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TOEFL Vocab: Phrasal Verbs

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Put into practice
give away
own up
carry out
round up

2. Develop a liking or ability for
take to
break off
break in
back away

3. To extinguish something - e.g. a fire or cigarette
run off
mix up
put out
pile up

4. Improve - revise your language skills
barge in
turn up
bring off
brush up

5. Support in a difficulty; keep 2 a promise
see something through
look up (of a situtation)
bring off
stand by

6. Treat someone unfairly by criticizing
look down
pick on
get across
stand 4

7. Have no more supplies
run out (of)
run down
walk out on
take up

8. Make a short visit or call
look in on (someone)
come out
catch up
see to

9. Survive (an unpleasant experience or period)
bring up
run down
put down
live through

10. To move or develop more slowly than others
bring out
empty out
run into
lag behind

11. Confuse; involve
look forward to
brush off
mix up
bring round

12. A remark intended to humiliate or criticize someone.
check up on someone
belt out
put on
put down

13. To give something to a person in authority
cut off
hand in (to)
head for
bring round

14. To demolish a building that is no longer used
turn up
pull down
move on
brush up

15. Accumulate
ask for
pile up
see someone through
bring out

16. Manage with something not fully satisfactory
go down
hand something down
go through
make do

17. Accept extra work or responsibility
hand something on
make off
bring round
take on

18. Fulfill (expectation)
live up to
see to
back up
look forward to

19. Banish
look out for
look up to
bring off
send away

20. Think of the past
get by
look back
break out
make out

21. Stop all connections; to stop an activity abruptly
come round
take after
break off
take up

22. Stop having faith or belief in
take off
give up on
look after
set aside

23. Pay a debt in full
run off
ask for
pay up
look back

24. Die
pass out
pass away
empty out
call on

25. Steal something and hurry away with it
give way to
give up on
make off with
go ahead

26. Interrupt; obstruct the path of a vehicle in overtaking it
cut in
pay up
keep off
pull off

27. Discover
find out
turn away
keep up
launch into

28. Persist with an undertaking until it is completed.
see something through
figure out
add in
break down

29. Be careful
head for
come back
look out
look forward to

30. Watch without getting involve
come along
look on
back out
empty out

31. Pay a visit
add in
call on
let in
pull through

32. To have no more of something to sell
get off
come up with
bring out
sell out (of)

33. Repay money borrowed; an act of revenge or retaliation
pay back
come round
look into
lay on

34. Quit; cease to participate
take on
drop out
fill up
round up

35. Allow to be released
come about
back away
let off
pull up

36. Last
carry on
hold out
cut off
sendup

37. Accompany; match or harmonize with
brush off
go with
die down
add up

38. Endure
stand 4
live through
go through
throw out

39. To come from behind and reach the same level as someone who is ahead of you
fall through
hold on
catch up
give way to

40. Have a friendly relationship with someone
live through
get on with
walk out on
do away with

41. Desert
see through
walk out on
make for
come by

42. Appear; increase the volume
turn to
lay out
turn up
look in on (someone)

43. Find the time to do something
get round to
get on
calm down
show up

44. Hinder or slow down the progress of
point out
set back
check out
barge in

45. Fail to achieved
lay out
come in
come across
fall through

46. Be used until no longer usable; tire out
wear out
pick on
go ahead
show up

47. Proceed; to take place as planned
ask for
put down
go ahead
get off

48. Switch off or shut off
drop out
let down
turn off
keep up

49. Ask for help
go for
live up to
turn to
pay back

50. Attend to; deal with something
shut down
turn out
give up
see to