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TOEFL Vocab: Phrasal Verbs

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Succeed in doing or achieving
pull off
pull down
hold out
look down

2. Make sure someone is ok
check up
give out
hold on
check up on someone

3. Write an account of
pull up
write up
call off
figure out

4. Faint; graduate
fill out
pass out
get across
take off

5. Pay a casual visit
go with
launch into
drop in
pass away

6. Disappoint
take up
let down
fill out
do away with

7. Endure
look after
go through
check out
come up

8. Amount to; regain consciousness
give way to
get by
hold up
come to

9. Progress at same pace as others; maintain
shut up
pull down
keep up
back away

10. Meet or find unexpectedly
come across
take on
call on
turn down

11. Support
get away
back up
put out
lay off

12. Appear; increase the volume
do up
make off
turn up
black out

13. Deputise
live off (or on)
eat out
stand in
add in

14. To come from behind and reach the same level as someone who is ahead of you
catch up
sell out (of)
point out
make for

15. Postpone; to delay doing something because you do not want to do it now
stand in
put off
come down
pull out

16. Write out (a list - etc); manage to read; understand
call off
make out
stand in
miss out

17. Continue
wear off
eat out
carry on
cut in

18. Arise; to appear or happen in a way that requires attention
pay up
ward off
come up
get round to

19. Repay money borrowed; an act of revenge or retaliation
get off
calm down
pay back
stand 4

20. Find the time to do something
hand something on
back up
see someone off
get round to

21. Hinder; stop and rob by use of threats or force
stand 4
add up
hold up
cut in

22. Enlarge; become plumper
get by
fill out
look out
built up

23. Begin or start
calm down
come round
set in
dress up

24. Help someone regain consciousness
bring round
come about
go up
check in

25. Come successfully through an illness or difficulty
fit in
take in
pull through
call for

26. Improve
keep up
go up
look up (of a situtation)
check up on someone

27. Decrease
pick on
stand in
go for
fall off

28. Put into practice
own up
let off
carry out
stand by

29. Cancel
lay on
calm down
run off
call off

30. Reduce; defeat
see something through
wear off
drop out
bring down

31. Search for something
look out for
show off
see something through
move on

32. Look after; take care
see after
ward off
come about
throw up

33. Investigate
look into
do up
live up to
carry on

34. Raise in conversation
look up to
go through
bring up
see someone through

35. Continue
keep on
bring about
brush off
add to

36. Examination
get through
check up
throw out
look up to

37. Respect
see to
take in
look up to
come in

38. Spend a specified amount of time with (someone) socially; spend some time in (a place)
come by
let off
come off
see something of

39. Finish or complete
get through
gang up
come by
hold out

40. Manage to live using the money - knowledge - equipment that you have
get by
back up
get up
take after

41. Have no more supplies
run out (of)
get across
fill in
break off

42. Await eagerly
look forward to
brush off
bring back
bring about

43. Reduce the size - amount or number of something / kill a tree
die down
cut down
lay on
hand something down

44. Support in a difficulty; keep 2 a promise
turn over
stand by
see after
catch up

45. Return
stand up 4
fill out
come back
send out

46. Insert
add in
break out
find out
make do

47. Increase in weight; dress; pretend
put on
fall through
break out
look down

48. Invert
pay back
make out
add in
turn over

49. Shut securely
add in
lay out
shut up
hand in (to)

50. Have enough place for something in a place
go over
back up
fit in
make for