. 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






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






12. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






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






14. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






15. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






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

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17. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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18. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek






19. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing






20. 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






21. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)






22. Engineless aircraft






23. Tools to pull apart or twist






24. Cheaply - inexpensively






25. Act before the appropriate time.






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






27. Unfounded fear of being unwell






28. Dance; hurry






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






30. Take off with ease or speed






31. Be absent from school without permission






32. Pay a high price - pay too much






33. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets






34. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






35. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






43. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






44. Adj. dangerous - risky






45. Large boses for household things






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






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






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






49. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






50. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information







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