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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. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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2. Depart; set off to sea






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






4. A large piece of something without definite shape






5. Get the ball rolling






6. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak






7. Let us go outside and fight






8. Be absent from school without permission






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






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






11. To quarrel






12. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression






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

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14. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






15. Chatter - babble - speak casually






16. Silence






17. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






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






19. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






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






21. Shocked






22. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






23. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping






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






25. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment






26. Be cheerful and get on with life






27. Cheaply - inexpensively






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






29. Getting too angry






30. 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






31. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






32. 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






33. Sense of right and wrong






34. Not understand at all.






35. Be noticed by someone.

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36. Hood






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






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






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






40. Unfounded fear of being unwell






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






42. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






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. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






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






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






47. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






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






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






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