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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. Movement blocked by traffic






2. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment






3. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






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






5. Not understand at all.






6. Cheaply - inexpensively






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






8. Adj. dangerous - risky






9. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






10. Pay a high price - pay too much






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






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






13. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek






14. To quarrel






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






16. 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?






17. Be absent from school without permission






18. Tools to pull apart or twist






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






20. Sense of right and wrong






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






22. If necessary - if need be - in an emergency - just possibly - with difficulty; N. Amer. in a pinch; Brit. informal at a push.






23. 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






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






25. Make way through a narrow path






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






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






28. Let us go outside and fight






29. Silence






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






31. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






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






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






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






35. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






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






37. Take off with ease or speed






38. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






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






40. Partially melted snow






41. Hood






42. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure






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






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






45. Don't think too much about it






46. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters


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






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






49. An implement used to propel or steer a boat






50. Chatter - babble - speak casually