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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. Make someone bored or repelled.






3. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)






4. Getting too angry






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






6. Depart; set off to sea






7. An implement used to propel or steer a boat






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






9. To quarrel






10. 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






11. Be absent from school without permission






12. Make way through a narrow path






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






14. 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 .......






15. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






16. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






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






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






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






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






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






22. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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






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






25. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






26. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek






27. Not understand at all.






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






29. Dance; hurry






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






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






32. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






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






34. Fighting alone






35. Tools to pull apart or twist






36. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment






37. Act before the appropriate time.






38. Seriously - really - without joking -






39. A large piece of something without definite shape






40. Take off with ease or speed






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






42. Escape being caught; avoid






43. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside






44. Pay a high price - pay too much






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






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






47. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






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






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






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