Test your basic knowledge |

TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts






2. Act before the appropriate time.






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






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






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






6. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.






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

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


8. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






9. Dance; hurry






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






11. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






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






13. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






20. Take off with ease or speed






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






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






23. 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






24. Make way through a narrow path






25. Make someone bored or repelled.






26. A large piece of something without definite shape






27. Movement blocked by traffic






28. An implement used to propel or steer a boat






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






30. Not understand at all.






31. Get the ball rolling






32. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____






33. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






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






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






36. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


37. Let us go outside and fight






38. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






39. Depart; set off to sea






40. Be cheerful and get on with life






41. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






42. Hood






43. To treat or represent someone or something good - beautiful etc in a way that is as good as they deserve: The photo doesn't .... her ........ - No words can ...........to the experience. do something such as a test well enough to show your real abili






44. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






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






46. Pay a high price - pay too much






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






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






49. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






50. Shocked