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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. To have no more of something to sell
look up (of a situtation)
find out
lay off
sell out (of)

2. Withdraw
look into
stand 4
put off
pull out

3. Keep(a danger - etc.) at a distance
fill up
turn out
look into
ward off

4. Register on departure
check out
wind up
bring off
pay up

5. Make a success of something against all expectations
stand up 4
bring off
keep on
fill in

6. Die
set back
turn out
pick on
pass away

7. Disconnected
own up
come by
mix up
cut off

8. Increase
let down
live off (or on)
add to
see through

9. Become unattached
come out
come off
lay out
do up

10. Have a friendly relationship with someone
get across
drop by
get on with
live up to

11. Rely
look after
go down
count on
add to

12. Attend to; deal with something
come by
head for
see to
call out

13. Search for something
fix up
turn over
get over
look out for

14. Confess or admit
own up
give way to
keep away
stand by

15. Reduce the size - amount or number of something / kill a tree
launch into
turn up
cut down
put off

16. Make sure someone is ok
stand in
give away
check up on someone
get on with

17. Disappoint
come across
come off
let down
check up

18. Cease making an effort; resign oneself to failure
give up
write up
call off
send away

19. Not be deceived by; not abandoned before completion
see through
stand up 4
call out
move on

20. Pass off gradually
do up
wear off
get away
pull down

21. Be unable to control emotions; stop working properly; fail to function
break down
make off
lay up
come in

22. Eat in restaurant
come across
eat out
drop by
cut in

23. Improve
look up (of a situtation)
turn over
run out (of)
give up

24. To not include something; not be able to experience or fail to take advantage of (an opportunity or chance)
miss out
call out
bring out
pull through

25. Fire
lay off
do up
back out
get across

26. Obtain
wind up
add to
look forward to
come by

27. Treat someone unfairly by criticizing
break off
pick on
throw up
jot down

28. Demand
pull out
die down
call for
fall through

29. Introduce
go over
come along
look for
bring in

30. To come from behind and reach the same level as someone who is ahead of you
catch up
brush up
see someone through
back away

31. Be careful
look out
see something through
go through
get on

32. Think about something carefully
look back
brush off
chew over
put off

33. Prepare; arrange according to a plan
run off
fix up
lay out
set in

34. Bring or come to an end
mix up
wind up
see something of
empty out

35. Move in a specified direction
come up with
head for
call out
look out

36. Cause to happen
bring about
belt out
make out
fall out

37. Have a low opinion of someone or something
own up
drop out
get round to
look down

38. Wait or pause; maintain one's position
hold on
ask for
pay back
take in

39. Go in the direction of something
give up
make out
make for
call on

40. Raise in conversation
take in
make for
bring up
see about

41. Bring people together; a summary of facts or figures
pull out
come about
round up
put off

42. Reject
bring forward
let down
pull out
turn away

43. Continue
see someone off
bring round
carry on
give away

44. Choose carefully from a group
pick out
come down
bring about
make out

45. Pass responsibility to someone else
take after
hand over
carry out
drop out

46. Await eagerly
set back
look forward to
see someone off
stand in

47. Stop having faith or belief in
pay up
give up on
look out
fall through

48. Appear; increase the volume
turn up
check up
check in
turn away

49. Allow to be released
bring forward
let off
throw out
keep away

50. Manage to live using the money - knowledge - equipment that you have
get by
chew over
throw up
bring back