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TOEFL Vocab: Phrasal Verbs

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Make a short visit or call
give away
look in on (someone)
come up
pile up

2. Make a success of something against all expectations
back up
carry over
stand by
bring off

3. Cease making an effort; resign oneself to failure
make for
eat out
give up
hand in (to)

4. Refuse(an offer); decrease the volume
turn up
add in
turn down
make for

5. Quit; cease to participate
write up
drop out
carry out
go over

6. Think about something till you understand it
figure out
pull out
come off
hand something on

7. Have a friendly relationship with someone
lay out
drop in
get on with
give out

8. Allow to be released
take off
check out
pull off
let off

9. Faint; graduate
fill up
pass out
hand in (to)
ward off

10. Improve - revise your language skills
go down
brush up
come back
make up

11. To not include something; not be able to experience or fail to take advantage of (an opportunity or chance)
give way to
miss out
set up
round up

12. Store
get up
lay up
pay back
put up with

13. Eat in restaurant
shut down
eat out
wear out
check in

14. Represent
face up to
run into
stand 4
let in

15. Explode
look after
get on
go off
fill in

16. Endure
let off
get round to
give off
go through

17. Raise in conversation
bring up
black out
turn over
do away with

18. Search for something
keep away
look back
round up
look out for

19. Descend
see someone through
black out
come up with
come down

20. Happen
come about
call out
get on with
go through

21. Be careful
look out
go over
carry over
own up

22. Attend to; deal with something
count on
get away with
see to
hold out

23. Establish
drop in
set up
launch into
get through

24. Arrange
set aside
give away
bring about
fix up

25. Try to impress others
pull through
keep up
show off
run out (of)

26. Have enough place for something in a place
own up
eat out
come down
fit in

27. Look for info in a dictionary
sell out (of)
ward off
look up
look up to

28. Enlarge; become plumper
carry on
give out
brush up
fill out

29. Refrain
black out
keep away
take in
live up to

30. Begin or start
set in
get away
keep up
make up

31. To come from behind and reach the same level as someone who is ahead of you
do up
go with
get away
catch up

32. Persist with an undertaking until it is completed.
set in
see something through
check up on someone
come back

33. Demand
pull out
shut down
call for
hand over

34. Amount to; regain consciousness
eat out
see someone off
come to
bring down

35. Rise
get up
check up
come off
look down

36. Repay money borrowed; an act of revenge or retaliation
sell out (of)
pull out
hand something down
pay back

37. Accumulate
come out
get on
cut down
pile up

38. Pay a casual visit
drop in
drop out
set back
take to

39. Help someone regain consciousness
take off
come off
bring forward
bring round

40. Continue
lay off
sell out (of)
carry on
sendup

41. Put into practice
carry out
built up
come up
turn out

42. To sing a song or play an instrument (informal)
check up
turn out
belt out
carry out

43. To extinguish something - e.g. a fire or cigarette
bring off
put up
put out
get away with

44. Unite
chew over
hand over
gang up
hold up

45. Save; reserve
break in
call out
see someone through
set aside

46. Announce; become exhausted or used up
give out
send out
bring about
look back

47. Confuse; involve
mix up
add to
give off
go ahead

48. Make visible; arrive
look up to
lag behind
show up
sendup

49. Recover from (an upsetting experience); over come (difficulty)
get over
see something through
catch up
set aside

50. Enter by force
break in
pass out
look after
die down