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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
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1. 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






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






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






4. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






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






6. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek






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






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






9. Tools to pull apart or twist






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






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






12. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






13. To quarrel






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






15. Seriously - really - without joking -






16. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






17. Chatter - babble - speak casually






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






19. 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






20. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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






22. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






23. A small dark shop or restaurant






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






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

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






27. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






28. Shocked






29. Pay a high price - pay too much






30. Escape being caught; avoid






31. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression






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






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






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






35. Be cheerful and get on with life






36. Getting too angry






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






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






39. Make way through a narrow path






40. Movement blocked by traffic






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






42. 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






43. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






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






45. Sense of right and wrong






46. Cheaply - inexpensively






47. 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?






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






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






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