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

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2. Engineless aircraft






3. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






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






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






6. Make way through a narrow path






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






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






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






10. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






11. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






12. Getting too angry






13. Not understand at all.






14. 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






15. Take off with ease or speed






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






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






18. Depart; set off to sea






19. Fighting alone






20. 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 .......






21. 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






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






23. Make someone bored or repelled.






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






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






26. Movement blocked by traffic






27. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






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






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






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






31. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.






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






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






34. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






35. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak






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






37. Don't think too much about it






38. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






39. Get the ball rolling






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






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






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






43. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






44. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof






45. Seriously - really - without joking -






46. Act before the appropriate time.






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






48. Shocked






49. Pay a high price - pay too much






50. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained