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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. Unfounded fear of being unwell






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






3. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment






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






5. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)






6. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.






7. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






8. Jobless






9. 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.






10. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






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






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






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






14. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






23. Get the ball rolling






24. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






25. Let us go outside and fight






26. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






27. Severe cold and fever






28. 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 .......






29. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






30. Take off with ease or speed






31. Making claims without any backup






32. Partially melted snow






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






34. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






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






36. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression






37. To quarrel






38. Not understand at all.






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






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






41. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek






42. Hood






43. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






44. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time






45. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






46. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






47. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all






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






49. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak






50. Cheaply - inexpensively