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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

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






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






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






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






5. Jobless






6. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:






7. 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






8. Pay a high price - pay too much






9. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)






10. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.






11. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






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






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






14. 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






15. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






16. Act before the appropriate time.






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






18. Let us go outside and fight






19. Unfounded fear of being unwell






20. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






21. Seriously - really - without joking -






22. A small dark shop or restaurant






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






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






25. 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






26. Engineless aircraft






27. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






28. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






29. Get the ball rolling






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






31. Be cheerful and get on with life






32. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






33. 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 .......






34. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.






35. Partially melted snow






36. Large boses for household things






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






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

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39. Take off with ease or speed






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






41. Chatter - babble - speak casually






42. Dance; hurry






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






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






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






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






47. 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






48. Cheaply - inexpensively






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






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