toeic vocabulary tests (meaning by word)
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342 TOEIC Vocabulary Tests3420 Meanings by Word
Index ...................................................................................... 1
Test 1/words: miserably, autograph, card, doctor, duplicate, sound ......................... 19
Test 2/words: rubber, reticent, thorough, emergency, dependent, stock ...................... 20
Test 3/words: attorney, engineer, corruption, irritation, composition ...................... 21
Test 4/words: segment, possess, correct, discuss, fee, establish ........................... 22
Test 5/words: C.O.O., plc, ROI, C.S.O., G.N.P., corp., mth., AOL ........................... 23
Test 6/words: upon, regarding, below, despite, save, apart, between ........................ 24
Test 7/words: cheap, curtly, particularly, counter, direct, downward ....................... 25
Test 8/words: obvious, category, smoothly, cost, current, supplement ....................... 26
Test 9/words: late, unsatisfactory, inbound, proof, unfair, vacant ......................... 27
Test 10/words: brochure, offence, disease, discretion, coverage ............................ 28
Test 11/words: drop, stipulate, guarantee, interest, detect, contain ....................... 29
Test 12/words: C.T.O., N/A, C.V., PR, Ph.D., C.C.O., A.O.B., p.m. .......................... 30
Test 13/words: throughout, during, until, beneath, within .................................. 31
Test 14/words: consequently, plain, probably, consciously, already ......................... 32
Test 15/words: banquet, flawed, key, obtain, expiration, regard ............................ 33
Test 16/words: conservative, maternal, downtown, bulk, detailed ............................ 34
Test 17/words: trash, blanket, motivation, accounting, error, vat .......................... 35
Test 18/words: pad, discourage, enrich, rehearse, deposit, changeable ...................... 36
Test 19/words: C.O.D., lb, C.F.O., R&D, i.e., PTO, etc., C.E.O., hr ........................ 37
Test 20/words: below, sincerely, necessarily, drastically, sternly ......................... 38
Test 21/words: infancy, underestimate, announcement, though, fueled ........................ 39
Test 22/words: waste, sensitive, remarkable, part, kind, collect ........................... 40
Test 23/words: pursuit, pleasure, launch, setup, strategy, final ........................... 41
Test 24/words: trustee, bias, overcome, program, testify, install .......................... 42
Test 25/words: I.P.O., G.D.P., a.m., Inc., no., PIN, Ltd., HTML, H.R. ...................... 43
Test 26/words: perhaps, ultimately, randomly, approximately, pretty ........................ 44
Test 27/words: recruit, crux, capital, technique, deadline, refusal ........................ 45
Test 28/words: unbiased, dotted, record, trade, awesome, operational ....................... 46
Test 29/words: equipment, college, bound, symposium, expenditure ........................... 47
Test 30/words: progress, influence, bother, span, display, picture ......................... 48
Test 31/words: severely, overseas, initially, late, fine, surely ........................... 49
Test 32/words: doubt, consistency, prospect, commission, setback ........................... 50
Test 33/words: enough, bothersome, professional, moral, sufficient ......................... 51
Test 34/words: cycle, overview, assembly, empathy, tray, formal ............................ 52
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Test 35/words: donate, absorb, consume, compare, swap, rate, issue ......................... 53
Test 36/words: overtime, cordially, contrary, ill, originally .............................. 54
Test 37/words: lawsuit, electrician, exceed, limited, nexus, senior ........................ 55
Test 38/words: impossible, stationary, alert, polite, own, initiative ...................... 56
Test 39/words: offset, territory, circle, weapon, majority, disk ........................... 57
Test 40/words: seek, resemble, bill, credit, vacation, mark, describe ...................... 58
Test 41/words: easy, regularly, enough, abroad, least, comparatively ....................... 59
Test 42/words: interchangeable, incumbent, criticize, whether .............................. 60
Test 43/words: ill, informal, dynamic, substantial, competent .............................. 61
Test 44/words: size, possibility, revise, rehearsal, regular, upgrade ...................... 62
Test 45/words: admonish, adhere, trouble, adjourn, margin, strive .......................... 63
Test 46/words: truly, opposite, twice, gradually, previously, beyond ....................... 64
Test 47/words: execute, waver, treasure, stall, state, estimate ............................ 65
Test 48/words: robust, metropolitan, original, attendant, critical ......................... 66
Test 49/words: image, cuisine, acceptance, candidate, premises ............................. 67
Test 50/words: lesson, carpet, offset, decide, advantage, transact ......................... 68
Test 51/words: puzzle, contract, executive, whereas, mood, peddle .......................... 69
Test 52/words: sophisticated, civic, elect, splendid, sincere .............................. 70
Test 53/words: initiative, pose, hire, departure, pointer .................................. 71
Test 54/words: counterbalance, slump, assemble, sustain, survey ............................ 72
Test 55/words: abbreviation, analyze, saw, volunteer, exclude, craft ....................... 73
Test 56/words: separate, easy, famous, consecutive, departmental ........................... 74
Test 57/words: consumer, technology, delay, investment, inference .......................... 75
Test 58/words: number, insulate, come across, originate, recap ............................. 76
Test 59/words: compensate, pass, feasibility, pervasive, gauge, slice ...................... 77
Test 60/words: mediocre, fleet, unforeseen, vast, pleased, homebound ....................... 78
Test 61/words: remark, acquaintance, tax, ability, birth rate, share ....................... 79
Test 62/words: crate, halt, resign, abide, expose, compartmentalize ........................ 80
Test 63/words: senior, recommendation, enclose, refund, interfere .......................... 81
Test 64/words: irritated, candid, ideal, honest, edge, essential ........................... 82
Test 65/words: colleague, midday, examinee, midmorning, strike ............................. 83
Test 66/words: conceptualize, veil, prejudice, need, transfer, attend ...................... 84
Test 67/words: total, solve, vessel, fertilize, embrace, solely ............................ 85
Test 68/words: token, overt, savvy, intense, ambitious, unauthorized ....................... 86
Test 69/words: coal, preface, story, suitcase, percent, direction .......................... 87
Test 70/words: wrong, review, fluctuate, remain, traffic, capitalize ....................... 88
Test 71/words: appearance, delegate, still, priority, scratch, fade ........................ 89
Test 72/words: anxious, circumspect, complete, ambiguous, supportive ....................... 90
Test 73/words: goal, correlation, declaration, suit, tradition, wrong ...................... 91
Test 74/words: impact, revere, solicit, mitigate, reschedule, load ......................... 92
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Test 75/words: address, warehouse, conserve, house, tie, guide ............................. 93
Test 76/words: curt, confidential, intent, peculiar, rational, bonded ...................... 94
Test 77/words: tackle, resignation, catalog, angle, inhabitant ............................. 95
Test 78/words: impose, import, perpetuate, deserve, accompany, reveal ...................... 96
Test 79/words: edge, sight, nationality, standard, floor, domestic ......................... 97
Test 80/words: domestic, nearby, set, scatterbrained, eager, urgent ........................ 98
Test 81/words: watch, virtual, suite, anger, enclosure ..................................... 99
Test 82/words: pocket, attach, subsidize, get over, tour, prize ............................ 100
Test 83/words: outside, cheap, message, top, accomplishment, generate ...................... 101
Test 84/words: inventive, certain, forward, fraudulent, close .............................. 102
Test 85/words: florist, station, surface, dress code, link, fraction ....................... 103
Test 86/words: legitimate, proceed, afford, broker, challenge .............................. 104
Test 87/words: directly, provide, administer, compute, photo ............................... 105
Test 88/words: beneficial, careful, fair, ordinary, stipendiary ............................ 106
Test 89/words: occurrence, proliferation, courier, leverage ................................ 107
Test 90/words: justify, frame, second, source, ferry, agree, renew ......................... 108
Test 91/words: requirement, general, insist, breakdown, shipyard ........................... 109
Test 92/words: state, party, introductory, capable, periodical ............................. 110
Test 93/words: reception, bullion, change, innovation, pie, policy ......................... 111
Test 94/words: underline, construe, advertise, break, offer, allot ......................... 112
Test 95/words: payable, annual, straightforward, give up, detail ........................... 113
Test 96/words: appealing, prime, adequate, recent, exact ................................... 114
Test 97/words: aim, inventory, entertainment, addition, care ............................... 115
Test 98/words: acquaint, journey, eliminate, build, approach, allow ........................ 116
Test 99/words: package, store, inalienable, witness, superior .............................. 117
Test 100/words: overhead, resolute, sick, outbound, inspiring, great ....................... 118
Test 101/words: rush, backup, parentheses, prescription, boiler room ....................... 119
Test 102/words: release, gross, stretch, conclude, neglect, fall off ....................... 120
Test 103/words: repetition, ticket, capitalization, warning, omit .......................... 121
Test 104/words: outdoor, liberal, difficult, subject, terrible ............................. 122
Test 105/words: firm, reference, institute, chef, failure .................................. 123
Test 106/words: replay, apologize, jeopardy, corner, treat, weigh .......................... 124
Test 107/words: minimum, coin, plane, underway, stress, puzzle ............................. 125
Test 108/words: valuable, conscious, reverse, different, interior .......................... 126
Test 109/words: demand, lawyer, coach, trust, repo, move, bearer ........................... 127
Test 110/words: revolve, bottom, set out, value, lose, fetch ............................... 128
Test 111/words: debate, characteristic, service, dense, expert ............................. 129
Test 112/words: concrete, straight, perfect, weak, express ................................. 130
Test 113/words: advertisement, city, supplier, haze, wrench, founder ....................... 131
Test 114/words: limit, unlock, cushion, levy, look forward to, would ....................... 132
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Test 115/words: plant, fare, falter, quality, inspect, creativity .......................... 133
Test 116/words: constant, tall, good, incredible, secret, available ........................ 134
Test 117/words: award, compensation, hallmark, skirting, ado, privacy ...................... 135
Test 118/words: code, accomplish, button, depart, abound, confirm .......................... 136
Test 119/words: appliance, guilt, withstand, arrival, weight ............................... 137
Test 120/words: frequent, mean, excellent, meaning, attentive, legal ....................... 138
Test 121/words: communication, conviction, must, slogan, scenery ........................... 139
Test 122/words: lease, complain, identify, certify, intend ................................. 140
Test 123/words: compel, recommend, border, endorsement, consider ........................... 141
Test 124/words: collectible, germane, guilty, committed, advance ........................... 142
Test 125/words: comparison, special, spy, logistics, defect, stage ......................... 143
Test 126/words: appropriate, cement, account, discount, accredit ........................... 144
Test 127/words: visitor, including, visit, subordinate, negligence ......................... 145
Test 128/words: suspect, responsive, generous, outstanding, previous ....................... 146
Test 129/words: exit, waiter, injury, institution, overtime ................................ 147
Test 130/words: supplement, couple, diet, except, board, capture ........................... 148
Test 131/words: privilege, lack, discern, cash, performance, housing ....................... 149
Test 132/words: brokered, unjudged, fellow, global, alive .................................. 150
Test 133/words: abuse, voucher, part-time, influx, study, initialed ........................ 151
Test 134/words: look into, watch, deal, elucidate, headquarter ............................. 152
Test 135/words: least, constraint, conservative, reinforcement ............................. 153
Test 136/words: terminal, steadfast, fussy, upcoming, comfortable .......................... 154
Test 137/words: license, age, asset, postage, matter, vacancy .............................. 155
Test 138/words: implement, urbanize, assess, dedicate, mollify ............................. 156
Test 139/words: picture, canvass, evasive, department, propose ............................. 157
Test 140/words: acquainted, profitable, reasonable, actual, crowded ........................ 158
Test 141/words: maintenance, downturn, exhibit, scene, back order .......................... 159
Test 142/words: feature, rectify, comfort, search, argue, overlook ......................... 160
Test 143/words: deploy, rather, combine, enlargement, dispute, attain ...................... 161
Test 144/words: secure, visible, infant, stable, distinctive, loyal ........................ 162
Test 145/words: draft, constant, behalf, revenue, litter, expectation ...................... 163
Test 146/words: cancel, arrest, hurry, file, patch, break down ............................. 164
Test 147/words: newsletter, plan, membership, carriage, process ............................ 165
Test 148/words: promotional, hard, objective, few, congruent ............................... 166
Test 149/words: combination, anticipation, sink, lock, nuance .............................. 167
Test 150/words: direct, adopt, format, assume, entitle, merge, excite ...................... 168
Test 151/words: brake, complicate, division, nominate, aware ............................... 169
Test 152/words: uncertain, commercial, horrible, wry, impatient, loss ...................... 170
Test 153/words: width, grocery, mind, intelligence, environment ............................ 171
Test 154/words: serve, repair, work, seem, soar, employ, lecture ........................... 172
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Test 155/words: audit, subtract, somber, cruise, behavio(u)r ............................... 173
Test 156/words: funnelled, located, vivid, empty, residential .............................. 174
Test 157/words: average, standpoint, competition, clerk, consumption ....................... 175
Test 158/words: undercut, preempt, annoy, pertain, appeal, discover ........................ 176
Test 159/words: reliable, portable, coalition, tender, accordance .......................... 177
Test 160/words: striped, kindly, frank, graduate, occupied, stay ........................... 178
Test 161/words: defense, index, discard, enrichment, pallet ................................ 179
Test 162/words: space, bank, exert, converge, slip, anticipate ............................. 180
Test 163/words: premium, discussion, approval, interpret, intensity ........................ 181
Test 164/words: important, select, internal, possible, particular .......................... 182
Test 165/words: proposition, employment, creditor, advice, back door ....................... 183
Test 166/words: achieve, venture, exit, brief, address, comply ............................. 184
Test 167/words: superb, disagree, insure, conceive, pay, instruction ....................... 185
Test 168/words: levy, honesty, grocer, behind, wealth, journal ............................. 186
Test 169/words: tax, elaborate, auction, associate, equip, switch .......................... 187
Test 170/words: prepaid, letter, idea, overlap, understatement ............................. 188
Test 171/words: pay, contemporary, forecast, council, evaluation ........................... 189
Test 172/words: merchandise, circumvent, get, run, enlist, award ........................... 190
Test 173/words: encroach, news, name, lasting, regardless, browse .......................... 191
Test 174/words: fax, letterhead, belief, food, shipment, version ........................... 192
Test 175/words: get on with, divert, assure, finalize, staff, ship ......................... 193
Test 176/words: series, comforting, practice, time, invisible .............................. 194
Test 177/words: store, space, collaboration, donation, fluency ............................. 195
Test 178/words: photograph, leave, preserve, reply, anchor, even ........................... 196
Test 179/words: habit, labor, dollar drain, call, chain, directly .......................... 197
Test 180/words: expansion, awareness, present, handbook, threat ............................ 198
Test 181/words: present, calculate, request, page, substantiate ............................ 199
Test 182/words: severe, subsidiary, immediately, monitor, above ............................ 200
Test 183/words: statistics, consultancy, examiner, retirement, law ......................... 201
Test 184/words: admit, range, thread, order, get through with .............................. 202
Test 185/words: inspire, implication, thought, poll, adversely ............................. 203
Test 186/words: conjunction, report, debut, scan, recruitment, place ....................... 204
Test 187/words: slot, defend, purpose, note, cast, plant, specify .......................... 205
Test 188/words: pattern, itemize, output, breakthrough, release, dot ....................... 206
Test 189/words: swap, segment, budget, affiliation, admiration ............................. 207
Test 190/words: internationalize, convey, contrive, sponsor, expire ........................ 208
Test 191/words: set up, necessity, avail, common, conceal, submit .......................... 209
Test 192/words: machine, smart, insert, factory, satisfaction .............................. 210
Test 193/words: ascertain, back up, project, market, cater, spend .......................... 211
Test 194/words: ignore, superfluous, conclusion, private, admirable ........................ 212
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Test 195/words: margin, crowd, plug, season, development, credit risk ...................... 213
Test 196/words: rescue, use, dictate, skim, harmonize, consistently ........................ 214
Test 197/words: advise, aisle, supplementary, vocabulary, leather .......................... 215
Test 198/words: item, mend, elevator, selection, manufacture, harmony ...................... 216
Test 199/words: engage, blunder, entrance, reject, compete ................................. 217
Test 200/words: operator, price, testimonial, privilege .................................... 218
Test 201/words: appointment, willingness, research, customs, undercut ...................... 219
Test 202/words: move, style, inconvenience, emphasize, fold, define ........................ 220
Test 203/words: budget, small, score, industry, instantaneously, loop ...................... 221
Test 204/words: set, condition, cure, calendar, route, relief .............................. 222
Test 205/words: pose, garner, cover, lay off, resume, confuse .............................. 223
Test 206/words: stay, weakness, maintain, quiet, innocent, consistent ...................... 224
Test 207/words: check, brand, cheque, emphasis, demonstration .............................. 225
Test 208/words: narrow, should, slash, appear, hesitate, schedule .......................... 226
Test 209/words: qualify, perennial, mention, deliberately, increase ........................ 227
Test 210/words: component, visibility, railroad, vaccination ............................... 228
Test 211/words: profit, yield, subscribe, go after, distinguish ............................ 229
Test 212/words: occupancy, indicate, thrive, reflect, loan, messenger ...................... 230
Test 213/words: sharp, luncheon, improvement, consignment, century ......................... 231
Test 214/words: voyage, procure, industrialize, alter, line, adjust ........................ 232
Test 215/words: wallpaper, design, postmaster, impress, insult, tow ........................ 233
Test 216/words: diversity, baggage, significance, offense, shop ............................ 234
Test 217/words: funnel, strap, injure, publicize, compose, instrument ...................... 235
Test 218/words: proper, sweater, momentum, fuel, uniqueness, capacity ...................... 236
Test 219/words: adjustment, gathering, definition, code, greenhouse ........................ 237
Test 220/words: precondition, box, interject, blame, exist, prohibit ....................... 238
Test 221/words: raise, predict, commit, trustee, recipient, plaid .......................... 239
Test 222/words: alert, debris, scope, contact, impulse ..................................... 240
Test 223/words: disappear, subside, structure, sign, chart ................................. 241
Test 224/words: corrupt, task, conscientiously, technician, screen ......................... 242
Test 225/words: engagement, take, evidence, election, garment, van ......................... 243
Test 226/words: revise, esteem, fund, intensify, taste, term ............................... 244
Test 227/words: instead, layer, disclaim, content, conduct ................................. 245
Test 228/words: carrier, economy, offender, affiliate, agenda, pipe ........................ 246
Test 229/words: dispense, remember, broadcast, destroy, receive ............................ 247
Test 230/words: fare, prerogative, come along, however, briefcase .......................... 248
Test 231/words: fine, convention, novel, incentive, period, raise .......................... 249
Test 232/words: dismiss, kit, prioritize, average, create, mortgage ........................ 250
Test 233/words: attire, pressure, remind, trail, mistake, earnings ......................... 251
Test 234/words: daily, competitor, relationship, resist, will, car ......................... 252
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Test 235/words: arrive, clear, validate, posture, regress, drill ........................... 253
Test 236/words: shortage, catering, look over, franchisor, dismal .......................... 254
Test 237/words: involvement, flaw, clearance, clip, misunderstanding ....................... 255
Test 238/words: decline, talk, imagine, remark, track, lend, career ........................ 256
Test 239/words: grooming, retail, default, resident, agreement ............................. 257
Test 240/words: gift, logo, cancellation, pile, aircraft ................................... 258
Test 241/words: bound, presume, pretend, accrue, categorize, semester ...................... 259
Test 242/words: general, declare, wait, handle, photographer, grit ......................... 260
Test 243/words: safety, analysis, ownership, director, proposal ............................ 261
Test 244/words: instruct, court, interrupt, choose, tackle, know ........................... 262
Test 245/words: cabinet, nurse, gymnasium, date, daily, commuter ........................... 263
Test 246/words: downtown, coordinate, cause, landscaper, skill, entry ...................... 264
Test 247/words: disturb, sort, clock, economize, borrow, secure ............................ 265
Test 248/words: permit, duress, endure, deny, decade, vending machine ...................... 266
Test 249/words: science, context, salvage, invitation, education, cab ...................... 267
Test 250/words: freight, disembark, suspend, entertain, realize ............................ 268
Test 251/words: unnecessary, post, modest, protection, helicopter .......................... 269
Test 252/words: passenger, relation, desk, acronym, mid-range .............................. 270
Test 253/words: concoct, relate, export, reimburse, respond, barter ........................ 271
Test 254/words: further, put off, enthuse, invite, evident, novelty ........................ 272
Test 255/words: layout, bankrupt, reimbursement, amount, step .............................. 273
Test 256/words: promise, dash, convince, feed, article, fizzle, mail ....................... 274
Test 257/words: controlling, instalment, shareholder, envision ............................. 275
Test 258/words: fellow, leader, citizen, facilitator, chapter .............................. 276
Test 259/words: enroll, reinforce, download, rank, represent, erasure ...................... 277
Test 260/words: restriction, plate, annoying, repeat, operation ............................ 278
Test 261/words: bias, readiness, description, equality, assistance ......................... 279
Test 262/words: prevent, characterize, appoint, evade, pursue .............................. 280
Test 263/words: stop, especially, trial, impact, mailing, favorite ......................... 281
Test 264/words: currency, destruction, fortune, entertainer, token ......................... 282
Test 265/words: command, shape, base, indulge, registering, extend ......................... 283
Test 266/words: board, favorable, authorize, occupation, cook .............................. 284
Test 267/words: salary, specification, reputation, affinity, site .......................... 285
Test 268/words: liberal, prior, tailor, negotiable, beverage ............................... 286
Test 269/words: tense, lounge, handling, climate, humidity, manager ........................ 287
Test 270/words: ticket, book, plumber, discouraged, cart, retire ........................... 288
Test 271/words: patience, access, path, management, innovator .............................. 289
Test 272/words: reach, target, loom, spot, put up with, apparently ......................... 290
Test 273/words: building, perspective, driver, paint, stake ................................ 291
Test 274/words: refurbish, fix, interruption, explore, facility ............................ 292
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Test 275/words: mainframe, tenure, guideline, ingredient, vehicle .......................... 293
Test 276/words: trespasser, flawless, exchange, carry, pretense, dial ...................... 294
Test 277/words: mull, income, staple, grain, attendance, carpenter ......................... 295
Test 278/words: hyphen, corrupt, clout, various, managerial ................................ 296
Test 279/words: supply, statement, stack, diversification, paper ........................... 297
Test 280/words: intensive, major, rubber, unify, take over ................................. 298
Test 281/words: leakage, region, situation, headquarters, business ......................... 299
Test 282/words: trivial, application, uncertainty, measurable, debt ........................ 300
Test 283/words: representative, obligation, sympathy, town, status ......................... 301
Test 284/words: special, cohesive, tension, prove, elemental, diary ........................ 302
Test 285/words: ad, copy, locksmith, drop, recognition, posting ............................ 303
Test 286/words: necessary, last, signify, groceries, introduce ............................. 304
Test 287/words: value, bank draft, payroll, adverse opinion ................................ 305
Test 288/words: stable, locate, mull, disclaimer, manually ................................. 306
Test 289/words: success, millennium, offensive, section, title ............................. 307
Test 290/words: consultant, machine, provision, luggage, usual ............................. 308
Test 291/words: subsidy, estate, harvest, main, victim, sum ................................ 309
Test 292/words: equivalent, dispatch, primarily, aging schedule, keep ...................... 310
Test 293/words: aspect, sample, bonus, dealing, barbed wire, attempt ....................... 311
Test 294/words: assign, bankruptcy, ignorance, pitch, impressive ........................... 312
Test 295/words: accord, society, episode, finance, ZIP, certificate ........................ 313
Test 296/words: grit, grant, collateral, reward, stationery ................................ 314
Test 297/words: insurance, forecaster, concern, assortment, accident ....................... 315
Test 298/words: review, support, prospectus, collate, revive, erase ........................ 316
Test 299/words: achievement, pair, suggestion, leisure, owner .............................. 317
Test 300/words: aptitude, sensible, flight, perishable, introduction ....................... 318
Test 301/words: administration, scale, dignity, wallet, area, coupon ....................... 319
Test 302/words: program, aim, ad, barrier, rule, slantwise, rise ........................... 320
Test 303/words: quotation, apartment, butcher, sale, degree, rivalry ....................... 321
Test 304/words: page, scanner, downsize, resonate, shelf, faith ............................ 322
Test 305/words: mistreatment, gain, briefing, cargo, promise, product ...................... 323
Test 306/words: step, although, argument, speed, refuse, decision .......................... 324
Test 307/words: treaty, flat money, unit, citation, conveyance, money ...................... 325
Test 308/words: equal, transcendent, apparatus, motive, enthusiasm ......................... 326
Test 309/words: imaging, position, badge, automobile, accountant ........................... 327
Test 310/words: spread, fear, client, illustration, anyhow, aid ............................ 328
Test 311/words: guess, knowledge, density, extent, penalty ................................. 329
Test 312/words: beige book, object, monetize, put in, effusive ............................. 330
Test 313/words: attendee, streamline, respect, contractor, inquiry ......................... 331
Test 314/words: search, mandate, invoice, capital requirement, hide ........................ 332
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Test 315/words: exclusive, apparel, publisher, measurement ................................. 333
Test 316/words: sway, vital, outlet, receipt, subscription, point .......................... 334
Test 317/words: pick up, petrol, hit, concept, framework, serve ............................ 335
Test 318/words: accommodation, simple, gap, harness, suppose ............................... 336
Test 319/words: compliment, printer, backlash, toll, voyage, retailer ...................... 337
Test 320/words: composure, inflation, principal, instant, landscape ........................ 338
Test 321/words: lecture, commodity, honor, gasoline, protocol, join ........................ 339
Test 322/words: audience, either, rent, permanent, authority, usually ...................... 340
Test 323/words: procedure, lead, profusion, clause, decline, variety ....................... 341
Test 324/words: treatment, magnificent, avoid, replacement, finish ......................... 342
Test 325/words: adult, altitude, formula, instructor, square, member ....................... 343
Test 326/words: scramble, surplus, back, occasion, unless, artificial ...................... 344
Test 327/words: demeanor, simulation, remove, duty, examination ............................ 345
Test 328/words: inventor, tight, method, residence, viewpoint, fame ........................ 346
Test 329/words: gate, draw, modification, browser, sway, host, target ...................... 347
Test 330/words: enthusiastic, form, construction, familiar, separate ....................... 348
Test 331/words: manner, mission, purchase, banknote, crop, violation ....................... 349
Test 332/words: enter, central, attract, tantamount, demand, passage ....................... 350
Test 333/words: match, waitress, headway, implementation, folder ........................... 351
Test 334/words: hem, duration, security, glossy, collectible ............................... 352
Test 335/words: career, counsel, yearly, ponder, disposal, attachment ...................... 353
Test 336/words: require, audio, rotten, wire, gratitude, persistent ........................ 354
Test 337/words: competitive, whole, update, shrewdness, talkative .......................... 355
Test 338/words: minority, calculator, publish, resolve, hem ................................ 356
Test 339/words: foundation, approved list, overall, pounce, rental ......................... 357
Test 340/words: idle, press, interview, preventive, incorrect, swift ....................... 358
Test 341/words: continue, productivity, grow, assort, portfolio ............................ 359
Test 342/words: franchise, reservation, difficulty, routine ................................ 360
Answer Keys ................................................................................ 361
Answer 1/words: miserably, autograph, card, doctor, duplicate, sound ....................... 362
Answer 2/words: rubber, reticent, thorough, emergency, dependent ........................... 363
Answer 3/words: attorney, engineer, corruption, irritation ................................. 364
Answer 4/words: segment, possess, correct, discuss, fee, establish ......................... 365
Answer 5/words: C.O.O., plc, ROI, C.S.O., G.N.P., corp., mth., AOL ......................... 366
Answer 6/words: upon, regarding, below, despite, save, apart, between ...................... 367
Answer 7/words: cheap, curtly, particularly, counter, direct ............................... 368
Answer 8/words: obvious, category, smoothly, cost, current ................................. 369
Answer 9/words: late, unsatisfactory, inbound, proof, unfair, vacant ....................... 370
Answer 10/words: brochure, offence, disease, discretion, coverage .......................... 371
Answer 11/words: drop, stipulate, guarantee, interest, detect .............................. 372
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Answer 12/words: C.T.O., N/A, C.V., PR, Ph.D., C.C.O., A.O.B., p.m. ........................ 373
Answer 13/words: throughout, during, until, beneath, within ................................ 374
Answer 14/words: consequently, plain, probably, consciously, already ....................... 375
Answer 15/words: banquet, flawed, key, obtain, expiration, regard .......................... 376
Answer 16/words: conservative, maternal, downtown, bulk, detailed .......................... 377
Answer 17/words: trash, blanket, motivation, accounting, error, vat ........................ 378
Answer 18/words: pad, discourage, enrich, rehearse, deposit ................................ 379
Answer 19/words: C.O.D., lb, C.F.O., R&D, i.e., PTO, etc., C.E.O., hr ...................... 380
Answer 20/words: below, sincerely, necessarily, drastically, sternly ....................... 381
Answer 21/words: infancy, underestimate, announcement, though, fueled ...................... 382
Answer 22/words: waste, sensitive, remarkable, part, kind, collect ......................... 383
Answer 23/words: pursuit, pleasure, launch, setup, strategy, final ......................... 384
Answer 24/words: trustee, bias, overcome, program, testify, install ........................ 385
Answer 25/words: I.P.O., G.D.P., a.m., Inc., no., PIN, Ltd., HTML .......................... 386
Answer 26/words: perhaps, ultimately, randomly, approximately, pretty ...................... 387
Answer 27/words: recruit, crux, capital, technique, deadline, refusal ...................... 388
Answer 28/words: unbiased, dotted, record, trade, awesome .................................. 389
Answer 29/words: equipment, college, bound, symposium, expenditure ......................... 390
Answer 30/words: progress, influence, bother, span, display, picture ....................... 391
Answer 31/words: severely, overseas, initially, late, fine, surely ......................... 392
Answer 32/words: doubt, consistency, prospect, commission, setback ......................... 393
Answer 33/words: enough, bothersome, professional, moral, sufficient ....................... 394
Answer 34/words: cycle, overview, assembly, empathy, tray, formal .......................... 395
Answer 35/words: donate, absorb, consume, compare, swap, rate, issue ....................... 396
Answer 36/words: overtime, cordially, contrary, ill, originally ............................ 397
Answer 37/words: lawsuit, electrician, exceed, limited, nexus, senior ...................... 398
Answer 38/words: impossible, stationary, alert, polite, own ................................ 399
Answer 39/words: offset, territory, circle, weapon, majority, disk ......................... 400
Answer 40/words: seek, resemble, bill, credit, vacation, mark .............................. 401
Answer 41/words: easy, regularly, enough, abroad, least .................................... 402
Answer 42/words: interchangeable, incumbent, criticize, whether ............................ 403
Answer 43/words: ill, informal, dynamic, substantial, competent ............................ 404
Answer 44/words: size, possibility, revise, rehearsal, regular ............................. 405
Answer 45/words: admonish, adhere, trouble, adjourn, margin, strive ........................ 406
Answer 46/words: truly, opposite, twice, gradually, previously ............................. 407
Answer 47/words: execute, waver, treasure, stall, state, estimate .......................... 408
Answer 48/words: robust, metropolitan, original, attendant, critical ....................... 409
Answer 49/words: image, cuisine, acceptance, candidate, premises ........................... 410
Answer 50/words: lesson, carpet, offset, decide, advantage, transact ....................... 411
Answer 51/words: puzzle, contract, executive, whereas, mood, peddle ........................ 412
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Answer 52/words: sophisticated, civic, elect, splendid, sincere ............................ 413
Answer 53/words: initiative, pose, hire, departure, pointer ................................ 414
Answer 54/words: counterbalance, slump, assemble, sustain, survey .......................... 415
Answer 55/words: abbreviation, analyze, saw, volunteer, exclude ............................ 416
Answer 56/words: separate, easy, famous, consecutive, departmental ......................... 417
Answer 57/words: consumer, technology, delay, investment, inference ........................ 418
Answer 58/words: number, insulate, come across, originate, recap ........................... 419
Answer 59/words: compensate, pass, feasibility, pervasive, gauge ........................... 420
Answer 60/words: mediocre, fleet, unforeseen, vast, pleased ................................ 421
Answer 61/words: remark, acquaintance, tax, ability, birth rate ............................ 422
Answer 62/words: crate, halt, resign, abide, expose, compartmentalize ...................... 423
Answer 63/words: senior, recommendation, enclose, refund, interfere ........................ 424
Answer 64/words: irritated, candid, ideal, honest, edge, essential ......................... 425
Answer 65/words: colleague, midday, examinee, midmorning, strike ........................... 426
Answer 66/words: conceptualize, veil, prejudice, need, transfer ............................ 427
Answer 67/words: total, solve, vessel, fertilize, embrace, solely .......................... 428
Answer 68/words: token, overt, savvy, intense, ambitious ................................... 429
Answer 69/words: coal, preface, story, suitcase, percent, direction ........................ 430
Answer 70/words: wrong, review, fluctuate, remain, traffic ................................. 431
Answer 71/words: appearance, delegate, still, priority, scratch, fade ...................... 432
Answer 72/words: anxious, circumspect, complete, ambiguous ................................. 433
Answer 73/words: goal, correlation, declaration, suit, tradition ........................... 434
Answer 74/words: impact, revere, solicit, mitigate, reschedule, load ....................... 435
Answer 75/words: address, warehouse, conserve, house, tie, guide ........................... 436
Answer 76/words: curt, confidential, intent, peculiar, rational ............................ 437
Answer 77/words: tackle, resignation, catalog, angle, inhabitant ........................... 438
Answer 78/words: impose, import, perpetuate, deserve, accompany ............................ 439
Answer 79/words: edge, sight, nationality, standard, floor, domestic ....................... 440
Answer 80/words: domestic, nearby, set, scatterbrained, eager, urgent ...................... 441
Answer 81/words: watch, virtual, suite, anger, enclosure ................................... 442
Answer 82/words: pocket, attach, subsidize, get over, tour, prize .......................... 443
Answer 83/words: outside, cheap, message, top, accomplishment .............................. 444
Answer 84/words: inventive, certain, forward, fraudulent, close ............................ 445
Answer 85/words: florist, station, surface, dress code, link ............................... 446
Answer 86/words: legitimate, proceed, afford, broker, challenge ............................ 447
Answer 87/words: directly, provide, administer, compute, photo ............................. 448
Answer 88/words: beneficial, careful, fair, ordinary, stipendiary .......................... 449
Answer 89/words: occurrence, proliferation, courier, leverage .............................. 450
Answer 90/words: justify, frame, second, source, ferry, agree, renew ....................... 451
Answer 91/words: requirement, general, insist, breakdown, shipyard ......................... 452
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Answer 92/words: state, party, introductory, capable, periodical ........................... 453
Answer 93/words: reception, bullion, change, innovation, pie, policy ....................... 454
Answer 94/words: underline, construe, advertise, break, offer, allot ....................... 455
Answer 95/words: payable, annual, straightforward, give up, detail ......................... 456
Answer 96/words: appealing, prime, adequate, recent, exact ................................. 457
Answer 97/words: aim, inventory, entertainment, addition, care ............................. 458
Answer 98/words: acquaint, journey, eliminate, build, approach, allow ...................... 459
Answer 99/words: package, store, inalienable, witness, superior ............................ 460
Answer 100/words: overhead, resolute, sick, outbound, inspiring ............................ 461
Answer 101/words: rush, backup, parentheses, prescription .................................. 462
Answer 102/words: release, gross, stretch, conclude, neglect ............................... 463
Answer 103/words: repetition, ticket, capitalization, warning, omit ........................ 464
Answer 104/words: outdoor, liberal, difficult, subject, terrible ........................... 465
Answer 105/words: firm, reference, institute, chef, failure ................................ 466
Answer 106/words: replay, apologize, jeopardy, corner, treat, weigh ........................ 467
Answer 107/words: minimum, coin, plane, underway, stress, puzzle ........................... 468
Answer 108/words: valuable, conscious, reverse, different, interior ........................ 469
Answer 109/words: demand, lawyer, coach, trust, repo, move, bearer ......................... 470
Answer 110/words: revolve, bottom, set out, value, lose, fetch ............................. 471
Answer 111/words: debate, characteristic, service, dense, expert ........................... 472
Answer 112/words: concrete, straight, perfect, weak, express ............................... 473
Answer 113/words: advertisement, city, supplier, haze, wrench .............................. 474
Answer 114/words: limit, unlock, cushion, levy, look forward to ............................ 475
Answer 115/words: plant, fare, falter, quality, inspect, creativity ........................ 476
Answer 116/words: constant, tall, good, incredible, secret, available ...................... 477
Answer 117/words: award, compensation, hallmark, skirting, ado ............................. 478
Answer 118/words: code, accomplish, button, depart, abound, confirm ........................ 479
Answer 119/words: appliance, guilt, withstand, arrival, weight ............................. 480
Answer 120/words: frequent, mean, excellent, meaning, attentive ............................ 481
Answer 121/words: communication, conviction, must, slogan, scenery ......................... 482
Answer 122/words: lease, complain, identify, certify, intend ............................... 483
Answer 123/words: compel, recommend, border, endorsement, consider ......................... 484
Answer 124/words: collectible, germane, guilty, committed, advance ......................... 485
Answer 125/words: comparison, special, spy, logistics, defect, stage ....................... 486
Answer 126/words: appropriate, cement, account, discount, accredit ......................... 487
Answer 127/words: visitor, including, visit, subordinate, negligence ....................... 488
Answer 128/words: suspect, responsive, generous, outstanding ............................... 489
Answer 129/words: exit, waiter, injury, institution, overtime .............................. 490
Answer 130/words: supplement, couple, diet, except, board, capture ......................... 491
Answer 131/words: privilege, lack, discern, cash, performance .............................. 492
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Answer 132/words: brokered, unjudged, fellow, global, alive ................................ 493
Answer 133/words: abuse, voucher, part-time, influx, study, initialed ...................... 494
Answer 134/words: look into, watch, deal, elucidate, headquarter ........................... 495
Answer 135/words: least, constraint, conservative, reinforcement ........................... 496
Answer 136/words: terminal, steadfast, fussy, upcoming, comfortable ........................ 497
Answer 137/words: license, age, asset, postage, matter, vacancy ............................ 498
Answer 138/words: implement, urbanize, assess, dedicate, mollify ........................... 499
Answer 139/words: picture, canvass, evasive, department, propose ........................... 500
Answer 140/words: acquainted, profitable, reasonable, actual, crowded ...................... 501
Answer 141/words: maintenance, downturn, exhibit, scene, back order ........................ 502
Answer 142/words: feature, rectify, comfort, search, argue, overlook ....................... 503
Answer 143/words: deploy, rather, combine, enlargement, dispute ............................ 504
Answer 144/words: secure, visible, infant, stable, distinctive, loyal ...................... 505
Answer 145/words: draft, constant, behalf, revenue, litter ................................. 506
Answer 146/words: cancel, arrest, hurry, file, patch, break down ........................... 507
Answer 147/words: newsletter, plan, membership, carriage, process .......................... 508
Answer 148/words: promotional, hard, objective, few, congruent ............................. 509
Answer 149/words: combination, anticipation, sink, lock, nuance ............................ 510
Answer 150/words: direct, adopt, format, assume, entitle, merge ............................ 511
Answer 151/words: brake, complicate, division, nominate, aware ............................. 512
Answer 152/words: uncertain, commercial, horrible, wry, impatient .......................... 513
Answer 153/words: width, grocery, mind, intelligence, environment .......................... 514
Answer 154/words: serve, repair, work, seem, soar, employ, lecture ......................... 515
Answer 155/words: audit, subtract, somber, cruise, behavio(u)r ............................. 516
Answer 156/words: funnelled, located, vivid, empty, residential ............................ 517
Answer 157/words: average, standpoint, competition, clerk .................................. 518
Answer 158/words: undercut, preempt, annoy, pertain, appeal, discover ...................... 519
Answer 159/words: reliable, portable, coalition, tender, accordance ........................ 520
Answer 160/words: striped, kindly, frank, graduate, occupied, stay ......................... 521
Answer 161/words: defense, index, discard, enrichment, pallet .............................. 522
Answer 162/words: space, bank, exert, converge, slip, anticipate ........................... 523
Answer 163/words: premium, discussion, approval, interpret, intensity ...................... 524
Answer 164/words: important, select, internal, possible, particular ........................ 525
Answer 165/words: proposition, employment, creditor, advice ................................ 526
Answer 166/words: achieve, venture, exit, brief, address, comply ........................... 527
Answer 167/words: superb, disagree, insure, conceive, pay .................................. 528
Answer 168/words: levy, honesty, grocer, behind, wealth, journal ........................... 529
Answer 169/words: tax, elaborate, auction, associate, equip, switch ........................ 530
Answer 170/words: prepaid, letter, idea, overlap, understatement ........................... 531
Answer 171/words: pay, contemporary, forecast, council, evaluation ......................... 532
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Answer 172/words: merchandise, circumvent, get, run, enlist, award ......................... 533
Answer 173/words: encroach, news, name, lasting, regardless, browse ........................ 534
Answer 174/words: fax, letterhead, belief, food, shipment, version ......................... 535
Answer 175/words: get on with, divert, assure, finalize, staff, ship ....................... 536
Answer 176/words: series, comforting, practice, time, invisible ............................ 537
Answer 177/words: store, space, collaboration, donation, fluency ........................... 538
Answer 178/words: photograph, leave, preserve, reply, anchor, even ......................... 539
Answer 179/words: habit, labor, dollar drain, call, chain, directly ........................ 540
Answer 180/words: expansion, awareness, present, handbook, threat .......................... 541
Answer 181/words: present, calculate, request, page, substantiate .......................... 542
Answer 182/words: severe, subsidiary, immediately, monitor, above .......................... 543
Answer 183/words: statistics, consultancy, examiner, retirement, law ....................... 544
Answer 184/words: admit, range, thread, order, get through with ............................ 545
Answer 185/words: inspire, implication, thought, poll, adversely ........................... 546
Answer 186/words: conjunction, report, debut, scan, recruitment ............................ 547
Answer 187/words: slot, defend, purpose, note, cast, plant, specify ........................ 548
Answer 188/words: pattern, itemize, output, breakthrough, release .......................... 549
Answer 189/words: swap, segment, budget, affiliation, admiration ........................... 550
Answer 190/words: internationalize, convey, contrive, sponsor, expire ...................... 551
Answer 191/words: set up, necessity, avail, common, conceal, submit ........................ 552
Answer 192/words: machine, smart, insert, factory, satisfaction ............................ 553
Answer 193/words: ascertain, back up, project, market, cater, spend ........................ 554
Answer 194/words: ignore, superfluous, conclusion, private, admirable ...................... 555
Answer 195/words: margin, crowd, plug, season, development ................................. 556
Answer 196/words: rescue, use, dictate, skim, harmonize, consistently ...................... 557
Answer 197/words: advise, aisle, supplementary, vocabulary, leather ........................ 558
Answer 198/words: item, mend, elevator, selection, manufacture ............................. 559
Answer 199/words: engage, blunder, entrance, reject, compete ............................... 560
Answer 200/words: operator, price, testimonial, privilege .................................. 561
Answer 201/words: appointment, willingness, research, customs .............................. 562
Answer 202/words: move, style, inconvenience, emphasize, fold, define ...................... 563
Answer 203/words: budget, small, score, industry, instantaneously .......................... 564
Answer 204/words: set, condition, cure, calendar, route, relief ............................ 565
Answer 205/words: pose, garner, cover, lay off, resume, confuse ............................ 566
Answer 206/words: stay, weakness, maintain, quiet, innocent ................................ 567
Answer 207/words: check, brand, cheque, emphasis, demonstration ............................ 568
Answer 208/words: narrow, should, slash, appear, hesitate, schedule ........................ 569
Answer 209/words: qualify, perennial, mention, deliberately, increase ...................... 570
Answer 210/words: component, visibility, railroad, vaccination ............................. 571
Answer 211/words: profit, yield, subscribe, go after, distinguish .......................... 572
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Answer 212/words: occupancy, indicate, thrive, reflect, loan ............................... 573
Answer 213/words: sharp, luncheon, improvement, consignment, century ....................... 574
Answer 214/words: voyage, procure, industrialize, alter, line, adjust ...................... 575
Answer 215/words: wallpaper, design, postmaster, impress, insult, tow ...................... 576
Answer 216/words: diversity, baggage, significance, offense, shop .......................... 577
Answer 217/words: funnel, strap, injure, publicize, compose ................................ 578
Answer 218/words: proper, sweater, momentum, fuel, uniqueness .............................. 579
Answer 219/words: adjustment, gathering, definition, code, greenhouse ...................... 580
Answer 220/words: precondition, box, interject, blame, exist ............................... 581
Answer 221/words: raise, predict, commit, trustee, recipient, plaid ........................ 582
Answer 222/words: alert, debris, scope, contact, impulse ................................... 583
Answer 223/words: disappear, subside, structure, sign, chart ............................... 584
Answer 224/words: corrupt, task, conscientiously, technician, screen ....................... 585
Answer 225/words: engagement, take, evidence, election, garment, van ....................... 586
Answer 226/words: revise, esteem, fund, intensify, taste, term ............................. 587
Answer 227/words: instead, layer, disclaim, content, conduct ............................... 588
Answer 228/words: carrier, economy, offender, affiliate, agenda, pipe ...................... 589
Answer 229/words: dispense, remember, broadcast, destroy, receive .......................... 590
Answer 230/words: fare, prerogative, come along, however, briefcase ........................ 591
Answer 231/words: fine, convention, novel, incentive, period, raise ........................ 592
Answer 232/words: dismiss, kit, prioritize, average, create, mortgage ...................... 593
Answer 233/words: attire, pressure, remind, trail, mistake, earnings ....................... 594
Answer 234/words: daily, competitor, relationship, resist, will, car ....................... 595
Answer 235/words: arrive, clear, validate, posture, regress, drill ......................... 596
Answer 236/words: shortage, catering, look over, franchisor, dismal ........................ 597
Answer 237/words: involvement, flaw, clearance, clip ....................................... 598
Answer 238/words: decline, talk, imagine, remark, track, lend, career ...................... 599
Answer 239/words: grooming, retail, default, resident, agreement ........................... 600
Answer 240/words: gift, logo, cancellation, pile, aircraft ................................. 601
Answer 241/words: bound, presume, pretend, accrue, categorize .............................. 602
Answer 242/words: general, declare, wait, handle, photographer, grit ....................... 603
Answer 243/words: safety, analysis, ownership, director, proposal .......................... 604
Answer 244/words: instruct, court, interrupt, choose, tackle, know ......................... 605
Answer 245/words: cabinet, nurse, gymnasium, date, daily, commuter ......................... 606
Answer 246/words: downtown, coordinate, cause, landscaper, skill ........................... 607
Answer 247/words: disturb, sort, clock, economize, borrow, secure .......................... 608
Answer 248/words: permit, duress, endure, deny, decade ..................................... 609
Answer 249/words: science, context, salvage, invitation, education ......................... 610
Answer 250/words: freight, disembark, suspend, entertain, realize .......................... 611
Answer 251/words: unnecessary, post, modest, protection, helicopter ........................ 612
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Answer 252/words: passenger, relation, desk, acronym, mid-range ............................ 613
Answer 253/words: concoct, relate, export, reimburse, respond, barter ...................... 614
Answer 254/words: further, put off, enthuse, invite, evident, novelty ...................... 615
Answer 255/words: layout, bankrupt, reimbursement, amount, step ............................ 616
Answer 256/words: promise, dash, convince, feed, article, fizzle ........................... 617
Answer 257/words: controlling, instalment, shareholder, envision ........................... 618
Answer 258/words: fellow, leader, citizen, facilitator, chapter ............................ 619
Answer 259/words: enroll, reinforce, download, rank, represent ............................. 620
Answer 260/words: restriction, plate, annoying, repeat, operation .......................... 621
Answer 261/words: bias, readiness, description, equality, assistance ....................... 622
Answer 262/words: prevent, characterize, appoint, evade, pursue ............................ 623
Answer 263/words: stop, especially, trial, impact, mailing, favorite ....................... 624
Answer 264/words: currency, destruction, fortune, entertainer, token ....................... 625
Answer 265/words: command, shape, base, indulge, registering, extend ....................... 626
Answer 266/words: board, favorable, authorize, occupation, cook ............................ 627
Answer 267/words: salary, specification, reputation, affinity, site ........................ 628
Answer 268/words: liberal, prior, tailor, negotiable, beverage ............................. 629
Answer 269/words: tense, lounge, handling, climate, humidity, manager ...................... 630
Answer 270/words: ticket, book, plumber, discouraged, cart, retire ......................... 631
Answer 271/words: patience, access, path, management, innovator ............................ 632
Answer 272/words: reach, target, loom, spot, put up with, apparently ....................... 633
Answer 273/words: building, perspective, driver, paint, stake .............................. 634
Answer 274/words: refurbish, fix, interruption, explore, facility .......................... 635
Answer 275/words: mainframe, tenure, guideline, ingredient, vehicle ........................ 636
Answer 276/words: trespasser, flawless, exchange, carry, pretense .......................... 637
Answer 277/words: mull, income, staple, grain, attendance, carpenter ....................... 638
Answer 278/words: hyphen, corrupt, clout, various, managerial .............................. 639
Answer 279/words: supply, statement, stack, diversification, paper ......................... 640
Answer 280/words: intensive, major, rubber, unify, take over ............................... 641
Answer 281/words: leakage, region, situation, headquarters, business ....................... 642
Answer 282/words: trivial, application, uncertainty, measurable, debt ...................... 643
Answer 283/words: representative, obligation, sympathy, town, status ....................... 644
Answer 284/words: special, cohesive, tension, prove, elemental, diary ...................... 645
Answer 285/words: ad, copy, locksmith, drop, recognition, posting .......................... 646
Answer 286/words: necessary, last, signify, groceries, introduce ........................... 647
Answer 287/words: value, bank draft, payroll, adverse opinion .............................. 648
Answer 288/words: stable, locate, mull, disclaimer, manually ............................... 649
Answer 289/words: success, millennium, offensive, section, title ........................... 650
Answer 290/words: consultant, machine, provision, luggage, usual ........................... 651
Answer 291/words: subsidy, estate, harvest, main, victim, sum .............................. 652
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Answer 292/words: equivalent, dispatch, primarily, aging schedule .......................... 653
Answer 293/words: aspect, sample, bonus, dealing, barbed wire .............................. 654
Answer 294/words: assign, bankruptcy, ignorance, pitch, impressive ......................... 655
Answer 295/words: accord, society, episode, finance, ZIP, certificate ...................... 656
Answer 296/words: grit, grant, collateral, reward, stationery .............................. 657
Answer 297/words: insurance, forecaster, concern, assortment ............................... 658
Answer 298/words: review, support, prospectus, collate, revive, erase ...................... 659
Answer 299/words: achievement, pair, suggestion, leisure, owner ............................ 660
Answer 300/words: aptitude, sensible, flight, perishable ................................... 661
Answer 301/words: administration, scale, dignity, wallet, area ............................. 662
Answer 302/words: program, aim, ad, barrier, rule, slantwise, rise ......................... 663
Answer 303/words: quotation, apartment, butcher, sale, degree .............................. 664
Answer 304/words: page, scanner, downsize, resonate, shelf, faith .......................... 665
Answer 305/words: mistreatment, gain, briefing, cargo, promise ............................. 666
Answer 306/words: step, although, argument, speed, refuse, decision ........................ 667
Answer 307/words: treaty, flat money, unit, citation, conveyance ........................... 668
Answer 308/words: equal, transcendent, apparatus, motive, enthusiasm ....................... 669
Answer 309/words: imaging, position, badge, automobile, accountant ......................... 670
Answer 310/words: spread, fear, client, illustration, anyhow, aid .......................... 671
Answer 311/words: guess, knowledge, density, extent, penalty ............................... 672
Answer 312/words: beige book, object, monetize, put in, effusive ........................... 673
Answer 313/words: attendee, streamline, respect, contractor, inquiry ....................... 674
Answer 314/words: search, mandate, invoice, capital requirement, hide ...................... 675
Answer 315/words: exclusive, apparel, publisher, measurement ............................... 676
Answer 316/words: sway, vital, outlet, receipt, subscription, point ........................ 677
Answer 317/words: pick up, petrol, hit, concept, framework, serve .......................... 678
Answer 318/words: accommodation, simple, gap, harness, suppose ............................. 679
Answer 319/words: compliment, printer, backlash, toll, voyage .............................. 680
Answer 320/words: composure, inflation, principal, instant, landscape ...................... 681
Answer 321/words: lecture, commodity, honor, gasoline, protocol, join ...................... 682
Answer 322/words: audience, either, rent, permanent, authority ............................. 683
Answer 323/words: procedure, lead, profusion, clause, decline .............................. 684
Answer 324/words: treatment, magnificent, avoid, replacement, finish ....................... 685
Answer 325/words: adult, altitude, formula, instructor, square ............................. 686
Answer 326/words: scramble, surplus, back, occasion, unless ................................ 687
Answer 327/words: demeanor, simulation, remove, duty, examination .......................... 688
Answer 328/words: inventor, tight, method, residence, viewpoint, fame ...................... 689
Answer 329/words: gate, draw, modification, browser, sway, host ............................ 690
Answer 330/words: enthusiastic, form, construction, familiar ............................... 691
Answer 331/words: manner, mission, purchase, banknote, crop ................................ 692
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Answer 332/words: enter, central, attract, tantamount, demand .............................. 693
Answer 333/words: match, waitress, headway, implementation, folder ......................... 694
Answer 334/words: hem, duration, security, glossy, collectible ............................. 695
Answer 335/words: career, counsel, yearly, ponder, disposal ................................ 696
Answer 336/words: require, audio, rotten, wire, gratitude, persistent ...................... 697
Answer 337/words: competitive, whole, update, shrewdness, talkative ........................ 698
Answer 338/words: minority, calculator, publish, resolve, hem .............................. 699
Answer 339/words: foundation, approved list, overall, pounce, rental ....................... 700
Answer 340/words: idle, press, interview, preventive, incorrect ............................ 701
Answer 341/words: continue, productivity, grow, assort, portfolio .......................... 702
Answer 342/words: franchise, reservation, difficulty, routine .............................. 703
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Test 1
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 1
Q1 adv. miserably
(a) first in place or rank; primary; leading; main
(b) without pleasure or happiness; wretchedly; poorly
(c) before; at an earlier time; in the past; antecedently
(d) relatively
Q2 n. autograph
(a) swindle; deceit; cheating; forgery; embezzlement
(b) careful observation of a person or group
(c) written account of daily events and occurrences; journal; daily calendar; log book; blog
(d) a person's handwritten signature
Q3 v. card
(a) to end; to sum up; to complete; to conclude
(b) to go on a journey; to move; to go from one place to another
(c) to ask for an identification (i.e. in a bar)
(d) to act; to function; to manage; to use; to activate; to perform surgery
Q4 v. doctor
(a) to provide medical treatment; to fix; to repair; to mend
(b) to hang; to postpone; to defer; to expel
(c) to stay somewhere temporarily; to make an official inspection
(d) to list; to describe; to specify; to assign
Q5 v. duplicate
(a) to become bigger; to expand
(b) to be unsuccessful; to not do; to disappoint; to go bankrupt; to be used up
(c) to copy; to replicate; to photocopy
(d) to strengthen; to fortify; to support; to increase
Q6 adj. sound
(a) greatest; most; utmost; highest
(b) whole; healthy; in good condition; sane; firm; valid
(c) sole; limited to a selected few; incompatible; fashionable; unique
(d) managerial; overseeing
Q7 n. anniversary
(a) stroke; blow; collision; success; popular event or production
(b) doctrine; tenet; precept; fundamental law; primary law on which other laws are based
(c) matching outfit consisting of a jacket and trousers or a skirt; request; courtship
(d) yearly date commemorating a special event; birthday
Q8 n. term
(a) word; expression; idiom; condition; stipulation
(b) piece of paper; attendant; servant
(c) inherent nature of something; central or outstanding characteristic
(d) hope; anticipation; assumption
Q9 n. clock
(a) refers to the cost of developing a product or system
(b) timepiece; device for telling time
(c) putting into words; phrase; word; manifestation
(d) finishing; finalizing
Q10 n. balance
(a) buyer; client
(b) casing; skeleton; structure; body structure; mood
(c) bill of sale; written statement of purchases
(d) leveling; harmony; stability; rest; remainder
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Test 2
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 2
Q1 adj. rubber
(a) of or relating to the mind; intellectual; psychosocial
(b) composed of elastic material; made from caoutchouc
(c) comprehensible; intelligible; rational; transparent; bright
(d) motivating; stimulating; encouraging; provoking; inhaling
Q2 adj. reticent
(a) keeping quiet; reserved; showing self-restraint
(b) exacting; choosy; ornate; nagging; annoying
(c) costly; precious; opposite of cheap
(d) substantial; real; tangible; current
Q3 adj. thorough
(a) negotiated by an intermediary; settled through a middleman
(b) sticking together; forming a unit or union; united; related to each other
(c) comprehensive; complete; finished
(d) happening often; regular; common; usual
Q4 adj. emergency
(a) coherent; steadfast; firm
(c) open to dispute; obscure; vague
(b) may be settled
(d) in the event of sudden need
Q5 adj. dependent
(a) relying on; needing (the help or support of another person); conditional; contingent
(b) fixed; arranged; prepared; resolute; firmly resolved; determined in advance
(c) close-fitting; tense; narrow
(d) experimental; trial; temporary; hesitant
Q6 adj. stock
(a) unable to wait; intolerant; restless
(b) available on a regular basis; employed to handle merchandise or goods
(c) small; of a pouch
(d) optional; uncertain; changeable; open; unrestricted
Q7 adj. useful
(a) payable; subject to or requiring payment especially as specified
(b) functional; practical; applicable
(c) large; important; huge; immense; wonderful; exciting
(d) acting as a replacement
Q8 adj. conversant
(a) possible; capable of becoming; able to be
(b) experimental; exploratory; test; used as a sample
(c) of reason or cause; inspiring to action
(d) well-versed; proficient; skilled
Q9 adj. regular
(a) very great in numbers; huge; powerful
(b) doubtful; not reliable; ambiguous
(c) unable to think in a clear and orderly manner; giddy or frivolous
(d) occurring at fixed intervals; normal; usual; ordinary; common
Q10 adj. precise
(a) exact; not more and not less; meticulous; strict
(b) lasting throughout the whole year; continuing for many years; perpetual; everlasting
(c) remunerated ahead of time; settled beforehand via payment
(d) faithful; true to one's obligations
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Test 3
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 3
Q1 n. attorney
(a) condition; phase; mood; splendor; nation
(b) belief in a particular thing or person; religion; trust; confidence; loyalty
(c) lawyer; barrister; advocate; solicitor
(d) diligence; neatness
Q2 n. engineer
(a) person who designs and plans (machinery, roads, etc.)
(b) honesty; fairness; justice
(c) raised platform; resting place on a journey; phase
(d) quotation; official praise; summons to a court of law
Q3 n. corruption
(a) strength; energy; extreme degree; depth; clarity
(b) behavior; management
(c) dishonesty; immorality; irregularity; unlawfulness; illegality
(d) preciseness; exactness
Q4 n. irritation
(a) something which annoys or aggravates
(b) character which is part of an alphabet; written communication sent to a person or organization
(c) shopping center; pedestrian walkway; promenade
(d) word; expression; idiom; condition; stipulation
Q5 n. composition
(a) lawsuit; request; right
(b) one of the two periods of an academic year (usually 15-18 weeks)
(c) tool for cutting consisting of a toothed blade; saying; maxim; proverb
(d) make-up; constitution; essay
Q6 adv. thus
(a) clearly; straight; frankly; immediately; soon
(b) past; further than
(c) as a logical result; unavoidably
(d) therefore; so
Q7 adv. minutely
(a) and so on; and so forth
(b) therefore; so
(c) meticulously; exactingly; scrupulously; diligently; thoroughly
(d) in a close-fitting manner; firmly
Q8 n. caution
(a) written account of daily events and occurrences; journal; daily calendar; log book; blog
(b) vibrations that can be detected by the human ear; noise; vocal utterance
(c) notice; warning; caveat; carefulness; premonition
(d) act of forcefully taking possession of an area; seizure; conquest; possession or settlement of land
Q9 n. saw
(a) preparedness; willingness; promptness; quickness
(b) inner quality; intrinsic characteristic
(c) tool for cutting consisting of a toothed blade; saying; maxim; proverb
(d) lodging; dwelling
Q10 n. party
(a) caution; wisdom; careful judgment
(b) political group; social gathering; side of an agreement; group; gang
(c) number; image; character; price; human shape; symbol
(d) roundish stain; speck; place; awkward or difficult situation; predicament
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Test 4
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 4
Q1 v. segment
(a) to identify; to acknowledge; to know; to admit
(b) to inflate; to play an important role
(c) to direct; to lead; to instruct
(d) to partition; to be partitioned
Q2 v. possess
(a) to divide; to split
(b) to ascribe to; to link to; to associate with; to relate to
(c) to control; to dominate; to hold; to own; to have as property
(d) to slope; to bend; to bow; to slant; to influence
Q3 v. correct
(a) to make right; to amend
(b) to surround; to confine; to close in; to place an additional document or letter within another
(c) to attach; to connect; to unite; to combine; to become a member
(d) to control; to dominate; to hold; to own; to have as property
Q4 v. discuss
(a) helping verb for use in a question; request or expression of desire
(b) to segregate; to set apart; to split; to divide; to disconnect
(c) to talk about; to debate; to converse
(d) to place between other things; to throw into the center of
Q5 v. fee
(a) to write one's name by hand; to sign one's name
(b) to bother; to interrupt; to confuse; to worry
(c) to apply color to a surface; to put makeup on; to describe something in words
(d) to pay to; to hire; to employ
Q6 v. establish
(a) to be similar to; to be akin to; to look like; to have a similar appearance to
(b) to judge an object's value; to appraise; to assess; to guess
(c) to argue; to debate; to contest; to oppose; to fight against
(d) to set up; to found; to base; to build
Q7 v. delete
(a) to take on loan; to copy; to steal
(b) to attach; to connect; to unite; to combine; to become a member
(c) to remove totally; to erase; to eliminate
(d) to live; to be
Q8 v. preface
(a) to insert written information into the gaps on a form
(b) to avoid; to escape; to shrink
(c) to solidify; to become solid; to stabilize; to become stable
(d) to use as an introduction; to use as a foreword
Q9 v. exaggerate
(a) to be compatible; to be suitable; to be an equal competitor; to compare
(b) to overstate; to make something seem greater or more important than it really is
(c) to warn; to notify of danger
(d) to do without; to give up; to distribute; to give out; to hand out
Q10 v. foster
(a) to get; to accept; to absorb; to take in; to host; to accommodate
(b) to treat someone new in a humiliating manner; to harass; to humiliate
(c) to encourage; to nurture; to promote; to raise; to care for
(d) to control; to dominate; to hold; to own; to have as property
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Test 5
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 5
Q1 abbr. C.O.O.
(a) morning; time before noon; hours between midnight and noon
(b) head manager of a company or large organization
(c) total goods and services produced by nation during one year excluding payments on foreign investments
(d) directed to a particular person (generally used when addressing a letter or message) or issue
Q2 abbr. plc
(a) given money that was owed
(b) describing something that can be left out isn't required
(c) period of about 30 days or 4 weeks; 1/12 of a year
(d) public limited liability company in Britain
Q3 abbr. ROI
(a) language used to write pages and sites for the Internet
(b) method of measuring the profitability of a company (derived by dividing the net income by total assets)
(c) pound; unit of weight in ancient Rome equaling approximately 12 ounces
(d) set of numbers which identifies a person
Q4 abbr. C.S.O.
(a) top executive rank; person who is responsible for the security of a company's communications and business systems
(b) graduate with a doctorate; graduate of a doctoral program; university degree; title
(c) secondary email address; copy of a document, message, or email that is sent to a third party
(d) actions of promoting goodwill and distributing information for a company or organization
Q5 abbr. G.N.P.
(a) total value of goods and services produced by a country in a given period (generally one year)
(b) American corporation headquartered in Virginia, owner and operator of on line and interactive computer services
(c) top executive rank; person who is responsible for research and development and possibly for new product plans
(d) directed to a particular person (generally used when addressing a letter or message) or issue
Q6 abbr. corp.
(a) large company; firm; business
(b) total goods and services produced by nation during one year excluding payments on foreign investments
(c) Chief Information Officer; person who is responsible for a company's internal information systems
(d) first offering to the public of a company's shares on the stock market
Q7 abbr. mth.
(a) Chief Information Officer; person who is responsible for a company's internal information systems
(b) period of 60 minutes
(c) period of about 30 days or 4 weeks; 1/12 of a year
(d) pound; unit of weight in ancient Rome equaling approximately 12 ounces
Q8 abbr. AOL
(a) legally established as a corporation
(b) American corporation headquartered in Virginia, owner and operator of on line and interactive computer services
(c) period of 60 minutes
(d) resume; chronological description of one's employment and educational history; biography
Q9 abbr. I.O.U.
(a) treasurer; person who is responsible for all financial aspects of a company
(b) legally established as a corporation
(c) cash payment to be made upon receipt of products or goods
(d) signed note acknowledging a debt
Q10 abbr. pd.
(a) large company; firm; business
(b) given money that was owed
(c) public limited liability company in Britain
(d) head manager of a company or large organization
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Test 6
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 6
Q1 prep. upon
(a) while; throughout
(c) on; atop
(b) besides; but; excluding
(d) about
Q2 prep. regarding
(a) under; underneath (b) after; in back of (c) with relation to (d) but; besides
Q3 prep. below
(a) about
(c) during
(b) under; beneath; underneath
(d) notwithstanding
Q4 prep. despite
(a) besides; aside from
(c) notwithstanding
(b) over; higher than; more than
(d) during
Q5 prep. save
(a) except; besides; but
(c) with relation to
(b) notwithstanding
(d) intermediate to; common; shared
Q6 prep. apart
(a) during
(c) besides; but; excluding
(b) intermediate to; common; shared
(d) after; in back of
Q7 prep. between
(a) under; beneath; underneath
(c) intermediate to; common; shared
(b) up to
(d) but; besides
Q8 prep. except
(a) but; besides (b) after; in back of (c) while; throughout (d) up to
Q9 prep. opposite
(a) across from; facing
(c) in every part; at every point or moment
(b) further; more distant
(d) over; higher than; more than
Q10 prep. outside
(a) taking into account; in light of
(c) besides; aside from
(b) across from; facing
(d) intermediate to; common; shared
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Test 7
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 7
Q1 adv. cheap
(a) anyway
(b) very well; excellent
(c) justly; equitably; directly; completely; really
(d) inexpensively
Q2 adv. curtly
(a) confidently; certainly; without a doubt; yes; of course
(b) forward; in advance
(c) seemingly; probably
(d) briefly; bluntly; rudely
Q3 adv. particularly
(a) four times a year; once every three months
(b) only; exclusively; merely
(c) especially; specifically
(d) unfavorably; in a manner that works against; antagonistically
Q4 adv. counter
(a) meticulously; exactingly; scrupulously; diligently; thoroughly
(b) nice; excellent; of high quality
(c) clearly; unmistakably; plainly; apparently
(d) against; in contrast to
Q5 adv. direct
(a) intensely; in an extreme manner; severely
(c) clearly; in a straightforward manner
(b) regularly; often
(d) annually
Q6 adv. downward
(a) meticulously; exactingly; scrupulously; diligently; thoroughly
(b) towards a lower place, position or section
(c) simply; in an unembellished manner; clearly
(d) confidently; certainly; without a doubt; yes; of course
Q7 adv. clearly
(a) doubly
(b) against; in contrast to
(c) confidently; certainly; without a doubt; yes; of course
(d) obviously; apparently; unmistakably
Q8 n. fold
(a) transferal of ownership from government to private hands; privatization
(b) slight difference; subtle distinction
(c) bend; crease; depression in the ground; hollow between two hills; yard
(d) act of suddenly swooping down and grabbing; sudden assault or attack
Q9 v. take
(a) to bargain; to deal; to work out; to compromise; to clear or pass an obstacle
(b) to talk about; to debate; to converse
(c) to receive; to obtain; to purchase; to bring; to persuade
(d) to seize; to capture; to possess; to contract
Q10 n. exchange
(a) number of babies that are born per year per thousand
(b) mark; level; degree; rank; type; extend; class (in a school)
(c) conversion; stock market; trade; barter; conversation
(d) thin sheets of fibrous material used to write on; article; essay; questionnaire
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Test 8
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 8
Q1 adj. obvious
(a) staying in a particular place; not migratory; intrinsic; existing
(b) confined usually by illness
(c) available on a regular basis; employed to handle merchandise or goods
(d) clear; unmistakable; apparent; evident; plain
Q2 n. category
(a) favor; liking; fondness; priority; superior status
(b) host; performer; comedian
(c) sheet of paper on which information has been printed; flyer
(d) class; division; section; segment
Q3 adv. smoothly
(a) in every; during
(b) four times a year; once every three months
(c) gently; without roughness or projections; evenly; calmly
(d) progressively
Q4 v. cost
(a) to make level; to smooth; to balance
(b) to spring back
(c) to have a price; to require payment; to set a price
(d) to claim; to require; to request strongly
Q5 n. current
(a) conditional conveyance of property as for security on a loan; pledging; lien
(b) act of deriving; speculation; drawing of a conclusion
(c) flow (of water, electricity, etc.); process; tendency; direction
(d) person who installs or maintains wiring systems
Q6 n. supplement
(a) one fourth; neighborhood; coin worth 25 cents; period of three months; district
(b) defect; imperfection; crack; strong gust or wind
(c) brining in of goods from another country; opposite of export; meaning; significance
(d) something which makes up for a deficiency; addition; extra added part
Q7 n. furniture
(a) software program; written request; formal letter; implementation
(b) appointment; proposal of a candidate (for an office or an honor)
(c) container devoid of contents
(d) movable articles for use in a home or office (i.e. chairs, desks, cabinets, closets, etc.)
Q8 n. guarantee
(a) security; warranty; pledge; assurance
(b) petition; instance of asking for something; something that is asked for; object of a petition
(c) list; record; regulator; gauge
(d) ingredient; single piece which forms part of a larger unit; part; constituent; element
Q9 v. wrench
(a) to be able to pay for; to supply; to provide
(b) to request the presence of; to solicit; to attract; to encourage; to promote
(c) to pull by force; to twist; to cut off; to distort; to pervert
(d) to fit; to match; to satisfy; to please; to clothe
Q10 v. harvest
(a) to reap; to gather in ripe crops; to catch; to gather
(b) to capture; to assume control
(c) to visit a store and purchase goods; to browse in a store; to inform on; to betray (British Slang)
(d) to cite; to state a price; to offer a price
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Test 9
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 9
Q1 adj. late
(a) reasonable; probable; possible; appropriate; promising
(b) anesthetized; lacking sensitivity (to pain); in shock; senseless
(c) plentiful; copious; profuse; full abounding with
(d) coming or occurring after the usual or expected time; tardy; slow; delayed
Q2 adj. unsatisfactory
(a) unable to wait; intolerant; restless
(b) strongly desiring; keen; fervently interested
(c) continual
(d) inadequate; disappointing; not good enough
Q3 adj. inbound
(a) traveling in an inward direction
(b) ceremonious; conventional; according to custom; stiff; strict; symmetrical
(c) comprehensible; intelligible; rational; transparent; bright
(d) superior; supreme; above all; of the highest rank; most important
Q4 adj. proof
(a) significant; influential; essential; crucial; critical
(b) shared; ordinary; mediocre; average; public
(c) resistant; invulnerable; impervious; sealed; durable
(d) earlier; antecedent; hasty; premature
Q5 adj. unfair
(a) injurious; causing damage
(b) gloomy; dark; depressing; sad; mournful
(c) biased; dishonest
(d) articulate; eloquent; able to read and write with ease; graceful; flowing
Q6 qdj. vacant
(a) having a specified height; difficult to believe; exaggerated; challenging
(b) empty; unfilled; unoccupied; lacking expression
(c) impartial; equitable
(d) sticking together; consistent
Q7 adj. assistant
(a) advanced; ahead; ready; brash; of the future; progressive
(b) serving as an aide; helpful; supportive; auxiliary
(c) excellent; conspicuous; prominent; due
(d) occurring on a regular basis
Q8 adj. obligatory
(a) binding; compelling; must be done; necessary
(b) answering; reacting (esp. positively or sympathetically)
(c) strongly desiring; keen; fervently interested
(d) invaluable; beyond any expressible value; very expensive
Q9 adj. similar
(a) alike; having common qualities; comparable
(b) difficult; complicated; rigid; stiff
(c) continuing; enduring; remaining for a long time; durable
(d) flawless; complete; undamaged
Q10 adj. prior
(a) vital; essential; indispensable; unavoidable
(b) earlier; antecedent; former
(c) expendable; spoils rapidly; likely to spoil; mortal
(d) produced; made; manufactured
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Test 10
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 10
Q1 n. brochure
(a) heap; mound; wealth; fortune; group of buildings; dike; levee
(b) intelligence; ability to think in a clever manner
(c) leaflet; booklet; printed product information
(d) part of a television or computer monitor where the picture is displayed
Q2 n. offence
(a) viewpoint; outlook; vista; view
(b) emptiness; available position; job opening
(c) attack; misdeed; insult; transgression
(d) concentration; ability to concentrate on an issue
Q3 n. disease
(a) official date; meeting; interview; nomination
(b) derailment; feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
(c) appraisal; estimation; assessment
(d) sickness; illness
Q4 n. discretion
(a) caution; wisdom; careful judgment
(b) tube; trachea; flute; toot
(c) person who gives a test
(d) structure built mainly of glass in which plants are cultivated out of season
Q5 n. coverage
(a) organization; society; union; coalition; foundation
(b) survey; review; news reporting; insurance
(c) expenditure of money or effort for future benefits; authorization
(d) opposition; appeal; denial; protest
Q6 n. claim
(a) lawsuit; request; right
(b) something which enhances or improves; addition or change which adds value to something
(c) reporter; person who writes for a newspaper or magazine; correspondent
(d) point of view; perspective
Q7 n. office
(a) monetary or material worth; importance; merit
(b) breadth; thickness
(c) property; financial means; assets; main city of a country of region
(d) chamber; bureau; incumbency; agency; authority
Q8 n. garner
(a) prejudice; tendency; leaning
(b) place where grain is stored; granary; storehouse; collection; store
(c) punctuation mark in the form of a diagonal line (/); reduction; decrease
(d) duty responsibility; indebtedness; agreement
Q9 n. task
(a) restriction; force; limitation; limit
(b) part of a population differing in some characteristic; state of being under legal age
(c) job; assignment; obligation; role
(d) relative highness or lowness of a sound; tar; asphalt; throw
Q10 n. yield
(a) fitness; suitability; limitation; diploma or certificate stating one's abilities
(b) a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid; film; thin layer
(c) maltreatment; corrupt practice; foul language
(d) harvest; return; produce; income; profit
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Test 11
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 11
Q1 v. drop
(a) to cause harm; to cause injury; to destroy partly
(b) to fall; to make fall; to bring down; to go down; to omit; to abandon
(c) to build; to create; to design; to grow
(d) to write down in a timetable; to register
Q2 v. stipulate
(a) to cause to lose heart; to deter; to dissuade; to show disapproval of; to derail
(b) to set up; to found; to base; to build
(c) to strike; to beat; to reach; to find; to collide
(d) to require that certain conditions be met before the signing of a contract; to specify; to require
Q3 v. guarantee
(a) to vouch for; to give a warranty; to assure; to promise
(b) to permit; to approve; to empower
(c) to show how (people or things) are alike or different; to consider to be similar
(d) to endanger; to imperil; to put at risk; to place in danger
Q4 v. interest
(a) to take for granted; to dare; to venture; to take liberties; to permit oneself
(b) to cause to become involved in; to arouse curiosity
(c) to strengthen; to fortify; to support; to increase
(d) to provide medical treatment; to fix; to repair; to mend
Q5 v. detect
(a) to repeat; to say again; to restate
(b) to be adjacent to
(c) to discover; to discern; to find out
(d) to deliver a discourse before an audience; to reprimand tediously
Q6 v. contain
(a) to treat; to adapt; to prepare; to make ready
(b) to soften in force or severity; to lessen the impact or intensity of; to appease
(c) to include; to hold back; to restrain; to keep under control
(d) to demand; to require; to insist upon; to force
Q7 adj. harmful
(a) moral; adhering to ethical principles; precise; strict; exact
(b) different; varied
(c) injurious; causing damage
(d) lawful; acceptable; justified; authorized
Q8 v. refund
(a) to answer; to reply; to react
(b) to put away for future use
(c) to rebroadcast
(d) to return money; to reimburse; to repay; to finance again
Q9 v. launch
(a) to change; to shift; to exchange; to trade; to turn on or off
(b) to start; to run; to activate; to inaugurate; to break into
(c) to hypnotize; to enthrall
(d) to divide; to separate; to be divided; to allocate
Q10 v. tenant
(a) to support; to provide for; to finance; to assist; to encourage
(b) to terminate; to end; to destroy; to defeat; to complete
(c) to rent; to inhabit; to occupy
(d) to upset; to disturb; to divide
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Test 12
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 12
Q1 abbr. C.T.O.
(a) between noon and midnight; in the afternoon; after the hour of 12:00 noon
(b) total goods and services produced by nation during one year excluding payments on foreign investments
(c) top executive rank; person who is responsible for research and development and possibly for new product plans
(d) that is to say (Latin); for example; for instance
Q2 abbr. N/A
(a) numeral; mathematical value or its symbol; unit in a series; part
(b) language used to write pages and sites for the Internet
(c) describing something that can be left out isn't required
(d) method of measuring the profitability of a company (derived by dividing the net income by total assets)
Q3 abbr. C.V.
(a) actions of promoting goodwill and distributing information for a company or organization
(b) resume; chronological description of one's employment and educational history; biography
(c) morning; time before noon; hours between midnight and noon
(d) directed to a particular person (generally used when addressing a letter or message) or issue
Q4 abbr. PR
(a) that is to say (Latin); for example; for instance
(b) used at the end of the list of subjects to be discussed at a meeting or conference
(c) Latin for and so on; and so forth
(d) actions of promoting goodwill and distributing information for a company or organization
Q5 abbr. Ph.D.
(a) period of about 30 days or 4 weeks; 1/12 of a year
(b) Latin for and so on; and so forth
(c) graduate with a doctorate; graduate of a doctoral program; university degree; title
(d) quickly; immediately; swiftly; speedily; fast
Q6 abbr. C.C.O.
(a) first offering to the public of a company's shares on the stock market
(b) cash payment to be made upon receipt of products or goods
(c) manpower; personnel; human work force; human labor; staff
(d) person who is responsible for ensuring that a company and its employees are in compliance with government regulations and internal policies
Q7 abbr. A.O.B.
(a) head manager of a corporation, company or large organization
(b) used at the end of the list of subjects to be discussed at a meeting or conference
(c) signed note acknowledging a debt
(d) manpower; personnel; human work force; human labor; staff
Q8 abbr. p.m.
(a) between noon and midnight; in the afternoon; after the hour of 12:00 noon
(b) firm, company that is organized in such a way as to give its owners limited liability
(c) person who is responsible for ensuring that a company and its employees are in compliance with government regulations and internal policies
(d) resume; chronological description of one's employment and educational history; biography
Q9 abbr. C.I.O.
(a) head manager of a company or large organization
(b) graduate with a doctorate; graduate of a doctoral program; university degree; title
(c) total value of goods and services produced by a country in a given period (generally one year)
(d) Chief Information Officer; person who is responsible for a company's internal information systems
Q10 abbr. ASAP
(a) set of numbers which identifies a person
(b) language used to write pages and sites for the Internet
(c) quickly; immediately; swiftly; speedily; fast
(d) numeral; mathematical value or its symbol; unit in a series; part
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Test 13
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 13
Q1 prep. throughout
(a) on; atop
(c) besides; but; excluding
(b) with relation to
(d) in every part; at every point or moment
Q2 prep. during
(a) while; throughout
(c) taking into account; in light of
(b) across from; facing
(d) further; more distant
Q3 prep. until
(a) under; beneath; underneath
(c) taking into account; in light of
(b) up to
(d) about
Q4 prep. beneath
(a) under; underneath (b) up to (c) besides; aside from (d) on; atop
Q5 prep. within
(a) during
(c) under; underneath
(b) with relation to
(d) except; besides; but
Q6 prep. considering
(a) taking into account; in light of
(c) further; more distant
(b) in every part; at every point or moment
(d) except; besides; but
Q7 prep. concerning
(a) notwithstanding (b) about (c) besides; aside from (d) on; atop
Q8 prep. above
(a) over; higher than; more than
(c) under; beneath; underneath
(b) in every part; at every point or moment
(d) except; besides; but
Q9 prep. behind
(a) under; underneath
(c) over; higher than; more than
(b) but; besides
(d) after; in back of
Q10 prep. beyond
(a) besides; but; excluding
(c) while; throughout
(b) further; more distant
(d) across from; facing
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Test 14
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 14
Q1 adv. consequently
(a) smoothly; continuously; inconspicuously
(b) as a result; therefore
(c) knowingly; with awareness
(d) of course; surely; doubtlessly; definitely; absolutely
Q2 adv. plain
(a) seriously; gravely; acutely; critically
(b) simply; in an unembellished manner; clearly
(c) meticulously; exactingly; scrupulously; diligently; thoroughly
(d) four times a year; once every three months
Q3 adv. probably
(a) strictly; firmly
(b) almost certainly; very likely; apparently; in all likelihood
(c) particularly
(d) of course; surely; doubtlessly; definitely; absolutely
Q4 adv. consciously
(a) knowingly; with awareness
(c) in any event; anyway
(b) chiefly; principally; mainly; initially
(d) out of doors
Q5 adv. already
(a) nearby
(c) previously; before a certain time
(b) as a result; therefore
(d) seemingly; probably
Q6 adv. precisely
(a) next to; alongside
(b) against; in contrast to
(c) exactly; accurately; definitely; certainly; surely
(d) under; below
Q7 adv. ahead
(a) softly; in a low voice; without strength or force; weakly; into little pieces
(b) also; too; as well
(c) forward; in advance
(d) particularly
Q8 n. exclusion
(a) delight; refreshment or entertainment given to its recipient without cost
(b) commercial transaction; instance of offering goods at a reduced price; demand for merchandise; auction
(c) prevention; rejection; leaving out; keeping out; shutting out
(d) mail; column; opinion; role; job placement
Q9 adv. etc.
(a) overhead; over; in a higher place
(c) annually
(b) regularly; often
(d) and so on; and so forth
Q10 adv. behind
(a) before; at an earlier time; in the past; antecedently
(b) anyway
(c) relatively
(d) late; tardy
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Test 15
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 15
Q1 v. banquet
(a) to hold a party; to feast; to dine; to drink
(b) to offer proof; to prove; to show to be true
(c) to pretend; to feign
(d) to make valid; to make lawful; to justify; to make permissible
Q2 adj. flawed
(a) courteous; having good manners; gentle; genial; kind
(b) conversational; not used in formal speaking or writing; informal
(c) full; packed; crammed together
(d) defective; imperfect; cracked
Q3 n. key
(a) end; conclusion; last edition of a newspaper
(b) device used to open locks; button on a board
(c) citizenship; patriotism
(d) means of transport (car, bus, etc.); instrument; means; medium
Q4 v. obtain
(a) to acquire; to procure; to secure; to earn; to achieve
(b) to set up a center of operations; to be set up in a center of operations
(c) to lessen; to diminish; to decrease
(d) to grow larger; to broaden; to increase; to enlarge; to add to
Q5 n. expiration
(a) boss; supervisor; manager; head
(b) earnings; financial gain; benefit; advantage; privilege
(c) termination; end
(d) purpose; goal; objective; target
Q6 n. regard
(a) wash basin; sewer; drain; cesspool; place where criminals gather
(b) steward; stewardess; person who serves others; person who accompanies others
(c) trip; journey; travel; cruise
(d) esteem; respect; thought; consideration; look; glance
Q7 adv. anyway
(a) hardly; scarcely
(c) in whatever manner; however
(b) knowingly; with awareness
(d) towards a lower place, position or section
Q8 v. articulate
(a) to load with goods; to load; to weigh down; to send as cargo
(b) to examine
(c) to gather together; to group together; to press in
(d) to express in a fluent and clear manner
Q9 n. outside
(a) external part or surface of something
(b) something that is essential or imperative; essentials of life (food, clothing, and shelter)
(c) manufacturing; trade; diligence; perseverance; tendency to work hard
(d) metal cord with sharp projecting points
Q10 adj. major
(a) legitimate; legally acceptable; not expired; logical; well-founded
(b) elastic; easily bent; adroit; adept; pliable
(c) more important than others; great; serious
(d) of secondary importance; insignificant; corresponding
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Test 16
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 16
Q1 adj. conservative
(a) fruitful; productive; abundant; plentiful; multiplying; producing fruit
(b) deserving of punishment; responsible
(c) important; significant; fundamental; necessary; crucial
(d) resisting change; desiring to preserve traditions; cautious
Q2 adj. maternal
(a) back; hind
(b) markedly different; contrasting
(c) motherly; related through a mother; relating to or characteristic of a mother or motherhood
(d) continuing; enduring; remaining for a long time; durable
Q3 adj. downtown
(a) pertaining to the commercial center of a city
(b) complete; full; entire; healthy
(c) lucky; successful; opportune
(d) remunerated ahead of time; settled beforehand via payment
Q4 adj. bulk
(a) customary; routine; formal
(b) hard; troublesome; complicated; complex
(c) relating to or designed for the mass of people; large-scale; widespread; popular
(d) special; unique; different
Q5 adj. detailed
(a) irregular; fitful; occasional; infrequent
(b) main; principal; major
(c) rational; logical; intelligent; wise; plausible; likely; credible
(d) itemized; marked by thoroughness in treating small items or parts
Q6 adj. formatted
(a) arranged in a particular way; prepared for reading and writing
(b) not genuine; simulated; unreal
(c) strained; taut; rigid; nervous; stressful
(d) markedly different; contrasting
Q7 adj. narrow
(a) owed; payable; right; fitting; suitable; adequate
(b) working; functional; ready for use
(c) chief; head; leading; primary; main
(d) tight; strait; reduced; not wide
Q8 v. gather
(a) to act on; to transfer from one place to another; to change residence
(b) to assemble; to collect; to accumulate; to conclude; to deduce
(c) to give; to match; to fit; to complement
(d) to slander; to defame
Q9 adj. rival
(a) regular; ordinary; low-grade; poor
(c) much; plenty; large; spacious
(b) pressing; compelling; immediate; prompt
(d) being in competition; contending
Q10 adj. credible
(a) experimental; trial; temporary; hesitant
(b) coming after all others; most recent; final; newest
(c) reliable; trustworthy; dependable
(d) solemn; acute; critical; requiring much consideration; humorless; grim
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Test 17
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 17
Q1 n. trash
(a) person who runs a company; director; administrator; supervisor
(b) reason; purpose; principle; factor; basis for a legal case
(c) messenger; company that delivers messages, documents, parcels, etc.
(d) something discarded; rubbish; garbage; refuse; nonsense
Q2 n. blanket
(a) bed covering; quilt
(b) order; direction; control; domination; headquarters
(c) lawsuit; request; right
(d) system for prompt transportation of people or parcels; dispatch conveyed by special messenger
Q3 n. motivation
(a) beginning letter of a person's first name; first letter (as of a word)
(b) harvest; return; produce; income; profit
(c) an undertaking that is dangerous, daring, or of uncertain outcome
(d) incentive; drive; inspiration; state of being stirred to action
Q4 n. accounting
(a) central stalk of a plant; petiole
(b) a person who makes things out of wood such as furniture
(c) statement; proclamation; announcement
(d) a system of recording and analyzing financial transactions; auditing; a detailed financial statement
Q5 n. error
(a) position; opinion; viewpoint; outlook; perspective
(b) mistake; something that is incorrect
(c) general expenses; manufacturing and business expenses
(d) piece of clothing; outer covering
Q6 n. vat
(a) summit; peak; head
(b) large container; tank; tub
(c) spoken or written words with which people communicate thoughts and feelings
(d) company; firm; undertaking; business; endeavor
Q7 n. editor
(a) word or phrase by which someone or something is called or identified; moniker
(b) person or organization that prepares printed matter for publication
(c) symbol; sign; mark; remembrance
(d) reason; purpose; principle; factor; basis for a legal case
Q8 n. back
(a) flat dish for serving food; portion; covering, coating; board
(b) number with a fixed value; factor
(c) part of a chair; rear part of the human body
(d) apprehension; worry; doubt; hesitation; reservation
Q9 n. resilience
(a) failure; fiasco; sputtering which gradually fades into silence
(b) elasticity; cheerfulness; quality of quickly recovering from sadness or failure; buoyancy
(c) esteem; respect; integrity; honesty; award; privilege
(d) expansion; increase in size; magnification
Q10 n. resume
(a) manner; way; fashion; chic; vogue
(b) thin muslin fabric (Hindi); beach cliff (Scottish)
(c) summary; synopsis; abstract; CV; curriculum vitae
(d) sports shoe; one who moves about stealthily; one who acts furtively
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Test 18
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 18
Q1 v. pad
(a) to modify; to adapt; to fit; to arrange; to settle
(b) to cushion; to fill; to fill out; to walk; to go by foot
(c) to carry; to encourage; to assist financially; to substantiate
(d) to capture; to assume control
Q2 v. discourage
(a) to cover a part of; to have something in common
(b) to cause to become involved in; to arouse curiosity
(c) to supervise; to manage; to inspect
(d) to cause to lose heart; to deter; to dissuade; to show disapproval of; to derail
Q3 v. enrich
(a) to be compatible; to be suitable; to be an equal competitor; to compare
(b) to examine
(c) to entrust; to order; to command; to supply with power
(d) to improve; to make better
Q4 v. rehearse
(a) to take off; to shed; to take away; to eliminate; to get rid of
(b) to deny connection with; to renounce; to repudiate; to disavow
(c) to drill; to practice an action repeatedly in order to perfect it
(d) to make changes; to create something new; to invent
Q5 v. deposit
(a) to put a sum of money in a bank for safekeeping; to pay in part; to set down
(b) to put out for others to see; to show; to exhibit; to reveal
(c) to travel in a car; to transport in a vehicle; to compel
(d) to postpone; to delay; to end a meeting; to move to another place
Q6 adj. changeable
(a) not real; fanciful
(c) fast; immediate; prompt; smart
(b) arbitrary; fickle; flexible
(d) entrusted to the care
Q7 adv. entirely
(a) totally; completely; absolutely
(c) evidently; obviously; allegedly; seemingly
(b) from above; above; in the sky
(d) immediately; momentarily
Q8 v. border
(a) to arouse; to bring out; to summon; to wake
(b) to promote; to draw attention to; to publicize
(c) to clarify; to confirm; to reinforce; to verify
(d) to be adjacent to
Q9 v. initiate
(a) to make clear; to explain
(b) to set going; to launch; to begin; to start
(c) to hawk; to vend; to deal; to distribute; to sell
(d) to ask for; to petition for
Q10 v. post
(a) to assign to a duty; to station; to publicize; to advertise
(b) to create a formal agreement; to bind legally; to obtain
(c) to give in to desire; to yield to; to satisfy; to spoil; to humor
(d) to demand the return of property; to repossess
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Test 19
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 19
Q1 abbr. C.O.D.
(a) top executive rank; person who is responsible for research and development and possibly for new product plans
(b) resume; chronological description of one's employment and educational history; biography
(c) firm, company that is organized in such a way as to give its owners limited liability
(d) cash payment to be made upon receipt of products or goods
Q2 abbr. lb
(a) secondary email address; copy of a document, message, or email that is sent to a third party
(b) pound; unit of weight in ancient Rome equaling approximately 12 ounces
(c) Chief Information Officer; person who is responsible for a company's internal information systems
(d) requesting to view or read the opposite side of a page or document
Q3 abbr. C.F.O.
(a) treasurer; person who is responsible for all financial aspects of a company
(b) method of measuring the profitability of a company (derived by dividing the net income by total assets)
(c) signed note acknowledging a debt
(d) between noon and midnight; in the afternoon; after the hour of 12:00 noon
Q4 abbr. R&D
(a) department in a company that develops new products
(b) top executive rank; person who is responsible for the security of a company's communications and business systems
(c) person who is responsible for ensuring that a company and its employees are in compliance with government regulations and internal policies
(d) actions of promoting goodwill and distributing information for a company or organization
Q5 abbr. i.e.
(a) that is to say (Latin); for example; for instance
(b) requesting to view or read the opposite side of a page or document
(c) department in a company that develops new products
(d) given money that was owed
Q6 abbr. PTO
(a) manpower; personnel; human work force; human labor; staff
(b) requesting to view or read the opposite side of a page or document
(c) large company; firm; business
(d) person who is responsible for ensuring that a company and its employees are in compliance with government regulations and internal policies
Q7 abbr. etc.
(a) describing something that can be left out isn't required
(b) head manager of a corporation, company or large organization
(c) treasurer; person who is responsible for all financial aspects of a company
(d) Latin for and so on; and so forth
Q8 abbr. C.E.O.
(a) method of measuring the profitability of a company (derived by dividing the net income by total assets)
(b) American corporation headquartered in Virginia, owner and operator of on line and interactive computer services
(c) period of 60 minutes
(d) head manager of a corporation, company or large organization
Q9 abbr. hr
(a) period of 60 minutes
(b) that is to say (Latin); for example; for instance
(c) total value of goods and services produced by a country in a given period (generally one year)
(d) Latin for and so on; and so forth
Q10 abbr. C.C.
(a) secondary email address; copy of a document, message, or email that is sent to a third party
(b) total value of goods and services produced by a country in a given period (generally one year)
(c) top executive rank; person who is responsible for the security of a company's communications and business systems
(d) between noon and midnight; in the afternoon; after the hour of 12:00 noon
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Test 20
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 20
Q1 adv. below
(a) clearly; in a straightforward manner
(c) at a further point
(b) contrarily
(d) nearby
Q2 adv. sincerely
(a) honestly; genuinely; earnestly; faithfully
(c) accidentally; by chance
(b) overhead; over; in a higher place
(d) intensely; in an extreme manner; severely
Q3 adv. necessarily
(a) unfavorably; in a manner that works against; antagonistically
(b) almost certainly; very likely; apparently; in all likelihood
(c) as a logical result; unavoidably
(d) nearly; about; around; circa
Q4 adv. drastically
(a) politely; respectfully; graciously
(c) by hand; physically
(b) intensely; in an extreme manner; severely
(d) from above; above; in the sky
Q5 adv. sternly
(a) strictly; firmly
(c) simply; in an unembellished manner; clearly
(b) nearby
(d) therefore; so
Q6 adv. overhead
(a) obviously; apparently; unmistakably
(b) naturally; spontaneously; intuitively; automatically
(c) totally; completely; absolutely
(d) from above; above; in the sky
Q7 adv. rapidly
(a) regularly; persistently; steadily; stably
(c) quickly; fast; swiftly
(b) into the city center; into the the town
(d) in whatever manner; however
Q8 n. system
(a) transgressor; person who breaks the law; one who insults
(b) delegate; agent; person who acts on behalf of another person or organization
(c) combination of related things or parts that form a complex whole
(d) dampness; moistness; mugginess
Q9 adv. forward
(a) regrettably
(c) especially; specifically
(b) apparently; seemingly; to all appearances
(d) ahead; to the front
Q10 adv. good
(a) mildly; deliberatively; in a temperate manner; not excessively; reasonably
(b) in another country; outside; widely
(c) briefly; bluntly; rudely
(d) nice; excellent; of high quality
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Test 21
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 21
Q1 n. infancy
(a) a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects; projection; rock ledge; sandbank
(b) beginning phase of a project; babyhood
(c) accessibility; attainability; obtainability
(d) stimulus; motivation; revelation; insight; idea
Q2 v. underestimate
(a) to fasten; to connect
(b) to extend; to elongate; to reach out; to pull; to strain
(c) to assign too low a value to
(d) to pay to; to hire; to employ
Q3 n. announcement
(a) person or company that produces and distributes printed material
(b) test; attempt; experiment; annoyance
(c) stimulus; inducement; enticement; encouragement
(d) declaration; notice; the act of informing the public
Q4 conj. though
(a) not before; precluding; barring; except; aside from
(b) despite; in spite of
(c) precedes two or more coordinate words or phrases
(d) as soon as
Q5 adj. fueled
(a) itemized; marked by thoroughness in treating small items or parts
(b) splendid; majestic; superb; glorious; impressive
(c) credible; trustworthy; dependable
(d) filled with petrol, gas or another substance that produces energy
Q6 adv. unfortunately
(a) regrettably
(b) with difficulty; barely; scarcely; poorly; improperly
(c) as a result; therefore
(d) naturally; spontaneously; intuitively; automatically
Q7 adv. nevertheless
(a) from above; above; in the sky
(b) before; at an earlier time; in the past; antecedently
(c) anyway; anyhow; still; all the same
(d) in a place across an ocean
Q8 v. encourage
(a) to support; to inspire; to give hope
(b) to conduct a series of activities organized to accomplish a goal
(c) to make false and injurious statements about another; to defame; to vilify; to malign
(d) to derive; to conclude; to guess; to surmise; to hint
Q9 v. conjure
(a) to appeal; to summon; to invoke; to implore
(b) to interpret incorrectly; to comprehend incorrectly
(c) to fork; to divide into parts or sections
(d) to accept; to belief; to hug; to hold tight
Q10 adj. sharp
(a) lucid; eloquent; expressed using clear and distinct words; able to speak
(b) having a thin edge intended for cutting; sudden; clear; smart
(c) secured in a warehouse
(d) between countries; of relations between two or more countries
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Test 22
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 22
Q1 adj. waste
(a) inventive; innovative; artistic
(b) firm; faithful; persistent; unbending; adamant
(c) leftover; unused; desolate; desert; destroyed
(d) having a degree or diploma; concerning studies beyond a bachelor's degree
Q2 adj. sensitive
(a) having the capacity for feeling; susceptible to external influences or agents
(b) administrative; operational; having the power to execute laws and policy
(c) inadequate; disappointing; not good enough
(d) well; not sick; fit; sound
Q3 adj. remarkable
(a) sick; bad; unfriendly; unsatisfactory; inadequate; inferior
(b) striking; noteworthy; extraordinary; exceptional
(c) distant; located far away; secluded; isolated; aloof
(d) working; functional; ready for use
Q4 adj. part
(a) pertaining to hearing and listening; sound
(b) superior; supreme; above all; of the highest rank; most important
(c) somewhat
(d) unofficial; relaxed; casual; easy; laid-back
Q5 adj. kind
(a) active; attentive
(b) common; regular; boring; tedious; dull
(c) not continuous; sporadic; fitful; alternately stopping and starting
(d) gentle; good-hearted; understanding; compassionate
Q6 adj. collect
(a) having the receiver pay the charges (for a phone call)
(b) feasible; workable; applicable; useful; efficacious
(c) pertaining to a city; pertaining to citizenship
(d) unbearable; cannot be done; cannot be endured
Q7 adj. injured
(a) comfortable; useful; serviceable
(b) at or constituting a place where two surfaces meet
(c) hurt; wounded; insulted; offended; damaged
(d) under legal obligation; responsible; prone
Q8 adj. extensive
(a) articulate; eloquent; able to read and write with ease; graceful; flowing
(b) having the back side exposed to view; opposite; contrary
(c) spreading over a large area; comprehensive
(d) suitable; appropriate; intelligent; savvy; capable
Q9 adj. blanket
(a) special; unusual; detailed; precise; pedantic; strict
(b) comprehensive; inclusive
(c) significant; influential; essential; crucial; critical
(d) smooth; straight; level; parallel; equal; consistent
Q10 adj. equivalent
(a) same in worth or value; same in importance; corresponding
(b) competent; talented; apt
(c) under the rule of; subordinate; exposed to; liable to; conditional
(d) annoying; irritating
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Test 23
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 23
Q1 n. pursuit
(a) act of looking over carefully and critically; official examination; audit; review
(b) chase; quest; search; occupation; pastime
(c) druggist; apothecary
(d) limit; border
Q2 n. pleasure
(a) enjoyment; amusement; entertainment; delight; joy
(b) a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment
(c) form; model; image; condition; fitness; mold
(d) computerized representation of an actual object
Q3 n. launch
(a) nullification; termination; revocation
(b) certificate; entry pass; tag
(c) sale of products to final consumers; sale of goods to end users
(d) act of sending out; act of starting or initiating; commencement; inauguration
Q4 n. setup
(a) arrangement; structure; organization; hoax; configuration of hardware or software (Computers)
(b) purchase; sale; acquisition
(c) honesty; fairness; justice
(d) production; creating; group of people born around the same time
Q5 n. strategy
(a) city
(b) house; dwelling; structure; premises
(c) something which is permanently or securely attached; set date for a sporting event
(d) plans or methods created for the purpose of achieving a goal
Q6 n. final
(a) end; conclusion; last edition of a newspaper
(b) a document giving details about an offering of securities investment for sale to the public
(c) person who holds a money order
(d) protection; security; rampart; shield
Q7 n. disposition
(a) the sale of all or most of a company's inventory or assets to another company
(b) amount of money set aside for a specific purpose; supply
(c) workers' association; federation; amalgamation
(d) character; nature; trait; arrangement; placement
Q8 n. salient
(a) person who gives support to a superior; aide; helper
(b) relief; consolation; coziness
(c) something of value (property, equipment, goods, etc.); item of quality; something beneficial
(d) angle that points outward
Q9 n. avail
(a) inclusion; participation; connection; association; relation
(b) advantage; profit; help; benefit
(c) disposition; mood
(d) seclusion; solitude; reclusion; secrecy; confidentiality
Q10 n. minute
(a) system of knowledge gained by research; specific field of systematic knowledge; skill; proficiency
(b) volume; mass; main part; most
(c) unit of time equal to 60 seconds; 1/60 of an hour; memo; protocol; memorandum
(d) condition; phase; mood; splendor; nation
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Test 24
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 24
Q1 v. trustee
(a) to grant a person or persons legal custodianship over property not belonging to them
(b) to stance
(c) to take on loan; to copy; to steal
(d) to speak or act in a rude or contemptuous manner; to offend; to affront
Q2 v. bias
(a) to check; to look over carefully and critically; to examine officially; to review
(b) to prejudice; to influence opinions
(c) to build; to create; to design; to grow
(d) to cancel; to revoke
Q3 v. overcome
(a) to subdue; to solve
(b) to keep in existence; to preserve; to support; to provide for
(c) to conceal; to cover up; to keep secret; to place out of sight
(d) to train; to accustom; to adapt; to stipulate; to prepare
Q4 v. program
(a) to characterize; to depict; to describe; to present; to emphasize
(b) to schedule; to plan; to write a system of operating instructions for a computer
(c) to separate into parts; to part; to share; to apportion
(d) to endanger; to place in danger; to imperil; to put at risk
Q5 v. testify
(a) to label; to fine
(b) to bear witness; to declare under oath; to attest
(c) to reduce; to protect; to soften; to upholster
(d) to examine; to investigate; to inspect; to scrutinize
Q6 v. install
(a) to be present in a place; to care for; to serve; to accompany
(b) to recompense someone for a service
(c) to set up for use; to put in (i.e. machinery); to establish in an office or position
(d) to register; to sign up; to join up; to enter one's name on a list
Q7 n. profit
(a) device for electronically transmitting written material; electronically transmitted document
(b) earnings; financial gain; benefit; advantage; privilege
(c) grouping symbols ()
(d) source; beginning; birth; parentage; nationality
Q8 v. hire
(a) to lease; to rent; to employ
(b) to pledge; to give one's word; to vow; to commit oneself to a certain course of action
(c) to feign; to impersonate; to put on a false show
(d) to quit an office or position; to relinquish; to give up; to abdicate
Q9 v. stake
(a) to go on a journey; to move; to go from one place to another
(b) to transmit over the radio; to publicize; to advertise
(c) to go into; to join; to record; to inscribe
(d) to risk; to gamble; to finance; to underwrite
Q10 v. pair
(a) to couple; to be part one of a match; to mate
(b) to investigate
(c) to create boundaries; to restrict; to reduce; to function as a border
(d) to assume; to anticipate; to hope
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 25
Q1 abbr. I.P.O.
(a) first offering to the public of a company's shares on the stock market
(b) describing something that can be left out isn't required
(c) given money that was owed
(d) top executive rank; person who is responsible for research and development and possibly for new product plans
Q2 abbr. G.D.P.
(a) total goods and services produced by nation during one year excluding payments on foreign investments
(b) quickly; immediately; swiftly; speedily; fast
(c) first offering to the public of a company's shares on the stock market
(d) set of numbers which identifies a person
Q3 abbr. a.m.
(a) American corporation headquartered in Virginia, owner and operator of on line and interactive computer services
(b) morning; time before noon; hours between midnight and noon
(c) public limited liability company in Britain
(d) department in a company that develops new products
Q4 abbr. Inc.
(a) pound; unit of weight in ancient Rome equaling approximately 12 ounces
(b) legally established as a corporation
(c) used at the end of the list of subjects to be discussed at a meeting or conference
(d) large company; firm; business
Q5 abbr. no.
(a) numeral; mathematical value or its symbol; unit in a series; part
(b) head manager of a corporation, company or large organization
(c) department in a company that develops new products
(d) signed note acknowledging a debt
Q6 abbr. PIN
(a) firm, company that is organized in such a way as to give its owners limited liability
(b) set of numbers which identifies a person
(c) public limited liability company in Britain
(d) quickly; immediately; swiftly; speedily; fast
Q7 abbr. Ltd.
(a) secondary email address; copy of a document, message, or email that is sent to a third party
(b) treasurer; person who is responsible for all financial aspects of a company
(c) firm, company that is organized in such a way as to give its owners limited liability
(d) cash payment to be made upon receipt of products or goods
Q8 abbr. HTML
(a) used at the end of the list of subjects to be discussed at a meeting or conference
(b) requesting to view or read the opposite side of a page or document
(c) morning; time before noon; hours between midnight and noon
(d) language used to write pages and sites for the Internet
Q9 abbr. H.R.
(a) period of about 30 days or 4 weeks; 1/12 of a year
(b) manpower; personnel; human work force; human labor; staff
(c) top executive rank; person who is responsible for the security of a company's communications and business systems
(d) legally established as a corporation
Q10 abbr. attn.
(a) numeral; mathematical value or its symbol; unit in a series; part
(b) directed to a particular person (generally used when addressing a letter or message) or issue
(c) graduate with a doctorate; graduate of a doctoral program; university degree; title
(d) head manager of a company or large organization
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Test 26
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 26
Q1 adv. perhaps
(a) politely; respectfully; graciously
(b) with difficulty; barely; scarcely; poorly; improperly
(c) maybe; possibly; could be
(d) moderately; quite; rather; to some extent
Q2 adv. ultimately
(a) in the end; eventually
(b) also; too; as well
(c) first in place or rank; primary; leading; main
(d) almost certainly; very likely; apparently; in all likelihood
Q3 adv. randomly
(a) exactly; accurately; definitely; certainly; surely
(b) accidentally; by chance
(c) contrarily
(d) in the end; eventually
Q4 adv. approximately
(a) maybe; possibly; could be
(c) briefly; bluntly; rudely
(b) nearly; about; around; circa
(d) exceeding regular working hours
Q5 adv. pretty
(a) moderately; quite; rather; to some extent
(b) past; further than
(c) almost certainly; very likely; apparently; in all likelihood
(d) ahead; to the front
Q6 adv. courteously
(a) forward; in advance
(b) after the usual or expected time; tardily; recently; far on time; formerly
(c) politely; respectfully; graciously
(d) nice; excellent; of high quality
Q7 adv. rarely
(a) of course; surely; doubtlessly; definitely; absolutely
(b) honestly; genuinely; earnestly; faithfully
(c) infrequently; not often; seldom
(d) also; too; as well
Q8 v. rebuild
(a) to create a timetable; to enter into a timetable; to plan for a certain date
(b) to reconstruct; to erect again
(c) to unite; to join; to come together; to become one
(d) to decline; to deny; to turn down
Q9 adv. interim
(a) inexpensively
(c) meanwhile; in the meantime
(b) in some way
(d) against; in contrast to
Q10 adv. last
(a) towards a lower place, position or section
(b) politely; respectfully; graciously
(c) after all others; finally; at the end; most recently
(d) into the city center; into the the town
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Test 27
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 27
Q1 n. recruit
(a) beginning phase of a project; babyhood
(b) flat receptacle used to hold other items; platter
(c) new member of a group; new employee
(d) manager; person or group of persons having administrative authority within an organization
Q2 n. crux
(a) failure to perform a duty; option on a computer which is automatically selected
(b) set way of saying or doing something; principle; pattern
(c) sound produced in the throat; expression; language
(d) heart of the matter; main point
Q3 n. capital
(a) traveler; fare; person who rides or travels
(b) string; thin cord; Internet discussion
(c) property; financial means; assets; main city of a country of region
(d) taxi; carriage; driver's compartment
Q4 n. technique
(a) metal cord with sharp projecting points
(c) suggestion; proposal of a price; tender; bid
(b) method of performance
(d) ethic; lesson; principle
Q5 n. deadline
(a) punctuality
(b) time when a project; assignment; task or job must be completed or turned in
(c) connection; confiscation; file sent via email
(d) high ranking military officer
Q6 n. refusal
(a) denial; rejection
(b) enchantment; affection; adoration
(c) course or method of action; guidelines; position; standpoint; insurance contract
(d) thickness of some material that covers a surface; covering; bed; stratum
Q7 v. match
(a) to feel; to perceive; to apprehend; to understand
(b) to find the answer to; to explain
(c) to do; to carry out; to execute; to present; to arrange; to manage
(d) to be compatible; to be suitable; to be an equal competitor; to compare
Q8 n. grant
(a) bar; counting device
(b) profit; amount of assets that is higher than liabilities
(c) award; gift; present; contribution; donation
(d) cameraman; person who takes pictures
Q9 v. impede
(a) to straighten; to flatten; to make even; to equalize
(b) to depart; to exit; to quit; to omit; to let alone
(c) to choose; to select; to pull out; to tear out; to peck
(d) to delay; to obstruct; to hinder; to prevent; to thwart
Q10 v. idealize
(a) to act as an agent on behalf of a person or organization; to symbolize
(b) to suppose; to hypothesize; to conjecture
(c) to submerge; to fall down below the surface (especially in water)
(d) to represent as the embodiment of perfection
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Test 28
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 28
Q1 adj. unbiased
(a) independent; independent contractor; business owner; person who is not a hired laborer
(b) entrusted to the care
(c) sloping; inclined
(d) impartial; equitable
Q2 adj. dotted
(a) pertaining to a city; municipal
(b) comprising the best result ever attained
(c) receiving of a regular or fixed payment
(d) spotted; speckled; composed of a series of small dashes (about a line)
Q3 adj. record
(a) plentiful; copious; profuse; full abounding with
(b) advantageous; pleasurable; enjoyable
(c) comprising the best result ever attained
(d) significant; influential; essential; crucial; critical
Q4 adj. trade
(a) commercial; of commerce
(c) inattentive; unmindful
(b) new; strange
(d) inadequate; disappointing; not good enough
Q5 adj. awesome
(a) impressive; inspiring; great; frightening
(c) managerial; overseeing
(b) thankful; appreciative; expressing thanks
(d) mild; slight; comfortable; simple
Q6 adj. operational
(a) sufficient; adequate
(b) working; functional; ready for use
(c) lucky; successful; opportune
(d) lacking; deficient; insolvent; unable to pay debts
Q7 v. penalize
(a) to predict a future event or condition; to foretell
(b) to cover with a thin layer of metal; to coat with metal
(c) to punish
(d) to respect; to esteem; to pay tribute; to praise; to accept
Q8 adj. colloquial
(a) courteous; having good manners; gentle; genial; kind
(b) not anticipated; not expected
(c) having membership in; belonging to (a group, academic organization, etc.); of the same type
(d) conversational; not used in formal speaking or writing; informal
Q9 adj. drastic
(a) receiving of a regular or fixed payment
(c) extreme; intense; severe
(b) skilled; able; proficient; adept
(d) costly; precious; opposite of cheap
Q10 adj. scrupulous
(a) moral; adhering to ethical principles; precise; strict; exact
(b) equivalent to; equal to
(c) situated; placed; identified; found; existing; standing
(d) penetrating; infiltrating; spreading; extending; permeating
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Test 29
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 29
Q1 n. equipment
(a) need; want; shortage; absence
(b) supplies; necessary items; tools, instruments or other objects for completing a task
(c) creator; designer
(d) short meeting; summarizing; giving and receiving instructions; reporting
Q2 n. college
(a) woman who serves tables in a restaurant or pub
(b) financial industry owned cooperative supplying secure, standardized messaging services to financial institutions
(c) mark or signature which allows a letter or package to be sent free of charge
(d) institution of higher education that grants degrees; type of school; council
Q3 n. bound
(a) not many; some; several; small number of
(c) limit; border
(b) something which annoys or aggravates
(d) salary; wages
Q4 n. symposium
(a) piece of soft material which cushions; block of pages stacked together and connected on one side
(b) act of assuming control of something (as in a government or business)
(c) meeting or conference at which a specific topic is discussed
(d) money paid for the use of property; property that is leased; act of leasing
Q5 n. expenditure
(a) misuse; loss; rubbish; garbage; sewage
(b) spending; disbursement; outlay (especially financial)
(c) customary action; habit; drill; training exercise
(d) pact; contract; accord; consent; concurrence
Q6 n. slope
(a) sciences of the industrial arts; applied sciences
(b) payment; thoughtfulness; respectfulness; careful attention
(c) newsreader; broadcaster
(d) side of a hill; incline; upward or downward slant; degree to which a surface deviates from the vertical
Q7 n. exhibition
(a) change; adjustment, agreement; adaptation; restriction
(b) display; show; public presentation of work or skills; trade fair
(c) management; supervisors; leadership
(d) prize; grant; arbitration
Q8 v. grasp
(a) to satisfy; to please; to meet a request
(b) to prompt; to spur; to provide inspiration; to stir to action; to induce
(c) to argue; to discuss; to consider; to ponder
(d) to seize; to grip; to comprehend; to understand; to realize
Q9 n. slice
(a) person who ask questions (i.e. reporter or employer)
(b) thin piece cut from a larger object; portion; share
(c) introduction of something new; change; new method or practice
(d) pathfinder; forerunner; person who paves the way; member of a military engineering corps
Q10 n. alliance
(a) affinity; compassion; pity; concern; empathy
(c) pact; treaty; connection; relationship
(b) something previously mentioned or indicated
(d) cosmetic foot treatment
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Test 30
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 30
Q1 v. progress
(a) to evolve; to make to progress; to grow professionally; to develop; to speed
(b) to check; to look over carefully and critically; to examine officially; to review
(c) to attach firmly; to fasten tightly
(d) to advance; to move forward; to gain
Q2 v. influence
(a) to scatter; to spread out; to be scattered
(b) to affect; to impact; to impel; to control
(c) to establish communication; to make a connection; to link to; to connect with
(d) to organize according to importance
Q3 v. bother
(a) to annoy; to harass; to worry; to make an effort; to be concerned
(b) to accuse; to denounce
(c) to take a small portion of something as a specimen
(d) to raise; to push; to urge; to lift
Q4 v. span
(a) to extend across; to stretch from one point another; to bridge
(b) to register; to adjust prices or salaries in accordance with changes in economic indicators
(c) to confuse; to make hard to understand; to make difficult; to make complex
(d) to say something aloud for someone to write down; to command; to order; to impose
Q5 v. display
(a) to put out for others to see; to show; to exhibit; to reveal
(b) to come to an end; to finish; to terminate
(c) to originate; to create; to design; to fabricate; to concoct
(d) to contest; to contend against another; to participate in a contest
Q6 v. picture
(a) to photograph; to paint; to draw; to describe; to depict
(b) to enter information into a chart; to postpone; to set aside for future consideration
(c) to acquire; to procure; to secure; to earn; to achieve
(d) to set apart an additional amount of space or money for security
Q7 v. evaluate
(a) to cover or to furnish with textile materials; to reprimand; to scold
(b) to appraise; to judge the worth or quality; to assess; to gauge
(c) to think; to consider logically; to argue; to claim
(d) to deposit money; in a money institution; to count on; to depend upon
Q8 adj. name
(a) same; identical; able; capable
(b) unable to think in a clear and orderly manner; giddy or frivolous
(c) beginning; introductory
(d) reputed; famous
Q9 v. concur
(a) to suggest; to recommend; to tender; to make an offer of marriage
(b) to act as master of ceremonies; to receive guests into one's home; to give a party
(c) to guide; to lead; to instruct; to manage; to supervise
(d) to agree; to harmonize; to coincide; to collaborate; to consent
Q10 v. plug
(a) to attach firmly; to fasten tightly
(b) to cut off; to curtail; to trim off
(c) to cap; to cork; to stop up; to block; to advertise
(d) to scatter; to spread out; to be scattered
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Test 31
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 31
Q1 adv. severely
(a) gently; without roughness or projections; evenly; calmly
(b) in every; during
(c) especially; specifically
(d) seriously; gravely; acutely; critically
Q2 adv. overseas
(a) in a place across an ocean
(b) seemingly; probably
(c) first in place or rank; primary; leading; main
(d) regrettably
Q3 adv. initially
(a) dutifully; with care; thoroughly
(b) maybe; possibly; could be
(c) at first; in the first place; at the beginning
(d) quite; sufficiently; fairly
Q4 adv. late
(a) with difficulty; barely; scarcely; poorly; improperly
(b) after the usual or expected time; tardily; recently; far on time; formerly
(c) contrarily
(d) simply; in an unembellished manner; clearly
Q5 adv. fine
(a) in the end; eventually
(c) very well; excellent
(b) amid; in the middle
(d) methodically; in an organized fashion
Q6 adv. surely
(a) sturdily; steadily; assertively; in a determined manner
(b) doubly
(c) confidently; certainly; without a doubt; yes; of course
(d) accidentally; by chance
Q7 adv. moderately
(a) dutifully; with care; thoroughly
(b) mildly; deliberatively; in a temperate manner; not excessively; reasonably
(c) ahead; to the front
(d) side by side; in alignment; on top of; up-to-date; well-informed
Q8 v. scale
(a) to direct along a particular path; to chart a course
(b) to climb; to ascend; to weigh; to do according to a particular ratio
(c) to count; to equal in amount; to limit; to allot
(d) to grant a person or persons legal custodianship over property not belonging to them
Q9 v. clarify
(a) to make clear; to explain
(b) to supply; to support; to send; to move into a machine
(c) to write or print a series of names or items according to a certain order; to inscribe; to record
(d) to hold superior; to appoint; to nominate; to like better
Q10 adv. quarterly
(a) to the smallest extent possible
(c) meanwhile; in the meantime
(b) four times a year; once every three months
(d) in a place across an ocean
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Test 32
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 32
Q1 v. doubt
(a) to be uncertain; to have misgivings
(b) to change; to modify
(c) to call; to summon (e.g. to the telephone); to number sheets of paper in a collection
(d) to win; to succeed; to overcome; to surpass; to prove superior
Q2 n. consistency
(a) article cut from a newspaper
(b) sciences of the industrial arts; applied sciences
(c) movable articles for use in a home or office (i.e. chairs, desks, cabinets, closets, etc.)
(d) material coherence; firmness; persistence; steadfastness
Q3 n. prospect
(a) levy; fee
(b) chance; probability of advancement or success; hope; promise
(c) routine job; unpleasant task
(d) marketing; activities associated with selling a product or service
Q4 n. commission
(a) increase in the supply of money in relation to the amount of goods available resulting in a rise in prices
(b) type of beef tenderloin; type of cavity with a broad base
(c) percentage of profits earned by a salesperson
(d) speed; haste; sudden increase in activity or speed
Q5 n. setback
(a) day, month and year according to the calendar; interview; meeting
(b) graphic symbol which represents a company or organization
(c) shopping center; pedestrian walkway; promenade
(d) obstacle; misfortune; something which hinders progress
Q6 n. cash reserves
(a) bank deposits that are available on a short-term basis; treasury bills
(b) collapse; crash; incident
(c) an undertaking that is dangerous, daring, or of uncertain outcome
(d) task; assignment; delegation; errand; religious delegation
Q7 n. bearer instrument
(a) something or someone that does not match up to standards; object of lower quality; outcast
(b) period of residence; act of taking possession (Law); right of possession
(c) yearly date commemorating a special event; birthday
(d) a signed money order which is payable on demand to the holder
Q8 v. extract
(a) to explain; to clarify; to limit; to set boundaries
(b) to endanger; to imperil; to put at risk; to place in danger
(c) to calm; to soften; to pacify; to relieve
(d) to remove; to take out; to squeeze; to press; to elicit
Q9 n. challenge
(a) one who damages a person or his property or rights
(b) difficult situation; something which tests one's ability to handle difficult tasks
(c) shipping of goods to other countries
(d) copy; photocopy; exact replica; reproduction
Q10 n. journey
(a) possibility; ability; capability of being
(c) long trip; distance; voyage
(b) chance occurrence; unforeseen event
(d) housemaid; servant; housekeeper
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Test 33
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 33
Q1 adj. enough
(a) ambitious; industrious; hard-working
(b) sufficient; adequate
(c) characteristic of a capital city; sophisticated
(d) one of two
Q2 adj. bothersome
(a) intimate; for or pertaining to a small group of people; personal; of an individual
(b) annoying; irritating
(c) difficult; complicated; rigid; stiff
(d) continual
Q3 adj. professional
(a) obligated; certain; fastened; tied
(b) fast; immediate; prompt; smart
(c) arbitrary; fickle; flexible
(d) of a skilled occupation; working in one of the skilled occupations
Q4 adj. moral
(a) ethical; virtuous; righteous; principled; having integrity
(b) not standard; not ordinary
(c) averting; avoiding; delaying; inhibiting
(d) unbelievable; inconceivable; fabulous; great; amazing
Q5 adj. sufficient
(a) clear; exact; precise; quick
(b) defective; imperfect; cracked
(c) enough; adequate
(d) fulfilling many functions; multi-purpose; skilled to do many things
Q6 adj. priceless
(a) motivating; stimulating; encouraging; provoking; inhaling
(b) concentrated; focused; determined; resolute; purposeful
(c) invaluable; beyond any expressible value; very expensive
(d) floating; light; lively; cheerful
Q7 adj. due
(a) pertaining to the world and nature around us
(b) leaving; sailing; traveling to another country
(c) owed; payable; right; fitting; suitable; adequate
(d) final; occurring as a result
Q8 adj. effective
(a) clear; obvious; apparent
(b) productive; in operation; impressive; striking
(c) classified; confidential; clandestine; covert; hidden; latent
(d) reliable; trustworthy; dependable
Q9 adj. second
(a) earlier; antecedent; former
(b) next after the first; alternate; other; additional; subordinate; having a lower rank
(c) free; autonomous; sovereign; self-reliant; self-sufficient
(d) using numbers; with numbers
Q10 adj. ready
(a) delicate; thin; flimsy; handsome; top-quality; excellent
(b) prepared; set; eager; willing; quick; fast
(c) produced; made; manufactured
(d) close at hand
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Test 34
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 34
Q1 n. cycle
(a) getting rid of; arranging
(b) series (of stories, articles, reports etc.); recurring period of time
(c) monetary penalty; punishment which involves the payment of specified sum of money
(d) doctrine; tenet; precept; fundamental law; primary law on which other laws are based
Q2 n. overview
(a) piece of equipment which can be used with other machines without alternation
(b) doubtfulness
(c) before noon
(d) synopsis; general survey; introduction
Q3 n. assembly
(a) meeting; conference; set; group of people
(b) tautness; strain; nervousness; agitation; apprehension
(c) license to market a company's goods or services; business which has been granted a license
(d) line; file (British); row; braid; plait
Q4 n. empathy
(a) one who offers his services of his own free will or without pay
(b) meaning; sense; quality of having meaning
(c) representing something less strongly than what the facts would justify
(d) entering into the feelings of another; sympathy; vicarious emotion; understanding
Q5 n. tray
(a) bank deposits that are available on a short-term basis; treasury bills
(b) skill; talent; aptitude; capacity; power
(c) materials that are used to cushion and cover furniture (i.e. fabric, lining, padding, etc.)
(d) flat receptacle used to hold other items; platter
Q6 n. formal
(a) large room used for lectures; talks, performances and other events
(b) choice; alternative; possibility; selection; election
(c) occasion which requires fancy dress (dance, ball, etc.); evening gown
(d) hug; act of wrapping one's arms around another person or thing
Q7 n. fence
(a) replacement; alteration; shift; coins; money received back after paying for goods
(b) doubtfulness
(c) railing; hedge; ability to argue; person who sells stolen goods
(d) moving back and forth; influence; control; authority
Q8 adj. fine
(a) equal; equivalent; of equal rank or authority
(b) delicate; thin; flimsy; handsome; top-quality; excellent
(c) lower; under
(d) lifeless; spiritless
Q9 n. overhead
(a) company; firm; undertaking; business; endeavor
(b) general expenses; manufacturing and business expenses
(c) boundary; edge; limit
(d) quality; factor; characteristic; feature
Q10 n. itinerary
(a) habit; tradition; convention
(b) something carried; cargo; burden; unit of measure or weight; capacity
(c) route; travel plans; travel journal
(d) elasticity; ability to adapt to new circumstances; pliability
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Test 35
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 35
Q1 v. donate
(a) to reveal; to uncover; to disclose; to abandon
(b) to give; to contribute; to grant; to bestow
(c) to moderate; to soften; to tone down; to toughen; to harden
(d) to modernize; to make current
Q2 v. absorb
(a) to elevate; to lift; to excite; to arouse; to cause
(b) to leave; to go away; to go in a different direction; to die
(c) to require; to be in distress; to be under hardship; to be obligated
(d) to suck up; take up; take in
Q3 v. consume
(a) to eat or drink; to use up; to destroy
(b) to derive; to conclude; to guess; to surmise; to hint
(c) to meet; to assemble to gather; to get together
(d) to bend; to crease; to wrap; to envelop; to clasp
Q4 v. compare
(a) to outlaw; to forbid by law; to interdict; to ban; to prevent
(b) to show how (people or things) are alike or different; to consider to be similar
(c) to calculate; to think; to assume; to portray; to depict; to express verbally
(d) to appoint someone (for a position, office, or honor); to designate; to select
Q5 v. swap
(a) to establish; to start; to found; to being; to raise
(b) to manage; to process; to deal in; to do business with; to treat
(c) to exchange one thing for another; to trade; to barter
(d) to prepare a financial plan; to make financial arrangements
Q6 v. rate
(a) to contrive false evidence against; to set up; to construct; to build; to fashion; to formulate
(b) to argue; to discuss; to consider; to ponder
(c) to tempt or tease by presenting something as available and then withholding it
(d) to assess; to appraise; to determine value; to grade; to classify; to sort
Q7 v. issue
(a) to be indebted to; to be under obligation to pay or repay
(b) to publish; to distribute; to circulate; to emit
(c) to recommence; to begin again; to retake; to take back; to continue
(d) to act as an agent on behalf of a person or organization; to symbolize
Q8 v. mean
(a) to forgive; to absolve; to release; to discharge
(b) to create; to conceive; to produce; to conceptualize
(c) to signify; to be significant; to intend; to indicate
(d) to give a mark to; to classify; to make level; to evaluate; to assess
Q9 v. amend
(a) to change; to alter; to improve
(c) to lounge; to do nothing; to laze around
(b) to harvest; to cut short; to clip
(d) to stay; to abide; to continue; to go on
Q10 v. alleviate
(a) to allay; to soothe; to relieve; to soften; to lessen
(b) to push; to iron; to remove creases or wrinkles; to confiscate for public or government use
(c) to stretch; to enlarge; to lengthen; to reach out
(d) to behave; to manage; to carry out; to transmit
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Test 36
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 36
Q1 adv. overtime
(a) exceeding regular working hours
(b) clearly; straight; frankly; immediately; soon
(c) separately; aside; into pieces
(d) after all others; finally; at the end; most recently
Q2 adv. cordially
(a) in every; during
(c) towards a lower place, position or section
(b) to a greater distance; more; in addition
(d) in a friendly manner; warmly
Q3 adv. contrary
(a) in opposition; against; counter
(c) regrettably
(b) inexpensively
(d) clearly; in a straightforward manner
Q4 adv. ill
(a) with difficulty; barely; scarcely; poorly; improperly
(b) moderately; quite; rather; to some extent
(c) in place of; as a replacement
(d) into the city center; into the the town
Q5 adv. originally
(a) very well; excellent
(b) at first; in the first place; in a unique manner
(c) seriously; gravely; acutely; critically
(d) in whatever manner; however
Q6 adv. obviously
(a) previously; before a certain time
(b) at first; in the first place; at the beginning
(c) clearly; unmistakably; plainly; apparently
(d) in some way
Q7 adv. abreast
(a) justly; equitably; directly; completely; really
(b) as a logical result; unavoidably
(c) under; below
(d) side by side; in alignment; on top of; up-to-date; well-informed
Q8 adv. above
(a) relatively
(b) overhead; over; in a higher place
(c) out of doors
(d) exactly; accurately; definitely; certainly; surely
Q9 adv. downtown
(a) and so on; and so forth
(c) infrequently; not often; seldom
(b) into the city center; into the the town
(d) amid; in the middle
Q10 adv. though
(a) justly; equitably; directly; completely; really
(b) anyway
(c) after the usual or expected time; tardily; recently; far on time; formerly
(d) based on individual thoughts and feelings
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Test 37
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 37
Q1 n. lawsuit
(a) meat cutter; meat slaughterer; owner of a meat shop
(b) case in a court of law brought by one party against another; legal claim
(c) slope; incline; increase; ascent; raise in position or status; promotion; angry response
(d) 12 dozen; 144
Q2 n. electrician
(a) end; conclusion; plug
(b) study of the statistical characteristics of a population
(c) person who installs or maintains wiring systems
(d) right to live in a country; condition of being a member of a country
Q3 v. exceed
(a) to send off quickly; to dismiss; to conclude with speed and efficiency; to eliminate
(b) to improve; to make better
(c) to envision; to fantasize; to visualize; to think; to assume
(d) to surpass; to pass; to go beyond; to outdo
Q4 adj. limited
(a) opposed
(b) mature; full grown
(c) confined within a boundary; restricted; narrow; mediocre
(d) content; satiated; having one's desires satisfied
Q5 n. nexus
(a) cost; price; payment
(b) moment; very short space of time; current month
(c) origin; starting point
(d) means of connection; link; joint; connected group
Q6 adj. senior
(a) congruous
(b) same in worth or value; same in importance; corresponding
(c) older; elder; having a higher rank; aged
(d) aware; awake; attentive
Q7 n. glove
(a) protecting covering for the hand; padded covering for the hand
(b) assembly; meeting; convention; cluster; collection
(c) match; whole consisting of two parts; couple
(d) consolation; relief from distress; source of comfort
Q8 n. variation
(a) exercise; assignment given to a student; something to be studied and learned
(b) degree of diversity; change; modified version; deviation
(c) person granted legal custodianship over property not belonging to him
(d) presentation; show; screen; monitor; exposure; exhibition
Q9 n. top
(a) cost for traveling (on a bus, train, etc.)
(b) summit; peak; head
(c) hyphen; drop; pinch; rush; sprint
(d) model; criterion; norm; average; commodity which backs a monetary system
Q10 v. accelerate
(a) to assemble; to collect; to accumulate; to conclude; to deduce
(b) to remove totally; to erase; to eliminate
(c) to hasten; to increase the speed of something; to speed something up
(d) to mirror; to send back energy from a surface; to cause to return; to express
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Test 38
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 38
Q1 adj. impossible
(a) unbearable; cannot be done; cannot be endured
(b) made of a thin flexible cord of metal
(c) fixed; arranged; prepared; resolute; firmly resolved; determined in advance
(d) unusual
Q2 adj. stationary
(a) still; fixed in place; static; settled; tending to stay in one place
(b) firm; wealthy; influential; important; considerable
(c) inclusive; of all things
(d) excellent; having superior characteristics; fine
Q3 adj. alert
(a) somewhat
(b) ready; attentive; quick; agile
(c) using numbers; with numbers
(d) positive; approving; likable; helpful; encouraging; desirable
Q4 adj. polite
(a) courteous; having good manners; gentle; genial; kind
(b) having four equal sides enclosing four equal angles
(c) done over again
(d) sufficient; adequate
Q5 adj. own
(a) identical; corresponding; in agreement; harmonious
(b) belonging to oneself or itself (mine, yours, his, etc.); self; by oneself
(c) controlling; aggressive; extremely self-assertive; bossy
(d) awful
Q6 adj. initiative
(a) beginning; introductory
(b) certain; sure of oneself; composed
(c) silent; noiseless; peaceful; tranquil; still; lacking activity
(d) preoccupied; lost in thought
Q7 adj. sanitary
(a) not genuine; simulated; unreal
(b) hygienic; clean; healthy
(c) chosen for office but net yet formally installed
(d) begging; attractive; interesting
Q8 adj. quality
(a) comprehensible; intelligible; rational; transparent; bright
(b) difficult; complicated; rigid; stiff
(c) beside the point; unconnected; impertinent; immaterial
(d) excellent; having superior characteristics; fine
Q9 adj. duplicate
(a) cautioning; giving advice about danger
(c) well-known; excellent; wonderful
(b) double; identical; matching
(d) older; elder; having a higher rank; aged
Q10 adj. prize
(a) main; principal; major
(b) humble; unpretentious; unassuming; simple; limited
(c) having the receiver pay the charges (for a phone call)
(d) valuable; unique; outstanding; award-winning
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Test 39
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 39
Q1 n. offset
(a) topic; subject; matter; question; problem; publication
(b) period; era; generation
(c) determination; resolution; ruling (especially in court)
(d) outcome; compensation; counterbalance
Q2 n. territory
(a) opening of a show; first public appearance
(b) unit of time equal to 60 seconds; 1/60 of an hour; memo; protocol; memorandum
(c) telephone conversation; visit; invitation; claim; need
(d) region; district; zone; area; domain
Q3 n. circle
(a) advance stipulation; preliminary terms
(b) either end of a passenger line; bus or train station
(c) feigning; impersonation; false show; claim; assertion
(d) ring-shaped geometric figure; round figure; group; society
Q4 n. weapon
(a) person employed to deliver official dispatches or go on special errands
(b) position; place where a person or thing is usually found; headquarters; broadcast frequency
(c) identifying characteristic
(d) instrument for use in attack or defense in combat
Q5 n. majority
(a) a measurement of output per hours worked; creativeness; fruitfulness; prolificness
(b) reduction; curtailing; decrease
(c) greater number or part; number greater than half of the total
(d) cause; basis for action; intelligence; sense
Q6 n. disk
(a) disregard; inattention; forgetfulness; abandonment
(b) person who currently holds an office or position
(c) wages; rent; rental; charge; fee
(d) flat circular object
Q7 n. limit
(a) formal approval; proof; verification; religious ceremony
(b) point at which something ends; edge; border; restriction; restraint
(c) variety; collection; selection; range; mixture
(d) yearly date commemorating a special event; birthday
Q8 n. taste
(a) seminar; brief intensive educational program; discussion group
(b) progression; succession; order; arrangement
(c) perception of flavor; sense; reason
(d) quickness; velocity; transmission gear in a motor vehicle
Q9 n. seminar
(a) folded and stitched down edge of cloth; edge of a garment
(b) mail manager, person responsible for managing electronic mail on a network (Computers)
(c) contrast
(d) educational meeting; training session
Q10 n. frank
(a) mark or signature which allows a letter or package to be sent free of charge
(b) organization and interpretation of numerical data
(c) combining of separate elements into a complete whole
(d) act of acquainting one person with another; preface
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Test 40
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 40
Q1 v. seek
(a) to bore a hole; to practice; to train; to sow seeds in rows
(b) to go in search of; to look for; to search for; to request
(c) to be frightened; to be concerned; to be afraid of; to have respect for
(d) to decline; to deny; to turn down
Q2 v. resemble
(a) to practice; to employ; to exploit; to treat; to consume
(b) to be similar to; to be akin to; to look like; to have a similar appearance to
(c) to substitute for; to return something to a particular position or location
(d) to answer; to respond
Q3 v. bill
(a) to throw; to project; to form; to shape
(c) to charge; to announce; to advertise
(b) to cover; to hide
(d) to bear; to endure
Q4 v. credit
(a) to estimate; to compute; to depend upon
(b) to choose; to vote for; to prefer; to decide
(c) to administer; to direct; to supervise; to accomplish; to handle
(d) to believe; to have faith in; to supply goods by deferred payment
Q5 v. vacation
(a) to go on holiday
(b) to be worthy of; to have a right to
(c) to express excitement; to motivate
(d) to be concerned with; to look out for; to watch over; to like; to be fond of
Q6 v. mark
(a) to make a scheme; to plot; to design; to contrive; to think up
(b) to elevate; to lift; to excite; to arouse; to cause
(c) to grant special rights; to give special advantages or benefits
(d) to indicate; to signal; to write down; to record; to notice
Q7 v. describe
(a) to impersonate; to act in a role; to claim; to assert
(b) to indicate; to itemize; to mark; to designate; to stipulate
(c) to cause to be dishonest; to pervert; to spoil
(d) to illustrate; to explain; to characterize; to elucidate
Q8 n. interest
(a) concern; affair; percentage on a loan which is paid over time
(b) state of intellectual or spiritual awareness
(c) person or thing which promotes; expeditor
(d) organization; order; selection; range; assortment
Q9 v. scan
(a) to accommodate; to house; to enter (a plane, ship, bus, etc.)
(b) to fail to perform a duty; to fail to pay on time; to fail to appear in court
(c) to train; to accustom; to adapt; to stipulate; to prepare
(d) to convert an object or image into a digital image using an optical device to browse
Q10 v. graduate
(a) to complete a course of study and receive a degree or diploma
(b) to make a request; to implement; to realize; to put into practice
(c) to move backward; to go back; to return to a previous condition
(d) to lessen; to diminish; to decrease
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Test 41
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 41
Q1 adv. easy
(a) commonly; generally; regularly
(b) in the end; eventually
(c) only; exclusively; merely
(d) comfortably; without great difficulty or effort
Q2 adv. regularly
(a) in place of; as a replacement
(b) at fixed intervals; at evenly-spaced intervals; usually; customarily
(c) immediately; momentarily
(d) nice; excellent; of high quality
Q3 adv. enough
(a) exactly; accurately; definitely; certainly; surely
(b) dutifully; with care; thoroughly
(c) quite; sufficiently; fairly
(d) to a greater distance; more; in addition
Q4 adv. abroad
(a) to the rear; to the past
(b) in another country; outside; widely
(c) in opposition; against; counter
(d) at fixed intervals; at evenly-spaced intervals; usually; customarily
Q5 adv. least
(a) to the smallest extent possible
(b) sturdily; steadily; assertively; in a determined manner
(c) without consideration for possible problems; anyway; in any case
(d) really; genuinely
Q6 adv. comparatively
(a) strenuously; with great effort; to the full extent; intently; to the extreme limit
(b) to a greater distance; more; in addition
(c) relatively
(d) at an angle; obliquely; in a slanting direction
Q7 adv. frequently
(a) only; exclusively; merely
(c) regularly; often
(b) anyway; anyhow; still; all the same
(d) by hand; physically
Q8 n. particular
(a) detail; individual characteristic; item; article; specific proposition
(b) stand; booth; pen; pretext to delay
(c) concentration; ability to concentrate on an issue
(d) expression of intent to damage or injure; intimidation; danger
Q9 adv. between
(a) amid; in the middle
(b) clearly; unmistakably; plainly; apparently
(c) mildly; deliberatively; in a temperate manner; not excessively; reasonably
(d) hardly; scarcely
Q10 adv. beneath
(a) exceeding regular working hours
(b) very well; excellent
(c) at first; in the first place; at the beginning
(d) under; below
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Test 42
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 42
Q1 adj. interchangeable
(a) of reason or cause; inspiring to action
(b) can be traded; can be substituted by something else
(c) strong; solid; stable; fixed; immovable; determined
(d) ceremonious; conventional; according to custom; stiff; strict; symmetrical
Q2 adj. incumbent
(a) complex; complicated; involved; entangled
(b) resistant; invulnerable; impervious; sealed; durable
(c) presently holding an office or position; compulsory; necessary; resting; lying
(d) original; real; true; natural; honest; sincere
Q3 v. criticize
(a) to temporarily cease working as a protest; to impress
(b) to select; to prefer; to pick; to make a choice
(c) to disapprove; to censure; to find fault
(d) to help; to assist
Q4 conj. whether
(a) if
(b) since; inasmuch as; while; while on the contrary
(c) immediately following; the moment that; as soon as
(d) but; in spite of; despite
Q5 n. valuable
(a) warning; alarm; attitude of readiness
(b) supplies; necessary items; tools, instruments or other objects for completing a task
(c) something of great worth
(d) period; era; hour; rate
Q6 adj. necessary
(a) vital; essential; indispensable; unavoidable
(b) concealed; secret; not to be seen; ulterior
(c) obedient; submissive; obliging; yielding; acquiescent
(d) whole; healthy; in good condition; sane; firm; valid
Q7 n. means
(a) inducement; act of convincing
(b) method; way; medium; resources; funds
(c) agreement; business transaction; exchange; amount
(d) character; nature; trait; arrangement; placement
Q8 v. call
(a) to store in a warehouse
(b) to invite; to speak loudly; to visit; to phone
(c) to rule; to control; to be in charge; to be in authority
(d) to exchange goods and services
Q9 v. suit
(a) to fit; to match; to satisfy; to please; to clothe
(b) to put a sum of money in a bank for safekeeping; to pay in part; to set down
(c) to move backward; to go back; to return to a previous condition
(d) to seize; to capture; to possess; to contract
Q10 n. trouble
(a) one who is subservient; someone under the authority of another
(b) breadth; thickness
(c) part of a television or computer monitor where the picture is displayed
(d) problem; misfortune; annoyance; cause of worry
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Test 43
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 43
Q1 adj. ill
(a) treated as an expense
(b) near; adjacent; careful
(c) sick; bad; unfriendly; unsatisfactory; inadequate; inferior
(d) of public funds; of or pertaining to money matters
Q2 adj. informal
(a) unofficial; relaxed; casual; easy; laid-back
(b) lasting throughout the whole year; continuing for many years; perpetual; everlasting
(c) immediate; common; usual; standard
(d) leaving; sailing; traveling to another country
Q3 adj. dynamic
(a) channeled; centralized
(b) intended for inhabitation; occupied with homes
(c) forceful; energetic; vigorous; spirited; alive
(d) fearful; worried; worrisome; eager; keen
Q4 adj. substantial
(a) firm; wealthy; influential; important; considerable
(b) suitable; fitting
(c) careful; cautious
(d) not true; counterfeit; deceitful; wrong; artificial; not faithful
Q5 adj. competent
(a) pressing; compelling; immediate; prompt
(b) adept; capable; suitably skilled; well qualified; experienced
(c) pertaining to home; pertaining to family; tame (about an animal)
(d) occurring once a year; yearly
Q6 adj. cautious
(a) supplementary; auxiliary; secondary; lesser in importance
(b) adept; capable; suitably skilled; well qualified; experienced
(c) careful; wary; suspicious
(d) pertaining to home; pertaining to family; tame (about an animal)
Q7 adj. hourly
(a) substantial; real; tangible; current
(b) continual
(c) commonplace; ordinary; usual; customary; habitual
(d) splendid; majestic; superb; glorious; impressive
Q8 adj. clear
(a) inadequate; disappointing; not good enough
(b) guilty; dishonest
(c) in the event of sudden need
(d) pure; obvious; easy to understand; comprehensible
Q9 adj. pretend
(a) simulated; feigned; make-believe
(b) guilty; dishonest
(c) composed of elastic material; made from caoutchouc
(d) worldwide; universal; of the whole world
Q10 adj. downsize
(a) small; of a pouch
(c) beforehand
(b) earlier; antecedent; former
(d) of a smaller version or dimension
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Test 44
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 44
Q1 n. size
(a) effect; impact; person or thing which has power to affect others
(b) spatial dimension; measurement; extent; degree
(c) bed covering; quilt
(d) upkeep; repairs; livelihood; means of support
Q2 n. possibility
(a) line printed at the top of a piece of stationary
(b) pull; influence; power; weight
(c) probability; feasibility; chance; likelihood
(d) notoriety; renown; good reputation
Q3 n. revise
(a) act of making changes; alteration; proof sheet made to verify changes made and check for additional errors
(b) paper used for writing letters
(c) forward movement; progress; promotion
(d) serenity; self-control; calmness; coolness
Q4 n. rehearsal
(a) pair; group of two
(b) practice session for a performance
(c) form; model; image; condition; fitness; mold
(d) representative; deputy; agent; participant of a conference, convention, seminar etc.
Q5 n. regular
(a) frequent customer; repeat customer
(b) particular form of something; variant; rendering; translation
(c) spending; disbursement; outlay (especially financial)
(d) physical or mental well-being; freedom from disease
Q6 n. upgrade
(a) origin; starting point
(b) plan; goal; aim; objective; meaning
(c) money which is not generating profit
(d) the process of installing a newer and more powerful version of a software package or a piece of hardware
Q7 n. employee
(a) worker; person who works for a company or an individual
(b) stupid person substance unmixed with other substances; commoner
(c) building for indoor sports and exercise; fitness center
(d) path along which a fluid flows; direction in which a particle flows; aerodynamic shape
Q8 n. dial
(a) the time or amount of money that defined by checks that have been deposited but not cleared yet
(b) property; site; area; grounds; building with the grounds belonging to it
(c) a situation in which the imports of a country from the USA are larger than their exports to the USA
(d) rotatable disk on a telephone
Q9 n. quote
(a) probability; feasibility; chance; likelihood
(c) purpose; goal; objective; target
(b) commitment; obligation; period of employment
(d) citation; commercial offer
Q10 n. charge
(a) written order directing a bank to pay a specific amount of money
(b) price; cargo; responsibility
(c) flying; aviation; trip on an airplane; escape
(d) area of land set aside to protect natural resources and wildlife
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Test 45
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 45
Q1 v. admonish
(a) to warn; to scold; to reprove
(b) to involve; to affect; to worry; to interest; to relate to
(c) to grind the teeth together; to abrade; to grind; to make a harsh grinding noise
(d) to forgive; to absolve; to release; to discharge
Q2 v. adhere
(a) to resuscitate; to bring back to life; to put into action again
(b) to stick to; to cling to; to be devoted to (an idea, group, organization etc.)
(c) to stay somewhere temporarily; to make an official inspection
(d) to recall to the mind; to retain in one's mind; to have a recollection
Q3 v. trouble
(a) to worry; to cause concern; to annoy; to bother; to disturb
(b) to hesitate; to stumble; to sway; to totter; to be unstable
(c) to need to; must; to be obligated
(d) to construct; to create; to increase intensity; to energize
Q4 v. adjourn
(a) to progress; to promote; to make a payment before it is due
(b) to make a summary; to give a report; to inform; to instruct somebody
(c) to make equal
(d) to postpone; to delay; to end a meeting; to move to another place
Q5 v. margin
(a) to set apart an additional amount of space or money for security
(b) to provide medical treatment; to fix; to repair; to mend
(c) to give one thing in return for another; to replace one thing with another; to trade; to barter
(d) to give to for safekeeping; to empower someone with a responsibility or duty
Q6 v. strive
(a) to design the appearance of; to arrange; to prepare a diskette or hard disk for use
(b) to endeavor; to try hard; to compete; to struggle; to resist
(c) to appoint; to specify; to identify; to designate
(d) to grant a person or persons legal custodianship over property not belonging to them
Q7 adv. ostensibly
(a) apparently; seemingly; to all appearances
(c) regularly; persistently; steadily; stably
(b) in some way
(d) intentionally; purposefully; methodically
Q8 v. alternate
(a) to ascend; to up; to slope upward; to move upward gradually
(b) to write a statement of purchases; to make a bill of sale
(c) to interchange; to take turns; to rotate; to substitute
(d) to make certain; to guarantee; to make secure
Q9 v. handle
(a) to vacillate; to waver; to vary; to change
(b) to manage; to process; to deal in; to do business with; to treat
(c) to include; to hold back; to restrain; to keep under control
(d) to surround; to confine; to close in; to place an additional document or letter within another
Q10 v. reclaim
(a) to describe; to depict; to portray; to outline
(b) to demand the return of property; to repossess
(c) to try to; to assay
(d) to perform; to put into effect; to carry out; to execute; to realize
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Test 46
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 46
Q1 adv. truly
(a) anyway; anyhow; still; all the same
(c) chiefly; principally; mainly; initially
(b) really; genuinely
(d) apparently; seemingly; to all appearances
Q2 adv. opposite
(a) forward; in advance
(b) contrarily
(c) at first; in the first place; in a unique manner
(d) very quite; to a degree; somewhat; slightly; a bit; might as well
Q3 adv. twice
(a) doubly
(b) gently; without roughness or projections; evenly; calmly
(c) very quite; to a degree; somewhat; slightly; a bit; might as well
(d) quickly; fast; swiftly
Q4 adv. gradually
(a) really; genuinely
(c) in a close-fitting manner; firmly
(b) progressively
(d) in a friendly manner; warmly
Q5 adv. previously
(a) comfortably; without great difficulty or effort
(b) to the smallest extent possible
(c) before; at an earlier time; in the past; antecedently
(d) clearly; in a straightforward manner
Q6 adv. beyond
(a) regularly; persistently; steadily; stably
(b) past; further than
(c) at an angle; obliquely; in a slanting direction
(d) maybe; possibly; could be
Q7 adv. barely
(a) late; tardy
(c) quickly; fast; swiftly
(b) anyway
(d) hardly; scarcely
Q8 v. blanket
(a) to raise money for; to provide with funds; to fund; to pay for
(b) to cover; to coat
(c) to make an error; to be wrong; to confuse
(d) to overstate; to make something seem greater or more important than it really is
Q9 adj. adroit
(a) striking; noteworthy; extraordinary; exceptional
(b) alert; clever; ingenious; skillful; adept
(c) containing; comprehensive; all-embracing; extensive; taking in
(d) first; primary; innovative; creative; novel
Q10 adv. apart
(a) to a higher level; more than; higher than
(b) separately; aside; into pieces
(c) without pleasure or happiness; wretchedly; poorly
(d) in place of; as a replacement
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Test 47
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 47
Q1 v. execute
(a) to misplace; to be deprived of; to be defeated; to fail; opposite of to win
(b) to perform; to carry out; to put into practice
(c) to globalize; to make worldwide
(d) to pretend; to feign
Q2 v. waver
(a) to express a preconceived opinion; to express one's biases
(b) to be able to pay for; to supply; to provide
(c) to sway; to oscillate; to vacillate; to fluctuate
(d) to express excitement; to motivate
Q3 v. treasure
(a) to explain; to give a report; to cause; to regard
(b) to put away for future use
(c) to dispute; to claim; to give reasons
(d) to speed up; to accelerate; to facilitate; to dispatch
Q4 n. stall
(a) formally or socially imposed standards of attire
(b) legal right of possession
(c) stand; booth; pen; pretext to delay
(d) achievement; fulfillment; ability
Q5 n. state
(a) routine; course of action; advance; summons to court
(b) flat surface at the bottom of the room on which you walk; story; level of a building
(c) journals and newspapers collectively; act or process of printing
(d) condition; phase; mood; splendor; nation
Q6 n. estimate
(a) judgment of an object's worth; appraisal; opinion; judgment
(b) respected position; honor; nobility
(c) request; plea; petition for a new trial or judgment
(d) advantage; profit; aid; stipend
Q7 v. enlighten
(a) to excel; to rise above
(b) to pass something through an opening
(c) to instruct; to provide with intellectual or spiritual understanding
(d) to smooth wood; to make smooth; to remove rough areas
Q8 n. structure
(a) building; something created from a number of interconnecting parts
(b) product; item; asset; benefit
(c) shape having three sides and three corners; group of three
(d) choosing; time when people vote for a political candidate
Q9 adj. conscientious
(a) functional; practical; applicable
(b) careful; wanting to do what is right
(c) courteous; having good manners; gentle; genial; kind
(d) frank; candid; sincere; honest; simple; uncomplicated
Q10 n. field
(a) one of the four quarters of the year (winter, spring, summer, autumn)
(b) consequence; outcome; result; indirect suggestion; connotation; hint
(c) area; domain; range; piece of land; surface
(d) sciences of the industrial arts; applied sciences
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Test 48
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 48
Q1 adj. robust
(a) of a city; local
(b) temporary; provisional
(c) sticking together; forming a unit or union; united; related to each other
(d) strong; healthy
Q2 adj. metropolitan
(a) tenacious; stubborn; constant; continual; diligent
(b) characteristic of a capital city; sophisticated
(c) appropriate; noble
(d) straight; forthright; clear
Q3 adj. original
(a) provocative; stimulating; encouraging
(c) first; primary; innovative; creative; novel
(b) careful; wary; suspicious
(d) quiet; tranquil; calm; motionless
Q4 adj. attendant
(a) ethical; virtuous; righteous; principled; having integrity
(b) higher in rank or position; above average; exceptional
(c) present; opposite of absent; accompanying
(d) pertaining to the sale of goods to final consumers; of the sale of merchandise to end users
Q5 adj. critical
(a) confined within a boundary; restricted; narrow; mediocre
(b) can be traded; can be substituted by something else
(c) preferred; beloved; liked
(d) judgmental; important; crucial; vital
Q6 adj. liable
(a) rational; logical; intelligent; wise; plausible; likely; credible
(b) pertinent; related; connected to the current subject
(c) of or pertaining to the law; allowed by law
(d) under legal obligation; responsible; prone
Q7 n. merchandise
(a) goods; ware; stock; articles or items to be sold
(b) group of things that together form a set; group of attendants
(c) any of the five faculties of perception; perception; recognition; awareness
(d) substance obtained from a plant; essence; text paragraph; passage
Q8 adj. either
(a) one of two
(b) resisting change; desiring to preserve traditions; cautious
(c) worthy of adoration; impressive; wonderful; marvelous
(d) kind; good
Q9 adj. conventional
(a) customary; routine; formal
(c) careful; wanting to do what is right
(b) opposed
(d) could be; might be; may be
Q10 adj. prolific
(a) significant; important
(b) fruitful; productive; abundant; plentiful; multiplying; producing fruit
(c) inquisitive; desiring to know and understand; odd; strange; rare
(d) imaginary; hypothetical; computer simulated
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Test 49
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 49
Q1 n. image
(a) small rough granules or particles (i.e. sand); bravery; pluck; endurance
(b) part; portion; slice; piece
(c) person that you have met but do not know well; knowledge of something; familiarity
(d) figure; form; reflection; picture; likeness; embodiment
Q2 n. cuisine
(a) middleman; agent who buys and sells property or shares etc. for other people
(b) paragraph; section in a document; part of a contract
(c) combination; conjunction; group; mixture
(d) style of cooking; national food
Q3 n. acceptance
(a) player positioned at the front of the offensive line (Sports)
(b) aim; purpose, goal
(c) act of receiving; approval; state of believing in something
(d) a signed money order which is payable on demand to the holder
Q4 n. candidate
(a) caption beneath an illustration
(b) worker; person who works for a company or an individual
(c) switch; icon to click on
(d) applicant; nominee; examinee
Q5 n. premises
(a) part of a television or computer monitor where the picture is displayed
(b) picture; snapshot; image
(c) period of time that something continues
(d) property; site; area; grounds; building with the grounds belonging to it
Q6 n. royalties
(a) universe; empty area; gap; area; interval
(b) act of providing; act of offering; work; labor; function; role; offer
(c) percentage of profits paid to an artist for each copy of his work that is sold
(d) alliance; union; agreement
Q7 n. government
(a) necessity; obligation; command; order
(b) downward; descent; slope; ebb
(c) ruling of a country or area; political control; authority
(d) distinguishing mark; unique ability; area of expertise
Q8 n. imperative
(a) relief; consolation; coziness
(b) passage; walkway (between rows of seats or shelves)
(c) tool; gadget; device; apparatus
(d) necessity; obligation; command; order
Q9 n. subject
(a) topic; branch of studies; major; citizen; motive
(b) vision; ability to see; look; glimpse; spectacle
(c) a person's handwritten signature
(d) intimidation; constraint; pressure; coercion
Q10 n. myriad
(a) great number of persons or things; many; a lot; composed of a countless number of items
(b) limit; border
(c) inhabitant; one who lives in a particular location
(d) person who foretells future events; weatherman
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Test 50
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 50
Q1 v. lesson
(a) to reconstruct; to erect again
(b) to compel; to reinforce; to oblige; to coerce
(c) to instruct; to teach; to scold; to reprove; to rebuke
(d) to govern; to control; to determine; to decide; to decree
Q2 v. carpet
(a) to cover or to furnish with textile materials; to reprimand; to scold
(b) to distract; to entertain; to turn in a different direction; to deflect
(c) to provide; to offer; to distribute; to supply; to sell; to trade
(d) to set up; to found; to base; to build
Q3 v. offset
(a) to increase; to strengthen; to heighten
(b) to exemplify; to clarify; to explain; to depict; to elucidate
(c) to compensate; to balance
(d) to postpone; to delay; to end a meeting; to move to another place
Q4 v. decide
(a) to recognize; to show to be the same; to sympathize; to relate
(b) to buy; to acquire in exchange for money; to procure; to obtain
(c) to choose; to select from several options; to conclude; to resolve
(d) to depend on; to trust in
Q5 v. advantage
(a) to predict a future event or condition; to foretell
(b) to help; to assist; to promote; to be beneficial to
(c) to cut with a sharp quick stroke; to reduce; to lower; to criticize strongly
(d) to illustrate; to explain; to characterize; to elucidate
Q6 v. transact
(a) to arrange in groups; to classify; to sort; to structure
(b) to jumble; to mix together confusedly; to clamber; to climb on all fours
(c) to help; to assist; to promote; to be beneficial to
(d) to carry out; to conduct; to perform
Q7 v. survive
(a) to outlive; to remain in use; to outlast; to endure; to withstand
(b) to accelerate; to cause to move quickly; to expedite; to further; to hurry
(c) to visit; to spend time in a place; to remain temporarily; to lodge
(d) to stick to; to cling to; to be devoted to (an idea, group, organization etc.)
Q8 v. fine
(a) to refer to a case or occurrence to explain or prove a point; to cite; to mention
(b) to impose a tax upon; to purify; to make thin or thinner; to reduce; to clarify
(c) to stud; to constellate
(d) to ship; to send abroad; to sell goods and products overseas
Q9 v. succeed
(a) to seek to please; to flatter; to seek to gain the affections of someone
(b) to prosper; to achieve; to attain; to follow; to inherit
(c) to record for evidence; to write down; to substantiate
(d) to ask for an identification (i.e. in a bar)
Q10 v. haze
(a) to treat someone new in a humiliating manner; to harass; to humiliate
(b) to advance; to encourage; to promote; to assist
(c) to cover; to coat
(d) to start; to run; to activate; to inaugurate; to break into
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Test 51
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 51
Q1 n. puzzle
(a) enigma; riddle; game; jigsaw
(b) using up
(c) one of several separate payments into which a debt has been divided
(d) proposal; recommendation; insinuation; hint
Q2 n. contract
(a) agreement; pact; deal
(b) testifier; onlooker; bystander; testimony
(c) small clock that is usually worn on the wrist; guarding; observation
(d) manufacture; assembly; output; yield
Q3 adj. executive
(a) shiny; polished; smooth
(b) administrative; operational; having the power to execute laws and policy
(c) lacking; deficient; insolvent; unable to pay debts
(d) sloping; inclined
Q4 conj. whereas
(a) but; only
(b) since; inasmuch as; while; while on the contrary
(c) in what way?
(d) as soon as
Q5 n. mood
(a) sending of cargo or freight
(b) newspaper; magazine; diary; blog; bookkeeping ledger
(c) state of mind; predominant emotion
(d) product which can rot or spoil (fruit, food etc.)
Q6 v. peddle
(a) to collapse; to decline; to decrease; to deteriorate; to settle
(b) to soften in force or severity; to lessen the impact or intensity of; to appease
(c) to speed up; to accelerate; to facilitate; to dispatch
(d) to hawk; to vend; to deal; to distribute; to sell
Q7 v. vary
(a) to alter; to change; to fluctuate
(b) to understand; to comprehend; to grasp
(c) to provide a guarantee against possible damage or loss; to make certain
(d) to establish; to construct; to base; to provide a foundation
Q8 n. enough
(a) client; buyer; person who buys a product or service
(b) end; conclusion; plug
(c) goods; ware; stock; articles or items to be sold
(d) adequate amount; sufficient degree
Q9 adv. yet
(a) softly; in a low voice; without strength or force; weakly; into little pieces
(b) still; already; but; in spite of; although
(c) late; tardy
(d) based on individual thoughts and feelings
Q10 n. metropolitan
(a) device used to destroy documents by cutting them into small strips or pieces
(b) collection of written records; use of written records as evidence
(c) resident of a capital city; sophisticated big-city person
(d) flat surface at the bottom of the room on which you walk; story; level of a building
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Test 52
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 52
Q1 adj. sophisticated
(a) refined; cultured; complex; intricate; complicated
(b) functional; practical; applicable
(c) silent; noiseless; peaceful; tranquil; still; lacking activity
(d) greatest; most; utmost; highest
Q2 adj. civic
(a) pertaining to a city; pertaining to citizenship
(b) lucrative; paying; rewarding; beneficial; producing income
(c) well-versed; proficient; skilled
(d) detailed; complicated; carefully planned; worked out in great detail
Q3 adj. elect
(a) objective
(b) chosen for office but net yet formally installed
(c) impersonating; putting on a false appearance; feigning; arrogant; haughty
(d) unofficial; relaxed; casual; easy; laid-back
Q4 adj. splendid
(a) equal; equivalent; of equal rank or authority
(b) plain; clear; visible; public; intentional; undisguised (Law)
(c) wonderful; excellent; marvelous; grand; elegant; magnificent
(d) treated as an expense
Q5 adj. sincere
(a) tiny; extremely small; trivial; petty; accurate
(b) same in worth or value; same in importance; corresponding
(c) preoccupied; lost in thought
(d) honest; truthful; frank; straightforward; genuine; earnest
Q6 adj. healthy
(a) well; not sick; fit; sound
(b) pertaining to accommodations; domesticated
(c) motherly; related through a mother; relating to or characteristic of a mother or motherhood
(d) ancient; archaic; no longer in use; outdated; useless
Q7 adj. false
(a) characterized by a high degree; highly concentrated
(b) strong; solid; stable; fixed; immovable; determined
(c) showy; pretentious; bombastic; pompous; garish
(d) not true; counterfeit; deceitful; wrong; artificial; not faithful
Q8 n. cruise
(a) ruling of a country or area; political control; authority
(b) midpoint; middle; equally far from two extremes; average
(c) passage; walkway (between rows of seats or shelves)
(d) traveling on a ship; sea voyage; sailing
Q9 n. integrity
(a) expertise; state of having expert skills; skillfulness; adeptness; masterfulness
(b) drawing together; fold; pucker
(c) act of halting; visit; temporary residence; suspension of a legal proceeding
(d) honesty; uprightness; morality; wholeness; unity
Q10 adj. opposite
(a) content; satiated; having one's desires satisfied
(b) extreme; intense; severe
(c) unlicensed; forbidden; unlawful
(d) facing; across from; contrary; reverse; different; antithetical
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Test 53
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 53
Q1 n. initiative
(a) delivery; dispatch; conveyance
(b) piece of paper; attendant; servant
(c) calculation of size or extent; assessment of capacity or dimension
(d) enterprise; drive; ambition; beginning move in a process; first step
Q2 n. pose
(a) certificate; written file
(c) something previously mentioned or indicated
(b) stance
(d) periodic wage paid to someone for work; pay
Q3 n. hire
(a) dividend; perk; monetary gift
(b) difficult situation; something which tests one's ability to handle difficult tasks
(c) act of forcefully taking possession of an area; seizure; conquest; possession or settlement of land
(d) wages; rent; rental; charge; fee
Q4 n. departure
(a) affiliate; office; industry; trade; business unit
(b) certificate that bears monetary value; coupon; receipt; authorizer; endorser
(c) leaving; going away; opposite of arrival
(d) viewpoint; outlook; vista; view
Q5 n. pointer
(a) movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down in another place; stair; stage in a process
(b) maltreatment; corrupt practice; foul language
(c) being physically present; act of accompanying or serving
(d) indicator; something used to point; hand on a clock; clue; advice
Q6 n. adjustable rate
(a) an interest percentage that changes over time
(b) grant; pocket money; stipend; discount; deduction
(c) place where vessels are built and repaired
(d) mark; symbol; indication; hint; trace; notice; advertisement
Q7 v. apply
(a) to anticipate gladly
(b) to make a request; to implement; to realize; to put into practice
(c) to authorize; to appoint as representative; to pass a duty or responsibility on to someone else
(d) to advance; to move forward; to gain
Q8 n. cover
(a) insurance; shelter; casing; front; lid
(b) alleyway; narrow road between mountains; successful grade on a test
(c) expansion; branch of a telephone network; supplement; reprieve
(d) interpretation; something that clarifies; description; definition
Q9 n. interpreter
(a) railing; hedge; ability to argue; person who sells stolen goods
(b) theme; subject of conversation; issue
(c) person who translates from one language to another (orally); person how clarifies; commentator
(d) act of paying back; repayment; compensation for a loss; repayment for an expense
Q10 n. lever
(a) a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum
(b) misfortune; hardship; distress; suffering
(c) sameness; uniformity
(d) hope; anticipation; assumption
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Test 54
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 54
Q1 v. counterbalance
(a) to limit; to restrict; to contract; to lessen in width; to taper
(b) to act against; to oppose (with an equal weight, force etc.)
(c) to continue; to carry on; to advance; to progress; to move forward
(d) to meet with; to bring upon oneself; to acquire
Q2 v. slump
(a) to profit; to roll a ball into a hole (Billiards)
(b) to collapse; to decline; to decrease; to deteriorate; to settle
(c) to travel; to take a trip
(d) to act; to function; to manage; to use; to activate; to perform surgery
Q3 v. assemble
(a) to gather; to collect; to converge; to arrange; to meet
(b) to cause to be concerned with; to engage; to engross
(c) to show; to point out; to mark; to signify; to imply; to exhibit
(d) to question formally; to evaluate through questioning
Q4 v. sustain
(a) to support; to provide for; to finance; to assist; to encourage
(b) to grant a license to an individual or group; to grant the right to vote
(c) to collapse; to decline; to decrease; to deteriorate; to settle
(d) to distract; to entertain; to turn in a different direction; to deflect
Q5 v. survey
(a) to look over; to observe; to examine carefully; to study
(b) to sway; to oscillate; to vacillate; to fluctuate
(c) to make easy; to assist; to forward; to promote; to expedite
(d) to perform; to do; to engage
Q6 v. manage
(a) to make familiar; to present someone; to introduce someone
(b) to make right; to amend
(c) to exchange one thing for another; to trade; to barter
(d) to administer; to direct; to supervise; to accomplish; to handle
Q7 v. judge
(a) to recompense someone for a service
(b) to locate
(c) to criticize; to assess; to determine; to rule
(d) to deal with; to stop; to undertake; to set about
Q8 adj. forecast
(a) discovered
(b) serving as an aide; helpful; supportive; auxiliary
(c) tangible; real; substantial; solid
(d) predicted; expected; anticipated
Q9 v. keep
(a) to copy; to replicate; to photocopy
(b) to hold onto; to save; to store; to watch over; to care for
(c) to act as an agent on behalf of a person or organization; to symbolize
(d) to warn; to put on standby; to alarm
Q10 v. score
(a) to gain; to obtain; to earn a point (in a game, etc.); to tally; to grade a test
(b) to gather; to collect; to converge; to arrange; to meet
(c) to look at; to concern; to relate to; to esteem; to appreciate; to consider
(d) to fall; to make fall; to bring down; to go down; to omit; to abandon
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Test 55
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 55
Q1 n. abbreviation
(a) something presented as evidence in a court of law; display; show
(b) compactness; closeness
(c) shortened form of a word or word combination
(d) expression of intent to damage or injure; intimidation; danger
Q2 v. analyze
(a) to imitate; to try to equal or excel; to take after; to copy
(b) to halt; to cease; to quit; to close; to block; to impede
(c) to imagine to oneself; to picture; to visualize
(d) to examine; to break down into parts and study (as in a subject)
Q3 v. saw
(a) to draw a likeness; to describe; to reflect; to picture in the mind
(b) to cut with a toothed blade
(c) to move back and forth; to lean in a certain direction; to be sympathetic to; to hesitate
(d) to supply; to support; to send; to move into a machine
Q4 n. volunteer
(a) one who offers his services of his own free will or without pay
(b) one who serves tables at a restaurant or pub
(c) flammable liquid mixture derived from petroleum (used as fuel, etc.)
(d) end; conclusion; last edition of a newspaper
Q5 v. exclude
(a) not intended to earn profits; to observe; to remark on; to make a comment; to record
(b) to notch; to groove; to assign to a place or position (in an organization, system, etc.)
(c) to leave out; to keep out; to prevent from happening or being; to reject
(d) to determine; to stabilize; to arrange; to repair; to prepare
Q6 n. craft
(a) act of enlisting or drafting new members
(b) word or phrase by which someone or something is called or identified; moniker
(c) method of performance
(d) trade; skill; occupation; boat; plane
Q7 n. regulations
(a) headquarters of a business; dwelling place; abode; home; domicile
(b) location; description of a location
(c) statute; law; act of controlling; management; direction
(d) expenditure of money or effort for future benefits; authorization
Q8 v. contact
(a) to establish communication; to make a connection; to link to; to connect with
(b) to require; to compel; to force upon; to enforce; to institute
(c) to suppose; to hypothesize; to conjecture
(d) to take a picture
Q9 n. post
(a) agreement; pact; deal
(b) silence; quiet; photograph
(c) principal pipe or duct in a system; chief part of something; strength or force; high sea
(d) mail; column; opinion; role; job placement
Q10 v. copy
(a) to contest; to contend against another; to participate in a contest
(b) to disregard; to ignore; to forget to perform (a duty); to shirk; to abandon
(c) to duplicate; to imitate
(d) to go on board a ship; to put on board a ship; to begin; to become involved in an enterprise
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Test 56
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 56
Q1 adj. separate
(a) characteristic of a capital city; sophisticated
(b) logical; reasonable; intelligent; prudent; expressible as a whole number (Mathematics)
(c) concentrated; focused; observant; polite; caring
(d) detached; disconnected; distinct; set apart
Q2 adj. easy
(a) mild; slight; comfortable; simple
(b) acting as a replacement
(c) arranged in divisions; divisional; concerning an office
(d) sturdy; long lasting
Q3 adj. famous
(a) ancient; archaic; no longer in use; outdated; useless
(b) sturdy; long lasting
(c) collective; total; taking all units as a whole
(d) well-known; excellent; wonderful
Q4 adj. consecutive
(a) serving as a model; normal; regular; typical; widely accepted
(b) sequential; following one after another
(c) involving rivalry; tending to contest
(d) earlier; antecedent; hasty; premature
Q5 adj. departmental
(a) motherly; related through a mother; relating to or characteristic of a mother or motherhood
(b) striking; noteworthy; extraordinary; exceptional
(c) enduring; lasting; continuing; leftover; remaining
(d) arranged in divisions; divisional; concerning an office
Q6 adj. renowned
(a) famous; prominent
(b) reliable; trustworthy; dependable
(c) at or constituting a place where two surfaces meet
(d) forceful; energetic; vigorous; spirited; alive
Q7 adj. absorbed
(a) having no curves or bends; frank; continuous; honest; consistent
(b) treated as an expense
(c) special; unusual; detailed; precise; pedantic; strict
(d) gloomy; cheerless; bad; depressing; sad
Q8 adj. whole
(a) complete; full; entire; healthy
(b) solemn; acute; critical; requiring much consideration; humorless; grim
(c) creative; new; original
(d) flat, level; even
Q9 adj. meticulous
(a) assorted; different; individual; several
(b) pedantic; cautious concerning minute details; scrupulous
(c) hygienic; clean; healthy
(d) leftover; unused; desolate; desert; destroyed
Q10 adj. apt
(a) short; concise
(b) chatty; loquacious
(c) suitable; appropriate; intelligent; savvy; capable
(d) beginning; introductory
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Test 57
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 57
Q1 n. consumer
(a) container devoid of contents
(c) buyer; client
(b) cost; value; worth; rate; measure
(d) rug; fabric floor covering
Q2 n. technology
(a) person who is native to or resides in a particular area
(b) lawyer; barrister; advocate; solicitor
(c) a person who keeps financial records; a person who conducts financial audits
(d) sciences of the industrial arts; applied sciences
Q3 n. delay
(a) unit of time equal to 60 seconds; 1/60 of an hour; memo; protocol; memorandum
(b) heap; tall bookshelf; chimney
(c) postponement; hindrance; hold-up; stopping; lingering
(d) 12 dozen; 144
Q4 n. investment
(a) expenditure of money or effort for future benefits; authorization
(b) connection; relation; association; one ring of a chain; ring
(c) spoken or written words with which people communicate thoughts and feelings
(d) plant; edible fruit of a plant
Q5 n. inference
(a) finding fault; act of expressing displeasure; pleading entered by a plaintiff (Law)
(b) silence; noiselessness; stillness; tranquility; muteness; speechlessness
(c) act of deriving; speculation; drawing of a conclusion
(d) foods and other goods sold at a small supermarket or store
Q6 n. pattern
(a) magazine; journal
(b) formally or socially imposed standards of attire
(c) whole amount; entire quantity; essence; gist
(d) sample; model; form; mold; decorative design
Q7 adv. seamlessly
(a) still; already; but; in spite of; although
(c) smoothly; continuously; inconspicuously
(b) based on individual thoughts and feelings
(d) as a logical result; unavoidably
Q8 n. kind
(a) commonplace activity; everyday task; habit; custom; practice
(b) type; sort; class; group of things which are classed together because of their similarities
(c) thin and flat object
(d) area; domain; range; piece of land; surface
Q9 n. leave
(a) awareness; perception
(b) structure; pattern; design; organization; pattern of data organization
(c) vacation; time off; permission to be absent; departure; farewell
(d) lack; scarcity; deficit; deficiency
Q10 n. opposite
(a) corporation; firm; ensemble; association with another
(b) establisher; organization or channel; person who gives authorization to operate a channel
(c) custom; practice; convention
(d) contrast; something contrary
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Test 58
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 58
Q1 v. number
(a) to travel; to take a trip
(b) to decide; to define; to conclude; to cause; to affect
(c) to count; to equal in amount; to limit; to allot
(d) to aid; to help; to support; to guide; to direct
Q2 v. insulate
(a) to describe; to illustrate; to characterize; to portray; to elucidate
(b) to plan; to scheme; to send; to dispatch; to throw
(c) to labor; to act; to operate; to activate; to process
(d) to separate from others; to segregate
Q3 v. come across
(a) to innovate and develop production
(b) to call; to summon (e.g. to the telephone); to number sheets of paper in a collection
(c) to happen upon; to find by chance; to discover; to see
(d) to crash; to meet head on; to come together with solid or direct impact
Q4 v. originate
(a) to supply; to grant; to set; to offer
(b) to try and obtain something through persuasion or earnest requests
(c) to pay to; to hire; to employ
(d) to begin; to be created; to result from; to develop; to be produced
Q5 v. recap
(a) to create a formal agreement; to bind legally; to obtain
(b) to summarize; to review with a short summary
(c) to originate from; to reveal the origin of something; to obtain from a particular supplier
(d) to have a mean of a certain amount
Q6 v. extradite
(a) to set going; to launch; to begin; to start
(b) to hand over to another nation or judicial authority
(c) to act against; to oppose (with an equal weight, force etc.)
(d) to cite; to state a price; to offer a price
Q7 v. list
(a) to back; to support; to finance; to subsidize; to promote
(b) to write or print a series of names or items according to a certain order; to inscribe; to record
(c) to organize according to importance
(d) to make a call; to ring
Q8 v. gain
(a) to offer to do or give something for free; to propose
(b) to reap; to gather in ripe crops; to catch; to gather
(c) to acquire; to earn; to purchase; to obtain; to profit
(d) to control to rule over; to be superior
Q9 v. bulk
(a) to make new again; to renovate; to restore to good condition
(b) to inflate; to play an important role
(c) to suggest; to tender; to bid; to propose a price; to present
(d) to happen; to take place; to transpire; to come to mind; to suggest itself
Q10 v. last
(a) to determine the scope of a target; to extend; to stretch; to vary
(b) to continue; to suffice; to endure; to persist
(c) to make equal
(d) to set up; to found; to base; to build
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Test 59
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 59
Q1 v. compensate
(a) to reward; to reimburse; to pay back; to make up for
(b) to continue
(c) to cause discomfort; to trouble; to put out; to disturb
(d) to explain; to clarify; to limit; to set boundaries
Q2 n. pass
(a) care; treatment; procedure; system; touch
(b) alleyway; narrow road between mountains; successful grade on a test
(c) innovativeness; inventiveness
(d) something that is the same of the same level
Q3 n. feasibility
(a) state of intellectual or spiritual awareness
(b) growth; expansion; addition; enlargement; escalation
(c) contract by which property or persons are guaranteed against damage or loss
(d) capability of being carried out; capability of being achieved; likelihood; probability
Q4 adj. pervasive
(a) penetrating; infiltrating; spreading; extending; permeating
(b) whole; including every part; complete; full
(c) inner; inside; located within; of a country's domestic affairs
(d) not real; fanciful
Q5 n. gauge
(a) bill of sale; written statement of purchases
(b) standard of measure; device for measuring (pressure, amount, distance, etc.)
(c) counsel; guidance; specific information; hint
(d) product of the division of one number by another; part of a whole; segment; fragment; quotient
Q6 v. slice
(a) to cut into portions; to cleave
(b) to endeavor; to try hard; to compete; to struggle; to resist
(c) to be useful; to help; to facilitate
(d) to control; to arrange; to put in order
Q7 adv. foremost
(a) in a place across an ocean
(b) by hand; physically
(c) after all others; finally; at the end; most recently
(d) first in place or rank; primary; leading; main
Q8 v. induce
(a) to confirm; to sanction; to legalize
(b) to check flavor by eating; to attempt; to try
(c) to cause; to bring about; to set in motion; to influence
(d) to postpone; to dismiss from a job; to fire
Q9 adj. opportune
(a) expendable; spoils rapidly; likely to spoil; mortal
(b) inner; inside; inland; of a country's domestic affairs; of an individual's inner life
(c) appropriate; fitting; well-timed; timely; proper; expedient
(d) very important; critical; decisive; vital
Q10 n. emergency
(a) person or thing which promotes; expeditor
(c) plan; idea; thought; structure; system
(b) a person who prepares food
(d) sudden need demanding immediate action
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Test 60
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 60
Q1 adj. mediocre
(a) spoiled; immoral; dishonest; perverted
(b) immediate; quick; urgent; pressing; present; current
(c) detailed; complicated; carefully planned; worked out in great detail
(d) regular; ordinary; low-grade; poor
Q2 adj. fleet
(a) same in worth or value; same in importance; corresponding
(b) pertinent; relevant; connected
(c) swift; fast
(d) small; of a pouch
Q3 adj. unforeseen
(a) reliable; trustworthy; dependable
(b) immediate; quick; urgent; pressing; present; current
(c) not anticipated; not expected
(d) involving rivalry; tending to contest
Q4 adj. vast
(a) large; enormous; huge
(b) overflowing; unreserved; unrestrained; exuberant
(c) comprehensive; complete; finished
(d) final; occurring as a result
Q5 adj. pleased
(a) assorted; different; individual; several
(b) content; satiated; having one's desires satisfied
(c) main; principal; major
(d) deprived of hope or confidence; dissuaded from
Q6 adj. homebound
(a) including a lot; large in scope; extensive
(c) substantial; real; tangible; current
(b) confined usually by illness
(d) not capable
Q7 adj. fortunate
(a) dangerous; risky; perilous
(b) of secondary importance; insignificant; corresponding
(c) lucky; successful; opportune
(d) excellent; pleasant; valid; competent; skilled; positive
Q8 adj. alternate
(a) complete; full; entire; healthy
(b) tiny; extremely small; trivial; petty; accurate
(c) rotating; one after the other; interchanging
(d) aware; awake; attentive
Q9 adj. perishable
(a) expendable; spoils rapidly; likely to spoil; mortal
(b) correct; suitable; just; complete
(c) exceptional; special; strange; odd; curious
(d) close-fitting; tense; narrow
Q10 adj. quarter
(a) steady; firm; lasting; dependable; faithful
(b) being one fourth; having four equal parts
(c) allowed; eligible; having the right to something
(d) of or pertaining to the law; allowed by law
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Test 61
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 61
Q1 n. remark
(a) comment; observation; notice
(b) organization; order; selection; range; assortment
(c) act of providing; act of offering; work; labor; function; role; offer
(d) rear; end; seat
Q2 n. acquaintance
(a) structure built mainly of glass in which plants are cultivated out of season
(b) device which is used to slow or stop a vehicle
(c) diligence; tenacity; stubbornness; continuation
(d) person that you have met but do not know well; knowledge of something; familiarity
Q3 n. tax
(a) attempt to discover or test something; trial; research
(b) something that is demanded; necessity; something that is needed
(c) sameness; uniformity
(d) levy; fee
Q4 n. ability
(a) counsel; guidance; specific information; hint
(b) model; criterion; norm; average; commodity which backs a monetary system
(c) amount of money that has been borrowed; something borrowed; act of giving temporarily
(d) skill; talent; aptitude; capacity; power
Q5 n. birth rate
(a) type; sort; class; group of things which are classed together because of their similarities
(b) sending off; shipment; message; communication; promptness
(c) number of babies that are born per year per thousand
(d) job; assignment; obligation; role
Q6 n. share
(a) introduction; foreword; opening statement
(b) owner of a flower shop; person who makes flower arrangements
(c) part; portion; quota; allocation; issue of stock
(d) routine; protocol; course of action; subroutine; sequence of instructions (Computers)
Q7 n. commentary
(a) system; group of items; collection; posture; carriage; series; sequence
(b) attraction; closeness; liking; likeness
(c) series of remarks; explanation (often written in essay or book form)
(d) task; duty; responsibility; role; obligation
Q8 n. gratuity
(a) plan; sketch; model; layout; structure
(b) chance; probability of advancement or success; hope; promise
(c) tip; bonus; recompense
(d) order; direction; control; domination; headquarters
Q9 n. pharmacist
(a) combining of separate elements into a complete whole
(b) function; utilization; benefit; advantage; consumption
(c) druggist; apothecary
(d) compactness; closeness
Q10 n. repeat
(a) act of redoing something
(b) singularity; individuality; incomparability
(c) person who is resistant to change; person who favors traditional political parties
(d) sheet of paper on which information has been printed; flyer
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Test 62
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 62
Q1 v. crate
(a) to create a formal agreement; to bind legally; to obtain
(b) to repair; to improve; to be improved
(c) to pack in a box
(d) to destroy; to ruin; to tear down; to remove
Q2 v. halt
(a) to work; to toil; to exert oneself; to work hard
(b) to stop; to cause to stop; to pause; to hesitate; to be uncertain
(c) to mark; to indicate; to write one's name
(d) to plan; to mean; to have in mind do or accomplish; to designate for a particular purpose
Q3 v. resign
(a) to supervise; to manage; to inspect
(b) to quit an office or position; to relinquish; to give up; to abdicate
(c) to occupy; to live in; to dwell in; to reside in; to populate
(d) to satisfy; to please; to meet a request
Q4 v. abide
(a) to manage in spite of difficulty; to struggle successfully
(b) to comply; to obey; to conform; to stay; to tolerate
(c) to manage; to supervise; to supply; to dispense
(d) to assign to a duty; to station; to publicize; to advertise
Q5 v. expose
(a) to contemplate again
(b) to search for valuable materials (such as gold, oil, etc.)
(c) to endeavor; to try hard; to compete; to struggle; to resist
(d) to reveal; to uncover; to disclose; to abandon
Q6 v. compartmentalize
(a) to carry; to impart or to communicate by statement, suggestion, gesture or appearance
(b) to direct to; to speak to; to direct to a specific destination; to refer to
(c) to separate into sections; to partition
(d) to perform; to present; to carry out; to execute
Q7 v. protect
(a) to defend; to save from harm; to watch over; to guard
(b) to complete; to achieve; to attain; to perform
(c) to happen upon; to find by chance; to discover; to see
(d) to cede; to surrender; to give up; to forsake; to abandon
Q8 adj. efficient
(a) inferior; of secondary importance; under the authority of another
(b) short; concise
(c) done without waste (of time, resources, etc.)
(d) forceful; energetic; vigorous; spirited; alive
Q9 v. foresee
(a) to predict; to prophesy; to foretell
(b) to put away for future use
(c) to be ready or available; to work as an attendant; to postpone
(d) to divide; to apportion; to receive a portion; to participate
Q10 v. expand
(a) to construct; to create; to increase intensity; to energize
(b) to cause; to bring about; to set in motion; to influence
(c) to grow larger; to broaden; to increase; to enlarge; to add to
(d) to signify; to be significant; to intend; to indicate
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Test 63
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 63
Q1 n. senior
(a) replacement; person or thing that takes the place of another
(b) person of higher rank; older person; elder
(c) postponement; hindrance; hold-up; stopping; lingering
(d) beginning phase of a project; babyhood
Q2 n. recommendation
(a) request for one's presence; summons; call
(b) endorsement; approval; letter of reference; suggestion; advice
(c) researcher; investigator; software program for file management
(d) period of one hundred years
Q3 v. enclose
(a) to increase; to intensify; to improve; to raise the value of
(b) to agree; to reconcile; to be in concert with
(c) to surround; to confine; to close in; to place an additional document or letter within another
(d) to send a letter or other item via the postal service; to post
Q4 n. refund
(a) midpoint; middle; equally far from two extremes; average
(b) return of money; repayment; reimbursement
(c) option; selection; variety
(d) pact; contract; accord; consent; concurrence
Q5 v. interfere
(a) to give up; to renounce; to deny; to disavow; to retract
(b) to remove the contents of
(c) to record for evidence; to write down; to substantiate
(d) to impede; to obstruct; to hinder; to meddle
Q6 v. voice
(a) to ruin financially; to go bust; to go broke; to collapse
(b) to raise an opinion; to adjust the tone of
(c) to operate; to activate; to manage; to direct; to carry out; to fulfill
(d) to make strong; to fortify; to reinforce; to toughen
Q7 adv. upwards
(a) to a higher level; more than; higher than
(b) nearly; about; around; circa
(c) after all others; finally; at the end; most recently
(d) progressively
Q8 v. close
(a) to certify; to recognize; to assign; to license
(b) to provide additional details; to plan carefully and with great detail; to produce; to develop
(c) to advance; to encourage; to promote; to assist
(d) to shut; to be shut; to finish; to complete
Q9 adj. fraught
(a) customary
(b) full of or accompanied by; charged with; laden with
(c) cautioning; giving advice about danger
(d) obligated; certain; fastened; tied
Q10 v. loom
(a) to temporarily cease working as a protest; to impress
(b) to examine accounts and other financial records
(c) to appear as a large and indistinct form; to appear as larger than life; to impend
(d) to rotate; to turn; to spin; to encircle; to think about; to contemplate
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Test 64
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 64
Q1 adj. irritated
(a) annoyed; aggravated; exasperated
(b) little; not many; some
(c) relating to supervision and responsibility
(d) having the capacity for feeling; susceptible to external influences or agents
Q2 adj. candid
(a) controlling; aggressive; extremely self-assertive; bossy
(b) honest; straightforward; open; frank
(c) functional; practical; applicable
(d) whole; perfect; finished
Q3 adj. ideal
(a) suitable; worthy of; qualified; entitled to; allowed
(b) perfect; imaginary; excellent; best; exemplary
(c) comprehensive; inclusive
(d) modern; current
Q4 adj. honest
(a) pertaining to a city; pertaining to citizenship
(b) truthful; candid; frank
(c) singular; matchless; rare
(d) not true; counterfeit; deceitful; wrong; artificial; not faithful
Q5 adj. edge
(a) obligated; engaged; industrious; ambitious; loyal
(b) signed with initials; marked with the first letter or letter of a name
(c) of great worth; costly; cherished; dear; important
(d) at or constituting a place where two surfaces meet
Q6 adj. essential
(a) whole; perfect; finished
(b) impressive; inspiring; great; frightening
(c) necessary; needed; fundamental; crucial; very important
(d) some; few; separate; distinct; individual; various
Q7 adj. diligent
(a) steady; firm; lasting; dependable; faithful
(b) answering; reacting (esp. positively or sympathetically)
(c) excellent; wonderful; splendid; magnificent
(d) ambitious; industrious; hard-working
Q8 n. bill
(a) sending off; shipment; message; communication; promptness
(b) wage; salary; compensation; bonus; punishment
(c) banknote; invoice; proposed law
(d) commercial information designed to attract attention; commercial
Q9 adj. perennial
(a) external; of the outdoors; from the outdoors; maximal
(b) objective
(c) lasting throughout the whole year; continuing for many years; perpetual; everlasting
(d) talented; skilled; having great natural ability
Q10 adj. discrete
(a) pertaining to the sale of goods to final consumers; of the sale of merchandise to end users
(b) inferior; of secondary importance; under the authority of another
(c) faithful; true to one's obligations
(d) separate; individual; discontinuous
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Test 65
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 65
Q1 n. colleague
(a) list of information arranged in columns and rows; chart; flat surface
(b) routine job; unpleasant task
(c) player positioned at the front of the offensive line (Sports)
(d) fellow worker; cowoker
Q2 n. midday
(a) detail; individual characteristic; item; article; specific proposition
(b) noon; 12 a.m.
(c) getting rid of; arranging
(d) supply; stock; measure; means; condition; stipulation
Q3 n. examinee
(a) danger; risk; game of chance
(b) distinction; unusual quality; disagreement; remainder
(c) structure in which horses and other animals are housed
(d) person who is tested; candidate
Q4 n. midmorning
(a) combination of related things or parts that form a complex whole
(b) facet; outlook; direction; issue; point
(c) resident of a capital city; sophisticated big-city person
(d) before noon
Q5 n. strike
(a) demand for goods or services; rate of purchase and sale; fair
(b) flow (of water, electricity, etc.); process; tendency; direction
(c) injustice; evil; bad; broken law; transgression
(d) temporary work stoppage; good luck; discovery of natural resources
Q6 n. attitude
(a) position; opinion; viewpoint; outlook; perspective
(b) institution for saving and borrowing money; cashier
(c) diligence; tenacity; stubbornness; continuation
(d) fuel made from carbon; cinder; ember
Q7 adj. entire
(a) typical; distinctive
(c) additional; extra
(b) about to happen; imminent
(d) whole; including every part; complete; full
Q8 n. tour
(a) variable which determines the form of a function
(b) voyage; sightseeing excursion; trip; route
(c) compound; various objects that for m a unit
(d) model; pattern; something which serves as an illustration
Q9 n. synthesis
(a) garbage; trash; waste
(b) combining of separate elements into a complete whole
(c) lack of knowledge; illiteracy; lack of education; state of being uninformed
(d) shop; place where merchandise is sold; supply of goods or materials set aside for future use
Q10 n. propensity
(a) part of a chair; rear part of the human body
(c) remark; note; statement; explanation
(b) inclination; tendency; disposition; aptitude
(d) high ranking military officer
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Test 66
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 66
Q1 v. conceptualize
(a) to plan; to design; to imagine; to conceive; to envision
(b) to get well; to get back; to regain; to obtain again
(c) to take off; to shed; to take away; to eliminate; to get rid of
(d) to prosper; to flourish; to succeed
Q2 v. veil
(a) to cover; to hide
(b) to rebroadcast
(c) to convey a fluid; to transport a liquid; to make a high-pitched sound
(d) to arrange in a line; to grade; to classify
Q3 v. prejudice
(a) to question formally; to evaluate through questioning
(b) to buy; to obtain; to purchase; to attain
(c) to express a preconceived opinion; to express one's biases
(d) to convince; to induce; to sway
Q4 v. need
(a) to require; to be in distress; to be under hardship; to be obligated
(b) to offer proof; to prove; to show to be true
(c) to respect; to honor; to admire; to value
(d) to signify; to be significant; to intend; to indicate
Q5 v. transfer
(a) not intended to earn profits; to observe; to remark on; to make a comment; to record
(b) to impose; to cause something unpleasant
(c) to convey; to relocate; to hand over; to pass on
(d) to set aside; to allot; to adapt; to embrace; to accept
Q6 v. attend
(a) to grind the teeth together; to abrade; to grind; to make a harsh grinding noise
(b) to imply; to suggest; to hint
(c) to be present in a place; to care for; to serve; to accompany
(d) to divide; to apportion; to receive a portion; to participate
Q7 v. permeate
(a) to establish; to construct; to base; to provide a foundation
(b) to enter; to penetrate; to infiltrate; to suffuse
(c) to refer to a case or occurrence to explain or prove a point; to cite; to mention
(d) to desert; to abandon; to change sides
Q8 v. pioneer
(a) eject; drive out; banish
(b) to comprise; to contain; to embrace
(c) to pave the way; to create a path; to guide; to initiate; to originate
(d) to set up a center of operations; to be set up in a center of operations
Q9 v. visit
(a) to represent by chart; to draw a curve representing a given function
(b) to further; to encourage sales; to aid; to help; to assist
(c) to make familiar; to present someone; to introduce someone
(d) to stay somewhere temporarily; to make an official inspection
Q10 v. charge
(a) to harvest; to cut short; to clip
(b) to entrust; to order; to command; to supply with power
(c) to repeat; to say again; to restate
(d) to assume; to anticipate; to hope
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Test 67
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 67
Q1 adj. total
(a) strange; unfamiliar; from or of another place; pertaining to dealings with another country
(b) having a thin edge intended for cutting; sudden; clear; smart
(c) productive; in operation; impressive; striking
(d) entire; complete; absolute
Q2 v. solve
(a) to modernize; to make current
(b) to ascend; to up; to slope upward; to move upward gradually
(c) to find the answer to; to explain
(d) to suck up; take up; take in
Q3 n. vessel
(a) exercise; assignment given to a student; something to be studied and learned
(b) large craft made for navigation on water; boat; ship; container
(c) deliverance; act of saving from danger or injury; act of freeing from risk
(d) day, month and year according to the calendar; interview; meeting
Q4 v. fertilize
(a) to end; to sum up; to complete; to conclude
(b) to devise; to conceive; to develop; to plan
(c) to arrive; to obtain; to procure; to extend the arm outward
(d) to impregnate; to inseminate; to enrich the soil by the addition of organic or chemical substances
Q5 n. embrace
(a) group of ships, cars, trucks or other vehicles
(b) hug; act of wrapping one's arms around another person or thing
(c) luck; wealth; chance; success; riches
(d) refusal to accept; refusal to believe; refusal to recognize
Q6 adv. solely
(a) infrequently; not often; seldom
(c) particularly
(b) at a further point
(d) only; exclusively; merely
Q7 adv. subjectively
(a) as a result; therefore
(b) at fixed intervals; at evenly-spaced intervals; usually; customarily
(c) based on individual thoughts and feelings
(d) comfortably; without great difficulty or effort
Q8 n. good
(a) product; item; asset; benefit
(b) car; wagon; coach; carriage; trolley
(c) consciousness
(d) criterion; measure; point of reference for comparison
Q9 adj. coordinate
(a) unbearable; cannot be done; cannot be endured
(b) tasty; having a pleasant taste or smell
(c) decayed; decomposed; putrid; spoiled; despicable
(d) equal; equivalent; of equal rank or authority
Q10 v. operate
(a) to establish communication; to make a connection; to link to; to connect with
(b) to act; to function; to manage; to use; to activate; to perform surgery
(c) to make changes in order to improve something; to edit; to correct
(d) to compile; to increase; to accumulate; to grow
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Test 68
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 68
Q1 adj. token
(a) nominal; symbolic; perfunctory
(b) end; closing; concluding; final; mortal
(c) extra; supplemental
(d) owed; payable; right; fitting; suitable; adequate
Q2 adj. overt
(a) serene; quiet; peaceful; tranquil; relaxed; calm
(b) plain; clear; visible; public; intentional; undisguised (Law)
(c) important; significant; fundamental; necessary; crucial
(d) loyal; faithful; unchanging
Q3 adj. savvy
(a) occurring on a regular basis
(b) experienced; knowledgeable (Slang)
(c) positive; approving; likable; helpful; encouraging; desirable
(d) energetic; full of life; playful; lively
Q4 adj. intense
(a) obligated; certain; fastened; tied
(b) extreme; great; powerful; strong; profound
(c) occurring within a building; meant to be used inside
(d) original; real; true; natural; honest; sincere
Q5 adj. ambitious
(a) aspiring; desirous of success; requiring great effort
(b) plentiful; copious; profuse; full abounding with
(c) able to be carried out; achievable; possible; likely
(d) excellent; having superior characteristics; fine
Q6 adj. unauthorized
(a) earlier; antecedent; former
(b) sticking together; forming a unit or union; united; related to each other
(c) plentiful; abundant; generous; extravagant; wasteful
(d) unlicensed; forbidden; unlawful
Q7 adj. able
(a) lawful; acceptable; justified; authorized
(b) managerial; executive
(c) competent; talented; apt
(d) relying on; needing (the help or support of another person); conditional; contingent
Q8 v. route
(a) to apply force or weight; to push; to stress
(b) to direct along a particular path; to chart a course
(c) to make circular shape
(d) to inform; to direct; to guide; to command; to order; to educate
Q9 adj. above
(a) ambitious; industrious; hard-working
(c) chief; head; leading; primary; main
(b) precise; meticulous; extremely accurate
(d) mentioned earlier in the same text
Q10 adj. fundamental
(a) full of or accompanied by; charged with; laden with
(b) classified; secret; strictly private
(c) successive; uninterrupted; permanent
(d) basic; elemental; essential
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Test 69
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 69
Q1 n. coal
(a) geometric figure having four equal sides; plaza
(b) external part or surface of something
(c) false and injurious statements made about another; defamation; calumny
(d) fuel made from carbon; cinder; ember
Q2 n. preface
(a) practice; training; furrow; seeding machine; row of seeds in a furrow
(b) state of mind; predominant emotion
(c) introduction; foreword; opening statement
(d) management of resources (i.e. money, goods, etc.); thrift; careful spending
Q3 n. story
(a) true or fictional account of some occurrence; short work of fiction; plot; news report
(b) group of people working together; team
(c) nomenclature; specific vocabulary
(d) the proportion of available time that an item of equipment is operating
Q4 n. suitcase
(a) rectangular traveling bag; valise
(b) the level of monetary funding a company needs to run smoothly
(c) acknowledgment; identification
(d) commercial information designed to attract attention; commercial
Q5 n. percent
(a) one part of a hundred
(c) grouping symbols ()
(b) person who holds a money order
(d) substitution; substitute
Q6 n. direction
(a) degree of excellence; characteristic; attribute; character; excellence
(b) prediction of a future event or condition (i.e. development of the economy)
(c) guidance; supervision; conducting; management
(d) instinctual urge; sudden desire; whim; wave of energy sent via a nerve
Q7 n. paragraph
(a) work; occupation; keeping busy
(b) disposition; mood
(c) passage; distinct portion of text (usually begins with an indented line); section; clause
(d) boss; person or company that hires people to do work
Q8 n. assessment
(a) either end of a passenger line; bus or train station
(b) throw; team of actors; squint (of the eye)
(c) one who is higher than another in rank or position
(d) estimation; appraisal; measurement
Q9 n. recession
(a) a significant decline in general economic activity extending over a period of time
(b) astonishment; something which startles or astonishes; unexpected event
(c) exchange; trade
(d) esteem; respect; integrity; honesty; award; privilege
Q10 n. survey
(a) quality of occurring regularly; rate at which a function reoccurs
(b) something which has been bought; act of buying
(c) physical or mental exertion; labor; attempt; organized operation
(d) review; overview; statistical study
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Test 70
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 70
Q1 v. wrong
(a) to turn into profit; to generate revenue
(b) to exchange; to replace; to convert; to travel back and forth regularly (i.e. to work)
(c) to cause suffering to; to behave unjustly toward
(d) to refer to; to comment on; to draw attention to
Q2 v. review
(a) to be unsuccessful; to not do; to disappoint; to go bankrupt; to be used up
(b) to stance
(c) to survey; to conduct a general study; to inspect; to examine; to reconsider
(d) to make a remark; to explain; to write an explanatory note
Q3 v. fluctuate
(a) to vacillate; to waver; to vary; to change
(b) to stop a vehicle; to slow down a vehicle
(c) to act as a middleman; to buy and to sell property for other people
(d) to take for granted; to dare; to venture; to take liberties; to permit oneself
Q4 v. remain
(a) to stay; to abide; to continue; to go on
(b) to incline; to slant upward or downward; to cause to tilt
(c) to express a preconceived opinion; to express one's biases
(d) to grant a permit; to authorize; to permit; to allow
Q5 v. traffic
(a) to go regularly to (a certain place); to patronize
(b) to deal in; to sell
(c) to jump; to leap
(d) to control; to dominate; to hold; to own; to have as property
Q6 v. capitalize
(a) to act on; to transfer from one place to another; to change residence
(b) to follow; to drag; to tow
(c) to get well; to get back; to regain; to obtain again
(d) to turn into money; to turn profit; to finance
Q7 v. idle
(a) to hasten; to increase the speed of something; to speed something up
(b) to lounge; to do nothing; to laze around
(c) to appraise; to judge the worth or quality; to assess; to gauge
(d) to convey; to give; to bring; to distribute; to express
Q8 adj. formal
(a) ready; attentive; quick; agile
(b) ceremonious; conventional; according to custom; stiff; strict; symmetrical
(c) sticking together; consistent
(d) low; despicable; ignoble
Q9 v. dot
(a) to stud; to constellate
(b) to cause harm; to cause injury; to destroy partly
(c) to be present in a place; to care for; to serve; to accompany
(d) to organize; to arrange; to give form to
Q10 v. title
(a) to write one's name by hand; to sign one's name
(b) to furnish with a caption or heading
(c) to globalize; to make worldwide
(d) to oppose; to protest
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Test 71
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 71
Q1 n. appearance
(a) income; return; gains; government income earned through taxation
(b) proficiency; skill; specialist knowledge and information
(c) impression; the way a person looks; image; semblance
(d) help; assistance; accessory
Q2 v. delegate
(a) to modernize; to make current
(b) to make an application; to enter; to let something or someone enter
(c) to appoint; to specify; to identify; to designate
(d) to authorize; to appoint as representative; to pass a duty or responsibility on to someone else
Q3 n. still
(a) silence; quiet; photograph
(b) system of knowledge gained by research; specific field of systematic knowledge; skill; proficiency
(c) punctuation mark; end; pause at end of a phrase; full sentence; age; season
(d) possessions; belongings; estate; assets; ownership
Q4 n. priority
(a) pertaining to a value that is approximately in the middle of a series of values
(b) a list of accounts receivable
(c) preference; precedence; higher rank; privileged position; seniority
(d) large closed vehicle used for transporting goods or people
Q5 n. scratch
(a) reply; answer; reaction
(b) abrasion; cut; score of zero; cash; money (Slang)
(c) group of stores, outlets, banks etc., under one management
(d) act of casting back a mirror image; act of sending back energy from a surface; idea; concept
Q6 v. fade
(a) to gather; to collect; to converge; to arrange; to meet
(b) to wither; to die out; to bleach; to disappear
(c) to administer; to direct; to supervise; to accomplish; to handle
(d) to segregate; to set apart; to split; to divide; to disconnect
Q7 adj. entitled
(a) strongly desiring; keen; fervently interested
(b) instantaneous; prompt; direct; close
(c) allowed; eligible; having the right to something
(d) valuable; unique; outstanding; award-winning
Q8 adj. adamant
(a) classified; secret; strictly private
(c) alike; having common qualities; comparable
(b) unyielding; firm; hard; unbending
(d) typical; distinctive
Q9 v. apparel
(a) to carry; to encourage; to assist financially; to substantiate
(b) to fluctuate; to hesitate; to waver
(c) to dress; to adorn wear
(d) to characterize; to depict; to describe; to present; to emphasize
Q10 adj. unique
(a) under the rule of; subordinate; exposed to; liable to; conditional
(b) unyielding; firm; hard; unbending
(c) singular; matchless; rare
(d) grand; magnificent; striking
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Test 72
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 72
Q1 adj. anxious
(a) fearful; worried; worrisome; eager; keen
(b) characterized; by or occupying a particular place
(c) perfect; impeccable
(d) made of a thin flexible cord of metal
Q2 adj. circumspect
(a) careful; cautious
(b) first; primary; innovative; creative; novel
(c) impossible to see; imperceptible; hidden; concealed
(d) lazy; vain; unoccupied; unemployed
Q3 adj. complete
(a) discovered
(c) whole; perfect; finished
(b) easy; relaxing; cosy; financially well to do
(d) passing; brief
Q4 adj. ambiguous
(a) can be prophesied; can be foretold
(b) serene; quiet; peaceful; tranquil; relaxed; calm
(c) not anticipated; not expected
(d) open to dispute; obscure; vague
Q5 adj. supportive
(a) concealed; secret; not to be seen; ulterior
(c) providing assistance
(b) close at hand
(d) comprising; containing; embracing
Q6 adv. systematically
(a) immediately; momentarily
(c) evidently; obviously; allegedly; seemingly
(b) methodically; in an organized fashion
(d) strictly; firmly
Q7 v. abuse
(a) to injure; to harm; to mistreat
(c) to live; to be
(b) to join parts together; to attach segments
(d) to interpret; to see; to perceive
Q8 adj. lucid
(a) strange; unfamiliar; from or of another place; pertaining to dealings with another country
(b) made of a thin flexible cord of metal
(c) comprehensible; intelligible; rational; transparent; bright
(d) of or pertaining to the upper class
Q9 adj. foreign
(a) hurt; wounded; insulted; offended; damaged
(b) strange; unfamiliar; from or of another place; pertaining to dealings with another country
(c) being in competition; contending
(d) receiving of a regular or fixed payment
Q10 adj. fluent
(a) cautioning; giving advice about danger
(b) conversational; not used in formal speaking or writing; informal
(c) articulate; eloquent; able to read and write with ease; graceful; flowing
(d) clear; obvious; apparent
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Test 73
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 73
Q1 n. goal
(a) strong feeling or idea left by an experience; effect; vague memory
(b) panel containing buttons for connecting and disconnecting telephone or electrical circuits
(c) prejudice; tendency; leaning
(d) target; aim; purpose; objective; destination
Q2 n. correlation
(a) gross revenues; total business done; rate of selling or producing
(b) one who serves tables at a restaurant or pub
(c) external part or surface of something
(d) mutual connection (between two or more things); similarity; parallel
Q3 n. declaration
(a) arrangement; structure; organization; hoax; configuration of hardware or software (Computers)
(b) route through traveled by vehicles above ground level
(c) confidence; faith; credit; monopoly; several companies banded together in order to reduce competition
(d) statement; proclamation; announcement
Q4 n. suit
(a) person who translates from one language to another (orally); person how clarifies; commentator
(b) deletion; act of unmarking; removal of a mark from a check box (Computers)
(c) matching outfit consisting of a jacket and trousers or a skirt; request; courtship
(d) blunder; fault; error
Q5 n. tradition
(a) profit from the difference between costs and net sales
(b) banknote printed by a government as legal tender which is not redeemable and which lacks economic value
(c) custom; practice; convention
(d) tip; bonus; recompense
Q6 n. wrong
(a) injustice; evil; bad; broken law; transgression
(b) sale of products to final consumers; sale of goods to end users
(c) reduced price; sale on particular items; extra newspaper edition
(d) attitude; stance; opinion
Q7 n. attentiveness
(a) graphic symbol which represents a company or organization
(b) certificate; written file
(c) concentration; ability to concentrate on an issue
(d) group of people who attend a seminar, a talk, etc.
Q8 v. institute
(a) to establish; to set up; to begin; to initiate; to start
(b) to stand up; to get into an upright position; to climb; to ascend
(c) to solidify
(d) to amass; to accumulate; to supply; to equip
Q9 n. repair
(a) harvesting machine
(b) section; piece; region; role; function; side in an agreement
(c) ethic; lesson; principle
(d) act of fixing; correction; act of mending
Q10 n. counter
(a) bar; counting device
(b) part; district; paragraph; passage; department; unit
(c) computer which can serve many users simultaneously
(d) quantity; sum
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Test 74
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 74
Q1 v. impact
(a) to confirm; to sanction; to legalize
(b) to influence; to affect strongly; to collide; to squeeze in
(c) to go on holiday
(d) to cover or to furnish with textile materials; to reprimand; to scold
Q2 v. revere
(a) to respect deeply; to honor greatly
(b) to solidify
(c) to plead; to request; to petition for a new trial or judgment
(d) to share company; to connect; to relate to; to combine
Q3 v. solicit
(a) to try and obtain something through persuasion or earnest requests
(b) to fight with fists; to put crates
(c) to pack in a box
(d) to instruct; to teach; to scold; to reprove; to rebuke
Q4 v. mitigate
(a) to soften in force or severity; to lessen the impact or intensity of; to appease
(b) to appraise; to judge the worth or quality; to assess; to gauge
(c) to risk; to gamble; to finance; to underwrite
(d) to continue; to carry on; to advance; to progress; to move forward
Q5 v. reschedule
(a) to agree; to reconcile; to be in concert with
(b) to set a new time and date
(c) to practice; to employ; to exploit; to treat; to consume
(d) to connect; to join; to link
Q6 v. load
(a) to store in a large building
(b) to make more efficient; to organize; to simplify
(c) to load; to oppress; to burden; to regard; to esteem
(d) to fill; to pack (with goods, cargo, etc.)
Q7 v. relocate
(a) to focus; to pay attention
(b) to move to a different apartment; to move to a different place
(c) to specialize in a certain field
(d) to make resistant; to make impervious; to edit
Q8 v. elude
(a) to avoid; to escape; to shrink
(b) to resuscitate; to bring back to life; to put into action again
(c) to write down in a timetable; to register
(d) to oppose; to fight against; to challenge; to withstand
Q9 v. pass
(a) to interpret; to see; to perceive
(b) to cause discomfort; to trouble; to put out; to disturb
(c) to cross; to transport; to approve
(d) to move with sudden speed; to bolt; to shatter; to hurl; to cast
Q10 v. defect
(a) to publish; to distribute; to circulate; to emit
(b) to design the appearance of; to arrange; to prepare a diskette or hard disk for use
(c) to desert; to abandon; to change sides
(d) to render insusceptible to a disease by inoculating
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Test 75
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 75
Q1 n. address
(a) location; description of a location
(b) manager; person or group of persons having administrative authority within an organization
(c) silence; noiselessness; stillness; tranquility; muteness; speechlessness
(d) obstacle; misfortune; something which hinders progress
Q2 n. warehouse
(a) pullover; employer who underpays his employees
(b) manner of acting; conduct
(c) depot; wholesale store; large retail store
(d) entering into the feelings of another; sympathy; vicarious emotion; understanding
Q3 v. conserve
(a) to dress; to put on clothes
(b) to be short of; to be without; to be missing; to need; to want
(c) to be composed of; to be made up of
(d) to protect; to guard from harm
Q4 n. house
(a) thankfulness; appreciation
(b) timetable; agenda; itinerary; plan
(c) collaboration; working together
(d) building used for a particular purpose; business; audience; legislative body
Q5 n. tie
(a) force of movement; strength or motivation derived from an initial effort
(b) a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid; film; thin layer
(c) rope; cord; link; connection; equal score in a game
(d) feigning; impersonation; false show; claim; assertion
Q6 n. guide
(a) a document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country
(b) something of great worth
(c) act of dragging or pulling with a rope or chain
(d) instructor; director; escort; leader; manual; handbook
Q7 adj. rigorous
(a) coming or occurring after the usual or expected time; tardy; slow; delayed
(b) in a manner which shuts out all others; solely; in a limited manner
(c) harsh; strict; severe; exact; precise
(d) congruous
Q8 v. dominate
(a) to occupy; to live in; to dwell in; to reside in; to populate
(b) to consider; to be of a particular heaviness; to burden
(c) to be conspicuous; to be noticeable; to project; to protrude
(d) to control; to rule; to command
Q9 v. reiterate
(a) to repeat; to say again; to restate
(b) to fall on; to storm; to invade; to attack; to seize; to assault
(c) to conform; to change; to make suitable; to match; to fit
(d) to recognize; to show to be the same; to sympathize; to relate
Q10 v. recover
(a) to get well; to get back; to regain; to obtain again
(b) to place between other things; to throw into the center of
(c) to suck up; take up; take in
(d) to advance beyond proper limits; to infringe
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Test 76
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 76
Q1 adj. curt
(a) satisfied; pleased
(c) gloomy; dark; depressing; sad; mournful
(b) brief; blunt; rude
(d) complex; complicated; involved; entangled
Q2 adj. confidential
(a) hard; troublesome; complicated; complex
(b) classified; secret; strictly private
(c) back; hind
(d) controlling; aggressive; extremely self-assertive; bossy
Q3 adj. intent
(a) commercial; of commerce
(b) concentrated; focused; determined; resolute; purposeful
(c) spotted; speckled; composed of a series of small dashes (about a line)
(d) correct; suitable; just; complete
Q4 adj. peculiar
(a) arranged in a particular way; prepared for reading and writing
(b) exceptional; special; strange; odd; curious
(c) preliminary; beginning
(d) can be traded; can be substituted by something else
Q5 adj. rational
(a) faithful; true to one's obligations
(b) logical; reasonable; intelligent; prudent; expressible as a whole number (Mathematics)
(c) having no curves or bends; frank; continuous; honest; consistent
(d) excellent; conspicuous; prominent; due
Q6 adj. bonded
(a) secured in a warehouse
(b) relating to or designed for the mass of people; large-scale; widespread; popular
(c) ancient; archaic; no longer in use; outdated; useless
(d) clear; obvious; apparent
Q7 v. promote
(a) to fluctuate; to hesitate; to waver
(b) to understand; to contain; to grasp; to absorb; to perceive
(c) to halt; to cease; to quit; to close; to block; to impede
(d) to further; to encourage sales; to aid; to help; to assist
Q8 adj. inherent
(a) classified; secret; strictly private
(b) describing an asset or item which can easily be sold or transferred
(c) intrinsic; existing as a natural and integral part; natural; inborn
(d) pertaining to hearing and listening; sound
Q9 adj. brief
(a) arbitrary; fickle; flexible
(b) short; concise
(c) inferior; of secondary importance; under the authority of another
(d) comprising; containing; embracing
Q10 adj. interim
(a) additional; extra
(c) temporary; provisional
(b) of nature
(d) truthful; candid; frank
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Test 77
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 77
Q1 n. tackle
(a) one part of a hundred
(b) equipment; device for lifting and lowering objects
(c) professional cook; head cook in a restaurant of hotel
(d) variety; difference; unlikeness
Q2 n. resignation
(a) something created separately for the purpose of being added to or placed inside (a book, newspaper, etc.)
(b) act of quitting a position; letter stating that one quits a position; relinquishment
(c) outlook; perspective; view; opinion; attitude
(d) inherent nature of something; central or outstanding characteristic
Q3 n. catalog
(a) mark or signature which allows a letter or package to be sent free of charge
(b) good friend; acquaintance
(c) degree of excellence; characteristic; attribute; character; excellence
(d) itemized list; index; directory
Q4 n. angle
(a) person who owns and operates a food store
(b) rules introduced by the government to regulate the trade of securities and mutual funds
(c) point of view; perspective
(d) true or fictional account of some occurrence; short work of fiction; plot; news report
Q5 n. inhabitant
(a) opening stroke or hit of the ball (Sports)
(b) sum; whole
(c) using up
(d) person who lives in a particular place; resident; tenant; occupant
Q6 n. bookcase
(a) marmalade; jam
(b) limit to which money may be withdrawn from the bank on credit
(c) shelves used to store printed items
(d) present; talent; offering
Q7 adj. widespread
(a) swift; fast
(b) spoiled; immoral; dishonest; perverted
(c) logical; reasonable; intelligent; prudent; expressible as a whole number (Mathematics)
(d) common; popular; extensive; prevalent
Q8 n. deposit
(a) range; journey; track; path; series; sequence
(b) formal agreement between two states; compact; covenant; contract
(c) sum of money that has been put in a bank for safekeeping; partial payment; pledge
(d) the U.S. treasury
Q9 n. veracity
(a) person living at about the same time as another person
(b) task; assignment; delegation; errand; religious delegation
(c) truthfulness; something that is a truth
(d) the sale of all or most of a company's inventory or assets to another company
Q10 n. delegate
(a) cost; price; payment
(b) military rank above captain; main subject of study chosen by a college or university student
(c) representative; deputy; agent; participant of a conference, convention, seminar etc.
(d) concern; affair; percentage on a loan which is paid over time
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Test 78
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 78
Q1 v. impose
(a) to plan; to mean; to have in mind do or accomplish; to designate for a particular purpose
(b) to require; to compel; to force upon; to enforce; to institute
(c) to injure; to harm; to mistreat
(d) to fasten; to link to; to add; to ascribe to; to connect to
Q2 v. import
(a) to record; to enroll; to have an effect; to have influence
(b) to sell; to trade or deal; to distribute; to promote
(c) to bring from another place; to bring goods from a foreign country; to signify; to imply
(d) to alter; to change; to fluctuate
Q3 v. perpetuate
(a) to eternalize; to make everlasting; to preserve from extinction
(b) to render insusceptible to a disease by inoculating
(c) to cause to be acquainted; to accustom; to make something well known; to publicize
(d) to manage; to supervise; to supply; to dispense
Q4 v. deserve
(a) to go out of sight; to become extinct; to cease to exist; to vanish
(b) to predict a future event or condition; to foretell
(c) to convert an object or image into a digital image using an optical device to browse
(d) to be worthy of; to have a right to
Q5 v. accompany
(a) to go along with; to go together with; to join; to attach
(b) to hold onto; to save; to store; to watch over; to care for
(c) to give a cost to something
(d) to draft into military service; to voluntarily join a cause
Q6 v. reveal
(a) to establish communication; to make a connection; to link to; to connect with
(b) to illustrate; to elucidate; to interpret; to describe; to define
(c) to show; to exhibit; to display; to expose; to disclose
(d) to reach; to achieve; to fulfill; to realize (a goal, purpose, etc.)
Q7 v. focus
(a) to watch; to study; to monitor; to supervise; to discern
(b) to confuse; to make hard to understand; to make difficult; to make complex
(c) to converse; to speak; to spread rumors; to lecture; to reveal secret information
(d) to make clear; to concentrate
Q8 v. vilify
(a) to carry; to impart or to communicate by statement, suggestion, gesture or appearance
(b) to lounge; to do nothing; to laze around
(c) to apply force or weight; to push; to stress
(d) to slander; to defame
Q9 v. honor
(a) to agree; to concur; to confirm; to endorse
(b) to exchange; to replace; to convert; to travel back and forth regularly (i.e. to work)
(c) to respect; to esteem; to pay tribute; to praise; to accept
(d) to surround; to enclose; to hesitate; to falter in speaking
Q10 v. recognize
(a) to trade; to plan for and promote for sales of; to market goods
(b) to give confidence; to promise; to pledge; to encourage
(c) to identify; to acknowledge; to know; to admit
(d) to give in to desire; to yield to; to satisfy; to spoil; to humor
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Test 79
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 79
Q1 v. edge
(a) to calculate; to figure; to estimate
(b) to sharpen; to provide with a border; to advance gradually or furtively
(c) to train; to certify; to meet the minimum standards; to moderate; to modify
(d) to originate; to create; to design; to fabricate; to concoct
Q2 v. sight
(a) to see with the eyes; to view; to notice; to discern; to observe
(b) to fail after starting well; to make a hissing noise which gradually fades into silence
(c) to draft into military service; to voluntarily join a cause
(d) to devise; to invent; to dream up; to design (often in a negative way)
Q3 n. nationality
(a) citizenship; patriotism
(b) act of giving in to desire; something which gratifies; luxury; leniency
(c) enterprise; drive; ambition; beginning move in a process; first step
(d) action; step; criterion; amount; degree; extent
Q4 n. standard
(a) model; criterion; norm; average; commodity which backs a monetary system
(b) person who puts money into a project
(c) viewpoint, opinion; siting; locus; location; place; job
(d) equipment; device for lifting and lowering objects
Q5 v. floor
(a) to take a risk in order to achieve a goal
(b) to knock down; to astound; to shock
(c) to catalog; to list; to enumerate; to set down in full detail
(d) to make a scheme; to plot; to design; to contrive; to think up
Q6 n. domestic
(a) caution; wisdom; careful judgment
(b) obstacle; misfortune; something which hinders progress
(c) plentifulness; abundance; numerousness; plurality
(d) housemaid; servant; housekeeper
Q7 adj. recognizable
(a) identifiable; determinable; able to be distinguished
(b) pertaining to home; pertaining to family; tame (about an animal)
(c) being one fourth; having four equal parts
(d) familiar; close; intimate; informed; aware
Q8 v. jeopardize
(a) to transport via locomotive; to convey by train
(b) to postpone; to disgust; to repulse; to deter
(c) to understand; to comprehend; to accomplish; to convert into cash; to liquidate
(d) to endanger; to place in danger; to imperil; to put at risk
Q9 n. decrease
(a) large craft made for navigation on water; boat; ship; container
(b) disorder; embarrassment; bewilderment
(c) something unyielding; something hard; stone similar to diamond
(d) decline; reduction; lessening
Q10 n. sign
(a) advantage; profit; help; benefit
(b) learning; field of learning; thorough investigation; report; analysis
(c) drink; refreshment
(d) mark; symbol; indication; hint; trace; notice; advertisement
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Test 80
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 80
Q1 adj. domestic
(a) very great in numbers; huge; powerful
(b) pertaining to home; pertaining to family; tame (about an animal)
(c) honest; sincere; straightforward; open; candid
(d) enduring; lasting; continuing; leftover; remaining
Q2 adj. nearby
(a) close at hand
(b) pedantic; cautious concerning minute details; scrupulous
(c) final; occurring as a result
(d) flat, level; even
Q3 adj. set
(a) chief; leading; main; principal
(b) having no curves or bends; frank; continuous; honest; consistent
(c) little; few in number; trivial; unimportant; modest
(d) fixed; arranged; prepared; resolute; firmly resolved; determined in advance
Q4 adj. scatterbrained
(a) appropriate; fitting; well-timed; timely; proper; expedient
(b) unable to think in a clear and orderly manner; giddy or frivolous
(c) fruitful; productive; abundant; plentiful; multiplying; producing fruit
(d) immediate; common; usual; standard
Q5 adj. eager
(a) occurring within a building; meant to be used inside
(b) still; fixed in place; static; settled; tending to stay in one place
(c) strongly desiring; keen; fervently interested
(d) comprehensive; complete; finished
Q6 adj. urgent
(a) some; few; separate; distinct; individual; various
(b) unable to think in a clear and orderly manner; giddy or frivolous
(c) of or relating to the mind; intellectual; psychosocial
(d) pressing; compelling; immediate; prompt
Q7 v. privatize
(a) to confirm the truth of something
(b) to transfer control from governmental to individual powers
(c) to hasten; to increase the speed of something; to speed something up
(d) to examine; to investigate; to inspect; to scrutinize
Q8 adj. square
(a) sloping; inclined
(b) ready; attentive; quick; agile
(c) infinite; boundless
(d) having four equal sides enclosing four equal angles
Q9 adj. confident
(a) certain; sure of oneself; composed
(b) honest; truthful; frank; straightforward; genuine; earnest
(c) immediate; common; usual; standard
(d) frail; feeble; faint; dilute; watery
Q10 adj. compliant
(a) additional; extra
(b) obedient; submissive; obliging; yielding; acquiescent
(c) floating; light; lively; cheerful
(d) having the capacity for feeling; susceptible to external influences or agents
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Test 81
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 81
Q1 n. watch
(a) appraisal; estimation; assessment
(b) financial framework; financial plan
(c) place used by planes for takeoff and landing
(d) small clock that is usually worn on the wrist; guarding; observation
Q2 n. virtual
(a) resident; native of a country
(b) computerized representation of an actual object
(c) something which legally or rightfully belongs to an individual; payment; fee
(d) quality; factor; characteristic; feature
Q3 n. suite
(a) demand for goods or services; rate of purchase and sale; fair
(b) luggage; cargo; things to take on a trip; equipment
(c) structure; pattern; design; organization; pattern of data organization
(d) group of things that together form a set; group of attendants
Q4 n. anger
(a) attraction; closeness; liking; likeness
(b) sheet of paper on which information has been printed; flyer
(c) rage; fury
(d) price; expense
Q5 n. enclosure
(a) staying where one is; expectation; ambush
(b) confinement; additional document or letter placed within another
(c) deficiency; flaw
(d) hyphen; drop; pinch; rush; sprint
Q6 n. reserve requirement
(a) minimum amount of money and liquid assets set by the central banking system of the U.S.
(b) award; gift; present; contribution; donation
(c) aircraft which flies by means of horizontally rotating blades
(d) representative; rep; factor; cause
Q7 n. choice
(a) option; selection; variety
(b) track; path; customary series of stops during a trip
(c) pullover; employer who underpays his employees
(d) good friend; acquaintance
Q8 adj. staple
(a) grand; magnificent; striking
(b) appropriate; fitting; well-timed; timely; proper; expedient
(c) chosen; picked out; choice; superior; prime; picky
(d) essential; regularly used; primary; principal; main (of goods or products)
Q9 n. funnel
(a) formal agreement between two states; compact; covenant; contract
(b) inheritance; bequest; something handed down from one's ancestors
(c) material coherence; firmness; persistence; steadfastness
(d) device with a wide opening at the top which narrows as it reaches the bottom
Q10 n. profession
(a) slide; stumble; mistake; blunder; error
(b) stimulus; inducement; enticement; encouragement
(c) fastening mechanism which is opened with a key or other device
(d) vocation; skilled occupation; declaration; proclamation
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Test 82
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 82
Q1 v. pocket
(a) to give; to contribute; to grant; to bestow
(b) to transfer control from governmental to individual powers
(c) to make a remark; to explain; to write an explanatory note
(d) to profit; to roll a ball into a hole (Billiards)
Q2 v. attach
(a) to fasten; to link to; to add; to ascribe to; to connect to
(b) to give out; to distribute; to ration; to set aside for a special purpose
(c) to delay; to obstruct; to hinder; to prevent; to thwart
(d) to label; to fine
Q3 v. subsidize
(a) to bore a hole; to practice; to train; to sow seeds in rows
(b) to provide financial assistance
(c) to deal in; to sell
(d) to save; to cut back; to be thrifty; to be frugal
Q4 v. get over
(a) to emphasize; to accentuate
(b) to cushion; to fill; to fill out; to walk; to go by foot
(c) to recover
(d) to prove; to verify; to confirm; to actualize
Q5 v. tour
(a) to keep in existence; to preserve; to support; to provide for
(b) to alter; to change; to fluctuate
(c) to sightsee; to voyage; to travel
(d) to display; to demonstrate; to bestow; to grant
Q6 v. prize
(a) to accompany someone; to appear; to advance; to succeed
(b) to reinforce; to bind together; to strengthen a connection
(c) to illustrate; to elucidate; to interpret; to describe; to define
(d) to appreciate; to esteem; to respect; to appraise; to assess worth
Q7 n. additive
(a) person who favors political and social reform
(b) supplement
(c) development; progress
(d) person who presides over court trials; arbiter; expert; critic
Q8 v. calendar
(a) to take away part of a whole; to remove; to deduct
(b) to cushion; to fill; to fill out; to walk; to go by foot
(c) to prepare a financial plan; to make financial arrangements
(d) to write down in a timetable; to register
Q9 v. stem
(a) to use as an introduction; to use as a foreword
(b) to invite; to speak loudly; to visit; to phone
(c) to arise; to come from; to originate; to stop; to check
(d) to measure; to evaluate; to determine; to estimate
Q10 v. major
(a) to leaf through a book; to surf Internet websites
(b) to place in particular situations
(c) to defend; to save from harm; to watch over; to guard
(d) to specialize in a certain field
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Test 83
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 83
Q1 adv. outside
(a) quite; sufficiently; fairly
(b) out of doors
(c) strenuously; with great effort; to the full extent; intently; to the extreme limit
(d) at first; in the first place; in a unique manner
Q2 adj. cheap
(a) coming or occurring after the usual or expected time; tardy; slow; delayed
(b) very great in numbers; huge; powerful
(c) satisfied; pleased
(d) opposite of expensive; inexpensive
Q3 n. message
(a) incorrect interpretation
(b) abstract; summary; concise report; instructions
(c) communication; information; announcement; note; memo; intimation
(d) plan; aim; goal; purpose
Q4 adj. top
(a) new; fresh; late; of late times
(b) ceremonious; conventional; according to custom; stiff; strict; symmetrical
(c) highest; prime; leading
(d) important; consequential; meaningful; having meaning; of a considerable amount
Q5 n. accomplishment
(a) inability to succeed; lack of success; lack; bankruptcy; downfall
(b) fulfillment; realization; attainment; achievement
(c) test; attempt; experiment; annoyance
(d) concentration; consideration; focus; care; acknowledgment; recognition
Q6 v. generate
(a) to make clear; to explain
(b) to create; to produce; to bring into being
(c) to accelerate; to cause to move quickly; to expedite; to further; to hurry
(d) to make resistant; to make impervious; to edit
Q7 n. character
(a) suitcases; cases and bags carried by travelers
(b) large craft made for navigation on water; boat; ship; container
(c) nature; disposition; attitude; figure; person; statement of qualities
(d) shared characteristic; common feature
Q8 v. emerge
(a) to shape with skill
(b) to say that something is not true; to refuse; to renounce
(c) to irritate; to infuriate; to enrage
(d) to appear; to come out; to be revealed
Q9 pref. counter
(a) related to by the remarriage of a parent and not by blood
(b) toward; at
(c) after; later; subsequent to
(d) against; opposed
Q10 v. measure
(a) to control; to govern; to manage; to adjust to a specific level or condition
(b) to interest; to amuse; to host
(c) to gauge; to quantify; to assess; to evaluate; to estimate
(d) to specialize in a certain field
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Test 84
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 84
Q1 adj. inventive
(a) creative; new; original
(b) of a smaller version or dimension
(c) comprising the best result ever attained
(d) spotted; speckled; composed of a series of small dashes (about a line)
Q2 adj. certain
(a) of a skilled occupation; working in one of the skilled occupations
(b) sure; definite; particular; specific
(c) plain; clear; visible; public; intentional; undisguised (Law)
(d) open to dispute; obscure; vague
Q3 adj. forward
(a) firm; faithful; persistent; unbending; adamant
(b) advanced; ahead; ready; brash; of the future; progressive
(c) entrusted to the care
(d) made or done immediately; paid at once; performed randomly
Q4 adj. fraudulent
(a) guilty; dishonest
(b) injurious; causing damage
(c) exact; not more and not less; meticulous; strict
(d) classified; confidential; clandestine; covert; hidden; latent
Q5 adj. close
(a) first; primary; innovative; creative; novel
(c) near; adjacent; careful
(b) kind; good
(d) doubtful; not reliable; ambiguous
Q6 adj. curious
(a) truthful; candid; frank
(b) judgmental; important; crucial; vital
(c) arbitrary; fickle; flexible
(d) inquisitive; desiring to know and understand; odd; strange; rare
Q7 n. dealer
(a) supplier; seller; merchant; agent; sales representative
(b) shopping center; pedestrian walkway; promenade
(c) action or instance in which the ball or puck is prevented from entering the goal
(d) inflection; verbal 'time'
Q8 adj. continuous
(a) pure; obvious; easy to understand; comprehensible
(b) quiet; tranquil; calm; motionless
(c) containing nothing; without people; without contents; hollow; meaningless
(d) successive; uninterrupted; permanent
Q9 adj. rear
(a) continuing; enduring; remaining for a long time; durable
(b) appropriate; fitting; well-timed; timely; proper; expedient
(c) back; hind
(d) honest; truthful; frank; straightforward; genuine; earnest
Q10 adj. intricate
(a) complex; complicated; involved; entangled
(b) in a manner which shuts out all others; solely; in a limited manner
(c) available on a regular basis; employed to handle merchandise or goods
(d) rational; reasonable; wise; judicious; cognizant; aware
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Test 85
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 85
Q1 n. florist
(a) educator; teacher; trainer
(b) owner of a flower shop; person who makes flower arrangements
(c) separation; ridge between drainage areas; watershed
(d) sample; model; form; mold; decorative design
Q2 n. station
(a) standard against which something is measured; factor; discipline
(b) position; place where a person or thing is usually found; headquarters; broadcast frequency
(c) temporary arrangement; in between period
(d) limit to which money may be withdrawn from the bank on credit
Q3 n. surface
(a) restriction; force; limitation; limit
(b) influence; effect; colliding of two bodies; touch
(c) diagram; chart
(d) exterior or upper boundary of a thing; external part or layer; outward appearance
Q4 n. dress code
(a) viewpoint, opinion; siting; locus; location; place; job
(b) netting attached to a woman's hat
(c) metal cord with sharp projecting points
(d) formally or socially imposed standards of attire
Q5 n. link
(a) way; route; course; section; piece
(b) connection; relation; association; one ring of a chain; ring
(c) exchange; transfer; device
(d) introduction; foreword; opening statement
Q6 n. fraction
(a) soldier of the three lowest military ranks
(b) product of the division of one number by another; part of a whole; segment; fragment; quotient
(c) progress; modernization; promotion
(d) principle; basis; essential
Q7 n. surprise
(a) astonishment; something which startles or astonishes; unexpected event
(b) display; layout; clothing; menu
(c) drawing together; fold; pucker
(d) movement of vehicles or persons; trade; commerce; load of messages in a communications network
Q8 adj. downward
(a) sublime; exalted; superior
(b) descending
(c) dangerous; risky; perilous
(d) identifiable; determinable; able to be distinguished
Q9 n. carpet
(a) counsel; guidance; specific information; hint
(b) the total amount of funds in circulation in a given country's economy
(c) slice; part; segment; creation; work
(d) rug; fabric floor covering
Q10 n. compatible
(a) building for indoor sports and exercise; fitness center
(b) opposition; act of fighting against; act of withstanding the effects of
(c) bother; disturbance; nuisance; discomfort
(d) piece of equipment which can be used with other machines without alternation
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Test 86
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 86
Q1 v. legitimate
(a) to make valid; to make lawful; to justify; to make permissible
(b) to return money; to reimburse; to repay; to finance again
(c) to enlist or draft new members; to gain; to obtain; to procure
(d) to extract from; to bring out; to draw out
Q2 v. proceed
(a) to continue; to carry on; to advance; to progress; to move forward
(b) to buy; to obtain; to purchase; to attain
(c) to tolerate; to be patient
(d) to sharpen; to provide with a border; to advance gradually or furtively
Q3 v. afford
(a) to endanger; to imperil; to dare; to venture
(b) to be able to pay for; to supply; to provide
(c) to examine; to break down into parts and study (as in a subject)
(d) to reinforce; to bind together; to strengthen a connection
Q4 v. broker
(a) to act as a middleman; to buy and to sell property for other people
(b) to tolerate; to be patient
(c) to cause discomfort; to trouble; to put out; to disturb
(d) to surround
Q5 v. challenge
(a) to cause to remember
(b) to dare; to invite to engage in a contest; to stimulate; to test one's ability
(c) to withdraw from a position (usually due to old age); go into seclusion; to withdraw
(d) to determine; to stabilize; to arrange; to repair; to prepare
Q6 v. include
(a) to require that certain conditions be met before the signing of a contract; to specify; to require
(b) to comprise; to contain; to embrace
(c) to sow; to place seeds or vegetation into soil; to establish; to set
(d) to support a proposal or statement; to endorse; to approve; to help; to assist
Q7 v. image
(a) to hang; to postpone; to defer; to expel
(b) to train in advance
(c) to send; to convey; to transmit; to promote; to advance
(d) to draw a likeness; to describe; to reflect; to picture in the mind
Q8 v. accommodate
(a) to furnish; to equip; to make up for; to compensate for; to substitute for temporarily
(b) to organize; to arrange; to give form to
(c) to adapt oneself; to host guests; to provide lodging
(d) to look over; to observe; to examine carefully; to study
Q9 v. key
(a) to confirm; to license; to authorize
(b) to fit; to adapt; to adjust; to tune; to supply with an explanatory device
(c) to compile; to increase; to accumulate; to grow
(d) to guide; to lead; to instruct; to manage; to supervise
Q10 v. caution
(a) to warn; to notify of danger
(b) to demand; to require; to insist upon; to force
(c) to establish; to set up; to begin; to initiate; to start
(d) to cut with a toothed blade
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Test 87
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 87
Q1 conj. directly
(a) in what way?
(b) immediately following; the moment that; as soon as
(c) but; in spite of; despite
(d) precedes two or more coordinate words or phrases
Q2 v. provide
(a) to supply; to grant; to set; to offer
(b) to raise money for; to provide with funds; to fund; to pay for
(c) to move with sudden speed; to bolt; to shatter; to hurl; to cast
(d) to cause to be dishonest; to pervert; to spoil
Q3 v. administer
(a) to go in search of; to look for; to search for; to request
(b) to arrange in proper order
(c) to manage; to supervise; to supply; to dispense
(d) to produce via mechanical means
Q4 v. compute
(a) to blend; to be blended; to combine or unite into a single body; to be assimilated
(b) to calculate; to figure; to estimate
(c) to make different; to invest one's assets in various securities
(d) to visit a store and purchase goods; to browse in a store; to inform on; to betray (British Slang)
Q5 pref. photo
(a) related to by the remarriage of a parent and not by blood
(b) of light
(c) against; opposed
(d) toward; at
Q6 n. concrete
(a) seal; trademark
(b) friend; member of an academic organization; suitor
(c) cement; something tangible (idea, object, etc.)
(d) wages; living; stronghold
Q7 v. ensure
(a) to segregate; to set apart; to split; to divide; to disconnect
(b) to encourage; to nurture; to promote; to raise; to care for
(c) to make certain; to guarantee; to make secure
(d) to fix in place; to link firmly together; to be held in place
Q8 n. possession
(a) person who is licensed to practice medicine (i.e. physician, surgeon etc.)
(b) collective enterprise; group endeavor; collaboration
(c) refuse; trash; disorder
(d) custody; property; asset; control; ownership
Q9 v. chop
(a) to hurt; to wound; to insult; to offend; to damage
(b) to treat someone new in a humiliating manner; to harass; to humiliate
(c) to cut; to cut down; to cut into pieces; to mince
(d) to present; to show or illustrate something through example, or physical demonstrations
Q10 n. incline
(a) slope; grade; slant
(b) number of babies that are born per year per thousand
(c) degree of difference; promotion of a student to a higher grade
(d) act or instance of rendering insusceptible to disease by inoculating
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Test 88
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 88
Q1 adj. beneficial
(a) lazy; vain; unoccupied; unemployed
(b) of a skilled occupation; working in one of the skilled occupations
(c) sufficient; suitable; appropriate; proper
(d) advantageous; pleasurable; enjoyable
Q2 adj. careful
(a) alert; clever; ingenious; skillful; adept
(b) cautious; particular; concentrated; meticulous
(c) binding; compelling; must be done; necessary
(d) inventive; innovative; artistic
Q3 adj. fair
(a) just; reasonable; handsome; light colored; clean; clear
(b) free; autonomous; sovereign; self-reliant; self-sufficient
(c) averting; avoiding; delaying; inhibiting
(d) proficient; skilled; expert
Q4 adj. ordinary
(a) straight; forthright; clear
(c) regular; common
(b) not the same; unusual; distinctive
(d) right away; shortly; at once; without delay
Q5 adj. stipendiary
(a) of a political group; of social gatherings
(b) excellent; pleasant; valid; competent; skilled; positive
(c) sure; definite; particular; specific
(d) receiving of a regular or fixed payment
Q6 adj. pocket
(a) small; of a pouch
(b) lucrative; paying; rewarding; beneficial; producing income
(c) irregular; fitful; occasional; infrequent
(d) may be settled
Q7 adj. elementary
(a) occurring once within 12 months
(b) not continuous; sporadic; fitful; alternately stopping and starting
(c) proficient; skilled; expert
(d) basic; fundamental
Q8 adj. tender
(a) determined; firm; steadfast
(b) gentle; soft; delicate
(c) familiar; close; intimate; informed; aware
(d) free; autonomous; sovereign; self-reliant; self-sufficient
Q9 adj. even
(a) moral; adhering to ethical principles; precise; strict; exact
(b) excellent; conspicuous; prominent; due
(c) trifling; unimportant; insignificant; minor
(d) smooth; straight; level; parallel; equal; consistent
Q10 adj. correct
(a) tight; strait; reduced; not wide
(b) occurring at fixed intervals; normal; usual; ordinary; common
(c) mature; full grown
(d) right; proper; exact; accurate
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Test 89
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 89
Q1 n. occurrence
(a) cost; price; payment
(b) happening; event; incident
(c) yearly date commemorating a special event; birthday
(d) substance burned to create energy (petrol, gasoline, gas, wood, coal, etc.)
Q2 n. proliferation
(a) rapid multiplication; rapid reproduction; prosperity
(b) state of belonging to an organization or group; fellowship
(c) head; chief; director; carrier; main article
(d) supply; stock; means of accomplishing a goal; expedient
Q3 n. courier
(a) formal question; exploration; questioning; investigation
(b) total number of people living in an area
(c) messenger; company that delivers messages, documents, parcels, etc.
(d) rare object
Q4 n. leverage
(a) certificate; written file
(b) influence; ability to affect or alter people or circumstance
(c) item; object; piece of text; paragraph of a contract
(d) process of becoming varied; sale of a variety of products and services
Q5 n. originality
(a) person who is tested; candidate
(b) programs which control the functions of a computer's hardware
(c) punctuation mark in the form of a diagonal line (/); reduction; decrease
(d) state of not being a derivative of anything else
Q6 n. potency
(a) chance; probability of advancement or success; hope; promise
(b) increase in the supply of money in relation to the amount of goods available resulting in a rise in prices
(c) business of supplying and servicing food
(d) power; strength; force; capacity to be
Q7 n. mayor
(a) survey; review; news reporting; insurance
(b) elected official acting as executive head of a town or city
(c) training
(d) informal word for a commercial announcement
Q8 n. file
(a) point of view; perspective
(b) contrast
(c) person who currently holds an office or position
(d) dossier; collection of documents on a subject; tool for smoothing surfaces; line; queue
Q9 n. focus
(a) center; hub; concentration
(b) company; firm; undertaking; business; endeavor
(c) degree of excellence; characteristic; attribute; character; excellence
(d) sum; whole
Q10 n. spread
(a) plant; any location which mass-produces one type of product
(b) expansion; growth; range; story or advertisement that covers two pages
(c) reference point; geographical location
(d) fusion; agglomeration
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Test 90
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 90
Q1 v. justify
(a) to refer to; to comment on; to draw attention to
(b) to change; to alter; to improve
(c) to vindicate; to defend; to support; to excuse
(d) to emphasize
Q2 v. frame
(a) to eat or drink; to use up; to destroy
(b) to advise; to instruct; to coach; to advocate
(c) to avoid; to escape; to shrink
(d) to contrive false evidence against; to set up; to construct; to build; to fashion; to formulate
Q3 v. second
(a) to use; to apply; to employ; to control; to channel
(b) to separate into parts; to part; to share; to apportion
(c) to support a proposal or statement; to endorse; to approve; to help; to assist
(d) to think; to consider logically; to argue; to claim
Q4 v. source
(a) to vouch for; to give a warranty; to assure; to promise
(b) to acquire; to earn; to purchase; to obtain; to profit
(c) to name; to call; to designate
(d) to originate from; to reveal the origin of something; to obtain from a particular supplier
Q5 v. ferry
(a) to globalize; to make worldwide
(b) to include; to hold back; to restrain; to keep under control
(c) to copy; to pretend; to fake
(d) to convey passengers or cargo by boat across a small body of water
Q6 v. agree
(a) to consent; to concur; to suit; to have the same opinion; to fit
(b) to put up with something or somebody unpleasant
(c) to leave out; to keep out; to prevent from happening or being; to reject
(d) to protect; to secure; to vindicate
Q7 v. renew
(a) to compensate; to balance
(b) to determine the scope of a target; to extend; to stretch; to vary
(c) to restore to good condition; to restart; to resume; to refresh
(d) to bend; to crease; to wrap; to envelop; to clasp
Q8 v. misunderstand
(a) to blend; to be blended; to combine or unite into a single body; to be assimilated
(b) to give a heading or name to (i.e. a book, painting, etc.); to grant a right; to claim something
(c) to interpret incorrectly; to comprehend incorrectly
(d) to certify; to recognize; to assign; to license
Q9 v. purchase
(a) to act as master of ceremonies; to receive guests into one's home; to give a party
(b) to buy; to acquire in exchange for money; to procure; to obtain
(c) to vote; to elect; to count votes; to make a survey
(d) to use one's influence to affect people or circumstances
Q10 v. exact
(a) to reward; to reimburse; to pay back; to make up for
(b) to produce and distribute printed material; to advertise
(c) to demand; to require; to insist upon; to force
(d) to descend; to decline; to abate; to lessen
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Test 91
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 91
Q1 n. requirement
(a) plant; edible fruit of a plant
(b) something that is demanded; necessity; something that is needed
(c) access; method; system; procedure
(d) day, month and year according to the calendar; interview; meeting
Q2 n. general
(a) person who makes changes; person who introduces new methods or procedures; creative person
(b) person who works in a skilled occupation; specialist
(c) high ranking military officer
(d) refusal to accept; refusal to believe; refusal to recognize
Q3 v. insist
(a) to fall; to make fall; to bring down; to go down; to omit; to abandon
(b) to crack; to become defective; to become cracked
(c) to hurry; to make haste; to act or move quickly; to cause to hurry
(d) to demand; to emphasize firmly; to request firmly; to require; to persevere
Q4 n. breakdown
(a) collapse; crash; incident
(b) particular form of something; variant; rendering; translation
(c) any of the five faculties of perception; perception; recognition; awareness
(d) issue; affair; question; problem; substance of a particular composition and consistency
Q5 n. shipyard
(a) character; nature; trait; arrangement; placement
(b) person who is free from sin or wrongdoing
(c) something that causes a person to act; cause; incentive; purpose; intention
(d) place where vessels are built and repaired
Q6 n. developer
(a) time when a project; assignment; task or job must be completed or turned in
(b) act of deriving; speculation; drawing of a conclusion
(c) festival; exhibition; show; market; bazaar
(d) person who creates something; chemical substance used in photography
Q7 v. tantalizing
(a) to hasten; to increase the speed of something; to speed something up
(b) to tempt or tease by presenting something as available and then withholding it
(c) to focus; to pay attention
(d) to persuade; to influence; to prove
Q8 v. rise
(a) to stand up; to get into an upright position; to climb; to ascend
(b) to reap; to gather in ripe crops; to catch; to gather
(c) to feel; to sense; to distinguish; to discern; to see
(d) to advise; to instruct; to coach; to advocate
Q9 v. figure
(a) to remove; to take out; to squeeze; to press; to elicit
(b) to express in a fluent and clear manner
(c) to extend across; to stretch from one point another; to bridge
(d) to calculate; to think; to assume; to portray; to depict; to express verbally
Q10 v. prospect
(a) to reproduce quickly; to multiply rapidly; to thrive; to grow quickly
(b) to search for valuable materials (such as gold, oil, etc.)
(c) to bear; to endure
(d) to support; to solidify; to strengthen
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Test 92
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 92
Q1 adj. state
(a) descending
(b) governmental; bureaucratic; majestic; dignified
(c) compact; having a high mass per unit volume; close
(d) not standard; not ordinary
Q2 adj. party
(a) of a political group; of social gatherings
(b) mentioned earlier in the same text
(c) clear; unmistakable; apparent; evident; plain
(d) obligated; engaged; industrious; ambitious; loyal
Q3 adj. introductory
(a) tasty; having a pleasant taste or smell
(c) assorted; different; individual; several
(b) preliminary; beginning
(d) superior; extraordinary; outstanding
Q4 adj. capable
(a) facing; across from; contrary; reverse; different; antithetical
(b) wrong; erroneous; imprecise; unseemly; improper
(c) skilled; able; proficient; adept
(d) happening often; regular; common; usual
Q5 adj. periodical
(a) occurring at regular intervals; recurrent; cyclic; seasonal
(b) swift; fast
(c) external; of the outdoors; from the outdoors; maximal
(d) governmental; bureaucratic; majestic; dignified
Q6 adj. immediate
(a) basic; fundamental
(b) separate; individual; discontinuous
(c) instantaneous; prompt; direct; close
(d) suitable; worthy of; qualified; entitled to; allowed
Q7 n. realization
(a) ordered merchandise that is not currently in stock but will be supplied in the future
(b) new member of a group; new employee
(c) accomplishment; fulfillment
(d) sports shoe; one who moves about stealthily; one who acts furtively
Q8 adj. manual
(a) belonging to oneself or itself (mine, yours, his, etc.); self; by oneself
(b) not capable
(c) smallest in size; smallest in amount; lowest in importance
(d) physical; done using human skill or force
Q9 adj. lead
(a) most important; main; first; opening; beginning
(b) optional; uncertain; changeable; open; unrestricted
(c) not true; counterfeit; deceitful; wrong; artificial; not faithful
(d) mentioned earlier in the same text
Q10 adj. quarterly
(a) well; not sick; fit; sound
(b) occurring every three months; taking place four times a year
(c) consoling; encouraging; reassuring; brining relief; heartening
(d) aware; awake; attentive
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Test 93
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 93
Q1 n. reception
(a) acceptance; event in which guests are formally welcomed by their host; check-in
(b) price; cargo; responsibility
(c) central stalk of a plant; petiole
(d) connection; link; uniting; joining
Q2 n. bullion
(a) long thin mark; row; border; domain; tactic
(b) instinctual urge; sudden desire; whim; wave of energy sent via a nerve
(c) contract by which property or persons are guaranteed against damage or loss
(d) bars of gold; bars of silver
Q3 n. change
(a) a charge imposed and collected
(b) person who has completed a course of study and received a degree or diploma
(c) relative highness or lowness of a sound; tar; asphalt; throw
(d) replacement; alteration; shift; coins; money received back after paying for goods
Q4 n. innovation
(a) series (of stories, articles, reports etc.); recurring period of time
(b) pointing out of similarities and differences; similarity; likeness
(c) introduction of something new; change; new method or practice
(d) person who has the right to grant a license
Q5 n. pie
(a) transgression; desecration; attack or disruption; rape
(b) type of dessert; cake; baked dish consisting of a crust and filling
(c) hoe; tool used to spread soil; choice; selection
(d) bend; crease; depression in the ground; hollow between two hills; yard
Q6 n. policy
(a) partitioning; department; faculty; ranking; level according to difficulty
(b) process of becoming varied; sale of a variety of products and services
(c) course or method of action; guidelines; position; standpoint; insurance contract
(d) guidance; supervision; conducting; management
Q7 n. invention
(a) arrangement; instruction; command; request for something
(b) clothing; garments; clothes; garb
(c) creativity; resourcefulness; fabrication; falsehood
(d) honor; esteem; high regard; consideration; attention
Q8 n. pocket
(a) price; cost; speed; pace; tax
(b) pouch used to carry objects; sac; underground deposit of oil
(c) small machine that makes computations
(d) entrance; permission to enter; confession
Q9 n. quarter
(a) forming of mental pictures to control bodily processes
(b) money which is not generating profit
(c) opportunity; occurrence, event; incident; reason; cause
(d) one fourth; neighborhood; coin worth 25 cents; period of three months; district
Q10 n. principle
(a) narration; act of telling; family member; connection; association
(b) strength; power; force; bravery
(c) doctrine; tenet; precept; fundamental law; primary law on which other laws are based
(d) deliverance; act of saving from danger or injury; act of freeing from risk
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Test 94
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 94
Q1 v. underline
(a) to attempt to discover or test something; to try; to venture; to research
(b) to improve; to raise the quality of
(c) to emphasize
(d) to impede; to obstruct; to hinder; to meddle
Q2 v. construe
(a) to collect; to gather; to accumulate; to store; to place in reserve
(b) to set going; to launch; to begin; to start
(c) to act as a middleman; to buy and to sell property for other people
(d) to interpret; to see; to perceive
Q3 v. advertise
(a) to notice; to observe; to comment; to state; to say
(b) to promote; to draw attention to; to publicize
(c) to rely on; to trust; to be supported by
(d) to grant a license to an individual or group; to grant the right to vote
Q4 v. break
(a) to lend a sum of money for a period of time; to give temporarily
(b) to fill with water and sink; to fall; to fail; to stumble; to cause to sink
(c) to divide; to separate; to be divided; to allocate
(d) to shatter; to crack; to be cut off; to cancel
Q5 v. offer
(a) to cover a hole with a piece of material; to use to cover a hole
(b) to irritate; to infuriate; to enrage
(c) to control to rule over; to be superior
(d) to suggest; to tender; to bid; to propose a price; to present
Q6 v. allot
(a) to give out; to distribute; to ration; to set aside for a special purpose
(b) to annoy; to bother; to aggravate; to anger
(c) to excel; to rise above
(d) to set up for use; to put in (i.e. machinery); to establish in an office or position
Q7 v. depend
(a) to tend carefully; to take care of; to make clean and tidy; to prepare for
(b) to turn into profit; to generate revenue
(c) to rely on; to trust; to be supported by
(d) to arise; to come from; to originate; to stop; to check
Q8 v. deliver
(a) to pay attention to; to supervise; to regret; to oppose; to remember; to notice
(b) to apply force or weight; to push; to stress
(c) to convey; to give; to bring; to distribute; to express
(d) to arise; to come from; to originate; to stop; to check
Q9 v. remove
(a) to inspect; to supervise; to miss; to omit; to ignore; to excuse
(b) to encourage; to nurture; to promote; to raise; to care for
(c) to work together; to cooperate
(d) to take off; to shed; to take away; to eliminate; to get rid of
Q10 v. access
(a) to continue
(b) to choose; to vote for; to prefer; to decide
(c) to send; to dispatch; to transport (by airplane, truck, etc.); to embark
(d) to gain entrance to; to get at
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Test 95
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 95
Q1 adj. payable
(a) much; plenty; large; spacious
(b) pertinent; related; connected to the current subject
(c) may be settled
(d) annoying; irritating
Q2 adj. annual
(a) having the back side exposed to view; opposite; contrary
(b) occurring once a year; yearly
(c) doubtful; dubious
(d) serious; sober; sincere; fervent; eager
Q3 adj. straightforward
(a) invaluable; beyond any expressible value; very expensive
(b) frank; candid; sincere; honest; simple; uncomplicated
(c) impartial; equitable
(d) big; enormous; wide; spacious; famous
Q4 v. give up
(a) to reduce the price of; to mark down; to ignore
(b) to avoid; to run away; to shrink
(c) to surrender; to quit; to stop doing
(d) to disapprove; to censure; to find fault
Q5 v. detail
(a) to appeal; to summon; to invoke; to implore
(b) to join; to connect; to associate with; to relate to
(c) to help; to assist
(d) to list; to describe; to specify; to assign
Q6 n. official
(a) person who holds public position; authority
(b) structure in which horses and other animals are housed
(c) physical position or bearing; opinion; attitude
(d) link; connection; touch; interface
Q7 v. encounter
(a) to meet by chance; to face; to meet with (difficulties, hardships, etc.)
(b) to bind with a contract
(c) to accept; to belief; to hug; to hold tight
(d) to pull by force; to twist; to cut off; to distort; to pervert
Q8 v. refer
(a) to withdraw from a position (usually due to old age); go into seclusion; to withdraw
(b) to suggest indirectly; to hint; to infer; to mean; to import
(c) to label; to fine
(d) to send; to direct; to ascribe to; to relate to; to apply to; to call attention to
Q9 adj. abundant
(a) unofficial; relaxed; casual; easy; laid-back
(b) plentiful; copious; profuse; full abounding with
(c) commercial; of commerce
(d) detached; disconnected; distinct; set apart
Q10 n. reply
(a) answer; response
(b) attainment of something desired or attempted; accomplishment; prosperity
(c) explanation; meaning; interpretation (as of a word or term)
(d) organic or chemical substance added to soil to enrich it (i.e. manure)
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Test 96
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 96
Q1 adj. appealing
(a) not healthful; not clean
(c) typical; distinctive
(b) begging; attractive; interesting
(d) alike; having common qualities; comparable
Q2 adj. prime
(a) coming after all others; most recent; final; newest
(b) cautious; particular; concentrated; meticulous
(c) major; chief; select; of the highest quality; excellent
(d) of or pertaining to the law; allowed by law
Q3 adj. adequate
(a) sufficient; suitable; appropriate; proper
(b) plentiful; abundant; generous; extravagant; wasteful
(c) arrogant; haughty; magnificent; impressive
(d) descending
Q4 adj. recent
(a) experimental; exploratory; test; used as a sample
(b) annoyed; aggravated; exasperated
(c) active; attentive
(d) new; fresh; late; of late times
Q5 adj. exact
(a) precise; meticulous; extremely accurate
(b) not guilty; pure; simple; naive; unsophisticated; harmless
(c) hygienic; clean; healthy
(d) new; strange
Q6 adj. self-employed
(a) in the event of sudden need
(b) existing independently; real; tangible
(c) select; fine; excellent
(d) independent; independent contractor; business owner; person who is not a hired laborer
Q7 adj. number
(a) unusual
(b) anesthetized; lacking sensitivity (to pain); in shock; senseless
(c) clear; evident; simple; flat; smooth
(d) binding; compelling; must be done; necessary
Q8 adj. current
(a) highest; prime; leading
(b) recent; common; prevalent; present; popular
(c) frank; candid; sincere; honest; simple; uncomplicated
(d) impressive; inspiring; great; frightening
Q9 adj. contrary
(a) common; widespread; current
(b) annoying; irritating
(c) refined; cultured; complex; intricate; complicated
(d) opposed
Q10 adj. minute
(a) having a specified height; difficult to believe; exaggerated; challenging
(b) tiny; extremely small; trivial; petty; accurate
(c) detached; disconnected; distinct; set apart
(d) conspicuous; bulging outward; protruding; remarkable; noticeable
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Test 97
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 97
Q1 n. aim
(a) failure to appear; state of being away; state of being not present
(b) person who is an expert; person who is skilled
(c) purpose; goal; objective; target
(d) shape having three sides and three corners; group of three
Q2 n. inventory
(a) computerized representation of an actual object
(b) force of movement; strength or motivation derived from an initial effort
(c) number; image; character; price; human shape; symbol
(d) stock; list of assets; act of checking stock
Q3 n. entertainment
(a) person or organization that lends something; lender; loaner; moneylender
(b) stand; booth; pen; pretext to delay
(c) rapid multiplication; rapid reproduction; prosperity
(d) something interesting or amusing; fun; hospitality
Q4 n. addition
(a) supplement; mathematical operation
(c) comment; remark; ascription; mention; regard
(b) delivery; dispatch; conveyance
(d) hurt; wound; harm; damage; insult
Q5 n. care
(a) dossier; collection of documents on a subject; tool for smoothing surfaces; line; queue
(b) attention; concern; caution; supervision; management
(c) bundle; parcel; container for storage or transportation; inseparable combination of items
(d) property; financial means; assets; main city of a country of region
Q6 n. utilization
(a) the proportion of available time that an item of equipment is operating
(b) path for a train made of parallel metal tracks
(c) formal question; exploration; questioning; investigation
(d) person who falls prey (to an attack, deception, etc.)
Q7 n. queues
(a) seclusion; solitude; reclusion; secrecy; confidentiality
(b) line; file (British); row; braid; plait
(c) fog; mist; obscurity; vagueness
(d) opening of a show; first public appearance
Q8 adj. potential
(a) being more than is needed; excessive; unnecessary
(b) refined; cultured; complex; intricate; complicated
(c) avoiding; tending to shrink; elusive
(d) possible; capable of becoming; able to be
Q9 n. save
(a) preciseness; exactness
(b) guest; migrating bird
(c) action or instance in which the ball or puck is prevented from entering the goal
(d) border; limit; obstacle; barricade
Q10 n. box
(a) piece of equipment which can be used with other machines without alternation
(b) case; crate; punch; hit
(c) variable which determines the form of a function
(d) profit; assets; achievement; increase; benefit; advantage
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Test 98
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 98
Q1 v. acquaint
(a) to move back and forth; to lean in a certain direction; to be sympathetic to; to hesitate
(b) to make familiar; to present someone; to introduce someone
(c) to cause; to incite; to bring to pass
(d) to inform; to direct; to guide; to command; to order; to educate
Q2 v. journey
(a) to incorporate; to take in; to absorb
(b) to exchange goods and services
(c) to risk; to gamble; to finance; to underwrite
(d) to travel; to take a trip
Q3 v. eliminate
(a) to produce; to design; to make; to manufacture
(b) to make valid; to make lawful; to justify; to make permissible
(c) to set up for use; to put in (i.e. machinery); to establish in an office or position
(d) to remove; to get rid of
Q4 v. build
(a) to construct; to create; to increase intensity; to energize
(b) to give; to contribute; to grant; to bestow
(c) to impose a tariff; to impose a levy; to burden; to demand too much
(d) to describe; to illustrate; to characterize; to portray; to elucidate
Q5 v. approach
(a) to show; to exhibit; to display; to expose; to disclose
(b) to descend; to decline; to abate; to lessen
(c) to fix; to mend; to correct a problem or malfunction
(d) to come near to; to tackle (a problem or situation)
Q6 v. allow
(a) to strike; to beat; to reach; to find; to collide
(b) to permit; to enable
(c) to ship; to send abroad; to sell goods and products overseas
(d) to agree; to harmonize; to coincide; to collaborate; to consent
Q7 v. inhabit
(a) to affect strongly; to emphasize; to stamp
(b) to accelerate; to cause to move quickly; to expedite; to further; to hurry
(c) to occupy; to live in; to dwell in; to reside in; to populate
(d) to change; to shift; to exchange; to trade; to turn on or off
Q8 v. reference
(a) to rotate; to turn; to spin; to encircle; to think about; to contemplate
(b) to add a footnote; to place a note that directs readers to another source of information (in a book, journal, etc.)
(c) to go along with; to go together with; to join; to attach
(d) to survey; to conduct a general study; to inspect; to examine; to reconsider
Q9 v. pounce
(a) to spring back
(b) to expect; to predict; to assume
(c) to direct to; to speak to; to direct to a specific destination; to refer to
(d) to fall on; to storm; to invade; to attack; to seize; to assault
Q10 v. occur
(a) to remove; to get rid of
(b) to happen; to take place; to transpire; to come to mind; to suggest itself
(c) to give assignments; to overburden; to strain
(d) to impose; to cause something unpleasant
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Test 99
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 99
Q1 n. package
(a) protective coating
(b) bundle; parcel; container for storage or transportation; inseparable combination of items
(c) limitation; limit
(d) fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
Q2 v. store
(a) to encase; to review; to protect; to include; to insure
(b) to manage in spite of difficulty; to struggle successfully
(c) to amass; to accumulate; to supply; to equip
(d) to contemplate again
Q3 adj. inalienable
(a) refined; cultured; complex; intricate; complicated
(b) non-transferable
(c) lucky; successful; opportune
(d) discovered
Q4 n. witness
(a) paragraph; section in a document; part of a contract
(b) report on current economic conditions, published by the Federal Reserve Board
(c) ability of the mind to create mental pictures which do not exist in reality
(d) testifier; onlooker; bystander; testimony
Q5 adj. superior
(a) regular; ordinary; low-grade; poor
(b) in view; observable; obvious; apparent
(c) higher in rank or position; above average; exceptional
(d) advantageous; pleasurable; enjoyable
Q6 v. customize
(a) to establish; to start; to found; to being; to raise
(b) to perform; to put into effect; to carry out; to execute; to realize
(c) to make or earn a total of (before taxes and other expenses)
(d) to make or to fit according to individual needs or desires; to personalize; to individualize
Q7 adj. digital
(a) intelligent; clever; shrewd; lively; fashionable; stylish
(b) sublime; exalted; superior
(c) using numbers; with numbers
(d) gentle; good-hearted; understanding; compassionate
Q8 n. encounter
(a) chance meeting
(b) person or company that does a particular job or assignment
(c) marmalade; jam
(d) fastening mechanism which is opened with a key or other device
Q9 adj. innocent
(a) providing assistance
(b) excessive; redundant; superfluous
(c) some; few; separate; distinct; individual; various
(d) not guilty; pure; simple; naive; unsophisticated; harmless
Q10 adj. return
(a) itemized; marked by thoroughness in treating small items or parts
(b) well-known; excellent; wonderful
(c) reciprocal; done in response to a previous action; repeated; recurring
(d) unlicensed; forbidden; unlawful
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Test 100
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 100
Q1 adj. overhead
(a) of general expenses; general
(c) inventive; innovative; artistic
(b) may be settled
(d) sure; definite; particular; specific
Q2 adj. resolute
(a) continual
(b) special; unusual; detailed; precise; pedantic; strict
(c) including a lot; large in scope; extensive
(d) determined; firm; steadfast
Q3 adj. sick
(a) impersonating; putting on a false appearance; feigning; arrogant; haughty
(b) ill; nauseous; feeling the need to vomit; disgusted; fed up
(c) answering; reacting (esp. positively or sympathetically)
(d) pertaining to the commercial center of a city
Q4 adj. outbound
(a) existing independently; real; tangible
(b) commonplace; ordinary; usual; customary; habitual
(c) leaving; sailing; traveling to another country
(d) comprehensive; inclusive
Q5 adj. inspiring
(a) truthful; candid; frank
(b) resisting change; desiring to preserve traditions; cautious
(c) motivating; stimulating; encouraging; provoking; inhaling
(d) energetic; full of life; playful; lively
Q6 adj. great
(a) relevant; related; appropriate; fitting
(b) vulnerable; prone; impressionable
(c) under the rule of; subordinate; exposed to; liable to; conditional
(d) large; important; huge; immense; wonderful; exciting
Q7 n. rectangle
(a) parallelogram
(b) demand for goods or services; rate of purchase and sale; fair
(c) transgression; desecration; attack or disruption; rape
(d) something which legally or rightfully belongs to an individual; payment; fee
Q8 adj. resident
(a) careful; wary; suspicious
(b) motivating; stimulating; encouraging; provoking; inhaling
(c) staying in a particular place; not migratory; intrinsic; existing
(d) leftover; unused; desolate; desert; destroyed
Q9 adj. appropriate
(a) important; significant; fundamental; necessary; crucial
(b) hygienic; clean; healthy
(c) suitable; fitting
(d) inattentive; unmindful
Q10 adj. head
(a) new; strange
(b) of public funds; of or pertaining to money matters
(c) chief; leading; main; principal
(d) big; enormous; wide; spacious; famous
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Test 101
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 101
Q1 n. rush
(a) weather conditions; surrounding conditions; atmosphere; setting
(b) speed; haste; sudden increase in activity or speed
(c) statement which denies responsibility or affiliation; repudiation; denial
(d) good deal; agreement; item that has been bought at a specially low price
Q2 n. backup
(a) ten years; group of tens
(b) combination; conjunction; group; mixture
(c) copying of data for safety purposes; substitute; reserve; spare
(d) request; plea; petition for a new trial or judgment
Q3 n. parentheses
(a) grouping symbols ()
(b) list of subjects or other information arranged in alphabetical order; indicator; sign
(c) surroundings; conditions in which someone or something lives
(d) group of twenty items; debt; account; bill; grade on a test
Q4 n. prescription
(a) forming of mental pictures to control bodily processes
(b) hold; understanding; knowledge; realization
(c) written order for a medication; instruction; directive; order; command
(d) citation; commercial offer
Q5 n. boiler room
(a) a fraud scheme involving cold calling
(b) group of judges; board; band; strip; crew; staff
(c) bill; money made of paper
(d) base; fundament; substructure; establishing; institution
Q6 n. fabric
(a) an interest percentage that changes over time
(b) blister; gas-filled sac
(c) progress; advance
(d) textile; weave; structure; framework; construction
Q7 n. consortium
(a) partnership; association
(b) advice; person who gives advice; attorney; lawyer
(c) shelves used to store printed items
(d) survey; review; news reporting; insurance
Q8 n. likelihood
(a) partner company; distributor
(b) probability; chance; feasibility; possibility
(c) enjoyment; amusement; entertainment; delight; joy
(d) leaflet; booklet; printed product information
Q9 n. bulk
(a) condition; circumstance; location; position; job; place of employment
(b) change; adjustment, agreement; adaptation; restriction
(c) roll; roster; inventory; strip; band
(d) volume; mass; main part; most
Q10 n. temper
(a) distance that an arm can extend
(b) defense; shelter; safety
(c) stability; consistency; continuousness; unbroken succession
(d) disposition; mood
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Test 102
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 102
Q1 v. release
(a) to answer; to respond
(b) to set free; to emancipate; to make available to the general public; to surrender
(c) to work together; to cooperate
(d) to cause someone enjoyment
Q2 v. gross
(a) to work; to act; to operate; to perform
(b) to expend; to disburse; to put out (money, resources, etc.)
(c) to make or earn a total of (before taxes and other expenses)
(d) to demand the return of property; to repossess
Q3 v. stretch
(a) to demand the return of property; to repossess
(b) to cross; to transport; to approve
(c) to extend; to elongate; to reach out; to pull; to strain
(d) to involve; to affect; to worry; to interest; to relate to
Q4 v. conclude
(a) to bother; to interrupt; to confuse; to worry
(b) to gain; to obtain; to earn a point (in a game, etc.); to tally; to grade a test
(c) to finish; to infer; to deduce; to make a decision
(d) to keep in existence; to preserve; to support; to provide for
Q5 v. neglect
(a) to waver; to be uncertain; to vacillate; to falter; to be indecisive
(b) to join with; to connect to; to become attached to
(c) to limit the amount of food eaten; to eat only certain kinds of food
(d) to disregard; to ignore; to forget to perform (a duty); to shirk; to abandon
Q6 v. fall off
(a) to place one thing on top of another in a heap; to pile
(b) to separate; to be separated; to decrease; to become smaller
(c) to slander; to defame
(d) to be uncertain; to have misgivings
Q7 v. illustrate
(a) to try or to intend to achieve something; to direct; to plan; to aspire
(b) to notch; to groove; to assign to a place or position (in an organization, system, etc.)
(c) to increase; to intensify; to improve; to raise the value of
(d) to exemplify; to clarify; to explain; to depict; to elucidate
Q8 v. demonstrate
(a) to present; to show or illustrate something through example, or physical demonstrations
(b) to disturb; to confuse; to worry; to divert; to amuse
(c) to add a footnote; to place a note that directs readers to another source of information (in a book, journal, etc.)
(d) to join parts together; to attach segments
Q9 v. appreciate
(a) to lead; to be in charge; to direct; to be at the front; to go in a certain direction
(b) to esteem; to regard highly; to become more valuable
(c) to bring relief; to encourage; to console
(d) to try to get; to attempt to get
Q10 v. size
(a) to turn into profit; to generate revenue
(b) to allot; to apportion; to give somebody a task or responsibility; to delegate; to appoint
(c) to change; to shift; to exchange; to trade; to turn on or off
(d) to arrange according to dimension
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Test 103
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 103
Q1 n. repetition
(a) speed; haste; sudden increase in activity or speed
(b) small rough granules or particles (i.e. sand); bravery; pluck; endurance
(c) reiteration; act of redoing something
(d) building; structure; the industry of erecting buildings
Q2 v. ticket
(a) to label; to fine
(b) to hurry; to make haste; to act or move quickly; to cause to hurry
(c) to guard; to keep safe; to keep; to defend; to protect
(d) to follow
Q3 n. capitalization
(a) concentration; consideration; focus; care; acknowledgment; recognition
(b) entering into the feelings of another; sympathy; vicarious emotion; understanding
(c) process of turning money into profit
(d) state of having both positive and negative feelings towards a subject
Q4 adj. warning
(a) not the same; unusual; distinctive
(c) cautioning; giving advice about danger
(b) coherent; steadfast; firm
(d) occurring once within 12 months
Q5 v. omit
(a) to delete; to skip over; to neglect
(b) to fail to perform a duty; to fail to pay on time; to fail to appear in court
(c) to count; to equal in amount; to limit; to allot
(d) to make better; to increase in quality; to enhance; to develop
Q6 n. total
(a) answer; response
(c) boss; supervisor; manager; head
(b) sum; whole
(d) collaboration; working together
Q7 v. budge
(a) to surrender; to quit; to stop doing
(b) to drill; to practice an action repeatedly in order to perfect it
(c) read superficially; to cause an object to skip across the surface of a liquid
(d) to move; to be moved
Q8 n. bother
(a) payment given for regularly scheduled performances or publications
(b) judgment of an object's worth; appraisal; opinion; judgment
(c) parallelogram
(d) effort; nuisance
Q9 n. pioneer
(a) pathfinder; forerunner; person who paves the way; member of a military engineering corps
(b) quantity; sum
(c) commonplace activity; everyday task; habit; custom; practice
(d) way; route; course; section; piece
Q10 n. press
(a) journals and newspapers collectively; act or process of printing
(b) passage; distinct portion of text (usually begins with an indented line); section; clause
(c) summary; synopsis; abstract; CV; curriculum vitae
(d) custom; something that one is used to doing; part of a routine; behavior pattern
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Test 104
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 104
Q1 adj. outdoor
(a) reasonable; probable; possible; appropriate; promising
(b) having begun a journey (especially of a sea vessel); initiated; in progress; under construction
(c) present; opposite of absent; accompanying
(d) of nature
Q2 adj. liberal
(a) safe; protected; strong; stable; confident
(b) existent; in attendance; on hand; of the current times; pertaining to the current times
(c) sole; limited to a selected few; incompatible; fashionable; unique
(d) in favor of reform; supporting a progressive philosophy; tolerant; open-minded
Q3 adj. difficult
(a) profitable; yielding monetary rewards; gainful
(b) humble; unpretentious; unassuming; simple; limited
(c) impartial; equitable
(d) hard; troublesome; complicated; complex
Q4 adj. subject
(a) clear; unmistakable; apparent; evident; plain
(b) under the rule of; subordinate; exposed to; liable to; conditional
(c) equivalent to; equal to
(d) being one fourth; having four equal parts
Q5 adj. terrible
(a) awful
(c) relevant; related; appropriate; fitting
(b) fearful; worried; worrisome; eager; keen
(d) common; popular; extensive; prevalent
Q6 adj. expensive
(a) costly; precious; opposite of cheap
(b) beside the point; unconnected; impertinent; immaterial
(c) lively; bright; dazzling; clear; graphic
(d) steady; firm; lasting; dependable; faithful
Q7 adj. becoming
(a) appropriate; noble
(b) at or constituting a place where two surfaces meet
(c) profitable; yielding monetary rewards; gainful
(d) famous; prominent
Q8 adj. plain
(a) owed; payable; right; fitting; suitable; adequate
(b) dependable; reliable; accountable; liable
(c) clear; evident; simple; flat; smooth
(d) ready for use; attainable; present; vail
Q9 adj. main
(a) harsh; strict; severe; exact; precise
(b) talented; skilled; having great natural ability
(c) important; consequential; meaningful; having meaning; of a considerable amount
(d) principal; head; chief
Q10 adj. foster
(a) pertaining to the smallest; indicating the least
(b) coming after all others; most recent; final; newest
(c) entrusted to the care
(d) mild; slight; comfortable; simple
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Test 105
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 105
Q1 n. firm
(a) target; aim; purpose; objective; destination
(b) device for electronically transmitting written material; electronically transmitted document
(c) company; commercial business; corporation
(d) part; portion; slice; piece
Q2 n. reference
(a) connection; attachment
(b) comment; remark; ascription; mention; regard
(c) ruin; desolation; annihilation
(d) wash basin; sewer; drain; cesspool; place where criminals gather
Q3 n. institute
(a) person who designs and plans (machinery, roads, etc.)
(b) plant; any location which mass-produces one type of product
(c) foundation; organization which provides a certain service or supports a particular cause
(d) help; assistance; accessory
Q4 n. chef
(a) professional cook; head cook in a restaurant of hotel
(b) financial industry owned cooperative supplying secure, standardized messaging services to financial institutions
(c) opposite of child; a grown-up; a mature person
(d) concept; thought; opinion; intention; plan
Q5 n. failure
(a) creator; craftsman; skilled workman
(b) conference; routine; custom; treaty
(c) inability to succeed; lack of success; lack; bankruptcy; downfall
(d) unexperienced person
Q6 n. alternative
(a) response; critique; information about the results of a certain procedure or performance
(b) choice; option
(c) outlook; perspective; view; opinion; attitude
(d) learning; instruction; imparting of knowledge; upbringing
Q7 n. property
(a) volume which can be contained or received; function; role; feature; potential
(b) person who represents people in a court or advises them on legal matters; attorney; barrister
(c) possessions; belongings; estate; assets; ownership
(d) false and injurious statements made about another; defamation; calumny
Q8 n. glossary
(a) sharp stinging pain
(b) work; occupation; keeping busy
(c) occurrence; occasion; example; illustration
(d) list of terms and definitions (usually at the end of a book); dictionary of technical or specific terms
Q9 n. contrary
(a) something which is opposite
(c) strong durable fabric; persistence
(b) television or radio advertisement
(d) dress; clothing; apparel
Q10 n. esteem
(a) information that is confidential or classified; mystery; unexplained phenomenon
(b) colored substance applied to surfaces; layer of dried pigment on a surface
(c) admiration; respect
(d) incentive; drive; inspiration; state of being stirred to action
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Test 106
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 106
Q1 v. replay
(a) to exercise; to use; to make an effort
(b) to improve; to make better
(c) to confess to something; to allow entrance; to accept as valid
(d) to rebroadcast
Q2 v. apologize
(a) to express regret; to say sorry
(b) to fail after starting well; to make a hissing noise which gradually fades into silence
(c) to answer; to respond
(d) to give; to submit; to transform; to represent; to depict
Q3 v. jeopardy
(a) to deny connection with; to renounce; to repudiate; to disavow
(b) to endanger; to imperil; to put at risk; to place in danger
(c) to display; to demonstrate; to bestow; to grant
(d) to compensate; to balance
Q4 v. corner
(a) to hold at bay; to gain advantage on the market; to approach; to catch; to trap
(b) to control; to govern; to manage; to adjust to a specific level or condition
(c) to increase; to intensify; to improve; to raise the value of
(d) to convert an object or image into a digital image using an optical device to browse
Q5 v. treat
(a) to oppose; to retaliate; to react; to strike back
(b) to relate to; to deal with; to process; to pay for
(c) to assemble; to collect; to accumulate; to conclude; to deduce
(d) to offer at lower prices than the competition; to weaken; to undermine
Q6 v. weigh
(a) to consider; to be of a particular heaviness; to burden
(b) to transmit over the radio; to publicize; to advertise
(c) to revise; to alter; to make changes and corrections prior to printing
(d) to further; to encourage sales; to aid; to help; to assist
Q7 v. package
(a) to bother; to trouble; to disturb; to upset
(b) to belong to; to be connected to; to relate; to refer
(c) to wrap; to combine things together as one inseparable unit
(d) to select; to prefer; to pick; to make a choice
Q8 v. check
(a) to happen upon; to find by chance; to discover; to see
(b) to impersonate; to act in a role; to claim; to assert
(c) to examine; to investigate; to inspect; to scrutinize
(d) to gauge; to quantify; to assess; to evaluate; to estimate
Q9 v. irritate
(a) to arrive; to obtain; to procure; to extend the arm outward
(b) to annoy; to bother; to aggravate; to anger
(c) to examine; to investigate; to check closely; to inspect
(d) to permit; to enable
Q10 v. founder
(a) to get well; to get back; to regain; to obtain again
(b) to interchange; to take turns; to rotate; to substitute
(c) to fill with water and sink; to fall; to fail; to stumble; to cause to sink
(d) to stay; to abide; to continue; to go on
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Test 107
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 107
Q1 adj. minimum
(a) avoiding; tending to shrink; elusive
(b) excellent; pleasant; valid; competent; skilled; positive
(c) brief; blunt; rude
(d) pertaining to the smallest; indicating the least
Q2 v. coin
(a) to stop; to discontinue; to disturb; to bring a conversation to a halt
(b) to mint; to invent a new word or phrase
(c) to be composed of; to be made up of
(d) to cover; to hide
Q3 adj. plane
(a) flat, level; even
(b) lasting throughout the whole year; continuing for many years; perpetual; everlasting
(c) more important than others; great; serious
(d) distant; located far away; secluded; isolated; aloof
Q4 adj. underway
(a) basic; fundamental
(b) pertaining to a minor
(c) having begun a journey (especially of a sea vessel); initiated; in progress; under construction
(d) averting; avoiding; delaying; inhibiting
Q5 v. stress
(a) to emphasize; to accentuate
(b) to reward; to reimburse; to pay back; to make up for
(c) to impersonate; to act in a role; to claim; to assert
(d) to set a new time and date
Q6 v. puzzle
(a) to mystify; to baffle; to confound; to confuse; to perplex
(b) to enter; to penetrate; to infiltrate; to suffuse
(c) to acquire; to earn; to purchase; to obtain; to profit
(d) to give; to grant; to judge; to rule
Q7 adj. remote
(a) harsh; strict; severe; exact; precise
(b) lazy; vain; unoccupied; unemployed
(c) distant; located far away; secluded; isolated; aloof
(d) wonderful; excellent; marvelous; grand; elegant; magnificent
Q8 v. care
(a) to counsel; to offer guidance; to notify; to inform
(b) to solidify
(c) to request the presence of; to solicit; to attract; to encourage; to promote
(d) to be concerned with; to look out for; to watch over; to like; to be fond of
Q9 adj. succinct
(a) stated briefly but clearly; clear and concise; short and to the point
(b) arranged in a particular way; prepared for reading and writing
(c) strange; unfamiliar; from or of another place; pertaining to dealings with another country
(d) of a smaller version or dimension
Q10 v. benefit
(a) to force; to coerce; to influence; to impose; to demand
(b) to reveal; to uncover; to disclose; to abandon
(c) to make clear; to explain
(d) to profit; to gain; to be advantageous
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Test 108
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 108
Q1 adj. valuable
(a) common; regular; boring; tedious; dull
(b) legitimate; legally acceptable; not expired; logical; well-founded
(c) imaginary; hypothetical; computer simulated
(d) of great worth; costly; cherished; dear; important
Q2 adj. conscious
(a) aware; awake; attentive
(b) feasible; workable; applicable; useful; efficacious
(c) lifeless; spiritless
(d) satisfied; pleased
Q3 adj. reverse
(a) having the back side exposed to view; opposite; contrary
(b) of publicizing; of advancement; of encouragement; of fostering; of an enterprise
(c) anesthetized; lacking sensitivity (to pain); in shock; senseless
(d) older; elder; having a higher rank; aged
Q4 adj. different
(a) next after the first; alternate; other; additional; subordinate; having a lower rank
(b) more important than others; great; serious
(c) not the same; unusual; distinctive
(d) clear; evident; simple; flat; smooth
Q5 adj. interior
(a) average; middle; unkind; base; inferior
(b) precise; meticulous; extremely accurate
(c) inner; inside; inland; of a country's domestic affairs; of an individual's inner life
(d) double; identical; matching
Q6 adj. useless
(a) of public funds; of or pertaining to money matters
(b) biased; dishonest
(c) fruitful; productive; abundant; plentiful; multiplying; producing fruit
(d) not functional; not practical
Q7 adj. grateful
(a) main; major; chief; principal
(b) thankful; appreciative; expressing thanks
(c) having the back side exposed to view; opposite; contrary
(d) arrogant; haughty; magnificent; impressive
Q8 v. affect
(a) to furnish with a caption or heading
(b) to influence
(c) to plan; to invent; to design
(d) to suppose; to take on a position or duty; to accept an idea
Q9 adj. articulate
(a) suitable; fitting
(b) negotiated by an intermediary; settled through a middleman
(c) honest; straightforward; open; frank
(d) lucid; eloquent; expressed using clear and distinct words; able to speak
Q10 adj. key
(a) comprehensive; complete; finished
(b) important; significant; fundamental; necessary; crucial
(c) occurring within a building; meant to be used inside
(d) infinite; boundless
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Test 109
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 109
Q1 n. demand
(a) learning; field of learning; thorough investigation; report; analysis
(b) claim; requirement; strong request
(c) postponement; hindrance; hold-up; stopping; lingering
(d) educational meeting; training session
Q2 n. lawyer
(a) conjecture; supposition; hypothesis
(b) person who represents people in a court or advises them on legal matters; attorney; barrister
(c) plan; scheme; program; task; assignment; activity
(d) vacation; time off; permission to be absent; departure; farewell
Q3 n. coach
(a) flying; aviation; trip on an airplane; escape
(b) abrasion; cut; score of zero; cash; money (Slang)
(c) trainer; tutor; teacher; bus
(d) one part of a hundred
Q4 n. trust
(a) confidence; faith; credit; monopoly; several companies banded together in order to reduce competition
(b) deletion; negligence; failure; default
(c) strength; power; force; bravery
(d) commercial information designed to attract attention; commercial
Q5 n. repo
(a) agreement in which the seller of securities agrees to buy them back at a specified time and price
(b) part of a book; phase; stage; local branch of an organization
(c) interpretation; something that clarifies; description; definition
(d) something previously mentioned or indicated
Q6 n. move
(a) change of residence; action; turn in a game; formal request or proposition
(b) price reduction; rebate
(c) display; show; public presentation of work or skills; trade fair
(d) end; completion; conclusion; polish; something which completes or perfects
Q7 n. bearer
(a) fee for sending letters or packages by mail
(b) person who holds a money order
(c) center; hub; concentration
(d) protecting covering for the hand; padded covering for the hand
Q8 n. rate
(a) preciseness; exactness
(b) graph; diagram
(c) organization; custom; convention; law or activity which is accepted in a society
(d) price; cost; speed; pace; tax
Q9 n. jeopardy
(a) greatest quantity or amount possible; highest capacity
(b) warning; alarm; attitude of readiness
(c) danger; peril; hazard; risk; endangerment
(d) emptiness; available position; job opening
Q10 n. trail
(a) an interest percentage that changes over time
(b) track; footprints; path; way
(c) realization; performance; completion; gratification; satisfaction
(d) route through traveled by vehicles above ground level
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Test 110
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 110
Q1 v. revolve
(a) to make right; to amend
(b) to shape; to create; to design; to arrange; to be created
(c) to rotate; to turn; to spin; to encircle; to think about; to contemplate
(d) to respect; to esteem; to pay tribute; to praise; to accept
Q2 v. bottom
(a) to establish; to construct; to base; to provide a foundation
(b) to put; to lay; to lodge; to nominate; to appoint
(c) to vouch for; to give a warranty; to assure; to promise
(d) to fail after starting well; to make a hissing noise which gradually fades into silence
Q3 v. set out
(a) to display; to undertake; to attempt; to begin a journey; to arrange
(b) to endanger; to place in danger; to imperil; to put at risk
(c) to put; to lay; to lodge; to nominate; to appoint
(d) to fight for; to challenge; to appeal
Q4 v. value
(a) to assign too low a value to
(b) to esteem; to cherish; to assess; to estimate
(c) to go in search of; to look for; to search for; to request
(d) to hold at bay; to gain advantage on the market; to approach; to catch; to trap
Q5 v. lose
(a) to misplace; to be deprived of; to be defeated; to fail; opposite of to win
(b) to delete; to skip over; to neglect
(c) to move quickly; to pass quickly
(d) to embarrass; to mix up; to muddle up; to bewilder; to startle
Q6 v. fetch
(a) to govern; to control; to determine; to decide; to decree
(b) to establish; to create; to build; to set up; to start a company
(c) to go after and bring back; to pick up; to charm
(d) to appreciate; to esteem; to respect; to appraise; to assess worth
Q7 n. consciousness
(a) thickness of some material that covers a surface; covering; bed; stratum
(b) extensive piece of land usually with a large house on it; person's property; wealth; possessions
(c) product which can rot or spoil (fruit, food etc.)
(d) awareness; cognition; ability to perceive
Q8 v. gauge
(a) to measure; to evaluate; to determine; to estimate
(b) to remove; to take out; to squeeze; to press; to elicit
(c) to become larger; to cultivate; to be changed; to turn into
(d) to hire as a worker; to activate; to operate; to use
Q9 v. frank
(a) to overstate; to make something seem greater or more important than it really is
(b) to design; to mold; to form; to direct; to be formed
(c) to deliver without charge
(d) to bend; to turn sharply in a different direction
Q10 v. compromise
(a) to establish an agreement; to settle a dispute
(b) to defend; to save from harm; to watch over; to guard
(c) to crack; to become defective; to become cracked
(d) to list; to describe; to specify; to assign
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Test 111
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 111
Q1 n. debate
(a) person who has been appointed; candidate
(b) fracture; pause; rest; opportunity; alteration
(c) argument; dispute; discussion; conversation
(d) increase in salary; wage increase
Q2 adj. characteristic
(a) lively; bright; dazzling; clear; graphic
(b) foreign; abroad
(c) honest; sincere; straightforward; open; candid
(d) typical; distinctive
Q3 n. service
(a) act of providing; act of offering; work; labor; function; role; offer
(b) one who makes or alters garments
(c) instrument that automatically measures quantities of substances (gas, water or electricity)
(d) exertion of force; application of weight; weight; burden; encumbrance
Q4 adj. dense
(a) consoling; encouraging; reassuring; brining relief; heartening
(b) vital; essential; indispensable; unavoidable
(c) compact; having a high mass per unit volume; close
(d) not genuine; simulated; unreal
Q5 adj. expert
(a) smallest in size; smallest in amount; lowest in importance
(b) recent; common; prevalent; present; popular
(c) skilled; knowledgeable; highly sophisticated; very experienced
(d) rotating; one after the other; interchanging
Q6 v. withdraw
(a) to take money from the bank; to retire; to remove
(b) to postpone; to hinder; to linger; to move slowly; to loiter
(c) to win; to succeed; to overcome; to surpass; to prove superior
(d) to provide; to supply (food, etc.); to care for
Q7 n. addiction
(a) choice; option
(b) prediction of a future event or condition (i.e. development of the economy)
(c) link; connection; touch; interface
(d) devotion to a certain habit; dependency
Q8 v. transcend
(a) to stand up; to get into an upright position; to climb; to ascend
(b) to excel; to rise above
(c) to recover; to regain; to bring back; to fetch; to rescue
(d) to provide additional details; to plan carefully and with great detail; to produce; to develop
Q9 adj. diverse
(a) different; varied
(b) whole; healthy; in good condition; sane; firm; valid
(c) conquered; seized; filled; taken up; inhabited; populated
(d) fulfilling many functions; multi-purpose; skilled to do many things
Q10 n. specialty
(a) slight difference; subtle distinction
(b) attack; misdeed; insult; transgression
(c) dossier for storing papers; directory
(d) distinguishing mark; unique ability; area of expertise
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Test 112
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 112
Q1 adj. concrete
(a) principal; head; chief
(c) ready; attentive; quick; agile
(b) tangible; real; substantial; solid
(d) worldwide; universal; of the whole world
Q2 adj. straight
(a) well-known; excellent; wonderful
(b) having no curves or bends; frank; continuous; honest; consistent
(c) ill; nauseous; feeling the need to vomit; disgusted; fed up
(d) precise; meticulous; extremely accurate
Q3 adj. perfect
(a) guilty; dishonest
(b) having membership in; belonging to (a group, academic organization, etc.); of the same type
(c) flawless; complete; undamaged
(d) physical; done using human skill or force
Q4 adj. weak
(a) frail; feeble; faint; dilute; watery
(b) not guilty; pure; simple; naive; unsophisticated; harmless
(c) occurring every three months; taking place four times a year
(d) filled with petrol, gas or another substance that produces energy
Q5 adj. express
(a) clear; exact; precise; quick
(b) nominal; symbolic; perfunctory
(c) ill; nauseous; feeling the need to vomit; disgusted; fed up
(d) basic; elemental; essential
Q6 adj. unsanitary
(a) reciprocal; done in response to a previous action; repeated; recurring
(b) not healthful; not clean
(c) traveling in an inward direction
(d) chosen; picked out; choice; superior; prime; picky
Q7 adj. likely
(a) lively; vigorous; crucial; critical; necessary
(b) determined; firm; steadfast
(c) reasonable; probable; possible; appropriate; promising
(d) easy; relaxing; cosy; financially well to do
Q8 adj. profuse
(a) perfect; imaginary; excellent; best; exemplary
(b) governmental; bureaucratic; majestic; dignified
(c) plentiful; abundant; generous; extravagant; wasteful
(d) ill; nauseous; feeling the need to vomit; disgusted; fed up
Q9 adj. beneficent
(a) regular; common
(c) kind; good
(b) whole; including every part; complete; full
(d) straight; equal; even; honest
Q10 adj. ample
(a) much; plenty; large; spacious
(b) conversational; not used in formal speaking or writing; informal
(c) showy; pretentious; bombastic; pompous; garish
(d) skilled; knowledgeable; highly sophisticated; very experienced
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Test 113
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 113
Q1 n. advertisement
(a) tool; instrument; piece of equipment
(b) law; custom; common practice; government; flat tool used for measuring distances
(c) commercial information designed to attract attention; commercial
(d) cargo or goods that are shipped for a fee; shipping cost; transportation; conveyance; shipment
Q2 n. city
(a) distribution; liberation; transference
(b) sewing needle; swindler; cheater; professional gambler
(c) safety; pledge; guarantee; stock; bond
(d) town; large urban area
Q3 n. supplier
(a) inducement; act of convincing
(b) act of giving back; reply; answer; profit; yield; repayment
(c) provider
(d) something created separately for the purpose of being added to or placed inside (a book, newspaper, etc.)
Q4 n. haze
(a) action; step; criterion; amount; degree; extent
(b) fog; mist; obscurity; vagueness
(c) itemized list; index; directory
(d) direct or incidental reference; recognition of an achievement
Q5 n. wrench
(a) degree of diversity; change; modified version; deviation
(b) supplement; mathematical operation
(c) violent twist; violent ripping; tool for gripping or turning bolts
(d) judgment of an object's worth; appraisal; opinion; judgment
Q6 n. founder
(a) establisher; organization or channel; person who gives authorization to operate a channel
(b) line at which a surface ends; thin sharp side of a blade; excitement
(c) hug; act of wrapping one's arms around another person or thing
(d) fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
Q7 n. crew
(a) short informational periodical that is usually distributed to the members of an interest group
(b) a person who provides guidance; consultant; counselor
(c) agreement in which the seller of securities agrees to buy them back at a specified time and price
(d) group of people working together; team
Q8 n. wait
(a) advance stipulation; preliminary terms
(b) staying where one is; expectation; ambush
(c) one who makes a journey
(d) device; tool; convenience; talent; ability; building
Q9 n. fluctuation
(a) commercial and market information that indicates overall economic trends
(b) vacillation; instability; wavering; inconstancy; change
(c) the process of installing a newer and more powerful version of a software package or a piece of hardware
(d) contrast; something contrary
Q10 n. exposure
(a) knowledge; intelligence; data
(b) a system of recording and analyzing financial transactions; auditing; a detailed financial statement
(c) denouncement; revealing; photograph; abandoning; placement
(d) the practice of giving expert advice within a particular field
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Q1 v. limit
(a) to advertise; to bring to the attention of a large audience
(b) to prosper; to achieve; to attain; to follow; to inherit
(c) to create boundaries; to restrict; to reduce; to function as a border
(d) to substantiate with evidence; to demonstrate; to show clearly
Q2 v. unlock
(a) to separate; to be separated; to decrease; to become smaller
(b) to earn income; to make financial gains; to be of service; to be beneficial
(c) to open; to free from restraints; to release
(d) to remove; to withdraw; to abandon; to exit; to depart
Q3 v. cushion
(a) to come into view; to show up; to seem
(b) to ask for an identification (i.e. in a bar)
(c) to recall to the mind; to retain in one's mind; to have a recollection
(d) to reduce; to protect; to soften; to upholster
Q4 v. levy
(a) to impose a tax or fine; to conscript troops
(b) to terminate; to end; to destroy; to defeat; to complete
(c) to present; to show or illustrate something through example, or physical demonstrations
(d) to make an itemized list; to index; to classify
Q5 v. look forward to
(a) to treat; to adapt; to prepare; to make ready
(b) to gauge; to quantify; to assess; to evaluate; to estimate
(c) to remind of; to state; to refer to; to hint at; to indicate
(d) to anticipate gladly
Q6 v. would
(a) helping verb for use in a question; request or expression of desire
(b) to discern; to perceive; to pay attention; to observe; to remark
(c) to throw; to project; to form; to shape
(d) to talk about; to debate; to converse
Q7 v. entrust
(a) to hold superior; to appoint; to nominate; to like better
(b) to stir up; to arouse feelings; to provoke; to stimulate
(c) to give to for safekeeping; to empower someone with a responsibility or duty
(d) to make happen; to bring about
Q8 v. reprove
(a) to accuse; to admonish
(b) to schedule; to plan; to write a system of operating instructions for a computer
(c) to promote; to draw attention to; to publicize
(d) to make changes in order to improve something; to edit; to correct
Q9 v. catalog
(a) to make an itemized list; to index; to classify
(b) to produce; to supply; to bear (profit, harvest, fruit, etc.)
(c) to accommodate someone; to stay; to reside; to dwell; to store; to shelter
(d) to turn into; to develop into; to grow into
Q10 v. excel
(a) to depart; to exit; to quit; to omit; to let alone
(b) to be talented; to do very well; to surpass; to do better than
(c) to illustrate; to explain; to characterize; to elucidate
(d) to echo
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 115
Q1 n. plant
(a) small vegetable growth; factory; equipment
(b) tanned and preserved animal skin; item made of animal skin
(c) profession; development; progress; gradual growth
(d) examination; money order; payment order; restaurant bill
Q2 n. fare
(a) section; piece; region; role; function; side in an agreement
(b) presentation; show; screen; monitor; exposure; exhibition
(c) response; critique; information about the results of a certain procedure or performance
(d) cost for traveling (on a bus, train, etc.)
Q3 v. falter
(a) to present; to show or illustrate something through example, or physical demonstrations
(b) to gather; to garner; to assemble; to accumulate; to take payments
(c) to hesitate; to stumble; to sway; to totter; to be unstable
(d) to ascribe to; to link to; to associate with; to relate to
Q4 n. quality
(a) line at which a surface ends; thin sharp side of a blade; excitement
(b) roll; roster; inventory; strip; band
(c) researcher; investigator; software program for file management
(d) degree of excellence; characteristic; attribute; character; excellence
Q5 v. inspect
(a) to compare in a critical manner; to verify; to collect; to compile
(b) to make up for a deficiency; to add on to
(c) to check; to look over carefully and critically; to examine officially; to review
(d) to endanger; to imperil; to dare; to venture
Q6 n. creativity
(a) process of producing and distributing printed material; act of advertising
(b) accessibility; attainability; obtainability
(c) stability; consistency; continuousness; unbroken succession
(d) innovativeness; inventiveness
Q7 v. utilize
(a) to put to practical use; to take advantage of
(b) to believe; to have faith in; to supply goods by deferred payment
(c) to suggest indirectly; to hint; to infer; to mean; to import
(d) to duplicate; to imitate
Q8 v. railroad
(a) to display; to undertake; to attempt; to begin a journey; to arrange
(b) to transport via locomotive; to convey by train
(c) to spice; to flavor; to accustom; to acclimatize; to become experienced
(d) to accommodate; to house; to enter (a plane, ship, bus, etc.)
Q9 v. aid
(a) to authorize; to appoint as representative; to pass a duty or responsibility on to someone else
(b) to leaf through a book; to surf Internet websites
(c) to train; to accustom; to adapt; to stipulate; to prepare
(d) to help; to assist
Q10 adj. versatile
(a) fulfilling many functions; multi-purpose; skilled to do many things
(b) modern; current
(c) experimental; exploratory; test; used as a sample
(d) being in competition; contending
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Q1 adj. constant
(a) external
(b) gloomy; cheerless; bad; depressing; sad
(c) firm; faithful; persistent; unbending; adamant
(d) advantageous; pleasurable; enjoyable
Q2 adj. tall
(a) independent; independent contractor; business owner; person who is not a hired laborer
(b) having a specified height; difficult to believe; exaggerated; challenging
(c) occurring at regular intervals; recurrent; cyclic; seasonal
(d) entire; complete; absolute
Q3 adj. good
(a) comprehensive; inclusive
(b) trifling; unimportant; insignificant; minor
(c) gloomy; dark; depressing; sad; mournful
(d) excellent; pleasant; valid; competent; skilled; positive
Q4 adj. incredible
(a) relating to or designed for the mass of people; large-scale; widespread; popular
(b) cautious; particular; concentrated; meticulous
(c) unbelievable; inconceivable; fabulous; great; amazing
(d) mature; full grown
Q5 adj. secret
(a) mobile; movable; can be transported from one place to another
(b) classified; confidential; clandestine; covert; hidden; latent
(c) at the end; last; ultimate; decisive; conclusive; definitive
(d) necessary; obligatory; commanding
Q6 adj. available
(a) determined; firm; steadfast
(c) lower; under
(b) gentle; soft; delicate
(d) ready for use; attainable; present; vail
Q7 adj. absent
(a) sufficient; suitable; appropriate; proper
(c) comprising; containing; embracing
(b) awful
(d) preoccupied; lost in thought
Q8 adj. sporadic
(a) successive; uninterrupted; permanent
(b) occurring once a year; yearly
(c) obligated; engaged; industrious; ambitious; loyal
(d) irregular; fitful; occasional; infrequent
Q9 adj. imperative
(a) necessary; obligatory; commanding
(b) inattentive; unmindful
(c) right; proper; exact; accurate
(d) remunerated ahead of time; settled beforehand via payment
Q10 adj. lucrative
(a) full of or accompanied by; charged with; laden with
(b) useful; providing assistance; repairing; performing maintenance tasks
(c) relating to supervision and responsibility
(d) profitable; yielding monetary rewards; gainful
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 117
Q1 n. award
(a) device with a wide opening at the top which narrows as it reaches the bottom
(b) prize; grant; arbitration
(c) state of losing property to one's creditor's due to unpaid debts; insolvency
(d) person who greets visitors or clients on the telephone and upon their arrival
Q2 n. compensation
(a) nullification; termination; revocation
(b) repayment; something done to make up for (a loss, deficiency or fault)
(c) cost; value; worth; rate; measure
(d) garbage; refuse; scrap
Q3 n. hallmark
(a) identifying characteristic
(b) heap; mound; wealth; fortune; group of buildings; dike; levee
(c) line printed at the top of a piece of stationary
(d) termination; end
Q4 n. skirting
(a) forming of mental pictures to control bodily processes
(b) act of going around; avoidance; evasion
(c) player positioned at the front of the offensive line (Sports)
(d) manual; guide; guideline; document containing instructions
Q5 n. ado
(a) item; piece of information; part of a whole
(c) commotion; flurry; excitement
(b) routine job; unpleasant task
(d) guest; migrating bird
Q6 n. privacy
(a) seclusion; solitude; reclusion; secrecy; confidentiality
(b) state of not being at war; silence; quietness; tranquility
(c) part of a chair; rear part of the human body
(d) proof; something which proves or disproves
Q7 n. airport
(a) act of casting back a mirror image; act of sending back energy from a surface; idea; concept
(b) structure built mainly of glass in which plants are cultivated out of season
(c) place used by planes for takeoff and landing
(d) baby; very young child; toddler; tot; minor
Q8 n. ferry
(a) trade; business; transactions; exchange of products/services and money
(b) dividend; perk; monetary gift
(c) boat for crossing a body of water; shuttle
(d) wages; living; stronghold
Q9 n. signification
(a) place; location; area
(b) elastic material derived from of some tropical plants; eraser
(c) meaning; sense; importance; consequence; act of pointing out
(d) aircraft which flies by means of horizontally rotating blades
Q10 n. note
(a) danger; peril; hazard; risk; endangerment
(b) short written reminder; memo; brief informal letter; official message
(c) school director; school master; capital sum (Finance)
(d) apparatus on which fabrics are woven; weaving machine
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 118
Q1 v. code
(a) to cipher
(b) to make more efficient; to organize; to simplify
(c) to promote; to draw attention to; to publicize
(d) to originate; to create; to design; to fabricate; to concoct
Q2 v. accomplish
(a) to receive as a result of work or other service performed; to profit; to be eligible; to be worthy
(b) to dress; to adorn wear
(c) must (indicating duty or obligation); would (softening the statement)
(d) to complete; to achieve; to attain; to perform
Q3 v. button
(a) to glide; to fly upward; to ascend; to increase; to rise
(b) to create; to write; to relax; to calm oneself; to settle
(c) to fasten; to connect
(d) to oversee; to administer; to direct; to manage; to watch over
Q4 v. depart
(a) to leave; to go away; to go in a different direction; to die
(b) to realize; to make a reality; to accomplish; to complete; to execute
(c) to make a graph; to draw; to diagram
(d) to open; to free from restraints; to release
Q5 v. abound
(a) to produce via mechanical means
(b) to be plentiful; to be filled with; to overflow with
(c) to establish; to create; to build; to set up; to start a company
(d) to use as an introduction; to use as a foreword
Q6 v. confirm
(a) to govern; to control; to determine; to decide; to decree
(b) to establish; to found; to set up; to place on
(c) to train; to teach; to instruct; to guide; to counsel
(d) to approve; to verify; to ascertain
Q7 n. switchboard
(a) reporter; person who writes for a newspaper or magazine; correspondent
(b) panel containing buttons for connecting and disconnecting telephone or electrical circuits
(c) reminder; internal document
(d) estimation; appraisal; measurement
Q8 v. bond
(a) to store in a warehouse
(b) to obtain; to acquire; to get; to buy; to purchase
(c) to go on holiday
(d) to visit; to spend time in a place; to remain temporarily; to lodge
Q9 v. form
(a) to press buttons; to place a phone call by pressing buttons
(b) to tempt or tease by presenting something as available and then withholding it
(c) to toss or dump garbage in an unauthorized place; to scatter objects in disorder
(d) to shape; to create; to design; to arrange; to be created
Q10 v. temper
(a) to produce; to supply; to bear (profit, harvest, fruit, etc.)
(b) to tend carefully; to take care of; to make clean and tidy; to prepare for
(c) to moderate; to soften; to tone down; to toughen; to harden
(d) to approve; to verify; to ascertain
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Q1 n. appliance
(a) report on current economic conditions, published by the Federal Reserve Board
(b) fuel made from carbon; cinder; ember
(c) case in a court of law brought by one party against another; legal claim
(d) tool; gadget; device; apparatus
Q2 n. guilt
(a) trip; journey; travel; cruise
(b) state of having committed a crime or offense; culpability; feeling of having done something wrong
(c) bias; sentence passed before proper examination of the circumstances
(d) trade; business; transactions; exchange of products/services and money
Q3 v. withstand
(a) to gain entrance to; to get at
(b) to receive; to obtain; to purchase; to bring; to persuade
(c) to bear; to endure
(d) to worry; to cause concern; to annoy; to bother; to disturb
Q4 n. arrival
(a) devotion to a certain habit; dependency
(b) reaching a destination; incoming; opposite of departure
(c) peripheral device used to convert objects or images into digital images (Computers)
(d) woman who serves tables in a restaurant or pub
Q5 n. weight
(a) belief in a particular thing or person; religion; trust; confidence; loyalty
(b) pointing out of similarities and differences; similarity; likeness
(c) heaviness; unit of mass; pressure; importance; influence
(d) universe; empty area; gap; area; interval
Q6 adv. certainly
(a) and so on; and so forth
(b) without consideration for possible problems; anyway; in any case
(c) of course; surely; doubtlessly; definitely; absolutely
(d) at a further point
Q7 v. develop
(a) to forgive; to absolve; to release; to discharge
(b) to create boundaries; to restrict; to reduce; to function as a border
(c) to survey; to conduct a general study; to inspect; to examine; to reconsider
(d) to build; to create; to design; to grow
Q8 v. invoice
(a) to originate from; to reveal the origin of something; to obtain from a particular supplier
(b) to bill; to charge
(c) to happen; to take place; to transpire; to come to mind; to suggest itself
(d) to perform; to carry out; to put into practice
Q9 v. fleet
(a) to embarrass; to mix up; to muddle up; to bewilder; to startle
(b) to move quickly; to pass quickly
(c) to communicate data to; to tell; to brief; to notify
(d) to prosper; to achieve; to attain; to follow; to inherit
Q10 n. aggregate
(a) combination; conjunction; group; mixture
(b) something that is discarded; rubbish; trash; junk; waste
(c) piece of long fiction with a plot and characters; story
(d) care; treatment; procedure; system; touch
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 120
Q1 adj. frequent
(a) happening often; regular; common; usual
(b) flat, level; even
(c) higher in rank or position; above average; exceptional
(d) terrible; awful; disgusting
Q2 adj. mean
(a) close at hand
(b) skilled; knowledgeable; highly sophisticated; very experienced
(c) wrong; erroneous; imprecise; unseemly; improper
(d) average; middle; unkind; base; inferior
Q3 adj. excellent
(a) silent; noiseless; peaceful; tranquil; still; lacking activity
(b) smallest in size; smallest in amount; lowest in importance
(c) pertaining to the smallest; indicating the least
(d) superior; extraordinary; outstanding
Q4 adj. meaning
(a) significant; important
(b) stated briefly but clearly; clear and concise; short and to the point
(c) not standard; not ordinary
(d) having a thin edge intended for cutting; sudden; clear; smart
Q5 adj. attentive
(a) concentrated; focused; observant; polite; caring
(b) inner; inside; located within; of a country's domestic affairs
(c) predicted; expected; anticipated
(d) giving off a foul odor; fertile; productive; fruitful; growing vigorously
Q6 adj. legal
(a) loyal; faithful; unchanging
(b) marked with narrow bands of contrasting color or texture
(c) floating; light; lively; cheerful
(d) of or pertaining to the law; allowed by law
Q7 adj. unable
(a) in the event of sudden need
(b) careful; wanting to do what is right
(c) not capable
(d) between countries; of relations between two or more countries
Q8 adj. direct
(a) strained; taut; rigid; nervous; stressful
(b) signed with initials; marked with the first letter or letter of a name
(c) straight; forthright; clear
(d) striking; noteworthy; extraordinary; exceptional
Q9 adj. regardless
(a) pedantic; cautious concerning minute details; scrupulous
(b) exerting great force; effective; potent; producing the desired effect; influential
(c) deprived of hope or confidence; dissuaded from
(d) inattentive; unmindful
Q10 adj. subordinate
(a) creative; new; original
(b) inclusive; complete; total; general; without deductions
(c) inferior; of secondary importance; under the authority of another
(d) arranged in a particular way; prepared for reading and writing
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Q1 n. communication
(a) news story publicized in only a newspaper or television/radio station
(b) host; performer; comedian
(c) exchange of information or ideas; transfer; passing along; letter; message
(d) something which makes up for a deficiency; addition; extra added part
Q2 n. conviction
(a) instructions; manual; handbook; indication of acceptable conduct or procedure
(b) something that is out of the ordinary; anomaly; objection; opposition
(c) misgiving; lack of certainty
(d) acknowledgment; strong persuasion or belief; condemnation
Q3 n. must
(a) necessity; obligation; new wine; grape juice that has not yet fermented
(b) living; state of being; life
(c) examination of financial accounts; internal investigation
(d) pathfinder; forerunner; person who paves the way; member of a military engineering corps
Q4 n. slogan
(a) trust; certainty; faith in oneself; secret
(b) picture; snapshot; image
(c) motto; catchword; attention getting phrase used in advertising
(d) truthfulness; sincerity; integrity; frankness
Q5 n. scenery
(a) command; order; authorization granted from one body to a subordinate body
(b) exterior or upper boundary of a thing; external part or layer; outward appearance
(c) view; vista; panorama; set; backdrop used on stage to portray a particular setting or locale
(d) a list of accounts receivable
Q6 n. reach
(a) headway; forward movement; development; advancement
(b) educational meeting; training session
(c) decline; reduction; lessening
(d) distance that an arm can extend
Q7 n. consideration
(a) payment; thoughtfulness; respectfulness; careful attention
(b) ability; aptitude; proficiency; expertise; craft or trade that requires special training
(c) awareness; cognition; ability to perceive
(d) cork; stopper; electrical connector; block; advertisement
Q8 n. private
(a) instrument for use in attack or defense in combat
(b) inheritance; bequest; something handed down from one's ancestors
(c) trait; feature; ability; distinguishing quality; attribute
(d) soldier of the three lowest military ranks
Q9 n. objective
(a) putting to use; putting into action; effort; struggle; strain
(b) end; completion; conclusion; polish; something which completes or perfects
(c) aim; purpose, goal
(d) aid; help; support; direction; upkeep
Q10 n. cost
(a) argument; dispute; discussion; conversation
(b) limit; border
(c) price; expense
(d) state of having both positive and negative feelings towards a subject
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 122
Q1 v. lease
(a) to conduct a series of activities organized to accomplish a goal
(b) to make a graph; to draw; to diagram
(c) to rent out property for a specific period of time; to let
(d) to make false and injurious statements about another; to defame; to vilify; to malign
Q2 v. complain
(a) to do without; to give up; to distribute; to give out; to hand out
(b) to stand in line; to make a row
(c) to find fault; to express displeasure; to protest
(d) to glide; to fly upward; to ascend; to increase; to rise
Q3 v. identify
(a) to look on; to see; to observe; to testify; to vouch for
(b) to explain; to clarify; to describe; to depict
(c) to confuse; to make hard to understand; to make difficult; to make complex
(d) to recognize; to show to be the same; to sympathize; to relate
Q4 v. certify
(a) to think; to consider logically; to argue; to claim
(b) to breast-feed; to suckle; to provide medical care; to take care of
(c) to confirm to be true; to authorize
(d) to crumble into granules
Q5 v. intend
(a) to match; to correspond; to resemble; to be similar to
(b) to emphasize; to accentuate
(c) to extend; to elongate; to reach out; to pull; to strain
(d) to plan; to mean; to have in mind do or accomplish; to designate for a particular purpose
Q6 v. concentrate
(a) to focus; to pay attention
(b) to turn into; to develop into; to grow into
(c) to cipher
(d) to organize; to settle; to structure; to order; to systematize
Q7 v. consist
(a) to be composed of; to be made up of
(b) to occupy; to live in; to dwell in; to reside in; to populate
(c) to compile; to increase; to accumulate; to grow
(d) to imagine to oneself; to picture; to visualize
Q8 v. overlap
(a) to reduce; to protect; to soften; to upholster
(b) to cover a part of; to have something in common
(c) to photograph; to paint; to draw; to describe; to depict
(d) to extend across; to stretch from one point another; to bridge
Q9 v. angle
(a) to indicate; to signal; to write down; to record; to notice
(b) to bend; to turn sharply in a different direction
(c) to turn into money; to turn profit; to finance
(d) to advance; to move forward; to gain
Q10 v. counter
(a) to enlist or draft new members; to gain; to obtain; to procure
(b) to rub; to achieve or obtain with difficulty; to delete; to cross out
(c) to impose a tax upon; to purify; to make thin or thinner; to reduce; to clarify
(d) to oppose; to retaliate; to react; to strike back
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Q1 v. compel
(a) to hurry; to make haste; to act or move quickly; to cause to hurry
(b) to send a letter or other item via the postal service; to post
(c) to turn into money; to turn profit; to finance
(d) to force; to coerce; to influence; to impose; to demand
Q2 v. recommend
(a) to endeavor; to try hard; to compete; to struggle; to resist
(b) to apply color to a surface; to put makeup on; to describe something in words
(c) to include; to hold back; to restrain; to keep under control
(d) to advocate; to endorse; to speak well of; to advise; to suggest
Q3 n. border
(a) large vessel made for sailing on the sea; aircraft; spacecraft
(b) the process of installing a newer and more powerful version of a software package or a piece of hardware
(c) boundary; edge; limit
(d) person who has been appointed; candidate
Q4 n. endorsement
(a) signature on a money order such as a check
(b) person who puts money into a project
(c) person who works with pipe and water systems
(d) person who purchases something; client; customer; shopper; purchaser
Q5 v. consider
(a) to think over; to believe; to regard; to take into account
(b) to place in; to put in; to add to
(c) to see; to look; to pay attention; to supervise
(d) to make an application; to enter; to let something or someone enter
Q6 n. initial
(a) beginning letter of a person's first name; first letter (as of a word)
(b) ability; aptitude; proficiency; expertise; craft or trade that requires special training
(c) association; organization; community; rich upper class; fellowship; companionship
(d) paper used for writing letters
Q7 v. strengthen
(a) to make strong; to fortify; to reinforce; to toughen
(b) to grow older; to mature
(c) to have different opinions; to differ
(d) to move heavily or awkwardly; to accumulate; to collect
Q8 v. mend
(a) to repair; to improve; to be improved
(b) to compel; to reinforce; to oblige; to coerce
(c) to plead; to request; to petition for a new trial or judgment
(d) to rent out property for a specific period of time; to let
Q9 v. adorn
(a) to modify; to adapt; to fit; to arrange; to settle
(b) to look on; to see; to observe; to testify; to vouch for
(c) to support; to solidify; to strengthen
(d) to decorate; to beautify
Q10 adj. ostentatious
(a) same; identical; able; capable
(b) showy; pretentious; bombastic; pompous; garish
(c) composed of elastic material; made from caoutchouc
(d) begging; attractive; interesting
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 124
Q1 adj. collectible
(a) rotating; one after the other; interchanging
(b) tenacious; stubborn; constant; continual; diligent
(c) payable; subject to or requiring payment especially as specified
(d) highest; prime; leading
Q2 adj. germane
(a) pertinent; relevant; connected
(b) unbelievable; inconceivable; fabulous; great; amazing
(c) recent; common; prevalent; present; popular
(d) alert; clever; ingenious; skillful; adept
Q3 adj. guilty
(a) deserving of punishment; responsible
(b) doubtful; not reliable; ambiguous
(c) extreme; great; powerful; strong; profound
(d) intrinsic; existing as a natural and integral part; natural; inborn
Q4 adj. committed
(a) occurring at regular intervals; recurrent; cyclic; seasonal
(b) confusing; hard to understand; difficult; complex
(c) enough; adequate
(d) obligated; engaged; industrious; ambitious; loyal
Q5 adj. advance
(a) big; enormous; wide; spacious; famous
(b) short; concise
(c) beforehand
(d) of a skilled occupation; working in one of the skilled occupations
Q6 adj. large
(a) big; enormous; wide; spacious; famous
(b) confusing; hard to understand; difficult; complex
(c) using numbers; with numbers
(d) could be; might be; may be
Q7 adj. predictable
(a) brief; blunt; rude
(b) empty; unfilled; unoccupied; lacking expression
(c) terrible; awful; disgusting
(d) can be prophesied; can be foretold
Q8 adj. practical
(a) suitable; worthy of; qualified; entitled to; allowed
(b) exceptional; special; strange; odd; curious
(c) feasible; workable; applicable; useful; efficacious
(d) successive; uninterrupted; permanent
Q9 adj. crucial
(a) gloomy; cheerless; bad; depressing; sad
(b) very important; critical; decisive; vital
(c) conquered; seized; filled; taken up; inhabited; populated
(d) new; fresh; late; of late times
Q10 adj. tremendous
(a) typical; characteristic; acting on behalf of another person or organization
(b) secured in a warehouse
(c) very great in numbers; huge; powerful
(d) easy; uncomplicated; modest; ordinary; plain
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Q1 n. comparison
(a) risk; peril; hazard
(b) delegate; agent; person who acts on behalf of another person or organization
(c) speaking ability; something that is communicated orally
(d) pointing out of similarities and differences; similarity; likeness
Q2 n. special
(a) benefit; profit; utility; avail
(b) series of activities organized to accomplish a goal
(c) reduced price; sale on particular items; extra newspaper edition
(d) garbage; trash; waste
Q3 n. spy
(a) secret agent; person who secretly investigates and gathers information about other people
(b) person who designs gardens or large areas
(c) main component; something which is a part of a complex whole
(d) necessity; obligation; command; order
Q4 n. logistics
(a) inhabitant; one who lives in a particular location
(b) telephone conversation; visit; invitation; claim; need
(c) dossier; collection of documents on a subject; tool for smoothing surfaces; line; queue
(d) planning and execution; management of a business or other operation
Q5 n. defect
(a) statement; proclamation; announcement
(c) variety; difference; unlikeness
(b) deficiency; flaw
(d) public; large group of people; gathering
Q6 n. stage
(a) price; expense
(b) unit of time equal to 60 seconds; 1/60 of an hour; memo; protocol; memorandum
(c) device; system; machine; gadget; appliance
(d) raised platform; resting place on a journey; phase
Q7 n. response
(a) punctuality
(b) region; domain; field; category
(c) realization; performance; completion; gratification; satisfaction
(d) reply; answer; reaction
Q8 v. forward
(a) to convey passengers or cargo by boat across a small body of water
(b) to hold a party; to feast; to dine; to drink
(c) to send; to convey; to transmit; to promote; to advance
(d) to establish; to set up; to begin; to initiate; to start
Q9 n. nurse
(a) region; domain; field; category
(b) medical caretaker (especially in a hospital under the supervision of a doctor)
(c) clothing; garments; clothes; garb
(d) adequate amount; sufficient degree
Q10 n. preserve
(a) throw; team of actors; squint (of the eye)
(b) the level of monetary funding a company needs to run smoothly
(c) area of land set aside to protect natural resources and wildlife
(d) message sent to a newsgroup or mailing list (Internet)
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Q1 v. appropriate
(a) to become larger; to cultivate; to be changed; to turn into
(b) to focus; to pay attention
(c) to set aside; to allot; to adapt; to embrace; to accept
(d) to ruin financially; to go bust; to go broke; to collapse
Q2 v. cement
(a) to obtain; to attain; to perform; to accomplish
(b) to proclaim; to make a statement; to make a full statement of (one's taxable or dutiable property)
(c) to reinforce; to bind together; to strengthen a connection
(d) to hand over to another nation or judicial authority
Q3 v. account
(a) to converse; to speak; to spread rumors; to lecture; to reveal secret information
(b) to command; to request something; to arrange; to manage
(c) to explain; to give a report; to cause; to regard
(d) to make changes; to create something new; to invent
Q4 v. discount
(a) to infer; to conjecture; to guess; to presume
(b) to warn; to notify of danger
(c) to defend; to save from harm; to watch over; to guard
(d) to reduce the price of; to mark down; to ignore
Q5 v. accredit
(a) to certify; to recognize; to assign; to license
(b) to join; to cause to become one
(c) to occupy a place; to take a place; to obtain at an advance opportunity
(d) to rent; to inhabit; to occupy
Q6 v. explain
(a) to give confidence; to promise; to pledge; to encourage
(b) to set free; to emancipate; to make available to the general public; to surrender
(c) to resuscitate; to bring back to life; to put into action again
(d) to illustrate; to elucidate; to interpret; to describe; to define
Q7 n. ranches
(a) attack; misdeed; insult; transgression
(b) educator; teacher; trainer
(c) flat circular object
(d) farm with large pasture land for raising livestock
Q8 v. recruit
(a) to enlist or draft new members; to gain; to obtain; to procure
(b) to conduct; to guide; to direct; to influence
(c) to come to an end; to finish; to terminate
(d) to set going; to launch; to begin; to start
Q9 v. perform
(a) to locate
(b) to do; to carry out; to execute; to present; to arrange; to manage
(c) to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to heat and spice for drinking
(d) to declare; to say; to send quickly; to squeeze; to extract
Q10 v. collect
(a) to search for valuable materials (such as gold, oil, etc.)
(b) to choose; to pick out
(c) to gather; to garner; to assemble; to accumulate; to take payments
(d) to bring from another place; to bring goods from a foreign country; to signify; to imply
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Q1 n. visitor
(a) afternoon party where a light meal is served
(c) model; ideal; mold; form; example; pattern
(b) trust; certainty; faith in oneself; secret
(d) guest; migrating bird
Q2 adj. including
(a) conspicuous; bulging outward; protruding; remarkable; noticeable
(b) having a thin edge intended for cutting; sudden; clear; smart
(c) comprising; containing; embracing
(d) of general expenses; general
Q3 n. visit
(a) temporary stay somewhere; instance of spending time with a person or group of people; inspection
(b) act of providing; provision; reserve; stock
(c) outcome; compensation; counterbalance
(d) competition
Q4 n. subordinate
(a) sofa; couch; lobby; slow walk; stroll
(b) one who is subservient; someone under the authority of another
(c) one who makes a journey
(d) vibrations that can be detected by the human ear; noise; vocal utterance
Q5 n. negligence
(a) representing; in support of
(b) rule; command; supervision; restraint
(c) formal question; exploration; questioning; investigation
(d) neglect; disregard; carelessness; failure to provide the necessary provision for (Law)
Q6 n. timeliness
(a) person who is being asked questions; job candidate
(b) punctuality
(c) mark; level; degree; rank; type; extend; class (in a school)
(d) creator; craftsman; skilled workman
Q7 v. carry out
(a) to pass something through an opening
(b) to put into practice; to accomplish; to perform; to conduct
(c) to look over; to observe; to examine carefully; to study
(d) to answer adequately or successfully
Q8 n. break
(a) trademark; type; make; variety; product name
(b) recession; sudden decrease; drooping posture; slouch; collapse
(c) fracture; pause; rest; opportunity; alteration
(d) truthfulness; sincerity; integrity; frankness
Q9 adj. placid
(a) pertaining to a minor
(b) exacting; choosy; ornate; nagging; annoying
(c) advanced; ahead; ready; brash; of the future; progressive
(d) serene; quiet; peaceful; tranquil; relaxed; calm
Q10 v. grain
(a) read superficially; to cause an object to skip across the surface of a liquid
(b) to give; to match; to fit; to complement
(c) to crumble into granules
(d) to disapprove; to censure; to find fault
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Q1 adj. suspect
(a) doubtful; dubious
(b) competent; talented; apt
(c) staying in a particular place; not migratory; intrinsic; existing
(d) moral; adhering to ethical principles; precise; strict; exact
Q2 adj. responsive
(a) marked with narrow bands of contrasting color or texture
(b) answering; reacting (esp. positively or sympathetically)
(c) straight; forthright; clear
(d) skilled; knowledgeable; highly sophisticated; very experienced
Q3 adj. generous
(a) certain; sure of oneself; composed
(b) solemn; acute; critical; requiring much consideration; humorless; grim
(c) benevolent; giving; unselfish; abundant; plentiful
(d) sublime; exalted; superior
Q4 adj. outstanding
(a) full; packed; crammed together
(c) right away; shortly; at once; without delay
(b) excellent; conspicuous; prominent; due
(d) quiet; tranquil; calm; motionless
Q5 adj. previous
(a) earlier; antecedent; hasty; premature
(b) firm; wealthy; influential; important; considerable
(c) occurring at fixed intervals; normal; usual; ordinary; common
(d) equivalent to; equal to
Q6 adj. adult
(a) worthy of adoration; impressive; wonderful; marvelous
(b) estimable; determinable; assessable
(c) pertaining to business; pertaining to buying and selling
(d) mature; full grown
Q7 adj. extraordinary
(a) commercial; of commerce
(c) unusual
(b) certain; sure of oneself; composed
(d) proficient; skilled; expert
Q8 adj. motive
(a) of reason or cause; inspiring to action
(b) sole; limited to a selected few; incompatible; fashionable; unique
(c) inclusive; complete; total; general; without deductions
(d) pertaining to a minor
Q9 adj. flexible
(a) intrinsic; existing as a natural and integral part; natural; inborn
(b) channeled; centralized
(c) external
(d) elastic; easily bent; adroit; adept; pliable
Q10 adj. arbitrary
(a) at the end; last; ultimate; decisive; conclusive; definitive
(b) lasting; enduring; perpetual; regular; fixed; invariable
(c) predicted; expected; anticipated
(d) optional; uncertain; changeable; open; unrestricted
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Q1 n. exit
(a) hold; understanding; knowledge; realization
(b) assembly; board; group of people (gathered to advise, plan, etc.)
(c) a charge imposed and collected
(d) passage that leads out
Q2 n. waiter
(a) the practice of giving expert advice within a particular field
(b) progress; advance
(c) one who serves tables at a restaurant or pub
(d) problem; challenge; hardship; trouble
Q3 n. injury
(a) comprehensive inquiry; extensive investigation of a subject
(b) trees that have been sawed into rough planks; useless items that been put in storage
(c) hurt; wound; harm; damage; insult
(d) distant part of the sea visible from the shore; remote place far from the shore; high seas
Q4 n. institution
(a) relative highness or lowness of a sound; tar; asphalt; throw
(b) organization; custom; convention; law or activity which is accepted in a society
(c) swindle; deceit; cheating; forgery; embezzlement
(d) reaching a destination; incoming; opposite of departure
Q5 n. overtime
(a) work beyond regular working hours; pay for such work
(b) quarrel; disagreement; argument
(c) cipher; collection of instructions of the law
(d) manual; guide; guideline; document containing instructions
Q6 n. supervisor
(a) difficult situation; something which tests one's ability to handle difficult tasks
(b) overseer; director; manager
(c) time free from work other demands and duties; free time; rest; recreation
(d) concern; fear; misfortune; distress
Q7 n. photograph
(a) business; commerce; barter; occupation
(b) luggage; cargo; things to take on a trip; equipment
(c) exercise; assignment given to a student; something to be studied and learned
(d) picture; snapshot; image
Q8 n. extension
(a) textile; weave; structure; framework; construction
(b) something that is out of the ordinary; anomaly; objection; opposition
(c) expansion; branch of a telephone network; supplement; reprieve
(d) enjoyment; amusement; entertainment; delight; joy
Q9 n. process
(a) specific quantity regarded as a standard; combination which acts a whole; piece
(b) distant part of the sea visible from the shore; remote place far from the shore; high seas
(c) routine; course of action; advance; summons to court
(d) heading; caption; right; ownership; championship
Q10 n. legacy
(a) inheritance; bequest; something handed down from one's ancestors
(b) apparatus; appliance; gadget; trick; scheme
(c) product; item; asset; benefit
(d) spending; disbursement; outlay (especially financial)
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Q1 v. supplement
(a) to make up for a deficiency; to add on to
(b) to say something aloud for someone to write down; to command; to order; to impose
(c) to buy; to acquire in exchange for money; to procure; to obtain
(d) to refer to; to comment on; to draw attention to
Q2 v. couple
(a) to connect; to join; to link
(b) to travel; to go; to journey; to happen; to eat and drink
(c) to load with goods; to load; to weigh down; to send as cargo
(d) to explain; to clarify; to describe; to depict
Q3 v. diet
(a) to start; to run; to activate; to inaugurate; to break into
(b) to limit the amount of food eaten; to eat only certain kinds of food
(c) to cut with a toothed blade
(d) to equip with devices for measuring, recording, or controlling
Q4 v. except
(a) to infer; to conjecture; to guess; to presume
(b) to dress; to adorn wear
(c) to exclude; to leave out; to skip; to protest; to object
(d) to emphasize
Q5 v. board
(a) to lead; to be in charge; to direct; to be at the front; to go in a certain direction
(b) to gather; to garner; to assemble; to accumulate; to take payments
(c) to put to practical use; to take advantage of
(d) to accommodate; to house; to enter (a plane, ship, bus, etc.)
Q6 v. capture
(a) to copy; to photograph; to snapshot
(b) to relieve; to calm; to alleviate pain
(c) to disapprove; to censure; to find fault
(d) to make new again; to renovate; to restore to good condition
Q7 v. comprehend
(a) to measure time; to register on a time piece
(b) to exchange one thing for another; to trade; to barter
(c) to demand; to emphasize firmly; to request firmly; to require; to persevere
(d) to understand; to contain; to grasp; to absorb; to perceive
Q8 adj. paramount
(a) superior; supreme; above all; of the highest rank; most important
(b) relying on; needing (the help or support of another person); conditional; contingent
(c) well-versed; proficient; skilled
(d) common; widespread; current
Q9 adj. inanimate
(a) frail; feeble; faint; dilute; watery
(b) concentrated; focused; observant; polite; caring
(c) lifeless; spiritless
(d) inclusive; complete; total; general; without deductions
Q10 v. initial
(a) to sign using the first letter or letters of a name
(b) to discover; to discern; to find out
(c) to make a remark; to explain; to write an explanatory note
(d) to behave; to manage; to carry out; to transmit
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Q1 v. privilege
(a) to fit; to match; to satisfy; to please; to clothe
(b) to grant special rights; to give special advantages or benefits
(c) to recompense someone for a service
(d) to alter; to replace; to become different
Q2 v. lack
(a) to comply; to obey; to conform; to stay; to tolerate
(b) to fix; to repair; to correct; to calibrate; to adjust
(c) to search for valuable materials (such as gold, oil, etc.)
(d) to be short of; to be without; to be missing; to need; to want
Q3 v. discern
(a) read superficially; to cause an object to skip across the surface of a liquid
(b) to be talented; to do very well; to surpass; to do better than
(c) to furnish; to equip; to make up for; to compensate for; to substitute for temporarily
(d) to distinguish; to perceive; to recognize; to discriminate
Q4 v. cash
(a) to exchange a check (or another money order) for coins and bank notes; to redeem
(b) to receive; to agree; to consent
(c) to amass; to accumulate; to supply; to equip
(d) to join with; to connect to; to become attached to
Q5 n. performance
(a) gradual payment of debt; the reduction of the value of an asset
(b) state of losing property to one's creditor's due to unpaid debts; insolvency
(c) public; large group of people; gathering
(d) show; presentation; execution; act; deed
Q6 n. housing
(a) lodging; dwelling
(b) itemized list; index; directory
(c) deletion; act of unmarking; removal of a mark from a check box (Computers)
(d) rivalry; contest; act of competing against another
Q7 n. auditorium
(a) financial framework; financial plan
(b) automated device used for selling items
(c) large room used for lectures; talks, performances and other events
(d) trade; skill; occupation; boat; plane
Q8 adj. familiar
(a) ordinary; skilled; close; intimate; well-known
(b) entire; complete; absolute
(c) lively; vigorous; crucial; critical; necessary
(d) allowed; eligible; having the right to something
Q9 n. slash
(a) punctuation mark in the form of a diagonal line (/); reduction; decrease
(b) training
(c) one of the two periods of an academic year (usually 15-18 weeks)
(d) heap; mound; wealth; fortune; group of buildings; dike; levee
Q10 n. record
(a) totality; completeness; entirety
(b) person who belongs to an organization or group; part; organ
(c) list; evidence; best result ever attained; list of events or actions
(d) responsibility; duty; burden; impediment; blame
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Q1 adj. brokered
(a) negotiated by an intermediary; settled through a middleman
(b) benevolent; giving; unselfish; abundant; plentiful
(c) foreign; abroad
(d) simulated; feigned; make-believe
Q2 adj. unjudged
(a) skilled; able; proficient; adept
(b) common; widespread; current
(c) objective
(d) just; reasonable; handsome; light colored; clean; clear
Q3 adj. fellow
(a) giving off a foul odor; fertile; productive; fruitful; growing vigorously
(b) itemized; marked by thoroughness in treating small items or parts
(c) having membership in; belonging to (a group, academic organization, etc.); of the same type
(d) containing nothing; without people; without contents; hollow; meaningless
Q4 adj. global
(a) hurt; wounded; insulted; offended; damaged
(b) suitable; appropriate; intelligent; savvy; capable
(c) worldwide; universal; of the whole world
(d) basic; elemental; essential
Q5 adj. alive
(a) not the same; unusual; distinctive
(b) lifeless; spiritless
(c) active; attentive
(d) allowed; eligible; having the right to something
Q6 adj. independent
(a) concealed; secret; not to be seen; ulterior
(b) not guilty; pure; simple; naive; unsophisticated; harmless
(c) free; autonomous; sovereign; self-reliant; self-sufficient
(d) attentive; conscious of
Q7 adj. additional
(a) extra; supplemental
(c) honest; straightforward; open; frank
(b) back; hind
(d) ready for use; attainable; present; vail
Q8 adj. earnest
(a) characterized by a high degree; highly concentrated
(b) serious; sober; sincere; fervent; eager
(c) special; unique; different
(d) elastic; easily bent; adroit; adept; pliable
Q9 adj. maximum
(a) valuable; unique; outstanding; award-winning
(b) greatest; most; utmost; highest
(c) serious; grave; acute; difficult; rigorous; harsh; strict
(d) being one fourth; having four equal parts
Q10 adj. relevant
(a) excellent; having superior characteristics; fine
(b) pertinent; related; connected to the current subject
(c) simple; basic
(d) special; unique; different
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Q1 n. abuse
(a) maltreatment; corrupt practice; foul language
(b) duty responsibility; indebtedness; agreement
(c) amount of money received in payment for goods or services or from other sources; revenue; profits
(d) moment; very short space of time; current month
Q2 n. voucher
(a) certificate that bears monetary value; coupon; receipt; authorizer; endorser
(b) delight; refreshment or entertainment given to its recipient without cost
(c) attack; misdeed; insult; transgression
(d) cat (Slang); feline
Q3 n. part-time
(a) tool; implement; device; appliance; agent; means
(b) custody; property; asset; control; ownership
(c) company; commercial business; corporation
(d) period; era; hour; rate
Q4 n. influx
(a) estimation; appraisal; measurement
(b) trainer; tutor; teacher; bus
(c) option; selection; variety
(d) inflow; inward flow; place where a stream flows into another body of water
Q5 n. study
(a) learning; field of learning; thorough investigation; report; analysis
(b) determination; resolution; ruling (especially in court)
(c) friend; member of an academic organization; suitor
(d) person who is resistant to change; person who favors traditional political parties
Q6 adj. initialed
(a) signed with initials; marked with the first letter or letter of a name
(b) exerting great force; effective; potent; producing the desired effect; influential
(c) done without waste (of time, resources, etc.)
(d) reciprocal; done in response to a previous action; repeated; recurring
Q7 n. availability
(a) choice; option
(b) realization; performance; completion; gratification; satisfaction
(c) accessibility; attainability; obtainability
(d) banknote printed by a government as legal tender which is not redeemable and which lacks economic value
Q8 n. secret
(a) information that is confidential or classified; mystery; unexplained phenomenon
(b) defense; shelter; safety
(c) negotiation; settlement; business deal
(d) awareness; cognition; ability to perceive
Q9 n. pressure
(a) movement; journeying
(b) company; commercial business; corporation
(c) exertion of force; application of weight; weight; burden; encumbrance
(d) pledge; vow; declaration of intention; source of hope; basis for expectations
Q10 n. counterbalance
(a) inflection; verbal 'time'
(c) period; era; generation
(b) equal weight or power acting in opposition
(d) behavior; management
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Q1 v. look into
(a) to accompany someone; to appear; to advance; to succeed
(b) to need to; must; to be obligated
(c) to wither; to die out; to bleach; to disappear
(d) to investigate
Q2 v. watch
(a) to permit; to enable
(b) to give a heading or name to (i.e. a book, painting, etc.); to grant a right; to claim something
(c) to mint; to invent a new word or phrase
(d) to see; to look; to pay attention; to supervise
Q3 v. deal
(a) to arrange in groups; to classify; to sort; to structure
(b) to speak out; to move into a position of readiness and availability
(c) to provide; to offer; to distribute; to supply; to sell; to trade
(d) to knock down; to astound; to shock
Q4 v. elucidate
(a) to explain; to clarify; to describe; to depict
(b) to examine; to break down into parts and study (as in a subject)
(c) to increase; to strengthen; to heighten
(d) to misplace; to be deprived of; to be defeated; to fail; opposite of to win
Q5 v. headquarter
(a) to bind; to fasten with a rope or cord
(b) to give a cost to something
(c) to set up a center of operations; to be set up in a center of operations
(d) to support; to provide for; to finance; to assist; to encourage
Q6 v. branch
(a) to fork; to divide into parts or sections
(b) to see; to look; to pay attention; to supervise
(c) to demand; to emphasize firmly; to request firmly; to require; to persevere
(d) to impose a tariff; to impose a levy; to burden; to demand too much
Q7 v. reduce
(a) to lessen; to diminish; to decrease
(b) to partition; to be partitioned
(c) to extricate; to remove; to evict; to oust; to expel
(d) to arrange in proper order
Q8 n. appeal
(a) link; connection; obligation; grasp; certificate of debt
(b) request; plea; petition for a new trial or judgment
(c) climb over rough terrain; struggle for possession; disorderly or chaotic proceeding
(d) exertion of force; application of weight; weight; burden; encumbrance
Q9 v. experiment
(a) to clarify; to explain; to approve
(b) to attempt to discover or test something; to try; to venture; to research
(c) to modify; to adapt; to fit; to arrange; to settle
(d) to indicate; to signal; to write down; to record; to notice
Q10 v. upgrade
(a) to place in a row; to cover the inside of; to pad
(b) to fork; to divide into parts or sections
(c) to improve; to raise the quality of
(d) to make haste; to rush; to urge; to prod; to dash
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Q1 adj. least
(a) smallest in size; smallest in amount; lowest in importance
(b) relying on; needing (the help or support of another person); conditional; contingent
(c) large; enormous; huge
(d) aspiring; desirous of success; requiring great effort
Q2 n. constraint
(a) occurrence; occasion; example; illustration
(b) restriction; force; limitation; limit
(c) sewing needle; swindler; cheater; professional gambler
(d) gas pedal of a motor vehicle
Q3 n. conservative
(a) candidate; nominee
(b) bid; offer; overseer; supervisor
(c) unity; agreement; accord; pleasing balance; symmetry
(d) person who is resistant to change; person who favors traditional political parties
Q4 n. reinforcement
(a) act of strengthening; reward or punishment designed to encourage or discourage a particular response
(b) plans or methods created for the purpose of achieving a goal
(c) commotion; flurry; excitement
(d) confinement; additional document or letter placed within another
Q5 n. device
(a) commotion; flurry; excitement
(b) apparatus; appliance; gadget; trick; scheme
(c) vacillation; instability; wavering; inconstancy; change
(d) hoe; tool used to spread soil; choice; selection
Q6 adj. found
(a) alert; clever; ingenious; skillful; adept
(c) discovered
(b) coherent; steadfast; firm
(d) one of two
Q7 n. wool
(a) contrast
(c) risk; peril; hazard
(b) fleece from some animals; frizzy hair
(d) sign; indication; symbol; grade; trace
Q8 v. verify
(a) to leave; to go away; to go in a different direction; to die
(b) to confirm the truth of something
(c) to help; to assist; to promote; to be beneficial to
(d) to represent by chart; to draw a curve representing a given function
Q9 n. part
(a) traveling on a ship; sea voyage; sailing
(b) cipher; collection of instructions of the law
(c) section; piece; region; role; function; side in an agreement
(d) fantasizing; visualizing
Q10 n. support
(a) prop; brace; economic assistance; upkeep; encouragement; aid
(b) condition; phase; mood; splendor; nation
(c) dossier; collection of documents on a subject; tool for smoothing surfaces; line; queue
(d) confinement; additional document or letter placed within another
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 136
Q1 adj. terminal
(a) fast; immediate; prompt; smart
(b) necessary; needed; fundamental; crucial; very important
(c) end; closing; concluding; final; mortal
(d) gentle; good-hearted; understanding; compassionate
Q2 adj. steadfast
(a) identifiable; determinable; able to be distinguished
(b) loyal; faithful; unchanging
(c) presently holding an office or position; compulsory; necessary; resting; lying
(d) occurring at fixed intervals; normal; usual; ordinary; common
Q3 adj. fussy
(a) select; fine; excellent
(c) exacting; choosy; ornate; nagging; annoying
(b) occurring once a year; yearly
(d) right; proper; exact; accurate
Q4 adj. upcoming
(a) lawful; acceptable; justified; authorized
(b) inner; inside; inland; of a country's domestic affairs; of an individual's inner life
(c) about to happen; imminent
(d) fixed; arranged; prepared; resolute; firmly resolved; determined in advance
Q5 adj. comfortable
(a) available to lease or rent
(b) tiny; extremely small; trivial; petty; accurate
(c) easy; relaxing; cosy; financially well to do
(d) somewhat
Q6 adj. traditional
(a) relating to or designed for the mass of people; large-scale; widespread; popular
(b) binding; compelling; must be done; necessary
(c) customary
(d) frank; candid; sincere; honest; simple; uncomplicated
Q7 adj. gifted
(a) behind; after; rear; hind
(b) sufficient; suitable; appropriate; proper
(c) not continuous; sporadic; fitful; alternately stopping and starting
(d) talented; skilled; having great natural ability
Q8 adj. back
(a) behind; after; rear; hind
(b) concentrated; focused; determined; resolute; purposeful
(c) having a degree or diploma; concerning studies beyond a bachelor's degree
(d) fearful; worried; worrisome; eager; keen
Q9 adj. salient
(a) conspicuous; bulging outward; protruding; remarkable; noticeable
(b) relating to supervision and responsibility
(c) ruling; supervising; regulating; managing; restraining
(d) unyielding; firm; hard; unbending
Q10 adj. prevalent
(a) tenacious; stubborn; constant; continual; diligent
(b) perfect; impeccable
(c) simulated; feigned; make-believe
(d) common; widespread; current
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 137
Q1 n. license
(a) permit; official permission; authorization; document which shows proof of authorization; certificate
(b) selection; choice; assortment; accumulation
(c) long trip; distance; voyage
(d) case; crate; punch; hit
Q2 n. age
(a) attraction; closeness; liking; likeness
(b) refusal to accept; refusal to believe; refusal to recognize
(c) period; era; generation
(d) person who makes changes; person who introduces new methods or procedures; creative person
Q3 n. asset
(a) sum of money that has been put in a bank for safekeeping; partial payment; pledge
(b) a person who was unable to repay their debts
(c) something of value (property, equipment, goods, etc.); item of quality; something beneficial
(d) person or organization that owns part of a company
Q4 n. postage
(a) fee for sending letters or packages by mail
(b) secret agent; person who secretly investigates and gathers information about other people
(c) metal clip for binding papers; essential element
(d) meat cutter; meat slaughterer; owner of a meat shop
Q5 n. matter
(a) staff; work force; team; crew
(b) occasion which requires fancy dress (dance, ball, etc.); evening gown
(c) figure; form; reflection; picture; likeness; embodiment
(d) issue; affair; question; problem; substance of a particular composition and consistency
Q6 n. vacancy
(a) knowledge obtained by doing; something that one has lived through
(b) emptiness; available position; job opening
(c) tag; sign; identification tag
(d) effort; nuisance
Q7 n. coincidence
(a) living; state of being; life
(b) approach; entry; permission to enter a computer system or network and/or retrieve data
(c) chance occurrence; unforeseen event
(d) person or thing that is the same
Q8 n. expert
(a) citation; commercial offer
(b) person skilled in a particular area; specialist
(c) gift; contribution
(d) a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment
Q9 n. meaning
(a) definition; significance; intention; explanation
(b) act of paying back; repayment; compensation for a loss; repayment for an expense
(c) setting; biography
(d) way into a building or other structure; gate; doorway
Q10 n. delivery
(a) creator; designer
(c) distribution; liberation; transference
(b) small vegetable growth; factory; equipment
(d) new member of a group; new employee
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 138
Q1 v. implement
(a) to bind; to fasten with a rope or cord
(b) to perform; to put into effect; to carry out; to execute; to realize
(c) to reproduce quickly; to multiply rapidly; to thrive; to grow quickly
(d) to make strong; to fortify; to reinforce; to toughen
Q2 v. urbanize
(a) to act against; to oppose (with an equal weight, force etc.)
(b) to accumulate; to gather; to collect; to assemble
(c) to make into a city
(d) to cause to become involved in; to arouse curiosity
Q3 v. assess
(a) to perform a thorough investigation; to study a subject closely
(b) to estimate; to gauge; to evaluate; to measure
(c) helping verb for use in a question; request or expression of desire
(d) to progress; to promote; to make a payment before it is due
Q4 v. dedicate
(a) to stop; to discontinue; to disturb; to bring a conversation to a halt
(b) to set free; to emancipate; to make available to the general public; to surrender
(c) to devote to; to set apart for; to inscribe (a book, poem, song, story, etc.) to someone
(d) to give; to match; to fit; to complement
Q5 v. mollify
(a) to glide; to sneak; to slide; to decline; to deteriorate; to make a mistake
(b) to show how (people or things) are alike or different; to consider to be similar
(c) to speak or act in a rude or contemptuous manner; to offend; to affront
(d) to calm; to soften; to pacify; to relieve
Q6 v. incline
(a) to establish; to erect; to throw; to toss
(b) to slope; to bend; to bow; to slant; to influence
(c) to prosper; to achieve; to attain; to follow; to inherit
(d) to postpone; to disgust; to repulse; to deter
Q7 v. become
(a) to copy; to replicate; to photocopy
(b) to take a cruise; to travel; to make a journey
(c) to entrust; to order; to command; to supply with power
(d) to turn into; to develop into; to grow into
Q8 v. cause
(a) to strengthen; to fortify; to support; to increase
(b) to make happen; to bring about
(c) to transport via locomotive; to convey by train
(d) to demand; to emphasize firmly; to request firmly; to require; to persevere
Q9 v. autograph
(a) to write one's name by hand; to sign one's name
(b) to open; to extend; to apply a layer on; to scatter; to distribute
(c) to form a relationship with another person
(d) to recover
Q10 v. monitor
(a) to supervise; to observe; to follow up on; to check up on
(b) to hold onto; to save; to store; to watch over; to care for
(c) to experience; to endure
(d) to list; to describe; to specify; to assign
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 139
Q1 n. picture
(a) substitution; substitute
(b) roll; roster; inventory; strip; band
(c) ten years; group of tens
(d) photograph; drawing; painting; film; embodiment
Q2 v. canvass
(a) to cross; to transport; to approve
(b) to vacillate; to waver; to vary; to change
(c) to examine; to debate; to scrutinize; to solicit votes or opinions
(d) to impose a tax or fine; to conscript troops
Q3 adj. evasive
(a) having the receiver pay the charges (for a phone call)
(b) judgmental; important; crucial; vital
(c) avoiding; tending to shrink; elusive
(d) keeping quiet; reserved; showing self-restraint
Q4 n. department
(a) military rank above captain; main subject of study chosen by a college or university student
(b) distance that an arm can extend
(c) division of a company; section; area
(d) programs which control the functions of a computer's hardware
Q5 v. propose
(a) to make clear; to concentrate
(b) to discern; to perceive; to pay attention; to observe; to remark
(c) to mark with an iron; to disgrace; to condemn
(d) to suggest; to recommend; to tender; to make an offer of marriage
Q6 v. suggest
(a) to hide; to keep secret; to cover up
(b) to propose; to mention; to imply; to hint; to evoke
(c) to fall on; to storm; to invade; to attack; to seize; to assault
(d) to give confidence; to promise; to pledge; to encourage
Q7 n. nomination
(a) part of a book; phase; stage; local branch of an organization
(b) parallelogram
(c) plan; aim; goal; purpose
(d) appointment; proposal of a candidate (for an office or an honor)
Q8 n. subsidiary
(a) bar; counting device
(b) company that is owned or controlled by another company
(c) least possible amount; smallest possible size; lowest degree
(d) large container; tank; tub
Q9 v. emulate
(a) to furnish with a caption or heading
(b) to disregard; to overlook; to refuse to recognize; to reject
(c) to imitate; to try to equal or excel; to take after; to copy
(d) can; to allow; to be possible; to wish
Q10 v. report
(a) to provide a detailed statement about an occurrence or situation; inform
(b) to support a proposal or statement; to endorse; to approve; to help; to assist
(c) to sign using the first letter or letters of a name
(d) to impose a tax or fine; to conscript troops
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Test 140
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 140
Q1 adj. acquainted
(a) familiar; close; intimate; informed; aware
(b) resistant; invulnerable; impervious; sealed; durable
(c) coming or occurring after the usual or expected time; tardy; slow; delayed
(d) benevolent; giving; unselfish; abundant; plentiful
Q2 adj. profitable
(a) mentioned earlier in the same text
(b) physical; done using human skill or force
(c) lucrative; paying; rewarding; beneficial; producing income
(d) serious; sober; sincere; fervent; eager
Q3 adj. reasonable
(a) of secondary importance; insignificant; corresponding
(b) rational; logical; intelligent; wise; plausible; likely; credible
(c) careful; cautious
(d) doubtful; dubious
Q4 adj. actual
(a) basic; fundamental
(b) substantial; real; tangible; current
(c) not anticipated; not expected
(d) ruling; supervising; regulating; managing; restraining
Q5 adj. crowded
(a) necessary; obligatory; commanding
(b) full; packed; crammed together
(c) independent; independent contractor; business owner; person who is not a hired laborer
(d) valuable; unique; outstanding; award-winning
Q6 adj. several
(a) some; few; separate; distinct; individual; various
(b) end; closing; concluding; final; mortal
(c) characterized by a high degree; highly concentrated
(d) chatty; loquacious
Q7 adj. frisky
(a) intended for inhabitation; occupied with homes
(b) energetic; full of life; playful; lively
(c) showy; pretentious; bombastic; pompous; garish
(d) comfortable; useful; serviceable
Q8 adj. overseas
(a) thankful; appreciative; expressing thanks
(c) foreign; abroad
(b) whole; perfect; finished
(d) content; self-satisfied; comfortable; smug
Q9 adj. adept
(a) strong; healthy
(b) bothersome; troublesome; worrisome; harassing
(c) proficient; skilled; expert
(d) occurring every three months; taking place four times a year
Q10 adj. town
(a) of a city; local
(b) productive; in operation; impressive; striking
(c) necessary; obligatory; commanding
(d) pertaining to the commercial center of a city
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 141
Q1 n. maintenance
(a) substance obtained from a plant; essence; text paragraph; passage
(b) upkeep; repairs; livelihood; means of support
(c) financial industry owned cooperative supplying secure, standardized messaging services to financial institutions
(d) thing; object; article; news story; piece of information
Q2 n. downturn
(a) misgiving; lack of certainty
(b) finishing; finalizing
(c) agreement; settling of a disagreement by making mutual concessions
(d) negative tendency (especially in economy or business)
Q3 n. exhibit
(a) something presented as evidence in a court of law; display; show
(b) pledge; vow; declaration of intention; source of hope; basis for expectations
(c) the time or amount of money that defined by checks that have been deposited but not cleared yet
(d) shelves used to store printed items
Q4 n. scene
(a) place where an event occurs; vista; view
(b) formal approval; proof; verification; religious ceremony
(c) examination; careful inspection; debate
(d) part of a population differing in some characteristic; state of being under legal age
Q5 n. back order
(a) ordered merchandise that is not currently in stock but will be supplied in the future
(b) pull; influence; power; weight
(c) disorder; embarrassment; bewilderment
(d) organization; society; union; coalition; foundation
Q6 n. preference
(a) viewpoint; stance; condition; state; mood; attitude
(b) tip; bonus; recompense
(c) favor; liking; fondness; priority; superior status
(d) device; tool; convenience; talent; ability; building
Q7 n. custom
(a) tax; charge; levy; grievous price
(b) declaration; notice; the act of informing the public
(c) person who designs gardens or large areas
(d) habit; tradition; convention
Q8 n. mean
(a) manner of doing business; behavior; distribution; giving out
(b) leveling; harmony; stability; rest; remainder
(c) deficiency; flaw
(d) midpoint; middle; equally far from two extremes; average
Q9 n. contest
(a) person who creates sets of instructions for a computer or other device
(b) management committee; food
(c) development; progress
(d) competition
Q10 n. dash
(a) minor office worker; book-keeper; bureaucrat
(b) act of quitting a position; letter stating that one quits a position; relinquishment
(c) hyphen; drop; pinch; rush; sprint
(d) trade; skill; occupation; boat; plane
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Test 142
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 142
Q1 v. feature
(a) to characterize; to depict; to describe; to present; to emphasize
(b) to seize; to grip; to comprehend; to understand; to realize
(c) to perform for the first time; to make one's premiere performance
(d) to unite; to join; to come together; to become one
Q2 v. rectify
(a) to evolve; to make to progress; to grow professionally; to develop; to speed
(b) to represent; to indicate; to communicate; to express; to convey
(c) to take a risk in order to achieve a goal
(d) to fix; to repair; to correct; to calibrate; to adjust
Q3 v. comfort
(a) to remove the contents of
(c) to emphasize
(b) to bring relief; to encourage; to console
(d) to confirm to be true; to authorize
Q4 v. search
(a) to hunt for; to look for; to investigate; to examine
(b) to try to; to assay
(c) to send off quickly; to dismiss; to conclude with speed and efficiency; to eliminate
(d) to devote oneself to a particular profession or field of study; to limit
Q5 v. argue
(a) to decorate; to imitate; to mimic; to copy an example
(b) to dispute; to claim; to give reasons
(c) to refuse; to go down; to decrease; to fall
(d) to fasten; to connect
Q6 v. overlook
(a) to inspect; to supervise; to miss; to omit; to ignore; to excuse
(b) to vouch for; to give a warranty; to assure; to promise
(c) to sail; to move at a moderate speed; to travel; to coast; to drive along slowly
(d) to approve; to verify; to ascertain
Q7 v. inform
(a) to accomplish; to put into action; to execute; to do
(b) to communicate data to; to tell; to brief; to notify
(c) to count; to equal in amount; to limit; to allot
(d) to endanger; to imperil; to dare; to venture
Q8 v. enhance
(a) to design; to plan (i.e. machinery, roads, etc.)
(b) to put off to a later time; to delay; to defer; to put off until later; to stay
(c) to increase; to intensify; to improve; to raise the value of
(d) to expend money or effort for future benefits; to grant; to install; to cover; to authorize
Q9 v. believe
(a) to descend; to decline; to abate; to lessen
(b) to place between other things; to throw into the center of
(c) to substitute for; to return something to a particular position or location
(d) to have faith in; to assume; to suppose
Q10 v. adapt
(a) to remove the contents of
(b) to conform; to change; to make suitable; to match; to fit
(c) to expect; to predict; to assume
(d) to impede; to obstruct; to hinder; to meddle
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 143
Q1 v. deploy
(a) to pledge; to give one's word; to vow; to commit oneself to a certain course of action
(b) to speak out; to move into a position of readiness and availability
(c) to have different opinions; to differ
(d) to make by machine; to produce; to fabricate; to invent
Q2 adv. rather
(a) intensely; in an extreme manner; severely
(b) honestly; genuinely; earnestly; faithfully
(c) very quite; to a degree; somewhat; slightly; a bit; might as well
(d) intentionally; purposefully; methodically
Q3 n. combine
(a) harvesting machine
(b) period of residence; act of taking possession (Law); right of possession
(c) ten years; group of tens
(d) a signed money order which is payable on demand to the holder
Q4 n. enlargement
(a) planning and execution; management of a business or other operation
(b) person who installs or maintains wiring systems
(c) possessions; belongings; estate; assets; ownership
(d) expansion; increase in size; magnification
Q5 v. dispute
(a) to give money for goods or to cancel debts; to settle; to be worthwhile; to be profitable
(b) to send; to dispatch; to transport (by airplane, truck, etc.); to embark
(c) to confirm; to sanction; to legalize
(d) to argue; to debate; to contest; to oppose; to fight against
Q6 v. attain
(a) to think over; to believe; to regard; to take into account
(b) to punish
(c) to prepare food by heating; to falsify account records
(d) to reach; to achieve; to fulfill; to realize (a goal, purpose, etc.)
Q7 adv. instinctively
(a) infrequently; not often; seldom
(b) gently; without roughness or projections; evenly; calmly
(c) totally; completely; absolutely
(d) naturally; spontaneously; intuitively; automatically
Q8 n. compare
(a) knowledge obtained by doing; something that one has lived through
(b) setting apart; devotion; inscription (in a book, poem, etc.)
(c) part of an object designed to be gripped by the hand; fist name; nickname; code name; title
(d) contrast
Q9 n. barter
(a) spatial dimension; measurement; extent; degree
(b) exchanging of goods and services; trade
(c) person or company that ships things; shipping company; truck
(d) form; model; image; condition; fitness; mold
Q10 n. account
(a) city
(b) goods; ware; stock; articles or items to be sold
(c) program; scheme; agenda; timetable; schedule
(d) business arrangement; client; funds deposited in a bank
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Test 144
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 144
Q1 adj. secure
(a) administrative; operational; having the power to execute laws and policy
(b) safe; protected; strong; stable; confident
(c) preliminary; beginning
(d) provocative; stimulating; encouraging
Q2 adj. visible
(a) easy; relaxing; cosy; financially well to do
(b) expendable; spoils rapidly; likely to spoil; mortal
(c) doubtful; dubious
(d) in view; observable; obvious; apparent
Q3 adj. infant
(a) older; elder; having a higher rank; aged
(b) safe; protected; strong; stable; confident
(c) ethical; virtuous; righteous; principled; having integrity
(d) pertaining to a minor
Q4 adj. stable
(a) famous; prominent
(b) steady; firm; lasting; dependable; faithful
(c) descending
(d) able to be carried out; achievable; possible; likely
Q5 adj. distinctive
(a) special; unique; different
(b) reputed; famous
(c) splendid; majestic; superb; glorious; impressive
(d) whole; including every part; complete; full
Q6 adj. loyal
(a) delicate; thin; flimsy; handsome; top-quality; excellent
(b) faithful; true to one's obligations
(c) governmental; bureaucratic; majestic; dignified
(d) original; real; true; natural; honest; sincere
Q7 n. might
(a) person or company that does a particular job or assignment
(b) strength; power; force; bravery
(c) one of the two periods of an academic year (usually 15-18 weeks)
(d) act of bringing back; restoration; act of finding information and sending it to the user as output
Q8 adj. smart
(a) tangible; real; substantial; solid
(b) pertaining to a city; municipal
(c) intelligent; clever; shrewd; lively; fashionable; stylish
(d) non-transferable
Q9 adj. substantive
(a) existing independently; real; tangible
(b) at the end; last; ultimate; decisive; conclusive; definitive
(c) inclusive; of all things
(d) regular; common
Q10 adj. comprehensive
(a) excited; passionate; ardent; fervent
(b) positive; approving; likable; helpful; encouraging; desirable
(c) pertinent; relevant; connected
(d) including a lot; large in scope; extensive
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 145
Q1 n. draft
(a) mind; understanding; leader; person in authority; top
(b) commercial transaction; instance of offering goods at a reduced price; demand for merchandise; auction
(c) obligation; something owed (i.e. money)
(d) rough outline; sketch; written order for payment; conscription
Q2 n. constant
(a) number with a fixed value; factor
(b) chauffeur; program which enables an operating system to communicate with a particular device
(c) emphasis; importance; accent; strain; tension; pressure
(d) prevention; rejection; leaving out; keeping out; shutting out
Q3 n. behalf
(a) representing; in support of
(b) character which is part of an alphabet; written communication sent to a person or organization
(c) hope; anticipation; assumption
(d) esteem; respect; thought; consideration; look; glance
Q4 n. revenue
(a) freight; luggage; baggage; load
(b) person who gives support to a superior; aide; helper
(c) income; return; gains; government income earned through taxation
(d) access; method; system; procedure
Q5 n. litter
(a) refuse; trash; disorder
(b) woman who serves tables in a restaurant or pub
(c) thin sheets of fibrous material used to write on; article; essay; questionnaire
(d) standard against which something is measured; factor; discipline
Q6 n. expectation
(a) proficiency; skill; specialist knowledge and information
(b) festival; exhibition; show; market; bazaar
(c) medical caretaker (especially in a hospital under the supervision of a doctor)
(d) anticipation; longing or waiting for; hope
Q7 n. deregulation
(a) obligation; something owed (i.e. money)
(b) event; occurrence; one of a group of loosely connected stories
(c) talk; dialog; discussion; verbal exchange
(d) transferal of ownership from government to private hands; privatization
Q8 n. reject
(a) view; scenery; horizontal page orientation
(b) temporary stop; standstill; break or pause in a march or journey
(c) something or someone that does not match up to standards; object of lower quality; outcast
(d) exit; electrical source for connecting appliances; store; shop; joint
Q9 n. equity
(a) contract by which property or persons are guaranteed against damage or loss
(b) public announcement or printed notice designed to attract attention
(c) link; connection; obligation; grasp; certificate of debt
(d) honesty; fairness; justice
Q10 n. court
(a) accomplishment; fulfillment
(b) main component; something which is a part of a complex whole
(c) small globule of liquid; drip; very small amount; pendant
(d) yard; formal reception; place where legal trials take place
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Test 146
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 146
Q1 v. cancel
(a) to give in to desire; to yield to; to satisfy; to spoil; to humor
(b) to copy; to photograph; to snapshot
(c) to follow
(d) to call off; to annul; to terminate; to stop
Q2 v. arrest
(a) to detain; to slow down; to capture; to imprison
(b) to delay; to obstruct; to hinder; to prevent; to thwart
(c) to protect; to guard from harm
(d) to indicate; to emphasize; to sharpen; to direct
Q3 v. hurry
(a) to cause to lose heart; to deter; to dissuade; to show disapproval of; to derail
(b) to drag or to carry by force
(c) to fulfill; to meet a request or requirement; to compensate; to remunerate
(d) to make haste; to rush; to urge; to prod; to dash
Q4 v. file
(a) to arrange papers methodically for preservation and reference; to submit in a formal way
(b) to need to; must; to be obligated
(c) to illustrate; to explain; to characterize; to elucidate
(d) to outlaw; to forbid by law; to interdict; to ban; to prevent
Q5 v. patch
(a) to store in a large building
(b) to cover a hole with a piece of material; to use to cover a hole
(c) to plan; to scheme; to send; to dispatch; to throw
(d) to go before; to be in front; to be ahead of; to predate
Q6 v. break down
(a) to fail; to collapse; to defeat; to overthrow; to descend
(b) to issue a command; to make an official order
(c) to contract; to empower; to authorize; to confer
(d) to conform; to change; to make suitable; to match; to fit
Q7 n. loyalty
(a) period; era; generation
(b) plateau; area of level ground; prairie; savanna
(c) faithfulness; devotion; constancy
(d) slice; part; segment; creation; work
Q8 v. ought
(a) to need to; must; to be obligated
(b) to worry; to cause concern; to annoy; to bother; to disturb
(c) to give in; to surrender; to yield; to present; to propose
(d) to fit; to adapt; to adjust; to tune; to supply with an explanatory device
Q9 v. change
(a) to join; to connect; to associate with; to relate to
(b) to cover with a thin layer of metal; to coat with metal
(c) to intend; to plan; to design; to aim
(d) to alter; to replace; to become different
Q10 v. lumber
(a) to move heavily or awkwardly; to accumulate; to collect
(b) to rely on; to extend business credit
(c) to create; to produce; to bring into being
(d) to honor; to admire; to esteem; to hold in high regard
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Test 147
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 147
Q1 n. newsletter
(a) opposition; act of fighting against; act of withstanding the effects of
(b) competition; equal opponent; partner; counterweight; game
(c) short informational periodical that is usually distributed to the members of an interest group
(d) schedule; agenda; written order of events
Q2 n. plan
(a) program; scheme; agenda; timetable; schedule
(b) ascent
(c) track; path; customary series of stops during a trip
(d) person who receives guests; large number; multitude (of people or things)
Q3 n. membership
(a) harvest; return; produce; income; profit
(b) chart showing the months of a year (including days and weeks); schedule; timetable
(c) state of belonging to an organization or group; fellowship
(d) part; district; paragraph; passage; department; unit
Q4 n. carriage
(a) job; assignment; obligation; role
(c) price; expense
(b) coach; buggy; transportation
(d) rubbing out; deletion; eradication
Q5 v. process
(a) to treat; to adapt; to prepare; to make ready
(b) to support; to inspire; to give hope
(c) to draw a likeness; to describe; to reflect; to picture in the mind
(d) to cipher
Q6 n. establishment
(a) supplementary charge; additional charge; amount paid for insurance; reward
(b) something that is superimposed
(c) anything that is set up; institution (i.e. business, church, authority, government, etc.)
(d) manufacturing; trade; diligence; perseverance; tendency to work hard
Q7 n. banquet
(a) celebration; feast; dinner; drinking
(b) area; territory; domain; field; area of activity or interest; sphere
(c) purchase; sale; acquisition
(d) test; quiz; investigation; inquiry
Q8 v. tow
(a) to imitate; to try to equal or excel; to take after; to copy
(b) to pull; to drag
(c) to create; to produce; to bring into being
(d) to be useful; to help; to facilitate
Q9 n. opportunity
(a) chance; occasion; favorable time to act
(b) spot; speck; part (the point) in an Internet web address
(c) a measurement of output per hours worked; creativeness; fruitfulness; prolificness
(d) opposition; appeal; denial; protest
Q10 v. must
(a) to insert written information into the gaps on a form
(b) to have to; to be obligated; to be likely or probable
(c) to hold onto; to save; to store; to watch over; to care for
(d) to understand; to comprehend; to accomplish; to convert into cash; to liquidate
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Test 148
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 148
Q1 adj. promotional
(a) of publicizing; of advancement; of encouragement; of fostering; of an enterprise
(b) pertaining to the commercial center of a city
(c) preferred; beloved; liked
(d) pure; obvious; easy to understand; comprehensible
Q2 adj. hard
(a) ruling; supervising; regulating; managing; restraining
(b) pertaining to a city; municipal
(c) difficult; complicated; rigid; stiff
(d) unbearable; cannot be done; cannot be endured
Q3 adj. objective
(a) opposite of expensive; inexpensive
(b) penetrating; infiltrating; spreading; extending; permeating
(c) of or pertaining to the upper class
(d) impartial; unbiased; existing outside of the mind
Q4 adj. few
(a) little; not many; some
(b) worthy of adoration; impressive; wonderful; marvelous
(c) straight; equal; even; honest
(d) low; despicable; ignoble
Q5 adj. congruent
(a) can be prophesied; can be foretold
(b) of general expenses; general
(c) ordinary; skilled; close; intimate; well-known
(d) identical; corresponding; in agreement; harmonious
Q6 adj. creative
(a) collective; total; taking all units as a whole
(b) inventive; innovative; artistic
(c) impartial; unbiased; existing outside of the mind
(d) distorted; crooked; twisted; askew
Q7 adj. convenient
(a) containing; comprehensive; all-embracing; extensive; taking in
(b) aspiring; desirous of success; requiring great effort
(c) comfortable; useful; serviceable
(d) of great worth; costly; cherished; dear; important
Q8 adj. content
(a) principal; head; chief
(b) satisfied; pleased
(c) staying in a particular place; not migratory; intrinsic; existing
(d) pressing; compelling; immediate; prompt
Q9 adj. prosaic
(a) plentiful; abundant; generous; extravagant; wasteful
(b) common; regular; boring; tedious; dull
(c) of or pertaining to the upper class
(d) beside the point; unconnected; impertinent; immaterial
Q10 adj. preventive
(a) defective; imperfect; cracked
(b) classified; confidential; clandestine; covert; hidden; latent
(c) customary; routine; formal
(d) averting; avoiding; delaying; inhibiting
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Test 149
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 149
Q1 n. combination
(a) joining; union; an ordered sequence
(b) weather conditions; surrounding conditions; atmosphere; setting
(c) customary action; habit; drill; training exercise
(d) disturbance; discontinuance; stoppage; cutting-off
Q2 n. anticipation
(a) attempt to discover or test something; trial; research
(b) person that you have met but do not know well; knowledge of something; familiarity
(c) bed covering; quilt
(d) expectation; hope; intuition
Q3 n. sink
(a) something that is discarded; rubbish; trash; junk; waste
(b) the prospect that a bond issuer will fail to make required debt payments
(c) formally or socially imposed standards of attire
(d) wash basin; sewer; drain; cesspool; place where criminals gather
Q4 n. lock
(a) exhibition; explanation; showing
(b) fastening mechanism which is opened with a key or other device
(c) fright; horror; concern; terror
(d) exterior or upper boundary of a thing; external part or layer; outward appearance
Q5 n. nuance
(a) rule enacted by a community or country; custom; principle; convention
(b) slight difference; subtle distinction
(c) drawback; disadvantage; defect; foible
(d) word; expression; idiom; condition; stipulation
Q6 n. sneakers
(a) tool; instrument; piece of equipment
(b) sports shoe; one who moves about stealthily; one who acts furtively
(c) working, performance, handling; venture, undertaking; series of actions
(d) area; domain; range; piece of land; surface
Q7 n. strength
(a) durability; determination; resolve; power; intensity; force
(b) duplicate; photostat
(c) high ranking military officer
(d) person who is free from sin or wrongdoing
Q8 v. salvage
(a) to meet by chance; to face; to meet with (difficulties, hardships, etc.)
(b) to be involved; to join in
(c) to save from destruction; to rescue
(d) to distinguish; to perceive; to recognize; to discriminate
Q9 n. pretense
(a) freedom from danger; quality of not causing injury or loss; any security device
(b) silence; quiet; photograph
(c) rite; ritual; formality
(d) feigning; impersonation; false show; claim; assertion
Q10 n. growth
(a) state of losing property to one's creditor's due to unpaid debts; insolvency
(b) flat
(c) one who damages a person or his property or rights
(d) development; progress
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Test 150
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 150
Q1 v. direct
(a) to invite; to speak loudly; to visit; to phone
(b) to advertise; to bring to the attention of a large audience
(c) to fix in place; to link firmly together; to be held in place
(d) to guide; to lead; to instruct; to manage; to supervise
Q2 v. adopt
(a) to find out; to come across; to get information about something
(b) to decorate; to imitate; to mimic; to copy an example
(c) to hire as a worker; to activate; to operate; to use
(d) to form a relationship with another person
Q3 v. format
(a) to set some distance apart
(b) to expend money or effort for future benefits; to grant; to install; to cover; to authorize
(c) to design the appearance of; to arrange; to prepare a diskette or hard disk for use
(d) to annoy; to harass; to worry; to make an effort; to be concerned
Q4 v. assume
(a) to sign using the first letter or letters of a name
(b) to design; to mold; to form; to direct; to be formed
(c) to suppose; to take on a position or duty; to accept an idea
(d) to devote oneself to a particular profession or field of study; to limit
Q5 v. entitle
(a) to display; to undertake; to attempt; to begin a journey; to arrange
(b) to terminate; to end; to destroy; to defeat; to complete
(c) to be plentiful; to be filled with; to overflow with
(d) to give a heading or name to (i.e. a book, painting, etc.); to grant a right; to claim something
Q6 v. merge
(a) to interchange; to take turns; to rotate; to substitute
(b) to mystify; to baffle; to confound; to confuse; to perplex
(c) to become bigger; to expand
(d) to blend; to be blended; to combine or unite into a single body; to be assimilated
Q7 v. excite
(a) to stir up; to arouse feelings; to provoke; to stimulate
(b) to separate into sections; to partition
(c) to cut into portions; to cleave
(d) to save from harm; to deliver from danger; to free from risk
Q8 n. vendor
(a) introduction of something new; change; new method or practice
(b) salesman; supplier; automatic machine for selling goods
(c) enlargement; increase; spread; development
(d) debate; conversation; talk; dispute; argument
Q9 n. factor
(a) spatial dimension; measurement; extent; degree
(b) cause; agent; broker; financier; money lender
(c) money gained; salary; revenue; profit; income
(d) transgressor; person who breaks the law; one who insults
Q10 v. place
(a) to come to a sum; to become; to total
(b) to put; to lay; to lodge; to nominate; to appoint
(c) to try or to intend to achieve something; to direct; to plan; to aspire
(d) to fight for; to challenge; to appeal
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Test 151
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 151
Q1 v. brake
(a) to excel; to rise above
(b) to stop a vehicle; to slow down a vehicle
(c) to match; to correspond; to resemble; to be similar to
(d) to provide financial assistance
Q2 v. complicate
(a) to give in; to surrender; to yield; to present; to propose
(b) to draft into military service; to voluntarily join a cause
(c) to confuse; to make hard to understand; to make difficult; to make complex
(d) to train; to certify; to meet the minimum standards; to moderate; to modify
Q3 n. division
(a) railing; hedge; ability to argue; person who sells stolen goods
(b) partitioning; department; faculty; ranking; level according to difficulty
(c) levy; fee
(d) opinion; creed; religion; faith; conviction
Q4 v. nominate
(a) to oppose; to fight against; to challenge; to withstand
(b) to warn; to scold; to reprove
(c) to set a new time and date
(d) to appoint someone (for a position, office, or honor); to designate; to select
Q5 adj. aware
(a) sequential; following one after another
(b) impartial; unbiased; existing outside of the mind
(c) most important; main; first; opening; beginning
(d) attentive; conscious of
Q6 n. applicant
(a) candidate; nominee
(b) compactness; closeness
(c) rules introduced by the government to regulate the trade of securities and mutual funds
(d) something presented as evidence in a court of law; display; show
Q7 n. cognition
(a) advantage; profit; aid; stipend
(b) awareness; perception
(c) list; evidence; best result ever attained; list of events or actions
(d) case; crate; punch; hit
Q8 v. reward
(a) to devise; to conceive; to develop; to plan
(c) to warn; to notify of danger
(b) to write down in a timetable; to register
(d) to recompense someone for a service
Q9 v. object
(a) to oppose; to protest
(b) to transfer control from governmental to individual powers
(c) to finance; to supply with money; to allocate financial sums; to extend a short-term obligation
(d) to bear; to endure
Q10 n. card
(a) state of having committed a crime or offense; culpability; feeling of having done something wrong
(b) straw-filled mattress; hard and simple bed; platform used to stack items during moving or storage
(c) thin and flat object
(d) connection; overall situation; background
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Test 152
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 152
Q1 adj. uncertain
(a) bothersome; troublesome; worrisome; harassing
(b) doubtful; not reliable; ambiguous
(c) existing independently; real; tangible
(d) deserving of punishment; responsible
Q2 adj. commercial
(a) chief; leading; main; principal
(b) congruous
(c) double; identical; matching
(d) pertaining to business; pertaining to buying and selling
Q3 adj. horrible
(a) dangerous; risky; perilous
(b) pertaining to the world and nature around us
(c) serving as a model; normal; regular; typical; widely accepted
(d) terrible; awful; disgusting
Q4 adj. wry
(a) distorted; crooked; twisted; askew
(b) significant; important
(c) negotiated by an intermediary; settled through a middleman
(d) mild; slight; comfortable; simple
Q5 adj. impatient
(a) common; shared; collective
(b) characterized; by or occupying a particular place
(c) occurring at regular intervals; recurrent; cyclic; seasonal
(d) unable to wait; intolerant; restless
Q6 n. loss
(a) setting apart; devotion; inscription (in a book, poem, etc.)
(b) printed form that entitles the holder to certain rights such as in a discount
(c) opposite of profit; deprivation; defeat; destruction
(d) type of dessert; cake; baked dish consisting of a crust and filling
Q7 n. waste
(a) physical or mental well-being; freedom from disease
(b) tool; gadget; device; apparatus
(c) picture in a book or other work; explanation; clarification
(d) misuse; loss; rubbish; garbage; sewage
Q8 adj. further
(a) adept; capable; suitably skilled; well qualified; experienced
(b) arrogant; haughty; magnificent; impressive
(c) more distant; additional
(d) common; regular; ordinary
Q9 adj. surface
(a) main; major; chief; principal
(c) external
(b) modern; current
(d) under legal obligation; responsible; prone
Q10 adj. complacent
(a) sequential; following one after another
(c) common; shared; collective
(b) active; attentive
(d) content; self-satisfied; comfortable; smug
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Test 153
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 153
Q1 n. width
(a) result; outcome; impact; trick; natural phenomenon
(b) breadth; thickness
(c) flammable liquid mixture derived from petroleum (used as fuel, etc.)
(d) accomplishment; fulfillment
Q2 n. grocery
(a) location where sick and injured people receive medical treatment
(b) an interest percentage that changes over time
(c) store which sells food and other household goods
(d) piece of clothing; outer covering
Q3 n. mind
(a) end; conclusion; final appearance; power of endurance; vitality; unit of weight
(b) brain; memory; recollection; opinion; intention; desire
(c) deletion; negligence; failure; default
(d) customary action; habit; drill; training exercise
Q4 n. intelligence
(a) ability to reason and understand; cleverness; brilliance; information
(b) person whose job it is to supervise and examine; police officer ranking below a superintendent
(c) match; whole consisting of two parts; couple
(d) quotation; official praise; summons to a court of law
Q5 n. environment
(a) pair; group of two
(b) surroundings; conditions in which someone or something lives
(c) inventory of legal investments for savings banks and trust funds
(d) comment; remark; ascription; mention; regard
Q6 n. pushy
(a) ruling principle; command; decree
(b) cat (Slang); feline
(c) house; dwelling; structure; premises
(d) boss; person or company that hires people to do work
Q7 n. objection
(a) exchange of information or ideas; transfer; passing along; letter; message
(b) stimulus; inducement; enticement; encouragement
(c) order; direction; control; domination; headquarters
(d) opposition; appeal; denial; protest
Q8 n. table
(a) position; opinion; viewpoint; outlook; perspective
(b) injury; harm
(c) company that is owned or controlled by another company
(d) list of information arranged in columns and rows; chart; flat surface
Q9 n. crate
(a) state of perfection; state of highest quality
(b) assortment; kind; sort
(c) wooden box; old car; old plane
(d) work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps)
Q10 n. feature
(a) bed covering; quilt
(b) characteristic; function; capability (of a product, machine, device, software etc.)
(c) citation; passage taken from another source; reference; commercial offer; statement of price
(d) person who translates from one language to another (orally); person how clarifies; commentator
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Test 154
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 154
Q1 v. serve
(a) to tend to; to attend; to work; to perform a duty or task
(b) to furnish; to equip; to make up for; to compensate for; to substitute for temporarily
(c) to choose; to vote for; to prefer; to decide
(d) to create or adapt for a particular need or desire
Q2 v. repair
(a) to move; to be moved
(b) to fix; to mend; to correct a problem or malfunction
(c) to travel to unknown regions; to investigate; to examine; to research
(d) to plan; to design; to name; to call
Q3 v. work
(a) to hold at bay; to gain advantage on the market; to approach; to catch; to trap
(b) to transmit document electronically
(c) to put out for others to see; to show; to exhibit; to reveal
(d) to labor; to act; to operate; to activate; to process
Q4 v. seem
(a) to ride a bike
(b) to appear to be; to look like; to give the impression of; to have the appearance of
(c) to influence; to affect strongly; to collide; to squeeze in
(d) to comprise; to contain; to embrace
Q5 v. soar
(a) to vacillate; to waver; to vary; to change
(b) to postpone; to disgust; to repulse; to deter
(c) to glide; to fly upward; to ascend; to increase; to rise
(d) to nominate; to designate
Q6 v. employ
(a) to restore to good condition; to restart; to resume; to refresh
(b) to predict; to prophesy; to foretell
(c) to take a small portion of something as a specimen
(d) to hire as a worker; to activate; to operate; to use
Q7 v. lecture
(a) to examine; to debate; to scrutinize; to solicit votes or opinions
(b) to deliver a discourse before an audience; to reprimand tediously
(c) to supply with stock; to equip with supplies (esp. food)
(d) to think over; to believe; to regard; to take into account
Q8 v. simulate
(a) to judge an object's value; to appraise; to assess; to guess
(b) to copy; to pretend; to fake
(c) to give assignments; to overburden; to strain
(d) to interpret incorrectly; to comprehend incorrectly
Q9 v. occasion
(a) to put out for others to see; to show; to exhibit; to reveal
(b) to jump; to leap
(c) to provide; to offer; to distribute; to supply; to sell; to trade
(d) to cause; to incite; to bring to pass
Q10 v. arrange
(a) to lease; to rent; to employ
(b) to learn; to ponder; to examine; to investigate; to memorize
(c) to organize; to settle; to structure; to order; to systematize
(d) to irritate; to infuriate; to enrage
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Test 155
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 155
Q1 v. audit
(a) to design; to mold; to form; to direct; to be formed
(b) to explain; to clarify; to describe; to depict
(c) to predict; to prophesy; to foretell
(d) to examine accounts and other financial records
Q2 v. subtract
(a) to take away part of a whole; to remove; to deduct
(b) to surpass; to pass; to go beyond; to outdo
(c) to respect; to honor; to admire; to value
(d) to support; to assist; to strengthen
Q3 adj. somber
(a) easy; uncomplicated; modest; ordinary; plain
(b) not functional; not practical
(c) gloomy; dark; depressing; sad; mournful
(d) useful; providing assistance; repairing; performing maintenance tasks
Q4 v. cruise
(a) to dare; to invite to engage in a contest; to stimulate; to test one's ability
(b) to increase; to enlarge; to enhance; to multiply
(c) to honor; to admire; to esteem; to hold in high regard
(d) to sail; to move at a moderate speed; to travel; to coast; to drive along slowly
Q5 n. behavio(u)r
(a) manner of acting; conduct
(b) payment; thoughtfulness; respectfulness; careful attention
(c) innovativeness; inventiveness
(d) enterprise; drive; ambition; beginning move in a process; first step
Q6 adj. environmental
(a) deserving of punishment; responsible
(b) spreading over a large area; comprehensive
(c) smooth; straight; level; parallel; equal; consistent
(d) pertaining to the world and nature around us
Q7 n. money supply
(a) druggist; apothecary
(b) the total amount of funds in circulation in a given country's economy
(c) caution; warning; admonition; suspension of proceedings (law)
(d) periodic wage paid to someone for work; pay
Q8 v. grade
(a) to submerge; to fall down below the surface (especially in water)
(b) to situate; to place; to identify; to find; to settle
(c) to accommodate someone; to stay; to reside; to dwell; to store; to shelter
(d) to give a mark to; to classify; to make level; to evaluate; to assess
Q9 n. prime
(a) something of value (property, equipment, goods, etc.); item of quality; something beneficial
(b) inflow; inward flow; place where a stream flows into another body of water
(c) state of perfection; state of highest quality
(d) a situation in which the imports of a country from the USA are larger than their exports to the USA
Q10 n. moral
(a) duplicate; photostat
(c) ethic; lesson; principle
(b) connection; link; uniting; joining
(d) unexperienced person
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Test 156
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 156
Q1 adj. funnelled
(a) strong; healthy
(c) not capable
(b) channeled; centralized
(d) beforehand
Q2 adj. located
(a) thankful; appreciative; expressing thanks
(b) situated; placed; identified; found; existing; standing
(c) external; of the outdoors; from the outdoors; maximal
(d) very important; critical; decisive; vital
Q3 adj. vivid
(a) extreme; intense; severe
(c) lively; bright; dazzling; clear; graphic
(b) opposite of expensive; inexpensive
(d) kind; good
Q4 adj. empty
(a) near; adjacent; careful
(b) of a city; local
(c) containing nothing; without people; without contents; hollow; meaningless
(d) sturdy; long lasting
Q5 adj. residential
(a) nominal; symbolic; perfunctory
(b) done without waste (of time, resources, etc.)
(c) intended for inhabitation; occupied with homes
(d) identical; corresponding; in agreement; harmonious
Q6 adj. supervisory
(a) temporary; provisional
(b) available on a regular basis; employed to handle merchandise or goods
(c) excessive; redundant; superfluous
(d) managerial; overseeing
Q7 adj. firm
(a) correct; suitable; just; complete
(b) strong; solid; stable; fixed; immovable; determined
(c) filled with petrol, gas or another substance that produces energy
(d) objective
Q8 adj. pushy
(a) feasible; workable; applicable; useful; efficacious
(b) logical; reasonable; intelligent; prudent; expressible as a whole number (Mathematics)
(c) harsh; strict; severe; exact; precise
(d) controlling; aggressive; extremely self-assertive; bossy
Q9 adj. eligible
(a) honest; truthful; frank; straightforward; genuine; earnest
(b) capable of living; having a reasonable chance of succeeding; practical
(c) suitable; worthy of; qualified; entitled to; allowed
(d) treated as an expense
Q10 adj. buoyant
(a) swift; fast
(b) provocative; stimulating; encouraging
(c) floating; light; lively; cheerful
(d) chosen for office but net yet formally installed
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Test 157
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 157
Q1 n. average
(a) word or phrase functioning as a noun
(c) explanation; illustration; instruction
(b) mean; median
(d) track; footprints; path; way
Q2 n. standpoint
(a) act of sending out; act of starting or initiating; commencement; inauguration
(b) outlook; perspective; view; opinion; attitude
(c) this being the case; since (used in formal documents)
(d) brining in of goods from another country; opposite of export; meaning; significance
Q3 n. competition
(a) theme; subject of conversation; issue
(b) person who has completed a course of study and received a degree or diploma
(c) great number of persons or things; many; a lot; composed of a countless number of items
(d) rivalry; contest; act of competing against another
Q4 n. clerk
(a) fee for sending letters or packages by mail
(b) verification of a person or thing; recognition
(c) minor office worker; book-keeper; bureaucrat
(d) effort; nuisance
Q5 n. consumption
(a) rules introduced by the government to regulate the trade of securities and mutual funds
(b) enhancement; refinement; improvement
(c) item; piece of information; part of a whole
(d) using up
Q6 n. danger
(a) substance; component; all that is inside of something
(b) issue; affair; question; problem; substance of a particular composition and consistency
(c) risk; peril; hazard
(d) city
Q7 n. completion
(a) telephone exchange; operator; main bureau or office
(b) lodger; occupant; resident; renter; landlord
(c) finishing; finalizing
(d) angle that points outward
Q8 n. content
(a) display; show; public presentation of work or skills; trade fair
(b) minimum amount of money and liquid assets set by the central banking system of the U.S.
(c) substance; component; all that is inside of something
(d) person, company or organization that markets a commodity, product or service; wholesaler; dealer
Q9 n. style
(a) manner; way; fashion; chic; vogue
(b) intelligence; ability to think in a clever manner
(c) awareness; cognition; ability to perceive
(d) pillow; soft padded object
Q10 n. agent
(a) support; skeleton; structure; system
(b) place used by planes for takeoff and landing
(c) reaping; gathering in of crops; outcome; product
(d) representative; rep; factor; cause
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Test 158
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 158
Q1 v. undercut
(a) to offer at lower prices than the competition; to weaken; to undermine
(b) to smooth wood; to make smooth; to remove rough areas
(c) to leave; to go out
(d) to lie down; to recline; to move in a relaxed manner; to walk lazily
Q2 v. preempt
(a) to make or earn a total of (before taxes and other expenses)
(b) to go on board a ship; to put on board a ship; to begin; to become involved in an enterprise
(c) to plan; to invent; to design
(d) to occupy a place; to take a place; to obtain at an advance opportunity
Q3 v. annoy
(a) to travel; to take a trip
(b) to give out; to distribute; to ration; to set aside for a special purpose
(c) to organize; to arrange; to give form to
(d) to bother; to trouble; to disturb; to upset
Q4 v. pertain
(a) to belong to; to be connected to; to relate; to refer
(b) to cause to become involved in; to arouse curiosity
(c) to exchange goods and services
(d) to criticize; to assess; to determine; to rule
Q5 v. appeal
(a) to reduce the size of; to make smaller; to cut the number of employees
(b) to make valid; to make lawful; to justify; to make permissible
(c) to plead; to request; to petition for a new trial or judgment
(d) to be in possession of; to belong to; to confess
Q6 v. discover
(a) to tempt or tease by presenting something as available and then withholding it
(b) to give a heading or name to (i.e. a book, painting, etc.); to grant a right; to claim something
(c) to find out; to come across; to get information about something
(d) to decide; to define; to conclude; to cause; to affect
Q7 v. field
(a) to increase; to enlarge; to enhance; to multiply
(b) to permit; to approve; to empower
(c) to hide; to keep secret; to cover up
(d) to answer adequately or successfully
Q8 v. stage
(a) to fail; to collapse; to defeat; to overthrow; to descend
(b) to set apart an additional amount of space or money for security
(c) to perform; to present; to carry out; to execute
(d) to publish; to distribute; to circulate; to emit
Q9 v. share
(a) to plan; to design; to imagine; to conceive; to envision
(b) to divide; to apportion; to receive a portion; to participate
(c) to require; to be in distress; to be under hardship; to be obligated
(d) to practice; to employ; to exploit; to treat; to consume
Q10 v. finance
(a) to raise money for; to provide with funds; to fund; to pay for
(b) to make more efficient; to organize; to simplify
(c) to be talented; to do very well; to surpass; to do better than
(d) to incline; to slant upward or downward; to cause to tilt
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Test 159
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 159
Q1 adj. reliable
(a) occurring every three months; taking place four times a year
(b) clear; exact; precise; quick
(c) credible; trustworthy; dependable
(d) lucid; eloquent; expressed using clear and distinct words; able to speak
Q2 adj. portable
(a) being more than is needed; excessive; unnecessary
(b) mobile; movable; can be transported from one place to another
(c) simple; basic
(d) markedly different; contrasting
Q3 n. coalition
(a) agreement in which the seller of securities agrees to buy them back at a specified time and price
(b) small retail store; studio; business; office; outlet
(c) alliance; union; agreement
(d) downward; descent; slope; ebb
Q4 n. tender
(a) bid; offer; overseer; supervisor
(b) painstaking labor; careful planning; adding of extra details; act of improving; production
(c) way; route; course; section; piece
(d) side of a hill; incline; upward or downward slant; degree to which a surface deviates from the vertical
Q5 n. accordance
(a) part of a population differing in some characteristic; state of being under legal age
(b) roundish stain; speck; place; awkward or difficult situation; predicament
(c) conformity; agreement; coordination; suitability
(d) wages; living; stronghold
Q6 adj. crafted
(a) benevolent; giving; unselfish; abundant; plentiful
(b) non-transferable
(c) produced; made; manufactured
(d) spoiled; immoral; dishonest; perverted
Q7 v. frequent
(a) to deliver without charge
(b) to separate into parts; to part; to share; to apportion
(c) to charge; to announce; to advertise
(d) to go regularly to (a certain place); to patronize
Q8 adv. fair
(a) justly; equitably; directly; completely; really
(b) therefore; so
(c) doubly
(d) annually
Q9 n. course
(a) plan; goal; aim; objective; meaning
(b) favor; liking; fondness; priority; superior status
(c) negotiation; settlement; business deal
(d) direction; series of lessons or training units; layer; part of a meal
Q10 adj. service
(a) passing; brief
(b) useful; providing assistance; repairing; performing maintenance tasks
(c) beginning; introductory
(d) strained; taut; rigid; nervous; stressful
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Test 160
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 160
Q1 adj. striped
(a) done over again
(b) honest; sincere; straightforward; open; candid
(c) pertinent; relevant; connected
(d) marked with narrow bands of contrasting color or texture
Q2 adj. kindly
(a) nicely; thoughtfully; graciously; considerately; sympathetically
(b) acting as a replacement
(c) arranged in divisions; divisional; concerning an office
(d) vital; essential; indispensable; unavoidable
Q3 adj. frank
(a) honest; sincere; straightforward; open; candid
(b) large; enormous; huge
(c) under legal obligation; responsible; prone
(d) most important; main; first; opening; beginning
Q4 adj. graduate
(a) prepared; set; eager; willing; quick; fast
(b) made or done immediately; paid at once; performed randomly
(c) keeping quiet; reserved; showing self-restraint
(d) having a degree or diploma; concerning studies beyond a bachelor's degree
Q5 adj. occupied
(a) credible; trustworthy; dependable
(b) leftover; unused; desolate; desert; destroyed
(c) motherly; related through a mother; relating to or characteristic of a mother or motherhood
(d) conquered; seized; filled; taken up; inhabited; populated
Q6 v. stay
(a) to fix; to repair; to correct; to calibrate; to adjust
(b) to meet by chance; to face; to meet with (difficulties, hardships, etc.)
(c) to visit; to spend time in a place; to remain temporarily; to lodge
(d) to assign too low a value to
Q7 v. improve
(a) to cover with a curtain; to filter; to sift; to hide; to conceal; to separate
(b) to do; to carry out; to execute; to present; to arrange; to manage
(c) to make better; to increase in quality; to enhance; to develop
(d) to destroy; to ruin; to tear down; to remove
Q8 adj. tight
(a) capable of living; having a reasonable chance of succeeding; practical
(b) close-fitting; tense; narrow
(c) detached; disconnected; distinct; set apart
(d) customary
Q9 adj. contemporary
(a) suitable; appropriate; intelligent; savvy; capable
(b) right away; shortly; at once; without delay
(c) very important; critical; decisive; vital
(d) modern; current
Q10 adj. substitute
(a) enough; adequate
(b) awful
(c) pertaining to the sale of goods to final consumers; of the sale of merchandise to end users
(d) acting as a replacement
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Test 161
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 161
Q1 n. defense
(a) protection; security; rampart; shield
(b) profession; development; progress; gradual growth
(c) boat for crossing a body of water; shuttle
(d) geometric figure having four equal sides; plaza
Q2 n. index
(a) trees that have been sawed into rough planks; useless items that been put in storage
(b) colorful fabric with a pattern of square s and crossbars
(c) topic; branch of studies; major; citizen; motive
(d) list of subjects or other information arranged in alphabetical order; indicator; sign
Q3 n. discard
(a) defect; imperfection; crack; strong gust or wind
(b) garbage; refuse; scrap
(c) trouble; misfortune; evil; harm; disease; sickness
(d) survey; general study; examination; inspection
Q4 n. enrichment
(a) building; something created from a number of interconnecting parts
(b) enhancement; refinement; improvement
(c) one who is subservient; someone under the authority of another
(d) coach; buggy; transportation
Q5 n. pallet
(a) heap; tall bookshelf; chimney
(b) flat receptacle used to hold other items; platter
(c) company that is owned or controlled by another company
(d) straw-filled mattress; hard and simple bed; platform used to stack items during moving or storage
Q6 n. interviewee
(a) person who is being asked questions; job candidate
(b) ability to speak and write easily; eloquence; articulateness; gracefulness
(c) toll; payment for services rendered; cost of admission; commission; feudal estate
(d) something that is out of the ordinary; anomaly; objection; opposition
Q7 n. destination
(a) place where two surfaces meet; angle
(b) speed; haste; sudden increase in activity or speed
(c) one who makes or alters garments
(d) place where one is going; the purpose for which something is destined
Q8 n. rental
(a) money paid for the use of property; property that is leased; act of leasing
(b) access; method; system; procedure
(c) part of an object designed to be gripped by the hand; fist name; nickname; code name; title
(d) provider
Q9 n. ordinary
(a) requirement; shortage of an indispensable item; distress; hardship
(b) thin sheets of fibrous material used to write on; article; essay; questionnaire
(c) ecclesiastical judge; priest
(d) safety; pledge; guarantee; stock; bond
Q10 n. order
(a) expression of admiration; word of praise for someone
(b) traveler; fare; person who rides or travels
(c) arrangement; instruction; command; request for something
(d) depot; wholesale store; large retail store
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 162
Q1 v. space
(a) to contrive false evidence against; to set up; to construct; to build; to fashion; to formulate
(b) to set some distance apart
(c) to work; to act; to operate; to perform
(d) to upset; to disturb; to divide
Q2 v. bank
(a) to allot; to apportion; to give somebody a task or responsibility; to delegate; to appoint
(b) to find fault; to express displeasure; to protest
(c) to have faith in; to assume; to suppose
(d) to deposit money; in a money institution; to count on; to depend upon
Q3 v. exert
(a) to enter; to penetrate; to infiltrate; to suffuse
(b) to exercise; to use; to make an effort
(c) to earn income; to make financial gains; to be of service; to be beneficial
(d) to improve; to raise the quality of
Q4 v. converge
(a) to be talented; to do very well; to surpass; to do better than
(b) to make strong; to fortify; to reinforce; to toughen
(c) to perform; to put into effect; to carry out; to execute; to realize
(d) to meet; to assemble to gather; to get together
Q5 v. slip
(a) to contemplate again
(b) to present in a condensed form; to list the main points in a brief and comprehensive manner
(c) to glide; to sneak; to slide; to decline; to deteriorate; to make a mistake
(d) to acquire; to procure; to secure; to earn; to achieve
Q6 v. anticipate
(a) to expect; to predict; to assume
(b) to bill; to charge
(c) to provide with a combustible substance that provides energy
(d) to surround; to confine; to close in; to place an additional document or letter within another
Q7 v. supply
(a) to throw away; to get rid of
(b) to move back and forth; to lean in a certain direction; to be sympathetic to; to hesitate
(c) to furnish; to equip; to make up for; to compensate for; to substitute for temporarily
(d) to send; to dispatch; to transport (by airplane, truck, etc.); to embark
Q8 v. mind
(a) to pay attention to; to supervise; to regret; to oppose; to remember; to notice
(b) to enlarge; to add to; to multiply; to raise; to intensify
(c) to cut; to cut down; to cut into pieces; to mince
(d) to finance; to supply with money; to allocate financial sums; to extend a short-term obligation
Q9 v. slope
(a) to hold a party; to feast; to dine; to drink
(b) to make right; to amend
(c) to investigate
(d) to incline; to slant upward or downward; to cause to tilt
Q10 v. concrete
(a) to expect; to predict; to assume
(b) to use as an introduction; to use as a foreword
(c) to solidify
(d) to look at; to concern; to relate to; to esteem; to appreciate; to consider
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Test 163
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 163
Q1 n. premium
(a) supplementary charge; additional charge; amount paid for insurance; reward
(b) general expenses; manufacturing and business expenses
(c) flat receptacle used to hold other items; platter
(d) plateau; area of level ground; prairie; savanna
Q2 n. discussion
(a) state of intellectual or spiritual awareness
(b) debate; conversation; talk; dispute; argument
(c) silence; quiet; photograph
(d) length; distance; duration; period of time
Q3 n. approval
(a) set way of saying or doing something; principle; pattern
(b) sofa; couch; lobby; slow walk; stroll
(c) affinity; compassion; pity; concern; empathy
(d) confirmation; endorsement; positive opinion
Q4 v. interpret
(a) to convey; to relocate; to hand over; to pass on
(b) to show how (people or things) are alike or different; to consider to be similar
(c) to explain; to clarify; to elucidate; to understand or explain in a particular way
(d) to by-pass; to side-step; to evade
Q5 n. intensity
(a) shop; place where merchandise is sold; supply of goods or materials set aside for future use
(b) percentage of profits paid to an artist for each copy of his work that is sold
(c) routine; protocol; course of action; subroutine; sequence of instructions (Computers)
(d) strength; energy; extreme degree; depth; clarity
Q6 v. fail
(a) to train; to teach; to instruct; to guide; to counsel
(b) to set up a center of operations; to be set up in a center of operations
(c) to be unsuccessful; to not do; to disappoint; to go bankrupt; to be used up
(d) to create; to write; to relax; to calm oneself; to settle
Q7 n. negotiator
(a) opposite; contrary; back side; rear; setback; defeat
(b) person who participates in a bargaining session
(c) standard of perfection; pattern; model; person or thing that embodies a standard of perfection
(d) statute; law; act of controlling; management; direction
Q8 adj. choice
(a) existent; in attendance; on hand; of the current times; pertaining to the current times
(b) select; fine; excellent
(c) situated; placed; identified; found; existing; standing
(d) characteristic of a capital city; sophisticated
Q9 n. mail
(a) money management (including investment, banking etc.); science of money management
(b) flow (of water, electricity, etc.); process; tendency; direction
(c) postal service; letters and other items that are sent via the postal service
(d) readiness; agreeableness
Q10 adj. society
(a) in favor of reform; supporting a progressive philosophy; tolerant; open-minded
(b) impressive; inspiring; great; frightening
(c) of or pertaining to the upper class
(d) customary; routine; formal
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Test 164
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 164
Q1 adj. important
(a) content; self-satisfied; comfortable; smug
(b) right; proper; exact; accurate
(c) smooth; straight; level; parallel; equal; consistent
(d) significant; influential; essential; crucial; critical
Q2 adj. select
(a) chosen; picked out; choice; superior; prime; picky
(b) shared; ordinary; mediocre; average; public
(c) preferred; beloved; liked
(d) energetic; full of life; playful; lively
Q3 adj. internal
(a) vulnerable; prone; impressionable
(b) preoccupied; lost in thought
(c) inner; inside; located within; of a country's domestic affairs
(d) behind; after; rear; hind
Q4 adj. possible
(a) could be; might be; may be
(b) empty; unfilled; unoccupied; lacking expression
(c) shared; ordinary; mediocre; average; public
(d) typical; characteristic; acting on behalf of another person or organization
Q5 adj. particular
(a) special; unusual; detailed; precise; pedantic; strict
(b) not healthful; not clean
(c) filled with petrol, gas or another substance that produces energy
(d) involving rivalry; tending to contest
Q6 adj. delicious
(a) tasty; having a pleasant taste or smell
(b) open to dispute; obscure; vague
(c) intimate; for or pertaining to a small group of people; personal; of an individual
(d) safe; protected; strong; stable; confident
Q7 adj. genuine
(a) opposed
(b) large; important; huge; immense; wonderful; exciting
(c) next after the first; alternate; other; additional; subordinate; having a lower rank
(d) original; real; true; natural; honest; sincere
Q8 adj. inclusive
(a) significant; important
(b) ready for use; attainable; present; vail
(c) having four equal sides enclosing four equal angles
(d) containing; comprehensive; all-embracing; extensive; taking in
Q9 adj. valid
(a) belonging to oneself or itself (mine, yours, his, etc.); self; by oneself
(b) biased; dishonest
(c) legitimate; legally acceptable; not expired; logical; well-founded
(d) composed of elastic material; made from caoutchouc
Q10 adj. feasible
(a) of great worth; costly; cherished; dear; important
(b) able to be carried out; achievable; possible; likely
(c) inner; inside; inland; of a country's domestic affairs; of an individual's inner life
(d) pertinent; related; connected to the current subject
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Test 165
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 165
Q1 n. proposition
(a) gross error; stupid mistake
(b) offer; plan; theory; problem
(c) effort; nuisance
(d) small room; piece of office furniture; office; part of a government
Q2 n. employment
(a) quantity; sum
(b) work; occupation; keeping busy
(c) establisher; organization or channel; person who gives authorization to operate a channel
(d) denial; rejection
Q3 n. creditor
(a) supplement
(b) person employed to deliver official dispatches or go on special errands
(c) direction; series of lessons or training units; layer; part of a meal
(d) person or organization that lends something; lender; loaner; moneylender
Q4 n. advice
(a) counsel; guidance; specific information; hint
(b) production; creating; group of people born around the same time
(c) end; conclusion; plug
(d) benefit; profit; utility; avail
Q5 n. back door
(a) colorful fabric with a pattern of square s and crossbars
(b) the U.S. treasury
(c) string; thin cord; Internet discussion
(d) nutritionist; expert on nutrition
Q6 n. background
(a) agreement; pact; deal
(b) bias; sentence passed before proper examination of the circumstances
(c) bother; disturbance; nuisance; discomfort
(d) setting; biography
Q7 n. replay
(a) notice; warning; caveat; carefulness; premonition
(b) place where one can borrow books
(c) part; portion; quota; allocation; issue of stock
(d) rematch; repetition
Q8 n. discount
(a) price reduction; rebate
(c) inner quality; intrinsic characteristic
(b) chase; quest; search; occupation; pastime
(d) symbol; sign; mark; remembrance
Q9 n. veil
(a) effect; impact; person or thing which has power to affect others
(b) obligation; something owed (i.e. money)
(c) sameness; uniformity
(d) netting attached to a woman's hat
Q10 n. use
(a) degree; rank; height; plane; flat horizontal plain
(b) abrasion; cut; score of zero; cash; money (Slang)
(c) route; travel plans; travel journal
(d) function; utilization; benefit; advantage; consumption
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Test 166
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 166
Q1 v. achieve
(a) to claim; to require; to request strongly
(b) to decline; to deny; to reject
(c) to obtain; to attain; to perform; to accomplish
(d) to summarize; to review with a short summary
Q2 v. venture
(a) to show; to display; to demonstrate; to present
(b) to temporarily cease working as a protest; to impress
(c) to take a risk in order to achieve a goal
(d) to allay; to soothe; to relieve; to soften; to lessen
Q3 v. exit
(a) to allot; to apportion; to give somebody a task or responsibility; to delegate; to appoint
(b) to oversee; to administer; to direct; to manage; to watch over
(c) to leave; to go out
(d) to calculate; to think; to assume; to portray; to depict; to express verbally
Q4 v. brief
(a) to disregard an outstanding debt (as of a customer)
(b) to enter information into a chart; to postpone; to set aside for future consideration
(c) to make a summary; to give a report; to inform; to instruct somebody
(d) to provide secret information about another country; to examine
Q5 v. address
(a) to assume; to anticipate; to hope
(b) to win; to succeed; to overcome; to surpass; to prove superior
(c) to direct to; to speak to; to direct to a specific destination; to refer to
(d) to aim at something
Q6 v. comply
(a) to gain entrance to; to get at
(b) to make an itemized list; to index; to classify
(c) to submit; to consent; to obey; to agree with
(d) to fail to perform a duty; to fail to pay on time; to fail to appear in court
Q7 n. explanation
(a) interpretation; something that clarifies; description; definition
(b) suggestion; tender; plan; offer of marriage
(c) small purse used to carry money and personal documents; billfold; handbag
(d) store which sells food and other household goods
Q8 v. combine
(a) to confirm to be true; to authorize
(b) to unite; to join; to come together; to become one
(c) to make up for a deficiency; to add on to
(d) to support; to inspire; to give hope
Q9 v. paint
(a) to plan; to design; to imagine; to conceive; to envision
(b) to halt; to cease; to quit; to close; to block; to impede
(c) to apply color to a surface; to put makeup on; to describe something in words
(d) to innovate and develop production
Q10 v. drive
(a) to record the proceedings of a meeting; to make a memorandum
(b) to reflect; to think; to consider; to meditate
(c) to travel in a car; to transport in a vehicle; to compel
(d) to fasten; to connect
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Test 167
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 167
Q1 adj. superb
(a) complete; full; entire; healthy
(b) more distant; additional
(c) excellent; wonderful; splendid; magnificent
(d) reasonable; probable; possible; appropriate; promising
Q2 v. disagree
(a) to have different opinions; to differ
(b) to cancel; to revoke
(c) to open; to free from restraints; to release
(d) to refine; to improve; to complete; to make faultless
Q3 v. insure
(a) to examine; to investigate; to check closely; to inspect
(b) to provide a guarantee against possible damage or loss; to make certain
(c) to put into a stable; to delay; to check the progress of
(d) to render insusceptible to a disease by inoculating
Q4 v. conceive
(a) to expel a tenant by legal process; to turn out
(b) to perform; to do; to engage
(c) to understand; to comprehend; to grasp
(d) to plan; to invent; to design
Q5 v. pay
(a) to give money for goods or to cancel debts; to settle; to be worthwhile; to be profitable
(b) to hunt for; to look for; to investigate; to examine
(c) to oppose; to fight against; to challenge; to withstand
(d) to obtain; to acquire; to get; to buy; to purchase
Q6 n. instruction
(a) teaching; direction; guidance; training; education; information
(b) expansion; increase in size; magnification
(c) a person who was unable to repay their debts
(d) alleyway; narrow road between mountains; successful grade on a test
Q7 v. prepare
(a) to clarify; to confirm; to reinforce; to verify
(b) to make into a city
(c) to make ready; to get oneself ready; to put into the proper condition
(d) to escape; to keep away from; to prevent; to keep from happening; to evade
Q8 v. fence
(a) to ascend; to up; to slope upward; to move upward gradually
(b) to protect; to guard; to evade a question; to respond in a vague manner
(c) to push; to iron; to remove creases or wrinkles; to confiscate for public or government use
(d) to identify; to acknowledge; to know; to admit
Q9 n. prejudice
(a) respected position; honor; nobility
(b) bias; sentence passed before proper examination of the circumstances
(c) repayment; something done to make up for (a loss, deficiency or fault)
(d) freedom; liberation; newly distributed film (or record, book, etc.); statement provided to the media
Q10 v. perceive
(a) to open; to free from restraints; to release
(b) to feel; to sense; to distinguish; to discern; to see
(c) to place in particular situations
(d) to look at; to concern; to relate to; to esteem; to appreciate; to consider
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Test 168
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 168
Q1 n. levy
(a) structure in which horses and other animals are housed
(b) a charge imposed and collected
(c) instructor; director; escort; leader; manual; handbook
(d) person who gives a test
Q2 n. honesty
(a) notoriety; renown; good reputation
(b) condition; influencing factor; situation
(c) specific quantity regarded as a standard; combination which acts a whole; piece
(d) truthfulness; sincerity; integrity; frankness
Q3 n. grocer
(a) automated device used for selling items
(b) postal service; letters and other items that are sent via the postal service
(c) period of time that something continues
(d) person who owns and operates a food store
Q4 n. behind
(a) rear; end; seat
(b) range; extent; sphere; expanse
(c) thing; object; article; news story; piece of information
(d) purchase; something that has been purchased or obtained
Q5 n. wealth
(a) something that is demanded; necessity; something that is needed
(b) abuse; molestation
(c) amount collected at one time; income; proceeds; profits (Informal)
(d) richness; prosperity; capital; fortune; abundance
Q6 n. journal
(a) sudden need demanding immediate action
(b) base; foot; seat of a chair
(c) reduction; curtailing; decrease
(d) newspaper; magazine; diary; blog; bookkeeping ledger
Q7 n. imagination
(a) signature on a money order such as a check
(b) yield; product; manufacture; information sent out from a computer
(c) ability of the mind to create mental pictures which do not exist in reality
(d) progression; succession; order; arrangement
Q8 n. slip
(a) track; footprints; path; way
(b) company; enterprise; trade; commerce; issue
(c) opposite of profit; deprivation; defeat; destruction
(d) slide; stumble; mistake; blunder; error
Q9 n. liability
(a) sale of products to final consumers; sale of goods to end users
(b) division of a company; section; area
(c) monetary or material worth; importance; merit
(d) financial obligation; debt; responsibility; obligation
Q10 n. button
(a) voting, electing; counting of votes; number of votes; referendum
(b) garbage; refuse; scrap
(c) switch; icon to click on
(d) maltreatment; corrupt practice; foul language
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Test 169
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 169
Q1 v. tax
(a) to confirm; to license; to authorize
(b) to hesitate; to stumble; to sway; to totter; to be unstable
(c) to impose a tariff; to impose a levy; to burden; to demand too much
(d) to remove; to take out; to squeeze; to press; to elicit
Q2 v. elaborate
(a) to provide additional details; to plan carefully and with great detail; to produce; to develop
(b) to make a summary; to give a report; to inform; to instruct somebody
(c) to work as an employee (i.e. in the legal or bank business)
(d) to make a call; to ring
Q3 v. auction
(a) to sell something through a bidding system
(b) to stance
(c) to create; to write; to relax; to calm oneself; to settle
(d) to agree; to give; to bestow; to answer to; to donate
Q4 v. associate
(a) to write one's name by hand; to sign one's name
(b) to share company; to connect; to relate to; to combine
(c) to try and obtain something through persuasion or earnest requests
(d) to dare; to invite to engage in a contest; to stimulate; to test one's ability
Q5 v. equip
(a) to contract; to empower; to authorize; to confer
(b) to provide with the required supplies, tools and items
(c) to produce and distribute printed material; to advertise
(d) to equip; to outfit with supplies
Q6 v. switch
(a) to make a stupid mistake; to move back and forth in a clumsy manner
(b) to advertise; to bring to the attention of a large audience
(c) to change; to shift; to exchange; to trade; to turn on or off
(d) to prejudice; to influence opinions
Q7 v. draft
(a) to make an outline; to draw up in written form; to conscript; to draw out and separate
(b) to be plentiful; to be filled with; to overflow with
(c) to appraise; to judge the worth or quality; to assess; to gauge
(d) to mark as different; to see as different; to discern; to recognize
Q8 v. accord
(a) to crash; to meet head on; to come together with solid or direct impact
(b) to depend on; to trust in
(c) to give; to match; to fit; to complement
(d) to see; to look; to pay attention; to supervise
Q9 v. experience
(a) to push; to iron; to remove creases or wrinkles; to confiscate for public or government use
(b) to try; to live through; to feel; to endure
(c) to increase; to enlarge; to enhance; to multiply
(d) to organize; to settle; to structure; to order; to systematize
Q10 v. flaw
(a) to crack; to become defective; to become cracked
(b) to substantiate with evidence; to demonstrate; to show clearly
(c) to recommence; to begin again; to retake; to take back; to continue
(d) to consent; to concur; to suit; to have the same opinion; to fit
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Test 170
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 170
Q1 adj. prepaid
(a) remunerated ahead of time; settled beforehand via payment
(b) average; middle; unkind; base; inferior
(c) supplementary; auxiliary; secondary; lesser in importance
(d) rational; reasonable; wise; judicious; cognizant; aware
Q2 n. letter
(a) character which is part of an alphabet; written communication sent to a person or organization
(b) temporary work stoppage; good luck; discovery of natural resources
(c) attack; act of aggression; position of pursuit or aggression
(d) show; presentation; execution; act; deed
Q3 n. idea
(a) faithfulness; devotion; constancy
(b) specimen; small part of something; representative part of a larger group
(c) caption beneath an illustration
(d) concept; thought; opinion; intention; plan
Q4 n. overlap
(a) something that is superimposed
(b) act of casting back a mirror image; act of sending back energy from a surface; idea; concept
(c) employees working in an organization; personnel; crew; team
(d) process of making neat and attractive
Q5 n. understatement
(a) payment given for regularly scheduled performances or publications
(b) representing something less strongly than what the facts would justify
(c) comprehensive inquiry; extensive investigation of a subject
(d) great number of persons or things; many; a lot; composed of a countless number of items
Q6 v. reason
(a) to stretch; to enlarge; to lengthen; to reach out
(b) to display; to undertake; to attempt; to begin a journey; to arrange
(c) to think; to consider logically; to argue; to claim
(d) to be frightened; to be concerned; to be afraid of; to have respect for
Q7 v. distract
(a) to interpret; to see; to perceive
(b) to create; to conceive; to produce; to conceptualize
(c) to copy; to pretend; to fake
(d) to disturb; to confuse; to worry; to divert; to amuse
Q8 adj. standard
(a) serving as a model; normal; regular; typical; widely accepted
(b) frail; feeble; faint; dilute; watery
(c) careful; cautious
(d) nicely; thoughtfully; graciously; considerately; sympathetically
Q9 v. instance
(a) to record for evidence; to write down; to substantiate
(b) to make up for a deficiency; to add on to
(c) to refer to a case or occurrence to explain or prove a point; to cite; to mention
(d) to turn into; to develop into; to grow into
Q10 adj. common
(a) resisting change; desiring to preserve traditions; cautious
(b) pertaining to a city; pertaining to citizenship
(c) perfect; impeccable
(d) shared; ordinary; mediocre; average; public
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Test 171
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 171
Q1 n. pay
(a) attitude; stance; opinion
(b) salary; wages
(c) act or instance of rendering insusceptible to disease by inoculating
(d) increase in salary; wage increase
Q2 n. contemporary
(a) danger; peril; hazard; risk; endangerment
(b) person living at about the same time as another person
(c) routine; course of action; advance; summons to court
(d) opening stroke or hit of the ball (Sports)
Q3 n. forecast
(a) prediction of a future event or condition (i.e. development of the economy)
(b) roundish stain; speck; place; awkward or difficult situation; predicament
(c) rope; cord; link; connection; equal score in a game
(d) supplement
Q4 n. council
(a) assembly; board; group of people (gathered to advise, plan, etc.)
(b) series (of stories, articles, reports etc.); recurring period of time
(c) part of a book; phase; stage; local branch of an organization
(d) chance; probability of advancement or success; hope; promise
Q5 n. evaluation
(a) cement; something tangible (idea, object, etc.)
(b) appraisal; estimation; assessment
(c) work beyond regular working hours; pay for such work
(d) representing; in support of
Q6 n. globe
(a) cereal; seed; granule; particle; texture; weave
(b) management committee; food
(c) state of not being a derivative of anything else
(d) ball; sphere; planet Earth; world
Q7 n. climb
(a) inside a building; inland section of a country
(b) temporary stay somewhere; instance of spending time with a person or group of people; inspection
(c) merchandise; goods; item that is bought and sold; something useful
(d) ascent
Q8 n. cushion
(a) colorful fabric with a pattern of square s and crossbars
(b) frequent customer; repeat customer
(c) fracture; pause; rest; opportunity; alteration
(d) pillow; soft padded object
Q9 n. denominator
(a) rematch; repetition
(b) shared characteristic; common feature
(c) creator; designer
(d) right to live in a country; condition of being a member of a country
Q10 n. cash
(a) money in the form of coins and bank notes
(b) reform; repair; act of repairing; state of healing or improvement
(c) person who creates something; chemical substance used in photography
(d) one who relies on another especially for financial support
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Test 172
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 172
Q1 v. merchandise
(a) to pay attention to; to supervise; to regret; to oppose; to remember; to notice
(b) to be useful; to help; to facilitate
(c) to trade; to plan for and promote for sales of; to market goods
(d) to suggest; to tender; to bid; to propose a price; to present
Q2 v. circumvent
(a) to propose; to mention; to imply; to hint; to evoke
(b) to understand; to comprehend; to grasp
(c) to by-pass; to side-step; to evade
(d) to treat someone new in a humiliating manner; to harass; to humiliate
Q3 v. get
(a) to impose a tax upon; to purify; to make thin or thinner; to reduce; to clarify
(b) to record; to order in advance; to inscribe; to indicate
(c) to cover with a curtain; to filter; to sift; to hide; to conceal; to separate
(d) to receive; to obtain; to purchase; to bring; to persuade
Q4 v. run
(a) to operate; to activate; to manage; to direct; to carry out; to fulfill
(b) to cover; to coat
(c) to try; to live through; to feel; to endure
(d) to make clear; to concentrate
Q5 v. enlist
(a) to remove; to get rid of
(b) to draft into military service; to voluntarily join a cause
(c) to punish
(d) to surround
Q6 v. award
(a) to realize; to make a reality; to accomplish; to complete; to execute
(b) to give; to grant; to judge; to rule
(c) to reduce; to lessen; to decline
(d) to arrange in a line; to grade; to classify
Q7 v. assist
(a) to make whole; to finish; to perfect
(b) to be short of; to be without; to be missing; to need; to want
(c) to aid; to help; to support; to guide; to direct
(d) to represent as the embodiment of perfection
Q8 v. vacillate
(a) to devote to; to set apart for; to inscribe (a book, poem, song, story, etc.) to someone
(b) to clarify; to explain; to approve
(c) to quit an office or position; to relinquish; to give up; to abdicate
(d) to fluctuate; to hesitate; to waver
Q9 v. decrease
(a) to send; to convey; to transmit; to promote; to advance
(b) to eternalize; to make everlasting; to preserve from extinction
(c) to reduce; to lessen; to decline
(d) to accumulate; to gather; to collect; to assemble
Q10 v. age
(a) to prepare food by heating; to falsify account records
(b) to grow older; to mature
(c) to impose a tax upon; to purify; to make thin or thinner; to reduce; to clarify
(d) to limit the amount of food eaten; to eat only certain kinds of food
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Test 173
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 173
Q1 v. encroach
(a) to negotiate; to arrive at an agreement
(b) to supervise; to manage; to inspect
(c) to advance beyond proper limits; to infringe
(d) to convert an object or image into a digital image using an optical device to browse
Q2 n. news
(a) abstract; summary; concise report; instructions
(b) security; warranty; pledge; assurance
(c) meeting; seminar; convention
(d) report of recent events; information about previously unknown facts
Q3 v. name
(a) to decorate; to beautify
(b) to go on; to keep doing something; to last; to perpetuate
(c) to join; to cause to become one
(d) to appoint; to specify; to identify; to designate
Q4 adj. lasting
(a) avoiding; tending to shrink; elusive
(b) alike; having common qualities; comparable
(c) competent; talented; apt
(d) continuing; enduring; remaining for a long time; durable
Q5 adv. regardless
(a) quickly; fast; swiftly
(b) previously; before a certain time
(c) without consideration for possible problems; anyway; in any case
(d) methodically; in an organized fashion
Q6 v. browse
(a) to leaf through a book; to surf Internet websites
(b) to throw away; to get rid of
(c) to arrange papers methodically for preservation and reference; to submit in a formal way
(d) to present in a condensed form; to list the main points in a brief and comprehensive manner
Q7 v. license
(a) to subdue; to solve
(b) to grant a permit; to authorize; to permit; to allow
(c) to charge; to announce; to advertise
(d) to attach; to connect; to unite; to combine; to become a member
Q8 v. incur
(a) to meet with; to bring upon oneself; to acquire
(b) to cause to remember
(c) to transmit document electronically
(d) to try to; to assay
Q9 n. stress
(a) emphasis; importance; accent; strain; tension; pressure
(b) one who activates; worker of a telephone switchboard; operation symbol
(c) rule; command; supervision; restraint
(d) stupid person substance unmixed with other substances; commoner
Q10 adj. simple
(a) in favor of reform; supporting a progressive philosophy; tolerant; open-minded
(b) opposite of expensive; inexpensive
(c) easy; uncomplicated; modest; ordinary; plain
(d) pertaining to the world and nature around us
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Test 174
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 174
Q1 n. fax
(a) upkeep; repairs; livelihood; means of support
(b) end; conclusion; final appearance; power of endurance; vitality; unit of weight
(c) device for electronically transmitting written material; electronically transmitted document
(d) discourse given before an audience; tedious reprimand; formal reproof
Q2 n. letterhead
(a) copying of data for safety purposes; substitute; reserve; spare
(b) area of land set aside to protect natural resources and wildlife
(c) line printed at the top of a piece of stationary
(d) goal; aim; intention; objective
Q3 n. belief
(a) character; nature; trait; arrangement; placement
(b) opinion; creed; religion; faith; conviction
(c) flying; aviation; trip on an airplane; escape
(d) person who lives in a particular place; resident; tenant; occupant
Q4 n. food
(a) vibrations that can be detected by the human ear; noise; vocal utterance
(b) partitioning; department; faculty; ranking; level according to difficulty
(c) connection; association; closeness
(d) nourishment; substance which provides the body with nutrients; sustenance
Q5 n. shipment
(a) position; opinion; viewpoint; outlook; perspective
(b) sending of cargo or freight
(c) standard of measure; device for measuring (pressure, amount, distance, etc.)
(d) wages; rent; rental; charge; fee
Q6 n. version
(a) individual's social or professional standing; position; rank; present situation
(b) particular form of something; variant; rendering; translation
(c) boundary; edge; limit
(d) small clock that is usually worn on the wrist; guarding; observation
Q7 n. offing
(a) temporary stop; standstill; break or pause in a march or journey
(b) something or someone that does not match up to standards; object of lower quality; outcast
(c) distant part of the sea visible from the shore; remote place far from the shore; high seas
(d) building for indoor sports and exercise; fitness center
Q8 adj. house
(a) pertaining to accommodations; domesticated
(b) confined usually by illness
(c) penetrating; infiltrating; spreading; extending; permeating
(d) gentle; soft; delicate
Q9 n. ambivalence
(a) location where sick and injured people receive medical treatment
(b) suitcases; cases and bags carried by travelers
(c) information that is confidential or classified; mystery; unexplained phenomenon
(d) state of having both positive and negative feelings towards a subject
Q10 n. slander
(a) delight; refreshment or entertainment given to its recipient without cost
(b) act of shedding; act of taking away; elimination; ejection; dismissal
(c) false and injurious statements made about another; defamation; calumny
(d) backlash
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Test 175
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 175
Q1 v. get on with
(a) to originate from; to reveal the origin of something; to obtain from a particular supplier
(b) to continue
(c) to establish; to set up; to begin; to initiate; to start
(d) to cut with a toothed blade
Q2 v. divert
(a) to load; to oppress; to burden; to regard; to esteem
(b) to put away for future use
(c) to distract; to entertain; to turn in a different direction; to deflect
(d) to suggest; to recommend; to tender; to make an offer of marriage
Q3 v. assure
(a) to go along with; to go together with; to join; to attach
(b) to equip; to outfit with supplies
(c) to give confidence; to promise; to pledge; to encourage
(d) to discern; to perceive; to pay attention; to observe; to remark
Q4 v. finalize
(a) to grow larger; to broaden; to increase; to enlarge; to add to
(b) to make changes; to create something new; to invent
(c) to erect; to set; to put; to place
(d) to end; to sum up; to complete; to conclude
Q5 v. staff
(a) to submit; to consent; to obey; to agree with
(b) to accumulate; to gather; to collect; to assemble
(c) to employ a group of workers; to provide with employees; to man
(d) to pack; to crate; to box
Q6 v. ship
(a) to add
(b) to advocate; to endorse; to speak well of; to advise; to suggest
(c) to send; to dispatch; to transport (by airplane, truck, etc.); to embark
(d) to rebroadcast
Q7 v. damage
(a) to send away; to fire; to release; to free
(b) to reduce; to protect; to soften; to upholster
(c) to accommodate; to house; to enter (a plane, ship, bus, etc.)
(d) to cause harm; to cause injury; to destroy partly
Q8 v. augment
(a) to bring from another place; to bring goods from a foreign country; to signify; to imply
(b) to increase; to enlarge; to enhance; to multiply
(c) to say something aloud for someone to write down; to command; to order; to impose
(d) to narrate; to tell; to make a connection between; to have a good relationship with
Q9 v. position
(a) to extricate; to remove; to evict; to oust; to expel
(b) to erect; to set; to put; to place
(c) to ascribe to; to link to; to associate with; to relate to
(d) to influence; to affect strongly; to collide; to squeeze in
Q10 v. recant
(a) to obtain; to attain; to perform; to accomplish
(b) to stud; to constellate
(c) to give up; to renounce; to deny; to disavow; to retract
(d) to fight for; to challenge; to appeal
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Test 176
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 176
Q1 n. series
(a) doctrine; tenet; precept; fundamental law; primary law on which other laws are based
(b) sequence; succession; television program broadcast in installments
(c) protective coating
(d) instructional booklet; handbook
Q2 adj. comforting
(a) providing assistance
(b) consoling; encouraging; reassuring; brining relief; heartening
(c) ambitious; industrious; hard-working
(d) compact; having a high mass per unit volume; close
Q3 n. practice
(a) a measurement of output per hours worked; creativeness; fruitfulness; prolificness
(b) customary action; habit; drill; training exercise
(c) graph; diagram
(d) a document giving details about an offering of securities investment for sale to the public
Q4 n. time
(a) switch; icon to click on
(b) certificate; entry pass; tag
(c) period; era; hour; rate
(d) meeting at which a person is evaluated through questioning (as for a job)
Q5 adj. invisible
(a) lucrative; paying; rewarding; beneficial; producing income
(b) impossible to see; imperceptible; hidden; concealed
(c) sequential; following one after another
(d) terrible; awful; disgusting
Q6 adj. international
(a) between countries; of relations between two or more countries
(b) more distant; additional
(c) spreading over a large area; comprehensive
(d) serving as a model; normal; regular; typical; widely accepted
Q7 v. campaign
(a) to do without; to give up; to distribute; to give out; to hand out
(b) to recommence; to begin again; to retake; to take back; to continue
(c) to conduct a series of activities organized to accomplish a goal
(d) to go after and bring back; to pick up; to charm
Q8 n. indulgence
(a) nourishment; substance which provides the body with nutrients; sustenance
(b) center; hub; concentration
(c) a charge imposed and collected
(d) act of giving in to desire; something which gratifies; luxury; leniency
Q9 n. superior
(a) person who lives in a particular place; resident; tenant; occupant
(b) ability to reason and understand; cleverness; brilliance; information
(c) amount of money that has been borrowed; something borrowed; act of giving temporarily
(d) one who is higher than another in rank or position
Q10 v. rush
(a) to say that something is not true; to refuse; to renounce
(b) to perform; to present; to carry out; to execute
(c) to meet with; to bring upon oneself; to acquire
(d) to hurry; to make haste; to act or move quickly; to cause to hurry
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Test 177
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 177
Q1 n. store
(a) bank deposits that are available on a short-term basis; treasury bills
(b) notice; warning; caveat; carefulness; premonition
(c) shop; place where merchandise is sold; supply of goods or materials set aside for future use
(d) option; selection; variety
Q2 n. space
(a) true or fictional account of some occurrence; short work of fiction; plot; news report
(b) opinion; creed; religion; faith; conviction
(c) prize; recompense; benefit received as payment for a service
(d) universe; empty area; gap; area; interval
Q3 n. collaboration
(a) defect; imperfection; crack; strong gust or wind
(b) movement of vehicles or persons; trade; commerce; load of messages in a communications network
(c) perception of flavor; sense; reason
(d) working together; cooperation
Q4 n. donation
(a) type of aircraft; two-dimensional surface; rank; level
(b) gift; contribution
(c) obligation; promise
(d) attitude; stance; opinion
Q5 n. fluency
(a) putting to use; putting into action; effort; struggle; strain
(b) ability to speak and write easily; eloquence; articulateness; gracefulness
(c) comment; observation; notice
(d) intersection; crossing; connection
Q6 n. language
(a) spoken or written words with which people communicate thoughts and feelings
(b) clothing; garments; clothes; garb
(c) accessibility; attainability; obtainability
(d) grant; pocket money; stipend; discount; deduction
Q7 n. fixture
(a) ability of the mind to create mental pictures which do not exist in reality
(b) defense; shelter; safety
(c) public sale where goods are sold to the highest bidder (such as eBay)
(d) something which is permanently or securely attached; set date for a sporting event
Q8 v. resolve
(a) to indicate; to itemize; to mark; to designate; to stipulate
(b) to act on; to transfer from one place to another; to change residence
(c) to determine; to decide; to separate into constituent parts
(d) to outlive; to remain in use; to outlast; to endure; to withstand
Q9 n. photo
(a) picture; snapshot
(b) derailment; feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
(c) notoriety; renown; good reputation
(d) requirement; shortage of an indispensable item; distress; hardship
Q10 n. bond
(a) paragraph; section in a document; part of a contract
(b) link; connection; obligation; grasp; certificate of debt
(c) guidance; advance position; first place; guide
(d) cost for traveling (on a bus, train, etc.)
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Test 178
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 178
Q1 v. photograph
(a) to separate from others; to segregate
(b) to take a picture
(c) to produce and distribute printed material; to advertise
(d) to reveal; to uncover; to disclose
Q2 v. leave
(a) to narrate; to tell; to make a connection between; to have a good relationship with
(b) to depart; to exit; to quit; to omit; to let alone
(c) to put up with something or somebody unpleasant
(d) to save from destruction; to rescue
Q3 v. preserve
(a) to arrange systematically; to structure; to group; to sort; to make confidential
(b) to determine the scope of a target; to extend; to stretch; to vary
(c) to throw; to project; to form; to shape
(d) to guard; to keep safe; to keep; to defend; to protect
Q4 v. reply
(a) to answer; to respond
(b) to oversee; to administer; to direct; to manage; to watch over
(c) to receive; to obtain; to purchase; to bring; to persuade
(d) to belong to; to be connected to; to relate; to refer
Q5 v. anchor
(a) to raise; to push; to urge; to lift
(b) to perform for the first time; to make one's premiere performance
(c) to copy; to photograph; to snapshot
(d) to attach firmly; to fasten tightly
Q6 v. even
(a) to knock down; to astound; to shock
(b) to prophesy; to foretell; to announce in advance
(c) to make level; to smooth; to balance
(d) to toss or dump garbage in an unauthorized place; to scatter objects in disorder
Q7 v. debate
(a) to argue; to discuss; to consider; to ponder
(b) to catalog; to list; to enumerate; to set down in full detail
(c) to comply; to obey; to conform; to stay; to tolerate
(d) to tend to; to attend; to work; to perform a duty or task
Q8 v. screen
(a) to separate into sections; to partition
(b) to pave the way; to create a path; to guide; to initiate; to originate
(c) to cover a part of; to have something in common
(d) to cover with a curtain; to filter; to sift; to hide; to conceal; to separate
Q9 v. study
(a) to glide; to sneak; to slide; to decline; to deteriorate; to make a mistake
(b) to learn; to ponder; to examine; to investigate; to memorize
(c) to appoint someone (for a position, office, or honor); to designate; to select
(d) to notch; to groove; to assign to a place or position (in an organization, system, etc.)
Q10 v. expel
(a) to be unsuccessful; to not do; to disappoint; to go bankrupt; to be used up
(b) to classify; to categorize; to systematize; to structure
(c) eject; drive out; banish
(d) to stop; to discontinue; to disturb; to bring a conversation to a halt
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Test 179
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 179
Q1 n. habit
(a) event; occurrence; one of a group of loosely connected stories
(b) custom; something that one is used to doing; part of a routine; behavior pattern
(c) honor; esteem; high regard; consideration; attention
(d) bars of gold; bars of silver
Q2 n. labor
(a) strenuous physical or mental work; toil; exertion
(b) mutual connection (between two or more things); similarity; parallel
(c) guidebook; library; catalog
(d) pull; influence; power; weight
Q3 n. dollar drain
(a) a situation in which the imports of a country from the USA are larger than their exports to the USA
(b) supplement
(c) area of fabric used to repair a hole; stain; bandage; lot
(d) rematch; repetition
Q4 n. call
(a) supplementary charge; additional charge; amount paid for insurance; reward
(b) telephone conversation; visit; invitation; claim; need
(c) act of pretending; counterfeit; imitation of the operation or features of one system using an other system
(d) physical or mental well-being; freedom from disease
Q5 v. chain
(a) to tie down
(b) to arrange in a line; to grade; to classify
(c) to conceal; to cover up; to keep secret; to place out of sight
(d) to make changes in order to improve something; to edit; to correct
Q6 adv. directly
(a) chiefly; principally; mainly; initially
(b) commonly; generally; regularly
(c) in another country; outside; widely
(d) clearly; straight; frankly; immediately; soon
Q7 n. availability float
(a) width; broadness
(b) ring-shaped geometric figure; round figure; group; society
(c) the time or amount of money that defined by checks that have been deposited but not cleared yet
(d) ability to speak and write easily; eloquence; articulateness; gracefulness
Q8 adj. tentative
(a) large; important; huge; immense; wonderful; exciting
(b) just; reasonable; handsome; light colored; clean; clear
(c) little; few in number; trivial; unimportant; modest
(d) experimental; trial; temporary; hesitant
Q9 n. fleet
(a) small retail store; studio; business; office; outlet
(b) group of ships, cars, trucks or other vehicles
(c) amount of money set aside for a specific purpose; supply
(d) attainment of something desired or attempted; accomplishment; prosperity
Q10 adj. outside
(a) famous; prominent
(b) anesthetized; lacking sensitivity (to pain); in shock; senseless
(c) about to happen; imminent
(d) external; of the outdoors; from the outdoors; maximal
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 180
Q1 n. expansion
(a) ability; skill; trait; characteristic; quality
(b) act of assuming control of something (as in a government or business)
(c) facet; outlook; direction; issue; point
(d) enlargement; increase; spread; development
Q2 n. awareness
(a) greatest quantity or amount possible; highest capacity
(b) endorsement; approval; letter of reference; suggestion; advice
(c) consciousness
(d) certificate; entry pass; tag
Q3 n. present
(a) gift; offering; something that is given to another person without compensation
(b) refers to the cost of developing a product or system
(c) exhibition; explanation; showing
(d) view; vista; panorama; set; backdrop used on stage to portray a particular setting or locale
Q4 n. handbook
(a) short meeting; summarizing; giving and receiving instructions; reporting
(b) present; talent; offering
(c) manual; guide; guideline; document containing instructions
(d) process of making neat and attractive
Q5 n. threat
(a) expression of intent to damage or injure; intimidation; danger
(b) picture in a book or other work; explanation; clarification
(c) punctuation mark; end; pause at end of a phrase; full sentence; age; season
(d) expectation; hope; intuition
Q6 n. transaction
(a) negotiation; settlement; business deal
(c) something of great worth
(b) salary; wages
(d) line; file (British); row; braid; plait
Q7 n. misgiving
(a) thing; object; article; news story; piece of information
(b) apprehension; worry; doubt; hesitation; reservation
(c) person living at about the same time as another person
(d) familiarity; understanding; wisdom; education; awareness
Q8 n. clear
(a) brining in of goods from another country; opposite of export; meaning; significance
(b) deletion; act of unmarking; removal of a mark from a check box (Computers)
(c) clamp; fastener; shred; segment of video
(d) cost for traveling (on a bus, train, etc.)
Q9 n. talk
(a) shared characteristic; common feature
(b) conversation; speech; lecture; meeting
(c) termination; end
(d) distinction; unusual quality; disagreement; remainder
Q10 n. couple
(a) school director; school master; capital sum (Finance)
(b) pair; group of two
(c) tool; instrument; piece of equipment
(d) enjoyment; amusement; entertainment; delight; joy
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Test 181
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 181
Q1 v. present
(a) to cap; to cork; to stop up; to block; to advertise
(b) to advance; to move forward; to gain
(c) to fail; to collapse; to defeat; to overthrow; to descend
(d) to display; to demonstrate; to bestow; to grant
Q2 v. calculate
(a) to bend; to turn sharply in a different direction
(b) to estimate; to compute; to depend upon
(c) to fill with water and sink; to fall; to fail; to stumble; to cause to sink
(d) to make a detailed list of property; to summarize; to sum up the worth of
Q3 v. request
(a) to protect; to guard; to evade a question; to respond in a vague manner
(b) to ask for; to petition for
(c) to change; to alter; to improve
(d) to plan; to design; to imagine; to conceive; to envision
Q4 v. page
(a) to represent; to indicate; to communicate; to express; to convey
(b) to call; to summon (e.g. to the telephone); to number sheets of paper in a collection
(c) to collapse; to decline; to decrease; to deteriorate; to settle
(d) to talk about; to debate; to converse
Q5 v. substantiate
(a) to call off; to annul; to terminate; to stop
(b) to set up for use; to put in (i.e. machinery); to establish in an office or position
(c) to complete a course of study and receive a degree or diploma
(d) to prove; to verify; to confirm; to actualize
Q6 v. phone
(a) to remove; to withdraw; to abandon; to exit; to depart
(b) to fix in place; to link firmly together; to be held in place
(c) to be adjacent to
(d) to make a call; to ring
Q7 v. unveil
(a) to store in a large building
(b) to present for the first time; to initiate; to establish; to announce
(c) to distinguish; to perceive; to recognize; to discriminate
(d) to reveal; to uncover; to disclose
Q8 v. pipe
(a) to accuse; to admonish
(b) to convey a fluid; to transport a liquid; to make a high-pitched sound
(c) to demolish; to ruin; to destruct; to erase
(d) to involve; to affect; to worry; to interest; to relate to
Q9 v. facilitate
(a) to make easy; to assist; to forward; to promote; to expedite
(b) to save from harm; to deliver from danger; to free from risk
(c) to exchange a check (or another money order) for coins and bank notes; to redeem
(d) to grant special rights; to give special advantages or benefits
Q10 v. contest
(a) to stress; to show the importance of
(b) to open; to extend; to apply a layer on; to scatter; to distribute
(c) to build; to create; to design; to grow
(d) to fight for; to challenge; to appeal
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Test 182
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 182
Q1 adj. severe
(a) containing nothing; without people; without contents; hollow; meaningless
(b) hurt; wounded; insulted; offended; damaged
(c) external
(d) serious; grave; acute; difficult; rigorous; harsh; strict
Q2 adj. subsidiary
(a) supplementary; auxiliary; secondary; lesser in importance
(b) distorted; crooked; twisted; askew
(c) inquisitive; desiring to know and understand; odd; strange; rare
(d) not functional; not practical
Q3 conj. immediately
(a) as soon as (b) in what way? (c) if (d) but; only
Q4 n. monitor
(a) movable articles for use in a home or office (i.e. chairs, desks, cabinets, closets, etc.)
(b) mail; column; opinion; role; job placement
(c) supervisor; device for regulating; screen
(d) method or course that restores health; prescribed treatment for an illness
Q5 n. above
(a) meaning; sense; importance; consequence; act of pointing out
(b) flammable liquid mixture derived from petroleum (used as fuel, etc.)
(c) replacement; person or thing that takes the place of another
(d) something previously mentioned or indicated
Q6 v. rebound
(a) to ask for an identification (i.e. in a bar)
(b) to spring back
(c) to begin; to be created; to result from; to develop; to be produced
(d) to refer to a case or occurrence to explain or prove a point; to cite; to mention
Q7 n. expression
(a) strenuous physical or mental work; toil; exertion
(b) putting into words; phrase; word; manifestation
(c) business arrangement; client; funds deposited in a bank
(d) deletion; negligence; failure; default
Q8 adj. susceptible
(a) attentive; conscious of
(b) between countries; of relations between two or more countries
(c) physical; done using human skill or force
(d) vulnerable; prone; impressionable
Q9 n. panel
(a) group of judges; board; band; strip; crew; staff
(b) part of an object designed to be gripped by the hand; fist name; nickname; code name; title
(c) person who is an expert; person who is skilled
(d) amount; extent; measure; degree; size; magnitude
Q10 n. list
(a) roll; roster; inventory; strip; band
(b) creator; craftsman; skilled workman
(c) combining of separate elements into a complete whole
(d) official document; license; reference; attestation
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Test 183
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 183
Q1 n. statistics
(a) suggestion; proposal of a price; tender; bid
(b) organization and interpretation of numerical data
(c) supplies; necessary items; tools, instruments or other objects for completing a task
(d) possibility; ability; capability of being
Q2 n. consultancy
(a) skill; talent; aptitude; capacity; power
(b) the practice of giving expert advice within a particular field
(c) friend; member of an academic organization; suitor
(d) collective enterprise; group endeavor; collaboration
Q3 n. examiner
(a) elasticity; cheerfulness; quality of quickly recovering from sadness or failure; buoyancy
(b) adequate amount; sufficient degree
(c) connection; attachment
(d) person who gives a test
Q4 n. retirement
(a) number with a fixed value; factor
(b) shelves used to store printed items
(c) withdrawal from one's job or occupation
(d) person who is native to or resides in a particular area
Q5 n. law
(a) rule enacted by a community or country; custom; principle; convention
(b) person who favors political and social reform
(c) permit; official permission; authorization; document which shows proof of authorization; certificate
(d) connection; attachment
Q6 n. workshop
(a) type; sort; class; group of things which are classed together because of their similarities
(b) seminar; brief intensive educational program; discussion group
(c) something interesting or amusing; fun; hospitality
(d) commercial and market information that indicates overall economic trends
Q7 n. nominee
(a) person who has been appointed; candidate
(b) meal; nourishment; material supplied; act of inserting into a machine (especially of putting paper into a printer)
(c) instructor; director; escort; leader; manual; handbook
(d) foundation; principal element; fundamental part
Q8 adj. small
(a) flawless; complete; undamaged
(b) little; few in number; trivial; unimportant; modest
(c) content; self-satisfied; comfortable; smug
(d) in a manner which shuts out all others; solely; in a limited manner
Q9 adj. irrelevant
(a) beside the point; unconnected; impertinent; immaterial
(b) foreign; abroad
(c) available to lease or rent
(d) dependable; reliable; accountable; liable
Q10 n. point
(a) spot; tip; essence; gist; matter
(b) printed work which is bound together; bundle
(c) yard; formal reception; place where legal trials take place
(d) rough outline; sketch; written order for payment; conscription
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Test 184
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 184
Q1 v. admit
(a) to turn into money; to turn profit; to finance
(b) to cut off; to curtail; to trim off
(c) to confess to something; to allow entrance; to accept as valid
(d) to finish; to infer; to deduce; to make a decision
Q2 v. range
(a) to exercise; to train; to drill
(b) to request the presence of; to solicit; to attract; to encourage; to promote
(c) to send off quickly; to dismiss; to conclude with speed and efficiency; to eliminate
(d) to determine the scope of a target; to extend; to stretch; to vary
Q3 v. thread
(a) to believe; to have faith in; to supply goods by deferred payment
(b) to demolish; to ruin; to destruct; to erase
(c) to pass something through an opening
(d) to make a request; to implement; to realize; to put into practice
Q4 v. order
(a) to go in search of; to look for; to search for; to request
(b) to command; to request something; to arrange; to manage
(c) to comfort; to console; to encourage; to relieve; to appease
(d) to move to a different apartment; to move to a different place
Q5 v. get through with
(a) to draw attention; to captivate; to fascinate
(b) to shatter; to crack; to be cut off; to cancel
(c) to finish; to complete
(d) to glide; to sneak; to slide; to decline; to deteriorate; to make a mistake
Q6 v. go through
(a) to remove; to get rid of
(c) to leave; to go out
(b) to experience; to endure
(d) to fluctuate; to hesitate; to waver
Q7 n. deed of surrender
(a) a legal document that temporarily transfers a property from one individual to another
(b) cork; stopper; electrical connector; block; advertisement
(c) obligation; responsibility; assignment; customs tax
(d) a significant decline in general economic activity extending over a period of time
Q8 v. plane
(a) to respect deeply; to honor greatly
(b) to extend; to lengthen
(c) to smooth wood; to make smooth; to remove rough areas
(d) to accuse; to admonish
Q9 v. empty
(a) to surpass; to pass; to go beyond; to outdo
(c) to save from destruction; to rescue
(b) to startle; to astonish; to ambush
(d) to remove the contents of
Q10 v. tie
(a) to bind; to fasten with a rope or cord
(b) to attach firmly; to fasten tightly
(c) to outlive; to remain in use; to outlast; to endure; to withstand
(d) not intended to earn profits; to observe; to remark on; to make a comment; to record
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Test 185
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 185
Q1 v. inspire
(a) to cause not to happen; to avert; to delay; to impede; to hinder
(b) to exercise; to use; to make an effort
(c) to substantiate with evidence; to demonstrate; to show clearly
(d) to motivate; to stimulate; to provoke; to influence; to encourage
Q2 n. implication
(a) car; vehicle; ride
(b) consequence; outcome; result; indirect suggestion; connotation; hint
(c) person or organization that owns part of a company
(d) buyer; client
Q3 n. thought
(a) idea; concept; product of the mind
(b) computer which can serve many users simultaneously
(c) foundation; grounding
(d) rare object
Q4 n. poll
(a) person who participates in a bargaining session
(b) voting, electing; counting of votes; number of votes; referendum
(c) favor; liking; fondness; priority; superior status
(d) explanation; meaning; interpretation (as of a word or term)
Q5 adv. adversely
(a) unfavorably; in a manner that works against; antagonistically
(b) clearly; straight; frankly; immediately; soon
(c) amid; in the middle
(d) quite; sufficiently; fairly
Q6 n. fulfillment
(a) act of enlisting or drafting new members
(b) noon; 12 a.m.
(c) realization; performance; completion; gratification; satisfaction
(d) fellow worker; cowoker
Q7 n. documentation
(a) chance occurrence; unforeseen event
(b) collection of written records; use of written records as evidence
(c) short informational periodical that is usually distributed to the members of an interest group
(d) price; cost; speed; pace; tax
Q8 n. feed
(a) narration; act of telling; family member; connection; association
(b) location where sick and injured people receive medical treatment
(c) assembly; board; group of people (gathered to advise, plan, etc.)
(d) meal; nourishment; material supplied; act of inserting into a machine (especially of putting paper into a printer)
Q9 n. notice
(a) series of remarks; explanation (often written in essay or book form)
(b) merchandise; goods; item that is bought and sold; something useful
(c) announcement; poster, sign; warning; attention; consideration
(d) banknote; invoice; proposed law
Q10 n. fundamental
(a) head; leader; chairman; chief
(b) financial assistance
(c) principle; basis; essential
(d) the act of transferring a property title from one person to another
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Test 186
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 186
Q1 n. conjunction
(a) act of making changes; alteration; proof sheet made to verify changes made and check for additional errors
(b) connection; link; uniting; joining
(c) one who makes a journey
(d) occurrence; happening; contest; campaign; promotion
Q2 n. report
(a) stock; list of assets; act of checking stock
(b) detailed account of an occurrence or situation
(c) duty responsibility; indebtedness; agreement
(d) caution; advice about danger; advance notice
Q3 n. debut
(a) supply of goods; inventory; share; company's capital divided into shares
(b) opening of a show; first public appearance
(c) frequent customer; repeat customer
(d) review; overview; statistical study
Q4 n. scan
(a) throw; team of actors; squint (of the eye)
(c) argument; dispute; discussion; conversation
(b) close examination; scrutinizing look
(d) slope; grade; slant
Q5 n. recruitment
(a) headway; forward movement; development; advancement
(b) cereal; seed; granule; particle; texture; weave
(c) deficiency; flaw
(d) act of enlisting or drafting new members
Q6 n. place
(a) location; position; standing; role; function
(b) cameraman; person who takes pictures
(c) declaration; allegation; official account
(d) military rank above captain; main subject of study chosen by a college or university student
Q7 n. programmer
(a) large closed vehicle used for transporting goods or people
(b) person who creates sets of instructions for a computer or other device
(c) range; extent; sphere; expanse
(d) duty; role; purpose; feature; convention
Q8 n. doctor
(a) hug; act of wrapping one's arms around another person or thing
(b) person who works in a skilled occupation; specialist
(c) advisor (adviser); counselor; coach; person who gives professional advice
(d) person who is licensed to practice medicine (i.e. physician, surgeon etc.)
Q9 n. dispute
(a) obligation; responsibility; assignment; customs tax
(b) quarrel; disagreement; argument
(c) specimen; small part of something; representative part of a larger group
(d) track; footprints; path; way
Q10 n. trade
(a) act of sending out; act of starting or initiating; commencement; inauguration
(b) importance that is attached to something; accent or stress that is placed on a word or words
(c) tip; bonus; recompense
(d) business; commerce; barter; occupation
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Test 187
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 187
Q1 v. slot
(a) to copy files from a distant computer onto another computer through an Internet connection
(b) to give on a temporary basis; to give money as a loan; to donate
(c) to appear; to come out; to be revealed
(d) to notch; to groove; to assign to a place or position (in an organization, system, etc.)
Q2 v. defend
(a) to take off; to shed; to take away; to eliminate; to get rid of
(b) to divide; to split
(c) to protect; to secure; to vindicate
(d) to cancel; to revoke
Q3 v. purpose
(a) to form a relationship with another person
(c) to intend; to plan; to design; to aim
(b) to live; to be
(d) to pack in a box
Q4 v. note
(a) not intended to earn profits; to observe; to remark on; to make a comment; to record
(b) to grow older; to mature
(c) to summarize; to review with a short summary
(d) to train; to teach; to instruct; to guide; to counsel
Q5 v. cast
(a) to calm; to soften; to pacify; to relieve
(b) to throw; to project; to form; to shape
(c) to postpone; to dismiss from a job; to fire
(d) to assemble; to collect; to accumulate; to conclude; to deduce
Q6 v. plant
(a) to labor; to act; to operate; to activate; to process
(b) to make haste; to rush; to urge; to prod; to dash
(c) to watch; to study; to monitor; to supervise; to discern
(d) to sow; to place seeds or vegetation into soil; to establish; to set
Q7 v. specify
(a) to indicate; to itemize; to mark; to designate; to stipulate
(b) to stay; to abide; to continue; to go on
(c) to declare; to say; to send quickly; to squeeze; to extract
(d) to establish an agreement; to settle a dispute
Q8 v. manufacture
(a) to proclaim; to make a statement; to make a full statement of (one's taxable or dutiable property)
(b) to make by machine; to produce; to fabricate; to invent
(c) to call; to summon (e.g. to the telephone); to number sheets of paper in a collection
(d) to rent out property for a specific period of time; to let
Q9 v. streamline
(a) to upset; to disturb; to divide
(b) to present in a condensed form; to list the main points in a brief and comprehensive manner
(c) to startle; to astonish; to ambush
(d) to make more efficient; to organize; to simplify
Q10 v. leverage
(a) to drill; to practice an action repeatedly in order to perfect it
(b) to use one's influence to affect people or circumstances
(c) can; to allow; to be possible; to wish
(d) to travel to unknown regions; to investigate; to examine; to research
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Test 188
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 188
Q1 v. pattern
(a) to decorate; to imitate; to mimic; to copy an example
(b) to obtain; to attain; to perform; to accomplish
(c) to recover
(d) to warn; to put on standby; to alarm
Q2 v. itemize
(a) to add
(b) to fork; to divide into parts or sections
(c) to bend; to crease; to wrap; to envelop; to clasp
(d) to catalog; to list; to enumerate; to set down in full detail
Q3 n. output
(a) increase in salary; wage increase
(b) conjecture; supposition; hypothesis
(c) act of bringing back; restoration; act of finding information and sending it to the user as output
(d) yield; product; manufacture; information sent out from a computer
Q4 n. breakthrough
(a) prize; recompense; benefit received as payment for a service
(b) problem; misfortune; annoyance; cause of worry
(c) rectangular traveling bag; valise
(d) progress; reaching a new level; removal of a barrier; penetration
Q5 n. release
(a) combination; conjunction; group; mixture
(b) realization; carrying out; performing; putting into effect; execution
(c) honesty; uprightness; morality; wholeness; unity
(d) freedom; liberation; newly distributed film (or record, book, etc.); statement provided to the media
Q6 n. dot
(a) government department responsible for collecting taxes on imports
(b) violent twist; violent ripping; tool for gripping or turning bolts
(c) spot; speck; part (the point) in an Internet web address
(d) blunder; fault; error
Q7 n. expense
(a) custom; something that one is used to doing; part of a routine; behavior pattern
(b) chance; occasion; favorable time to act
(c) minor office worker; book-keeper; bureaucrat
(d) cost; price; payment
Q8 v. embark
(a) to recover; to regain; to bring back; to fetch; to rescue
(b) to go on board a ship; to put on board a ship; to begin; to become involved in an enterprise
(c) to leave; to go out
(d) to receive; to agree; to consent
Q9 v. hit
(a) to register; to sign up; to join up; to enter one's name on a list
(b) to pave the way; to create a path; to guide; to initiate; to originate
(c) to glide; to fly upward; to ascend; to increase; to rise
(d) to strike; to beat; to reach; to find; to collide
Q10 v. shop
(a) to visit a store and purchase goods; to browse in a store; to inform on; to betray (British Slang)
(b) to spice; to flavor; to accustom; to acclimatize; to become experienced
(c) to go ashore from a boat; to leave a plane or vehicle; to land
(d) to agree; to concur; to confirm; to endorse
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Test 189
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 189
Q1 n. swap
(a) exchange; trade
(b) geometric figure having four equal sides; plaza
(c) brain; memory; recollection; opinion; intention; desire
(d) habit; tradition; convention
Q2 n. segment
(a) regard; esteem; renown
(b) attempt to discover or test something; trial; research
(c) guidebook; library; catalog
(d) part; portion; slice; piece
Q3 n. budget
(a) conference; routine; custom; treaty
(b) customer; buyer; computer that serves as a terminal
(c) passage; distinct portion of text (usually begins with an indented line); section; clause
(d) financial framework; financial plan
Q4 n. affiliation
(a) probability; chance; feasibility; possibility
(b) bill; money made of paper
(c) connection; attachment
(d) supply; stock; measure; means; condition; stipulation
Q5 n. admiration
(a) scope; range; scale; size; measure; degree
(c) tolerance; forbearance
(b) enchantment; affection; adoration
(d) restriction; force; limitation; limit
Q6 n. location
(a) diligence; neatness
(b) place; position; situation; site; spot
(c) something unyielding; something hard; stone similar to diamond
(d) depot; wholesale store; large retail store
Q7 n. figure
(a) number; image; character; price; human shape; symbol
(b) bother; disturbance; nuisance; discomfort
(c) expertise; state of having expert skills; skillfulness; adeptness; masterfulness
(d) percentage of profits paid to an artist for each copy of his work that is sold
Q8 n. associate
(a) something that continues for many years
(b) citizenship; patriotism
(c) partner; fellow worker; co-worker; friend
(d) act of repairing; renewal; act of restoring to good condition
Q9 n. routine
(a) partnership; association
(b) profession; development; progress; gradual growth
(c) commonplace activity; everyday task; habit; custom; practice
(d) report on current economic conditions, published by the Federal Reserve Board
Q10 n. lack
(a) need; want; shortage; absence
(b) point of view; perspective
(c) strength; period; permanence
(d) effect; impact; person or thing which has power to affect others
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Test 190
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 190
Q1 v. internationalize
(a) to globalize; to make worldwide
(b) to come to a sum; to become; to total
(c) to presume to be true; to hypothesize; to believe
(d) to aid; to help; to support; to guide; to direct
Q2 v. convey
(a) to examine; to debate; to scrutinize; to solicit votes or opinions
(b) to carry; to impart or to communicate by statement, suggestion, gesture or appearance
(c) to extend across; to stretch from one point another; to bridge
(d) to find fault; to express displeasure; to protest
Q3 v. contrive
(a) to devise; to invent; to dream up; to design (often in a negative way)
(b) to compel; to reinforce; to oblige; to coerce
(c) to allay; to soothe; to relieve; to soften; to lessen
(d) to argue; to discuss; to consider; to ponder
Q4 v. sponsor
(a) to tie with a narrow piece of leather; to lash
(b) to load with goods; to load; to weigh down; to send as cargo
(c) to back; to support; to finance; to subsidize; to promote
(d) to examine; to debate; to scrutinize; to solicit votes or opinions
Q5 v. expire
(a) to restore to good condition; to restart; to resume; to refresh
(b) to erect; to set; to put; to place
(c) to design; to plan (i.e. machinery, roads, etc.)
(d) to come to an end; to finish; to terminate
Q6 v. remit
(a) to mystify; to baffle; to confound; to confuse; to perplex
(b) to obtain; to protect; to defend; to strengthen
(c) to forgive; to absolve; to release; to discharge
(d) to let; to allow someone to use property in return for regular payments; to hire
Q7 v. satisfy
(a) to copy files from a distant computer onto another computer through an Internet connection
(b) to depart; to exit; to quit; to omit; to let alone
(c) to mark with an iron; to disgrace; to condemn
(d) to fulfill; to meet a request or requirement; to compensate; to remunerate
Q8 v. rent
(a) to let; to allow someone to use property in return for regular payments; to hire
(b) to advance; to encourage; to promote; to assist
(c) to envision; to fantasize; to visualize; to think; to assume
(d) to finish; to complete
Q9 v. back
(a) to put into practice; to accomplish; to perform; to conduct
(b) to stop; to cause to stop; to pause; to hesitate; to be uncertain
(c) to imitate; to try to equal or excel; to take after; to copy
(d) to support; to assist; to strengthen
Q10 v. lounge
(a) to see with the eyes; to view; to notice; to discern; to observe
(b) to lie down; to recline; to move in a relaxed manner; to walk lazily
(c) to go regularly to (a certain place); to patronize
(d) to stick to; to cling to; to be devoted to (an idea, group, organization etc.)
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Test 191
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 191
Q1 v. set up
(a) to alter; to replace; to become different
(b) to go on; to keep doing something; to last; to perpetuate
(c) to establish; to start; to found; to being; to raise
(d) to express excitement; to motivate
Q2 n. necessity
(a) a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum
(b) sensitivity; susceptibility (to disease, etc.)
(c) obligation; need; requirement
(d) boat for crossing a body of water; shuttle
Q3 v. avail
(a) to limit; to restrict; to contract; to lessen in width; to taper
(b) to make or to fit according to individual needs or desires; to personalize; to individualize
(c) to be useful; to help; to facilitate
(d) to question formally; to evaluate through questioning
Q4 n. common
(a) the U.S. treasury
(b) bend; crease; depression in the ground; hollow between two hills; yard
(c) punishment; fine; punishment in the form of a financial payment
(d) open public area in a city or town; park; square
Q5 v. conceal
(a) to reduce the price of; to mark down; to ignore
(b) to hide; to keep secret; to cover up
(c) to expend; to disburse; to put out (money, resources, etc.)
(d) to assign too low a value to
Q6 v. submit
(a) to revise; to alter; to make changes and corrections prior to printing
(b) to give in; to surrender; to yield; to present; to propose
(c) to represent as the embodiment of perfection
(d) to present for the first time; to initiate; to establish; to announce
Q7 v. mobilize
(a) to move; to circulate; to draft; to assemble for action (especially armed reserves)
(b) to control; to rule; to command
(c) to describe; to illustrate; to characterize; to portray; to elucidate
(d) to protect; to guard from harm
Q8 v. discard
(a) to enlarge; to add to; to multiply; to raise; to intensify
(b) to amass; to accumulate; to supply; to equip
(c) to begin; to be created; to result from; to develop; to be produced
(d) to throw away; to get rid of
Q9 n. reverse
(a) opposite; contrary; back side; rear; setback; defeat
(b) foundation; organization which provides a certain service or supports a particular cause
(c) progression of steps; table of graduated rates; system of marks used for measuring
(d) period; era; hour; rate
Q10 n. lasting
(a) commitment; obligation; period of employment
(b) harvest; produce (Agriculture); group; whip; short haircut
(c) painstaking labor; careful planning; adding of extra details; act of improving; production
(d) strong durable fabric; persistence
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Test 192
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 192
Q1 n. machine
(a) inflection; verbal 'time'
(b) bank deposits that are available on a short-term basis; treasury bills
(c) heaviness; unit of mass; pressure; importance; influence
(d) device made up of interconnected parts that work together to perform a given task or function
Q2 n. smart
(a) person who makes changes; person who introduces new methods or procedures; creative person
(b) formal agreement between two states; compact; covenant; contract
(c) sharp stinging pain
(d) distribution; liberation; transference
Q3 n. insert
(a) statement; proclamation; announcement
(b) more current version of something
(c) national money of a country; circulation; custom; prevalence
(d) something created separately for the purpose of being added to or placed inside (a book, newspaper, etc.)
Q4 n. factory
(a) plant; any location which mass-produces one type of product
(b) supervisor; device for regulating; screen
(c) type; kind; character; manner; quality
(d) negative tendency (especially in economy or business)
Q5 n. satisfaction
(a) gratification of a need; remuneration; fulfillment
(b) resident of a capital city; sophisticated big-city person
(c) duplicate; photostat
(d) act of giving in to desire; something which gratifies; luxury; leniency
Q6 n. library
(a) intersection; crossing; connection
(c) offer; plan; theory; problem
(b) possibility; ability; capability of being
(d) place where one can borrow books
Q7 n. inspiration
(a) fitness; suitability; limitation; diploma or certificate stating one's abilities
(b) thickness of some material that covers a surface; covering; bed; stratum
(c) stimulus; motivation; revelation; insight; idea
(d) person who is free from sin or wrongdoing
Q8 n. effect
(a) ordered merchandise that is not currently in stock but will be supplied in the future
(b) result; outcome; impact; trick; natural phenomenon
(c) necessity; obligation; command; order
(d) person who gives a test
Q9 n. plain
(a) plateau; area of level ground; prairie; savanna
(b) try; assay; test; trial
(c) program; scheme; agenda; timetable; schedule
(d) instructions; manual; handbook; indication of acceptable conduct or procedure
Q10 n. rebound
(a) series of remarks; explanation (often written in essay or book form)
(b) incentive; drive; inspiration; state of being stirred to action
(c) backlash
(d) financial obligation; debt; responsibility; obligation
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Test 193
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 193
Q1 v. ascertain
(a) to repeat; to say again; to restate
(b) to clarify; to confirm; to reinforce; to verify
(c) to make level; to smooth; to balance
(d) to defeat; to master; to crush; to stagger; to stun; to daze
Q2 v. back up
(a) to jumble; to mix together confusedly; to clamber; to climb on all fours
(b) to support; to solidify; to strengthen
(c) can; to allow; to be possible; to wish
(d) to watch; to study; to monitor; to supervise; to discern
Q3 v. project
(a) to oppose; to protest
(b) to plan; to scheme; to send; to dispatch; to throw
(c) to overstate; to make something seem greater or more important than it really is
(d) to mark as different; to see as different; to discern; to recognize
Q4 v. market
(a) to sell; to trade or deal; to distribute; to promote
(b) to recognize; to show to be the same; to sympathize; to relate
(c) to schedule; to plan; to write a system of operating instructions for a computer
(d) to toss or dump garbage in an unauthorized place; to scatter objects in disorder
Q5 v. cater
(a) to imply; to suggest; to hint
(b) to act against; to oppose (with an equal weight, force etc.)
(c) to classify; to organize; to separate from others; to clarify
(d) to provide; to supply (food, etc.); to care for
Q6 v. spend
(a) to shatter; to crack; to be cut off; to cancel
(b) to mirror; to send back energy from a surface; to cause to return; to express
(c) to pledge; to give one's word; to vow; to commit oneself to a certain course of action
(d) to expend; to disburse; to put out (money, resources, etc.)
Q7 v. write off
(a) to disregard an outstanding debt (as of a customer)
(b) to match; to correspond; to resemble; to be similar to
(c) to cut; to cut down; to cut into pieces; to mince
(d) to deposit money; in a money institution; to count on; to depend upon
Q8 adj. base
(a) low; despicable; ignoble
(b) enduring; lasting; continuing; leftover; remaining
(c) infinite; boundless
(d) skilled; able; proficient; adept
Q9 v. refuse
(a) to decline; to deny; to reject
(b) to disregard an outstanding debt (as of a customer)
(c) to expend; to disburse; to put out (money, resources, etc.)
(d) to deal in; to sell
Q10 v. dissipate
(a) to choose; to select; to pull out; to tear out; to peck
(b) to perform; to present; to carry out; to execute
(c) to scatter; to spread out; to be scattered
(d) to perform a thorough investigation; to study a subject closely
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Test 194
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 194
Q1 v. ignore
(a) to disregard; to overlook; to refuse to recognize; to reject
(b) to remove totally; to erase; to eliminate
(c) to estimate; to compute; to depend upon
(d) to learn; to ponder; to examine; to investigate; to memorize
Q2 adj. superfluous
(a) cautious; particular; concentrated; meticulous
(b) fulfilling many functions; multi-purpose; skilled to do many things
(c) being more than is needed; excessive; unnecessary
(d) produced; made; manufactured
Q3 n. conclusion
(a) affiliate; office; industry; trade; business unit
(b) end; deduction; cognition; final decision
(c) denouncement; revealing; photograph; abandoning; placement
(d) small vegetable growth; factory; equipment
Q4 adj. private
(a) useful; providing assistance; repairing; performing maintenance tasks
(b) administrative; operational; having the power to execute laws and policy
(c) intimate; for or pertaining to a small group of people; personal; of an individual
(d) firm; faithful; persistent; unbending; adamant
Q5 adj. admirable
(a) wrong; erroneous; imprecise; unseemly; improper
(b) worthy of adoration; impressive; wonderful; marvelous
(c) strong; healthy
(d) different; varied
Q6 v. formulate
(a) to impregnate; to inseminate; to enrich the soil by the addition of organic or chemical substances
(b) to work; to toil; to exert oneself; to work hard
(c) to instruct; to teach; to scold; to reprove; to rebuke
(d) to devise; to conceive; to develop; to plan
Q7 n. origin
(a) hoe; tool used to spread soil; choice; selection
(b) source; beginning; birth; parentage; nationality
(c) minimum amount of money and liquid assets set by the central banking system of the U.S.
(d) machine which supplies force and motion; motor; truck; part of a program which handles certain types of date
Q8 n. employer
(a) firm decision; ruling; decisiveness; determination
(b) attack; misdeed; insult; transgression
(c) boss; person or company that hires people to do work
(d) something that causes a person to act; cause; incentive; purpose; intention
Q9 v. slander
(a) to move heavily or awkwardly; to accumulate; to collect
(b) to be worthy of; to have a right to
(c) to complete; to achieve; to attain; to perform
(d) to make false and injurious statements about another; to defame; to vilify; to malign
Q10 adj. bottom
(a) lower; under
(b) in view; observable; obvious; apparent
(c) presently holding an office or position; compulsory; necessary; resting; lying
(d) immediate; quick; urgent; pressing; present; current
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Test 195
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 195
Q1 n. margin
(a) profit from the difference between costs and net sales
(b) hurt; wound; harm; damage; insult
(c) coach; buggy; transportation
(d) push; lift; incentive; encouragement
Q2 n. crowd
(a) type of dessert; cake; baked dish consisting of a crust and filling
(b) public; large group of people; gathering
(c) speaking ability; something that is communicated orally
(d) attention; concern; caution; supervision; management
Q3 n. plug
(a) awareness; perception
(b) case; crate; punch; hit
(c) cork; stopper; electrical connector; block; advertisement
(d) type; kind; character; manner; quality
Q4 n. season
(a) target; aim; purpose; objective; destination
(b) inhabitant; one who lives in a particular location
(c) one of the four quarters of the year (winter, spring, summer, autumn)
(d) competition; contention; act of competing
Q5 n. development
(a) principal pipe or duct in a system; chief part of something; strength or force; high sea
(b) enigma; riddle; game; jigsaw
(c) motto; catchword; attention getting phrase used in advertising
(d) evolvement; gradual growth; evolution; maturation; progression
Q6 n. credit risk
(a) spot; tip; essence; gist; matter
(b) the prospect that a bond issuer will fail to make required debt payments
(c) act of assuming control of something (as in a government or business)
(d) base; fundament; substructure; establishing; institution
Q7 n. menu
(a) list of choices; list of commands or options which may be selected
(b) something which is permanently or securely attached; set date for a sporting event
(c) substance burned to create energy (petrol, gasoline, gas, wood, coal, etc.)
(d) temporary stay somewhere; instance of spending time with a person or group of people; inspection
Q8 v. guess
(a) to suppose; to hypothesize; to conjecture
(b) to establish; to create; to build; to set up; to start a company
(c) to distinguish; to perceive; to recognize; to discriminate
(d) to sightsee; to voyage; to travel
Q9 v. site
(a) to have a price; to require payment; to set a price
(b) to punish
(c) to locate
(d) to give on a temporary basis; to give money as a loan; to donate
Q10 n. sight
(a) vision; ability to see; look; glimpse; spectacle
(b) person or business that sells goods to final consumers
(c) device; system; machine; gadget; appliance
(d) neglect; disregard; carelessness; failure to provide the necessary provision for (Law)
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Test 196
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 196
Q1 v. rescue
(a) to stand up; to get into an upright position; to climb; to ascend
(b) to arrange systematically; to structure; to group; to sort; to make confidential
(c) to save from harm; to deliver from danger; to free from risk
(d) to bring from another place; to bring goods from a foreign country; to signify; to imply
Q2 v. use
(a) to esteem; to regard highly; to become more valuable
(b) to practice; to employ; to exploit; to treat; to consume
(c) to establish; to found; to set up; to place on
(d) to force; to coerce; to influence; to impose; to demand
Q3 v. dictate
(a) to say something aloud for someone to write down; to command; to order; to impose
(b) to make whole; to finish; to perfect
(c) to drill; to practice an action repeatedly in order to perfect it
(d) to extract from; to bring out; to draw out
Q4 v. skim
(a) read superficially; to cause an object to skip across the surface of a liquid
(b) to establish; to erect; to throw; to toss
(c) to produce; to design; to make; to manufacture
(d) to estimate; to gauge; to evaluate; to measure
Q5 v. harmonize
(a) to give in; to surrender; to yield; to present; to propose
(b) to guard; to keep safe; to keep; to defend; to protect
(c) to go along with; to go together with; to join; to attach
(d) to agree; to reconcile; to be in concert with
Q6 adv. consistently
(a) methodically; in an organized fashion
(c) strictly; firmly
(b) accidentally; by chance
(d) regularly; persistently; steadily; stably
Q7 n. return
(a) anticipation; longing or waiting for; hope
(b) act of giving back; reply; answer; profit; yield; repayment
(c) attack; act of aggression; position of pursuit or aggression
(d) person of higher rank; older person; elder
Q8 v. inventory
(a) to make a detailed list of property; to summarize; to sum up the worth of
(b) to lend a sum of money for a period of time; to give temporarily
(c) to esteem; to regard highly; to become more valuable
(d) to be in possession of; to belong to; to confess
Q9 v. head
(a) to bargain; to deal; to work out; to compromise; to clear or pass an obstacle
(b) to give on a temporary basis; to give money as a loan; to donate
(c) to lead; to be in charge; to direct; to be at the front; to go in a certain direction
(d) to work as an employee (i.e. in the legal or bank business)
Q10 v. prevail
(a) to try to get; to attempt to get
(b) to win; to succeed; to overcome; to surpass; to prove superior
(c) to move quickly; to pass quickly
(d) to photograph; to paint; to draw; to describe; to depict
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Test 197
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 197
Q1 v. advise
(a) to employ a group of workers; to provide with employees; to man
(b) to counsel; to offer guidance; to notify; to inform
(c) to appear as a large and indistinct form; to appear as larger than life; to impend
(d) to let; to allow someone to use property in return for regular payments; to hire
Q2 n. aisle
(a) before noon
(b) expression of regret or sorrow; excuse; defense; justification
(c) new member of a group; new employee
(d) passage; walkway (between rows of seats or shelves)
Q3 adj. supplementary
(a) adept; capable; suitably skilled; well qualified; experienced
(b) passing; brief
(c) additional; extra
(d) containing; comprehensive; all-embracing; extensive; taking in
Q4 n. vocabulary
(a) suggestion; proposal of a price; tender; bid
(b) approach; entry; permission to enter a computer system or network and/or retrieve data
(c) sum; whole
(d) lexicon; list of words and their definitions in alphabetical order
Q5 n. leather
(a) violent twist; violent ripping; tool for gripping or turning bolts
(b) product of the division of one number by another; part of a whole; segment; fragment; quotient
(c) movement of vehicles or persons; trade; commerce; load of messages in a communications network
(d) tanned and preserved animal skin; item made of animal skin
Q6 adj. representative
(a) typical; characteristic; acting on behalf of another person or organization
(b) more important than others; great; serious
(c) whole; healthy; in good condition; sane; firm; valid
(d) average; middle; unkind; base; inferior
Q7 v. invent
(a) to reduce the size of; to make smaller; to cut the number of employees
(b) to sharpen; to provide with a border; to advance gradually or furtively
(c) to originate; to create; to design; to fabricate; to concoct
(d) to carry; to impart or to communicate by statement, suggestion, gesture or appearance
Q8 adv. likely
(a) honestly; genuinely; earnestly; faithfully
(c) out of doors
(b) seemingly; probably
(d) intentionally; purposefully; methodically
Q9 adv. either
(a) also; too; as well
(b) at an angle; obliquely; in a slanting direction
(c) without pleasure or happiness; wretchedly; poorly
(d) progressively
Q10 adv. close
(a) in any event; anyway
(b) nearby
(c) at first; in the first place; in a unique manner
(d) under; below
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Test 198
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 198
Q1 n. item
(a) report of recent events; information about previously unknown facts
(b) sickness; illness
(c) thing; object; article; news story; piece of information
(d) opposite of child; a grown-up; a mature person
Q2 n. mend
(a) reform; repair; act of repairing; state of healing or improvement
(b) sum of money that has been put in a bank for safekeeping; partial payment; pledge
(c) boundary; edge; limit
(d) list of choices; list of commands or options which may be selected
Q3 n. elevator
(a) state of not being a derivative of anything else
(b) lift; mechanical apparatus for moving people or items from floor to floor within a building
(c) motto; catchword; attention getting phrase used in advertising
(d) gift; offering; something that is given to another person without compensation
Q4 n. selection
(a) choice; assortment; collection of items available to choose
(b) base; foot; seat of a chair
(c) routine; course of action; advance; summons to court
(d) celebration; feast; dinner; drinking
Q5 n. manufacture
(a) meeting or conference at which a specific topic is discussed
(b) product made by hand or by machine
(c) evolvement; gradual growth; evolution; maturation; progression
(d) materials that are used to cushion and cover furniture (i.e. fabric, lining, padding, etc.)
Q6 n. harmony
(a) calculation of size or extent; assessment of capacity or dimension
(b) unity; agreement; accord; pleasing balance; symmetry
(c) plan; scheme; program; task; assignment; activity
(d) ball; sphere; planet Earth; world
Q7 n. shipping
(a) business of sending or transporting cargo; sea voyage (Archaic)
(b) rite; ritual; formality
(c) act of fixing; correction; act of mending
(d) a fraud scheme involving cold calling
Q8 n. comment
(a) difficult situation; something which tests one's ability to handle difficult tasks
(b) remark; note; statement; explanation
(c) denouncement; revealing; photograph; abandoning; placement
(d) deletion; act of unmarking; removal of a mark from a check box (Computers)
Q9 n. resistance
(a) something or someone that does not match up to standards; object of lower quality; outcast
(b) opposition; act of fighting against; act of withstanding the effects of
(c) person who is tested; candidate
(d) presentation; show; screen; monitor; exposure; exhibition
Q10 n. periodical
(a) a person who makes things out of wood such as furniture
(b) magazine; journal
(c) manual; guide; guideline; document containing instructions
(d) apprehension; worry; doubt; hesitation; reservation
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Test 199
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 199
Q1 v. engage
(a) to write a statement of purchases; to make a bill of sale
(b) to keep busy; to occupy; to employ; to commit
(c) to convey; to give; to bring; to distribute; to express
(d) to make equal
Q2 v. blunder
(a) to make a stupid mistake; to move back and forth in a clumsy manner
(b) to use one's influence to affect people or circumstances
(c) to pack in a box
(d) to meet with; to bring upon oneself; to acquire
Q3 v. entrance
(a) to use one's influence to affect people or circumstances
(b) to hypnotize; to enthrall
(c) to encourage; to nurture; to promote; to raise; to care for
(d) to make a stupid mistake; to move back and forth in a clumsy manner
Q4 v. reject
(a) to narrate; to tell; to make a connection between; to have a good relationship with
(b) to finish; to complete
(c) to send; to convey; to transmit; to promote; to advance
(d) to decline; to deny; to turn down
Q5 v. compete
(a) to estimate; to gauge; to evaluate; to measure
(b) to profit; to gain; to be advantageous
(c) to perform; to do; to engage
(d) to contest; to contend against another; to participate in a contest
Q6 v. familiarize
(a) to cause to be acquainted; to accustom; to make something well known; to publicize
(b) to save; to cut back; to be thrifty; to be frugal
(c) to escape; to keep away from; to prevent; to keep from happening; to evade
(d) to bring relief; to encourage; to console
Q7 v. inflict
(a) to supervise; to observe; to follow up on; to check up on
(b) to arrange papers methodically for preservation and reference; to submit in a formal way
(c) to impose; to cause something unpleasant
(d) to desert; to abandon; to change sides
Q8 v. brand
(a) to arrange; to order; to systematize; to set up; to unite; to structure
(b) to set apart an additional amount of space or money for security
(c) to discover; to discern; to find out
(d) to mark with an iron; to disgrace; to condemn
Q9 v. crowd
(a) to cause to be acquainted; to accustom; to make something well known; to publicize
(b) to determine; to decide; to separate into constituent parts
(c) to extract from; to bring out; to draw out
(d) to gather together; to group together; to press in
Q10 v. balance
(a) to occupy a place; to take a place; to obtain at an advance opportunity
(b) to start; to run; to activate; to inaugurate; to break into
(c) to support a proposal or statement; to endorse; to approve; to help; to assist
(d) to make equal
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Test 200
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 200
Q1 n. operator
(a) custom; something that one is used to doing; part of a routine; behavior pattern
(b) situation; requirement; circumstance; stipulation
(c) one who activates; worker of a telephone switchboard; operation symbol
(d) messenger; company that delivers messages, documents, parcels, etc.
Q2 v. price
(a) to put off to a later time; to delay; to defer; to put off until later; to stay
(b) to grant special rights; to give special advantages or benefits
(c) to give a cost to something
(d) to wither; to die out; to bleach; to disappear
Q3 n. testimonial
(a) viewpoint; stance; condition; state; mood; attitude
(b) money gained; salary; revenue; profit; income
(c) check
(d) letter of recommendation
Q4 n. privilege
(a) special individual right not enjoyed by others; benefit; advantage
(b) expression of admiration; word of praise for someone
(c) letter of recommendation
(d) certificate that bears monetary value; coupon; receipt; authorizer; endorser
Q5 n. barren capital
(a) way into a building or other structure; gate; doorway
(b) straps and other parts by which a draft animal is attached to a vehicle
(c) money which is not generating profit
(d) source from which something arises; prototype; model
Q6 n. experiment
(a) regard; esteem; renown
(b) attempt to discover or test something; trial; research
(c) a person who keeps financial records; a person who conducts financial audits
(d) official institution; agency; power; control; jurisdiction
Q7 adj. administrative
(a) managerial; executive
(b) pertaining to the smallest; indicating the least
(c) of a political group; of social gatherings
(d) of publicizing; of advancement; of encouragement; of fostering; of an enterprise
Q8 n. essence
(a) inherent nature of something; central or outstanding characteristic
(b) public sale where goods are sold to the highest bidder (such as eBay)
(c) act of suddenly swooping down and grabbing; sudden assault or attack
(d) opening of a show; first public appearance
Q9 n. remit
(a) person of group of people that runs and administers a business or other enterprise
(b) anything that is set up; institution (i.e. business, church, authority, government, etc.)
(c) point at which something ends; edge; border; restriction; restraint
(d) act of forgiving; discharging; dispatching
Q10 v. rule
(a) to govern; to control; to determine; to decide; to decree
(b) to press buttons; to place a phone call by pressing buttons
(c) to ride a bike
(d) to create boundaries; to restrict; to reduce; to function as a border
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Test 201
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 201
Q1 n. appointment
(a) official date; meeting; interview; nomination
(b) staff; work force; team; crew
(c) trust; certainty; faith in oneself; secret
(d) person or business that sells goods to final consumers
Q2 n. willingness
(a) panel containing buttons for connecting and disconnecting telephone or electrical circuits
(b) rank; extent; university certificate
(c) readiness; agreeableness
(d) connection; link; uniting; joining
Q3 n. research
(a) degree of diversity; change; modified version; deviation
(b) case in a court of law brought by one party against another; legal claim
(c) comprehensive inquiry; extensive investigation of a subject
(d) reaching a destination; incoming; opposite of departure
Q4 n. customs
(a) a fraud scheme involving cold calling
(b) government department responsible for collecting taxes on imports
(c) monetary or material worth; importance; merit
(d) resident of a capital city; sophisticated big-city person
Q5 n. undercut
(a) route; travel plans; travel journal
(b) type of beef tenderloin; type of cavity with a broad base
(c) dampness; moistness; mugginess
(d) preparedness; willingness; promptness; quickness
Q6 n. extract
(a) copy; photocopy; exact replica; reproduction
(b) period of time that something continues
(c) substance obtained from a plant; essence; text paragraph; passage
(d) exchange; transfer; device
Q7 n. ceremony
(a) elasticity; ability to adapt to new circumstances; pliability
(b) firm decision; ruling; decisiveness; determination
(c) afternoon party where a light meal is served
(d) rite; ritual; formality
Q8 n. dispatch
(a) physical position or bearing; opinion; attitude
(b) pausing; stammering; faltering
(c) sending off; shipment; message; communication; promptness
(d) minimum amount of money and liquid assets set by the central banking system of the U.S.
Q9 n. span
(a) length; distance; duration; period of time
(b) passage that leads out
(c) totality; completeness; entirety
(d) line that is not curved; section that is not curved
Q10 n. spot
(a) roundish stain; speck; place; awkward or difficult situation; predicament
(b) conference; routine; custom; treaty
(c) enterprise; drive; ambition; beginning move in a process; first step
(d) injustice; evil; bad; broken law; transgression
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Test 202
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 202
Q1 v. move
(a) to act on; to transfer from one place to another; to change residence
(b) to stress; to show the importance of
(c) to decorate; to beautify
(d) to surround; to enclose; to hesitate; to falter in speaking
Q2 v. style
(a) to transport; to continue; to bear
(b) to become bigger; to expand
(c) to make easy; to assist; to forward; to promote; to expedite
(d) to plan; to design; to name; to call
Q3 v. inconvenience
(a) to summarize; to review with a short summary
(b) to cause discomfort; to trouble; to put out; to disturb
(c) to demand; to claim; to need; to call for; to order; to command
(d) to end; to sum up; to complete; to conclude
Q4 v. emphasize
(a) to stress; to show the importance of
(b) to take money from the bank; to retire; to remove
(c) to go on holiday
(d) to send a letter or other item via the postal service; to post
Q5 v. fold
(a) to make whole; to finish; to perfect
(b) to bend; to crease; to wrap; to envelop; to clasp
(c) to declare; to say; to send quickly; to squeeze; to extract
(d) to put into a stable; to delay; to check the progress of
Q6 v. define
(a) to explain; to clarify; to limit; to set boundaries
(b) to lease; to rent; to employ
(c) to leave; to go away; to go in a different direction; to die
(d) to make certain; to guarantee; to make secure
Q7 n. rival
(a) worry; issue; problem; group of companies; large corporation
(b) recuperation; getting well; return
(c) one who serves tables at a restaurant or pub
(d) competitor; opponent; contender
Q8 v. host
(a) to compare in a critical manner; to verify; to collect; to compile
(b) to rotate; to turn; to spin; to encircle; to think about; to contemplate
(c) to complete a course of study and receive a degree or diploma
(d) to act as master of ceremonies; to receive guests into one's home; to give a party
Q9 v. commission
(a) to persuade; to influence; to prove
(b) to make circular shape
(c) to contract; to empower; to authorize; to confer
(d) to make clear; to concentrate
Q10 v. oversee
(a) to substitute for; to return something to a particular position or location
(b) to echo
(c) to devote to; to set apart for; to inscribe (a book, poem, song, story, etc.) to someone
(d) to supervise; to manage; to inspect
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Test 203
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 203
Q1 adj. budget
(a) excited; passionate; ardent; fervent
(b) unbelievable; inconceivable; fabulous; great; amazing
(c) double; identical; matching
(d) inexpensive; cheap; of or relating to a financial plan
Q2 adv. small
(a) anyway; anyhow; still; all the same
(b) smoothly; continuously; inconspicuously
(c) in opposition; against; counter
(d) softly; in a low voice; without strength or force; weakly; into little pieces
Q3 n. score
(a) expression of intent to damage or injure; intimidation; danger
(b) progression; succession; order; arrangement
(c) progression of steps; table of graduated rates; system of marks used for measuring
(d) group of twenty items; debt; account; bill; grade on a test
Q4 n. industry
(a) consolation; relief from distress; source of comfort
(b) manufacturing; trade; diligence; perseverance; tendency to work hard
(c) source from which something arises; prototype; model
(d) comment; observation; notice
Q5 adv. instantaneously
(a) especially; specifically
(c) evidently; obviously; allegedly; seemingly
(b) immediately; momentarily
(d) to the rear; to the past
Q6 v. loop
(a) to cover or to furnish with textile materials; to reprimand; to scold
(b) to speed up; to accelerate; to facilitate; to dispatch
(c) to make circular shape
(d) to give; to grant; to judge; to rule
Q7 adj. equal
(a) extra; supplemental
(c) same; identical; able; capable
(b) comfortable; useful; serviceable
(d) little; not many; some
Q8 n. switch
(a) furnace which burns things to ashes
(b) instructions; manual; handbook; indication of acceptable conduct or procedure
(c) any vehicle which can be flown (i.e. helicopter)
(d) exchange; transfer; device
Q9 v. house
(a) to use; to apply; to employ; to control; to channel
(b) to accommodate someone; to stay; to reside; to dwell; to store; to shelter
(c) to conceal; to cover up; to keep secret; to place out of sight
(d) to lie down; to recline; to move in a relaxed manner; to walk lazily
Q10 n. market
(a) telephone exchange; operator; main bureau or office
(b) supervisor; device for regulating; screen
(c) demand for goods or services; rate of purchase and sale; fair
(d) enlargement; increase; spread; development
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Test 204
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 204
Q1 n. set
(a) nutritionist; expert on nutrition
(b) something of great worth
(c) one of several separate payments into which a debt has been divided; section; portion
(d) system; group of items; collection; posture; carriage; series; sequence
Q2 n. condition
(a) one of several separate payments into which a debt has been divided; section; portion
(b) representative; deputy; agent; participant of a conference, convention, seminar etc.
(c) institution for saving and borrowing money; cashier
(d) situation; requirement; circumstance; stipulation
Q3 n. cure
(a) sign; indication; symbol; grade; trace
(b) folded and stitched down edge of cloth; edge of a garment
(c) method or course that restores health; prescribed treatment for an illness
(d) store which sells food and other household goods
Q4 n. calendar
(a) picture in a book or other work; explanation; clarification
(b) manufacture; assembly; output; yield
(c) disturbance; discontinuance; stoppage; cutting-off
(d) chart showing the months of a year (including days and weeks); schedule; timetable
Q5 n. route
(a) equal weight or power acting in opposition
(b) noon; 12 a.m.
(c) return of money; repayment; reimbursement
(d) track; path; customary series of stops during a trip
Q6 n. relief
(a) path for a train made of parallel metal tracks
(b) living; state of being; life
(c) easement; alleviation; liberation; aid; assistance
(d) business of sending or transporting cargo; sea voyage (Archaic)
Q7 n. persuasion
(a) creativity; resourcefulness; fabrication; falsehood
(b) wash basin; sewer; drain; cesspool; place where criminals gather
(c) building used for a particular purpose; business; audience; legislative body
(d) inducement; act of convincing
Q8 n. qualification
(a) fitness; suitability; limitation; diploma or certificate stating one's abilities
(b) influence; effect; colliding of two bodies; touch
(c) housing; residence; lodging; arrangement; adjustment
(d) function; utilization; benefit; advantage; consumption
Q9 n. absence
(a) failure to appear; state of being away; state of being not present
(b) disposition; mood
(c) grant; pocket money; stipend; discount; deduction
(d) place where two surfaces meet; angle
Q10 n. opinion
(a) seriousness; industriousness
(b) comfort; fitness or suitability for performing an action
(c) special individual right not enjoyed by others; benefit; advantage
(d) attitude; outlook; formal judgment or estimation
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Test 205
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 205
Q1 v. pose
(a) to shape; to create; to design; to arrange; to be created
(b) to answer adequately or successfully
(c) to reconstruct; to erect again
(d) to stance
Q2 v. garner
(a) to have a mean of a certain amount
(b) to injure; to harm; to mistreat
(c) to collect; to gather; to accumulate; to store; to place in reserve
(d) to wrap; to combine things together as one inseparable unit
Q3 v. cover
(a) to encase; to review; to protect; to include; to insure
(b) to describe; to depict; to portray; to outline
(c) to apply color to a surface; to put makeup on; to describe something in words
(d) to provide medical treatment; to fix; to repair; to mend
Q4 v. lay off
(a) to postpone; to dismiss from a job; to fire
(b) to be indebted to; to be under obligation to pay or repay
(c) to support; to provide for; to finance; to assist; to encourage
(d) to open; to extend; to apply a layer on; to scatter; to distribute
Q5 v. resume
(a) to be ready or available; to work as an attendant; to postpone
(b) to climb; to ascend; to weigh; to do according to a particular ratio
(c) to crack; to become defective; to become cracked
(d) to recommence; to begin again; to retake; to take back; to continue
Q6 v. confuse
(a) to embarrass; to mix up; to muddle up; to bewilder; to startle
(b) to save from harm; to deliver from danger; to free from risk
(c) to examine; to investigate; to check closely; to inspect
(d) to jumble; to mix together confusedly; to clamber; to climb on all fours
Q7 n. traveler
(a) manner; way; fashion; chic; vogue
(b) position; place where a person or thing is usually found; headquarters; broadcast frequency
(c) concrete; mortar; bonding agent; filling (for teeth)
(d) one who makes a journey
Q8 v. queues
(a) to choose; to pick out
(b) to stand in line; to make a row
(c) to add a footnote; to place a note that directs readers to another source of information (in a book, journal, etc.)
(d) to follow; to drag; to tow
Q9 v. depict
(a) to be adjacent to
(b) to give to for safekeeping; to empower someone with a responsibility or duty
(c) to be indebted to; to be under obligation to pay or repay
(d) to describe; to illustrate; to characterize; to portray; to elucidate
Q10 v. collaborate
(a) to transport; to continue; to bear
(b) to come into view; to show up; to seem
(c) to estimate; to gauge; to evaluate; to measure
(d) to work together; to cooperate
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Test 206
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 206
Q1 n. stay
(a) plant; edible fruit of a plant
(b) declaration; allegation; official account
(c) client; buyer; person who buys a product or service
(d) act of halting; visit; temporary residence; suspension of a legal proceeding
Q2 n. weakness
(a) stand; booth; pen; pretext to delay
(b) owner of a flower shop; person who makes flower arrangements
(c) partner company; distributor
(d) drawback; disadvantage; defect; foible
Q3 v. maintain
(a) to keep in existence; to preserve; to support; to provide for
(b) to feign; to impersonate; to put on a false show
(c) to elevate; to lift; to excite; to arouse; to cause
(d) to nominate; to designate
Q4 adj. quiet
(a) silent; noiseless; peaceful; tranquil; still; lacking activity
(b) identifiable; determinable; able to be distinguished
(c) regular; common
(d) could be; might be; may be
Q5 n. innocent
(a) rubbing out; deletion; eradication
(b) person who is free from sin or wrongdoing
(c) figure; form; reflection; picture; likeness; embodiment
(d) boss; supervisor; manager; head
Q6 adj. consistent
(a) conquered; seized; filled; taken up; inhabited; populated
(b) coherent; steadfast; firm
(c) unusual; exceptional; unique; particular; highly valued
(d) perfect; imaginary; excellent; best; exemplary
Q7 n. lumber
(a) trees that have been sawed into rough planks; useless items that been put in storage
(b) consciousness
(c) proprietor
(d) straw-filled mattress; hard and simple bed; platform used to stack items during moving or storage
Q8 n. characteristic
(a) freight; luggage; baggage; load
(b) dress; clothing; apparel
(c) pouch used to carry objects; sac; underground deposit of oil
(d) trait; feature; ability; distinguishing quality; attribute
Q9 v. clip
(a) to cut off; to curtail; to trim off
(b) to direct; to lead; to instruct
(c) to cut with a sharp quick stroke; to reduce; to lower; to criticize strongly
(d) to warn; to put on standby; to alarm
Q10 adj. rank
(a) typical; characteristic; acting on behalf of another person or organization
(b) giving off a foul odor; fertile; productive; fruitful; growing vigorously
(c) impossible to see; imperceptible; hidden; concealed
(d) select; fine; excellent
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Test 207
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 207
Q1 n. check
(a) summary; synopsis; abstract; CV; curriculum vitae
(b) examination; money order; payment order; restaurant bill
(c) sign; indication; symbol; grade; trace
(d) opening; record; information or item in a book, dictionary, catalog, list, directory, etc.
Q2 n. brand
(a) conversion; stock market; trade; barter; conversation
(b) response; critique; information about the results of a certain procedure or performance
(c) automobile; elevator; vehicle; ride
(d) trademark; type; make; variety; product name
Q3 n. cheque
(a) gross revenues; total business done; rate of selling or producing
(b) building; structure; the industry of erecting buildings
(c) reason; purpose; principle; factor; basis for a legal case
(d) written order directing a bank to pay a specific amount of money
Q4 n. emphasis
(a) true or fictional account of some occurrence; short work of fiction; plot; news report
(b) importance that is attached to something; accent or stress that is placed on a word or words
(c) fulfillment; realization; attainment; achievement
(d) folded and stitched down edge of cloth; edge of a garment
Q5 n. demonstration
(a) job; assignment; obligation; role
(b) money (in a bank account); trust; confidence; respect
(c) exhibition; explanation; showing
(d) pasture; scope; extent; field; domain; assortment
Q6 n. pedicure
(a) ability; skill; talent
(b) chance meeting
(c) program used for viewing websites on the Internet
(d) cosmetic foot treatment
Q7 n. case
(a) working together; cooperation
(b) sickness; illness
(c) influence; ability to affect or alter people or circumstance
(d) occasion; instance; situation; bag
Q8 n. plane
(a) tautness; strain; nervousness; agitation; apprehension
(b) supply; stock; means of accomplishing a goal; expedient
(c) conformity; agreement; coordination; suitability
(d) type of aircraft; two-dimensional surface; rank; level
Q9 n. cement
(a) preference; precedence; higher rank; privileged position; seniority
(b) growth; expansion; addition; enlargement; escalation
(c) concrete; mortar; bonding agent; filling (for teeth)
(d) group of things that together form a set; group of attendants
Q10 n. incumbent
(a) mean; median
(b) act of ordering in advance (hotel room, airline ticket, etc.)
(c) attention; concern; caution; supervision; management
(d) person who currently holds an office or position
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Test 208
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 208
Q1 v. narrow
(a) to make a call; to ring
(b) to limit; to restrict; to contract; to lessen in width; to taper
(c) to behave; to manage; to carry out; to transmit
(d) to disregard; to ignore; to forget to perform (a duty); to shirk; to abandon
Q2 v. should
(a) to enter; to penetrate; to infiltrate; to suffuse
(b) must (indicating duty or obligation); would (softening the statement)
(c) to represent; to indicate; to communicate; to express; to convey
(d) to travel; to go; to journey; to happen; to eat and drink
Q3 v. slash
(a) to cut with a sharp quick stroke; to reduce; to lower; to criticize strongly
(b) to feign; to impersonate; to put on a false show
(c) to exchange a check (or another money order) for coins and bank notes; to redeem
(d) to influence
Q4 v. appear
(a) to come into view; to show up; to seem
(b) to pack; to crate; to box
(c) to devote oneself to a particular profession or field of study; to limit
(d) to communicate data to; to tell; to brief; to notify
Q5 v. hesitate
(a) to train in advance
(b) to waver; to be uncertain; to vacillate; to falter; to be indecisive
(c) to transfer control from governmental to individual powers
(d) to perform; to carry out; to put into practice
Q6 v. schedule
(a) to arrange; to order; to systematize; to set up; to unite; to structure
(b) to measure time; to register on a time piece
(c) to answer; to reply; to react
(d) to create a timetable; to enter into a timetable; to plan for a certain date
Q7 n. ambition
(a) inside a building; inland section of a country
(b) aspiration; hope; goal; dream
(c) exertion of force; application of weight; weight; burden; encumbrance
(d) guest; migrating bird
Q8 v. perfect
(a) to express regret; to say sorry
(b) to travel in a car; to transport in a vehicle; to compel
(c) to surrender; to quit; to stop doing
(d) to refine; to improve; to complete; to make faultless
Q9 v. assimilate
(a) to come to a sum; to become; to total
(b) to publish; to distribute; to circulate; to emit
(c) to pull by force; to twist; to cut off; to distort; to pervert
(d) to incorporate; to take in; to absorb
Q10 v. classify
(a) to endorse; to donate; to contribute; to pledge; to support; to approve
(b) to hand over to another nation or judicial authority
(c) to go on board a ship; to put on board a ship; to begin; to become involved in an enterprise
(d) to arrange systematically; to structure; to group; to sort; to make confidential
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Test 209
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 209
Q1 v. qualify
(a) to train; to certify; to meet the minimum standards; to moderate; to modify
(b) to name; to call; to designate
(c) to disturb; to confuse; to worry; to divert; to amuse
(d) to repay; to refund; to compensate for a loss; to repay for an expense
Q2 n. perennial
(a) instrument for use in attack or defense in combat
(b) something that continues for many years
(c) consciousness
(d) management; supervisors; leadership
Q3 n. mention
(a) direct or incidental reference; recognition of an achievement
(b) person who purchases something; client; customer; shopper; purchaser
(c) innovation; something new; discovery
(d) one of several separate payments into which a debt has been divided
Q4 adv. deliberately
(a) side by side; in alignment; on top of; up-to-date; well-informed
(b) commonly; generally; regularly
(c) intentionally; purposefully; methodically
(d) nearly; about; around; circa
Q5 v. increase
(a) to examine; to break down into parts and study (as in a subject)
(b) to go on a journey; to move; to go from one place to another
(c) to annoy; to harass; to worry; to make an effort; to be concerned
(d) to enlarge; to add to; to multiply; to raise; to intensify
Q6 adj. local
(a) having the receiver pay the charges (for a phone call)
(b) irregular; fitful; occasional; infrequent
(c) rational; logical; intelligent; wise; plausible; likely; credible
(d) characterized; by or occupying a particular place
Q7 adj. fiscal
(a) of public funds; of or pertaining to money matters
(b) superior; extraordinary; outstanding
(c) intelligent; clever; shrewd; lively; fashionable; stylish
(d) sticking together; consistent
Q8 n. feedback
(a) freedom from danger; quality of not causing injury or loss; any security device
(b) upkeep; repairs; livelihood; means of support
(c) response; critique; information about the results of a certain procedure or performance
(d) compound; various objects that for m a unit
Q9 n. conserve
(a) rage; fury
(b) group of things that together form a set; group of attendants
(c) marmalade; jam
(d) doubtfulness
Q10 adj. average
(a) reciprocal; done in response to a previous action; repeated; recurring
(b) of reason or cause; inspiring to action
(c) superior; extraordinary; outstanding
(d) immediate; common; usual; standard
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Test 210
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 210
Q1 n. component
(a) metal clip for binding papers; essential element
(b) ingredient; single piece which forms part of a larger unit; part; constituent; element
(c) emphasis; importance; accent; strain; tension; pressure
(d) exit; electrical source for connecting appliances; store; shop; joint
Q2 n. visibility
(a) viewpoint; outlook; vista; view
(c) commotion; flurry; excitement
(b) mode; fashion; style; behavior; way; type
(d) quality of being clearly seen
Q3 n. railroad
(a) software program; written request; formal letter; implementation
(b) product; item; asset; benefit
(c) shop; place where merchandise is sold; supply of goods or materials set aside for future use
(d) path for a train made of parallel metal tracks
Q4 n. vaccination
(a) harvest; return; produce; income; profit
(b) act or instance of rendering insusceptible to disease by inoculating
(c) confinement; additional document or letter placed within another
(d) inside a building; inland section of a country
Q5 n. impression
(a) strong feeling or idea left by an experience; effect; vague memory
(b) event; occurrence; one of a group of loosely connected stories
(c) plan; sketch; model; layout; structure
(d) postponement; hindrance; hold-up; stopping; lingering
Q6 n. gather
(a) state of mind; predominant emotion
(b) netting attached to a woman's hat
(c) drawing together; fold; pucker
(d) unit of time equal to one thousand years; thousandth year anniversary
Q7 n. inspector
(a) open public area in a city or town; park; square
(b) person whose job it is to supervise and examine; police officer ranking below a superintendent
(c) device; system; machine; gadget; appliance
(d) act of shedding; act of taking away; elimination; ejection; dismissal
Q8 n. neglect
(a) vacillation; instability; wavering; inconstancy; change
(b) number of babies that are born per year per thousand
(c) disregard; inattention; forgetfulness; abandonment
(d) competitor; opponent; contender
Q9 n. thread
(a) component; element; factor; one of the substances which comprises a mixture
(b) gift; contribution
(c) string; thin cord; Internet discussion
(d) work; occupation; keeping busy
Q10 n. head
(a) wager; bet; investment; share
(b) mind; understanding; leader; person in authority; top
(c) commercial transaction; instance of offering goods at a reduced price; demand for merchandise; auction
(d) distant part of the sea visible from the shore; remote place far from the shore; high seas
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Test 211
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 211
Q1 v. profit
(a) to have faith in; to assume; to suppose
(b) to ask for; to petition for
(c) to earn income; to make financial gains; to be of service; to be beneficial
(d) to tie with a narrow piece of leather; to lash
Q2 v. yield
(a) to suggest; to recommend; to tender; to make an offer of marriage
(b) to cause to be concerned with; to engage; to engross
(c) to write or print a series of names or items according to a certain order; to inscribe; to record
(d) to produce; to supply; to bear (profit, harvest, fruit, etc.)
Q3 v. subscribe
(a) to exclude; to leave out; to skip; to protest; to object
(b) to endorse; to donate; to contribute; to pledge; to support; to approve
(c) to add
(d) to do; to carry out; to execute; to present; to arrange; to manage
Q4 v. go after
(a) to exemplify; to clarify; to explain; to depict; to elucidate
(b) to try to get; to attempt to get
(c) to permit; to enable
(d) to feel; to perceive; to apprehend; to understand
Q5 v. distinguish
(a) to furnish with a caption or heading
(b) to mark as different; to see as different; to discern; to recognize
(c) to obtain; to protect; to defend; to strengthen
(d) to classify; to organize; to separate from others; to clarify
Q6 v. pull out
(a) to find out; to come across; to get information about something
(b) to remove; to withdraw; to abandon; to exit; to depart
(c) to receive; to agree; to consent
(d) to command; to request something; to arrange; to manage
Q7 v. trash
(a) to assign to a duty; to station; to publicize; to advertise
(b) to throw away; to discard; to destroy; to damage
(c) to extend; to elongate; to reach out; to pull; to strain
(d) to write or print a series of names or items according to a certain order; to inscribe; to record
Q8 v. document
(a) to come into view; to show up; to seem
(b) to measure; to evaluate; to determine; to estimate
(c) to reduce; to lessen; to decline
(d) to record for evidence; to write down; to substantiate
Q9 v. relinquish
(a) to cede; to surrender; to give up; to forsake; to abandon
(b) to repay; to refund; to compensate for a loss; to repay for an expense
(c) to honor; to admire; to esteem; to hold in high regard
(d) to call off; to annul; to terminate; to stop
Q10 v. negotiate
(a) to arise; to come from; to originate; to stop; to check
(b) to obtain; to acquire; to get; to buy; to purchase
(c) to classify; to categorize; to systematize; to structure
(d) to bargain; to deal; to work out; to compromise; to clear or pass an obstacle
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Test 212
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 212
Q1 n. occupancy
(a) enchantment; affection; adoration
(b) switch; icon to click on
(c) period of residence; act of taking possession (Law); right of possession
(d) working, performance, handling; venture, undertaking; series of actions
Q2 v. indicate
(a) to crumble into granules
(b) to appear to be; to look like; to give the impression of; to have the appearance of
(c) to show; to point out; to mark; to signify; to imply; to exhibit
(d) to make or earn a total of (before taxes and other expenses)
Q3 v. thrive
(a) to arrange according to dimension
(c) to cross; to transport; to approve
(b) to prosper; to flourish; to succeed
(d) to avoid; to run away; to shrink
Q4 v. reflect
(a) to sway; to oscillate; to vacillate; to fluctuate
(b) to assign to a particular post or position; to appoint
(c) to mirror; to send back energy from a surface; to cause to return; to express
(d) to instruct; to provide with intellectual or spiritual understanding
Q5 n. loan
(a) fitness; suitability; limitation; diploma or certificate stating one's abilities
(b) number with a fixed value; factor
(c) amount of money that has been borrowed; something borrowed; act of giving temporarily
(d) attraction; lottery; contest which ends in a tie; natural channel; gully
Q6 n. messenger
(a) choice; option
(b) person employed to deliver official dispatches or go on special errands
(c) a list of accounts receivable
(d) meaning; sense; importance; consequence; act of pointing out
Q7 adj. unconventional
(a) separate; individual; discontinuous
(b) signed with initials; marked with the first letter or letter of a name
(c) managerial; executive
(d) not standard; not ordinary
Q8 v. certificate
(a) to establish; to construct; to base; to provide a foundation
(b) to determine; to decide; to separate into constituent parts
(c) to confirm; to license; to authorize
(d) to argue; to debate; to contest; to oppose; to fight against
Q9 adj. final
(a) at the end; last; ultimate; decisive; conclusive; definitive
(b) full; packed; crammed together
(c) inner; inside; located within; of a country's domestic affairs
(d) secured in a warehouse
Q10 v. precede
(a) to decline; to deny; to turn down
(b) to go before; to be in front; to be ahead of; to predate
(c) to make happen; to bring about
(d) to negotiate; to arrive at an agreement
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Test 213
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 213
Q1 n. sharp
(a) occasion; instance; situation; bag
(b) sewing needle; swindler; cheater; professional gambler
(c) rule enacted by a community or country; custom; principle; convention
(d) substance; component; all that is inside of something
Q2 n. luncheon
(a) cause; basis for action; intelligence; sense
(b) afternoon party where a light meal is served
(c) shape having three sides and three corners; group of three
(d) release; approval; washing
Q3 n. improvement
(a) tanned and preserved animal skin; item made of animal skin
(b) something which enhances or improves; addition or change which adds value to something
(c) variety; collection; selection; range; mixture
(d) aircraft which flies by means of horizontally rotating blades
Q4 n. consignment
(a) behavior; conduct; bearing; appearance
(c) delivery; dispatch; conveyance
(b) class; division; section; segment
(d) claim; requirement; strong request
Q5 n. century
(a) period of one hundred years
(b) expansion; growth; range; story or advertisement that covers two pages
(c) short dash; short line used to connect or separate words or syllables (-)
(d) leveling; harmony; stability; rest; remainder
Q6 n. blue sky laws
(a) one who relies on another especially for financial support
(b) rules introduced by the government to regulate the trade of securities and mutual funds
(c) payment given for regularly scheduled performances or publications
(d) calculation of size or extent; assessment of capacity or dimension
Q7 n. fraud
(a) swindle; deceit; cheating; forgery; embezzlement
(b) alliance; union; agreement
(c) the U.S. treasury
(d) beginning letter of a person's first name; first letter (as of a word)
Q8 n. accuracy
(a) reference point; geographical location
(b) caption beneath an illustration
(c) command; order; authorization granted from one body to a subordinate body
(d) preciseness; exactness
Q9 n. ill
(a) request for one's presence; summons; call
(b) standard of measure; device for measuring (pressure, amount, distance, etc.)
(c) withdrawal from one's job or occupation
(d) trouble; misfortune; evil; harm; disease; sickness
Q10 n. diet
(a) nourishment; nutrition; food and drink; regimen; weight loss plan
(b) preference; precedence; higher rank; privileged position; seniority
(c) inventory of legal investments for savings banks and trust funds
(d) careful observation of a person or group
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Test 214
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 214
Q1 v. voyage
(a) to make haste; to rush; to urge; to prod; to dash
(b) to anticipate gladly
(c) to take a cruise; to travel; to make a journey
(d) to labor; to act; to operate; to activate; to process
Q2 v. procure
(a) to obtain; to acquire; to get; to buy; to purchase
(b) to impose a tariff; to impose a levy; to burden; to demand too much
(c) to attempt to discover or test something; to try; to venture; to research
(d) to mark as different; to see as different; to discern; to recognize
Q3 v. industrialize
(a) to channel; to centralize
(b) to innovate and develop production
(c) to detain; to slow down; to capture; to imprison
(d) to establish; to erect; to throw; to toss
Q4 v. alter
(a) to infer; to conjecture; to guess; to presume
(b) to measure; to evaluate; to determine; to estimate
(c) to change; to modify
(d) to pull by force; to twist; to cut off; to distort; to pervert
Q5 v. line
(a) to place in a row; to cover the inside of; to pad
(b) eject; drive out; banish
(c) to happen; to take place; to transpire; to come to mind; to suggest itself
(d) to reconstruct; to erect again
Q6 v. adjust
(a) to raise money for; to provide with funds; to fund; to pay for
(b) to separate into sections; to partition
(c) to have a mean of a certain amount
(d) to modify; to adapt; to fit; to arrange; to settle
Q7 v. edit
(a) to respect deeply; to honor greatly
(b) to join with; to connect to; to become attached to
(c) to revise; to alter; to make changes and corrections prior to printing
(d) to describe; to depict; to portray; to outline
Q8 v. speed
(a) to accelerate; to cause to move quickly; to expedite; to further; to hurry
(b) to want; to command; to determine; to decide
(c) to be compatible; to be suitable; to be an equal competitor; to compare
(d) to remind of; to state; to refer to; to hint at; to indicate
Q9 v. strike
(a) to temporarily cease working as a protest; to impress
(b) to communicate data to; to tell; to brief; to notify
(c) to draw attention; to captivate; to fascinate
(d) to go regularly to (a certain place); to patronize
Q10 v. insert
(a) to place in; to put in; to add to
(b) to stop; to cause to stop; to pause; to hesitate; to be uncertain
(c) to estimate; to compute; to depend upon
(d) to enter
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Test 215
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 215
Q1 n. wallpaper
(a) picture or design used as a background for the other images in a graphical user interface
(b) conjecture; supposition; hypothesis
(c) sharp stinging pain
(d) intimidation; constraint; pressure; coercion
Q2 n. design
(a) detail; individual characteristic; item; article; specific proposition
(b) plan; sketch; model; layout; structure
(c) division of a company; section; area
(d) enhancement; refinement; improvement
Q3 n. postmaster
(a) mark; objective; aim; object; goal
(b) mail manager, person responsible for managing electronic mail on a network (Computers)
(c) portable personal computer; laptop computer
(d) more current version of something
Q4 v. impress
(a) to affect strongly; to emphasize; to stamp
(b) to continue; to carry on; to advance; to progress; to move forward
(c) to hypnotize; to enthrall
(d) to carry out; to conduct; to perform
Q5 n. insult
(a) celebration; feast; dinner; drinking
(b) expansion; growth; range; story or advertisement that covers two pages
(c) affront; offense; rude remark or action
(d) rubble; ruins; wreckage; fragments
Q6 n. tow
(a) act of dragging or pulling with a rope or chain
(b) article cut from a newspaper
(c) place where grain is stored; granary; storehouse; collection; store
(d) importance that is attached to something; accent or stress that is placed on a word or words
Q7 n. production
(a) durability; determination; resolve; power; intensity; force
(b) stance
(c) manufacture; assembly; output; yield
(d) act of sending out; act of starting or initiating; commencement; inauguration
Q8 n. sort
(a) type; kind; character; manner; quality
(b) means of transport (car, bus, etc.); instrument; means; medium
(c) organization and interpretation of numerical data
(d) injury; harm
Q9 v. comprise
(a) to affect; to impact; to impel; to control
(b) to give; to submit; to transform; to represent; to depict
(c) to provide with the required supplies, tools and items
(d) to include; to contain; to consist
Q10 adv. throughout
(a) in every; during
(b) ahead; to the front
(c) previously; before a certain time
(d) mildly; deliberatively; in a temperate manner; not excessively; reasonably
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Test 216
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 216
Q1 n. diversity
(a) pledge; vow; declaration of intention; source of hope; basis for expectations
(b) person or thing which promotes; expeditor
(c) seminar; brief intensive educational program; discussion group
(d) variety; difference; unlikeness
Q2 n. baggage
(a) detailed account of an occurrence or situation
(b) luggage; cargo; things to take on a trip; equipment
(c) denial; rejection
(d) total number of people living in an area
Q3 n. significance
(a) person who is resistant to change; person who favors traditional political parties
(b) lack of knowledge; illiteracy; lack of education; state of being uninformed
(c) method; way; medium; resources; funds
(d) meaning; sense; quality of having meaning
Q4 n. offense
(a) seal; trademark
(b) information that is confidential or classified; mystery; unexplained phenomenon
(c) lodger; occupant; resident; renter; landlord
(d) attack; misdeed; insult; transgression
Q5 n. shop
(a) small retail store; studio; business; office; outlet
(b) strength; period; permanence
(c) acknowledgment; strong persuasion or belief; condemnation
(d) meeting; seminar; convention
Q6 n. speech
(a) dampness; moistness; mugginess
(b) transmission; dispatch; radio program
(c) speaking ability; something that is communicated orally
(d) license; authorization
Q7 v. groom
(a) to rub off; to remove totally; to delete
(b) to find the answer to; to explain
(c) to tend carefully; to take care of; to make clean and tidy; to prepare for
(d) to understand; to comprehend; to accomplish; to convert into cash; to liquidate
Q8 n. mark
(a) person who owns and operates a food store
(b) piece of long fiction with a plot and characters; story
(c) sign; indication; symbol; grade; trace
(d) ecclesiastical judge; priest
Q9 n. mentor
(a) foundation; grounding
(b) price; cargo; responsibility
(c) adviser; counselor; person who guides and teaches; spiritual instructor
(d) explanation; illustration; instruction
Q10 n. warranty
(a) study of the statistical characteristics of a population
(b) a situation in which the imports of a country from the USA are larger than their exports to the USA
(c) guarantee; authority; justification
(d) probability; chance; feasibility; possibility
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Test 217
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 217
Q1 v. funnel
(a) to get; to accept; to absorb; to take in; to host; to accommodate
(b) to startle; to astonish; to ambush
(c) to breast-feed; to suckle; to provide medical care; to take care of
(d) to channel; to centralize
Q2 v. strap
(a) to capture; to assume control
(b) to tie with a narrow piece of leather; to lash
(c) to reveal; to uncover; to disclose
(d) to decide; to define; to conclude; to cause; to affect
Q3 v. injure
(a) to move with sudden speed; to bolt; to shatter; to hurl; to cast
(b) to send; to direct; to ascribe to; to relate to; to apply to; to call attention to
(c) to sightsee; to voyage; to travel
(d) to hurt; to wound; to insult; to offend; to damage
Q4 v. publicize
(a) to obtain; to protect; to defend; to strengthen
(b) to act; to function; to manage; to use; to activate; to perform surgery
(c) to confirm to be true; to authorize
(d) to advertise; to bring to the attention of a large audience
Q5 v. compose
(a) to create; to write; to relax; to calm oneself; to settle
(b) to issue a command; to make an official order
(c) to appreciate; to esteem; to respect; to appraise; to assess worth
(d) to profit; to gain; to be advantageous
Q6 v. instrument
(a) to direct along a particular path; to chart a course
(b) to equip with devices for measuring, recording, or controlling
(c) to be acquainted with; to understand; to distinguish; to be aware of
(d) to put off to a later time; to delay; to defer; to put off until later; to stay
Q7 v. earn
(a) to name; to call; to designate
(b) to receive as a result of work or other service performed; to profit; to be eligible; to be worthy
(c) to oppose; to retaliate; to react; to strike back
(d) to employ a group of workers; to provide with employees; to man
Q8 v. pleasure
(a) to enlarge; to add to; to multiply; to raise; to intensify
(b) to impose; to cause something unpleasant
(c) to cause someone enjoyment
(d) to approve; to verify; to ascertain
Q9 v. fuel
(a) to arrange according to dimension
(b) to blend; to be blended; to combine or unite into a single body; to be assimilated
(c) to try or to intend to achieve something; to direct; to plan; to aspire
(d) to provide with a combustible substance that provides energy
Q10 v. lead
(a) to lounge; to do nothing; to laze around
(b) to make a stupid mistake; to move back and forth in a clumsy manner
(c) to conduct; to guide; to direct; to influence
(d) to express regret; to say sorry
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Test 218
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 218
Q1 adj. proper
(a) correct; suitable; just; complete
(c) imaginary; hypothetical; computer simulated
(b) chief; leading; main; principal
(d) comprising the best result ever attained
Q2 n. sweater
(a) small globule of liquid; drip; very small amount; pendant
(b) condition; influencing factor; situation
(c) pullover; employer who underpays his employees
(d) hurt; wound; harm; damage; insult
Q3 n. momentum
(a) large room used for lectures; talks, performances and other events
(b) force of movement; strength or motivation derived from an initial effort
(c) silence; noiselessness; stillness; tranquility; muteness; speechlessness
(d) chance meeting
Q4 n. fuel
(a) substance burned to create energy (petrol, gasoline, gas, wood, coal, etc.)
(b) coins and paper notes which have value; currency; medium of trade; wealth
(c) volume; mass; main part; most
(d) tool for cutting consisting of a toothed blade; saying; maxim; proverb
Q5 n. uniqueness
(a) easement; alleviation; liberation; aid; assistance
(b) singularity; individuality; incomparability
(c) necessity; obligation; new wine; grape juice that has not yet fermented
(d) negative tendency (especially in economy or business)
Q6 n. capacity
(a) seal; trademark
(b) rival; (i.e. Coca Cola and Pepsi); person who participates in a contest
(c) volume which can be contained or received; function; role; feature; potential
(d) supply; stock; measure; means; condition; stipulation
Q7 v. owe
(a) to be indebted to; to be under obligation to pay or repay
(b) to be involved; to join in
(c) to interchange; to take turns; to rotate; to substitute
(d) to carry out; to conduct; to perform
Q8 n. stem
(a) bid; offer; overseer; supervisor
(b) central stalk of a plant; petiole
(c) small container for documents; tool for synchronizing files between two computers
(d) tag; sign; identification tag
Q9 n. discipline
(a) head; leader; chairman; chief
(b) public announcement or printed notice designed to attract attention
(c) training
(d) protective coating
Q10 n. investor
(a) bid; offer; overseer; supervisor
(c) person who puts money into a project
(b) result of manufacturing; goods; merchandise
(d) help; assistance; accessory
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Test 219
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 219
Q1 n. adjustment
(a) adaption; settlement of an insurance claim
(b) process of making neat and attractive
(c) inflow; inward flow; place where a stream flows into another body of water
(d) item; piece of information; part of a whole
Q2 n. gathering
(a) long thin mark; row; border; domain; tactic
(b) assembly; meeting; convention; cluster; collection
(c) possessions; belongings; estate; assets; ownership
(d) compound; various objects that for m a unit
Q3 n. definition
(a) choosing; time when people vote for a political candidate
(b) this being the case; since (used in formal documents)
(c) explanation; meaning; interpretation (as of a word or term)
(d) joining; union; an ordered sequence
Q4 n. code
(a) cipher; collection of instructions of the law
(b) reply; answer; reaction
(c) holiday
(d) politeness; good manners; cordiality; civility
Q5 n. greenhouse
(a) act of repairing; renewal; act of restoring to good condition
(b) act of suddenly swooping down and grabbing; sudden assault or attack
(c) group of twenty items; debt; account; bill; grade on a test
(d) structure built mainly of glass in which plants are cultivated out of season
Q6 n. exertion
(a) adaption; settlement of an insurance claim
(b) putting to use; putting into action; effort; struggle; strain
(c) meeting; seminar; convention
(d) security; warranty; pledge; assurance
Q7 n. mall
(a) depot; wholesale store; large retail store
(b) shopping center; pedestrian walkway; promenade
(c) plentifulness; abundance; numerousness; plurality
(d) manner of acting; conduct
Q8 v. sum
(a) to respect deeply; to honor greatly
(b) to add
(c) to rely on; to trust; to be supported by
(d) to have to; to be obligated; to be likely or probable
Q9 n. advance
(a) progress; modernization; promotion
(b) political group; social gathering; side of an agreement; group; gang
(c) nourishment; substance which provides the body with nutrients; sustenance
(d) rebound; recoiling; sudden movement to the rear
Q10 n. loop
(a) fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
(b) attraction; lottery; contest which ends in a tie; natural channel; gully
(c) newspaper that is published 5 to 7 times a week
(d) abuse; molestation
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Test 220
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 220
Q1 v. precondition
(a) to seize; to capture; to possess; to contract
(b) to assign to a particular post or position; to appoint
(c) to train in advance
(d) to profit; to roll a ball into a hole (Billiards)
Q2 v. box
(a) to operate; to activate; to manage; to direct; to carry out; to fulfill
(b) to be concerned; to harass; to advance through great effort
(c) to fight with fists; to put crates
(d) to represent by chart; to draw a curve representing a given function
Q3 v. interject
(a) to judge an object's value; to appraise; to assess; to guess
(b) to try; to live through; to feel; to endure
(c) to place between other things; to throw into the center of
(d) to send; to direct; to ascribe to; to relate to; to apply to; to call attention to
Q4 v. blame
(a) to encase; to review; to protect; to include; to insure
(b) to plan; to design; to name; to call
(c) to back; to support; to finance; to subsidize; to promote
(d) to accuse; to denounce
Q5 v. exist
(a) to rent out property for a specific period of time; to let
(b) to live; to be
(c) to join; to cause to become one
(d) to tie down
Q6 v. prohibit
(a) to warn; to scold; to reprove
(b) to negotiate; to arrive at an agreement
(c) to sell something through a bidding system
(d) to outlaw; to forbid by law; to interdict; to ban; to prevent
Q7 v. postpone
(a) to put off to a later time; to delay; to defer; to put off until later; to stay
(b) to make a detailed list of property; to summarize; to sum up the worth of
(c) to examine accounts and other financial records
(d) to slander; to defame
Q8 v. dislodge
(a) to extricate; to remove; to evict; to oust; to expel
(b) to make ready; to get oneself ready; to put into the proper condition
(c) to change; to modify
(d) to hunt; to pursue; to run over; to race
Q9 v. render
(a) to relieve; to calm; to alleviate pain
(b) to give; to submit; to transform; to represent; to depict
(c) to slope; to bend; to bow; to slant; to influence
(d) to alter; to change; to fluctuate
Q10 v. concern
(a) to cover a part of; to have something in common
(b) to impregnate; to inseminate; to enrich the soil by the addition of organic or chemical substances
(c) to involve; to affect; to worry; to interest; to relate to
(d) to stress; to show the importance of
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Test 221
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 221
Q1 v. raise
(a) to elevate; to lift; to excite; to arouse; to cause
(b) to appear as a large and indistinct form; to appear as larger than life; to impend
(c) to fall; to make fall; to bring down; to go down; to omit; to abandon
(d) to indicate; to itemize; to mark; to designate; to stipulate
Q2 v. predict
(a) to put to practical use; to take advantage of
(b) to prophesy; to foretell; to announce in advance
(c) to intend; to plan; to design; to aim
(d) to agree; to give; to bestow; to answer to; to donate
Q3 v. commit
(a) to protect; to guard; to evade a question; to respond in a vague manner
(b) to agree; to harmonize; to coincide; to collaborate; to consent
(c) to contrive false evidence against; to set up; to construct; to build; to fashion; to formulate
(d) to perform; to do; to engage
Q4 n. trustee
(a) meaning; sense; importance; consequence; act of pointing out
(b) person who has the right to grant a license
(c) person who translates from one language to another (orally); person how clarifies; commentator
(d) person granted legal custodianship over property not belonging to him
Q5 n. recipient
(a) caution; wisdom; careful judgment
(b) person who accepts; person who takes or gets
(c) adviser; counselor; person who guides and teaches; spiritual instructor
(d) house; dwelling; structure; premises
Q6 n. plaid
(a) device used to destroy documents by cutting them into small strips or pieces
(b) colorful fabric with a pattern of square s and crossbars
(c) organization; society; union; coalition; foundation
(d) 12 dozen; 144
Q7 n. triangle
(a) report of recent events; information about previously unknown facts
(b) shape having three sides and three corners; group of three
(c) substance burned to create energy (petrol, gasoline, gas, wood, coal, etc.)
(d) collapse; crash; incident
Q8 v. tailor
(a) to aid; to help; to support; to guide; to direct
(b) to impregnate; to inseminate; to enrich the soil by the addition of organic or chemical substances
(c) to move to a different apartment; to move to a different place
(d) to create or adapt for a particular need or desire
Q9 v. insult
(a) to go on; to keep doing something; to last; to perpetuate
(b) to evolve; to make to progress; to grow professionally; to develop; to speed
(c) to speak or act in a rude or contemptuous manner; to offend; to affront
(d) to record; to order in advance; to inscribe; to indicate
Q10 v. section
(a) to respect; to esteem; to pay tribute; to praise; to accept
(b) to divide; to split
(c) to avoid; to run away; to shrink
(d) to accomplish; to put into action; to execute; to do
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Test 222
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 222
Q1 n. alert
(a) printed form that entitles the holder to certain rights such as in a discount
(b) learning; instruction; imparting of knowledge; upbringing
(c) warning; alarm; attitude of readiness
(d) agreement; settling of a disagreement by making mutual concessions
Q2 n. debris
(a) art and science of disease treatment and health maintenance; remedy; drug
(b) rubble; ruins; wreckage; fragments
(c) issue; affair; question; problem; substance of a particular composition and consistency
(d) admiration; respect
Q3 n. scope
(a) way of life
(c) transmission; dispatch; radio program
(b) range; extent; sphere; expanse
(d) adjacency; nearness; closeness; vicinity
Q4 n. contact
(a) end; deduction; cognition; final decision
(c) link; connection; touch; interface
(b) contrast; something contrary
(d) reminder; internal document
Q5 n. impulse
(a) list of terms and definitions (usually at the end of a book); dictionary of technical or specific terms
(b) instinctual urge; sudden desire; whim; wave of energy sent via a nerve
(c) person who falls prey (to an attack, deception, etc.)
(d) mind; understanding; leader; person in authority; top
Q6 n. identification
(a) verification of a person or thing; recognition
(b) citation; passage taken from another source; reference; commercial offer; statement of price
(c) traveling on a ship; sea voyage; sailing
(d) officer of a monastery; high-ranking member of a religious order
Q7 n. leaflet
(a) point at which something ends; edge; border; restriction; restraint
(b) farm with large pasture land for raising livestock
(c) sheet of paper on which information has been printed; flyer
(d) class; division; section; segment
Q8 n. intent
(a) chamber; bureau; incumbency; agency; authority
(b) concern; fear; misfortune; distress
(c) gratification of a need; remuneration; fulfillment
(d) plan; goal; aim; objective; meaning
Q9 n. adversity
(a) building used for a particular purpose; business; audience; legislative body
(b) misfortune; hardship; distress; suffering
(c) point at which something ends; edge; border; restriction; restraint
(d) assembly; meeting; convention; cluster; collection
Q10 n. drive
(a) matching outfit consisting of a jacket and trousers or a skirt; request; courtship
(b) something which legally or rightfully belongs to an individual; payment; fee
(c) trip in a vehicle; type of computer hardware; combined effort to accomplish a goal (i.e. fund raiser)
(d) opposition; act of fighting against; act of withstanding the effects of
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Test 223
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 223
Q1 v. disappear
(a) to go before; to be in front; to be ahead of; to predate
(b) to submit; to consent; to obey; to agree with
(c) to determine; to decide; to separate into constituent parts
(d) to go out of sight; to become extinct; to cease to exist; to vanish
Q2 v. subside
(a) to invent; to create; to contrive; to think up
(b) to descend; to decline; to abate; to lessen
(c) to relate to; to deal with; to process; to pay for
(d) to find fault; to express displeasure; to protest
Q3 v. structure
(a) to establish an agreement; to settle a dispute
(b) to prophesy; to foretell; to announce in advance
(c) to organize; to arrange; to give form to
(d) to provide; to supply (food, etc.); to care for
Q4 v. sign
(a) to cause to be concerned with; to engage; to engross
(b) to motivate; to stimulate; to provoke; to influence; to encourage
(c) to work; to toil; to exert oneself; to work hard
(d) to mark; to indicate; to write one's name
Q5 v. chart
(a) to make a graph; to draw; to diagram
(b) to register; to adjust prices or salaries in accordance with changes in economic indicators
(c) to echo
(d) to reach; to achieve; to fulfill; to realize (a goal, purpose, etc.)
Q6 v. go along with
(a) to supply with stock; to equip with supplies (esp. food)
(b) to visit a store and purchase goods; to browse in a store; to inform on; to betray (British Slang)
(c) to force; to coerce; to influence; to impose; to demand
(d) to comply; to conform; to follow; to agree
Q7 v. cope
(a) to manage in spite of difficulty; to struggle successfully
(b) to fill; to pack (with goods, cargo, etc.)
(c) to explain; to give a report; to cause; to regard
(d) to bind with a contract
Q8 v. lock
(a) to fix in place; to link firmly together; to be held in place
(b) to consent; to concur; to suit; to have the same opinion; to fit
(c) to provide a guarantee against possible damage or loss; to make certain
(d) to make an outline; to draw up in written form; to conscript; to draw out and separate
Q9 v. part
(a) to exchange one thing for another; to trade; to barter
(b) to divide; to separate; to be divided; to allocate
(c) to reveal; to uncover; to disclose
(d) to assign to a duty; to station; to publicize; to advertise
Q10 v. budget
(a) to prepare a financial plan; to make financial arrangements
(b) to annoy; to harass; to worry; to make an effort; to be concerned
(c) to accompany someone; to appear; to advance; to succeed
(d) to shut; to be shut; to finish; to complete
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Test 224
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 224
Q1 adj. corrupt
(a) separate; individual; discontinuous
(c) earlier; antecedent; hasty; premature
(b) common; regular; ordinary
(d) spoiled; immoral; dishonest; perverted
Q2 v. task
(a) to scatter; to spread out; to be scattered
(b) to provide with a combustible substance that provides energy
(c) to make ready; to get oneself ready; to put into the proper condition
(d) to give assignments; to overburden; to strain
Q3 adv. conscientiously
(a) separately; aside; into pieces
(b) very quite; to a degree; somewhat; slightly; a bit; might as well
(c) to the rear; to the past
(d) dutifully; with care; thoroughly
Q4 n. technician
(a) something that is the same of the same level
(b) region; domain; field; category
(c) professional cook; head cook in a restaurant of hotel
(d) specialist in repairs of machinery and appliances
Q5 n. screen
(a) good deal; agreement; item that has been bought at a specially low price
(b) chamber; bureau; incumbency; agency; authority
(c) award; gift; present; contribution; donation
(d) part of a television or computer monitor where the picture is displayed
Q6 n. citizenship
(a) right to live in a country; condition of being a member of a country
(b) something which enhances or improves; addition or change which adds value to something
(c) picture; snapshot
(d) excitement; great interest
Q7 adj. proud
(a) situated; placed; identified; found; existing; standing
(b) stated briefly but clearly; clear and concise; short and to the point
(c) arrogant; haughty; magnificent; impressive
(d) estimable; determinable; assessable
Q8 n. instrument
(a) something interesting or amusing; fun; hospitality
(b) tool; implement; device; appliance; agent; means
(c) long trip; distance; voyage
(d) evolvement; gradual growth; evolution; maturation; progression
Q9 n. load
(a) something carried; cargo; burden; unit of measure or weight; capacity
(b) fleece from some animals; frizzy hair
(c) place; position; situation; site; spot
(d) degree of diversity; change; modified version; deviation
Q10 v. imply
(a) to avoid; to escape; to shrink
(b) to speak or act in a rude or contemptuous manner; to offend; to affront
(c) to suggest indirectly; to hint; to infer; to mean; to import
(d) to compensate; to balance
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Test 225
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 225
Q1 n. engagement
(a) percentage of profits earned by a salesperson
(b) expansion; branch of a telephone network; supplement; reprieve
(c) type of aircraft; two-dimensional surface; rank; level
(d) commitment; obligation; period of employment
Q2 n. take
(a) amount collected at one time; income; proceeds; profits (Informal)
(b) indicator; something used to point; hand on a clock; clue; advice
(c) photograph; drawing; painting; film; embodiment
(d) durability; determination; resolve; power; intensity; force
Q3 n. evidence
(a) device with a wide opening at the top which narrows as it reaches the bottom
(b) not many; some; several; small number of
(c) proof; something which proves or disproves
(d) furnace which burns things to ashes
Q4 n. election
(a) choosing; time when people vote for a political candidate
(b) bringing something down to a smaller scale; lowering expenses
(c) leaving; going away; opposite of arrival
(d) mistake; something that is incorrect
Q5 n. garment
(a) fellow worker; cowoker
(b) lack; scarcity; deficit; deficiency
(c) spatial dimension; measurement; extent; degree
(d) piece of clothing; outer covering
Q6 n. van
(a) vision; ability to see; look; glimpse; spectacle
(b) power; strength; force; capacity to be
(c) large closed vehicle used for transporting goods or people
(d) examination of financial accounts; internal investigation
Q7 v. enlarge
(a) to become bigger; to expand
(b) to advise; to instruct; to coach; to advocate
(c) to explain; to give a report; to cause; to regard
(d) to provide secret information about another country; to examine
Q8 n. substantive
(a) collection of written records; use of written records as evidence
(b) word or phrase functioning as a noun
(c) rectangular traveling bag; valise
(d) occasion; instance; situation; bag
Q9 n. commercial
(a) television or radio advertisement
(b) state of belonging to an organization or group; fellowship
(c) a person's handwritten signature
(d) overseer; director; manager
Q10 n. terminology
(a) public; large group of people; gathering
(b) nomenclature; specific vocabulary
(c) open public area in a city or town; park; square
(d) means of transport (car, bus, etc.); instrument; means; medium
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Test 226
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 226
Q1 v. revise
(a) to make changes in order to improve something; to edit; to correct
(b) to meet by chance; to face; to meet with (difficulties, hardships, etc.)
(c) to rub off; to remove totally; to delete
(d) to travel to unknown regions; to investigate; to examine; to research
Q2 v. esteem
(a) to tend to; to attend; to work; to perform a duty or task
(b) to hunt; to pursue; to run over; to race
(c) to respect; to honor; to admire; to value
(d) to attract; to pull; to sketch; to depict with lines; to conclude
Q3 v. fund
(a) to pay to; to hire; to employ
(b) to finance; to supply with money; to allocate financial sums; to extend a short-term obligation
(c) to hunt; to pursue; to run over; to race
(d) to postpone; to hinder; to linger; to move slowly; to loiter
Q4 v. intensify
(a) to explain; to clarify; to elucidate; to understand or explain in a particular way
(b) to increase; to strengthen; to heighten
(c) to control; to arrange; to put in order
(d) to give one thing in return for another; to replace one thing with another; to trade; to barter
Q5 v. taste
(a) to incorporate; to take in; to absorb
(b) to put into practice; to accomplish; to perform; to conduct
(c) to check flavor by eating; to attempt; to try
(d) to devise; to conceive; to develop; to plan
Q6 v. term
(a) to provide with a combustible substance that provides energy
(b) to name; to call; to designate
(c) to check flavor by eating; to attempt; to try
(d) to climb; to ascend; to weigh; to do according to a particular ratio
Q7 n. benchmark
(a) plan; goal; aim; objective; meaning
(b) criterion; measure; point of reference for comparison
(c) panel containing buttons for connecting and disconnecting telephone or electrical circuits
(d) association; organization; community; rich upper class; fellowship; companionship
Q8 v. innovate
(a) to fit; to match; to satisfy; to please; to clothe
(b) to place in a row; to cover the inside of; to pad
(c) to eat or drink; to use up; to destroy
(d) to make changes; to create something new; to invent
Q9 v. surmise
(a) to consent; to concur; to suit; to have the same opinion; to fit
(b) to cover; to hide
(c) to infer; to conjecture; to guess; to presume
(d) to give assignments; to overburden; to strain
Q10 v. specialize
(a) to gain entrance to; to get at
(b) to devote oneself to a particular profession or field of study; to limit
(c) to make false and injurious statements about another; to defame; to vilify; to malign
(d) to claim; to require; to request strongly
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Test 227
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 227
Q1 adv. instead
(a) in any event; anyway
(c) smoothly; continuously; inconspicuously
(b) in place of; as a replacement
(d) clearly; unmistakably; plainly; apparently
Q2 n. layer
(a) messenger; company that delivers messages, documents, parcels, etc.
(b) reduced price; sale on particular items; extra newspaper edition
(c) system for prompt transportation of people or parcels; dispatch conveyed by special messenger
(d) thickness of some material that covers a surface; covering; bed; stratum
Q3 v. disclaim
(a) to deny connection with; to renounce; to repudiate; to disavow
(b) to grow older; to mature
(c) to copy; to pretend; to fake
(d) to annoy; to bother; to aggravate; to anger
Q4 v. content
(a) to provide with the required supplies, tools and items
(b) to hunt for; to look for; to investigate; to examine
(c) to inflate; to play an important role
(d) to satisfy; to please; to meet a request
Q5 v. conduct
(a) to prejudice; to influence opinions
(b) to behave; to manage; to carry out; to transmit
(c) to buy; to acquire in exchange for money; to procure; to obtain
(d) to ride a bike
Q6 n. acquisition
(a) side of a hill; incline; upward or downward slant; degree to which a surface deviates from the vertical
(b) license; authorization
(c) exchange; trade
(d) purchase; something that has been purchased or obtained
Q7 v. permit
(a) to administer; to direct; to supervise; to accomplish; to handle
(b) to let; to enable; to allow; to authorize; to sanction
(c) to envision; to fantasize; to visualize; to think; to assume
(d) to make by machine; to produce; to fabricate; to invent
Q8 v. minute
(a) to acquire; to procure; to secure; to earn; to achieve
(b) to reflect; to think; to consider; to meditate
(c) to record the proceedings of a meeting; to make a memorandum
(d) to supply; to support; to send; to move into a machine
Q9 n. track
(a) denial; rejection
(b) person of group of people that runs and administers a business or other enterprise
(c) lane; path; signs; trails; channel
(d) piece of equipment which can be used with other machines without alternation
Q10 adj. urban
(a) confined within a boundary; restricted; narrow; mediocre
(b) pertaining to a city; municipal
(c) channeled; centralized
(d) pertaining to accommodations; domesticated
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Test 228
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 228
Q1 n. carrier
(a) person or company that ships things; shipping company; truck
(b) citation; passage taken from another source; reference; commercial offer; statement of price
(c) something that continues for many years
(d) abrasion; cut; score of zero; cash; money (Slang)
Q2 n. economy
(a) vagueness; lack of clarity
(b) something which is opposite
(c) enigma; riddle; game; jigsaw
(d) management of resources (i.e. money, goods, etc.); thrift; careful spending
Q3 n. offender
(a) customer; buyer; computer that serves as a terminal
(b) one who makes or alters garments
(c) transgressor; person who breaks the law; one who insults
(d) list of choices; list of commands or options which may be selected
Q4 n. affiliate
(a) partner company; distributor
(b) percentage of profits earned by a salesperson
(c) arrangement; plan; sketch; drawing; something which has been arranged
(d) total number of people who subscribe to a particular publication
Q5 n. agenda
(a) person granted legal custodianship over property not belonging to him
(b) type of fuel; gasoline
(c) happening; event; incident
(d) schedule; calendar; outline of things to be done
Q6 n. pipe
(a) steward; stewardess; person who serves others; person who accompanies others
(b) close examination; scrutinizing look
(c) tube; trachea; flute; toot
(d) something which has been bought; act of buying
Q7 n. option
(a) device which is used to slow or stop a vehicle
(b) direction; series of lessons or training units; layer; part of a meal
(c) choice; alternative; possibility; selection; election
(d) person who is tested; candidate
Q8 n. breadth
(a) width; broadness
(b) separation; ridge between drainage areas; watershed
(c) manner of doing business; behavior; distribution; giving out
(d) degree; rank; height; plane; flat horizontal plain
Q9 n. damage
(a) arrangement; instruction; command; request for something
(b) establisher; organization or channel; person who gives authorization to operate a channel
(c) piece of paper; attendant; servant
(d) injury; harm
Q10 n. campaign
(a) unity; agreement; accord; pleasing balance; symmetry
(b) series of activities organized to accomplish a goal
(c) money management (including investment, banking etc.); science of money management
(d) person who puts money into a project
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Test 229
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 229
Q1 v. dispense
(a) to operate; to activate; to manage; to direct; to carry out; to fulfill
(b) to do without; to give up; to distribute; to give out; to hand out
(c) to make circular shape
(d) to create or adapt for a particular need or desire
Q2 v. remember
(a) to recall to the mind; to retain in one's mind; to have a recollection
(b) to assess; to appraise; to determine value; to grade; to classify; to sort
(c) to keep busy; to occupy; to employ; to commit
(d) to pack; to crate; to box
Q3 v. broadcast
(a) to fight with fists; to put crates
(b) to divide; to separate; to be divided; to allocate
(c) to transmit over the radio; to publicize; to advertise
(d) to remind of; to state; to refer to; to hint at; to indicate
Q4 v. destroy
(a) to demolish; to ruin; to destruct; to erase
(b) to fix; to repair; to correct; to calibrate; to adjust
(c) to register; to sign up; to join up; to enter one's name on a list
(d) to pull; to drag
Q5 v. receive
(a) to support; to inspire; to give hope
(b) to get; to accept; to absorb; to take in; to host; to accommodate
(c) to duplicate; to imitate
(d) to think over; to believe; to regard; to take into account
Q6 v. boost
(a) to cushion; to fill; to fill out; to walk; to go by foot
(b) to reward; to reimburse; to pay back; to make up for
(c) to store in a warehouse
(d) to raise; to push; to urge; to lift
Q7 n. pollution
(a) contamination; dirtying; soiling; spoiling; destruction
(b) transmission; dispatch; radio program
(c) soldier of the three lowest military ranks
(d) substance obtained from a plant; essence; text paragraph; passage
Q8 v. receipt
(a) to write a statement of purchases; to make a bill of sale
(b) to fill; to pack (with goods, cargo, etc.)
(c) to accept; to belief; to hug; to hold tight
(d) to seek to please; to flatter; to seek to gain the affections of someone
Q9 v. party
(a) to gauge; to quantify; to assess; to evaluate; to estimate
(b) to put; to lay; to lodge; to nominate; to appoint
(c) to celebrate
(d) to make a graph; to draw; to diagram
Q10 v. sample
(a) to draw attention; to captivate; to fascinate
(b) to lead; to be in charge; to direct; to be at the front; to go in a certain direction
(c) to raise an opinion; to adjust the tone of
(d) to take a small portion of something as a specimen
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Test 230
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 230
Q1 v. fare
(a) to speak out; to move into a position of readiness and availability
(b) to travel; to go; to journey; to happen; to eat and drink
(c) to esteem; to cherish; to assess; to estimate
(d) to cipher
Q2 n. prerogative
(a) chance; occasion; favorable time to act
(b) command; order; authorization granted from one body to a subordinate body
(c) joining; union; an ordered sequence
(d) right; special privilege
Q3 v. come along
(a) to sail; to move at a moderate speed; to travel; to coast; to drive along slowly
(b) to compare in a critical manner; to verify; to collect; to compile
(c) to reach; to achieve; to fulfill; to realize (a goal, purpose, etc.)
(d) to accompany someone; to appear; to advance; to succeed
Q4 conj. however
(a) up to the time which
(b) but; in spite of; despite
(c) precedes two or more coordinate words or phrases
(d) in what way?
Q5 n. briefcase
(a) function; utilization; benefit; advantage; consumption
(b) advice; person who gives advice; attorney; lawyer
(c) act of redoing something
(d) small container for documents; tool for synchronizing files between two computers
Q6 n. complaint
(a) instructional booklet; handbook
(b) trade; business; transactions; exchange of products/services and money
(c) finding fault; act of expressing displeasure; pleading entered by a plaintiff (Law)
(d) type of beef tenderloin; type of cavity with a broad base
Q7 n. renovation
(a) commonplace activity; everyday task; habit; custom; practice
(b) secret agent; person who secretly investigates and gathers information about other people
(c) agreement; pact; deal
(d) act of repairing; renewal; act of restoring to good condition
Q8 adj. compatible
(a) managerial; overseeing
(b) superior; supreme; above all; of the highest rank; most important
(c) congruous
(d) creative; new; original
Q9 n. halt
(a) salesman; supplier; automatic machine for selling goods
(b) temporary stop; standstill; break or pause in a march or journey
(c) television or radio advertisement
(d) person who belongs to an organization or group; part; organ
Q10 v. litter
(a) to hunt for; to look for; to investigate; to examine
(b) to worry; to cause concern; to annoy; to bother; to disturb
(c) to toss or dump garbage in an unauthorized place; to scatter objects in disorder
(d) to find the answer to; to explain
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 231
Q1 n. fine
(a) total number of people who subscribe to a particular publication
(b) monetary penalty; punishment which involves the payment of specified sum of money
(c) tool; implement; device; appliance; agent; means
(d) newspaper that is published 5 to 7 times a week
Q2 n. convention
(a) conference; routine; custom; treaty
(c) accomplishment; fulfillment
(b) period of one hundred years
(d) happening; event; incident
Q3 n. novel
(a) partner company; distributor
(b) piece of long fiction with a plot and characters; story
(c) representing something less strongly than what the facts would justify
(d) identifying characteristic
Q4 n. incentive
(a) stimulus; inducement; enticement; encouragement
(b) business arrangement; client; funds deposited in a bank
(c) income; return; gains; government income earned through taxation
(d) fracture; pause; rest; opportunity; alteration
Q5 n. period
(a) punctuation mark; end; pause at end of a phrase; full sentence; age; season
(b) official institution; agency; power; control; jurisdiction
(c) height; distance above sea level
(d) quarrel; disagreement; argument
Q6 n. raise
(a) not many; some; several; small number of
(b) choice; assortment; collection of items available to choose
(c) increase in salary; wage increase
(d) opposition; appeal; denial; protest
Q7 n. session
(a) meeting; assembly; term; semester
(b) release; approval; washing
(c) small room; piece of office furniture; office; part of a government
(d) synopsis; general survey; introduction
Q8 n. source
(a) origin; starting point
(b) problem; misfortune; annoyance; cause of worry
(c) portable personal computer; laptop computer
(d) strength; power; force; bravery
Q9 n. attendant
(a) property; site; area; grounds; building with the grounds belonging to it
(b) misgiving; lack of certainty
(c) decline; reduction; lessening
(d) steward; stewardess; person who serves others; person who accompanies others
Q10 n. onus
(a) time free from work other demands and duties; free time; rest; recreation
(b) responsibility; duty; burden; impediment; blame
(c) act of going around; avoidance; evasion
(d) route through traveled by vehicles above ground level
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Test 232
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 232
Q1 v. dismiss
(a) to establish; to found; to set up; to place on
(b) to delete; to skip over; to neglect
(c) to send away; to fire; to release; to free
(d) eject; drive out; banish
Q2 v. kit
(a) to equip; to outfit with supplies
(b) to interpret incorrectly; to comprehend incorrectly
(c) to stay somewhere temporarily; to make an official inspection
(d) to provide additional details; to plan carefully and with great detail; to produce; to develop
Q3 v. prioritize
(a) to organize according to importance
(b) to convey; to relocate; to hand over; to pass on
(c) to comply; to conform; to follow; to agree
(d) to bother; to trouble; to disturb; to upset
Q4 v. average
(a) to take a small portion of something as a specimen
(b) to become larger; to cultivate; to be changed; to turn into
(c) to climb; to ascend; to weigh; to do according to a particular ratio
(d) to have a mean of a certain amount
Q5 v. create
(a) to calculate; to figure; to estimate
(b) to produce; to design; to make; to manufacture
(c) to motivate; to stimulate; to provoke; to influence; to encourage
(d) to deal with; to stop; to undertake; to set about
Q6 v. mortgage
(a) to arrange papers methodically for preservation and reference; to submit in a formal way
(b) to postpone; to dismiss from a job; to fire
(c) to motivate; to stimulate; to provoke; to influence; to encourage
(d) to sign over property to a creditor as security for money that is owed; to obligate
Q7 n. information
(a) flat dish for serving food; portion; covering, coating; board
(b) knowledge; intelligence; data
(c) money in the form of coins and bank notes
(d) person who foretells future events; weatherman
Q8 v. guide
(a) to refine; to improve; to complete; to make faultless
(b) to stop a vehicle; to slow down a vehicle
(c) to gather together; to group together; to press in
(d) to direct; to lead; to instruct
Q9 v. piece
(a) to partition; to be partitioned
(c) to join parts together; to attach segments
(b) to deliver without charge
(d) to try; to live through; to feel; to endure
Q10 v. forecast
(a) to save; to cut back; to be thrifty; to be frugal
(b) to disregard; to ignore; to forget to perform (a duty); to shirk; to abandon
(c) to predict a future event or condition; to foretell
(d) to cover a hole with a piece of material; to use to cover a hole
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Test 233
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 233
Q1 v. attire
(a) to dress; to put on clothes
(b) to sway; to oscillate; to vacillate; to fluctuate
(c) to make into a city
(d) to hurt; to wound; to insult; to offend; to damage
Q2 v. pressure
(a) to apply force or weight; to push; to stress
(b) to arrive; to obtain; to procure; to extend the arm outward
(c) to inform; to direct; to guide; to command; to order; to educate
(d) to impede; to obstruct; to hinder; to meddle
Q3 v. remind
(a) to cause to remember
(b) to measure time; to register on a time piece
(c) to rent; to inhabit; to occupy
(d) to indicate; to emphasize; to sharpen; to direct
Q4 v. trail
(a) to give; to grant; to judge; to rule
(b) to perform; to carry out; to put into practice
(c) to examine
(d) to follow; to drag; to tow
Q5 v. mistake
(a) to make an error; to be wrong; to confuse
(b) to relate to; to deal with; to process; to pay for
(c) to agree; to give; to bestow; to answer to; to donate
(d) to couple; to be part one of a match; to mate
Q6 n. earnings
(a) schedule; calendar; outline of things to be done
(b) place where an event occurs; vista; view
(c) swindle; deceit; cheating; forgery; embezzlement
(d) money gained; salary; revenue; profit; income
Q7 n. journalist
(a) reporter; person who writes for a newspaper or magazine; correspondent
(b) chauffeur; program which enables an operating system to communicate with a particular device
(c) person who is licensed to practice medicine (i.e. physician, surgeon etc.)
(d) outcome; compensation; counterbalance
Q8 adj. present
(a) exacting; choosy; ornate; nagging; annoying
(b) existent; in attendance; on hand; of the current times; pertaining to the current times
(c) impersonating; putting on a false appearance; feigning; arrogant; haughty
(d) simple; basic
Q9 v. course
(a) to require that certain conditions be met before the signing of a contract; to specify; to require
(b) to hunt; to pursue; to run over; to race
(c) to sell; to trade or deal; to distribute; to promote
(d) to throw away; to discard; to destroy; to damage
Q10 v. labor
(a) to continue; to suffice; to endure; to persist
(b) to mint; to invent a new word or phrase
(c) to be acquainted with; to understand; to distinguish; to be aware of
(d) to work; to toil; to exert oneself; to work hard
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 234
Q1 n. daily
(a) newspaper that is published 5 to 7 times a week
(b) work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps)
(c) anything that is set up; institution (i.e. business, church, authority, government, etc.)
(d) situation; requirement; circumstance; stipulation
Q2 n. competitor
(a) rival; (i.e. Coca Cola and Pepsi); person who participates in a contest
(b) letter of recommendation
(c) overseer; director; manager
(d) group of twenty items; debt; account; bill; grade on a test
Q3 n. relationship
(a) appointment; proposal of a candidate (for an office or an honor)
(b) connection; association; closeness
(c) commercial center of a city; business distract
(d) entering into the feelings of another; sympathy; vicarious emotion; understanding
Q4 n. resist
(a) protective coating
(c) business; commerce; barter; occupation
(b) location; description of a location
(d) word or phrase functioning as a noun
Q5 n. will
(a) make-up; constitution; essay
(b) comment; observation; notice
(c) attraction; lottery; contest which ends in a tie; natural channel; gully
(d) last testament listing inheritors of a dying person's property
Q6 n. car
(a) automobile; elevator; vehicle; ride
(b) lexicon; list of words and their definitions in alphabetical order
(c) income; return; gains; government income earned through taxation
(d) viewpoint, opinion; siting; locus; location; place; job
Q7 n. basis
(a) means of connection; link; joint; connected group
(b) one fourth; neighborhood; coin worth 25 cents; period of three months; district
(c) partner; fellow worker; co-worker; friend
(d) foundation; grounding
Q8 v. coordinate
(a) to clarify; to explain; to approve
(b) to make a scheme; to plot; to design; to contrive; to think up
(c) to arrange in proper order
(d) to inspect; to supervise; to miss; to omit; to ignore; to excuse
Q9 v. prolong
(a) to collect; to gather; to accumulate; to store; to place in reserve
(b) to extend; to lengthen
(c) to signify; to be significant; to intend; to indicate
(d) to plead; to request; to petition for a new trial or judgment
Q10 n. straight
(a) negative tendency (especially in economy or business)
(b) line that is not curved; section that is not curved
(c) person or company that produces and distributes printed material
(d) group of people who attend a seminar, a talk, etc.
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Test 235
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 235
Q1 v. arrive
(a) to give; to contribute; to grant; to bestow
(b) to dispute; to claim; to give reasons
(c) to straighten; to flatten; to make even; to equalize
(d) to reach a destination; to return; to come back; to succeed
Q2 v. clear
(a) to direct; to lead; to instruct
(b) to relieve; to calm; to alleviate pain
(c) to clarify; to explain; to approve
(d) to reproduce quickly; to multiply rapidly; to thrive; to grow quickly
Q3 v. validate
(a) to confirm; to sanction; to legalize
(b) to divide; to split
(c) to bill; to charge
(d) to consider; to be of a particular heaviness; to burden
Q4 v. posture
(a) to pretend; to feign
(b) to alter; to replace; to become different
(c) to confess to something; to allow entrance; to accept as valid
(d) to load; to oppress; to burden; to regard; to esteem
Q5 v. regress
(a) to reinforce; to bind together; to strengthen a connection
(b) to misplace; to be deprived of; to be defeated; to fail; opposite of to win
(c) to move backward; to go back; to return to a previous condition
(d) to place in a row; to cover the inside of; to pad
Q6 v. drill
(a) to bore a hole; to practice; to train; to sow seeds in rows
(b) to make better; to increase in quality; to enhance; to develop
(c) to understand; to contain; to grasp; to absorb; to perceive
(d) to control; to rule; to command
Q7 v. quote
(a) to fix; to mend; to correct a problem or malfunction
(b) to converse; to speak; to spread rumors; to lecture; to reveal secret information
(c) to cite; to state a price; to offer a price
(d) to provide; to offer; to distribute; to supply; to sell; to trade
Q8 v. proliferate
(a) to rub; to achieve or obtain with difficulty; to delete; to cross out
(b) to detain; to slow down; to capture; to imprison
(c) to reproduce quickly; to multiply rapidly; to thrive; to grow quickly
(d) to control; to arrange; to put in order
Q9 v. complete
(a) to make whole; to finish; to perfect
(b) to arrange systematically; to structure; to group; to sort; to make confidential
(c) to meet; to assemble to gather; to get together
(d) to fight with fists; to put crates
Q10 v. express
(a) to offer proof; to prove; to show to be true
(b) to declare; to say; to send quickly; to squeeze; to extract
(c) to cap; to cork; to stop up; to block; to advertise
(d) to celebrate
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Test 236
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 236
Q1 n. shortage
(a) topic; subject; matter; question; problem; publication
(b) introduction; foreword; opening statement
(c) lack; scarcity; deficit; deficiency
(d) realization; carrying out; performing; putting into effect; execution
Q2 n. catering
(a) boat for crossing a body of water; shuttle
(b) communication; information; announcement; note; memo; intimation
(c) pact; treaty; connection; relationship
(d) business of supplying and servicing food
Q3 v. look over
(a) to make familiar; to present someone; to introduce someone
(b) to examine
(c) to suggest indirectly; to hint; to infer; to mean; to import
(d) to outlive; to remain in use; to outlast; to endure; to withstand
Q4 n. franchisor
(a) readiness; agreeableness
(c) magazine; journal
(b) person who has the right to grant a license
(d) group of people working together; team
Q5 adj. dismal
(a) gentle; good-hearted; understanding; compassionate
(b) capable of living; having a reasonable chance of succeeding; practical
(c) gloomy; cheerless; bad; depressing; sad
(d) decayed; decomposed; putrid; spoiled; despicable
Q6 n. grade
(a) cameraman; person who takes pictures
(b) mail manager, person responsible for managing electronic mail on a network (Computers)
(c) mark; level; degree; rank; type; extend; class (in a school)
(d) piece of soft material which cushions; block of pages stacked together and connected on one side
Q7 n. president
(a) a person who provides guidance; consultant; counselor
(b) mutual connection (between two or more things); similarity; parallel
(c) head; leader; chairman; chief
(d) component; element; factor; one of the substances which comprises a mixture
Q8 v. resist
(a) to further; to encourage sales; to aid; to help; to assist
(b) to oppose; to fight against; to challenge; to withstand
(c) to fasten; to link to; to add; to ascribe to; to connect to
(d) to enter information into a chart; to postpone; to set aside for future consideration
Q9 v. warehouse
(a) to couple; to be part one of a match; to mate
(b) to charge; to announce; to advertise
(c) to partition; to be partitioned
(d) to store in a large building
Q10 n. venture
(a) an undertaking that is dangerous, daring, or of uncertain outcome
(b) indicator; something used to point; hand on a clock; clue; advice
(c) anticipation; longing or waiting for; hope
(d) cork; stopper; electrical connector; block; advertisement
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 237
Q1 n. involvement
(a) one who donates money; person or organization that promotes or supports (an event, program, candidate, etc.)
(b) region; district; zone; area; domain
(c) security deposit
(d) inclusion; participation; connection; association; relation
Q2 n. flaw
(a) defect; imperfection; crack; strong gust or wind
(b) action or instance in which the ball or puck is prevented from entering the goal
(c) back end; hindmost unit of an army (or fleet, etc.)
(d) inclusion; participation; connection; association; relation
Q3 n. clearance
(a) work beyond regular working hours; pay for such work
(b) remark; note; statement; explanation
(c) release; approval; washing
(d) caution; advice about danger; advance notice
Q4 n. clip
(a) clamp; fastener; shred; segment of video
(b) person who holds public position; authority
(c) money (in a bank account); trust; confidence; respect
(d) amount of money received in payment for goods or services or from other sources; revenue; profits
Q5 n. misunderstanding
(a) incorrect interpretation
(b) slight difference; subtle distinction
(c) piece of soft material which cushions; block of pages stacked together and connected on one side
(d) inclination; tendency; disposition; aptitude
Q6 n. sales
(a) marketing; activities associated with selling a product or service
(b) one who donates money; person or organization that promotes or supports (an event, program, candidate, etc.)
(c) test; quiz; investigation; inquiry
(d) prop; brace; economic assistance; upkeep; encouragement; aid
Q7 n. brake
(a) ability; skill; trait; characteristic; quality
(b) device which is used to slow or stop a vehicle
(c) one of several separate payments into which a debt has been divided
(d) conformity; agreement; coordination; suitability
Q8 n. last
(a) knowledge obtained by doing; something that one has lived through
(b) end; conclusion; final appearance; power of endurance; vitality; unit of weight
(c) mark; objective; aim; object; goal
(d) dividend; perk; monetary gift
Q9 n. interior
(a) greater number or part; number greater than half of the total
(b) cause; agent; broker; financier; money lender
(c) inside a building; inland section of a country
(d) richness; prosperity; capital; fortune; abundance
Q10 n. dictate
(a) distinction; unusual quality; disagreement; remainder
(b) ruling principle; command; decree
(c) force of movement; strength or motivation derived from an initial effort
(d) rope; cord; link; connection; equal score in a game
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Test 238
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 238
Q1 v. decline
(a) to pass something through an opening
(b) to refuse; to go down; to decrease; to fall
(c) to make by machine; to produce; to fabricate; to invent
(d) to be conspicuous; to be noticeable; to project; to protrude
Q2 v. talk
(a) to converse; to speak; to spread rumors; to lecture; to reveal secret information
(b) to go out of sight; to become extinct; to cease to exist; to vanish
(c) to travel; to go; to journey; to happen; to eat and drink
(d) to carry; to encourage; to assist financially; to substantiate
Q3 v. imagine
(a) to envision; to fantasize; to visualize; to think; to assume
(b) to use; to apply; to employ; to control; to channel
(c) to work as an employee (i.e. in the legal or bank business)
(d) to follow
Q4 v. remark
(a) to ruin financially; to go bust; to go broke; to collapse
(b) to make an outline; to draw up in written form; to conscript; to draw out and separate
(c) to notice; to observe; to comment; to state; to say
(d) to raise an opinion; to adjust the tone of
Q5 v. track
(a) to fit; to adapt; to adjust; to tune; to supply with an explanatory device
(b) to entrust; to order; to command; to supply with power
(c) to locate
(d) to follow
Q6 v. lend
(a) to interest; to amuse; to host
(b) to make or to fit according to individual needs or desires; to personalize; to individualize
(c) to fasten; to link to; to add; to ascribe to; to connect to
(d) to give on a temporary basis; to give money as a loan; to donate
Q7 v. career
(a) to evolve; to make to progress; to grow professionally; to develop; to speed
(b) to return money; to reimburse; to repay; to finance again
(c) to bore a hole; to practice; to train; to sow seeds in rows
(d) to bind; to fasten with a rope or cord
Q8 v. weight
(a) to trade; to plan for and promote for sales of; to market goods
(b) to pretend; to feign
(c) to separate; to be separated; to decrease; to become smaller
(d) to load; to oppress; to burden; to regard; to esteem
Q9 v. cure
(a) to incline; to slant upward or downward; to cause to tilt
(b) to restore to health; to make well; to correct a bad habit; to preserve food
(c) to withdraw from a position (usually due to old age); go into seclusion; to withdraw
(d) to fill; to pack (with goods, cargo, etc.)
Q10 v. contract
(a) to confirm; to license; to authorize
(b) to appeal; to summon; to invoke; to implore
(c) to create a formal agreement; to bind legally; to obtain
(d) to assess; to appraise; to determine value; to grade; to classify; to sort
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Test 239
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 239
Q1 n. grooming
(a) person who installs or maintains wiring systems
(b) understanding; wisdom; intelligence (Slang)
(c) process of making neat and attractive
(d) proof; something which proves or disproves
Q2 n. retail
(a) lawyer; barrister; advocate; solicitor
(b) sale of products to final consumers; sale of goods to end users
(c) act of acquainting one person with another; preface
(d) perception of flavor; sense; reason
Q3 v. default
(a) to delete; to skip over; to neglect
(b) to leaf through a book; to surf Internet websites
(c) to fail to perform a duty; to fail to pay on time; to fail to appear in court
(d) to assign to a particular post or position; to appoint
Q4 n. resident
(a) inhabitant; one who lives in a particular location
(b) portion of a wall or fence that opens and closes; any barrier which opens and closes; entrance; entryway
(c) quality of being clearly seen
(d) belief in a particular thing or person; religion; trust; confidence; loyalty
Q5 n. agreement
(a) applicant; nominee; examinee
(b) location; position; standing; role; function
(c) pact; contract; accord; consent; concurrence
(d) finding fault; act of expressing displeasure; pleading entered by a plaintiff (Law)
Q6 adj. exclusive
(a) not healthful; not clean
(b) main; major; chief; principal
(c) sole; limited to a selected few; incompatible; fashionable; unique
(d) supplementary; auxiliary; secondary; lesser in importance
Q7 n. chop
(a) adviser; counselor; person who guides and teaches; spiritual instructor
(b) seal; trademark
(c) act of redoing something
(d) security; warranty; pledge; assurance
Q8 n. drill
(a) representative; rep; factor; cause
(b) decline; reduction; lessening
(c) practice; training; furrow; seeding machine; row of seeds in a furrow
(d) result; outcome; impact; trick; natural phenomenon
Q9 n. collateral
(a) request for one's presence; summons; call
(b) security deposit
(c) devotion to a certain habit; dependency
(d) exchange of information or ideas; transfer; passing along; letter; message
Q10 adj. immediately
(a) right away; shortly; at once; without delay
(b) pedantic; cautious concerning minute details; scrupulous
(c) advanced; ahead; ready; brash; of the future; progressive
(d) arranged in divisions; divisional; concerning an office
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Test 240
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 240
Q1 n. gift
(a) present; talent; offering
(b) large container; tank; tub
(c) insurance; shelter; casing; front; lid
(d) heading; caption; right; ownership; championship
Q2 n. logo
(a) graphic symbol which represents a company or organization
(b) the prospect that a bond issuer will fail to make required debt payments
(c) netting attached to a woman's hat
(d) failure to perform a duty; option on a computer which is automatically selected
Q3 n. cancellation
(a) detention; imprisonment
(b) refuse; trash; disorder
(c) nullification; termination; revocation
(d) failure to perform a duty; option on a computer which is automatically selected
Q4 n. pile
(a) prevention; rejection; leaving out; keeping out; shutting out
(b) deliverance; act of saving from danger or injury; act of freeing from risk
(c) heap; mound; wealth; fortune; group of buildings; dike; levee
(d) telephone conversation; visit; invitation; claim; need
Q5 n. aircraft
(a) afternoon party where a light meal is served
(b) any vehicle which can be flown (i.e. helicopter)
(c) selection; choice; assortment; accumulation
(d) toll; payment for services rendered; cost of admission; commission; feudal estate
Q6 n. confirmation
(a) periodic wage paid to someone for work; pay
(b) border; limit; obstacle; barricade
(c) quality of occurring regularly; rate at which a function reoccurs
(d) formal approval; proof; verification; religious ceremony
Q7 n. tool
(a) reduced price; sale on particular items; extra newspaper edition
(b) apparatus; device
(c) act of forgiving; discharging; dispatching
(d) delivery; dispatch; conveyance
Q8 v. commute
(a) to calculate; to think; to assume; to portray; to depict; to express verbally
(b) to waver; to be uncertain; to vacillate; to falter; to be indecisive
(c) to hypnotize; to enthrall
(d) to exchange; to replace; to convert; to travel back and forth regularly (i.e. to work)
Q9 n. express
(a) system for prompt transportation of people or parcels; dispatch conveyed by special messenger
(b) merchandise; goods; item that is bought and sold; something useful
(c) link; connection; touch; interface
(d) act of providing; act of offering; work; labor; function; role; offer
Q10 n. function
(a) duty; role; purpose; feature; convention
(b) spending; disbursement; outlay (especially financial)
(c) midpoint; middle; equally far from two extremes; average
(d) money management (including investment, banking etc.); science of money management
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Test 241
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 241
Q1 v. bound
(a) to share company; to connect; to relate to; to combine
(b) to jump; to leap
(c) to receive as a result of work or other service performed; to profit; to be eligible; to be worthy
(d) to remove; to withdraw; to abandon; to exit; to depart
Q2 v. presume
(a) to supply; to grant; to set; to offer
(b) to shape; to create; to design; to arrange; to be created
(c) to take for granted; to dare; to venture; to take liberties; to permit oneself
(d) to take away part of a whole; to remove; to deduct
Q3 v. pretend
(a) to prophesy; to foretell; to announce in advance
(b) to exchange; to replace; to convert; to travel back and forth regularly (i.e. to work)
(c) to impersonate; to act in a role; to claim; to assert
(d) to respect; to honor; to admire; to value
Q4 v. accrue
(a) to chase after; to follow; to aspire to; to strive for
(b) to compile; to increase; to accumulate; to grow
(c) to detain; to slow down; to capture; to imprison
(d) to proclaim; to make a statement; to make a full statement of (one's taxable or dutiable property)
Q5 v. categorize
(a) to enlist or draft new members; to gain; to obtain; to procure
(b) to arrange in groups; to classify; to sort; to structure
(c) to decorate; to imitate; to mimic; to copy an example
(d) to lessen; to diminish; to decrease
Q6 n. semester
(a) money which is not generating profit
(b) selection; choice; assortment; accumulation
(c) aim; purpose, goal
(d) one of the two periods of an academic year (usually 15-18 weeks)
Q7 n. takeover
(a) working, performance, handling; venture, undertaking; series of actions
(b) television or radio advertisement
(c) clamp; fastener; shred; segment of video
(d) act of assuming control of something (as in a government or business)
Q8 v. mandate
(a) to issue a command; to make an official order
(b) to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to heat and spice for drinking
(c) to breast-feed; to suckle; to provide medical care; to take care of
(d) to bother; to interrupt; to confuse; to worry
Q9 v. devise
(a) to outlaw; to forbid by law; to interdict; to ban; to prevent
(b) to hide; to keep secret; to cover up
(c) to plan; to invent; to design
(d) to predict; to prophesy; to foretell
Q10 v. infer
(a) to derive; to conclude; to guess; to surmise; to hint
(b) to make resistant; to make impervious; to edit
(c) to cede; to surrender; to give up; to forsake; to abandon
(d) to divide; to apportion; to receive a portion; to participate
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Test 242
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 242
Q1 adj. general
(a) much; plenty; large; spacious
(c) inclusive; of all things
(b) suitable; fitting
(d) tight; strait; reduced; not wide
Q2 v. declare
(a) to proclaim; to make a statement; to make a full statement of (one's taxable or dutiable property)
(b) to prompt; to spur; to provide inspiration; to stir to action; to induce
(c) to cause not to happen; to avert; to delay; to impede; to hinder
(d) to support; to solidify; to strengthen
Q3 v. wait
(a) to make new again; to renovate; to restore to good condition
(b) to record; to order in advance; to inscribe; to indicate
(c) to understand; to comprehend; to grasp
(d) to be ready or available; to work as an attendant; to postpone
Q4 n. handle
(a) ball; sphere; planet Earth; world
(b) ruling principle; command; decree
(c) collective enterprise; group endeavor; collaboration
(d) part of an object designed to be gripped by the hand; fist name; nickname; code name; title
Q5 n. photographer
(a) tolerance; forbearance
(b) cameraman; person who takes pictures
(c) list of information arranged in columns and rows; chart; flat surface
(d) advantage; profit; help; benefit
Q6 n. grit
(a) agreement; business transaction; exchange; amount
(b) shortened form of a word or word combination
(c) small rough granules or particles (i.e. sand); bravery; pluck; endurance
(d) person who works with pipe and water systems
Q7 n. garbage
(a) something that is discarded; rubbish; trash; junk; waste
(b) obligation; promise
(c) traveling on a ship; sea voyage; sailing
(d) harvesting machine
Q8 adj. corporate
(a) experienced; knowledgeable (Slang)
(b) managerial; executive
(c) impartial; unbiased; existing outside of the mind
(d) common; shared; collective
Q9 v. anger
(a) to acquire; to earn; to purchase; to obtain; to profit
(b) to irritate; to infuriate; to enrage
(c) to show; to exhibit; to display; to expose; to disclose
(d) to seize; to grip; to comprehend; to understand; to realize
Q10 v. season
(a) to anticipate gladly
(b) to fail; to collapse; to defeat; to overthrow; to descend
(c) to spice; to flavor; to accustom; to acclimatize; to become experienced
(d) to cite; to state a price; to offer a price
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Test 243
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 243
Q1 n. safety
(a) freedom from danger; quality of not causing injury or loss; any security device
(b) working together; cooperation
(c) act of making changes; alteration; proof sheet made to verify changes made and check for additional errors
(d) central stalk of a plant; petiole
Q2 n. analysis
(a) commercial and market information that indicates overall economic trends
(b) a system of recording and analyzing financial transactions; auditing; a detailed financial statement
(c) manager; person or group of persons having administrative authority within an organization
(d) process of breaking down a subject and studying it; examination
Q3 n. ownership
(a) container devoid of contents
(b) act of bringing back; restoration; act of finding information and sending it to the user as output
(c) person who designs gardens or large areas
(d) legal right of possession
Q4 n. director
(a) support; skeleton; structure; system
(b) peripheral device used to convert objects or images into digital images (Computers)
(c) boss; supervisor; manager; head
(d) right to live in a country; condition of being a member of a country
Q5 n. proposal
(a) ability; skill; talent
(b) motto; catchword; attention getting phrase used in advertising
(c) faithfulness; devotion; constancy
(d) suggestion; tender; plan; offer of marriage
Q6 n. advancement
(a) astonishment; something which startles or astonishes; unexpected event
(b) contamination; dirtying; soiling; spoiling; destruction
(c) target; aim; purpose; objective; destination
(d) forward movement; progress; promotion
Q7 n. company
(a) plentifulness; abundance; numerousness; plurality
(b) reaping; gathering in of crops; outcome; product
(c) supplier; seller; merchant; agent; sales representative
(d) corporation; firm; ensemble; association with another
Q8 n. issue
(a) topic; subject; matter; question; problem; publication
(b) progress; reaching a new level; removal of a barrier; penetration
(c) sample; model; form; mold; decorative design
(d) supplementary charge; additional charge; amount paid for insurance; reward
Q9 n. staff
(a) labor; task; profession; occupation; vocation; effort
(b) guidance; advance position; first place; guide
(c) specimen; small part of something; representative part of a larger group
(d) employees working in an organization; personnel; crew; team
Q10 n. broker
(a) official document; license; reference; attestation
(b) act of forcefully taking possession of an area; seizure; conquest; possession or settlement of land
(c) back end; hindmost unit of an army (or fleet, etc.)
(d) middleman; agent who buys and sells property or shares etc. for other people
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Test 244
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 244
Q1 v. instruct
(a) to add a footnote; to place a note that directs readers to another source of information (in a book, journal, etc.)
(b) to set aside; to allot; to adapt; to embrace; to accept
(c) to make easy; to assist; to forward; to promote; to expedite
(d) to inform; to direct; to guide; to command; to order; to educate
Q2 v. court
(a) to suck up; take up; take in
(b) to seek to please; to flatter; to seek to gain the affections of someone
(c) to be able to pay for; to supply; to provide
(d) to put a sum of money in a bank for safekeeping; to pay in part; to set down
Q3 v. interrupt
(a) to reach a destination; to return; to come back; to succeed
(b) to knock down; to astound; to shock
(c) to appoint someone (for a position, office, or honor); to designate; to select
(d) to stop; to discontinue; to disturb; to bring a conversation to a halt
Q4 v. choose
(a) to rely on; to trust; to be supported by
(b) to throw away; to discard; to destroy; to damage
(c) to crumble into granules
(d) to select; to prefer; to pick; to make a choice
Q5 v. tackle
(a) to oppose; to retaliate; to react; to strike back
(b) to deal with; to stop; to undertake; to set about
(c) to counsel; to offer guidance; to notify; to inform
(d) to say that something is not true; to refuse; to renounce
Q6 v. know
(a) to be acquainted with; to understand; to distinguish; to be aware of
(b) to advocate; to endorse; to speak well of; to advise; to suggest
(c) to notice; to observe; to comment; to state; to say
(d) to construct; to create; to increase intensity; to energize
Q7 v. supervise
(a) to profit; to gain; to be advantageous
(b) to seize; to grip; to comprehend; to understand; to realize
(c) to situate; to place; to identify; to find; to settle
(d) to oversee; to administer; to direct; to manage; to watch over
Q8 v. design
(a) to create; to conceive; to produce; to conceptualize
(b) to form a relationship with another person
(c) to meet; to assemble to gather; to get together
(d) to permit; to approve; to empower
Q9 v. exhibit
(a) to send away; to fire; to release; to free
(b) to limit; to restrict; to contract; to lessen in width; to taper
(c) to show; to display; to demonstrate; to present
(d) to recover; to regain; to bring back; to fetch; to rescue
Q10 v. select
(a) to provide with the required supplies, tools and items
(b) to try to get; to attempt to get
(c) to choose; to pick out
(d) to vote; to elect; to count votes; to make a survey
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 245
Q1 n. cabinet
(a) small room; piece of office furniture; office; part of a government
(b) luck; wealth; chance; success; riches
(c) instructional booklet; handbook
(d) conversation; speech; lecture; meeting
Q2 v. nurse
(a) to breast-feed; to suckle; to provide medical care; to take care of
(b) to produce; to design; to make; to manufacture
(c) to restore to good condition; to restart; to resume; to refresh
(d) to put up with something or somebody unpleasant
Q3 n. gymnasium
(a) trees that have been sawed into rough planks; useless items that been put in storage
(b) article cut from a newspaper
(c) temporary stay somewhere; instance of spending time with a person or group of people; inspection
(d) building for indoor sports and exercise; fitness center
Q4 n. date
(a) a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment
(b) sudden need demanding immediate action
(c) cosmetic foot treatment
(d) day, month and year according to the calendar; interview; meeting
Q5 adj. daily
(a) chief; head; leading; primary; main
(b) occurring on a regular basis
(c) higher in rank or position; above average; exceptional
(d) having four equal sides enclosing four equal angles
Q6 n. commuter
(a) furnace which burns things to ashes
(b) advisor (adviser); counselor; coach; person who gives professional advice
(c) person who travels back and forth between home and work
(d) sudden need demanding immediate action
Q7 n. clipping
(a) article cut from a newspaper
(b) behavior; conduct; bearing; appearance
(c) computer which can serve many users simultaneously
(d) examination; careful inspection; debate
Q8 n. mortgage
(a) conditional conveyance of property as for security on a loan; pledging; lien
(b) individual's social or professional standing; position; rank; present situation
(c) plan; idea; thought; structure; system
(d) national money of a country; circulation; custom; prevalence
Q9 n. assistant
(a) before noon
(b) person who gives support to a superior; aide; helper
(c) amount of money that has been borrowed; something borrowed; act of giving temporarily
(d) return of money; repayment; reimbursement
Q10 adj. bankrupt
(a) serious; grave; acute; difficult; rigorous; harsh; strict
(b) inquisitive; desiring to know and understand; odd; strange; rare
(c) concentrated; focused; observant; polite; caring
(d) lacking; deficient; insolvent; unable to pay debts
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 246
Q1 n. downtown
(a) commercial center of a city; business distract
(b) competition; contention; act of competing
(c) something carried; cargo; burden; unit of measure or weight; capacity
(d) speaking ability; something that is communicated orally
Q2 n. coordinate
(a) one who activates; worker of a telephone switchboard; operation symbol
(b) reference point; geographical location
(c) concentration; consideration; focus; care; acknowledgment; recognition
(d) stance
Q3 n. cause
(a) citizenship; patriotism
(b) reason; purpose; principle; factor; basis for a legal case
(c) type of beef tenderloin; type of cavity with a broad base
(d) heading; caption; right; ownership; championship
Q4 n. landscaper
(a) product made by hand or by machine
(b) person who designs gardens or large areas
(c) person skilled in a particular area; specialist
(d) meeting at which a person is evaluated through questioning (as for a job)
Q5 n. skill
(a) slope; incline; increase; ascent; raise in position or status; promotion; angry response
(b) ability; aptitude; proficiency; expertise; craft or trade that requires special training
(c) physical or mental exertion; labor; attempt; organized operation
(d) substance; component; all that is inside of something
Q6 n. entry
(a) cargo or goods that are shipped for a fee; shipping cost; transportation; conveyance; shipment
(b) structure; pattern; design; organization; pattern of data organization
(c) opening; record; information or item in a book, dictionary, catalog, list, directory, etc.
(d) apparatus; appliance; gadget; trick; scheme
Q7 n. dispense
(a) fog; mist; obscurity; vagueness
(c) faithfulness; devotion; constancy
(b) shared characteristic; common feature
(d) expenditure; pardon
Q8 v. surprise
(a) to plan; to mean; to have in mind do or accomplish; to designate for a particular purpose
(b) to startle; to astonish; to ambush
(c) to rub; to achieve or obtain with difficulty; to delete; to cross out
(d) to impose a tax or fine; to conscript troops
Q9 n. provision
(a) supply; stock; measure; means; condition; stipulation
(b) definition; significance; intention; explanation
(c) fleece from some animals; frizzy hair
(d) device which is used to slow or stop a vehicle
Q10 n. registering
(a) guilt; responsibility; liability
(b) government department responsible for collecting taxes on imports
(c) period; era; hour; rate
(d) list; record; regulator; gauge
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Test 247
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 247
Q1 v. disturb
(a) to gather; to garner; to assemble; to accumulate; to take payments
(b) to bother; to interrupt; to confuse; to worry
(c) to submit; to consent; to obey; to agree with
(d) to moderate; to soften; to tone down; to toughen; to harden
Q2 v. sort
(a) to classify; to organize; to separate from others; to clarify
(b) to reap; to gather in ripe crops; to catch; to gather
(c) to take money from the bank; to retire; to remove
(d) to cover with a curtain; to filter; to sift; to hide; to conceal; to separate
Q3 v. clock
(a) to satisfy; to please; to meet a request
(b) to measure time; to register on a time piece
(c) to command; to request something; to arrange; to manage
(d) to move; to circulate; to draft; to assemble for action (especially armed reserves)
Q4 v. economize
(a) to deal in; to sell
(b) to stand in line; to make a row
(c) to save; to cut back; to be thrifty; to be frugal
(d) to design the appearance of; to arrange; to prepare a diskette or hard disk for use
Q5 v. borrow
(a) to take on loan; to copy; to steal
(b) to let; to enable; to allow; to authorize; to sanction
(c) to recall to the mind; to retain in one's mind; to have a recollection
(d) to disregard an outstanding debt (as of a customer)
Q6 v. secure
(a) to show; to display; to demonstrate; to present
(b) to obtain; to protect; to defend; to strengthen
(c) to feel; to sense; to distinguish; to discern; to see
(d) to deposit money; in a money institution; to count on; to depend upon
Q7 n. upholstery
(a) person who takes part in a particular event such as a conference or seminar; participant
(b) large vessel made for sailing on the sea; aircraft; spacecraft
(c) materials that are used to cushion and cover furniture (i.e. fabric, lining, padding, etc.)
(d) confirmation; endorsement; positive opinion
Q8 v. book
(a) to cover with a thin layer of metal; to coat with metal
(b) to repair; to improve; to be improved
(c) to record; to order in advance; to inscribe; to indicate
(d) to cut into portions; to cleave
Q9 v. clerk
(a) to inspect; to supervise; to miss; to omit; to ignore; to excuse
(b) to go into; to join; to record; to inscribe
(c) to gain; to obtain; to earn a point (in a game, etc.); to tally; to grade a test
(d) to work as an employee (i.e. in the legal or bank business)
Q10 v. persuade
(a) to move quickly; to pass quickly
(b) to postpone; to delay; to end a meeting; to move to another place
(c) to convince; to induce; to sway
(d) to fix; to mend; to correct a problem or malfunction
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 248
Q1 n. permit
(a) sum of money that has been put in a bank for safekeeping; partial payment; pledge
(b) prize; recompense; benefit received as payment for a service
(c) license; authorization
(d) connection; overall situation; background
Q2 n. duress
(a) official date; meeting; interview; nomination
(b) schedule; calendar; outline of things to be done
(c) sharp stinging pain
(d) intimidation; constraint; pressure; coercion
Q3 v. endure
(a) to take a risk in order to achieve a goal
(b) to destroy; to ruin; to tear down; to remove
(c) to convey passengers or cargo by boat across a small body of water
(d) to put up with something or somebody unpleasant
Q4 v. deny
(a) to return money; to reimburse; to repay; to finance again
(b) to say that something is not true; to refuse; to renounce
(c) to desert; to abandon; to change sides
(d) to by-pass; to side-step; to evade
Q5 n. decade
(a) cereal; seed; granule; particle; texture; weave
(b) diagram; chart
(c) place where one is going; the purpose for which something is destined
(d) ten years; group of tens
Q6 n. vending machine
(a) cement; something tangible (idea, object, etc.)
(b) remark; note; statement; explanation
(c) automated device used for selling items
(d) place where grain is stored; granary; storehouse; collection; store
Q7 n. directory
(a) guidebook; library; catalog
(b) person who creates something; chemical substance used in photography
(c) understanding; wisdom; intelligence (Slang)
(d) opposite of profit; deprivation; defeat; destruction
Q8 v. found
(a) to establish; to create; to build; to set up; to start a company
(b) to join parts together; to attach segments
(c) to include; to contain; to consist
(d) to strike; to beat; to reach; to find; to collide
Q9 adj. tense
(a) consoling; encouraging; reassuring; brining relief; heartening
(b) instantaneous; prompt; direct; close
(c) leaving; sailing; traveling to another country
(d) strained; taut; rigid; nervous; stressful
Q10 v. elect
(a) to choose; to vote for; to prefer; to decide
(b) to express a preconceived opinion; to express one's biases
(c) to appear; to come out; to be revealed
(d) to agree; to harmonize; to coincide; to collaborate; to consent
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 249
Q1 n. science
(a) recession; sudden decrease; drooping posture; slouch; collapse
(b) set; equipment; outfit; clothing; wash basin
(c) system of knowledge gained by research; specific field of systematic knowledge; skill; proficiency
(d) earnings; financial gain; benefit; advantage; privilege
Q2 n. context
(a) reaching a destination; incoming; opposite of departure
(b) process of producing and distributing printed material; act of advertising
(c) passage; walkway (between rows of seats or shelves)
(d) connection; overall situation; background
Q3 n. salvage
(a) casualty; misadventure; mishap; failure
(b) opening; breach; hiatus; space; great difference; disparity
(c) device made up of interconnected parts that work together to perform a given task or function
(d) act of rescuing; rescued items
Q4 n. invitation
(a) staying where one is; expectation; ambush
(b) work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps)
(c) main office; central office of a company; center of operation
(d) request for one's presence; summons; call
Q5 n. education
(a) cause; agent; broker; financier; money lender
(b) the total amount of funds in circulation in a given country's economy
(c) supplement; mathematical operation
(d) learning; instruction; imparting of knowledge; upbringing
Q6 n. cab
(a) taxi; carriage; driver's compartment
(c) frequent customer; repeat customer
(b) proposal; recommendation; insinuation; hint
(d) match; whole consisting of two parts; couple
Q7 n. scramble
(a) inclusion; participation; connection; association; relation
(b) announcement; poster, sign; warning; attention; consideration
(c) track; path; customary series of stops during a trip
(d) climb over rough terrain; struggle for possession; disorderly or chaotic proceeding
Q8 n. array
(a) short written reminder; memo; brief informal letter; official message
(b) influence; ability to affect or alter people or circumstance
(c) display; layout; clothing; menu
(d) mode; fashion; style; behavior; way; type
Q9 n. frequency
(a) topic; subject; matter; question; problem; publication
(b) quality of occurring regularly; rate at which a function reoccurs
(c) system of knowledge gained by research; specific field of systematic knowledge; skill; proficiency
(d) thin piece cut from a larger object; portion; share
Q10 n. omission
(a) deletion; negligence; failure; default
(b) amount of money received in payment for goods or services or from other sources; revenue; profits
(c) chase; quest; search; occupation; pastime
(d) instrument that automatically measures quantities of substances (gas, water or electricity)
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 250
Q1 v. freight
(a) to load with goods; to load; to weigh down; to send as cargo
(b) to mark; to indicate; to write one's name
(c) to give out; to distribute; to ration; to set aside for a special purpose
(d) to cause; to incite; to bring to pass
Q2 v. disembark
(a) to slope; to bend; to bow; to slant; to influence
(b) to go ashore from a boat; to leave a plane or vehicle; to land
(c) to gain; to obtain; to earn a point (in a game, etc.); to tally; to grade a test
(d) to defeat; to master; to crush; to stagger; to stun; to daze
Q3 v. suspend
(a) to hang; to postpone; to defer; to expel
(b) to copy files from a distant computer onto another computer through an Internet connection
(c) to chase after; to follow; to aspire to; to strive for
(d) to fall on; to storm; to invade; to attack; to seize; to assault
Q4 v. entertain
(a) to interest; to amuse; to host
(b) to copy; to photograph; to snapshot
(c) to exercise; to train; to drill
(d) to wrap; to combine things together as one inseparable unit
Q5 v. realize
(a) to understand; to comprehend; to accomplish; to convert into cash; to liquidate
(b) to hand over to another nation or judicial authority
(c) to train in advance
(d) to repay; to refund; to compensate for a loss; to repay for an expense
Q6 v. dispose
(a) to control; to arrange; to put in order
(b) to erect; to set; to put; to place
(c) to hang; to postpone; to defer; to expel
(d) to transmit over the radio; to publicize; to advertise
Q7 n. elevation
(a) guidance; supervision; conducting; management
(b) height of something; altitude above sea or ground level; raising; lifting up; grandeur
(c) article, thing; goal; focus of a thought or action
(d) item or detail included in a description of requirements or plans
Q8 v. debut
(a) to make an outline; to draw up in written form; to conscript; to draw out and separate
(b) to move; to circulate; to draft; to assemble for action (especially armed reserves)
(c) to plan; to design; to name; to call
(d) to perform for the first time; to make one's premiere performance
Q9 v. retrieve
(a) to recover; to regain; to bring back; to fetch; to rescue
(b) to sightsee; to voyage; to travel
(c) to stretch; to enlarge; to lengthen; to reach out
(d) to gather together; to group together; to press in
Q10 v. demolish
(a) to destroy; to ruin; to tear down; to remove
(b) to refuse; to go down; to decrease; to fall
(c) to cause suffering to; to behave unjustly toward
(d) to record; to enroll; to have an effect; to have influence
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 251
Q1 adj. unnecessary
(a) more distant; additional
(b) ordinary; skilled; close; intimate; well-known
(c) unusual
(d) excessive; redundant; superfluous
Q2 pref. post
(a) against; opposed
(b) after; later; subsequent to
(c) of light
(d) related to by the remarriage of a parent and not by blood
Q3 adj. modest
(a) spotted; speckled; composed of a series of small dashes (about a line)
(b) humble; unpretentious; unassuming; simple; limited
(c) non-transferable
(d) inexpensive; cheap; of or relating to a financial plan
Q4 n. protection
(a) testifier; onlooker; bystander; testimony
(b) person who designs and plans (machinery, roads, etc.)
(c) gradual payment of debt; the reduction of the value of an asset
(d) defense; shelter; safety
Q5 n. helicopter
(a) a system of recording and analyzing financial transactions; auditing; a detailed financial statement
(b) place; position; situation; site; spot
(c) sickness; illness
(d) aircraft which flies by means of horizontally rotating blades
Q6 conj. yet
(a) but; in spite of; despite
(b) since; inasmuch as; while; while on the contrary
(c) immediately following; the moment that; as soon as
(d) if
Q7 n. thoroughness
(a) opposite of child; a grown-up; a mature person
(b) notch; narrow opening; place; position (within a system, etc.)
(c) series of activities organized to accomplish a goal
(d) diligence; neatness
Q8 v. aggregate
(a) to act as master of ceremonies; to receive guests into one's home; to give a party
(b) to prosper; to flourish; to succeed
(c) to move; to be moved
(d) to accumulate; to gather; to collect; to assemble
Q9 adv. firm
(a) apparently; seemingly; to all appearances
(b) in another country; outside; widely
(c) sturdily; steadily; assertively; in a determined manner
(d) separately; aside; into pieces
Q10 n. fund
(a) obstacle; misfortune; something which hinders progress
(b) amount of money set aside for a specific purpose; supply
(c) office; bureau; institution; franchise; method
(d) result of manufacturing; goods; merchandise
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 252
Q1 n. passenger
(a) company that is owned or controlled by another company
(b) schedule; calendar; outline of things to be done
(c) traveler; fare; person who rides or travels
(d) way of life
Q2 n. relation
(a) perception of flavor; sense; reason
(b) profit; amount of assets that is higher than liabilities
(c) problem; challenge; hardship; trouble
(d) narration; act of telling; family member; connection; association
Q3 n. desk
(a) a document giving details about an offering of securities investment for sale to the public
(b) reiteration; act of redoing something
(c) company; commercial business; corporation
(d) office table
Q4 n. acronym
(a) rite; ritual; formality
(b) part of a chair; rear part of the human body
(c) officer of a monastery; high-ranking member of a religious order
(d) a word which is formed from the first letters of several words; i.e. TOEIC or NATO
Q5 n. mid-range
(a) end; conclusion; final appearance; power of endurance; vitality; unit of weight
(b) pertaining to a value that is approximately in the middle of a series of values
(c) method or course that restores health; prescribed treatment for an illness
(d) evolvement; gradual growth; evolution; maturation; progression
Q6 n. dietician
(a) care; treatment; procedure; system; touch
(b) requirement; shortage of an indispensable item; distress; hardship
(c) group of people working together; team
(d) nutritionist; expert on nutrition
Q7 n. engine
(a) synopsis; general survey; introduction
(b) debate; conversation; talk; dispute; argument
(c) degree; rank; height; plane; flat horizontal plain
(d) machine which supplies force and motion; motor; truck; part of a program which handles certain types of date
Q8 v. climb
(a) to exclude; to leave out; to skip; to protest; to object
(b) to support; to assist; to strengthen
(c) to transport via locomotive; to convey by train
(d) to ascend; to up; to slope upward; to move upward gradually
Q9 n. medicine
(a) act of deriving; speculation; drawing of a conclusion
(b) art and science of disease treatment and health maintenance; remedy; drug
(c) cat (Slang); feline
(d) something discarded; rubbish; garbage; refuse; nonsense
Q10 n. reason
(a) cause; basis for action; intelligence; sense
(b) bringing something down to a smaller scale; lowering expenses
(c) location; position; standing; role; function
(d) lane; path; signs; trails; channel
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Test 253
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 253
Q1 v. concoct
(a) to exercise; to train; to drill
(b) to answer; to reply; to react
(c) to mystify; to baffle; to confound; to confuse; to perplex
(d) to invent; to create; to contrive; to think up
Q2 v. relate
(a) to happen upon; to find by chance; to discover; to see
(b) to grant a permit; to authorize; to permit; to allow
(c) to reach a destination; to return; to come back; to succeed
(d) to narrate; to tell; to make a connection between; to have a good relationship with
Q3 v. export
(a) to endorse; to donate; to contribute; to pledge; to support; to approve
(b) to sign over property to a creditor as security for money that is owed; to obligate
(c) to adapt oneself; to host guests; to provide lodging
(d) to ship; to send abroad; to sell goods and products overseas
Q4 v. reimburse
(a) to repay; to refund; to compensate for a loss; to repay for an expense
(b) to profit; to roll a ball into a hole (Billiards)
(c) to give; to submit; to transform; to represent; to depict
(d) to come to an end; to finish; to terminate
Q5 v. respond
(a) to shut; to be shut; to finish; to complete
(b) to place one thing on top of another in a heap; to pile
(c) to endorse; to donate; to contribute; to pledge; to support; to approve
(d) to answer; to reply; to react
Q6 v. barter
(a) to exchange goods and services
(b) to pay attention to; to supervise; to regret; to oppose; to remember; to notice
(c) to confess to something; to allow entrance; to accept as valid
(d) to embarrass; to mix up; to muddle up; to bewilder; to startle
Q7 v. pick up
(a) to arouse; to bring out; to summon; to wake
(b) to separate from others; to segregate
(c) to influence
(d) to choose; to select; to pull out; to tear out; to peck
Q8 n. name
(a) word or phrase by which someone or something is called or identified; moniker
(b) therapy; care; relation; attitude; behavior
(c) mathematical value or its symbol; indefinite amount; quantity of; sum
(d) habit; tradition; convention
Q9 v. research
(a) to understand; to contain; to grasp; to absorb; to perceive
(b) to channel; to centralize
(c) to perform a thorough investigation; to study a subject closely
(d) to photograph; to paint; to draw; to describe; to depict
Q10 v. fax
(a) to cause suffering to; to behave unjustly toward
(b) to cause to be dishonest; to pervert; to spoil
(c) to transmit document electronically
(d) to confirm the truth of something
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 254
Q1 adv. further
(a) in a friendly manner; warmly
(c) to a greater distance; more; in addition
(b) still; already; but; in spite of; although
(d) in a close-fitting manner; firmly
Q2 v. put off
(a) to transport; to continue; to bear
(b) to be similar to; to be akin to; to look like; to have a similar appearance to
(c) to postpone; to disgust; to repulse; to deter
(d) to encase; to review; to protect; to include; to insure
Q3 v. enthuse
(a) to conform; to change; to make suitable; to match; to fit
(b) to belong to; to be connected to; to relate; to refer
(c) to cede; to surrender; to give up; to forsake; to abandon
(d) to express excitement; to motivate
Q4 v. invite
(a) to improve; to make better
(b) to request the presence of; to solicit; to attract; to encourage; to promote
(c) to refuse; to go down; to decrease; to fall
(d) to supply with stock; to equip with supplies (esp. food)
Q5 adj. evident
(a) chosen; picked out; choice; superior; prime; picky
(b) clear; obvious; apparent
(c) recent; common; prevalent; present; popular
(d) having a degree or diploma; concerning studies beyond a bachelor's degree
Q6 n. novelty
(a) responsibility; duty; burden; impediment; blame
(b) side of a hill; incline; upward or downward slant; degree to which a surface deviates from the vertical
(c) viewpoint; stance; condition; state; mood; attitude
(d) innovation; something new; discovery
Q7 v. invest
(a) to examine accounts and other financial records
(b) to lend a sum of money for a period of time; to give temporarily
(c) to give a mark to; to classify; to make level; to evaluate; to assess
(d) to expend money or effort for future benefits; to grant; to install; to cover; to authorize
Q8 n. export
(a) device used to open locks; button on a board
(b) car; wagon; coach; carriage; trolley
(c) shipping of goods to other countries
(d) news story publicized in only a newspaper or television/radio station
Q9 v. fear
(a) to rely on; to extend business credit
(b) to sow; to place seeds or vegetation into soil; to establish; to set
(c) to sign over property to a creditor as security for money that is owed; to obligate
(d) to be frightened; to be concerned; to be afraid of; to have respect for
Q10 n. anchor
(a) newsreader; broadcaster
(b) long trip; distance; voyage
(c) government department responsible for collecting taxes on imports
(d) means of expression; channel of communication; middle man; intermediary; broker
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Test 255
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 255
Q1 n. layout
(a) a word which is formed from the first letters of several words; i.e. TOEIC or NATO
(b) action; step; criterion; amount; degree; extent
(c) arrangement; plan; sketch; drawing; something which has been arranged
(d) voyage; sightseeing excursion; trip; route
Q2 n. bankrupt
(a) exchange; conveying something from one person to another
(b) bill
(c) a person who was unable to repay their debts
(d) product which can rot or spoil (fruit, food etc.)
Q3 n. reimbursement
(a) stimulus; motivation; revelation; insight; idea
(b) act of paying back; repayment; compensation for a loss; repayment for an expense
(c) tanned and preserved animal skin; item made of animal skin
(d) ability; skill; talent
Q4 n. amount
(a) a person who was unable to repay their debts
(b) picture; snapshot; image
(c) lack of knowledge; illiteracy; lack of education; state of being uninformed
(d) quantity; sum
Q5 n. step
(a) the practice of giving expert advice within a particular field
(b) movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down in another place; stair; stage in a process
(c) newspaper; magazine; diary; blog; bookkeeping ledger
(d) financial sheet listing salaries; list of workers who receive wages and salaries
Q6 v. get into
(a) to be conspicuous; to be noticeable; to project; to protrude
(b) to enter
(c) to require that certain conditions be met before the signing of a contract; to specify; to require
(d) to reduce; to lessen; to decline
Q7 n. example
(a) model; pattern; something which serves as an illustration
(b) collapse; crash; incident
(c) climb over rough terrain; struggle for possession; disorderly or chaotic proceeding
(d) elastic material derived from of some tropical plants; eraser
Q8 n. divide
(a) height; distance above sea level
(b) money paid for the use of property; property that is leased; act of leasing
(c) festival; exhibition; show; market; bazaar
(d) separation; ridge between drainage areas; watershed
Q9 n. manual
(a) coins and paper notes which have value; currency; medium of trade; wealth
(b) blunder; fault; error
(c) instructional booklet; handbook
(d) the act of transferring a property title from one person to another
Q10 n. interim
(a) act of ordering in advance (hotel room, airline ticket, etc.)
(b) temporary arrangement; in between period
(c) straps and other parts by which a draft animal is attached to a vehicle
(d) amount collected at one time; income; proceeds; profits (Informal)
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Test 256
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 256
Q1 v. promise
(a) to disregard; to overlook; to refuse to recognize; to reject
(b) to sell something through a bidding system
(c) to be plentiful; to be filled with; to overflow with
(d) to pledge; to give one's word; to vow; to commit oneself to a certain course of action
Q2 v. dash
(a) to experience; to endure
(b) to express regret; to say sorry
(c) to move with sudden speed; to bolt; to shatter; to hurl; to cast
(d) to protect; to guard; to evade a question; to respond in a vague manner
Q3 v. convince
(a) to persuade; to influence; to prove
(b) to endanger; to place in danger; to imperil; to put at risk
(c) to enter
(d) to drag or to carry by force
Q4 v. feed
(a) to arouse; to bring out; to summon; to wake
(b) to supply; to support; to send; to move into a machine
(c) to mirror; to send back energy from a surface; to cause to return; to express
(d) to criticize; to assess; to determine; to rule
Q5 v. article
(a) to vindicate; to defend; to support; to excuse
(b) to bind with a contract
(c) to affect strongly; to emphasize; to stamp
(d) to contract; to empower; to authorize; to confer
Q6 v. fizzle
(a) to follow; to drag; to tow
(b) to conduct; to guide; to direct; to influence
(c) to fail after starting well; to make a hissing noise which gradually fades into silence
(d) to receive as a result of work or other service performed; to profit; to be eligible; to be worthy
Q7 v. mail
(a) to remove totally; to erase; to eliminate
(b) to devise; to invent; to dream up; to design (often in a negative way)
(c) to hawk; to vend; to deal; to distribute; to sell
(d) to send a letter or other item via the postal service; to post
Q8 v. effect
(a) to accomplish; to put into action; to execute; to do
(b) to help; to assist; to promote; to be beneficial to
(c) to give one thing in return for another; to replace one thing with another; to trade; to barter
(d) to decline; to deny; to reject
Q9 v. franchise
(a) to grant a license to an individual or group; to grant the right to vote
(b) to treat; to adapt; to prepare; to make ready
(c) to seek to please; to flatter; to seek to gain the affections of someone
(d) to go ashore from a boat; to leave a plane or vehicle; to land
Q10 v. stall
(a) to make an error; to be wrong; to confuse
(b) to put into a stable; to delay; to check the progress of
(c) to classify; to organize; to separate from others; to clarify
(d) to finish; to infer; to deduce; to make a decision
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Test 257
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 257
Q1 adj. controlling
(a) mobile; movable; can be transported from one place to another
(b) ruling; supervising; regulating; managing; restraining
(c) major; chief; select; of the highest quality; excellent
(d) content; satiated; having one's desires satisfied
Q2 n. instalment
(a) one of several separate payments into which a debt has been divided
(b) exchanging of goods and services; trade
(c) rubbing out; deletion; eradication
(d) freight; luggage; baggage; load
Q3 n. shareholder
(a) termination; end
(b) person or organization that owns part of a company
(c) moment; very short space of time; current month
(d) ecclesiastical judge; priest
Q4 v. envision
(a) to create; to conceive; to produce; to conceptualize
(b) to calculate; to figure; to estimate
(c) to change; to alter; to improve
(d) to imagine to oneself; to picture; to visualize
Q5 v. constrain
(a) to compel; to reinforce; to oblige; to coerce
(b) to cover; to coat
(c) to accomplish; to put into action; to execute; to do
(d) to be in possession of; to belong to; to confess
Q6 n. bargain
(a) repayment; something done to make up for (a loss, deficiency or fault)
(b) good deal; agreement; item that has been bought at a specially low price
(c) person skilled in a particular area; specialist
(d) person of higher rank; older person; elder
Q7 n. advisor
(a) means of expression; channel of communication; middle man; intermediary; broker
(b) finishing; finalizing
(c) garbage; refuse; scrap
(d) a person who provides guidance; consultant; counselor
Q8 n. number
(a) mathematical value or its symbol; indefinite amount; quantity of; sum
(b) concept; thought; opinion; intention; plan
(c) written order for a medication; instruction; directive; order; command
(d) trait; feature; ability; distinguishing quality; attribute
Q9 v. own
(a) to go before; to be in front; to be ahead of; to predate
(b) to be in possession of; to belong to; to confess
(c) to advance beyond proper limits; to infringe
(d) to establish an agreement; to settle a dispute
Q10 v. advert
(a) to go ashore from a boat; to leave a plane or vehicle; to land
(b) to come near to; to tackle (a problem or situation)
(c) to refer to; to comment on; to draw attention to
(d) to set aside; to allot; to adapt; to embrace; to accept
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Test 258
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 258
Q1 n. fellow
(a) itemized list; index; directory
(b) friend; member of an academic organization; suitor
(c) colored substance applied to surfaces; layer of dried pigment on a surface
(d) profit; assets; achievement; increase; benefit; advantage
Q2 n. leader
(a) being physically present; act of accompanying or serving
(b) one fourth; neighborhood; coin worth 25 cents; period of three months; district
(c) head; chief; director; carrier; main article
(d) rare object
Q3 n. citizen
(a) machine which supplies force and motion; motor; truck; part of a program which handles certain types of date
(b) resident; native of a country
(c) emphasis; importance; accent; strain; tension; pressure
(d) quest; hunt; instance of looking for something; investigation; examination
Q4 n. facilitator
(a) picture or design used as a background for the other images in a graphical user interface
(b) division of a company; section; area
(c) opposite; contrary; back side; rear; setback; defeat
(d) person or thing which promotes; expeditor
Q5 n. chapter
(a) one who relies on another especially for financial support
(b) part of a book; phase; stage; local branch of an organization
(c) acknowledgment; identification
(d) purpose; goal; objective; target
Q6 n. generation
(a) survey; general study; examination; inspection
(b) production; creating; group of people born around the same time
(c) act of dragging or pulling with a rope or chain
(d) identifying characteristic
Q7 n. layman
(a) person who participates in a bargaining session
(b) advantage; profit; aid; stipend
(c) conversion; stock market; trade; barter; conversation
(d) unexperienced person
Q8 n. need
(a) profit; amount of assets that is higher than liabilities
(b) act of pretending; counterfeit; imitation of the operation or features of one system using an other system
(c) requirement; shortage of an indispensable item; distress; hardship
(d) distance that an arm can extend
Q9 n. credit
(a) money (in a bank account); trust; confidence; respect
(b) plans or methods created for the purpose of achieving a goal
(c) gross error; stupid mistake
(d) abstract; summary; concise report; instructions
Q10 n. counsel
(a) trip in a vehicle; type of computer hardware; combined effort to accomplish a goal (i.e. fund raiser)
(b) advice; person who gives advice; attorney; lawyer
(c) leaving; going away; opposite of arrival
(d) reaping; gathering in of crops; outcome; product
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Test 259
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 259
Q1 v. enroll
(a) to provide a detailed statement about an occurrence or situation; inform
(b) to endanger; to imperil; to put at risk; to place in danger
(c) to choose; to select from several options; to conclude; to resolve
(d) to register; to sign up; to join up; to enter one's name on a list
Q2 v. reinforce
(a) to set free; to emancipate; to make available to the general public; to surrender
(b) to throw away; to discard; to destroy; to damage
(c) to strengthen; to fortify; to support; to increase
(d) to hawk; to vend; to deal; to distribute; to sell
Q3 v. download
(a) to copy files from a distant computer onto another computer through an Internet connection
(b) to reflect; to think; to consider; to meditate
(c) to celebrate
(d) to appear; to come out; to be revealed
Q4 v. rank
(a) to want; to command; to determine; to decide
(b) to be present in a place; to care for; to serve; to accompany
(c) to arrange in a line; to grade; to classify
(d) to equip with devices for measuring, recording, or controlling
Q5 v. represent
(a) to hold at bay; to gain advantage on the market; to approach; to catch; to trap
(b) to act as an agent on behalf of a person or organization; to symbolize
(c) to act as a middleman; to buy and to sell property for other people
(d) to require; to be in distress; to be under hardship; to be obligated
Q6 n. erasure
(a) rage; fury
(b) rubbing out; deletion; eradication
(c) pasture; scope; extent; field; domain; assortment
(d) one who offers his services of his own free will or without pay
Q7 v. abolish
(a) to place in; to put in; to add to
(b) to appoint; to specify; to identify; to designate
(c) to mark with an iron; to disgrace; to condemn
(d) to cancel; to revoke
Q8 v. plan
(a) to agree; to reconcile; to be in concert with
(b) to restore to health; to make well; to correct a bad habit; to preserve food
(c) to make a scheme; to plot; to design; to contrive; to think up
(d) to appear to be; to look like; to give the impression of; to have the appearance of
Q9 v. disrupt
(a) to upset; to disturb; to divide
(b) to devise; to invent; to dream up; to design (often in a negative way)
(c) to deny connection with; to renounce; to repudiate; to disavow
(d) to explain; to clarify; to elucidate; to understand or explain in a particular way
Q10 v. engineer
(a) to design; to plan (i.e. machinery, roads, etc.)
(b) to criticize; to assess; to determine; to rule
(c) to progress; to promote; to make a payment before it is due
(d) to prove; to verify; to confirm; to actualize
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Test 260
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 260
Q1 n. restriction
(a) limitation; limit
(c) singularity; individuality; incomparability
(b) pair; group of two
(d) width; broadness
Q2 v. plate
(a) to try and obtain something through persuasion or earnest requests
(b) to finish; to infer; to deduce; to make a decision
(c) to cover with a thin layer of metal; to coat with metal
(d) to risk; to gamble; to finance; to underwrite
Q3 adj. annoying
(a) tangible; real; substantial; solid
(b) elastic; easily bent; adroit; adept; pliable
(c) extreme; intense; severe
(d) bothersome; troublesome; worrisome; harassing
Q4 adj. repeat
(a) done over again
(b) overflowing; unreserved; unrestrained; exuberant
(c) resistant; invulnerable; impervious; sealed; durable
(d) trifling; unimportant; insignificant; minor
Q5 n. operation
(a) esteem; respect; thought; consideration; look; glance
(b) tolerance; forbearance
(c) rematch; repetition
(d) working, performance, handling; venture, undertaking; series of actions
Q6 v. observe
(a) to harvest; to cut short; to clip
(b) to authorize; to appoint as representative; to pass a duty or responsibility on to someone else
(c) to watch; to study; to monitor; to supervise; to discern
(d) to fulfill; to meet a request or requirement; to compensate; to remunerate
Q7 n. turnover
(a) practice session for a performance
(b) refuse; trash; disorder
(c) good deal; agreement; item that has been bought at a specially low price
(d) gross revenues; total business done; rate of selling or producing
Q8 adj. significant
(a) intelligent; clever; shrewd; lively; fashionable; stylish
(b) important; consequential; meaningful; having meaning; of a considerable amount
(c) in favor of reform; supporting a progressive philosophy; tolerant; open-minded
(d) new; fresh; late; of late times
Q9 adj. residual
(a) facing; across from; contrary; reverse; different; antithetical
(b) enduring; lasting; continuing; leftover; remaining
(c) careful; wary; suspicious
(d) honest; straightforward; open; frank
Q10 v. level
(a) to convince; to induce; to sway
(b) to keep busy; to occupy; to employ; to commit
(c) to believe; to have faith in; to supply goods by deferred payment
(d) to straighten; to flatten; to make even; to equalize
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Test 261
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 261
Q1 n. bias
(a) prejudice; tendency; leaning
(b) state of having both positive and negative feelings towards a subject
(c) detention; imprisonment
(d) area of fabric used to repair a hole; stain; bandage; lot
Q2 n. readiness
(a) program used for viewing websites on the Internet
(b) replacement; person or thing that takes the place of another
(c) preparedness; willingness; promptness; quickness
(d) limitation; limit
Q3 n. description
(a) act of rescuing; rescued items
(c) explanation; illustration; instruction
(b) tax; charge; levy; grievous price
(d) detention; imprisonment
Q4 n. equality
(a) slope; grade; slant
(b) esteem; respect; thought; consideration; look; glance
(c) sameness; uniformity
(d) incorrect interpretation
Q5 n. assistance
(a) representative; rep; factor; cause
(b) person who takes part in a particular event such as a conference or seminar; participant
(c) aid; help; support; direction; upkeep
(d) border; limit; obstacle; barricade
Q6 n. ambiguity
(a) car; wagon; coach; carriage; trolley
(b) change of residence; action; turn in a game; formal request or proposition
(c) vagueness; lack of clarity
(d) newspaper; magazine; diary; blog; bookkeeping ledger
Q7 n. rescue
(a) deliverance; act of saving from danger or injury; act of freeing from risk
(b) graphic symbol which represents a company or organization
(c) concrete; mortar; bonding agent; filling (for teeth)
(d) volume which can be contained or received; function; role; feature; potential
Q8 n. arrest
(a) detention; imprisonment
(b) state of not being a derivative of anything else
(c) stroke; blow; collision; success; popular event or production
(d) consolation; relief from distress; source of comfort
Q9 n. comfort
(a) device with a wide opening at the top which narrows as it reaches the bottom
(b) idea; concept; product of the mind
(c) embarrassing situation; predicament; location; position (i.e. of a ship or individual)
(d) relief; consolation; coziness
Q10 n. barometer
(a) angle that points outward
(b) large batch of letters sent at one time by a single sender; rented property
(c) commercial and market information that indicates overall economic trends
(d) open public area in a city or town; park; square
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Test 262
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 262
Q1 v. prevent
(a) to register; to adjust prices or salaries in accordance with changes in economic indicators
(b) to be concerned; to harass; to advance through great effort
(c) to cause not to happen; to avert; to delay; to impede; to hinder
(d) to guard; to keep safe; to keep; to defend; to protect
Q2 v. characterize
(a) to comfort; to console; to encourage; to relieve; to appease
(b) to leave out; to keep out; to prevent from happening or being; to reject
(c) to presume to be true; to hypothesize; to believe
(d) to describe; to depict; to portray; to outline
Q3 v. appoint
(a) to record the proceedings of a meeting; to make a memorandum
(b) to counsel; to offer guidance; to notify; to inform
(c) to arrange according to dimension
(d) to nominate; to designate
Q4 v. evade
(a) to conduct; to guide; to direct; to influence
(b) to shape with skill
(c) to avoid; to run away; to shrink
(d) to accommodate someone; to stay; to reside; to dwell; to store; to shelter
Q5 v. pursue
(a) to let; to allow someone to use property in return for regular payments; to hire
(b) to copy; to replicate; to photocopy
(c) to chase after; to follow; to aspire to; to strive for
(d) to share company; to connect; to relate to; to combine
Q6 v. stand out
(a) to be conspicuous; to be noticeable; to project; to protrude
(b) to relate to; to deal with; to process; to pay for
(c) to check flavor by eating; to attempt; to try
(d) to decorate; to beautify
Q7 adj. complicated
(a) confusing; hard to understand; difficult; complex
(b) mobile; movable; can be transported from one place to another
(c) distant; located far away; secluded; isolated; aloof
(d) judgmental; important; crucial; vital
Q8 v. vaccinate
(a) to demand; to claim; to need; to call for; to order; to command
(b) to be concerned with; to look out for; to watch over; to like; to be fond of
(c) to render insusceptible to a disease by inoculating
(d) to revise; to alter; to make changes and corrections prior to printing
Q9 v. reconsider
(a) to convey a fluid; to transport a liquid; to make a high-pitched sound
(b) to reach a destination; to return; to come back; to succeed
(c) to contemplate again
(d) to give a cost to something
Q10 v. further
(a) to give money for goods or to cancel debts; to settle; to be worthwhile; to be profitable
(b) to contest; to contend against another; to participate in a contest
(c) to advance; to encourage; to promote; to assist
(d) to have to; to be obligated; to be likely or probable
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Test 263
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 263
Q1 v. stop
(a) to halt; to cease; to quit; to close; to block; to impede
(b) to eat or drink; to use up; to destroy
(c) to make an application; to enter; to let something or someone enter
(d) to jump; to leap
Q2 adv. especially
(a) to the smallest extent possible
(c) particularly
(b) moderately; quite; rather; to some extent
(d) at a further point
Q3 n. trial
(a) test; attempt; experiment; annoyance
(b) gradual payment of debt; the reduction of the value of an asset
(c) celebration; feast; dinner; drinking
(d) work beyond regular working hours; pay for such work
Q4 n. impact
(a) shipping of goods to other countries
(b) copy; photocopy; exact replica; reproduction
(c) concern; affair; percentage on a loan which is paid over time
(d) influence; effect; colliding of two bodies; touch
Q5 n. mailing
(a) yard; formal reception; place where legal trials take place
(b) large batch of letters sent at one time by a single sender; rented property
(c) act or instance of rendering insusceptible to disease by inoculating
(d) association; organization; community; rich upper class; fellowship; companionship
Q6 adj. favorite
(a) confined usually by illness
(b) unusual; exceptional; unique; particular; highly valued
(c) empty; unfilled; unoccupied; lacking expression
(d) preferred; beloved; liked
Q7 n. joint venture
(a) behavior; conduct; bearing; appearance
(b) greater number or part; number greater than half of the total
(c) pouch used to carry objects; sac; underground deposit of oil
(d) collective enterprise; group endeavor; collaboration
Q8 v. expedite
(a) to speed up; to accelerate; to facilitate; to dispatch
(b) to take money from the bank; to retire; to remove
(c) to be composed of; to be made up of
(d) to defeat; to master; to crush; to stagger; to stun; to daze
Q9 n. whereas
(a) meeting; assembly; term; semester
(b) main component; something which is a part of a complex whole
(c) this being the case; since (used in formal documents)
(d) one who activates; worker of a telephone switchboard; operation symbol
Q10 adj. elaborate
(a) giving off a foul odor; fertile; productive; fruitful; growing vigorously
(b) detailed; complicated; carefully planned; worked out in great detail
(c) reputed; famous
(d) pertaining to business; pertaining to buying and selling
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Test 264
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 264
Q1 n. currency
(a) distribution; liberation; transference
(b) production; creating; group of people born around the same time
(c) national money of a country; circulation; custom; prevalence
(d) responsibility; duty; burden; impediment; blame
Q2 n. destruction
(a) familiarity; understanding; wisdom; education; awareness
(b) ruin; desolation; annihilation
(c) foundation; principal element; fundamental part
(d) money paid for the use of property; rip; tear; laceration
Q3 n. fortune
(a) movement; journeying
(c) luck; wealth; chance; success; riches
(b) style of cooking; national food
(d) town; large urban area
Q4 n. entertainer
(a) learning; field of learning; thorough investigation; report; analysis
(b) lift; mechanical apparatus for moving people or items from floor to floor within a building
(c) something that is essential or imperative; essentials of life (food, clothing, and shelter)
(d) host; performer; comedian
Q5 n. token
(a) symbol; sign; mark; remembrance
(b) freedom from danger; quality of not causing injury or loss; any security device
(c) process of breaking down a subject and studying it; examination
(d) heaviness; unit of mass; pressure; importance; influence
Q6 n. courtesy
(a) withdrawal from one's job or occupation
(b) large batch of letters sent at one time by a single sender; rented property
(c) politeness; good manners; cordiality; civility
(d) lawyer; barrister; advocate; solicitor
Q7 n. chore
(a) string; thin cord; Internet discussion
(b) routine job; unpleasant task
(c) person who travels back and forth between home and work
(d) prejudice; tendency; leaning
Q8 n. infant
(a) extension of an archived file compressed with a special program; type of drive using removable disks
(b) baby; very young child; toddler; tot; minor
(c) setting; biography
(d) advantage; profit; help; benefit
Q9 n. judge
(a) software program; written request; formal letter; implementation
(b) farm with large pasture land for raising livestock
(c) aspiration; hope; goal; dream
(d) person who presides over court trials; arbiter; expert; critic
Q10 n. hurry
(a) type; sort; class; group of things which are classed together because of their similarities
(b) area of land set aside to protect natural resources and wildlife
(c) rush; haste; urgency
(d) influence; effect; colliding of two bodies; touch
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Test 265
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 265
Q1 v. command
(a) to persuade; to influence; to prove
(b) to rule; to control; to be in charge; to be in authority
(c) to spice; to flavor; to accustom; to acclimatize; to become experienced
(d) to reduce the size of; to make smaller; to cut the number of employees
Q2 v. shape
(a) to perform for the first time; to make one's premiere performance
(b) to come near to; to tackle (a problem or situation)
(c) to design; to mold; to form; to direct; to be formed
(d) to lease; to rent; to employ
Q3 v. base
(a) to establish; to found; to set up; to place on
(b) to take away part of a whole; to remove; to deduct
(c) to manage; to process; to deal in; to do business with; to treat
(d) to hold a party; to feast; to dine; to drink
Q4 v. indulge
(a) to make better; to increase in quality; to enhance; to develop
(b) to continue; to suffice; to endure; to persist
(c) to give in to desire; to yield to; to satisfy; to spoil; to humor
(d) to provide a detailed statement about an occurrence or situation; inform
Q5 v. registering
(a) to esteem; to cherish; to assess; to estimate
(b) to exchange a check (or another money order) for coins and bank notes; to redeem
(c) to record; to enroll; to have an effect; to have influence
(d) to be frightened; to be concerned; to be afraid of; to have respect for
Q6 v. extend
(a) to delay; to obstruct; to hinder; to prevent; to thwart
(b) to rely on; to extend business credit
(c) to stretch; to enlarge; to lengthen; to reach out
(d) to comply; to conform; to follow; to agree
Q7 n. demographics
(a) inflow; inward flow; place where a stream flows into another body of water
(b) study of the statistical characteristics of a population
(c) materials that are used to cushion and cover furniture (i.e. fabric, lining, padding, etc.)
(d) person or organization that prepares printed matter for publication
Q8 v. estimate
(a) to hesitate; to stumble; to sway; to totter; to be unstable
(b) to offer to do or give something for free; to propose
(c) to comfort; to console; to encourage; to relieve; to appease
(d) to judge an object's value; to appraise; to assess; to guess
Q9 v. bargain
(a) to determine; to stabilize; to arrange; to repair; to prepare
(b) to clarify; to confirm; to reinforce; to verify
(c) to cause someone enjoyment
(d) to negotiate; to arrive at an agreement
Q10 v. hazard
(a) to endanger; to imperil; to dare; to venture
(b) to control; to govern; to manage; to adjust to a specific level or condition
(c) to quit an office or position; to relinquish; to give up; to abdicate
(d) to set a new time and date
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 266
Q1 n. board
(a) person who works with pipe and water systems
(b) management committee; food
(c) office; bureau; institution; franchise; method
(d) preparedness; willingness; promptness; quickness
Q2 adj. favorable
(a) positive; approving; likable; helpful; encouraging; desirable
(b) traveling in an inward direction
(c) exact; not more and not less; meticulous; strict
(d) injurious; causing damage
Q3 v. authorize
(a) to make ready; to get oneself ready; to put into the proper condition
(b) to reduce the price of; to mark down; to ignore
(c) to permit; to approve; to empower
(d) to stick to; to cling to; to be devoted to (an idea, group, organization etc.)
Q4 n. occupation
(a) act of forcefully taking possession of an area; seizure; conquest; possession or settlement of land
(b) drawing together; fold; pucker
(c) progress; reaching a new level; removal of a barrier; penetration
(d) standard of perfection; pattern; model; person or thing that embodies a standard of perfection
Q5 v. cook
(a) to prepare food by heating; to falsify account records
(b) to provide financial assistance
(c) to ship; to send abroad; to sell goods and products overseas
(d) to invent; to create; to contrive; to think up
Q6 adj. serious
(a) solemn; acute; critical; requiring much consideration; humorless; grim
(b) excellent; wonderful; splendid; magnificent
(c) of general expenses; general
(d) inexpensive; cheap; of or relating to a financial plan
Q7 n. capability
(a) dossier for storing papers; directory
(b) one of the four quarters of the year (winter, spring, summer, autumn)
(c) ability; skill; trait; characteristic; quality
(d) luggage; cargo; things to take on a trip; equipment
Q8 v. participate
(a) to prepare food by heating; to falsify account records
(b) to be involved; to join in
(c) to have different opinions; to differ
(d) to advance beyond proper limits; to infringe
Q9 adj. capital
(a) sure; definite; particular; specific
(b) main; major; chief; principal
(c) little; not many; some
(d) lasting; enduring; perpetual; regular; fixed; invariable
Q10 v. link
(a) to attempt to discover or test something; to try; to venture; to research
(b) to incorporate; to take in; to absorb
(c) to join; to connect; to associate with; to relate to
(d) to prompt; to spur; to provide inspiration; to stir to action; to induce
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 267
Q1 n. salary
(a) sports shoe; one who moves about stealthily; one who acts furtively
(b) periodic wage paid to someone for work; pay
(c) equal weight or power acting in opposition
(d) close examination; scrutinizing look
Q2 n. specification
(a) inability to succeed; lack of success; lack; bankruptcy; downfall
(b) warning; alarm; attitude of readiness
(c) pausing; stammering; faltering
(d) item or detail included in a description of requirements or plans
Q3 n. reputation
(a) rapid multiplication; rapid reproduction; prosperity
(b) act of shedding; act of taking away; elimination; ejection; dismissal
(c) outlook; perspective; view; opinion; attitude
(d) regard; esteem; renown
Q4 n. affinity
(a) method of dealing with a certain subject; draft of a treaty
(b) attraction; closeness; liking; likeness
(c) person or thing that is the same
(d) pertaining to a value that is approximately in the middle of a series of values
Q5 n. site
(a) license to market a company's goods or services; business which has been granted a license
(b) product of the division of one number by another; part of a whole; segment; fragment; quotient
(c) schedule; agenda; written order of events
(d) place; location; area
Q6 n. cutback
(a) nature; disposition; attitude; figure; person; statement of qualities
(b) limitation; limit
(c) beginning phase of a project; babyhood
(d) reduction; curtailing; decrease
Q7 n. admission
(a) agreement; settlement; harmony
(b) entrance; permission to enter; confession
(c) act of receiving; approval; state of believing in something
(d) educational meeting; training session
Q8 n. fix
(a) sample; model; form; mold; decorative design
(b) something created separately for the purpose of being added to or placed inside (a book, newspaper, etc.)
(c) person whose job it is to supervise and examine; police officer ranking below a superintendent
(d) embarrassing situation; predicament; location; position (i.e. of a ship or individual)
Q9 n. cast
(a) throw; team of actors; squint (of the eye)
(b) elected official acting as executive head of a town or city
(c) practice; training; furrow; seeding machine; row of seeds in a furrow
(d) tax; charge; levy; grievous price
Q10 n. measure
(a) timetable; agenda; itinerary; plan
(b) action; step; criterion; amount; degree; extent
(c) traveler; fare; person who rides or travels
(d) respected position; honor; nobility
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Test 268
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 268
Q1 n. liberal
(a) casing; skeleton; structure; body structure; mood
(b) a significant decline in general economic activity extending over a period of time
(c) person who favors political and social reform
(d) computerized representation of an actual object
Q2 n. prior
(a) machine which supplies force and motion; motor; truck; part of a program which handles certain types of date
(b) metal money; piece of stamped metal currency (as opposed to paper bills)
(c) exchanging of goods and services; trade
(d) officer of a monastery; high-ranking member of a religious order
Q3 n. tailor
(a) stimulus; motivation; revelation; insight; idea
(b) expectation; hope; intuition
(c) one who makes or alters garments
(d) examination of financial accounts; internal investigation
Q4 adj. negotiable
(a) entire; complete; absolute
(b) possible; capable of becoming; able to be
(c) deprived of hope or confidence; dissuaded from
(d) describing an asset or item which can easily be sold or transferred
Q5 n. beverage
(a) drink; refreshment
(b) pointing out of similarities and differences; similarity; likeness
(c) truthfulness; something that is a truth
(d) buyer; client
Q6 n. assignment
(a) task; duty; responsibility; role; obligation
(b) set way of saying or doing something; principle; pattern
(c) teaching; direction; guidance; training; education; information
(d) opposite; contrary; back side; rear; setback; defeat
Q7 n. worry
(a) backlash
(b) small machine that makes computations
(c) concern; fear; misfortune; distress
(d) person who runs a company; director; administrator; supervisor
Q8 v. practice
(a) to duplicate; to imitate
(b) to send; to direct; to ascribe to; to relate to; to apply to; to call attention to
(c) to deliver a discourse before an audience; to reprimand tediously
(d) to exercise; to train; to drill
Q9 adj. viable
(a) talented; skilled; having great natural ability
(b) capable of living; having a reasonable chance of succeeding; practical
(c) lower; under
(d) well; not sick; fit; sound
Q10 v. index
(a) to give to for safekeeping; to empower someone with a responsibility or duty
(b) to suggest; to tender; to bid; to propose a price; to present
(c) to register; to adjust prices or salaries in accordance with changes in economic indicators
(d) to support; to assist; to strengthen
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Test 269
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 269
Q1 n. tense
(a) list; evidence; best result ever attained; list of events or actions
(b) the sale of all or most of a company's inventory or assets to another company
(c) inflection; verbal 'time'
(d) return of money; repayment; reimbursement
Q2 n. lounge
(a) person who holds public position; authority
(b) sofa; couch; lobby; slow walk; stroll
(c) confirmation; endorsement; positive opinion
(d) definition; significance; intention; explanation
Q3 n. handling
(a) check
(b) care; treatment; procedure; system; touch
(c) guidebook; library; catalog
(d) refers to the cost of developing a product or system
Q4 n. climate
(a) weather conditions; surrounding conditions; atmosphere; setting
(b) financial obligation; debt; responsibility; obligation
(c) examination; careful inspection; debate
(d) problem; challenge; hardship; trouble
Q5 n. humidity
(a) rotatable disk on a telephone
(c) dampness; moistness; mugginess
(b) management; supervisors; leadership
(d) truthfulness; something that is a truth
Q6 n. manager
(a) person who runs a company; director; administrator; supervisor
(b) person living at about the same time as another person
(c) person or thing that is the same
(d) plan; aim; goal; purpose
Q7 n. removal
(a) ruin; desolation; annihilation
(b) exchange; trade
(c) connection; association; closeness
(d) act of shedding; act of taking away; elimination; ejection; dismissal
Q8 n. central
(a) model; pattern; something which serves as an illustration
(b) performance; operation; attainment; mission; success
(c) act of looking over carefully and critically; official examination; audit; review
(d) telephone exchange; operator; main bureau or office
Q9 n. line
(a) reform; repair; act of repairing; state of healing or improvement
(b) long thin mark; row; border; domain; tactic
(c) politeness; good manners; cordiality; civility
(d) grouping symbols ()
Q10 n. paradigm
(a) tool for cutting consisting of a toothed blade; saying; maxim; proverb
(b) lexicon; list of words and their definitions in alphabetical order
(c) one of the four quarters of the year (winter, spring, summer, autumn)
(d) model; ideal; mold; form; example; pattern
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Test 270
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 270
Q1 n. ticket
(a) certificate; entry pass; tag
(b) approach; entry; permission to enter a computer system or network and/or retrieve data
(c) person whose job it is to supervise and examine; police officer ranking below a superintendent
(d) either end of a passenger line; bus or train station
Q2 n. book
(a) yield; product; manufacture; information sent out from a computer
(b) picture or design used as a background for the other images in a graphical user interface
(c) candidate; nominee
(d) printed work which is bound together; bundle
Q3 n. plumber
(a) person who works with pipe and water systems
(b) act of looking over carefully and critically; official examination; audit; review
(c) enhancement; refinement; improvement
(d) state of perfection; state of highest quality
Q4 adj. discouraged
(a) deprived of hope or confidence; dissuaded from
(b) collective; total; taking all units as a whole
(c) excited; passionate; ardent; fervent
(d) of nature
Q5 v. cart
(a) to perform a thorough investigation; to study a subject closely
(b) to drag or to carry by force
(c) to give up; to renounce; to deny; to disavow; to retract
(d) to fill with water and sink; to fall; to fail; to stumble; to cause to sink
Q6 v. retire
(a) to withdraw from a position (usually due to old age); go into seclusion; to withdraw
(b) to sail; to move at a moderate speed; to travel; to coast; to drive along slowly
(c) to be similar to; to be akin to; to look like; to have a similar appearance to
(d) to design; to plan (i.e. machinery, roads, etc.)
Q7 n. amortization
(a) gradual payment of debt; the reduction of the value of an asset
(b) suggestion; tender; plan; offer of marriage
(c) meeting or conference at which a specific topic is discussed
(d) place; position; situation; site; spot
Q8 n. import
(a) feigning; impersonation; false show; claim; assertion
(b) rapid multiplication; rapid reproduction; prosperity
(c) brining in of goods from another country; opposite of export; meaning; significance
(d) admiration; respect
Q9 n. resource
(a) state of not being at war; silence; quietness; tranquility
(b) car; vehicle; ride
(c) foods and other goods sold at a small supermarket or store
(d) supply; stock; means of accomplishing a goal; expedient
Q10 v. firm
(a) to solidify; to become solid; to stabilize; to become stable
(b) to exemplify; to clarify; to explain; to depict; to elucidate
(c) to channel; to centralize
(d) to refine; to improve; to complete; to make faultless
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Test 271
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 271
Q1 n. patience
(a) creativity; resourcefulness; fabrication; falsehood
(b) trip in a vehicle; type of computer hardware; combined effort to accomplish a goal (i.e. fund raiser)
(c) characteristic; function; capability (of a product, machine, device, software etc.)
(d) tolerance; forbearance
Q2 n. access
(a) copying of data for safety purposes; substitute; reserve; spare
(b) state of having committed a crime or offense; culpability; feeling of having done something wrong
(c) planning and execution; management of a business or other operation
(d) approach; entry; permission to enter a computer system or network and/or retrieve data
Q3 n. path
(a) track; lane; route; search route
(b) relief; consolation; coziness
(c) transferal of ownership from government to private hands; privatization
(d) number; image; character; price; human shape; symbol
Q4 n. management
(a) device; tool; convenience; talent; ability; building
(b) wooden box; old car; old plane
(c) list of subjects or other information arranged in alphabetical order; indicator; sign
(d) person of group of people that runs and administers a business or other enterprise
Q5 n. innovator
(a) holiday
(b) more current version of something
(c) confidence; faith; credit; monopoly; several companies banded together in order to reduce competition
(d) person who makes changes; person who introduces new methods or procedures; creative person
Q6 n. conversation
(a) plan; scheme; program; task; assignment; activity
(b) talk; dialog; discussion; verbal exchange
(c) special individual right not enjoyed by others; benefit; advantage
(d) present; talent; offering
Q7 n. pad
(a) conversation; speech; lecture; meeting
(b) piece of soft material which cushions; block of pages stacked together and connected on one side
(c) garbage; trash; waste
(d) section; piece; region; role; function; side in an agreement
Q8 n. expertise
(a) goal; aim; intention; objective
(b) person who does not belong to any political party
(c) gross revenues; total business done; rate of selling or producing
(d) proficiency; skill; specialist knowledge and information
Q9 n. proximity
(a) opportunity; occurrence, event; incident; reason; cause
(b) device made up of interconnected parts that work together to perform a given task or function
(c) act of strengthening; reward or punishment designed to encourage or discourage a particular response
(d) adjacency; nearness; closeness; vicinity
Q10 n. audit
(a) slope; incline; increase; ascent; raise in position or status; promotion; angry response
(b) examination of financial accounts; internal investigation
(c) conversation; speech; lecture; meeting
(d) prop; brace; economic assistance; upkeep; encouragement; aid
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Test 272
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 272
Q1 v. reach
(a) to arrive; to obtain; to procure; to extend the arm outward
(b) to write a statement of purchases; to make a bill of sale
(c) to cap; to cork; to stop up; to block; to advertise
(d) to want; to command; to determine; to decide
Q2 v. target
(a) to be worthy of; to have a right to
(b) to aim at something
(c) to provide a guarantee against possible damage or loss; to make certain
(d) to realize; to make a reality; to accomplish; to complete; to execute
Q3 n. loom
(a) ecclesiastical judge; priest
(b) anticipation; longing or waiting for; hope
(c) apparatus on which fabrics are woven; weaving machine
(d) person who presides over court trials; arbiter; expert; critic
Q4 adj. spot
(a) having begun a journey (especially of a sea vessel); initiated; in progress; under construction
(b) working; functional; ready for use
(c) made or done immediately; paid at once; performed randomly
(d) credible; trustworthy; dependable
Q5 v. put up with
(a) to dispute; to claim; to give reasons
(b) to wrap; to combine things together as one inseparable unit
(c) to finance; to supply with money; to allocate financial sums; to extend a short-term obligation
(d) to tolerate; to be patient
Q6 adv. apparently
(a) still; already; but; in spite of; although
(b) evidently; obviously; allegedly; seemingly
(c) unfavorably; in a manner that works against; antagonistically
(d) regularly; often
Q7 adj. exclusively
(a) easy; uncomplicated; modest; ordinary; plain
(b) unlicensed; forbidden; unlawful
(c) in a manner which shuts out all others; solely; in a limited manner
(d) belonging to oneself or itself (mine, yours, his, etc.); self; by oneself
Q8 v. proof
(a) to set some distance apart
(b) to make resistant; to make impervious; to edit
(c) to pull; to drag
(d) to stop a vehicle; to slow down a vehicle
Q9 v. sense
(a) to separate; to be separated; to decrease; to become smaller
(b) to couple; to be part one of a match; to mate
(c) to arrange; to order; to systematize; to set up; to unite; to structure
(d) to feel; to perceive; to apprehend; to understand
Q10 v. regulate
(a) to crash; to meet head on; to come together with solid or direct impact
(b) to make level; to smooth; to balance
(c) to control; to govern; to manage; to adjust to a specific level or condition
(d) to sell; to trade or deal; to distribute; to promote
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Test 273
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 273
Q1 n. building
(a) house; dwelling; structure; premises
(c) expansion; increase in size; magnification
(b) act of fixing; correction; act of mending
(d) heart of the matter; main point
Q2 n. perspective
(a) viewpoint; outlook; vista; view
(b) occurrence; occasion; example; illustration
(c) foundation; organization which provides a certain service or supports a particular cause
(d) group of ships, cars, trucks or other vehicles
Q3 n. driver
(a) working together; cooperation
(b) temporary stop; standstill; break or pause in a march or journey
(c) chauffeur; program which enables an operating system to communicate with a particular device
(d) notch; narrow opening; place; position (within a system, etc.)
Q4 n. paint
(a) resident; native of a country
(b) series (of stories, articles, reports etc.); recurring period of time
(c) colored substance applied to surfaces; layer of dried pigment on a surface
(d) gas pedal of a motor vehicle
Q5 n. stake
(a) wager; bet; investment; share
(b) rotatable disk on a telephone
(c) ability of the mind to create mental pictures which do not exist in reality
(d) dossier for storing papers; directory
Q6 n. reflection
(a) act of casting back a mirror image; act of sending back energy from a surface; idea; concept
(b) action or instance in which the ball or puck is prevented from entering the goal
(c) place where one is going; the purpose for which something is destined
(d) ability; skill; trait; characteristic; quality
Q7 n. attention
(a) external part or surface of something
(b) method; way; medium; resources; funds
(c) alleyway; narrow road between mountains; successful grade on a test
(d) concentration; consideration; focus; care; acknowledgment; recognition
Q8 n. travel
(a) injury; harm
(c) movement; journeying
(b) serenity; self-control; calmness; coolness
(d) stock; list of assets; act of checking stock
Q9 n. canvass
(a) vagueness; lack of clarity
(c) cessation; end; visit; obstacle; hindrance
(b) condition; influencing factor; situation
(d) examination; careful inspection; debate
Q10 n. benefit
(a) shipping of goods to other countries
(b) advantage; profit; aid; stipend
(c) back end; hindmost unit of an army (or fleet, etc.)
(d) range; journey; track; path; series; sequence
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Test 274
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 274
Q1 v. refurbish
(a) to rule; to control; to be in charge; to be in authority
(b) to consider; to be of a particular heaviness; to burden
(c) to make new again; to renovate; to restore to good condition
(d) to sharpen; to provide with a border; to advance gradually or furtively
Q2 v. fix
(a) to feel; to perceive; to apprehend; to understand
(b) to submerge; to fall down below the surface (especially in water)
(c) to determine; to stabilize; to arrange; to repair; to prepare
(d) to dress; to put on clothes
Q3 n. interruption
(a) computer peripheral used for exporting documents to paper
(b) certificate that bears monetary value; coupon; receipt; authorizer; endorser
(c) disturbance; discontinuance; stoppage; cutting-off
(d) person who represents people in a court or advises them on legal matters; attorney; barrister
Q4 v. explore
(a) to travel to unknown regions; to investigate; to examine; to research
(b) to control to rule over; to be superior
(c) to affect strongly; to emphasize; to stamp
(d) to be uncertain; to have misgivings
Q5 n. facility
(a) last testament listing inheritors of a dying person's property
(b) commitment; obligation; period of employment
(c) device; tool; convenience; talent; ability; building
(d) management of resources (i.e. money, goods, etc.); thrift; careful spending
Q6 n. grasp
(a) automobile; elevator; vehicle; ride
(b) hold; understanding; knowledge; realization
(c) wooden box; old car; old plane
(d) worker; person who works for a company or an individual
Q7 v. overwhelm
(a) to choose; to select; to pull out; to tear out; to peck
(b) to defeat; to master; to crush; to stagger; to stun; to daze
(c) to make a detailed list of property; to summarize; to sum up the worth of
(d) to recover
Q8 v. diversify
(a) to throw away; to get rid of
(b) to express in a fluent and clear manner
(c) to make different; to invest one's assets in various securities
(d) to complete; to achieve; to attain; to perform
Q9 n. adept
(a) person who is an expert; person who is skilled
(b) inducement; act of convincing
(c) meeting or conference at which a specific topic is discussed
(d) word or phrase by which someone or something is called or identified; moniker
Q10 v. worry
(a) to protect; to secure; to vindicate
(b) to convey; to give; to bring; to distribute; to express
(c) to earn income; to make financial gains; to be of service; to be beneficial
(d) to be concerned; to harass; to advance through great effort
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Test 275
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 275
Q1 n. mainframe
(a) financial assistance
(b) awareness; perception
(c) computer which can serve many users simultaneously
(d) height of something; altitude above sea or ground level; raising; lifting up; grandeur
Q2 n. tenure
(a) railing; hedge; ability to argue; person who sells stolen goods
(b) small room; piece of office furniture; office; part of a government
(c) meeting; assembly; term; semester
(d) strength; period; permanence
Q3 n. guideline
(a) instructions; manual; handbook; indication of acceptable conduct or procedure
(b) fulfillment; realization; attainment; achievement
(c) progress; modernization; promotion
(d) person or business that sells goods to final consumers
Q4 n. ingredient
(a) expression of regret or sorrow; excuse; defense; justification
(b) component; element; factor; one of the substances which comprises a mixture
(c) salesman; supplier; automatic machine for selling goods
(d) the prospect that a bond issuer will fail to make required debt payments
Q5 n. vehicle
(a) means of transport (car, bus, etc.); instrument; means; medium
(b) opportunity; occurrence, event; incident; reason; cause
(c) guilt; responsibility; liability
(d) total number of people who subscribe to a particular publication
Q6 n. peace
(a) elasticity; cheerfulness; quality of quickly recovering from sadness or failure; buoyancy
(b) yield; product; manufacture; information sent out from a computer
(c) concentration; ability to concentrate on an issue
(d) state of not being at war; silence; quietness; tranquility
Q7 n. lesson
(a) store which sells food and other household goods
(b) exercise; assignment given to a student; something to be studied and learned
(c) license to market a company's goods or services; business which has been granted a license
(d) test; attempt; experiment; annoyance
Q8 n. due
(a) extensive piece of land usually with a large house on it; person's property; wealth; possessions
(b) something which legally or rightfully belongs to an individual; payment; fee
(c) something of value (property, equipment, goods, etc.); item of quality; something beneficial
(d) commercial center of a city; business distract
Q9 n. experience
(a) tautness; strain; nervousness; agitation; apprehension
(b) newspaper that is published 5 to 7 times a week
(c) person who runs a company; director; administrator; supervisor
(d) knowledge obtained by doing; something that one has lived through
Q10 n. display
(a) discourse given before an audience; tedious reprimand; formal reproof
(b) presentation; show; screen; monitor; exposure; exhibition
(c) type of fuel; gasoline
(d) hyphen; drop; pinch; rush; sprint
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Test 276
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 276
Q1 n. trespasser
(a) adjacency; nearness; closeness; vicinity
(b) one who damages a person or his property or rights
(c) opening; record; information or item in a book, dictionary, catalog, list, directory, etc.
(d) course or method of action; guidelines; position; standpoint; insurance contract
Q2 adj. flawless
(a) lively; vigorous; crucial; critical; necessary
(b) perfect; impeccable
(c) strong; solid; stable; fixed; immovable; determined
(d) experienced; knowledgeable (Slang)
Q3 v. exchange
(a) to advocate; to endorse; to speak well of; to advise; to suggest
(b) to give one thing in return for another; to replace one thing with another; to trade; to barter
(c) to feel; to sense; to distinguish; to discern; to see
(d) to rule; to control; to be in charge; to be in authority
Q4 v. carry
(a) to require; to compel; to force upon; to enforce; to institute
(b) to vindicate; to defend; to support; to excuse
(c) to transport; to continue; to bear
(d) to disregard; to overlook; to refuse to recognize; to reject
Q5 v. pretense
(a) to feign; to impersonate; to put on a false show
(b) to shut; to be shut; to finish; to complete
(c) to prove; to verify; to confirm; to actualize
(d) to express in a fluent and clear manner
Q6 v. dial
(a) to press buttons; to place a phone call by pressing buttons
(b) to investigate
(c) to explain; to clarify; to limit; to set boundaries
(d) to choose; to pick out
Q7 n. memo
(a) replacement; alteration; shift; coins; money received back after paying for goods
(b) facet; outlook; direction; issue; point
(c) choosing; time when people vote for a political candidate
(d) reminder; internal document
Q8 n. terminal
(a) either end of a passenger line; bus or train station
(b) person who who makes and fixes keys and fasting mechanisms
(c) declaration; allegation; official account
(d) the total amount of funds in circulation in a given country's economy
Q9 adj. pertinent
(a) invaluable; beyond any expressible value; very expensive
(b) bothersome; troublesome; worrisome; harassing
(c) relevant; related; appropriate; fitting
(d) being more than is needed; excessive; unnecessary
Q10 v. alert
(a) to set some distance apart
(c) to warn; to put on standby; to alarm
(b) to pull; to drag
(d) to place in; to put in; to add to
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Q1 n. mull
(a) origin; starting point
(b) thin muslin fabric (Hindi); beach cliff (Scottish)
(c) opposite of profit; deprivation; defeat; destruction
(d) equal weight or power acting in opposition
Q2 n. income
(a) special individual right not enjoyed by others; benefit; advantage
(b) supplement; mathematical operation
(c) something which is opposite
(d) amount of money received in payment for goods or services or from other sources; revenue; profits
Q3 n. staple
(a) metal clip for binding papers; essential element
(b) devotion to a certain habit; dependency
(c) ball; sphere; planet Earth; world
(d) happening; event; incident
Q4 n. grain
(a) percentage of profits earned by a salesperson
(b) report of recent events; information about previously unknown facts
(c) representative; deputy; agent; participant of a conference, convention, seminar etc.
(d) cereal; seed; granule; particle; texture; weave
Q5 n. attendance
(a) sewing needle; swindler; cheater; professional gambler
(b) person who holds public position; authority
(c) act of quitting a position; letter stating that one quits a position; relinquishment
(d) being physically present; act of accompanying or serving
Q6 n. carpenter
(a) a person who makes things out of wood such as furniture
(b) meat cutter; meat slaughterer; owner of a meat shop
(c) device made up of interconnected parts that work together to perform a given task or function
(d) business; commerce; barter; occupation
Q7 n. lifestyle
(a) way of life
(c) process of turning money into profit
(b) power; strength; force; capacity to be
(d) forward movement; progress; promotion
Q8 n. inconvenience
(a) act of acquainting one person with another; preface
(b) source; beginning; birth; parentage; nationality
(c) bother; disturbance; nuisance; discomfort
(d) theme; subject of conversation; issue
Q9 n. ship
(a) large vessel made for sailing on the sea; aircraft; spacecraft
(b) organic or chemical substance added to soil to enrich it (i.e. manure)
(c) need; want; shortage; absence
(d) finding fault; act of expressing displeasure; pleading entered by a plaintiff (Law)
Q10 n. skim
(a) gratification of a need; remuneration; fulfillment
(b) person or organization that lends something; lender; loaner; moneylender
(c) a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid; film; thin layer
(d) holiday
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Q1 n. hyphen
(a) attitude; outlook; formal judgment or estimation
(b) cessation; end; visit; obstacle; hindrance
(c) short dash; short line used to connect or separate words or syllables (-)
(d) vocation; skilled occupation; declaration; proclamation
Q2 v. corrupt
(a) to cause to be dishonest; to pervert; to spoil
(b) to hire as a worker; to activate; to operate; to use
(c) to sign over property to a creditor as security for money that is owed; to obligate
(d) to ask for; to petition for
Q3 n. clout
(a) place where an event occurs; vista; view
(b) pull; influence; power; weight
(c) disturbance; discontinuance; stoppage; cutting-off
(d) distinguishing mark; unique ability; area of expertise
Q4 adj. various
(a) intimate; for or pertaining to a small group of people; personal; of an individual
(b) assorted; different; individual; several
(c) articulate; eloquent; able to read and write with ease; graceful; flowing
(d) lacking; deficient; insolvent; unable to pay debts
Q5 adj. managerial
(a) can be prophesied; can be foretold
(b) relating to supervision and responsibility
(c) essential; regularly used; primary; principal; main (of goods or products)
(d) extreme; great; powerful; strong; profound
Q6 n. receptionist
(a) person who greets visitors or clients on the telephone and upon their arrival
(b) amount; extent; measure; degree; size; magnitude
(c) aspiration; hope; goal; dream
(d) person who accepts; person who takes or gets
Q7 n. caveat
(a) money in the form of coins and bank notes
(b) caution; warning; admonition; suspension of proceedings (law)
(c) briefcase; attache case; list of securities and stocks
(d) elected official acting as executive head of a town or city
Q8 v. evidence
(a) to sell something through a bidding system
(b) to choose; to select from several options; to conclude; to resolve
(c) to offer proof; to prove; to show to be true
(d) to mark; to indicate; to write one's name
Q9 adj. intermittent
(a) not continuous; sporadic; fitful; alternately stopping and starting
(b) brief; blunt; rude
(c) complex; complicated; involved; entangled
(d) annoyed; aggravated; exasperated
Q10 v. mention
(a) to tolerate; to be patient
(b) to buy; to obtain; to purchase; to attain
(c) to instruct; to provide with intellectual or spiritual understanding
(d) to remind of; to state; to refer to; to hint at; to indicate
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 279
Q1 n. supply
(a) disregard; inattention; forgetfulness; abandonment
(b) official document; license; reference; attestation
(c) act of providing; provision; reserve; stock
(d) list of information arranged in columns and rows; chart; flat surface
Q2 n. statement
(a) voyage; sightseeing excursion; trip; route
(b) declaration; allegation; official account
(c) worry; issue; problem; group of companies; large corporation
(d) supply; stock; means of accomplishing a goal; expedient
Q3 n. stack
(a) track; lane; route; search route
(b) heap; tall bookshelf; chimney
(c) direct or incidental reference; recognition of an achievement
(d) boss; person or company that hires people to do work
Q4 n. diversification
(a) source; beginning; birth; parentage; nationality
(b) spot; speck; part (the point) in an Internet web address
(c) head; chief; director; carrier; main article
(d) process of becoming varied; sale of a variety of products and services
Q5 n. paper
(a) capability of being carried out; capability of being achieved; likelihood; probability
(b) determination; resolution; ruling (especially in court)
(c) something which escapes or passes through a hole or opening (i.e. liquid, gas, etc.)
(d) thin sheets of fibrous material used to write on; article; essay; questionnaire
Q6 n. rear
(a) commercial center of a city; business distract
(b) back end; hindmost unit of an army (or fleet, etc.)
(c) bend; crease; depression in the ground; hollow between two hills; yard
(d) gratification of a need; remuneration; fulfillment
Q7 n. graph
(a) any vehicle which can be flown (i.e. helicopter)
(b) path along which a fluid flows; direction in which a particle flows; aerodynamic shape
(c) list of terms and definitions (usually at the end of a book); dictionary of technical or specific terms
(d) diagram; chart
Q8 v. evict
(a) to oppose; to protest
(b) to expel a tenant by legal process; to turn out
(c) to experience; to endure
(d) to draw a likeness; to describe; to reflect; to picture in the mind
Q9 n. independent
(a) person who does not belong to any political party
(b) progress; reaching a new level; removal of a barrier; penetration
(c) person who ask questions (i.e. reporter or employer)
(d) pouch used to carry objects; sac; underground deposit of oil
Q10 n. coin
(a) person employed to deliver official dispatches or go on special errands
(b) vacillation; instability; wavering; inconstancy; change
(c) metal money; piece of stamped metal currency (as opposed to paper bills)
(d) singularity; individuality; incomparability
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 280
Q1 adj. intensive
(a) essential; regularly used; primary; principal; main (of goods or products)
(b) serious; sober; sincere; fervent; eager
(c) characterized by a high degree; highly concentrated
(d) marked with narrow bands of contrasting color or texture
Q2 n. major
(a) total number of people living in an area
(b) one who donates money; person or organization that promotes or supports (an event, program, candidate, etc.)
(c) military rank above captain; main subject of study chosen by a college or university student
(d) graph; diagram
Q3 n. rubber
(a) elastic material derived from of some tropical plants; eraser
(b) process of becoming varied; sale of a variety of products and services
(c) peripheral device used to convert objects or images into digital images (Computers)
(d) elected official acting as executive head of a town or city
Q4 v. unify
(a) to save from destruction; to rescue
(b) to gather; to collect; to converge; to arrange; to meet
(c) to get; to accept; to absorb; to take in; to host; to accommodate
(d) to join; to cause to become one
Q5 v. take over
(a) to put into practice; to accomplish; to perform; to conduct
(b) to capture; to assume control
(c) to issue a command; to make an official order
(d) to surrender; to quit; to stop doing
Q6 n. incinerator
(a) affront; offense; rude remark or action
(b) exchange of information or ideas; transfer; passing along; letter; message
(c) furnace which burns things to ashes
(d) slide; stumble; mistake; blunder; error
Q7 v. motivate
(a) to record the proceedings of a meeting; to make a memorandum
(b) to prompt; to spur; to provide inspiration; to stir to action; to induce
(c) to take a cruise; to travel; to make a journey
(d) to see with the eyes; to view; to notice; to discern; to observe
Q8 n. potential
(a) greater number or part; number greater than half of the total
(b) possibility; ability; capability of being
(c) arrangement; structure; organization; hoax; configuration of hardware or software (Computers)
(d) small machine that makes computations
Q9 v. involve
(a) to see with the eyes; to view; to notice; to discern; to observe
(b) to cause to be concerned with; to engage; to engross
(c) to stud; to constellate
(d) to make happen; to bring about
Q10 n. dedication
(a) opening stroke or hit of the ball (Sports)
(b) setting apart; devotion; inscription (in a book, poem, etc.)
(c) idea; concept; product of the mind
(d) thankfulness; appreciation
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Q1 n. leakage
(a) something which escapes or passes through a hole or opening (i.e. liquid, gas, etc.)
(b) head; chief; director; carrier; main article
(c) system; group of items; collection; posture; carriage; series; sequence
(d) innovation; something new; discovery
Q2 n. region
(a) nourishment; nutrition; food and drink; regimen; weight loss plan
(b) area; territory; domain; field; area of activity or interest; sphere
(c) person who does not belong to any political party
(d) sound produced in the throat; expression; language
Q3 n. situation
(a) applicant; nominee; examinee
(b) guarantee; authority; justification
(c) sofa; couch; lobby; slow walk; stroll
(d) condition; circumstance; location; position; job; place of employment
Q4 n. headquarters
(a) message sent to a newsgroup or mailing list (Internet)
(b) drawback; disadvantage; defect; foible
(c) a person who keeps financial records; a person who conducts financial audits
(d) main office; central office of a company; center of operation
Q5 n. business
(a) product made by hand or by machine
(b) act of pretending; counterfeit; imitation of the operation or features of one system using an other system
(c) trouble; misfortune; evil; harm; disease; sickness
(d) company; enterprise; trade; commerce; issue
Q6 n. airways
(a) slide; stumble; mistake; blunder; error
(b) wages; rent; rental; charge; fee
(c) route through traveled by vehicles above ground level
(d) telephone exchange; operator; main bureau or office
Q7 adj. durable
(a) sturdy; long lasting
(b) estimable; determinable; assessable
(c) pure; obvious; easy to understand; comprehensible
(d) end; closing; concluding; final; mortal
Q8 n. document
(a) last testament listing inheritors of a dying person's property
(b) lexicon; list of words and their definitions in alphabetical order
(c) certificate; written file
(d) putting into words; phrase; word; manifestation
Q9 n. broadcast
(a) change; adjustment, agreement; adaptation; restriction
(b) prevention; rejection; leaving out; keeping out; shutting out
(c) transmission; dispatch; radio program
(d) entrance; permission to enter; confession
Q10 n. fair
(a) person who represents people in a court or advises them on legal matters; attorney; barrister
(b) type; kind; character; manner; quality
(c) slice; part; segment; creation; work
(d) festival; exhibition; show; market; bazaar
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 282
Q1 adj. trivial
(a) large; enormous; huge
(b) trifling; unimportant; insignificant; minor
(c) inclusive; of all things
(d) obedient; submissive; obliging; yielding; acquiescent
Q2 n. application
(a) software program; written request; formal letter; implementation
(b) place; location; area
(c) communication; information; announcement; note; memo; intimation
(d) workers' association; federation; amalgamation
Q3 n. uncertainty
(a) close examination; scrutinizing look
(b) readiness; agreeableness
(c) doubtfulness
(d) act of ordering in advance (hotel room, airline ticket, etc.)
Q4 adj. measurable
(a) singular; matchless; rare
(b) estimable; determinable; assessable
(c) intended for inhabitation; occupied with homes
(d) prepared; set; eager; willing; quick; fast
Q5 n. debt
(a) nomenclature; specific vocabulary
(b) material coherence; firmness; persistence; steadfastness
(c) obligation; something owed (i.e. money)
(d) make-up; constitution; essay
Q6 n. conference
(a) mark; level; degree; rank; type; extend; class (in a school)
(b) main office; central office of a company; center of operation
(c) rectangular traveling bag; valise
(d) meeting; seminar; convention
Q7 n. doubt
(a) misgiving; lack of certainty
(b) series of activities organized to accomplish a goal
(c) schedule; agenda; written order of events
(d) influence; ability to affect or alter people or circumstance
Q8 n. minimum
(a) financial obligation; debt; responsibility; obligation
(b) earnings; financial gain; benefit; advantage; privilege
(c) least possible amount; smallest possible size; lowest degree
(d) notch; narrow opening; place; position (within a system, etc.)
Q9 adj. still
(a) serving as an aide; helpful; supportive; auxiliary
(b) aspiring; desirous of success; requiring great effort
(c) quiet; tranquil; calm; motionless
(d) defective; imperfect; cracked
Q10 n. sense
(a) quickness; velocity; transmission gear in a motor vehicle
(b) affiliate; office; industry; trade; business unit
(c) any of the five faculties of perception; perception; recognition; awareness
(d) banknote; invoice; proposed law
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 283
Q1 n. representative
(a) expansion; growth; range; story or advertisement that covers two pages
(b) price; cargo; responsibility
(c) view; vista; panorama; set; backdrop used on stage to portray a particular setting or locale
(d) delegate; agent; person who acts on behalf of another person or organization
Q2 n. obligation
(a) person who receives guests; large number; multitude (of people or things)
(b) period; era; hour; rate
(c) duty responsibility; indebtedness; agreement
(d) place where one can borrow books
Q3 n. sympathy
(a) cause; basis for action; intelligence; sense
(c) good friend; acquaintance
(b) affinity; compassion; pity; concern; empathy
(d) provider
Q4 n. town
(a) political group; social gathering; side of an agreement; group; gang
(b) city
(c) expenditure; pardon
(d) advance stipulation; preliminary terms
Q5 n. status
(a) individual's social or professional standing; position; rank; present situation
(b) marketing; activities associated with selling a product or service
(c) material coherence; firmness; persistence; steadfastness
(d) cat (Slang); feline
Q6 n. command
(a) harvest; produce (Agriculture); group; whip; short haircut
(b) fusion; agglomeration
(c) order; direction; control; domination; headquarters
(d) safeguard; something used to avert an unwanted situation
Q7 n. intention
(a) detailed account of an occurrence or situation
(b) plan; aim; goal; purpose
(c) building used for a particular purpose; business; audience; legislative body
(d) adaption; settlement of an insurance claim
Q8 n. empty
(a) attitude; outlook; formal judgment or estimation
(b) container devoid of contents
(c) partner; fellow worker; co-worker; friend
(d) quality of being clearly seen
Q9 n. auction
(a) condition; circumstance; location; position; job; place of employment
(b) volume; mass; main part; most
(c) a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid; film; thin layer
(d) public sale where goods are sold to the highest bidder (such as eBay)
Q10 n. cook
(a) supply of goods; inventory; share; company's capital divided into shares
(b) one who damages a person or his property or rights
(c) rush; haste; urgency
(d) a person who prepares food
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Q1 adj. special
(a) of nature
(b) including a lot; large in scope; extensive
(c) unusual; exceptional; unique; particular; highly valued
(d) occurring once within 12 months
Q2 adj. cohesive
(a) common; popular; extensive; prevalent
(b) extra; supplemental
(c) of a city; local
(d) sticking together; forming a unit or union; united; related to each other
Q3 n. tension
(a) understanding; wisdom; intelligence (Slang)
(b) portion of a wall or fence that opens and closes; any barrier which opens and closes; entrance; entryway
(c) tautness; strain; nervousness; agitation; apprehension
(d) message sent to a newsgroup or mailing list (Internet)
Q4 v. prove
(a) to solidify; to become solid; to stabilize; to become stable
(b) to cause suffering to; to behave unjustly toward
(c) to substantiate with evidence; to demonstrate; to show clearly
(d) to surround
Q5 adj. elemental
(a) simple; basic
(b) unable to wait; intolerant; restless
(c) flawless; complete; undamaged
(d) forceful; energetic; vigorous; spirited; alive
Q6 n. diary
(a) debate; conversation; talk; dispute; argument
(b) written account of daily events and occurrences; journal; daily calendar; log book; blog
(c) a person who makes things out of wood such as furniture
(d) manner of doing business; behavior; distribution; giving out
Q7 n. commerce
(a) display; show; public presentation of work or skills; trade fair
(b) quest; hunt; instance of looking for something; investigation; examination
(c) narration; act of telling; family member; connection; association
(d) trade; business; transactions; exchange of products/services and money
Q8 v. delay
(a) to be concerned; to harass; to advance through great effort
(b) to postpone; to hinder; to linger; to move slowly; to loiter
(c) to surpass; to pass; to go beyond; to outdo
(d) to decline; to deny; to reject
Q9 n. forward
(a) small rough granules or particles (i.e. sand); bravery; pluck; endurance
(b) player positioned at the front of the offensive line (Sports)
(c) supply of goods; inventory; share; company's capital divided into shares
(d) ability; aptitude; proficiency; expertise; craft or trade that requires special training
Q10 adj. yearly
(a) occurring once within 12 months
(b) experienced; knowledgeable (Slang)
(c) commonplace; ordinary; usual; customary; habitual
(d) important; consequential; meaningful; having meaning; of a considerable amount
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 285
Q1 n. ad
(a) the time or amount of money that defined by checks that have been deposited but not cleared yet
(b) informal word for a commercial announcement
(c) metal money; piece of stamped metal currency (as opposed to paper bills)
(d) direction; series of lessons or training units; layer; part of a meal
Q2 n. copy
(a) photograph; drawing; painting; film; embodiment
(b) duplicate; photostat
(c) percentage of profits paid to an artist for each copy of his work that is sold
(d) probability; feasibility; chance; likelihood
Q3 n. locksmith
(a) process of producing and distributing printed material; act of advertising
(b) person who who makes and fixes keys and fasting mechanisms
(c) act of making changes; alteration; proof sheet made to verify changes made and check for additional errors
(d) consequence; outcome; result; indirect suggestion; connotation; hint
Q4 n. drop
(a) person granted legal custodianship over property not belonging to him
(b) lodging; dwelling
(c) proficiency; skill; specialist knowledge and information
(d) small globule of liquid; drip; very small amount; pendant
Q5 n. recognition
(a) acknowledgment; identification
(b) link; connection; obligation; grasp; certificate of debt
(c) setting apart; devotion; inscription (in a book, poem, etc.)
(d) characteristic; function; capability (of a product, machine, device, software etc.)
Q6 n. posting
(a) message sent to a newsgroup or mailing list (Internet)
(b) ring-shaped geometric figure; round figure; group; society
(c) pausing; stammering; faltering
(d) rank; extent; university certificate
Q7 n. vegetable
(a) plant; edible fruit of a plant
(b) specialist in repairs of machinery and appliances
(c) person or company that does a particular job or assignment
(d) petition; instance of asking for something; something that is asked for; object of a petition
Q8 adj. aggregate
(a) collective; total; taking all units as a whole
(b) providing assistance
(c) costly; precious; opposite of cheap
(d) appropriate; noble
Q9 n. branch
(a) affiliate; office; industry; trade; business unit
(b) set; equipment; outfit; clothing; wash basin
(c) toll; payment for services rendered; cost of admission; commission; feudal estate
(d) place where two surfaces meet; angle
Q10 n. substitute
(a) replacement; person or thing that takes the place of another
(b) group of people who attend a seminar, a talk, etc.
(c) protecting covering for the hand; padded covering for the hand
(d) journals and newspapers collectively; act or process of printing
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Q1 n. necessary
(a) something that is essential or imperative; essentials of life (food, clothing, and shelter)
(b) attack; misdeed; insult; transgression
(c) right; special privilege
(d) picture or design used as a background for the other images in a graphical user interface
Q2 adj. last
(a) traveling in an inward direction
(b) lasting; enduring; perpetual; regular; fixed; invariable
(c) coming after all others; most recent; final; newest
(d) obedient; submissive; obliging; yielding; acquiescent
Q3 v. signify
(a) to presume to be true; to hypothesize; to believe
(b) to organize according to importance
(c) to represent; to indicate; to communicate; to express; to convey
(d) to comply; to obey; to conform; to stay; to tolerate
Q4 n. groceries
(a) a document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country
(b) foods and other goods sold at a small supermarket or store
(c) portable personal computer; laptop computer
(d) magazine; journal
Q5 v. introduce
(a) to reveal; to uncover; to disclose; to abandon
(b) to present for the first time; to initiate; to establish; to announce
(c) to protect; to guard from harm
(d) to celebrate
Q6 v. fill out
(a) to insert written information into the gaps on a form
(b) to take on loan; to copy; to steal
(c) to accuse; to denounce
(d) to suppose; to take on a position or duty; to accept an idea
Q7 n. agency
(a) office; bureau; institution; franchise; method
(b) town; large urban area
(c) vacation; time off; permission to be absent; departure; farewell
(d) workers' association; federation; amalgamation
Q8 n. fee
(a) program used for viewing websites on the Internet
(b) intelligence; ability to think in a clever manner
(c) toll; payment for services rendered; cost of admission; commission; feudal estate
(d) area; territory; domain; field; area of activity or interest; sphere
Q9 adj. unlimited
(a) impossible to see; imperceptible; hidden; concealed
(b) infinite; boundless
(c) still; fixed in place; static; settled; tending to stay in one place
(d) singular; matchless; rare
Q10 v. affiliate
(a) to join with; to connect to; to become attached to
(b) to raise an opinion; to adjust the tone of
(c) to rub off; to remove totally; to delete
(d) to cause to lose heart; to deter; to dissuade; to show disapproval of; to derail
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 287
Q1 n. value
(a) monetary or material worth; importance; merit
(b) flat dish for serving food; portion; covering, coating; board
(c) computer peripheral used for exporting documents to paper
(d) communication; information; announcement; note; memo; intimation
Q2 n. bank draft
(a) political group; social gathering; side of an agreement; group; gang
(b) check
(c) foods and other goods sold at a small supermarket or store
(d) line that is not curved; section that is not curved
Q3 n. payroll
(a) financial sheet listing salaries; list of workers who receive wages and salaries
(b) gift; offering; something that is given to another person without compensation
(c) person who participates in a bargaining session
(d) act of paying back; repayment; compensation for a loss; repayment for an expense
Q4 n. adverse opinion
(a) survey; review; news reporting; insurance
(b) harvesting machine
(c) one of several separate payments into which a debt has been divided; section; portion
(d) wooden box; old car; old plane
Q5 n. accelerator
(a) cement; something tangible (idea, object, etc.)
(b) beginning letter of a person's first name; first letter (as of a word)
(c) foundation; grounding
(d) gas pedal of a motor vehicle
Q6 n. slot
(a) person or company that ships things; shipping company; truck
(b) rug; fabric floor covering
(c) notch; narrow opening; place; position (within a system, etc.)
(d) aim; purpose, goal
Q7 n. attire
(a) dress; clothing; apparel
(c) mode; fashion; style; behavior; way; type
(b) product made by hand or by machine
(d) push; lift; incentive; encouragement
Q8 v. coach
(a) to sow; to place seeds or vegetation into soil; to establish; to set
(b) to train; to teach; to instruct; to guide; to counsel
(c) to come near to; to tackle (a problem or situation)
(d) to enter
Q9 n. advantage
(a) benefit; profit; utility; avail
(b) offer; plan; theory; problem
(c) act of going around; avoidance; evasion
(d) metal clip for binding papers; essential element
Q10 n. instant
(a) exchanging of goods and services; trade
(b) a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum
(c) moment; very short space of time; current month
(d) bundle; parcel; container for storage or transportation; inseparable combination of items
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 288
Q1 n. stable
(a) structure in which horses and other animals are housed
(b) dishonesty; immorality; irregularity; unlawfulness; illegality
(c) something that is superimposed
(d) progress; modernization; promotion
Q2 v. locate
(a) to straighten; to flatten; to make even; to equalize
(b) to comprise; to contain; to embrace
(c) to situate; to place; to identify; to find; to settle
(d) to grant a license to an individual or group; to grant the right to vote
Q3 v. mull
(a) to conduct a series of activities organized to accomplish a goal
(b) to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to heat and spice for drinking
(c) to demolish; to ruin; to destruct; to erase
(d) to characterize; to depict; to describe; to present; to emphasize
Q4 n. disclaimer
(a) rear; end; seat
(b) statement which denies responsibility or affiliation; repudiation; denial
(c) timepiece; device for telling time
(d) review; overview; statistical study
Q5 adv. manually
(a) by hand; physically
(b) obviously; apparently; unmistakably
(c) after the usual or expected time; tardily; recently; far on time; formerly
(d) at first; in the first place; at the beginning
Q6 n. cooperation
(a) case in a court of law brought by one party against another; legal claim
(b) incorrect interpretation
(c) collaboration; working together
(d) item; object; piece of text; paragraph of a contract
Q7 n. base
(a) act of going around; avoidance; evasion
(b) an undertaking that is dangerous, daring, or of uncertain outcome
(c) foundation; principal element; fundamental part
(d) freedom; liberation; newly distributed film (or record, book, etc.); statement provided to the media
Q8 v. volunteer
(a) to chase after; to follow; to aspire to; to strive for
(b) to be ready or available; to work as an attendant; to postpone
(c) to tend to; to attend; to work; to perform a duty or task
(d) to offer to do or give something for free; to propose
Q9 v. draw
(a) to tend carefully; to take care of; to make clean and tidy; to prepare for
(b) to give money for goods or to cancel debts; to settle; to be worthwhile; to be profitable
(c) to bend; to turn sharply in a different direction
(d) to attract; to pull; to sketch; to depict with lines; to conclude
Q10 adj. gross
(a) inclusive; complete; total; general; without deductions
(b) unyielding; firm; hard; unbending
(c) near; adjacent; careful
(d) next after the first; alternate; other; additional; subordinate; having a lower rank
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 289
Q1 n. success
(a) short written reminder; memo; brief informal letter; official message
(b) something which makes up for a deficiency; addition; extra added part
(c) attainment of something desired or attempted; accomplishment; prosperity
(d) benefit; profit; utility; avail
Q2 n. millennium
(a) unit of time equal to one thousand years; thousandth year anniversary
(b) state of mind; predominant emotion
(c) collection of written records; use of written records as evidence
(d) procedure; plan of action; way; manner in which one conducts business; technique
Q3 n. offensive
(a) lane; path; signs; trails; channel
(b) attack; act of aggression; position of pursuit or aggression
(c) mutual connection (between two or more things); similarity; parallel
(d) spoken or written words with which people communicate thoughts and feelings
Q4 n. section
(a) choice; assortment; collection of items available to choose
(b) shortened form of a word or word combination
(c) part; district; paragraph; passage; department; unit
(d) partner; fellow worker; co-worker; friend
Q5 n. title
(a) bias; sentence passed before proper examination of the circumstances
(b) practice; training; furrow; seeding machine; row of seeds in a furrow
(c) heading; caption; right; ownership; championship
(d) occurrence; happening; contest; campaign; promotion
Q6 n. explorer
(a) great number of persons or things; many; a lot; composed of a countless number of items
(b) researcher; investigator; software program for file management
(c) statute; law; act of controlling; management; direction
(d) word or phrase functioning as a noun
Q7 n. imagining
(a) line at which a surface ends; thin sharp side of a blade; excitement
(b) unit of time equal to one thousand years; thousandth year anniversary
(c) person of group of people that runs and administers a business or other enterprise
(d) fantasizing; visualizing
Q8 v. circumstance
(a) to raise; to push; to urge; to lift
(b) to place in particular situations
(c) to move to a different apartment; to move to a different place
(d) to instruct; to teach; to scold; to reprove; to rebuke
Q9 n. earnest
(a) something which is smallest in size or importance
(b) proprietor
(c) seriousness; industriousness
(d) timepiece; device for telling time
Q10 n. executive
(a) nourishment; nutrition; food and drink; regimen; weight loss plan
(b) manager; person or group of persons having administrative authority within an organization
(c) strong durable fabric; persistence
(d) person who belongs to an organization or group; part; organ
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 290
Q1 n. consultant
(a) customer; buyer; computer that serves as a terminal
(b) course or method of action; guidelines; position; standpoint; insurance contract
(c) drink; refreshment
(d) advisor (adviser); counselor; coach; person who gives professional advice
Q2 v. machine
(a) to arrange in proper order
(b) to produce via mechanical means
(c) to connect; to join; to link
(d) to bear witness; to declare under oath; to attest
Q3 v. provision
(a) to waver; to be uncertain; to vacillate; to falter; to be indecisive
(b) to make different; to invest one's assets in various securities
(c) to supply with stock; to equip with supplies (esp. food)
(d) to move; to be moved
Q4 n. luggage
(a) suitcases; cases and bags carried by travelers
(b) suggestion; tender; plan; offer of marriage
(c) reduction; curtailing; decrease
(d) range; journey; track; path; series; sequence
Q5 adj. usual
(a) straight; equal; even; honest
(b) having begun a journey (especially of a sea vessel); initiated; in progress; under construction
(c) occurring on a regular basis
(d) common; regular; ordinary
Q6 n. software
(a) programs which control the functions of a computer's hardware
(b) end; completion; conclusion; polish; something which completes or perfects
(c) movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down in another place; stair; stage in a process
(d) rebound; recoiling; sudden movement to the rear
Q7 n. project
(a) plan; scheme; program; task; assignment; activity
(b) careful observation of a person or group
(c) item or detail included in a description of requirements or plans
(d) caution; advice about danger; advance notice
Q8 adj. bound
(a) common; regular; boring; tedious; dull
(b) major; chief; select; of the highest quality; excellent
(c) familiar; close; intimate; informed; aware
(d) obligated; certain; fastened; tied
Q9 adj. disparate
(a) present; opposite of absent; accompanying
(b) worldwide; universal; of the whole world
(c) markedly different; contrasting
(d) firm; wealthy; influential; important; considerable
Q10 v. elicit
(a) to prepare a financial plan; to make financial arrangements
(b) to protect; to secure; to vindicate
(c) to extract from; to bring out; to draw out
(d) to propose; to mention; to imply; to hint; to evoke
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 291
Q1 n. subsidy
(a) financial assistance
(b) amount collected at one time; income; proceeds; profits (Informal)
(c) piece of clothing; outer covering
(d) prize; grant; arbitration
Q2 n. estate
(a) concept; thought; opinion; intention; plan
(b) trouble; misfortune; evil; harm; disease; sickness
(c) mean; median
(d) extensive piece of land usually with a large house on it; person's property; wealth; possessions
Q3 n. harvest
(a) thin piece cut from a larger object; portion; share
(b) coach; buggy; transportation
(c) reaping; gathering in of crops; outcome; product
(d) occurrence; happening; contest; campaign; promotion
Q4 n. main
(a) principal pipe or duct in a system; chief part of something; strength or force; high sea
(b) something which escapes or passes through a hole or opening (i.e. liquid, gas, etc.)
(c) quality; factor; characteristic; feature
(d) power; strength; force; capacity to be
Q5 n. victim
(a) obligation; need; requirement
(b) person who falls prey (to an attack, deception, etc.)
(c) acknowledgment; strong persuasion or belief; condemnation
(d) rank; extent; university certificate
Q6 n. sum
(a) specialist in repairs of machinery and appliances
(b) whole amount; entire quantity; essence; gist
(c) proprietor
(d) style of cooking; national food
Q7 n. collection
(a) vocation; skilled occupation; declaration; proclamation
(b) selection; choice; assortment; accumulation
(c) organization and interpretation of numerical data
(d) metal money; piece of stamped metal currency (as opposed to paper bills)
Q8 n. interview
(a) honesty; uprightness; morality; wholeness; unity
(b) meeting at which a person is evaluated through questioning (as for a job)
(c) danger; risk; game of chance
(d) short dash; short line used to connect or separate words or syllables (-)
Q9 n. confidence
(a) show; presentation; execution; act; deed
(b) competition
(c) trust; certainty; faith in oneself; secret
(d) vocation; skilled occupation; declaration; proclamation
Q10 n. advert
(a) figure; form; reflection; picture; likeness; embodiment
(b) main office; central office of a company; center of operation
(c) public announcement or printed notice designed to attract attention
(d) manufacture; assembly; output; yield
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 292
Q1 n. equivalent
(a) signature on a money order such as a check
(c) flat
(b) something that is the same of the same level
(d) fusion; agglomeration
Q2 v. dispatch
(a) to prejudice; to influence opinions
(b) to classify; to categorize; to systematize; to structure
(c) to send off quickly; to dismiss; to conclude with speed and efficiency; to eliminate
(d) to attract; to pull; to sketch; to depict with lines; to conclude
Q3 adv. primarily
(a) totally; completely; absolutely
(c) in a friendly manner; warmly
(b) chiefly; principally; mainly; initially
(d) overhead; over; in a higher place
Q4 n. aging schedule
(a) honesty; uprightness; morality; wholeness; unity
(b) a list of accounts receivable
(c) heart of the matter; main point
(d) using up
Q5 n. keep
(a) time when a project; assignment; task or job must be completed or turned in
(b) wages; living; stronghold
(c) amount; extent; measure; degree; size; magnitude
(d) bundle; parcel; container for storage or transportation; inseparable combination of items
Q6 adj. eventual
(a) chatty; loquacious
(b) productive; in operation; impressive; striking
(c) rational; reasonable; wise; judicious; cognizant; aware
(d) final; occurring as a result
Q7 v. prefer
(a) to provide; to supply (food, etc.); to care for
(b) to hold superior; to appoint; to nominate; to like better
(c) to tie down
(d) to have a price; to require payment; to set a price
Q8 n. sequence
(a) progression; succession; order; arrangement
(b) source from which something arises; prototype; model
(c) marketing; activities associated with selling a product or service
(d) argument; dispute; discussion; conversation
Q9 v. scratch
(a) to train; to certify; to meet the minimum standards; to moderate; to modify
(b) to vindicate; to defend; to support; to excuse
(c) to rub; to achieve or obtain with difficulty; to delete; to cross out
(d) to stir up; to arouse feelings; to provoke; to stimulate
Q10 v. connote
(a) to imply; to suggest; to hint
(b) to store in a warehouse
(c) to place in particular situations
(d) to adapt oneself; to host guests; to provide lodging
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 293
Q1 n. aspect
(a) person who ask questions (i.e. reporter or employer)
(b) instrument that automatically measures quantities of substances (gas, water or electricity)
(c) achievement; fulfillment; ability
(d) facet; outlook; direction; issue; point
Q2 n. sample
(a) specimen; small part of something; representative part of a larger group
(b) injustice; evil; bad; broken law; transgression
(c) company; enterprise; trade; commerce; issue
(d) endorsement; approval; letter of reference; suggestion; advice
Q3 n. bonus
(a) symbol; sign; mark; remembrance
(b) dividend; perk; monetary gift
(c) emptiness; available position; job opening
(d) ability to speak and write easily; eloquence; articulateness; gracefulness
Q4 n. dealing
(a) manner of doing business; behavior; distribution; giving out
(b) list; record; regulator; gauge
(c) fleece from some animals; frizzy hair
(d) brain; memory; recollection; opinion; intention; desire
Q5 n. barbed wire
(a) metal cord with sharp projecting points
(b) location; position; standing; role; function
(c) topic; branch of studies; major; citizen; motive
(d) person who holds a money order
Q6 n. attempt
(a) try; assay; test; trial
(b) act of forgiving; discharging; dispatching
(c) partnership; association
(d) thin piece cut from a larger object; portion; share
Q7 n. passport
(a) pact; treaty; connection; relationship
(b) period; era; hour; rate
(c) display; layout; clothing; menu
(d) a document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country
Q8 v. bankrupt
(a) to hold superior; to appoint; to nominate; to like better
(b) to supervise; to observe; to follow up on; to check up on
(c) to ruin financially; to go bust; to go broke; to collapse
(d) to offer at lower prices than the competition; to weaken; to undermine
Q9 n. treat
(a) time free from work other demands and duties; free time; rest; recreation
(b) delight; refreshment or entertainment given to its recipient without cost
(c) training
(d) dress; clothing; apparel
Q10 n. frame
(a) nourishment; substance which provides the body with nutrients; sustenance
(b) person who creates sets of instructions for a computer or other device
(c) casing; skeleton; structure; body structure; mood
(d) manner of acting; conduct
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 294
Q1 v. assign
(a) to allot; to apportion; to give somebody a task or responsibility; to delegate; to appoint
(b) to produce via mechanical means
(c) to specialize in a certain field
(d) to depend on; to trust in
Q2 n. bankruptcy
(a) path along which a fluid flows; direction in which a particle flows; aerodynamic shape
(b) banknote; invoice; proposed law
(c) comment; remark; ascription; mention; regard
(d) state of losing property to one's creditor's due to unpaid debts; insolvency
Q3 n. ignorance
(a) lack of knowledge; illiteracy; lack of education; state of being uninformed
(b) car; vehicle; ride
(c) act of rescuing; rescued items
(d) temporary work stoppage; good luck; discovery of natural resources
Q4 v. pitch
(a) to manage in spite of difficulty; to struggle successfully
(b) to establish; to erect; to throw; to toss
(c) to discover; to discern; to find out
(d) to influence
Q5 adj. impressive
(a) necessary; needed; fundamental; crucial; very important
(b) grand; magnificent; striking
(c) existent; in attendance; on hand; of the current times; pertaining to the current times
(d) possible; capable of becoming; able to be
Q6 v. comment
(a) to have to; to be obligated; to be likely or probable
(b) to direct along a particular path; to chart a course
(c) to make a remark; to explain; to write an explanatory note
(d) to pave the way; to create a path; to guide; to initiate; to originate
Q7 adj. mental
(a) made or done immediately; paid at once; performed randomly
(b) of or relating to the mind; intellectual; psychosocial
(c) detailed; complicated; carefully planned; worked out in great detail
(d) delicate; thin; flimsy; handsome; top-quality; excellent
Q8 v. graph
(a) to injure; to harm; to mistreat
(b) to represent by chart; to draw a curve representing a given function
(c) to influence; to affect strongly; to collide; to squeeze in
(d) to innovate and develop production
Q9 adj. legitimate
(a) just; reasonable; handsome; light colored; clean; clear
(b) lawful; acceptable; justified; authorized
(c) hard; troublesome; complicated; complex
(d) spreading over a large area; comprehensive
Q10 n. precondition
(a) summit; peak; head
(b) advance stipulation; preliminary terms
(c) exchange; conveying something from one person to another
(d) testifier; onlooker; bystander; testimony
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 295
Q1 n. accord
(a) make-up; constitution; essay
(b) impression; the way a person looks; image; semblance
(c) agreement; settlement; harmony
(d) signature on a money order such as a check
Q2 n. society
(a) association; organization; community; rich upper class; fellowship; companionship
(b) survey; general study; examination; inspection
(c) bar; counting device
(d) shape; image; framework; document with blank spaces to be filled in; fitness; type
Q3 n. episode
(a) mark; objective; aim; object; goal
(b) event; occurrence; one of a group of loosely connected stories
(c) process of breaking down a subject and studying it; examination
(d) truthfulness; something that is a truth
Q4 n. finance
(a) connection; confiscation; file sent via email
(b) medical caretaker (especially in a hospital under the supervision of a doctor)
(c) strenuous physical or mental work; toil; exertion
(d) money management (including investment, banking etc.); science of money management
Q5 n. ZIP
(a) extension of an archived file compressed with a special program; type of drive using removable disks
(b) talk; dialog; discussion; verbal exchange
(c) organization; order; selection; range; assortment
(d) achievement; fulfillment; ability
Q6 n. certificate
(a) model; ideal; mold; form; example; pattern
(b) official document; license; reference; attestation
(c) delegate; agent; person who acts on behalf of another person or organization
(d) time when a project; assignment; task or job must be completed or turned in
Q7 n. medium
(a) means of expression; channel of communication; middle man; intermediary; broker
(b) price; cost; speed; pace; tax
(c) specialist in repairs of machinery and appliances
(d) person who travels back and forth between home and work
Q8 n. range
(a) honesty; fairness; justice
(b) purchase; something that has been purchased or obtained
(c) pasture; scope; extent; field; domain; assortment
(d) opening; breach; hiatus; space; great difference; disparity
Q9 conj. until
(a) up to the time which
(b) despite the fact that; in spite of the fact that
(c) despite; in spite of
(d) not before; precluding; barring; except; aside from
Q10 n. artisan
(a) long thin mark; row; border; domain; tactic
(b) arrangement; plan; sketch; drawing; something which has been arranged
(c) opening; breach; hiatus; space; great difference; disparity
(d) creator; craftsman; skilled workman
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 296
Q1 v. grit
(a) to extend; to lengthen
(b) to grind the teeth together; to abrade; to grind; to make a harsh grinding noise
(c) to survey; to conduct a general study; to inspect; to examine; to reconsider
(d) to lie down; to recline; to move in a relaxed manner; to walk lazily
Q2 v. grant
(a) to change; to modify
(b) to agree; to give; to bestow; to answer to; to donate
(c) to assess; to appraise; to determine value; to grade; to classify; to sort
(d) to indicate; to emphasize; to sharpen; to direct
Q3 adj. collateral
(a) of secondary importance; insignificant; corresponding
(b) having a specified height; difficult to believe; exaggerated; challenging
(c) vulnerable; prone; impressionable
(d) nicely; thoughtfully; graciously; considerately; sympathetically
Q4 n. reward
(a) printed work which is bound together; bundle
(b) prize; recompense; benefit received as payment for a service
(c) a person's handwritten signature
(d) cord; line; string; telegraph cable
Q5 n. stationery
(a) flow (of water, electricity, etc.); process; tendency; direction
(b) false and injurious statements made about another; defamation; calumny
(c) dispute; claim; rationale; cause
(d) paper used for writing letters
Q6 v. summarize
(a) to offer at lower prices than the competition; to weaken; to undermine
(b) to call off; to annul; to terminate; to stop
(c) to separate from others; to segregate
(d) to present in a condensed form; to list the main points in a brief and comprehensive manner
Q7 n. fertilizer
(a) small globule of liquid; drip; very small amount; pendant
(b) pillow; soft padded object
(c) organic or chemical substance added to soil to enrich it (i.e. manure)
(d) one who is higher than another in rank or position
Q8 v. case
(a) to expend money or effort for future benefits; to grant; to install; to cover; to authorize
(b) to pack; to crate; to box
(c) to put into a stable; to delay; to check the progress of
(d) to stand in line; to make a row
Q9 n. vacation
(a) secret agent; person who secretly investigates and gathers information about other people
(b) movement; journeying
(c) holiday
(d) blister; gas-filled sac
Q10 v. poll
(a) to derive; to conclude; to guess; to surmise; to hint
(b) to nominate; to designate
(c) to stop; to cause to stop; to pause; to hesitate; to be uncertain
(d) to vote; to elect; to count votes; to make a survey
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 297
Q1 n. insurance
(a) contract by which property or persons are guaranteed against damage or loss
(b) series of remarks; explanation (often written in essay or book form)
(c) appraisal; estimation; assessment
(d) stupid person substance unmixed with other substances; commoner
Q2 n. forecaster
(a) person who foretells future events; weatherman
(b) monetary penalty; punishment which involves the payment of specified sum of money
(c) office table
(d) bill
Q3 n. concern
(a) worry; issue; problem; group of companies; large corporation
(b) competition
(c) farm with large pasture land for raising livestock
(d) a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects; projection; rock ledge; sandbank
Q4 n. assortment
(a) variety; collection; selection; range; mixture
(b) business of sending or transporting cargo; sea voyage (Archaic)
(c) least possible amount; smallest possible size; lowest degree
(d) automobile; elevator; vehicle; ride
Q5 n. accident
(a) setting; biography
(b) copying of data for safety purposes; substitute; reserve; spare
(c) casualty; misadventure; mishap; failure
(d) comfort; fitness or suitability for performing an action
Q6 n. lease
(a) shape; image; framework; document with blank spaces to be filled in; fitness; type
(b) attack; misdeed; insult; transgression
(c) need; want; shortage; absence
(d) a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment
Q7 n. effort
(a) thin and flat object
(b) physical or mental exertion; labor; attempt; organized operation
(c) large room used for lectures; talks, performances and other events
(d) area of fabric used to repair a hole; stain; bandage; lot
Q8 n. price
(a) greatest quantity or amount possible; highest capacity
(b) postal service; letters and other items that are sent via the postal service
(c) examination; money order; payment order; restaurant bill
(d) cost; value; worth; rate; measure
Q9 n. traffic
(a) elasticity; cheerfulness; quality of quickly recovering from sadness or failure; buoyancy
(b) movement of vehicles or persons; trade; commerce; load of messages in a communications network
(c) sequence; succession; television program broadcast in installments
(d) meeting at which a person is evaluated through questioning (as for a job)
Q10 n. blunder
(a) employees working in an organization; personnel; crew; team
(b) guidance; advance position; first place; guide
(c) gross error; stupid mistake
(d) fog; mist; obscurity; vagueness
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 298
Q1 n. review
(a) salary; wages
(b) survey; general study; examination; inspection
(c) written order for a medication; instruction; directive; order; command
(d) druggist; apothecary
Q2 v. support
(a) to make or to fit according to individual needs or desires; to personalize; to individualize
(b) to carry; to encourage; to assist financially; to substantiate
(c) to bargain; to deal; to work out; to compromise; to clear or pass an obstacle
(d) to bother; to trouble; to disturb; to upset
Q3 n. prospectus
(a) large vessel made for sailing on the sea; aircraft; spacecraft
(b) trademark; type; make; variety; product name
(c) brain; memory; recollection; opinion; intention; desire
(d) a document giving details about an offering of securities investment for sale to the public
Q4 v. collate
(a) to compare in a critical manner; to verify; to collect; to compile
(b) to manage; to process; to deal in; to do business with; to treat
(c) to take a cruise; to travel; to make a journey
(d) to learn; to ponder; to examine; to investigate; to memorize
Q5 v. revive
(a) to resuscitate; to bring back to life; to put into action again
(b) to work together; to cooperate
(c) to adapt oneself; to host guests; to provide lodging
(d) to show; to point out; to mark; to signify; to imply; to exhibit
Q6 v. erase
(a) to supervise; to observe; to follow up on; to check up on
(b) to rub off; to remove totally; to delete
(c) to illustrate; to elucidate; to interpret; to describe; to define
(d) to convey a fluid; to transport a liquid; to make a high-pitched sound
Q7 n. denial
(a) something that continues for many years
(b) person of higher rank; older person; elder
(c) refusal to accept; refusal to believe; refusal to recognize
(d) a legal document that temporarily transfers a property from one individual to another
Q8 v. expect
(a) to assume; to anticipate; to hope
(b) to annoy; to bother; to aggravate; to anger
(c) to aim at something
(d) to schedule; to plan; to write a system of operating instructions for a computer
Q9 v. trust
(a) to rely on; to extend business credit
(b) to keep busy; to occupy; to employ; to commit
(c) to take a picture
(d) to make an itemized list; to index; to classify
Q10 n. expectancy
(a) hope; anticipation; assumption
(b) banknote printed by a government as legal tender which is not redeemable and which lacks economic value
(c) base; foot; seat of a chair
(d) ingredient; single piece which forms part of a larger unit; part; constituent; element
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Test 299
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 299
Q1 n. achievement
(a) unity; agreement; accord; pleasing balance; symmetry
(b) performance; operation; attainment; mission; success
(c) management of resources (i.e. money, goods, etc.); thrift; careful spending
(d) officer of a monastery; high-ranking member of a religious order
Q2 n. pair
(a) match; whole consisting of two parts; couple
(b) width; broadness
(c) voting, electing; counting of votes; number of votes; referendum
(d) direct or incidental reference; recognition of an achievement
Q3 n. suggestion
(a) temporary work stoppage; good luck; discovery of natural resources
(b) proposal; recommendation; insinuation; hint
(c) safety; pledge; guarantee; stock; bond
(d) monetary penalty; punishment which involves the payment of specified sum of money
Q4 n. leisure
(a) building; something created from a number of interconnecting parts
(b) acceptance; event in which guests are formally welcomed by their host; check-in
(c) a signed money order which is payable on demand to the holder
(d) time free from work other demands and duties; free time; rest; recreation
Q5 n. owner
(a) labor; task; profession; occupation; vocation; effort
(b) punctuation mark; end; pause at end of a phrase; full sentence; age; season
(c) seriousness; industriousness
(d) proprietor
Q6 n. circumstance
(a) ascent
(b) expertise; state of having expert skills; skillfulness; adeptness; masterfulness
(c) appointment; proposal of a candidate (for an office or an honor)
(d) condition; influencing factor; situation
Q7 n. enterprise
(a) punctuation mark in the form of a diagonal line (/); reduction; decrease
(b) company; firm; undertaking; business; endeavor
(c) medical caretaker (especially in a hospital under the supervision of a doctor)
(d) connection; relation; association; one ring of a chain; ring
Q8 n. solace
(a) written account of daily events and occurrences; journal; daily calendar; log book; blog
(b) consolation; relief from distress; source of comfort
(c) fee for sending letters or packages by mail
(d) apparatus; device
Q9 n. ideal
(a) standard of perfection; pattern; model; person or thing that embodies a standard of perfection
(b) mail manager, person responsible for managing electronic mail on a network (Computers)
(c) quality of being clearly seen
(d) occasion which requires fancy dress (dance, ball, etc.); evening gown
Q10 n. quantity
(a) cipher; collection of instructions of the law
(b) amount; extent; measure; degree; size; magnitude
(c) security deposit
(d) temporary arrangement; in between period
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Test 300
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 300
Q1 n. aptitude
(a) apparatus on which fabrics are woven; weaving machine
(b) rebound; recoiling; sudden movement to the rear
(c) ability; skill; talent
(d) something interesting or amusing; fun; hospitality
Q2 adj. sensible
(a) rational; reasonable; wise; judicious; cognizant; aware
(b) customary
(c) highest; prime; leading
(d) confined within a boundary; restricted; narrow; mediocre
Q3 n. flight
(a) climb over rough terrain; struggle for possession; disorderly or chaotic proceeding
(b) passage; distinct portion of text (usually begins with an indented line); section; clause
(c) strenuous physical or mental work; toil; exertion
(d) flying; aviation; trip on an airplane; escape
Q4 n. perishable
(a) general expenses; manufacturing and business expenses
(b) obligation; need; requirement
(c) product which can rot or spoil (fruit, food etc.)
(d) protection; security; rampart; shield
Q5 n. introduction
(a) official date; meeting; interview; nomination
(b) institution of higher education that grants degrees; type of school; council
(c) topic; branch of studies; major; citizen; motive
(d) act of acquainting one person with another; preface
Q6 v. approve
(a) to continue
(b) to grow larger; to broaden; to increase; to enlarge; to add to
(c) to agree; to concur; to confirm; to endorse
(d) to provide a detailed statement about an occurrence or situation; inform
Q7 n. stance
(a) physical position or bearing; opinion; attitude
(b) money paid for the use of property; property that is leased; act of leasing
(c) mean; median
(d) diagram; chart
Q8 n. proficiency
(a) concern; fear; misfortune; distress
(b) elastic material derived from of some tropical plants; eraser
(c) expertise; state of having expert skills; skillfulness; adeptness; masterfulness
(d) opinion; creed; religion; faith; conviction
Q9 conj. except
(a) despite the fact that; in spite of the fact that
(b) since; inasmuch as; while; while on the contrary
(c) but; only
(d) up to the time which
Q10 v. acquire
(a) to cut; to cut down; to cut into pieces; to mince
(b) to make a summary; to give a report; to inform; to instruct somebody
(c) to buy; to obtain; to purchase; to attain
(d) to offer to do or give something for free; to propose
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Test 301
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 301
Q1 n. administration
(a) management; supervisors; leadership
(b) stroke; blow; collision; success; popular event or production
(c) test; quiz; investigation; inquiry
(d) sending of cargo or freight
Q2 n. scale
(a) progression of steps; table of graduated rates; system of marks used for measuring
(b) planning and execution; management of a business or other operation
(c) chase; quest; search; occupation; pastime
(d) supplier; seller; merchant; agent; sales representative
Q3 n. dignity
(a) respected position; honor; nobility
(b) headquarters of a business; dwelling place; abode; home; domicile
(c) the proportion of available time that an item of equipment is operating
(d) method; way; medium; resources; funds
Q4 n. wallet
(a) dispute; claim; rationale; cause
(b) clamp; fastener; shred; segment of video
(c) small purse used to carry money and personal documents; billfold; handbag
(d) something which is permanently or securely attached; set date for a sporting event
Q5 n. area
(a) backlash
(c) region; domain; field; category
(b) answer; response
(d) fellow worker; cowoker
Q6 n. coupon
(a) printed form that entitles the holder to certain rights such as in a discount
(b) any vehicle which can be flown (i.e. helicopter)
(c) taxi; carriage; driver's compartment
(d) one who offers his services of his own free will or without pay
Q7 n. population
(a) total number of people living in an area
(b) anything that is set up; institution (i.e. business, church, authority, government, etc.)
(c) proposal; recommendation; insinuation; hint
(d) agreement; settlement; harmony
Q8 n. level
(a) sound produced in the throat; expression; language
(b) lane; path; signs; trails; channel
(c) area; territory; domain; field; area of activity or interest; sphere
(d) degree; rank; height; plane; flat horizontal plain
Q9 n. dependent
(a) something which has been bought; act of buying
(b) one who relies on another especially for financial support
(c) style of cooking; national food
(d) unexperienced person
Q10 n. blame
(a) person who creates something; chemical substance used in photography
(b) guilt; responsibility; liability
(c) arrangement; plan; sketch; drawing; something which has been arranged
(d) act of giving back; reply; answer; profit; yield; repayment
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Test 302
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 302
Q1 n. program
(a) public announcement or printed notice designed to attract attention
(b) schedule; agenda; written order of events
(c) chance occurrence; unforeseen event
(d) device for electronically transmitting written material; electronically transmitted document
Q2 v. aim
(a) to try or to intend to achieve something; to direct; to plan; to aspire
(b) to cut into portions; to cleave
(c) to increase; to strengthen; to heighten
(d) to convey passengers or cargo by boat across a small body of water
Q3 pref. ad
(a) against; opposed
(c) toward; at
(b) after; later; subsequent to
(d) of light
Q4 n. barrier
(a) act of fixing; correction; act of mending
(b) border; limit; obstacle; barricade
(c) reporter; person who writes for a newspaper or magazine; correspondent
(d) act of receiving; approval; state of believing in something
Q5 n. rule
(a) vacation; time off; permission to be absent; departure; farewell
(b) law; custom; common practice; government; flat tool used for measuring distances
(c) harvest; produce (Agriculture); group; whip; short haircut
(d) connection; relation; association; one ring of a chain; ring
Q6 adv. slantwise
(a) to a higher level; more than; higher than
(b) softly; in a low voice; without strength or force; weakly; into little pieces
(c) at an angle; obliquely; in a slanting direction
(d) inexpensively
Q7 n. rise
(a) office table
(b) slope; incline; increase; ascent; raise in position or status; promotion; angry response
(c) height; distance above sea level
(d) part; portion; quota; allocation; issue of stock
Q8 v. function
(a) to have a price; to require payment; to set a price
(b) to work; to act; to operate; to perform
(c) to hurt; to wound; to insult; to offend; to damage
(d) to drag or to carry by force
Q9 v. evoke
(a) to take for granted; to dare; to venture; to take liberties; to permit oneself
(b) to exercise; to use; to make an effort
(c) to arouse; to bring out; to summon; to wake
(d) to tie with a narrow piece of leather; to lash
Q10 adj. level
(a) low; despicable; ignoble
(b) straight; equal; even; honest
(c) principal; head; chief
(d) presently holding an office or position; compulsory; necessary; resting; lying
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Test 303
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 303
Q1 n. quotation
(a) claim; requirement; strong request
(b) gross error; stupid mistake
(c) citation; passage taken from another source; reference; commercial offer; statement of price
(d) capability of being carried out; capability of being achieved; likelihood; probability
Q2 n. apartment
(a) flat
(b) salesman; supplier; automatic machine for selling goods
(c) right; special privilege
(d) strong durable fabric; persistence
Q3 n. butcher
(a) bars of gold; bars of silver
(b) repayment; something done to make up for (a loss, deficiency or fault)
(c) meat cutter; meat slaughterer; owner of a meat shop
(d) foundation; organization which provides a certain service or supports a particular cause
Q4 n. sale
(a) slope; grade; slant
(b) act of forgiving; discharging; dispatching
(c) commercial transaction; instance of offering goods at a reduced price; demand for merchandise; auction
(d) small clock that is usually worn on the wrist; guarding; observation
Q5 n. degree
(a) part; district; paragraph; passage; department; unit
(b) esteem; respect; integrity; honesty; award; privilege
(c) rank; extent; university certificate
(d) strength; energy; extreme degree; depth; clarity
Q6 n. rivalry
(a) representing; in support of
(b) competition; contention; act of competing
(c) person skilled in a particular area; specialist
(d) show; presentation; execution; act; deed
Q7 n. flexibility
(a) result of manufacturing; goods; merchandise
(b) abuse; molestation
(c) professional cook; head cook in a restaurant of hotel
(d) elasticity; ability to adapt to new circumstances; pliability
Q8 n. increase
(a) connection; overall situation; background
(b) nomenclature; specific vocabulary
(c) thankfulness; appreciation
(d) growth; expansion; addition; enlargement; escalation
Q9 n. local
(a) separation; ridge between drainage areas; watershed
(b) person who is native to or resides in a particular area
(c) permit; official permission; authorization; document which shows proof of authorization; certificate
(d) exit; electrical source for connecting appliances; store; shop; joint
Q10 n. maximum
(a) legal right of possession
(b) agreement; settling of a disagreement by making mutual concessions
(c) something that is the same of the same level
(d) greatest quantity or amount possible; highest capacity
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Test 304
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 304
Q1 n. page
(a) piece of paper; attendant; servant
(b) lack; scarcity; deficit; deficiency
(c) petition; instance of asking for something; something that is asked for; object of a petition
(d) region; district; zone; area; domain
Q2 n. scanner
(a) place where an event occurs; vista; view
(b) representing something less strongly than what the facts would justify
(c) any of the five faculties of perception; perception; recognition; awareness
(d) peripheral device used to convert objects or images into digital images (Computers)
Q3 v. downsize
(a) to reduce the size of; to make smaller; to cut the number of employees
(b) to give up; to renounce; to deny; to disavow; to retract
(c) to require; to compel; to force upon; to enforce; to institute
(d) to organize; to settle; to structure; to order; to systematize
Q4 v. resonate
(a) to echo
(b) to restore to health; to make well; to correct a bad habit; to preserve food
(c) to grant a person or persons legal custodianship over property not belonging to them
(d) to stir up; to arouse feelings; to provoke; to stimulate
Q5 n. shelf
(a) shortened form of a word or word combination
(b) attention; concern; caution; supervision; management
(c) diligence; neatness
(d) a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects; projection; rock ledge; sandbank
Q6 n. faith
(a) the process of installing a newer and more powerful version of a software package or a piece of hardware
(b) written order directing a bank to pay a specific amount of money
(c) chance meeting
(d) belief in a particular thing or person; religion; trust; confidence; loyalty
Q7 n. discouragement
(a) derailment; feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
(b) rivalry; contest; act of competing against another
(c) minor office worker; book-keeper; bureaucrat
(d) caution; warning; admonition; suspension of proceedings (law)
Q8 n. apology
(a) overseer; director; manager
(b) list; record; regulator; gauge
(c) expression of regret or sorrow; excuse; defense; justification
(d) rivalry; contest; act of competing against another
Q9 v. predominate
(a) to indicate; to signal; to write down; to record; to notice
(b) to control to rule over; to be superior
(c) to visit; to spend time in a place; to remain temporarily; to lodge
(d) to identify; to acknowledge; to know; to admit
Q10 v. divide
(a) to grind the teeth together; to abrade; to grind; to make a harsh grinding noise
(b) to make an error; to be wrong; to confuse
(c) to separate into parts; to part; to share; to apportion
(d) to record; to enroll; to have an effect; to have influence
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Test 305
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 305
Q1 n. mistreatment
(a) freedom; liberation; newly distributed film (or record, book, etc.); statement provided to the media
(b) choice; alternative; possibility; selection; election
(c) abuse; molestation
(d) place where vessels are built and repaired
Q2 n. gain
(a) failure to appear; state of being away; state of being not present
(b) joining; union; an ordered sequence
(c) profit; assets; achievement; increase; benefit; advantage
(d) occasion which requires fancy dress (dance, ball, etc.); evening gown
Q3 n. briefing
(a) conditional conveyance of property as for security on a loan; pledging; lien
(b) necessity; obligation; new wine; grape juice that has not yet fermented
(c) short meeting; summarizing; giving and receiving instructions; reporting
(d) acknowledgment; strong persuasion or belief; condemnation
Q4 n. cargo
(a) connection; association; closeness
(b) financial framework; financial plan
(c) freight; luggage; baggage; load
(d) definition; significance; intention; explanation
Q5 n. promise
(a) sending of cargo or freight
(b) gift; offering; something that is given to another person without compensation
(c) reply; answer; reaction
(d) pledge; vow; declaration of intention; source of hope; basis for expectations
Q6 n. product
(a) passage that leads out
(c) housemaid; servant; housekeeper
(b) period; era; hour; rate
(d) result of manufacturing; goods; merchandise
Q7 n. request
(a) client; buyer; person who buys a product or service
(b) manner; way; fashion; chic; vogue
(c) rear; end; seat
(d) petition; instance of asking for something; something that is asked for; object of a petition
Q8 n. shape
(a) form; model; image; condition; fitness; mold
(b) intersection; crossing; connection
(c) institution for saving and borrowing money; cashier
(d) printed work which is bound together; bundle
Q9 n. plate
(a) flat
(b) flat dish for serving food; portion; covering, coating; board
(c) apparatus; device
(d) state of belonging to an organization or group; fellowship
Q10 n. vegetarian
(a) corporation; firm; ensemble; association with another
(b) person, company or organization that markets a commodity, product or service; wholesaler; dealer
(c) change of residence; action; turn in a game; formal request or proposition
(d) one who does not eat meat; herbivore
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Test 306
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 306
Q1 pref. step
(a) of light
(b) toward; at
(c) after; later; subsequent to
(d) related to by the remarriage of a parent and not by blood
Q2 conj. although
(a) despite; in spite of
(b) despite the fact that; in spite of the fact that
(c) as soon as
(d) not before; precluding; barring; except; aside from
Q3 n. argument
(a) dispute; claim; rationale; cause
(b) chamber; bureau; incumbency; agency; authority
(c) housing; residence; lodging; arrangement; adjustment
(d) device used to destroy documents by cutting them into small strips or pieces
Q4 n. speed
(a) written order directing a bank to pay a specific amount of money
(b) fantasizing; visualizing
(c) act of redoing something
(d) quickness; velocity; transmission gear in a motor vehicle
Q5 n. refuse
(a) act of quitting a position; letter stating that one quits a position; relinquishment
(b) competition; contention; act of competing
(c) garbage; trash; waste
(d) a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects; projection; rock ledge; sandbank
Q6 n. decision
(a) determination; resolution; ruling (especially in court)
(b) heart of the matter; main point
(c) plan; idea; thought; structure; system
(d) town; large urban area
Q7 n. health
(a) physical or mental well-being; freedom from disease
(b) lift; mechanical apparatus for moving people or items from floor to floor within a building
(c) opening; record; information or item in a book, dictionary, catalog, list, directory, etc.
(d) means of connection; link; joint; connected group
Q8 v. scrutinize
(a) to expel a tenant by legal process; to turn out
(b) to give a mark to; to classify; to make level; to evaluate; to assess
(c) to extricate; to remove; to evict; to oust; to expel
(d) to examine; to investigate; to check closely; to inspect
Q9 v. station
(a) to bind with a contract
(b) to assign to a particular post or position; to appoint
(c) to control; to rule; to command
(d) to invent; to create; to contrive; to think up
Q10 adj. hazardous
(a) not real; fanciful
(b) able to be carried out; achievable; possible; likely
(c) dangerous; risky; perilous
(d) shiny; polished; smooth
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Test 307
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 307
Q1 n. treaty
(a) ethic; lesson; principle
(b) answer; response
(c) flat circular object
(d) formal agreement between two states; compact; covenant; contract
Q2 n. flat money
(a) banknote printed by a government as legal tender which is not redeemable and which lacks economic value
(b) stability; consistency; continuousness; unbroken succession
(c) claim; requirement; strong request
(d) briefcase; attache case; list of securities and stocks
Q3 n. unit
(a) misuse; loss; rubbish; garbage; sewage
(b) innovativeness; inventiveness
(c) guarantee; authority; justification
(d) specific quantity regarded as a standard; combination which acts a whole; piece
Q4 n. citation
(a) sensitivity; susceptibility (to disease, etc.)
(b) quotation; official praise; summons to a court of law
(c) situation; requirement; circumstance; stipulation
(d) bars of gold; bars of silver
Q5 n. conveyance
(a) the act of transferring a property title from one person to another
(b) inventory of legal investments for savings banks and trust funds
(c) award; gift; present; contribution; donation
(d) statute; law; act of controlling; management; direction
Q6 n. money
(a) examination; money order; payment order; restaurant bill
(b) person who purchases something; client; customer; shopper; purchaser
(c) coins and paper notes which have value; currency; medium of trade; wealth
(d) provider
Q7 n. conduct
(a) collaboration; working together
(b) adaption; settlement of an insurance claim
(c) transgression; desecration; attack or disruption; rape
(d) behavior; management
Q8 n. transfer
(a) article, thing; goal; focus of a thought or action
(b) bringing something down to a smaller scale; lowering expenses
(c) exchange; conveying something from one person to another
(d) universe; empty area; gap; area; interval
Q9 n. confusion
(a) quality of occurring regularly; rate at which a function reoccurs
(b) punishment; fine; punishment in the form of a financial payment
(c) ability to reason and understand; cleverness; brilliance; information
(d) disorder; embarrassment; bewilderment
Q10 n. difference
(a) exchange; conveying something from one person to another
(b) distinction; unusual quality; disagreement; remainder
(c) group of judges; board; band; strip; crew; staff
(d) rotatable disk on a telephone
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Test 308
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 308
Q1 n. equal
(a) person who is being asked questions; job candidate
(b) period of residence; act of taking possession (Law); right of possession
(c) person or thing that is the same
(d) headquarters of a business; dwelling place; abode; home; domicile
Q2 adj. transcendent
(a) serving as an aide; helpful; supportive; auxiliary
(b) biased; dishonest
(c) lively; bright; dazzling; clear; graphic
(d) sublime; exalted; superior
Q3 n. apparatus
(a) device; system; machine; gadget; appliance
(b) fright; horror; concern; terror
(c) impression; the way a person looks; image; semblance
(d) breadth; thickness
Q4 n. motive
(a) something that causes a person to act; cause; incentive; purpose; intention
(b) variety; difference; unlikeness
(c) neglect; disregard; carelessness; failure to provide the necessary provision for (Law)
(d) law; custom; common practice; government; flat tool used for measuring distances
Q5 n. enthusiasm
(a) firm decision; ruling; decisiveness; determination
(b) excitement; great interest
(c) mark; symbol; indication; hint; trace; notice; advertisement
(d) punishment; fine; punishment in the form of a financial payment
Q6 n. junction
(a) announcement; poster, sign; warning; attention; consideration
(b) sensitivity; susceptibility (to disease, etc.)
(c) newsreader; broadcaster
(d) intersection; crossing; connection
Q7 n. meter
(a) instrument that automatically measures quantities of substances (gas, water or electricity)
(b) lodger; occupant; resident; renter; landlord
(c) trip; journey; travel; cruise
(d) something which is opposite
Q8 n. floor
(a) mathematical value or its symbol; indefinite amount; quantity of; sum
(b) assembly; meeting; convention; cluster; collection
(c) flat surface at the bottom of the room on which you walk; story; level of a building
(d) state of perfection; state of highest quality
Q9 adv. hard
(a) hardly; scarcely
(b) seriously; gravely; acutely; critically
(c) strenuously; with great effort; to the full extent; intently; to the extreme limit
(d) knowingly; with awareness
Q10 n. adamant
(a) assembly; board; group of people (gathered to advise, plan, etc.)
(b) something unyielding; something hard; stone similar to diamond
(c) the act of transferring a property title from one person to another
(d) money in the form of coins and bank notes
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Test 309
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 309
Q1 n. imaging
(a) forming of mental pictures to control bodily processes
(b) track; lane; route; search route
(c) company; enterprise; trade; commerce; issue
(d) principle; basis; essential
Q2 n. position
(a) viewpoint, opinion; siting; locus; location; place; job
(b) property; financial means; assets; main city of a country of region
(c) pullover; employer who underpays his employees
(d) result; outcome; impact; trick; natural phenomenon
Q3 n. badge
(a) scope; range; scale; size; measure; degree
(c) baby; very young child; toddler; tot; minor
(b) act of enlisting or drafting new members
(d) tag; sign; identification tag
Q4 n. automobile
(a) characteristic; function; capability (of a product, machine, device, software etc.)
(b) getting rid of; arranging
(c) car; vehicle; ride
(d) method of performance
Q5 n. accountant
(a) rubble; ruins; wreckage; fragments
(b) competitor; opponent; contender
(c) a person who keeps financial records; a person who conducts financial audits
(d) conformity; agreement; coordination; suitability
Q6 n. bubble
(a) a person who prepares food
(b) person who who makes and fixes keys and fasting mechanisms
(c) intimidation; constraint; pressure; coercion
(d) blister; gas-filled sac
Q7 n. buyer
(a) serenity; self-control; calmness; coolness
(b) person who purchases something; client; customer; shopper; purchaser
(c) concern; affair; percentage on a loan which is paid over time
(d) official institution; agency; power; control; jurisdiction
Q8 n. arrangement
(a) transgressor; person who breaks the law; one who insults
(b) organization; order; selection; range; assortment
(c) large closed vehicle used for transporting goods or people
(d) a significant decline in general economic activity extending over a period of time
Q9 n. piece
(a) act of strengthening; reward or punishment designed to encourage or discourage a particular response
(b) statement which denies responsibility or affiliation; repudiation; denial
(c) slice; part; segment; creation; work
(d) least possible amount; smallest possible size; lowest degree
Q10 n. brief
(a) person who has been appointed; candidate
(b) partitioning; department; faculty; ranking; level according to difficulty
(c) abstract; summary; concise report; instructions
(d) agreement; business transaction; exchange; amount
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Test 310
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 310
Q1 v. spread
(a) to open; to extend; to apply a layer on; to scatter; to distribute
(b) to certify; to recognize; to assign; to license
(c) to deal with; to stop; to undertake; to set about
(d) to include; to contain; to consist
Q2 n. fear
(a) length; distance; duration; period of time
(b) judgment of an object's worth; appraisal; opinion; judgment
(c) person who accepts; person who takes or gets
(d) fright; horror; concern; terror
Q3 n. client
(a) customer; buyer; computer that serves as a terminal
(b) thin muslin fabric (Hindi); beach cliff (Scottish)
(c) incentive; drive; inspiration; state of being stirred to action
(d) spot; tip; essence; gist; matter
Q4 n. illustration
(a) tool; gadget; device; apparatus
(b) picture in a book or other work; explanation; clarification
(c) person or organization that prepares printed matter for publication
(d) stock; list of assets; act of checking stock
Q5 adv. anyhow
(a) next to; alongside
(b) in some way
(c) really; genuinely
(d) sturdily; steadily; assertively; in a determined manner
Q6 n. aid
(a) help; assistance; accessory
(b) expenditure of money or effort for future benefits; authorization
(c) way into a building or other structure; gate; doorway
(d) assortment; kind; sort
Q7 n. progress
(a) headway; forward movement; development; advancement
(b) aspiration; hope; goal; dream
(c) the proportion of available time that an item of equipment is operating
(d) part; portion; slice; piece
Q8 v. attempt
(a) to appeal; to summon; to invoke; to implore
(b) to provide secret information about another country; to examine
(c) to try to; to assay
(d) to bill; to charge
Q9 n. detail
(a) prize; grant; arbitration
(b) summary; synopsis; abstract; CV; curriculum vitae
(c) nutritionist; expert on nutrition
(d) item; piece of information; part of a whole
Q10 n. default
(a) pillow; soft padded object
(b) failure to perform a duty; option on a computer which is automatically selected
(c) a word which is formed from the first letters of several words; i.e. TOEIC or NATO
(d) risk; peril; hazard
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Test 311
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 311
Q1 n. guess
(a) a legal document that temporarily transfers a property from one individual to another
(b) seclusion; solitude; reclusion; secrecy; confidentiality
(c) conjecture; supposition; hypothesis
(d) location; description of a location
Q2 n. knowledge
(a) standard of perfection; pattern; model; person or thing that embodies a standard of perfection
(b) familiarity; understanding; wisdom; education; awareness
(c) act of repairing; renewal; act of restoring to good condition
(d) adjacency; nearness; closeness; vicinity
Q3 n. density
(a) fastening mechanism which is opened with a key or other device
(b) letter of recommendation
(c) device used to open locks; button on a board
(d) compactness; closeness
Q4 n. extent
(a) means of expression; channel of communication; middle man; intermediary; broker
(b) something unyielding; something hard; stone similar to diamond
(c) declaration; notice; the act of informing the public
(d) scope; range; scale; size; measure; degree
Q5 n. penalty
(a) model; pattern; something which serves as an illustration
(b) institution of higher education that grants degrees; type of school; council
(c) punishment; fine; punishment in the form of a financial payment
(d) person who is licensed to practice medicine (i.e. physician, surgeon etc.)
Q6 n. bulk transfer
(a) one part of a hundred
(b) outcome; compensation; counterbalance
(c) bill; money made of paper
(d) the sale of all or most of a company's inventory or assets to another company
Q7 n. event
(a) last testament listing inheritors of a dying person's property
(b) wager; bet; investment; share
(c) spot; speck; part (the point) in an Internet web address
(d) occurrence; happening; contest; campaign; promotion
Q8 v. advance
(a) to put a sum of money in a bank for safekeeping; to pay in part; to set down
(b) to select; to prefer; to pick; to make a choice
(c) to progress; to promote; to make a payment before it is due
(d) to join; to connect; to associate with; to relate to
Q9 n. least
(a) withdrawal from one's job or occupation
(b) insurance; shelter; casing; front; lid
(c) something which is smallest in size or importance
(d) plans or methods created for the purpose of achieving a goal
Q10 n. persistence
(a) diligence; tenacity; stubbornness; continuation
(b) procedure; plan of action; way; manner in which one conducts business; technique
(c) rough outline; sketch; written order for payment; conscription
(d) expenditure; pardon
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Test 312
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 312
Q1 n. beige book
(a) person, company or organization that markets a commodity, product or service; wholesaler; dealer
(b) tube; trachea; flute; toot
(c) extensive piece of land usually with a large house on it; person's property; wealth; possessions
(d) report on current economic conditions, published by the Federal Reserve Board
Q2 n. object
(a) headway; forward movement; development; advancement
(b) word; expression; idiom; condition; stipulation
(c) article, thing; goal; focus of a thought or action
(d) obligation; promise
Q3 v. monetize
(a) to turn into profit; to generate revenue
(b) to cause to remember
(c) to plan; to scheme; to send; to dispatch; to throw
(d) to demand; to claim; to need; to call for; to order; to command
Q4 v. put in
(a) to move; to circulate; to draft; to assemble for action (especially armed reserves)
(b) to dress; to put on clothes
(c) to convince; to induce; to sway
(d) to make an application; to enter; to let something or someone enter
Q5 adj. effusive
(a) available to lease or rent
(b) greatest; most; utmost; highest
(c) necessary; needed; fundamental; crucial; very important
(d) overflowing; unreserved; unrestrained; exuberant
Q6 n. recovery
(a) flat circular object
(b) means of connection; link; joint; connected group
(c) recuperation; getting well; return
(d) baby; very young child; toddler; tot; minor
Q7 n. continuity
(a) small vegetable growth; factory; equipment
(b) stability; consistency; continuousness; unbroken succession
(c) cord; line; string; telegraph cable
(d) acceptance; event in which guests are formally welcomed by their host; check-in
Q8 adv. however
(a) next to; alongside
(c) in any event; anyway
(b) obviously; apparently; unmistakably
(d) in opposition; against; counter
Q9 adj. obsolete
(a) experimental; trial; temporary; hesitant
(b) ancient; archaic; no longer in use; outdated; useless
(c) decayed; decomposed; putrid; spoiled; despicable
(d) humble; unpretentious; unassuming; simple; limited
Q10 n. chain
(a) group of stores, outlets, banks etc., under one management
(b) suitcases; cases and bags carried by travelers
(c) person who presides over court trials; arbiter; expert; critic
(d) head; leader; chairman; chief
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Test 313
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 313
Q1 n. attendee
(a) period of one hundred years
(b) straps and other parts by which a draft animal is attached to a vehicle
(c) price reduction; rebate
(d) person who takes part in a particular event such as a conference or seminar; participant
Q2 n. streamline
(a) conditional conveyance of property as for security on a loan; pledging; lien
(b) reform; repair; act of repairing; state of healing or improvement
(c) group of stores, outlets, banks etc., under one management
(d) path along which a fluid flows; direction in which a particle flows; aerodynamic shape
Q3 n. respect
(a) honor; esteem; high regard; consideration; attention
(b) something which is smallest in size or importance
(c) leaflet; booklet; printed product information
(d) chart showing the months of a year (including days and weeks); schedule; timetable
Q4 n. contractor
(a) person or company that does a particular job or assignment
(b) textile; weave; structure; framework; construction
(c) one who does not eat meat; herbivore
(d) sending off; shipment; message; communication; promptness
Q5 n. inquiry
(a) formal approval; proof; verification; religious ceremony
(b) person who travels back and forth between home and work
(c) formal question; exploration; questioning; investigation
(d) labor; task; profession; occupation; vocation; effort
Q6 n. distributor
(a) organic or chemical substance added to soil to enrich it (i.e. manure)
(b) physical or mental exertion; labor; attempt; organized operation
(c) trip in a vehicle; type of computer hardware; combined effort to accomplish a goal (i.e. fund raiser)
(d) person, company or organization that markets a commodity, product or service; wholesaler; dealer
Q7 n. allowance
(a) probability; chance; feasibility; possibility
(b) bill of sale; written statement of purchases
(c) dishonesty; immorality; irregularity; unlawfulness; illegality
(d) grant; pocket money; stipend; discount; deduction
Q8 n. stock
(a) supply of goods; inventory; share; company's capital divided into shares
(b) reminder; internal document
(c) automated device used for selling items
(d) device used to open locks; button on a board
Q9 n. patch
(a) journals and newspapers collectively; act or process of printing
(b) area of fabric used to repair a hole; stain; bandage; lot
(c) chance; occasion; favorable time to act
(d) try; assay; test; trial
Q10 n. wire
(a) particular form of something; variant; rendering; translation
(b) probability; feasibility; chance; likelihood
(c) cord; line; string; telegraph cable
(d) expansion; branch of a telephone network; supplement; reprieve
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Test 314
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 314
Q1 n. search
(a) putting to use; putting into action; effort; struggle; strain
(b) middleman; agent who buys and sells property or shares etc. for other people
(c) quest; hunt; instance of looking for something; investigation; examination
(d) set; equipment; outfit; clothing; wash basin
Q2 n. mandate
(a) proof; something which proves or disproves
(b) person who greets visitors or clients on the telephone and upon their arrival
(c) nature; disposition; attitude; figure; person; statement of qualities
(d) command; order; authorization granted from one body to a subordinate body
Q3 n. invoice
(a) necessity; obligation; new wine; grape juice that has not yet fermented
(b) person who takes part in a particular event such as a conference or seminar; participant
(c) bill
(d) pathfinder; forerunner; person who paves the way; member of a military engineering corps
Q4 n. capital requirement
(a) degree of difference; promotion of a student to a higher grade
(b) standard of measure; device for measuring (pressure, amount, distance, etc.)
(c) mistake; something that is incorrect
(d) the level of monetary funding a company needs to run smoothly
Q5 v. hide
(a) to by-pass; to side-step; to evade
(b) to conceal; to cover up; to keep secret; to place out of sight
(c) to eternalize; to make everlasting; to preserve from extinction
(d) to appear to be; to look like; to give the impression of; to have the appearance of
Q6 v. cycle
(a) to put to practical use; to take advantage of
(b) to ride a bike
(c) to calm; to soften; to pacify; to relieve
(d) to go out of sight; to become extinct; to cease to exist; to vanish
Q7 n. notebook
(a) competition; equal opponent; partner; counterweight; game
(b) scope; range; scale; size; measure; degree
(c) advice; person who gives advice; attorney; lawyer
(d) portable personal computer; laptop computer
Q8 adj. novel
(a) serious; grave; acute; difficult; rigorous; harsh; strict
(b) grand; magnificent; striking
(c) new; strange
(d) one of two
Q9 adj. imaginary
(a) not real; fanciful
(c) common; shared; collective
(b) rotating; one after the other; interchanging
(d) in view; observable; obvious; apparent
Q10 n. quiet
(a) danger; peril; hazard; risk; endangerment
(b) verification of a person or thing; recognition
(c) silence; noiselessness; stillness; tranquility; muteness; speechlessness
(d) interpretation; something that clarifies; description; definition
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Test 315
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 315
Q1 n. exclusive
(a) excitement; great interest
(b) seminar; brief intensive educational program; discussion group
(c) news story publicized in only a newspaper or television/radio station
(d) person who receives guests; large number; multitude (of people or things)
Q2 n. apparel
(a) amount of money set aside for a specific purpose; supply
(b) statement which denies responsibility or affiliation; repudiation; denial
(c) housemaid; servant; housekeeper
(d) clothing; garments; clothes; garb
Q3 n. publisher
(a) condition; circumstance; location; position; job; place of employment
(b) textile; weave; structure; framework; construction
(c) person or company that produces and distributes printed material
(d) excitement; great interest
Q4 n. measurement
(a) meaning; sense; quality of having meaning
(b) person who accepts; person who takes or gets
(c) something which annoys or aggravates
(d) calculation of size or extent; assessment of capacity or dimension
Q5 n. association
(a) person who gives support to a superior; aide; helper
(b) organization; society; union; coalition; foundation
(c) instrument for use in attack or defense in combat
(d) money paid for the use of property; rip; tear; laceration
Q6 n. capex
(a) refers to the cost of developing a product or system
(b) failure to appear; state of being away; state of being not present
(c) cost; value; worth; rate; measure
(d) route; travel plans; travel journal
Q7 n. exception
(a) something that is out of the ordinary; anomaly; objection; opposition
(b) explanation; meaning; interpretation (as of a word or term)
(c) item; object; piece of text; paragraph of a contract
(d) employees working in an organization; personnel; crew; team
Q8 n. kit
(a) ruling of a country or area; political control; authority
(b) quickness; velocity; transmission gear in a motor vehicle
(c) set; equipment; outfit; clothing; wash basin
(d) conversion; stock market; trade; barter; conversation
Q9 n. fizzle
(a) drawback; disadvantage; defect; foible
(b) line that is not curved; section that is not curved
(c) failure; fiasco; sputtering which gradually fades into silence
(d) thin and flat object
Q10 n. posture
(a) teaching; direction; guidance; training; education; information
(b) small purse used to carry money and personal documents; billfold; handbag
(c) viewpoint; stance; condition; state; mood; attitude
(d) profit from the difference between costs and net sales
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Test 316
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 316
Q1 v. sway
(a) to allay; to soothe; to relieve; to soften; to lessen
(b) to move back and forth; to lean in a certain direction; to be sympathetic to; to hesitate
(c) to press buttons; to place a phone call by pressing buttons
(d) to limit the amount of food eaten; to eat only certain kinds of food
Q2 adj. vital
(a) inexpensive; cheap; of or relating to a financial plan
(b) lively; vigorous; crucial; critical; necessary
(c) of or relating to the mind; intellectual; psychosocial
(d) done over again
Q3 n. outlet
(a) exit; electrical source for connecting appliances; store; shop; joint
(b) view; scenery; horizontal page orientation
(c) steward; stewardess; person who serves others; person who accompanies others
(d) volume which can be contained or received; function; role; feature; potential
Q4 n. receipt
(a) thin muslin fabric (Hindi); beach cliff (Scottish)
(b) attitude; outlook; formal judgment or estimation
(c) advisor (adviser); counselor; coach; person who gives professional advice
(d) bill of sale; written statement of purchases
Q5 n. subscription
(a) casualty; misadventure; mishap; failure
(b) person who lives in a particular place; resident; tenant; occupant
(c) payment given for regularly scheduled performances or publications
(d) apparatus; device
Q6 v. point
(a) to accuse; to denounce
(b) to improve; to raise the quality of
(c) to indicate; to emphasize; to sharpen; to direct
(d) to comply; to conform; to follow; to agree
Q7 n. offer
(a) review; overview; statistical study
(b) taxi; carriage; driver's compartment
(c) suggestion; proposal of a price; tender; bid
(d) short meeting; summarizing; giving and receiving instructions; reporting
Q8 n. hazard
(a) study of the statistical characteristics of a population
(b) nourishment; nutrition; food and drink; regimen; weight loss plan
(c) equipment; device for lifting and lowering objects
(d) danger; risk; game of chance
Q9 n. professional
(a) type of fuel; gasoline
(b) end; conclusion; last edition of a newspaper
(c) person who works in a skilled occupation; specialist
(d) levy; fee
Q10 v. equal
(a) to match; to correspond; to resemble; to be similar to
(b) to inflate; to play an important role
(c) to go after and bring back; to pick up; to charm
(d) to go into; to join; to record; to inscribe
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Test 317
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 317
Q1 n. pick up
(a) something which annoys or aggravates
(b) act of giving in to desire; something which gratifies; luxury; leniency
(c) misfortune; hardship; distress; suffering
(d) hoe; tool used to spread soil; choice; selection
Q2 n. petrol
(a) list; evidence; best result ever attained; list of events or actions
(b) system for prompt transportation of people or parcels; dispatch conveyed by special messenger
(c) type of fuel; gasoline
(d) performance; operation; attainment; mission; success
Q3 n. hit
(a) stroke; blow; collision; success; popular event or production
(b) act of strengthening; reward or punishment designed to encourage or discourage a particular response
(c) a person who provides guidance; consultant; counselor
(d) astonishment; something which startles or astonishes; unexpected event
Q4 n. concept
(a) ruling principle; command; decree
(b) plan; idea; thought; structure; system
(c) comprehensive inquiry; extensive investigation of a subject
(d) height of something; altitude above sea or ground level; raising; lifting up; grandeur
Q5 n. framework
(a) knowledge; intelligence; data
(c) educator; teacher; trainer
(b) support; skeleton; structure; system
(d) view; scenery; horizontal page orientation
Q6 n. serve
(a) passage that leads out
(b) staying where one is; expectation; ambush
(c) this being the case; since (used in formal documents)
(d) opening stroke or hit of the ball (Sports)
Q7 n. parameter
(a) variable which determines the form of a function
(b) individual's social or professional standing; position; rank; present situation
(c) capability of being carried out; capability of being achieved; likelihood; probability
(d) process of turning money into profit
Q8 n. mistake
(a) payment; thoughtfulness; respectfulness; careful attention
(b) tool; implement; device; appliance; agent; means
(c) blunder; fault; error
(d) something that is essential or imperative; essentials of life (food, clothing, and shelter)
Q9 n. gross
(a) summit; peak; head
(b) 12 dozen; 144
(c) license; authorization
(d) art and science of disease treatment and health maintenance; remedy; drug
Q10 n. principal
(a) one who is subservient; someone under the authority of another
(b) school director; school master; capital sum (Finance)
(c) aid; help; support; direction; upkeep
(d) resident; native of a country
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Test 318
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 318
Q1 n. accommodation
(a) meeting; conference; set; group of people
(b) recuperation; getting well; return
(c) end; deduction; cognition; final decision
(d) housing; residence; lodging; arrangement; adjustment
Q2 n. simple
(a) profit; assets; achievement; increase; benefit; advantage
(b) combination of related things or parts that form a complex whole
(c) stupid person substance unmixed with other substances; commoner
(d) disregard; inattention; forgetfulness; abandonment
Q3 n. gap
(a) person or organization that prepares printed matter for publication
(b) opening; breach; hiatus; space; great difference; disparity
(c) nature; disposition; attitude; figure; person; statement of qualities
(d) meeting; conference; set; group of people
Q4 v. harness
(a) to subdue; to solve
(b) to moderate; to soften; to tone down; to toughen; to harden
(c) to look on; to see; to observe; to testify; to vouch for
(d) to use; to apply; to employ; to control; to channel
Q5 v. suppose
(a) to presume to be true; to hypothesize; to believe
(b) to cause not to happen; to avert; to delay; to impede; to hinder
(c) to affect; to impact; to impel; to control
(d) to include; to contain; to consist
Q6 n. attainment
(a) list of choices; list of commands or options which may be selected
(b) confidence; faith; credit; monopoly; several companies banded together in order to reduce competition
(c) misuse; loss; rubbish; garbage; sewage
(d) achievement; fulfillment; ability
Q7 n. topic
(a) theme; subject of conversation; issue
(b) picture; snapshot
(c) neglect; disregard; carelessness; failure to provide the necessary provision for (Law)
(d) cord; line; string; telegraph cable
Q8 v. notice
(a) to let; to enable; to allow; to authorize; to sanction
(b) to discern; to perceive; to pay attention; to observe; to remark
(c) to imply; to suggest; to hint
(d) to expel a tenant by legal process; to turn out
Q9 n. procurement
(a) news story publicized in only a newspaper or television/radio station
(b) purchase; sale; acquisition
(c) computer peripheral used for exporting documents to paper
(d) competitor; opponent; contender
Q10 n. original
(a) source from which something arises; prototype; model
(b) person who falls prey (to an attack, deception, etc.)
(c) base; fundament; substructure; establishing; institution
(d) mind; understanding; leader; person in authority; top
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Test 319
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 319
Q1 n. compliment
(a) expression of admiration; word of praise for someone
(b) ingredient; single piece which forms part of a larger unit; part; constituent; element
(c) shape; image; framework; document with blank spaces to be filled in; fitness; type
(d) preference; precedence; higher rank; privileged position; seniority
Q2 n. printer
(a) extension of an archived file compressed with a special program; type of drive using removable disks
(b) computer peripheral used for exporting documents to paper
(c) person who has completed a course of study and received a degree or diploma
(d) something presented as evidence in a court of law; display; show
Q3 n. backlash
(a) rebound; recoiling; sudden movement to the rear
(b) rug; fabric floor covering
(c) display; layout; clothing; menu
(d) matching outfit consisting of a jacket and trousers or a skirt; request; courtship
Q4 n. toll
(a) tax; charge; levy; grievous price
(b) quarrel; disagreement; argument
(c) agreement in which the seller of securities agrees to buy them back at a specified time and price
(d) behavior; management
Q5 n. voyage
(a) person who has the right to grant a license
(b) trip; journey; travel; cruise
(c) obligation; responsibility; assignment; customs tax
(d) choice; assortment; collection of items available to choose
Q6 n. retailer
(a) assortment; kind; sort
(b) familiarity; understanding; wisdom; education; awareness
(c) person or business that sells goods to final consumers
(d) principle; basis; essential
Q7 n. hesitation
(a) forward movement; progress; promotion
(b) pausing; stammering; faltering
(c) coins and paper notes which have value; currency; medium of trade; wealth
(d) leaflet; booklet; printed product information
Q8 adj. slantwise
(a) same; identical; able; capable
(b) sloping; inclined
(c) exerting great force; effective; potent; producing the desired effect; influential
(d) prepared; set; eager; willing; quick; fast
Q9 n. elaboration
(a) heap; tall bookshelf; chimney
(b) trade; skill; occupation; boat; plane
(c) guidance; supervision; conducting; management
(d) painstaking labor; careful planning; adding of extra details; act of improving; production
Q10 n. savvy
(a) person who designs and plans (machinery, roads, etc.)
(b) dispute; claim; rationale; cause
(c) understanding; wisdom; intelligence (Slang)
(d) confirmation; endorsement; positive opinion
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Test 320
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 320
Q1 n. composure
(a) serenity; self-control; calmness; coolness
(b) vision; ability to see; look; glimpse; spectacle
(c) exterior or upper boundary of a thing; external part or layer; outward appearance
(d) financial sheet listing salaries; list of workers who receive wages and salaries
Q2 n. inflation
(a) offer; plan; theory; problem
(b) something that is discarded; rubbish; trash; junk; waste
(c) increase in the supply of money in relation to the amount of goods available resulting in a rise in prices
(d) criterion; measure; point of reference for comparison
Q3 adj. principal
(a) chief; head; leading; primary; main
(b) not functional; not practical
(c) having membership in; belonging to (a group, academic organization, etc.); of the same type
(d) overflowing; unreserved; unrestrained; exuberant
Q4 adj. instant
(a) immediate; quick; urgent; pressing; present; current
(b) loyal; faithful; unchanging
(c) enough; adequate
(d) shiny; polished; smooth
Q5 n. landscape
(a) portion of a wall or fence that opens and closes; any barrier which opens and closes; entrance; entryway
(b) price reduction; rebate
(c) line; file (British); row; braid; plait
(d) view; scenery; horizontal page orientation
Q6 n. payment
(a) wage; salary; compensation; bonus; punishment
(b) fantasizing; visualizing
(c) affront; offense; rude remark or action
(d) inclination; tendency; disposition; aptitude
Q7 n. underline
(a) expenditure; pardon
(c) caption beneath an illustration
(b) picture; snapshot
(d) exhibition; explanation; showing
Q8 n. compromise
(a) substitution; substitute
(b) range; extent; sphere; expanse
(c) business arrangement; client; funds deposited in a bank
(d) agreement; settling of a disagreement by making mutual concessions
Q9 n. attribute
(a) safeguard; something used to avert an unwanted situation
(b) quality; factor; characteristic; feature
(c) knowledge; intelligence; data
(d) enigma; riddle; game; jigsaw
Q10 n. slump
(a) variety; collection; selection; range; mixture
(b) recession; sudden decrease; drooping posture; slouch; collapse
(c) wager; bet; investment; share
(d) position; place where a person or thing is usually found; headquarters; broadcast frequency
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Test 321
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 321
Q1 n. lecture
(a) principal pipe or duct in a system; chief part of something; strength or force; high sea
(b) discourse given before an audience; tedious reprimand; formal reproof
(c) custody; property; asset; control; ownership
(d) money gained; salary; revenue; profit; income
Q2 n. commodity
(a) housing; residence; lodging; arrangement; adjustment
(b) merchandise; goods; item that is bought and sold; something useful
(c) small container for documents; tool for synchronizing files between two computers
(d) protecting covering for the hand; padded covering for the hand
Q3 n. honor
(a) right; special privilege
(b) a person who prepares food
(c) notice; warning; caveat; carefulness; premonition
(d) esteem; respect; integrity; honesty; award; privilege
Q4 n. gasoline
(a) discourse given before an audience; tedious reprimand; formal reproof
(b) photograph; drawing; painting; film; embodiment
(c) informal word for a commercial announcement
(d) flammable liquid mixture derived from petroleum (used as fuel, etc.)
Q5 n. protocol
(a) method of dealing with a certain subject; draft of a treaty
(b) ring-shaped geometric figure; round figure; group; society
(c) nullification; termination; revocation
(d) easement; alleviation; liberation; aid; assistance
Q6 v. join
(a) to produce; to supply; to bear (profit, harvest, fruit, etc.)
(b) to show; to display; to demonstrate; to present
(c) to disturb; to confuse; to worry; to divert; to amuse
(d) to attach; to connect; to unite; to combine; to become a member
Q7 n. boost
(a) paper used for writing letters
(b) enlargement; increase; spread; development
(c) push; lift; incentive; encouragement
(d) organization; custom; convention; law or activity which is accepted in a society
Q8 n. sound
(a) vibrations that can be detected by the human ear; noise; vocal utterance
(b) a fraud scheme involving cold calling
(c) consequence; outcome; result; indirect suggestion; connotation; hint
(d) estimation; appraisal; measurement
Q9 n. entrance
(a) way into a building or other structure; gate; doorway
(b) soldier of the three lowest military ranks
(c) organization; custom; convention; law or activity which is accepted in a society
(d) movable articles for use in a home or office (i.e. chairs, desks, cabinets, closets, etc.)
Q10 n. purpose
(a) act of providing; provision; reserve; stock
(b) blister; gas-filled sac
(c) goal; aim; intention; objective
(d) routine; protocol; course of action; subroutine; sequence of instructions (Computers)
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 322
Q1 n. audience
(a) group of stores, outlets, banks etc., under one management
(b) affront; offense; rude remark or action
(c) group of people who attend a seminar, a talk, etc.
(d) permit; official permission; authorization; document which shows proof of authorization; certificate
Q2 conj. either
(a) precedes two or more coordinate words or phrases
(b) but; only
(c) despite the fact that; in spite of the fact that
(d) if
Q3 n. rent
(a) fulfillment; realization; attainment; achievement
(b) place where one can borrow books
(c) money paid for the use of property; rip; tear; laceration
(d) something which makes up for a deficiency; addition; extra added part
Q4 adj. permanent
(a) confusing; hard to understand; difficult; complex
(b) different; varied
(c) lasting; enduring; perpetual; regular; fixed; invariable
(d) attentive; conscious of
Q5 n. authority
(a) failure; fiasco; sputtering which gradually fades into silence
(b) person who is an expert; person who is skilled
(c) duty; role; purpose; feature; convention
(d) official institution; agency; power; control; jurisdiction
Q6 adv. usually
(a) past; further than
(b) commonly; generally; regularly
(c) without consideration for possible problems; anyway; in any case
(d) briefly; bluntly; rudely
Q7 v. solace
(a) to sign using the first letter or letters of a name
(b) to comfort; to console; to encourage; to relieve; to appease
(c) to carry out; to conduct; to perform
(d) to speak out; to move into a position of readiness and availability
Q8 n. deal
(a) place where grain is stored; granary; storehouse; collection; store
(b) state of having committed a crime or offense; culpability; feeling of having done something wrong
(c) national money of a country; circulation; custom; prevalence
(d) agreement; business transaction; exchange; amount
Q9 n. approach
(a) wage; salary; compensation; bonus; punishment
(b) goal; aim; intention; objective
(c) access; method; system; procedure
(d) mark or signature which allows a letter or package to be sent free of charge
Q10 n. criterion
(a) purchase; something that has been purchased or obtained
(b) apparatus on which fabrics are woven; weaving machine
(c) short dash; short line used to connect or separate words or syllables (-)
(d) standard against which something is measured; factor; discipline
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Test 323
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 323
Q1 n. procedure
(a) routine; protocol; course of action; subroutine; sequence of instructions (Computers)
(b) way of life
(c) prop; brace; economic assistance; upkeep; encouragement; aid
(d) written order for a medication; instruction; directive; order; command
Q2 n. lead
(a) prediction of a future event or condition (i.e. development of the economy)
(b) honor; esteem; high regard; consideration; attention
(c) citation; commercial offer
(d) guidance; advance position; first place; guide
Q3 n. profusion
(a) angle that points outward
(b) guarantee; authority; justification
(c) aid; help; support; direction; upkeep
(d) plentifulness; abundance; numerousness; plurality
Q4 n. clause
(a) paragraph; section in a document; part of a contract
(b) innovation; something new; discovery
(c) check
(d) character which is part of an alphabet; written communication sent to a person or organization
Q5 n. decline
(a) rule; command; supervision; restraint
(b) weather conditions; surrounding conditions; atmosphere; setting
(c) bill
(d) downward; descent; slope; ebb
Q6 n. variety
(a) raised platform; resting place on a journey; phase
(b) person or company that ships things; shipping company; truck
(c) person that you have met but do not know well; knowledge of something; familiarity
(d) assortment; kind; sort
Q7 n. enlightenment
(a) occasion; instance; situation; bag
(b) large craft made for navigation on water; boat; ship; container
(c) violent twist; violent ripping; tool for gripping or turning bolts
(d) state of intellectual or spiritual awareness
Q8 n. bottom
(a) base; foot; seat of a chair
(b) the level of monetary funding a company needs to run smoothly
(c) area; domain; range; piece of land; surface
(d) management committee; food
Q9 n. stop
(a) cessation; end; visit; obstacle; hindrance
(b) plan; sketch; model; layout; structure
(c) short informational periodical that is usually distributed to the members of an interest group
(d) acknowledgment; identification
Q10 n. edge
(a) researcher; investigator; software program for file management
(b) politeness; good manners; cordiality; civility
(c) line at which a surface ends; thin sharp side of a blade; excitement
(d) task; duty; responsibility; role; obligation
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Test 324
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 324
Q1 n. treatment
(a) rule enacted by a community or country; custom; principle; convention
(b) place where vessels are built and repaired
(c) therapy; care; relation; attitude; behavior
(d) growth; expansion; addition; enlargement; escalation
Q2 adj. magnificent
(a) careful; wanting to do what is right
(b) splendid; majestic; superb; glorious; impressive
(c) essential; regularly used; primary; principal; main (of goods or products)
(d) tight; strait; reduced; not wide
Q3 v. avoid
(a) to situate; to place; to identify; to find; to settle
(b) helping verb for use in a question; request or expression of desire
(c) to escape; to keep away from; to prevent; to keep from happening; to evade
(d) to affect; to impact; to impel; to control
Q4 n. replacement
(a) host; performer; comedian
(b) substitution; substitute
(c) cause; agent; broker; financier; money lender
(d) supplies; necessary items; tools, instruments or other objects for completing a task
Q5 n. finish
(a) yard; formal reception; place where legal trials take place
(b) voting, electing; counting of votes; number of votes; referendum
(c) short written reminder; memo; brief informal letter; official message
(d) end; completion; conclusion; polish; something which completes or perfects
Q6 n. shredder
(a) custody; property; asset; control; ownership
(b) person who favors political and social reform
(c) criterion; measure; point of reference for comparison
(d) device used to destroy documents by cutting them into small strips or pieces
Q7 v. fulfill
(a) to realize; to make a reality; to accomplish; to complete; to execute
(b) to appear as a large and indistinct form; to appear as larger than life; to impend
(c) to esteem; to cherish; to assess; to estimate
(d) to suppose; to hypothesize; to conjecture
Q8 v. amount
(a) to dare; to invite to engage in a contest; to stimulate; to test one's ability
(b) to collect; to gather; to accumulate; to store; to place in reserve
(c) to surround; to enclose; to hesitate; to falter in speaking
(d) to come to a sum; to become; to total
Q9 n. existence
(a) one who is higher than another in rank or position
(b) idea; concept; product of the mind
(c) profit from the difference between costs and net sales
(d) living; state of being; life
Q10 v. witness
(a) to cover a hole with a piece of material; to use to cover a hole
(b) to invite; to speak loudly; to visit; to phone
(c) to look on; to see; to observe; to testify; to vouch for
(d) to bring relief; to encourage; to console
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 325
Q1 n. adult
(a) applicant; nominee; examinee
(b) staff; work force; team; crew
(c) opposite of child; a grown-up; a mature person
(d) region; district; zone; area; domain
Q2 n. altitude
(a) height; distance above sea level
(c) large container; tank; tub
(b) fuel made from carbon; cinder; ember
(d) one who does not eat meat; herbivore
Q3 n. formula
(a) set way of saying or doing something; principle; pattern
(b) sequence; succession; television program broadcast in installments
(c) cargo or goods that are shipped for a fee; shipping cost; transportation; conveyance; shipment
(d) chart showing the months of a year (including days and weeks); schedule; timetable
Q4 n. instructor
(a) unit of time equal to one thousand years; thousandth year anniversary
(b) leaving; going away; opposite of arrival
(c) educator; teacher; trainer
(d) downward; descent; slope; ebb
Q5 n. square
(a) printed form that entitles the holder to certain rights such as in a discount
(b) impression; the way a person looks; image; semblance
(c) item or detail included in a description of requirements or plans
(d) geometric figure having four equal sides; plaza
Q6 n. member
(a) person who belongs to an organization or group; part; organ
(b) owner of a flower shop; person who makes flower arrangements
(c) skill; talent; aptitude; capacity; power
(d) caution; warning; admonition; suspension of proceedings (law)
Q7 n. control
(a) replacement; alteration; shift; coins; money received back after paying for goods
(b) rule; command; supervision; restraint
(c) gift; contribution
(d) apprehension; worry; doubt; hesitation; reservation
Q8 n. internal
(a) person who is being asked questions; job candidate
(b) inner quality; intrinsic characteristic
(c) meal; nourishment; material supplied; act of inserting into a machine (especially of putting paper into a printer)
(d) creativity; resourcefulness; fabrication; falsehood
Q9 n. corner
(a) luck; wealth; chance; success; riches
(b) place where two surfaces meet; angle
(c) meal; nourishment; material supplied; act of inserting into a machine (especially of putting paper into a printer)
(d) state of not being at war; silence; quietness; tranquility
Q10 n. implement
(a) property; site; area; grounds; building with the grounds belonging to it
(b) model; criterion; norm; average; commodity which backs a monetary system
(c) ruin; desolation; annihilation
(d) tool; instrument; piece of equipment
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Test 326
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 326
Q1 v. scramble
(a) to show; to exhibit; to display; to expose; to disclose
(b) to warn; to scold; to reprove
(c) to jumble; to mix together confusedly; to clamber; to climb on all fours
(d) to be acquainted with; to understand; to distinguish; to be aware of
Q2 n. surplus
(a) profit; amount of assets that is higher than liabilities
(b) lodging; dwelling
(c) attainment of something desired or attempted; accomplishment; prosperity
(d) act of rescuing; rescued items
Q3 adv. back
(a) naturally; spontaneously; intuitively; automatically
(b) in whatever manner; however
(c) comfortably; without great difficulty or effort
(d) to the rear; to the past
Q4 n. occasion
(a) opportunity; occurrence, event; incident; reason; cause
(b) therapy; care; relation; attitude; behavior
(c) candidate; nominee
(d) track; lane; route; search route
Q5 conj. unless
(a) immediately following; the moment that; as soon as
(b) despite; in spite of
(c) not before; precluding; barring; except; aside from
(d) up to the time which
Q6 adj. artificial
(a) being in competition; contending
(b) close-fitting; tense; narrow
(c) not genuine; simulated; unreal
(d) exact; not more and not less; meticulous; strict
Q7 n. freight
(a) cargo or goods that are shipped for a fee; shipping cost; transportation; conveyance; shipment
(b) practice session for a performance
(c) rival; (i.e. Coca Cola and Pepsi); person who participates in a contest
(d) something which enhances or improves; addition or change which adds value to something
Q8 v. table
(a) to enter information into a chart; to postpone; to set aside for future consideration
(b) to continue; to suffice; to endure; to persist
(c) to provide financial assistance
(d) to explain; to clarify; to elucidate; to understand or explain in a particular way
Q9 adj. pretentious
(a) ordinary; skilled; close; intimate; well-known
(b) impersonating; putting on a false appearance; feigning; arrogant; haughty
(c) pertaining to business; pertaining to buying and selling
(d) temporary; provisional
Q10 n. format
(a) type of dessert; cake; baked dish consisting of a crust and filling
(b) whole amount; entire quantity; essence; gist
(c) concrete; mortar; bonding agent; filling (for teeth)
(d) structure; pattern; design; organization; pattern of data organization
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Test 327
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 327
Q1 n. demeanor
(a) inclination; tendency; disposition; aptitude
(c) seriousness; industriousness
(b) behavior; conduct; bearing; appearance
(d) mail; column; opinion; role; job placement
Q2 n. simulation
(a) cessation; end; visit; obstacle; hindrance
(b) act of pretending; counterfeit; imitation of the operation or features of one system using an other system
(c) method of dealing with a certain subject; draft of a treaty
(d) stance
Q3 n. remove
(a) a document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country
(b) public sale where goods are sold to the highest bidder (such as eBay)
(c) degree of difference; promotion of a student to a higher grade
(d) exchange; transfer; device
Q4 n. duty
(a) strength; energy; extreme degree; depth; clarity
(b) obligation; responsibility; assignment; customs tax
(c) height of something; altitude above sea or ground level; raising; lifting up; grandeur
(d) trainer; tutor; teacher; bus
Q5 n. examination
(a) richness; prosperity; capital; fortune; abundance
(b) test; quiz; investigation; inquiry
(c) synopsis; general survey; introduction
(d) something which is smallest in size or importance
Q6 n. hospital
(a) ability to reason and understand; cleverness; brilliance; information
(b) location where sick and injured people receive medical treatment
(c) component; element; factor; one of the substances which comprises a mixture
(d) meeting; assembly; term; semester
Q7 n. predisposition
(a) method of dealing with a certain subject; draft of a treaty
(b) strong feeling or idea left by an experience; effect; vague memory
(c) pact; treaty; connection; relationship
(d) sensitivity; susceptibility (to disease, etc.)
Q8 v. craft
(a) to insert written information into the gaps on a form
(b) to choose; to select from several options; to conclude; to resolve
(c) to present for the first time; to initiate; to establish; to announce
(d) to shape with skill
Q9 n. chart
(a) type of aircraft; two-dimensional surface; rank; level
(b) piece of long fiction with a plot and characters; story
(c) standard against which something is measured; factor; discipline
(d) graph; diagram
Q10 n. tenant
(a) meeting; conference; set; group of people
(b) lodger; occupant; resident; renter; landlord
(c) act of halting; visit; temporary residence; suspension of a legal proceeding
(d) task; duty; responsibility; role; obligation
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Test 328
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 328
Q1 n. inventor
(a) creator; designer
(b) person or organization that lends something; lender; loaner; moneylender
(c) regard; esteem; renown
(d) protection; security; rampart; shield
Q2 adv. tight
(a) meanwhile; in the meantime
(b) in a close-fitting manner; firmly
(c) without pleasure or happiness; wretchedly; poorly
(d) to a higher level; more than; higher than
Q3 n. method
(a) timepiece; device for telling time
(b) increase in the supply of money in relation to the amount of goods available resulting in a rise in prices
(c) procedure; plan of action; way; manner in which one conducts business; technique
(d) place; location; area
Q4 n. residence
(a) lawsuit; request; right
(b) headquarters of a business; dwelling place; abode; home; domicile
(c) ascent
(d) spot; tip; essence; gist; matter
Q5 n. viewpoint
(a) rough outline; sketch; written order for payment; conscription
(b) attitude; stance; opinion
(c) wage; salary; compensation; bonus; punishment
(d) noon; 12 a.m.
Q6 n. fame
(a) truthfulness; sincerity; integrity; frankness
(b) notoriety; renown; good reputation
(c) comfort; fitness or suitability for performing an action
(d) act of dragging or pulling with a rope or chain
Q7 n. customer
(a) client; buyer; person who buys a product or service
(b) contamination; dirtying; soiling; spoiling; destruction
(c) task; assignment; delegation; errand; religious delegation
(d) worry; issue; problem; group of companies; large corporation
Q8 n. voice
(a) elasticity; ability to adapt to new circumstances; pliability
(b) sound produced in the throat; expression; language
(c) business of sending or transporting cargo; sea voyage (Archaic)
(d) end; deduction; cognition; final decision
Q9 v. stack
(a) to make into a city
(b) to place one thing on top of another in a heap; to pile
(c) to manage; to supervise; to supply; to dispense
(d) to intend; to plan; to design; to aim
Q10 n. graduate
(a) adequate amount; sufficient degree
(b) failure; fiasco; sputtering which gradually fades into silence
(c) person who has completed a course of study and received a degree or diploma
(d) instructor; director; escort; leader; manual; handbook
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Test 329
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 329
Q1 n. gate
(a) legal right of possession
(b) supervisor; device for regulating; screen
(c) person who who makes and fixes keys and fasting mechanisms
(d) portion of a wall or fence that opens and closes; any barrier which opens and closes; entrance; entryway
Q2 n. draw
(a) surroundings; conditions in which someone or something lives
(b) attraction; lottery; contest which ends in a tie; natural channel; gully
(c) colored substance applied to surfaces; layer of dried pigment on a surface
(d) part; portion; quota; allocation; issue of stock
Q3 n. modification
(a) ruling of a country or area; political control; authority
(b) fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
(c) change; adjustment, agreement; adaptation; restriction
(d) totality; completeness; entirety
Q4 n. browser
(a) person who creates sets of instructions for a computer or other device
(b) program used for viewing websites on the Internet
(c) acceptance; event in which guests are formally welcomed by their host; check-in
(d) learning; instruction; imparting of knowledge; upbringing
Q5 n. sway
(a) safeguard; something used to avert an unwanted situation
(b) tube; trachea; flute; toot
(c) moving back and forth; influence; control; authority
(d) request; plea; petition for a new trial or judgment
Q6 n. host
(a) trainer; tutor; teacher; bus
(b) trademark; type; make; variety; product name
(c) entrance; permission to enter; confession
(d) person who receives guests; large number; multitude (of people or things)
Q7 n. target
(a) mark; objective; aim; object; goal
(b) mathematical value or its symbol; indefinite amount; quantity of; sum
(c) verification of a person or thing; recognition
(d) disorder; embarrassment; bewilderment
Q8 n. duplicate
(a) inability to succeed; lack of success; lack; bankruptcy; downfall
(b) reference point; geographical location
(c) copy; photocopy; exact replica; reproduction
(d) vagueness; lack of clarity
Q9 n. instance
(a) occurrence; occasion; example; illustration
(b) one of several separate payments into which a debt has been divided; section; portion
(c) enchantment; affection; adoration
(d) person who currently holds an office or position
Q10 n. commitment
(a) attack; act of aggression; position of pursuit or aggression
(b) line printed at the top of a piece of stationary
(c) obligation; promise
(d) derailment; feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
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Test 330
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 330
Q1 adj. enthusiastic
(a) excited; passionate; ardent; fervent
(c) extreme; great; powerful; strong; profound
(b) pertaining to accommodations; domesticated
(d) relevant; related; appropriate; fitting
Q2 n. form
(a) person who owns and operates a food store
(b) shape; image; framework; document with blank spaces to be filled in; fitness; type
(c) office; bureau; institution; franchise; method
(d) being physically present; act of accompanying or serving
Q3 n. construction
(a) purchase; sale; acquisition
(b) denouncement; revealing; photograph; abandoning; placement
(c) building; structure; the industry of erecting buildings
(d) movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down in another place; stair; stage in a process
Q4 n. familiar
(a) equipment; device for lifting and lowering objects
(b) person who foretells future events; weatherman
(c) procedure; plan of action; way; manner in which one conducts business; technique
(d) good friend; acquaintance
Q5 v. separate
(a) to dress; to adorn wear
(b) to check; to look over carefully and critically; to examine officially; to review
(c) to supply; to grant; to set; to offer
(d) to segregate; to set apart; to split; to divide; to disconnect
Q6 n. union
(a) parallelogram
(b) explanation; illustration; instruction
(c) workers' association; federation; amalgamation
(d) indicator; something used to point; hand on a clock; clue; advice
Q7 v. organize
(a) to leave out; to keep out; to prevent from happening or being; to reject
(b) to soften in force or severity; to lessen the impact or intensity of; to appease
(c) to arrange; to order; to systematize; to set up; to unite; to structure
(d) to trade; to plan for and promote for sales of; to market goods
Q8 v. might
(a) to examine; to investigate; to inspect; to scrutinize
(b) to create or adapt for a particular need or desire
(c) to agree; to concur; to confirm; to endorse
(d) can; to allow; to be possible; to wish
Q9 n. swift
(a) office table
(b) financial industry owned cooperative supplying secure, standardized messaging services to financial institutions
(c) variable which determines the form of a function
(d) fright; horror; concern; terror
Q10 v. respect
(a) to cause; to incite; to bring to pass
(b) to repair; to improve; to be improved
(c) to honor; to admire; to esteem; to hold in high regard
(d) to grant a permit; to authorize; to permit; to allow
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Test 331
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 331
Q1 n. manner
(a) view; vista; panorama; set; backdrop used on stage to portray a particular setting or locale
(b) expression of regret or sorrow; excuse; defense; justification
(c) meaning; sense; quality of having meaning
(d) mode; fashion; style; behavior; way; type
Q2 n. mission
(a) diligence; tenacity; stubbornness; continuation
(b) release; approval; washing
(c) rage; fury
(d) task; assignment; delegation; errand; religious delegation
Q3 n. purchase
(a) plant; any location which mass-produces one type of product
(b) something which has been bought; act of buying
(c) something that causes a person to act; cause; incentive; purpose; intention
(d) center; hub; concentration
Q4 n. banknote
(a) contrast; something contrary
(b) group of ships, cars, trucks or other vehicles
(c) instinctual urge; sudden desire; whim; wave of energy sent via a nerve
(d) bill; money made of paper
Q5 n. crop
(a) problem; misfortune; annoyance; cause of worry
(b) quest; hunt; instance of looking for something; investigation; examination
(c) harvest; produce (Agriculture); group; whip; short haircut
(d) briefcase; attache case; list of securities and stocks
Q6 n. violation
(a) talk; dialog; discussion; verbal exchange
(b) transgression; desecration; attack or disruption; rape
(c) rush; haste; urgency
(d) informal word for a commercial announcement
Q7 n. merger
(a) fusion; agglomeration
(b) easement; alleviation; liberation; aid; assistance
(c) institution of higher education that grants degrees; type of school; council
(d) arrangement; instruction; command; request for something
Q8 n. personnel
(a) program; scheme; agenda; timetable; schedule
(b) inherent nature of something; central or outstanding characteristic
(c) transferal of ownership from government to private hands; privatization
(d) staff; work force; team; crew
Q9 n. cart
(a) rope; cord; link; connection; equal score in a game
(b) process of turning money into profit
(c) car; wagon; coach; carriage; trolley
(d) a legal document that temporarily transfers a property from one individual to another
Q10 n. work
(a) person who greets visitors or clients on the telephone and upon their arrival
(b) choice; alternative; possibility; selection; election
(c) path for a train made of parallel metal tracks
(d) labor; task; profession; occupation; vocation; effort
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Test 332
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 332
Q1 v. enter
(a) to imagine to oneself; to picture; to visualize
(b) to go into; to join; to record; to inscribe
(c) to let; to enable; to allow; to authorize; to sanction
(d) to appreciate; to esteem; to respect; to appraise; to assess worth
Q2 adj. central
(a) main; principal; major
(b) still; fixed in place; static; settled; tending to stay in one place
(c) optional; uncertain; changeable; open; unrestricted
(d) instantaneous; prompt; direct; close
Q3 v. attract
(a) to draw attention; to captivate; to fascinate
(b) must (indicating duty or obligation); would (softening the statement)
(c) to complete a course of study and receive a degree or diploma
(d) to cause; to bring about; to set in motion; to influence
Q4 adj. tantamount
(a) predicted; expected; anticipated
(b) facing; across from; contrary; reverse; different; antithetical
(c) beforehand
(d) equivalent to; equal to
Q5 v. demand
(a) to devote to; to set apart for; to inscribe (a book, poem, song, story, etc.) to someone
(b) to show; to point out; to mark; to signify; to imply; to exhibit
(c) to claim; to require; to request strongly
(d) to cause; to bring about; to set in motion; to influence
Q6 n. passage
(a) way; route; course; section; piece
(b) extension of an archived file compressed with a special program; type of drive using removable disks
(c) arrangement; structure; organization; hoax; configuration of hardware or software (Computers)
(d) affinity; compassion; pity; concern; empathy
Q7 v. accept
(a) to receive; to agree; to consent
(b) to make certain; to guarantee; to make secure
(c) to confirm the truth of something
(d) to eternalize; to make everlasting; to preserve from extinction
Q8 v. crop
(a) to exclude; to leave out; to skip; to protest; to object
(b) to finish; to complete
(c) to postpone; to hinder; to linger; to move slowly; to loiter
(d) to harvest; to cut short; to clip
Q9 v. will
(a) to esteem; to regard highly; to become more valuable
(b) to be concerned with; to look out for; to watch over; to like; to be fond of
(c) to make different; to invest one's assets in various securities
(d) to want; to command; to determine; to decide
Q10 v. allay
(a) to relieve; to calm; to alleviate pain
(c) to mint; to invent a new word or phrase
(b) to work; to act; to operate; to perform
(d) to transmit document electronically
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 333
Q1 n. match
(a) competition; equal opponent; partner; counterweight; game
(b) pact; contract; accord; consent; concurrence
(c) something carried; cargo; burden; unit of measure or weight; capacity
(d) small purse used to carry money and personal documents; billfold; handbag
Q2 n. waitress
(a) woman who serves tables in a restaurant or pub
(b) goods; ware; stock; articles or items to be sold
(c) duty; role; purpose; feature; convention
(d) pasture; scope; extent; field; domain; assortment
Q3 n. headway
(a) money paid for the use of property; rip; tear; laceration
(b) postal service; letters and other items that are sent via the postal service
(c) progress; advance
(d) something that is demanded; necessity; something that is needed
Q4 n. implementation
(a) realization; carrying out; performing; putting into effect; execution
(b) marmalade; jam
(c) surroundings; conditions in which someone or something lives
(d) something discarded; rubbish; garbage; refuse; nonsense
Q5 n. folder
(a) custom; practice; convention
(b) dossier for storing papers; directory
(c) worker; person who works for a company or an individual
(d) endorsement; approval; letter of reference; suggestion; advice
Q6 n. retrieval
(a) newsreader; broadcaster
(b) expectation; hope; intuition
(c) supplier; seller; merchant; agent; sales representative
(d) act of bringing back; restoration; act of finding information and sending it to the user as output
Q7 n. harness
(a) straps and other parts by which a draft animal is attached to a vehicle
(b) act of giving back; reply; answer; profit; yield; repayment
(c) importance that is attached to something; accent or stress that is placed on a word or words
(d) something which escapes or passes through a hole or opening (i.e. liquid, gas, etc.)
Q8 n. sponsor
(a) detail; individual characteristic; item; article; specific proposition
(b) school director; school master; capital sum (Finance)
(c) inner quality; intrinsic characteristic
(d) one who donates money; person or organization that promotes or supports (an event, program, candidate, etc.)
Q9 n. schedule
(a) timetable; agenda; itinerary; plan
(b) rubble; ruins; wreckage; fragments
(c) pertaining to a value that is approximately in the middle of a series of values
(d) drink; refreshment
Q10 n. element
(a) main component; something which is a part of a complex whole
(b) straw-filled mattress; hard and simple bed; platform used to stack items during moving or storage
(c) system; group of items; collection; posture; carriage; series; sequence
(d) try; assay; test; trial
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 334
Q1 n. hem
(a) folded and stitched down edge of cloth; edge of a garment
(b) therapy; care; relation; attitude; behavior
(c) raised platform; resting place on a journey; phase
(d) temporary arrangement; in between period
Q2 n. duration
(a) place where one is going; the purpose for which something is destined
(b) progression of steps; table of graduated rates; system of marks used for measuring
(c) period of time that something continues
(d) act of halting; visit; temporary residence; suspension of a legal proceeding
Q3 n. security
(a) safety; pledge; guarantee; stock; bond
(b) person or organization that owns part of a company
(c) strong feeling or idea left by an experience; effect; vague memory
(d) foundation; principal element; fundamental part
Q4 adj. glossy
(a) distorted; crooked; twisted; askew
(b) payable; subject to or requiring payment especially as specified
(c) shiny; polished; smooth
(d) characterized; by or occupying a particular place
Q5 n. collectible
(a) rare object
(b) business of supplying and servicing food
(c) partnership; association
(d) process of breaking down a subject and studying it; examination
Q6 adj. powerful
(a) clear; unmistakable; apparent; evident; plain
(b) describing an asset or item which can easily be sold or transferred
(c) common; popular; extensive; prevalent
(d) exerting great force; effective; potent; producing the desired effect; influential
Q7 n. article
(a) durability; determination; resolve; power; intensity; force
(b) financial sheet listing salaries; list of workers who receive wages and salaries
(c) competition; equal opponent; partner; counterweight; game
(d) item; object; piece of text; paragraph of a contract
Q8 v. circle
(a) to cause to be acquainted; to accustom; to make something well known; to publicize
(b) to escape; to keep away from; to prevent; to keep from happening; to evade
(c) to surround
(d) to be involved; to join in
Q9 n. influence
(a) ordered merchandise that is not currently in stock but will be supplied in the future
(b) cosmetic foot treatment
(c) effect; impact; person or thing which has power to affect others
(d) class; division; section; segment
Q10 adj. virtual
(a) imaginary; hypothetical; computer simulated
(b) chosen for office but net yet formally installed
(c) exceptional; special; strange; odd; curious
(d) annoyed; aggravated; exasperated
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 335
Q1 n. career
(a) leveling; harmony; stability; rest; remainder
(b) realization; carrying out; performing; putting into effect; execution
(c) embarrassing situation; predicament; location; position (i.e. of a ship or individual)
(d) profession; development; progress; gradual growth
Q2 v. counsel
(a) to direct to; to speak to; to direct to a specific destination; to refer to
(b) to advise; to instruct; to coach; to advocate
(c) to deliver a discourse before an audience; to reprimand tediously
(d) to wither; to die out; to bleach; to disappear
Q3 adv. yearly
(a) exceeding regular working hours
(b) side by side; in alignment; on top of; up-to-date; well-informed
(c) meanwhile; in the meantime
(d) annually
Q4 v. ponder
(a) to begin; to be created; to result from; to develop; to be produced
(b) to catalog; to list; to enumerate; to set down in full detail
(c) to reflect; to think; to consider; to meditate
(d) to vote; to elect; to count votes; to make a survey
Q5 n. disposal
(a) getting rid of; arranging
(b) specific quantity regarded as a standard; combination which acts a whole; piece
(c) teaching; direction; guidance; training; education; information
(d) method of performance
Q6 n. attachment
(a) quotation; official praise; summons to a court of law
(b) casing; skeleton; structure; body structure; mood
(c) article, thing; goal; focus of a thought or action
(d) connection; confiscation; file sent via email
Q7 n. overdraft
(a) recession; sudden decrease; drooping posture; slouch; collapse
(b) small container for documents; tool for synchronizing files between two computers
(c) plateau; area of level ground; prairie; savanna
(d) limit to which money may be withdrawn from the bank on credit
Q8 v. attribute
(a) to seize; to capture; to possess; to contract
(b) to look over; to observe; to examine carefully; to study
(c) to ascribe to; to link to; to associate with; to relate to
(d) to create a timetable; to enter into a timetable; to plan for a certain date
Q9 v. replace
(a) to substitute for; to return something to a particular position or location
(b) to subdue; to solve
(c) to aim at something
(d) to rent; to inhabit; to occupy
Q10 adj. retail
(a) nicely; thoughtfully; graciously; considerately; sympathetically
(b) stated briefly but clearly; clear and concise; short and to the point
(c) pertaining to the sale of goods to final consumers; of the sale of merchandise to end users
(d) ethical; virtuous; righteous; principled; having integrity
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 336
Q1 v. require
(a) to demand; to claim; to need; to call for; to order; to command
(b) to smooth wood; to make smooth; to remove rough areas
(c) to propose; to mention; to imply; to hint; to evoke
(d) to deliver without charge
Q2 adj. audio
(a) present; opposite of absent; accompanying
(b) behind; after; rear; hind
(c) conspicuous; bulging outward; protruding; remarkable; noticeable
(d) pertaining to hearing and listening; sound
Q3 adj. rotten
(a) decayed; decomposed; putrid; spoiled; despicable
(b) excellent; wonderful; splendid; magnificent
(c) preliminary; beginning
(d) regular; ordinary; low-grade; poor
Q4 adj. wire
(a) tasty; having a pleasant taste or smell
(b) nominal; symbolic; perfunctory
(c) little; few in number; trivial; unimportant; modest
(d) made of a thin flexible cord of metal
Q5 n. gratitude
(a) building; something created from a number of interconnecting parts
(b) thankfulness; appreciation
(c) guilt; responsibility; liability
(d) moving back and forth; influence; control; authority
Q6 adj. persistent
(a) clear; evident; simple; flat; smooth
(b) of publicizing; of advancement; of encouragement; of fostering; of an enterprise
(c) most important; main; first; opening; beginning
(d) tenacious; stubborn; constant; continual; diligent
Q7 n. inspection
(a) business of supplying and servicing food
(b) act of looking over carefully and critically; official examination; audit; review
(c) obligation; need; requirement
(d) contamination; dirtying; soiling; spoiling; destruction
Q8 n. convenience
(a) person who works in a skilled occupation; specialist
(b) reiteration; act of redoing something
(c) whole amount; entire quantity; essence; gist
(d) comfort; fitness or suitability for performing an action
Q9 v. sink
(a) to submerge; to fall down below the surface (especially in water)
(b) to travel in a car; to transport in a vehicle; to compel
(c) to back; to support; to finance; to subsidize; to promote
(d) to be short of; to be without; to be missing; to need; to want
Q10 n. close
(a) adviser; counselor; person who guides and teaches; spiritual instructor
(b) sequence; succession; television program broadcast in installments
(c) end; conclusion; plug
(d) person who is native to or resides in a particular area
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 337
Q1 adj. competitive
(a) describing an asset or item which can easily be sold or transferred
(b) sufficient; adequate
(c) involving rivalry; tending to contest
(d) can be traded; can be substituted by something else
Q2 n. whole
(a) manufacturing; trade; diligence; perseverance; tendency to work hard
(b) connection; confiscation; file sent via email
(c) totality; completeness; entirety
(d) flat surface at the bottom of the room on which you walk; story; level of a building
Q3 n. update
(a) more current version of something
(b) tag; sign; identification tag
(c) building; structure; the industry of erecting buildings
(d) law; custom; common practice; government; flat tool used for measuring distances
Q4 n. shrewdness
(a) model; ideal; mold; form; example; pattern
(b) moving back and forth; influence; control; authority
(c) intelligence; ability to think in a clever manner
(d) group of judges; board; band; strip; crew; staff
Q5 adj. talkative
(a) chatty; loquacious
(b) begging; attractive; interesting
(c) wonderful; excellent; marvelous; grand; elegant; magnificent
(d) lucid; eloquent; expressed using clear and distinct words; able to speak
Q6 adj. hidden
(a) reputed; famous
(b) concealed; secret; not to be seen; ulterior
(c) intrinsic; existing as a natural and integral part; natural; inborn
(d) common; regular; ordinary
Q7 n. readership
(a) support; skeleton; structure; system
(b) person or company that produces and distributes printed material
(c) rush; haste; urgency
(d) total number of people who subscribe to a particular publication
Q8 v. spy
(a) to equip; to outfit with supplies
(b) to bear witness; to declare under oath; to attest
(c) to provide secret information about another country; to examine
(d) must (indicating duty or obligation); would (softening the statement)
Q9 v. collide
(a) to shatter; to crack; to be cut off; to cancel
(b) to attract; to pull; to sketch; to depict with lines; to conclude
(c) to establish; to start; to found; to being; to raise
(d) to crash; to meet head on; to come together with solid or direct impact
Q10 adv. nearby
(a) at fixed intervals; at evenly-spaced intervals; usually; customarily
(b) late; tardy
(c) strenuously; with great effort; to the full extent; intently; to the extreme limit
(d) next to; alongside
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Test 338
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 338
Q1 n. minority
(a) part of a population differing in some characteristic; state of being under legal age
(b) mistake; something that is incorrect
(c) distinguishing mark; unique ability; area of expertise
(d) length; distance; duration; period of time
Q2 n. calculator
(a) performance; operation; attainment; mission; success
(b) small machine that makes computations
(c) chauffeur; program which enables an operating system to communicate with a particular device
(d) embarrassing situation; predicament; location; position (i.e. of a ship or individual)
Q3 v. publish
(a) to connect; to join; to link
(b) to accuse; to admonish
(c) to produce and distribute printed material; to advertise
(d) to tie down
Q4 n. resolve
(a) combination of related things or parts that form a complex whole
(b) push; lift; incentive; encouragement
(c) firm decision; ruling; decisiveness; determination
(d) heaviness; unit of mass; pressure; importance; influence
Q5 v. hem
(a) to surround; to enclose; to hesitate; to falter in speaking
(b) to occupy a place; to take a place; to obtain at an advance opportunity
(c) to move heavily or awkwardly; to accumulate; to collect
(d) to have faith in; to assume; to suppose
Q6 v. determine
(a) to arrange in groups; to classify; to sort; to structure
(b) to decide; to define; to conclude; to cause; to affect
(c) to create; to produce; to bring into being
(d) to prosper; to flourish; to succeed
Q7 adj. temporary
(a) concentrated; focused; determined; resolute; purposeful
(b) passing; brief
(c) wonderful; excellent; marvelous; grand; elegant; magnificent
(d) basic; elemental; essential
Q8 v. finish
(a) to terminate; to end; to destroy; to defeat; to complete
(b) to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to heat and spice for drinking
(c) to send away; to fire; to release; to free
(d) to notice; to observe; to comment; to state; to say
Q9 adj. incentive
(a) appropriate; noble
(b) legitimate; legally acceptable; not expired; logical; well-founded
(c) provocative; stimulating; encouraging
(d) profitable; yielding monetary rewards; gainful
Q10 v. loan
(a) to solidify; to become solid; to stabilize; to become stable
(b) to distract; to entertain; to turn in a different direction; to deflect
(c) to lend a sum of money for a period of time; to give temporarily
(d) to move backward; to go back; to return to a previous condition
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Test 339
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 339
Q1 n. foundation
(a) base; fundament; substructure; establishing; institution
(b) insurance; shelter; casing; front; lid
(c) security deposit
(d) something discarded; rubbish; garbage; refuse; nonsense
Q2 n. approved list
(a) detailed account of an occurrence or situation
(b) painstaking labor; careful planning; adding of extra details; act of improving; production
(c) admiration; respect
(d) inventory of legal investments for savings banks and trust funds
Q3 n. overall
(a) one who does not eat meat; herbivore
(b) work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps)
(c) financial assistance
(d) danger; risk; game of chance
Q4 n. pounce
(a) recuperation; getting well; return
(b) trait; feature; ability; distinguishing quality; attribute
(c) negotiation; settlement; business deal
(d) act of suddenly swooping down and grabbing; sudden assault or attack
Q5 adj. rental
(a) of a smaller version or dimension
(b) identical; corresponding; in agreement; harmonious
(c) available to lease or rent
(d) sick; bad; unfriendly; unsatisfactory; inadequate; inferior
Q6 adj. indoor
(a) equal; equivalent; of equal rank or authority
(b) unusual; exceptional; unique; particular; highly valued
(c) occurring within a building; meant to be used inside
(d) major; chief; select; of the highest quality; excellent
Q7 n. interviewer
(a) person who ask questions (i.e. reporter or employer)
(b) announcement; poster, sign; warning; attention; consideration
(c) agreement; settlement; harmony
(d) list of terms and definitions (usually at the end of a book); dictionary of technical or specific terms
Q8 n. pitch
(a) strength; period; permanence
(b) middleman; agent who buys and sells property or shares etc. for other people
(c) relative highness or lowness of a sound; tar; asphalt; throw
(d) physical position or bearing; opinion; attitude
Q9 n. run
(a) list of subjects or other information arranged in alphabetical order; indicator; sign
(b) range; journey; track; path; series; sequence
(c) a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum
(d) person who does not belong to any political party
Q10 n. bank
(a) institution for saving and borrowing money; cashier
(b) degree of difference; promotion of a student to a higher grade
(c) practice session for a performance
(d) development; progress
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 340
Q1 adj. idle
(a) serene; quiet; peaceful; tranquil; relaxed; calm
(b) plain; clear; visible; public; intentional; undisguised (Law)
(c) lazy; vain; unoccupied; unemployed
(d) somewhat
Q2 v. press
(a) to push; to iron; to remove creases or wrinkles; to confiscate for public or government use
(b) to be uncertain; to have misgivings
(c) to place one thing on top of another in a heap; to pile
(d) to suppose; to take on a position or duty; to accept an idea
Q3 v. interview
(a) to convey; to relocate; to hand over; to pass on
(b) to spring back
(c) to question formally; to evaluate through questioning
(d) to fulfill; to meet a request or requirement; to compensate; to remunerate
Q4 n. preventive
(a) place used by planes for takeoff and landing
(b) money (in a bank account); trust; confidence; respect
(c) gas pedal of a motor vehicle
(d) safeguard; something used to avert an unwanted situation
Q5 adj. incorrect
(a) dependable; reliable; accountable; liable
(b) about to happen; imminent
(c) simulated; feigned; make-believe
(d) wrong; erroneous; imprecise; unseemly; improper
Q6 adj. swift
(a) fast; immediate; prompt; smart
(b) gentle; soft; delicate
(c) pertaining to hearing and listening; sound
(d) keeping quiet; reserved; showing self-restraint
Q7 n. downsizing
(a) act of receiving; approval; state of believing in something
(b) something that is superimposed
(c) act of providing; provision; reserve; stock
(d) bringing something down to a smaller scale; lowering expenses
Q8 v. embrace
(a) to represent as the embodiment of perfection
(b) to accept; to belief; to hug; to hold tight
(c) to answer adequately or successfully
(d) to cut with a sharp quick stroke; to reduce; to lower; to criticize strongly
Q9 n. warning
(a) dishonesty; immorality; irregularity; unlawfulness; illegality
(b) caution; advice about danger; advance notice
(c) large batch of letters sent at one time by a single sender; rented property
(d) reiteration; act of redoing something
Q10 adj. coherent
(a) sticking together; consistent
(b) full of or accompanied by; charged with; laden with
(c) clear; exact; precise; quick
(d) well-versed; proficient; skilled
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Test 341
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 341
Q1 v. continue
(a) to cause harm; to cause injury; to destroy partly
(b) to guide; to lead; to instruct; to manage; to supervise
(c) to go on; to keep doing something; to last; to perpetuate
(d) to equip with devices for measuring, recording, or controlling
Q2 n. productivity
(a) misfortune; hardship; distress; suffering
(b) a measurement of output per hours worked; creativeness; fruitfulness; prolificness
(c) rival; (i.e. Coca Cola and Pepsi); person who participates in a contest
(d) richness; prosperity; capital; fortune; abundance
Q3 v. grow
(a) to display; to demonstrate; to bestow; to grant
(b) to employ a group of workers; to provide with employees; to man
(c) to become larger; to cultivate; to be changed; to turn into
(d) to interest; to amuse; to host
Q4 v. assort
(a) to demand; to require; to insist upon; to force
(b) to go after and bring back; to pick up; to charm
(c) to emphasize; to accentuate
(d) to classify; to categorize; to systematize; to structure
Q5 n. portfolio
(a) briefcase; attache case; list of securities and stocks
(b) inheritance; bequest; something handed down from one's ancestors
(c) a word which is formed from the first letters of several words; i.e. TOEIC or NATO
(d) method or course that restores health; prescribed treatment for an illness
Q6 v. travel
(a) to make a request; to implement; to realize; to put into practice
(b) to cause someone enjoyment
(c) to go on a journey; to move; to go from one place to another
(d) to cut off; to curtail; to trim off
Q7 n. surveillance
(a) careful observation of a person or group
(b) small retail store; studio; business; office; outlet
(c) alliance; union; agreement
(d) art and science of disease treatment and health maintenance; remedy; drug
Q8 v. update
(a) to modernize; to make current
(b) to take a picture
(c) to unite; to join; to come together; to become one
(d) to fit; to adapt; to adjust; to tune; to supply with an explanatory device
Q9 v. condition
(a) to train; to accustom; to adapt; to stipulate; to prepare
(b) to argue; to debate; to contest; to oppose; to fight against
(c) to shape with skill
(d) to help; to assist
Q10 adj. trial
(a) compact; having a high mass per unit volume; close
(b) experimental; exploratory; test; used as a sample
(c) excessive; redundant; superfluous
(d) done without waste (of time, resources, etc.)
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 342
Q1 n. franchise
(a) casualty; misadventure; mishap; failure
(b) license to market a company's goods or services; business which has been granted a license
(c) mark; symbol; indication; hint; trace; notice; advertisement
(d) limit to which money may be withdrawn from the bank on credit
Q2 n. reservation
(a) act of ordering in advance (hotel room, airline ticket, etc.)
(b) hold; understanding; knowledge; realization
(c) putting into words; phrase; word; manifestation
(d) declaration; notice; the act of informing the public
Q3 n. difficulty
(a) punctuality
(b) programs which control the functions of a computer's hardware
(c) problem; challenge; hardship; trouble
(d) voyage; sightseeing excursion; trip; route
Q4 adj. routine
(a) perfect; imaginary; excellent; best; exemplary
(b) commonplace; ordinary; usual; customary; habitual
(c) sick; bad; unfriendly; unsatisfactory; inadequate; inferior
(d) payable; subject to or requiring payment especially as specified
Q5 adj. responsible
(a) having the capacity for feeling; susceptible to external influences or agents
(b) happening often; regular; common; usual
(c) dependable; reliable; accountable; liable
(d) of a political group; of social gatherings
Q6 n. publication
(a) process of producing and distributing printed material; act of advertising
(b) expression of admiration; word of praise for someone
(c) corporation; firm; ensemble; association with another
(d) apparatus; appliance; gadget; trick; scheme
Q7 v. rely
(a) to instruct; to provide with intellectual or spiritual understanding
(b) to create a timetable; to enter into a timetable; to plan for a certain date
(c) to find out; to come across; to get information about something
(d) to depend on; to trust in
Q8 n. complex
(a) introduction of something new; change; new method or practice
(b) change of residence; action; turn in a game; formal request or proposition
(c) compound; various objects that for m a unit
(d) lift; mechanical apparatus for moving people or items from floor to floor within a building
Q9 n. few
(a) custom; practice; convention
(c) timetable; agenda; itinerary; plan
(b) progress; advance
(d) not many; some; several; small number of
Q10 v. regard
(a) to look at; to concern; to relate to; to esteem; to appreciate; to consider
(b) to extend; to lengthen
(c) to restore to health; to make well; to correct a bad habit; to preserve food
(d) to bear witness; to declare under oath; to attest
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A1 adv. miserably
definition (b) without pleasure or happiness; wretchedly; poorly
A2 n. autograph
definition (d) a person's handwritten signature
A3 v. card
definition (c) to ask for an identification (i.e. in a bar)
A4 v. doctor
definition (a) to provide medical treatment; to fix; to repair; to mend
A5 v. duplicate
definition (c) to copy; to replicate; to photocopy
A6 adj. sound
definition (b) whole; healthy; in good condition; sane; firm; valid
A7 n. anniversary
definition (d) yearly date commemorating a special event; birthday
A8 n. term
definition (a) word; expression; idiom; condition; stipulation
A9 n. clock
definition (b) timepiece; device for telling time
A10 n. balance
definition (d) leveling; harmony; stability; rest; remainder
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A1 adj. rubber
definition (b) composed of elastic material; made from caoutchouc
A2 adj. reticent
definition (a) keeping quiet; reserved; showing self-restraint
A3 adj. thorough
definition (c) comprehensive; complete; finished
A4 adj. emergency
definition (d) in the event of sudden need
A5 adj. dependent
definition (a) relying on; needing (the help or support of another person); conditional; contingent
A6 adj. stock
definition (b) available on a regular basis; employed to handle merchandise or goods
A7 adj. useful
definition (b) functional; practical; applicable
A8 adj. conversant
definition (d) well-versed; proficient; skilled
A9 adj. regular
definition (d) occurring at fixed intervals; normal; usual; ordinary; common
A10 adj. precise
definition (a) exact; not more and not less; meticulous; strict
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A1 n. attorney
definition (c) lawyer; barrister; advocate; solicitor
A2 n. engineer
definition (a) person who designs and plans (machinery, roads, etc.)
A3 n. corruption
definition (c) dishonesty; immorality; irregularity; unlawfulness; illegality
A4 n. irritation
definition (a) something which annoys or aggravates
A5 n. composition
definition (d) make-up; constitution; essay
A6 adv. thus
definition (d) therefore; so
A7 adv. minutely
definition (c) meticulously; exactingly; scrupulously; diligently; thoroughly
A8 n. caution
definition (c) notice; warning; caveat; carefulness; premonition
A9 n. saw
definition (c) tool for cutting consisting of a toothed blade; saying; maxim; proverb
A10 n. party
definition (b) political group; social gathering; side of an agreement; group; gang
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A1 v. segment
definition (d) to partition; to be partitioned
A2 v. possess
definition (c) to control; to dominate; to hold; to own; to have as property
A3 v. correct
definition (a) to make right; to amend
A4 v. discuss
definition (c) to talk about; to debate; to converse
A5 v. fee
definition (d) to pay to; to hire; to employ
A6 v. establish
definition (d) to set up; to found; to base; to build
A7 v. delete
definition (c) to remove totally; to erase; to eliminate
A8 v. preface
definition (d) to use as an introduction; to use as a foreword
A9 v. exaggerate
definition (b) to overstate; to make something seem greater or more important than it really is
A10 v. foster
definition (c) to encourage; to nurture; to promote; to raise; to care for
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A1 abbr. C.O.O.
definition (b) head manager of a company or large organization
A2 abbr. plc
definition (d) public limited liability company in Britain
A3 abbr. ROI
definition (b) method of measuring the profitability of a company (derived by dividing the net income by total
assets)
A4 abbr. C.S.O.
definition (a) top executive rank; person who is responsible for the security of a company's communications
and business systems
A5 abbr. G.N.P.
definition (a) total value of goods and services produced by a country in a given period (generally one year)
A6 abbr. corp.
definition (a) large company; firm; business
A7 abbr. mth.
definition (c) period of about 30 days or 4 weeks; 1/12 of a year
A8 abbr. AOL
definition (b) American corporation headquartered in Virginia, owner and operator of on line and interactive
computer services
A9 abbr. I.O.U.
definition (d) signed note acknowledging a debt
A10 abbr. pd.
definition (b) given money that was owed
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A1 prep. upon
definition (c) on; atop
A2 prep. regarding
definition (c) with relation to
A3 prep. below
definition (b) under; beneath; underneath
A4 prep. despite
definition (c) notwithstanding
A5 prep. save
definition (a) except; besides; but
A6 prep. apart
definition (c) besides; but; excluding
A7 prep. between
definition (c) intermediate to; common; shared
A8 prep. except
definition (a) but; besides
A9 prep. opposite
definition (a) across from; facing
A10 prep. outside
definition (c) besides; aside from
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A1 adv. cheap
definition (d) inexpensively
A2 adv. curtly
definition (d) briefly; bluntly; rudely
A3 adv. particularly
definition (c) especially; specifically
A4 adv. counter
definition (d) against; in contrast to
A5 adv. direct
definition (c) clearly; in a straightforward manner
A6 adv. downward
definition (b) towards a lower place, position or section
A7 adv. clearly
definition (d) obviously; apparently; unmistakably
A8 n. fold
definition (c) bend; crease; depression in the ground; hollow between two hills; yard
A9 v. take
definition (d) to seize; to capture; to possess; to contract
A10 n. exchange
definition (c) conversion; stock market; trade; barter; conversation
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A1 adj. obvious
definition (d) clear; unmistakable; apparent; evident; plain
A2 n. category
definition (d) class; division; section; segment
A3 adv. smoothly
definition (c) gently; without roughness or projections; evenly; calmly
A4 v. cost
definition (c) to have a price; to require payment; to set a price
A5 n. current
definition (c) flow (of water, electricity, etc.); process; tendency; direction
A6 n. supplement
definition (d) something which makes up for a deficiency; addition; extra added part
A7 n. furniture
definition (d) movable articles for use in a home or office (i.e. chairs, desks, cabinets, closets, etc.)
A8 n. guarantee
definition (a) security; warranty; pledge; assurance
A9 v. wrench
definition (c) to pull by force; to twist; to cut off; to distort; to pervert
A10 v. harvest
definition (a) to reap; to gather in ripe crops; to catch; to gather
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A1 adj. late
definition (d) coming or occurring after the usual or expected time; tardy; slow; delayed
A2 adj. unsatisfactory
definition (d) inadequate; disappointing; not good enough
A3 adj. inbound
definition (a) traveling in an inward direction
A4 adj. proof
definition (c) resistant; invulnerable; impervious; sealed; durable
A5 adj. unfair
definition (c) biased; dishonest
A6 qdj. vacant
definition (b) empty; unfilled; unoccupied; lacking expression
A7 adj. assistant
definition (b) serving as an aide; helpful; supportive; auxiliary
A8 adj. obligatory
definition (a) binding; compelling; must be done; necessary
A9 adj. similar
definition (a) alike; having common qualities; comparable
A10 adj. prior
definition (b) earlier; antecedent; former
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A1 n. brochure
definition (c) leaflet; booklet; printed product information
A2 n. offence
definition (c) attack; misdeed; insult; transgression
A3 n. disease
definition (d) sickness; illness
A4 n. discretion
definition (a) caution; wisdom; careful judgment
A5 n. coverage
definition (b) survey; review; news reporting; insurance
A6 n. claim
definition (a) lawsuit; request; right
A7 n. office
definition (d) chamber; bureau; incumbency; agency; authority
A8 n. garner
definition (b) place where grain is stored; granary; storehouse; collection; store
A9 n. task
definition (c) job; assignment; obligation; role
A10 n. yield
definition (d) harvest; return; produce; income; profit
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A1 v. drop
definition (b) to fall; to make fall; to bring down; to go down; to omit; to abandon
A2 v. stipulate
definition (d) to require that certain conditions be met before the signing of a contract; to specify; to require
A3 v. guarantee
definition (a) to vouch for; to give a warranty; to assure; to promise
A4 v. interest
definition (b) to cause to become involved in; to arouse curiosity
A5 v. detect
definition (c) to discover; to discern; to find out
A6 v. contain
definition (c) to include; to hold back; to restrain; to keep under control
A7 adj. harmful
definition (c) injurious; causing damage
A8 v. refund
definition (d) to return money; to reimburse; to repay; to finance again
A9 v. launch
definition (b) to start; to run; to activate; to inaugurate; to break into
A10 v. tenant
definition (c) to rent; to inhabit; to occupy
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A1 abbr. C.T.O.
definition (c) top executive rank; person who is responsible for research and development and possibly for
new product plans
A2 abbr. N/A
definition (c) describing something that can be left out isn't required
A3 abbr. C.V.
definition (b) resume; chronological description of one's employment and educational history; biography
A4 abbr. PR
definition (d) actions of promoting goodwill and distributing information for a company or organization
A5 abbr. Ph.D.
definition (c) graduate with a doctorate; graduate of a doctoral program; university degree; title
A6 abbr. C.C.O.
definition (d) person who is responsible for ensuring that a company and its employees are in compliance with
government regulations and internal policies
A7 abbr. A.O.B.
definition (b) used at the end of the list of subjects to be discussed at a meeting or conference
A8 abbr. p.m.
definition (a) between noon and midnight; in the afternoon; after the hour of 12:00 noon
A9 abbr. C.I.O.
definition (d) Chief Information Officer; person who is responsible for a company's internal information systems
A10 abbr. ASAP
definition (c) quickly; immediately; swiftly; speedily; fast
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A1 prep. throughout
definition (d) in every part; at every point or moment
A2 prep. during
definition (a) while; throughout
A3 prep. until
definition (b) up to
A4 prep. beneath
definition (a) under; underneath
A5 prep. within
definition (a) during
A6 prep. considering
definition (a) taking into account; in light of
A7 prep. concerning
definition (b) about
A8 prep. above
definition (a) over; higher than; more than
A9 prep. behind
definition (d) after; in back of
A10 prep. beyond
definition (b) further; more distant
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A1 adv. consequently
definition (b) as a result; therefore
A2 adv. plain
definition (b) simply; in an unembellished manner; clearly
A3 adv. probably
definition (b) almost certainly; very likely; apparently; in all likelihood
A4 adv. consciously
definition (a) knowingly; with awareness
A5 adv. already
definition (c) previously; before a certain time
A6 adv. precisely
definition (c) exactly; accurately; definitely; certainly; surely
A7 adv. ahead
definition (c) forward; in advance
A8 n. exclusion
definition (c) prevention; rejection; leaving out; keeping out; shutting out
A9 adv. etc.
definition (d) and so on; and so forth
A10 adv. behind
definition (d) late; tardy
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A1 v. banquet
definition (a) to hold a party; to feast; to dine; to drink
A2 adj. flawed
definition (d) defective; imperfect; cracked
A3 n. key
definition (b) device used to open locks; button on a board
A4 v. obtain
definition (a) to acquire; to procure; to secure; to earn; to achieve
A5 n. expiration
definition (c) termination; end
A6 n. regard
definition (d) esteem; respect; thought; consideration; look; glance
A7 adv. anyway
definition (c) in whatever manner; however
A8 v. articulate
definition (d) to express in a fluent and clear manner
A9 n. outside
definition (a) external part or surface of something
A10 adj. major
definition (c) more important than others; great; serious
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A1 adj. conservative
definition (d) resisting change; desiring to preserve traditions; cautious
A2 adj. maternal
definition (c) motherly; related through a mother; relating to or characteristic of a mother or motherhood
A3 adj. downtown
definition (a) pertaining to the commercial center of a city
A4 adj. bulk
definition (c) relating to or designed for the mass of people; large-scale; widespread; popular
A5 adj. detailed
definition (d) itemized; marked by thoroughness in treating small items or parts
A6 adj. formatted
definition (a) arranged in a particular way; prepared for reading and writing
A7 adj. narrow
definition (d) tight; strait; reduced; not wide
A8 v. gather
definition (b) to assemble; to collect; to accumulate; to conclude; to deduce
A9 adj. rival
definition (d) being in competition; contending
A10 adj. credible
definition (c) reliable; trustworthy; dependable
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A1 n. trash
definition (d) something discarded; rubbish; garbage; refuse; nonsense
A2 n. blanket
definition (a) bed covering; quilt
A3 n. motivation
definition (d) incentive; drive; inspiration; state of being stirred to action
A4 n. accounting
definition (d) a system of recording and analyzing financial transactions; auditing; a detailed financial
statement
A5 n. error
definition (b) mistake; something that is incorrect
A6 n. vat
definition (b) large container; tank; tub
A7 n. editor
definition (b) person or organization that prepares printed matter for publication
A8 n. back
definition (c) part of a chair; rear part of the human body
A9 n. resilience
definition (b) elasticity; cheerfulness; quality of quickly recovering from sadness or failure; buoyancy
A10 n. resume
definition (c) summary; synopsis; abstract; CV; curriculum vitae
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A1 v. pad
definition (b) to cushion; to fill; to fill out; to walk; to go by foot
A2 v. discourage
definition (d) to cause to lose heart; to deter; to dissuade; to show disapproval of; to derail
A3 v. enrich
definition (d) to improve; to make better
A4 v. rehearse
definition (c) to drill; to practice an action repeatedly in order to perfect it
A5 v. deposit
definition (a) to put a sum of money in a bank for safekeeping; to pay in part; to set down
A6 adj. changeable
definition (b) arbitrary; fickle; flexible
A7 adv. entirely
definition (a) totally; completely; absolutely
A8 v. border
definition (d) to be adjacent to
A9 v. initiate
definition (b) to set going; to launch; to begin; to start
A10 v. post
definition (a) to assign to a duty; to station; to publicize; to advertise
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A1 abbr. C.O.D.
definition (d) cash payment to be made upon receipt of products or goods
A2 abbr. lb
definition (b) pound; unit of weight in ancient Rome equaling approximately 12 ounces
A3 abbr. C.F.O.
definition (a) treasurer; person who is responsible for all financial aspects of a company
A4 abbr. R&D
definition (a) department in a company that develops new products
A5 abbr. i.e.
definition (a) that is to say (Latin); for example; for instance
A6 abbr. PTO
definition (b) requesting to view or read the opposite side of a page or document
A7 abbr. etc.
definition (d) Latin for and so on; and so forth
A8 abbr. C.E.O.
definition (d) head manager of a corporation, company or large organization
A9 abbr. hr
definition (a) period of 60 minutes
A10 abbr. C.C.
definition (a) secondary email address; copy of a document, message, or email that is sent to a third party
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A1 adv. below
definition (c) at a further point
A2 adv. sincerely
definition (a) honestly; genuinely; earnestly; faithfully
A3 adv. necessarily
definition (c) as a logical result; unavoidably
A4 adv. drastically
definition (b) intensely; in an extreme manner; severely
A5 adv. sternly
definition (a) strictly; firmly
A6 adv. overhead
definition (d) from above; above; in the sky
A7 adv. rapidly
definition (c) quickly; fast; swiftly
A8 n. system
definition (c) combination of related things or parts that form a complex whole
A9 adv. forward
definition (d) ahead; to the front
A10 adv. good
definition (d) nice; excellent; of high quality
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A1 n. infancy
definition (b) beginning phase of a project; babyhood
A2 v. underestimate
definition (c) to assign too low a value to
A3 n. announcement
definition (d) declaration; notice; the act of informing the public
A4 conj. though
definition (b) despite; in spite of
A5 adj. fueled
definition (d) filled with petrol, gas or another substance that produces energy
A6 adv. unfortunately
definition (a) regrettably
A7 adv. nevertheless
definition (c) anyway; anyhow; still; all the same
A8 v. encourage
definition (a) to support; to inspire; to give hope
A9 v. conjure
definition (a) to appeal; to summon; to invoke; to implore
A10 adj. sharp
definition (b) having a thin edge intended for cutting; sudden; clear; smart
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A1 adj. waste
definition (c) leftover; unused; desolate; desert; destroyed
A2 adj. sensitive
definition (a) having the capacity for feeling; susceptible to external influences or agents
A3 adj. remarkable
definition (b) striking; noteworthy; extraordinary; exceptional
A4 adj. part
definition (c) somewhat
A5 adj. kind
definition (d) gentle; good-hearted; understanding; compassionate
A6 adj. collect
definition (a) having the receiver pay the charges (for a phone call)
A7 adj. injured
definition (c) hurt; wounded; insulted; offended; damaged
A8 adj. extensive
definition (c) spreading over a large area; comprehensive
A9 adj. blanket
definition (b) comprehensive; inclusive
A10 adj. equivalent
definition (a) same in worth or value; same in importance; corresponding
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A1 n. pursuit
definition (b) chase; quest; search; occupation; pastime
A2 n. pleasure
definition (a) enjoyment; amusement; entertainment; delight; joy
A3 n. launch
definition (d) act of sending out; act of starting or initiating; commencement; inauguration
A4 n. setup
definition (a) arrangement; structure; organization; hoax; configuration of hardware or software (Computers)
A5 n. strategy
definition (d) plans or methods created for the purpose of achieving a goal
A6 n. final
definition (a) end; conclusion; last edition of a newspaper
A7 n. disposition
definition (d) character; nature; trait; arrangement; placement
A8 n. salient
definition (d) angle that points outward
A9 n. avail
definition (b) advantage; profit; help; benefit
A10 n. minute
definition (c) unit of time equal to 60 seconds; 1/60 of an hour; memo; protocol; memorandum
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A1 v. trustee
definition (a) to grant a person or persons legal custodianship over property not belonging to them
A2 v. bias
definition (b) to prejudice; to influence opinions
A3 v. overcome
definition (a) to subdue; to solve
A4 v. program
definition (b) to schedule; to plan; to write a system of operating instructions for a computer
A5 v. testify
definition (b) to bear witness; to declare under oath; to attest
A6 v. install
definition (c) to set up for use; to put in (i.e. machinery); to establish in an office or position
A7 n. profit
definition (b) earnings; financial gain; benefit; advantage; privilege
A8 v. hire
definition (a) to lease; to rent; to employ
A9 v. stake
definition (d) to risk; to gamble; to finance; to underwrite
A10 v. pair
definition (a) to couple; to be part one of a match; to mate
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A1 abbr. I.P.O.
definition (a) first offering to the public of a company's shares on the stock market
A2 abbr. G.D.P.
definition (a) total goods and services produced by nation during one year excluding payments on foreign
investments
A3 abbr. a.m.
definition (b) morning; time before noon; hours between midnight and noon
A4 abbr. Inc.
definition (b) legally established as a corporation
A5 abbr. no.
definition (a) numeral; mathematical value or its symbol; unit in a series; part
A6 abbr. PIN
definition (b) set of numbers which identifies a person
A7 abbr. Ltd.
definition (c) firm, company that is organized in such a way as to give its owners limited liability
A8 abbr. HTML
definition (d) language used to write pages and sites for the Internet
A9 abbr. H.R.
definition (b) manpower; personnel; human work force; human labor; staff
A10 abbr. attn.
definition (b) directed to a particular person (generally used when addressing a letter or message) or issue
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A1 adv. perhaps
definition (c) maybe; possibly; could be
A2 adv. ultimately
definition (a) in the end; eventually
A3 adv. randomly
definition (b) accidentally; by chance
A4 adv. approximately
definition (b) nearly; about; around; circa
A5 adv. pretty
definition (a) moderately; quite; rather; to some extent
A6 adv. courteously
definition (c) politely; respectfully; graciously
A7 adv. rarely
definition (c) infrequently; not often; seldom
A8 v. rebuild
definition (b) to reconstruct; to erect again
A9 adv. interim
definition (c) meanwhile; in the meantime
A10 adv. last
definition (c) after all others; finally; at the end; most recently
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A1 n. recruit
definition (c) new member of a group; new employee
A2 n. crux
definition (d) heart of the matter; main point
A3 n. capital
definition (c) property; financial means; assets; main city of a country of region
A4 n. technique
definition (b) method of performance
A5 n. deadline
definition (b) time when a project; assignment; task or job must be completed or turned in
A6 n. refusal
definition (a) denial; rejection
A7 v. match
definition (d) to be compatible; to be suitable; to be an equal competitor; to compare
A8 n. grant
definition (c) award; gift; present; contribution; donation
A9 v. impede
definition (d) to delay; to obstruct; to hinder; to prevent; to thwart
A10 v. idealize
definition (d) to represent as the embodiment of perfection
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A1 adj. unbiased
definition (d) impartial; equitable
A2 adj. dotted
definition (d) spotted; speckled; composed of a series of small dashes (about a line)
A3 adj. record
definition (c) comprising the best result ever attained
A4 adj. trade
definition (a) commercial; of commerce
A5 adj. awesome
definition (a) impressive; inspiring; great; frightening
A6 adj. operational
definition (b) working; functional; ready for use
A7 v. penalize
definition (c) to punish
A8 adj. colloquial
definition (d) conversational; not used in formal speaking or writing; informal
A9 adj. drastic
definition (c) extreme; intense; severe
A10 adj. scrupulous
definition (a) moral; adhering to ethical principles; precise; strict; exact
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A1 n. equipment
definition (b) supplies; necessary items; tools, instruments or other objects for completing a task
A2 n. college
definition (d) institution of higher education that grants degrees; type of school; council
A3 n. bound
definition (c) limit; border
A4 n. symposium
definition (c) meeting or conference at which a specific topic is discussed
A5 n. expenditure
definition (b) spending; disbursement; outlay (especially financial)
A6 n. slope
definition (d) side of a hill; incline; upward or downward slant; degree to which a surface deviates from the
vertical
A7 n. exhibition
definition (b) display; show; public presentation of work or skills; trade fair
A8 v. grasp
definition (d) to seize; to grip; to comprehend; to understand; to realize
A9 n. slice
definition (b) thin piece cut from a larger object; portion; share
A10 n. alliance
definition (c) pact; treaty; connection; relationship
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A1 v. progress
definition (d) to advance; to move forward; to gain
A2 v. influence
definition (b) to affect; to impact; to impel; to control
A3 v. bother
definition (a) to annoy; to harass; to worry; to make an effort; to be concerned
A4 v. span
definition (a) to extend across; to stretch from one point another; to bridge
A5 v. display
definition (a) to put out for others to see; to show; to exhibit; to reveal
A6 v. picture
definition (a) to photograph; to paint; to draw; to describe; to depict
A7 v. evaluate
definition (b) to appraise; to judge the worth or quality; to assess; to gauge
A8 adj. name
definition (d) reputed; famous
A9 v. concur
definition (d) to agree; to harmonize; to coincide; to collaborate; to consent
A10 v. plug
definition (c) to cap; to cork; to stop up; to block; to advertise
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A1 adv. severely
definition (d) seriously; gravely; acutely; critically
A2 adv. overseas
definition (a) in a place across an ocean
A3 adv. initially
definition (c) at first; in the first place; at the beginning
A4 adv. late
definition (b) after the usual or expected time; tardily; recently; far on time; formerly
A5 adv. fine
definition (c) very well; excellent
A6 adv. surely
definition (c) confidently; certainly; without a doubt; yes; of course
A7 adv. moderately
definition (b) mildly; deliberatively; in a temperate manner; not excessively; reasonably
A8 v. scale
definition (b) to climb; to ascend; to weigh; to do according to a particular ratio
A9 v. clarify
definition (a) to make clear; to explain
A10 adv. quarterly
definition (b) four times a year; once every three months
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A1 v. doubt
definition (a) to be uncertain; to have misgivings
A2 n. consistency
definition (d) material coherence; firmness; persistence; steadfastness
A3 n. prospect
definition (b) chance; probability of advancement or success; hope; promise
A4 n. commission
definition (c) percentage of profits earned by a salesperson
A5 n. setback
definition (d) obstacle; misfortune; something which hinders progress
A6 n. cash reserves
definition (a) bank deposits that are available on a short-term basis; treasury bills
A7 n. bearer instrument
definition (d) a signed money order which is payable on demand to the holder
A8 v. extract
definition (d) to remove; to take out; to squeeze; to press; to elicit
A9 n. challenge
definition (b) difficult situation; something which tests one's ability to handle difficult tasks
A10 n. journey
definition (c) long trip; distance; voyage
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A1 adj. enough
definition (b) sufficient; adequate
A2 adj. bothersome
definition (b) annoying; irritating
A3 adj. professional
definition (d) of a skilled occupation; working in one of the skilled occupations
A4 adj. moral
definition (a) ethical; virtuous; righteous; principled; having integrity
A5 adj. sufficient
definition (c) enough; adequate
A6 adj. priceless
definition (c) invaluable; beyond any expressible value; very expensive
A7 adj. due
definition (c) owed; payable; right; fitting; suitable; adequate
A8 adj. effective
definition (b) productive; in operation; impressive; striking
A9 adj. second
definition (b) next after the first; alternate; other; additional; subordinate; having a lower rank
A10 adj. ready
definition (b) prepared; set; eager; willing; quick; fast
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A1 n. cycle
definition (b) series (of stories, articles, reports etc.); recurring period of time
A2 n. overview
definition (d) synopsis; general survey; introduction
A3 n. assembly
definition (a) meeting; conference; set; group of people
A4 n. empathy
definition (d) entering into the feelings of another; sympathy; vicarious emotion; understanding
A5 n. tray
definition (d) flat receptacle used to hold other items; platter
A6 n. formal
definition (c) occasion which requires fancy dress (dance, ball, etc.); evening gown
A7 n. fence
definition (c) railing; hedge; ability to argue; person who sells stolen goods
A8 adj. fine
definition (b) delicate; thin; flimsy; handsome; top-quality; excellent
A9 n. overhead
definition (b) general expenses; manufacturing and business expenses
A10 n. itinerary
definition (c) route; travel plans; travel journal
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A1 v. donate
definition (b) to give; to contribute; to grant; to bestow
A2 v. absorb
definition (d) to suck up; take up; take in
A3 v. consume
definition (a) to eat or drink; to use up; to destroy
A4 v. compare
definition (b) to show how (people or things) are alike or different; to consider to be similar
A5 v. swap
definition (c) to exchange one thing for another; to trade; to barter
A6 v. rate
definition (d) to assess; to appraise; to determine value; to grade; to classify; to sort
A7 v. issue
definition (b) to publish; to distribute; to circulate; to emit
A8 v. mean
definition (c) to signify; to be significant; to intend; to indicate
A9 v. amend
definition (a) to change; to alter; to improve
A10 v. alleviate
definition (a) to allay; to soothe; to relieve; to soften; to lessen
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A1 adv. overtime
definition (a) exceeding regular working hours
A2 adv. cordially
definition (d) in a friendly manner; warmly
A3 adv. contrary
definition (a) in opposition; against; counter
A4 adv. ill
definition (a) with difficulty; barely; scarcely; poorly; improperly
A5 adv. originally
definition (b) at first; in the first place; in a unique manner
A6 adv. obviously
definition (c) clearly; unmistakably; plainly; apparently
A7 adv. abreast
definition (d) side by side; in alignment; on top of; up-to-date; well-informed
A8 adv. above
definition (b) overhead; over; in a higher place
A9 adv. downtown
definition (b) into the city center; into the the town
A10 adv. though
definition (b) anyway
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A1 n. lawsuit
definition (b) case in a court of law brought by one party against another; legal claim
A2 n. electrician
definition (c) person who installs or maintains wiring systems
A3 v. exceed
definition (d) to surpass; to pass; to go beyond; to outdo
A4 adj. limited
definition (c) confined within a boundary; restricted; narrow; mediocre
A5 n. nexus
definition (d) means of connection; link; joint; connected group
A6 adj. senior
definition (c) older; elder; having a higher rank; aged
A7 n. glove
definition (a) protecting covering for the hand; padded covering for the hand
A8 n. variation
definition (b) degree of diversity; change; modified version; deviation
A9 n. top
definition (b) summit; peak; head
A10 v. accelerate
definition (c) to hasten; to increase the speed of something; to speed something up
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A1 adj. impossible
definition (a) unbearable; cannot be done; cannot be endured
A2 adj. stationary
definition (a) still; fixed in place; static; settled; tending to stay in one place
A3 adj. alert
definition (b) ready; attentive; quick; agile
A4 adj. polite
definition (a) courteous; having good manners; gentle; genial; kind
A5 adj. own
definition (b) belonging to oneself or itself (mine, yours, his, etc.); self; by oneself
A6 adj. initiative
definition (a) beginning; introductory
A7 adj. sanitary
definition (b) hygienic; clean; healthy
A8 adj. quality
definition (d) excellent; having superior characteristics; fine
A9 adj. duplicate
definition (b) double; identical; matching
A10 adj. prize
definition (d) valuable; unique; outstanding; award-winning
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A1 n. offset
definition (d) outcome; compensation; counterbalance
A2 n. territory
definition (d) region; district; zone; area; domain
A3 n. circle
definition (d) ring-shaped geometric figure; round figure; group; society
A4 n. weapon
definition (d) instrument for use in attack or defense in combat
A5 n. majority
definition (c) greater number or part; number greater than half of the total
A6 n. disk
definition (d) flat circular object
A7 n. limit
definition (b) point at which something ends; edge; border; restriction; restraint
A8 n. taste
definition (c) perception of flavor; sense; reason
A9 n. seminar
definition (d) educational meeting; training session
A10 n. frank
definition (a) mark or signature which allows a letter or package to be sent free of charge
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A1 v. seek
definition (b) to go in search of; to look for; to search for; to request
A2 v. resemble
definition (b) to be similar to; to be akin to; to look like; to have a similar appearance to
A3 v. bill
definition (c) to charge; to announce; to advertise
A4 v. credit
definition (d) to believe; to have faith in; to supply goods by deferred payment
A5 v. vacation
definition (a) to go on holiday
A6 v. mark
definition (d) to indicate; to signal; to write down; to record; to notice
A7 v. describe
definition (d) to illustrate; to explain; to characterize; to elucidate
A8 n. interest
definition (a) concern; affair; percentage on a loan which is paid over time
A9 v. scan
definition (d) to convert an object or image into a digital image using an optical device to browse
A10 v. graduate
definition (a) to complete a course of study and receive a degree or diploma
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A1 adv. easy
definition (d) comfortably; without great difficulty or effort
A2 adv. regularly
definition (b) at fixed intervals; at evenly-spaced intervals; usually; customarily
A3 adv. enough
definition (c) quite; sufficiently; fairly
A4 adv. abroad
definition (b) in another country; outside; widely
A5 adv. least
definition (a) to the smallest extent possible
A6 adv. comparatively
definition (c) relatively
A7 adv. frequently
definition (c) regularly; often
A8 n. particular
definition (a) detail; individual characteristic; item; article; specific proposition
A9 adv. between
definition (a) amid; in the middle
A10 adv. beneath
definition (d) under; below
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A1 adj. interchangeable
definition (b) can be traded; can be substituted by something else
A2 adj. incumbent
definition (c) presently holding an office or position; compulsory; necessary; resting; lying
A3 v. criticize
definition (c) to disapprove; to censure; to find fault
A4 conj. whether
definition (a) if
A5 n. valuable
definition (c) something of great worth
A6 adj. necessary
definition (a) vital; essential; indispensable; unavoidable
A7 n. means
definition (b) method; way; medium; resources; funds
A8 v. call
definition (b) to invite; to speak loudly; to visit; to phone
A9 v. suit
definition (a) to fit; to match; to satisfy; to please; to clothe
A10 n. trouble
definition (d) problem; misfortune; annoyance; cause of worry
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A1 adj. ill
definition (c) sick; bad; unfriendly; unsatisfactory; inadequate; inferior
A2 adj. informal
definition (a) unofficial; relaxed; casual; easy; laid-back
A3 adj. dynamic
definition (c) forceful; energetic; vigorous; spirited; alive
A4 adj. substantial
definition (a) firm; wealthy; influential; important; considerable
A5 adj. competent
definition (b) adept; capable; suitably skilled; well qualified; experienced
A6 adj. cautious
definition (c) careful; wary; suspicious
A7 adj. hourly
definition (b) continual
A8 adj. clear
definition (d) pure; obvious; easy to understand; comprehensible
A9 adj. pretend
definition (a) simulated; feigned; make-believe
A10 adj. downsize
definition (d) of a smaller version or dimension
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A1 n. size
definition (b) spatial dimension; measurement; extent; degree
A2 n. possibility
definition (c) probability; feasibility; chance; likelihood
A3 n. revise
definition (a) act of making changes; alteration; proof sheet made to verify changes made and check for
additional errors
A4 n. rehearsal
definition (b) practice session for a performance
A5 n. regular
definition (a) frequent customer; repeat customer
A6 n. upgrade
definition (d) the process of installing a newer and more powerful version of a software package or a piece of
hardware
A7 n. employee
definition (a) worker; person who works for a company or an individual
A8 n. dial
definition (d) rotatable disk on a telephone
A9 n. quote
definition (d) citation; commercial offer
A10 n. charge
definition (b) price; cargo; responsibility
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A1 v. admonish
definition (a) to warn; to scold; to reprove
A2 v. adhere
definition (b) to stick to; to cling to; to be devoted to (an idea, group, organization etc.)
A3 v. trouble
definition (a) to worry; to cause concern; to annoy; to bother; to disturb
A4 v. adjourn
definition (d) to postpone; to delay; to end a meeting; to move to another place
A5 v. margin
definition (a) to set apart an additional amount of space or money for security
A6 v. strive
definition (b) to endeavor; to try hard; to compete; to struggle; to resist
A7 adv. ostensibly
definition (a) apparently; seemingly; to all appearances
A8 v. alternate
definition (c) to interchange; to take turns; to rotate; to substitute
A9 v. handle
definition (b) to manage; to process; to deal in; to do business with; to treat
A10 v. reclaim
definition (b) to demand the return of property; to repossess
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A1 adv. truly
definition (b) really; genuinely
A2 adv. opposite
definition (b) contrarily
A3 adv. twice
definition (a) doubly
A4 adv. gradually
definition (b) progressively
A5 adv. previously
definition (c) before; at an earlier time; in the past; antecedently
A6 adv. beyond
definition (b) past; further than
A7 adv. barely
definition (d) hardly; scarcely
A8 v. blanket
definition (b) to cover; to coat
A9 adj. adroit
definition (b) alert; clever; ingenious; skillful; adept
A10 adv. apart
definition (b) separately; aside; into pieces
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A1 v. execute
definition (b) to perform; to carry out; to put into practice
A2 v. waver
definition (c) to sway; to oscillate; to vacillate; to fluctuate
A3 v. treasure
definition (b) to put away for future use
A4 n. stall
definition (c) stand; booth; pen; pretext to delay
A5 n. state
definition (d) condition; phase; mood; splendor; nation
A6 n. estimate
definition (a) judgment of an object's worth; appraisal; opinion; judgment
A7 v. enlighten
definition (c) to instruct; to provide with intellectual or spiritual understanding
A8 n. structure
definition (a) building; something created from a number of interconnecting parts
A9 adj. conscientious
definition (b) careful; wanting to do what is right
A10 n. field
definition (c) area; domain; range; piece of land; surface
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A1 adj. robust
definition (d) strong; healthy
A2 adj. metropolitan
definition (b) characteristic of a capital city; sophisticated
A3 adj. original
definition (c) first; primary; innovative; creative; novel
A4 adj. attendant
definition (c) present; opposite of absent; accompanying
A5 adj. critical
definition (d) judgmental; important; crucial; vital
A6 adj. liable
definition (d) under legal obligation; responsible; prone
A7 n. merchandise
definition (a) goods; ware; stock; articles or items to be sold
A8 adj. either
definition (a) one of two
A9 adj. conventional
definition (a) customary; routine; formal
A10 adj. prolific
definition (b) fruitful; productive; abundant; plentiful; multiplying; producing fruit
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A1 n. image
definition (d) figure; form; reflection; picture; likeness; embodiment
A2 n. cuisine
definition (d) style of cooking; national food
A3 n. acceptance
definition (c) act of receiving; approval; state of believing in something
A4 n. candidate
definition (d) applicant; nominee; examinee
A5 n. premises
definition (d) property; site; area; grounds; building with the grounds belonging to it
A6 n. royalties
definition (c) percentage of profits paid to an artist for each copy of his work that is sold
A7 n. government
definition (c) ruling of a country or area; political control; authority
A8 n. imperative
definition (d) necessity; obligation; command; order
A9 n. subject
definition (a) topic; branch of studies; major; citizen; motive
A10 n. myriad
definition (a) great number of persons or things; many; a lot; composed of a countless number of items
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A1 v. lesson
definition (c) to instruct; to teach; to scold; to reprove; to rebuke
A2 v. carpet
definition (a) to cover or to furnish with textile materials; to reprimand; to scold
A3 v. offset
definition (c) to compensate; to balance
A4 v. decide
definition (c) to choose; to select from several options; to conclude; to resolve
A5 v. advantage
definition (b) to help; to assist; to promote; to be beneficial to
A6 v. transact
definition (d) to carry out; to conduct; to perform
A7 v. survive
definition (a) to outlive; to remain in use; to outlast; to endure; to withstand
A8 v. fine
definition (b) to impose a tax upon; to purify; to make thin or thinner; to reduce; to clarify
A9 v. succeed
definition (b) to prosper; to achieve; to attain; to follow; to inherit
A10 v. haze
definition (a) to treat someone new in a humiliating manner; to harass; to humiliate
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A1 n. puzzle
definition (a) enigma; riddle; game; jigsaw
A2 n. contract
definition (a) agreement; pact; deal
A3 adj. executive
definition (b) administrative; operational; having the power to execute laws and policy
A4 conj. whereas
definition (b) since; inasmuch as; while; while on the contrary
A5 n. mood
definition (c) state of mind; predominant emotion
A6 v. peddle
definition (d) to hawk; to vend; to deal; to distribute; to sell
A7 v. vary
definition (a) to alter; to change; to fluctuate
A8 n. enough
definition (d) adequate amount; sufficient degree
A9 adv. yet
definition (b) still; already; but; in spite of; although
A10 n. metropolitan
definition (c) resident of a capital city; sophisticated big-city person
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A1 adj. sophisticated
definition (a) refined; cultured; complex; intricate; complicated
A2 adj. civic
definition (a) pertaining to a city; pertaining to citizenship
A3 adj. elect
definition (b) chosen for office but net yet formally installed
A4 adj. splendid
definition (c) wonderful; excellent; marvelous; grand; elegant; magnificent
A5 adj. sincere
definition (d) honest; truthful; frank; straightforward; genuine; earnest
A6 adj. healthy
definition (a) well; not sick; fit; sound
A7 adj. false
definition (d) not true; counterfeit; deceitful; wrong; artificial; not faithful
A8 n. cruise
definition (d) traveling on a ship; sea voyage; sailing
A9 n. integrity
definition (d) honesty; uprightness; morality; wholeness; unity
A10 adj. opposite
definition (d) facing; across from; contrary; reverse; different; antithetical
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A1 n. initiative
definition (d) enterprise; drive; ambition; beginning move in a process; first step
A2 n. pose
definition (b) stance
A3 n. hire
definition (d) wages; rent; rental; charge; fee
A4 n. departure
definition (c) leaving; going away; opposite of arrival
A5 n. pointer
definition (d) indicator; something used to point; hand on a clock; clue; advice
A6 n. adjustable rate
definition (a) an interest percentage that changes over time
A7 v. apply
definition (b) to make a request; to implement; to realize; to put into practice
A8 n. cover
definition (a) insurance; shelter; casing; front; lid
A9 n. interpreter
definition (c) person who translates from one language to another (orally); person how clarifies; commentator
A10 n. lever
definition (a) a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum
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A1 v. counterbalance
definition (b) to act against; to oppose (with an equal weight, force etc.)
A2 v. slump
definition (b) to collapse; to decline; to decrease; to deteriorate; to settle
A3 v. assemble
definition (a) to gather; to collect; to converge; to arrange; to meet
A4 v. sustain
definition (a) to support; to provide for; to finance; to assist; to encourage
A5 v. survey
definition (a) to look over; to observe; to examine carefully; to study
A6 v. manage
definition (d) to administer; to direct; to supervise; to accomplish; to handle
A7 v. judge
definition (c) to criticize; to assess; to determine; to rule
A8 adj. forecast
definition (d) predicted; expected; anticipated
A9 v. keep
definition (b) to hold onto; to save; to store; to watch over; to care for
A10 v. score
definition (a) to gain; to obtain; to earn a point (in a game, etc.); to tally; to grade a test
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A1 n. abbreviation
definition (c) shortened form of a word or word combination
A2 v. analyze
definition (d) to examine; to break down into parts and study (as in a subject)
A3 v. saw
definition (b) to cut with a toothed blade
A4 n. volunteer
definition (a) one who offers his services of his own free will or without pay
A5 v. exclude
definition (c) to leave out; to keep out; to prevent from happening or being; to reject
A6 n. craft
definition (d) trade; skill; occupation; boat; plane
A7 n. regulations
definition (c) statute; law; act of controlling; management; direction
A8 v. contact
definition (a) to establish communication; to make a connection; to link to; to connect with
A9 n. post
definition (d) mail; column; opinion; role; job placement
A10 v. copy
definition (c) to duplicate; to imitate
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A1 adj. separate
definition (d) detached; disconnected; distinct; set apart
A2 adj. easy
definition (a) mild; slight; comfortable; simple
A3 adj. famous
definition (d) well-known; excellent; wonderful
A4 adj. consecutive
definition (b) sequential; following one after another
A5 adj. departmental
definition (d) arranged in divisions; divisional; concerning an office
A6 adj. renowned
definition (a) famous; prominent
A7 adj. absorbed
definition (b) treated as an expense
A8 adj. whole
definition (a) complete; full; entire; healthy
A9 adj. meticulous
definition (b) pedantic; cautious concerning minute details; scrupulous
A10 adj. apt
definition (c) suitable; appropriate; intelligent; savvy; capable
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A1 n. consumer
definition (c) buyer; client
A2 n. technology
definition (d) sciences of the industrial arts; applied sciences
A3 n. delay
definition (c) postponement; hindrance; hold-up; stopping; lingering
A4 n. investment
definition (a) expenditure of money or effort for future benefits; authorization
A5 n. inference
definition (c) act of deriving; speculation; drawing of a conclusion
A6 n. pattern
definition (d) sample; model; form; mold; decorative design
A7 adv. seamlessly
definition (c) smoothly; continuously; inconspicuously
A8 n. kind
definition (b) type; sort; class; group of things which are classed together because of their similarities
A9 n. leave
definition (c) vacation; time off; permission to be absent; departure; farewell
A10 n. opposite
definition (d) contrast; something contrary
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A1 v. number
definition (c) to count; to equal in amount; to limit; to allot
A2 v. insulate
definition (d) to separate from others; to segregate
A3 v. come across
definition (c) to happen upon; to find by chance; to discover; to see
A4 v. originate
definition (d) to begin; to be created; to result from; to develop; to be produced
A5 v. recap
definition (b) to summarize; to review with a short summary
A6 v. extradite
definition (b) to hand over to another nation or judicial authority
A7 v. list
definition (b) to write or print a series of names or items according to a certain order; to inscribe; to record
A8 v. gain
definition (c) to acquire; to earn; to purchase; to obtain; to profit
A9 v. bulk
definition (b) to inflate; to play an important role
A10 v. last
definition (b) to continue; to suffice; to endure; to persist
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A1 v. compensate
definition (a) to reward; to reimburse; to pay back; to make up for
A2 n. pass
definition (b) alleyway; narrow road between mountains; successful grade on a test
A3 n. feasibility
definition (d) capability of being carried out; capability of being achieved; likelihood; probability
A4 adj. pervasive
definition (a) penetrating; infiltrating; spreading; extending; permeating
A5 n. gauge
definition (b) standard of measure; device for measuring (pressure, amount, distance, etc.)
A6 v. slice
definition (a) to cut into portions; to cleave
A7 adv. foremost
definition (d) first in place or rank; primary; leading; main
A8 v. induce
definition (c) to cause; to bring about; to set in motion; to influence
A9 adj. opportune
definition (c) appropriate; fitting; well-timed; timely; proper; expedient
A10 n. emergency
definition (d) sudden need demanding immediate action
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A1 adj. mediocre
definition (d) regular; ordinary; low-grade; poor
A2 adj. fleet
definition (c) swift; fast
A3 adj. unforeseen
definition (c) not anticipated; not expected
A4 adj. vast
definition (a) large; enormous; huge
A5 adj. pleased
definition (b) content; satiated; having one's desires satisfied
A6 adj. homebound
definition (b) confined usually by illness
A7 adj. fortunate
definition (c) lucky; successful; opportune
A8 adj. alternate
definition (c) rotating; one after the other; interchanging
A9 adj. perishable
definition (a) expendable; spoils rapidly; likely to spoil; mortal
A10 adj. quarter
definition (b) being one fourth; having four equal parts
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A1 n. remark
definition (a) comment; observation; notice
A2 n. acquaintance
definition (d) person that you have met but do not know well; knowledge of something; familiarity
A3 n. tax
definition (d) levy; fee
A4 n. ability
definition (d) skill; talent; aptitude; capacity; power
A5 n. birth rate
definition (c) number of babies that are born per year per thousand
A6 n. share
definition (c) part; portion; quota; allocation; issue of stock
A7 n. commentary
definition (c) series of remarks; explanation (often written in essay or book form)
A8 n. gratuity
definition (c) tip; bonus; recompense
A9 n. pharmacist
definition (c) druggist; apothecary
A10 n. repeat
definition (a) act of redoing something
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A1 v. crate
definition (c) to pack in a box
A2 v. halt
definition (b) to stop; to cause to stop; to pause; to hesitate; to be uncertain
A3 v. resign
definition (b) to quit an office or position; to relinquish; to give up; to abdicate
A4 v. abide
definition (b) to comply; to obey; to conform; to stay; to tolerate
A5 v. expose
definition (d) to reveal; to uncover; to disclose; to abandon
A6 v. compartmentalize
definition (c) to separate into sections; to partition
A7 v. protect
definition (a) to defend; to save from harm; to watch over; to guard
A8 adj. efficient
definition (c) done without waste (of time, resources, etc.)
A9 v. foresee
definition (a) to predict; to prophesy; to foretell
A10 v. expand
definition (c) to grow larger; to broaden; to increase; to enlarge; to add to
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A1 n. senior
definition (b) person of higher rank; older person; elder
A2 n. recommendation
definition (b) endorsement; approval; letter of reference; suggestion; advice
A3 v. enclose
definition (c) to surround; to confine; to close in; to place an additional document or letter within another
A4 n. refund
definition (b) return of money; repayment; reimbursement
A5 v. interfere
definition (d) to impede; to obstruct; to hinder; to meddle
A6 v. voice
definition (b) to raise an opinion; to adjust the tone of
A7 adv. upwards
definition (a) to a higher level; more than; higher than
A8 v. close
definition (d) to shut; to be shut; to finish; to complete
A9 adj. fraught
definition (b) full of or accompanied by; charged with; laden with
A10 v. loom
definition (c) to appear as a large and indistinct form; to appear as larger than life; to impend
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A1 adj. irritated
definition (a) annoyed; aggravated; exasperated
A2 adj. candid
definition (b) honest; straightforward; open; frank
A3 adj. ideal
definition (b) perfect; imaginary; excellent; best; exemplary
A4 adj. honest
definition (b) truthful; candid; frank
A5 adj. edge
definition (d) at or constituting a place where two surfaces meet
A6 adj. essential
definition (c) necessary; needed; fundamental; crucial; very important
A7 adj. diligent
definition (d) ambitious; industrious; hard-working
A8 n. bill
definition (c) banknote; invoice; proposed law
A9 adj. perennial
definition (c) lasting throughout the whole year; continuing for many years; perpetual; everlasting
A10 adj. discrete
definition (d) separate; individual; discontinuous
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A1 n. colleague
definition (d) fellow worker; cowoker
A2 n. midday
definition (b) noon; 12 a.m.
A3 n. examinee
definition (d) person who is tested; candidate
A4 n. midmorning
definition (d) before noon
A5 n. strike
definition (d) temporary work stoppage; good luck; discovery of natural resources
A6 n. attitude
definition (a) position; opinion; viewpoint; outlook; perspective
A7 adj. entire
definition (d) whole; including every part; complete; full
A8 n. tour
definition (b) voyage; sightseeing excursion; trip; route
A9 n. synthesis
definition (b) combining of separate elements into a complete whole
A10 n. propensity
definition (b) inclination; tendency; disposition; aptitude
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A1 v. conceptualize
definition (a) to plan; to design; to imagine; to conceive; to envision
A2 v. veil
definition (a) to cover; to hide
A3 v. prejudice
definition (c) to express a preconceived opinion; to express one's biases
A4 v. need
definition (a) to require; to be in distress; to be under hardship; to be obligated
A5 v. transfer
definition (c) to convey; to relocate; to hand over; to pass on
A6 v. attend
definition (c) to be present in a place; to care for; to serve; to accompany
A7 v. permeate
definition (b) to enter; to penetrate; to infiltrate; to suffuse
A8 v. pioneer
definition (c) to pave the way; to create a path; to guide; to initiate; to originate
A9 v. visit
definition (d) to stay somewhere temporarily; to make an official inspection
A10 v. charge
definition (b) to entrust; to order; to command; to supply with power
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A1 adj. total
definition (d) entire; complete; absolute
A2 v. solve
definition (c) to find the answer to; to explain
A3 n. vessel
definition (b) large craft made for navigation on water; boat; ship; container
A4 v. fertilize
definition (d) to impregnate; to inseminate; to enrich the soil by the addition of organic or chemical substances
A5 n. embrace
definition (b) hug; act of wrapping one's arms around another person or thing
A6 adv. solely
definition (d) only; exclusively; merely
A7 adv. subjectively
definition (c) based on individual thoughts and feelings
A8 n. good
definition (a) product; item; asset; benefit
A9 adj. coordinate
definition (d) equal; equivalent; of equal rank or authority
A10 v. operate
definition (b) to act; to function; to manage; to use; to activate; to perform surgery
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A1 adj. token
definition (a) nominal; symbolic; perfunctory
A2 adj. overt
definition (b) plain; clear; visible; public; intentional; undisguised (Law)
A3 adj. savvy
definition (b) experienced; knowledgeable (Slang)
A4 adj. intense
definition (b) extreme; great; powerful; strong; profound
A5 adj. ambitious
definition (a) aspiring; desirous of success; requiring great effort
A6 adj. unauthorized
definition (d) unlicensed; forbidden; unlawful
A7 adj. able
definition (c) competent; talented; apt
A8 v. route
definition (b) to direct along a particular path; to chart a course
A9 adj. above
definition (d) mentioned earlier in the same text
A10 adj. fundamental
definition (d) basic; elemental; essential
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A1 n. coal
definition (d) fuel made from carbon; cinder; ember
A2 n. preface
definition (c) introduction; foreword; opening statement
A3 n. story
definition (a) true or fictional account of some occurrence; short work of fiction; plot; news report
A4 n. suitcase
definition (a) rectangular traveling bag; valise
A5 n. percent
definition (a) one part of a hundred
A6 n. direction
definition (c) guidance; supervision; conducting; management
A7 n. paragraph
definition (c) passage; distinct portion of text (usually begins with an indented line); section; clause
A8 n. assessment
definition (d) estimation; appraisal; measurement
A9 n. recession
definition (a) a significant decline in general economic activity extending over a period of time
A10 n. survey
definition (d) review; overview; statistical study
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A1 v. wrong
definition (c) to cause suffering to; to behave unjustly toward
A2 v. review
definition (c) to survey; to conduct a general study; to inspect; to examine; to reconsider
A3 v. fluctuate
definition (a) to vacillate; to waver; to vary; to change
A4 v. remain
definition (a) to stay; to abide; to continue; to go on
A5 v. traffic
definition (b) to deal in; to sell
A6 v. capitalize
definition (d) to turn into money; to turn profit; to finance
A7 v. idle
definition (b) to lounge; to do nothing; to laze around
A8 adj. formal
definition (b) ceremonious; conventional; according to custom; stiff; strict; symmetrical
A9 v. dot
definition (a) to stud; to constellate
A10 v. title
definition (b) to furnish with a caption or heading
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A1 n. appearance
definition (c) impression; the way a person looks; image; semblance
A2 v. delegate
definition (d) to authorize; to appoint as representative; to pass a duty or responsibility on to someone else
A3 n. still
definition (a) silence; quiet; photograph
A4 n. priority
definition (c) preference; precedence; higher rank; privileged position; seniority
A5 n. scratch
definition (b) abrasion; cut; score of zero; cash; money (Slang)
A6 v. fade
definition (b) to wither; to die out; to bleach; to disappear
A7 adj. entitled
definition (c) allowed; eligible; having the right to something
A8 adj. adamant
definition (b) unyielding; firm; hard; unbending
A9 v. apparel
definition (c) to dress; to adorn wear
A10 adj. unique
definition (c) singular; matchless; rare
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A1 adj. anxious
definition (a) fearful; worried; worrisome; eager; keen
A2 adj. circumspect
definition (a) careful; cautious
A3 adj. complete
definition (c) whole; perfect; finished
A4 adj. ambiguous
definition (d) open to dispute; obscure; vague
A5 adj. supportive
definition (c) providing assistance
A6 adv. systematically
definition (b) methodically; in an organized fashion
A7 v. abuse
definition (a) to injure; to harm; to mistreat
A8 adj. lucid
definition (c) comprehensible; intelligible; rational; transparent; bright
A9 adj. foreign
definition (b) strange; unfamiliar; from or of another place; pertaining to dealings with another country
A10 adj. fluent
definition (c) articulate; eloquent; able to read and write with ease; graceful; flowing
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A1 n. goal
definition (d) target; aim; purpose; objective; destination
A2 n. correlation
definition (d) mutual connection (between two or more things); similarity; parallel
A3 n. declaration
definition (d) statement; proclamation; announcement
A4 n. suit
definition (c) matching outfit consisting of a jacket and trousers or a skirt; request; courtship
A5 n. tradition
definition (c) custom; practice; convention
A6 n. wrong
definition (a) injustice; evil; bad; broken law; transgression
A7 n. attentiveness
definition (c) concentration; ability to concentrate on an issue
A8 v. institute
definition (a) to establish; to set up; to begin; to initiate; to start
A9 n. repair
definition (d) act of fixing; correction; act of mending
A10 n. counter
definition (a) bar; counting device
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A1 v. impact
definition (b) to influence; to affect strongly; to collide; to squeeze in
A2 v. revere
definition (a) to respect deeply; to honor greatly
A3 v. solicit
definition (a) to try and obtain something through persuasion or earnest requests
A4 v. mitigate
definition (a) to soften in force or severity; to lessen the impact or intensity of; to appease
A5 v. reschedule
definition (b) to set a new time and date
A6 v. load
definition (d) to fill; to pack (with goods, cargo, etc.)
A7 v. relocate
definition (b) to move to a different apartment; to move to a different place
A8 v. elude
definition (a) to avoid; to escape; to shrink
A9 v. pass
definition (c) to cross; to transport; to approve
A10 v. defect
definition (c) to desert; to abandon; to change sides
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A1 n. address
definition (a) location; description of a location
A2 n. warehouse
definition (c) depot; wholesale store; large retail store
A3 v. conserve
definition (d) to protect; to guard from harm
A4 n. house
definition (d) building used for a particular purpose; business; audience; legislative body
A5 n. tie
definition (c) rope; cord; link; connection; equal score in a game
A6 n. guide
definition (d) instructor; director; escort; leader; manual; handbook
A7 adj. rigorous
definition (c) harsh; strict; severe; exact; precise
A8 v. dominate
definition (d) to control; to rule; to command
A9 v. reiterate
definition (a) to repeat; to say again; to restate
A10 v. recover
definition (a) to get well; to get back; to regain; to obtain again
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A1 adj. curt
definition (b) brief; blunt; rude
A2 adj. confidential
definition (b) classified; secret; strictly private
A3 adj. intent
definition (b) concentrated; focused; determined; resolute; purposeful
A4 adj. peculiar
definition (b) exceptional; special; strange; odd; curious
A5 adj. rational
definition (b) logical; reasonable; intelligent; prudent; expressible as a whole number (Mathematics)
A6 adj. bonded
definition (a) secured in a warehouse
A7 v. promote
definition (d) to further; to encourage sales; to aid; to help; to assist
A8 adj. inherent
definition (c) intrinsic; existing as a natural and integral part; natural; inborn
A9 adj. brief
definition (b) short; concise
A10 adj. interim
definition (c) temporary; provisional
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A1 n. tackle
definition (b) equipment; device for lifting and lowering objects
A2 n. resignation
definition (b) act of quitting a position; letter stating that one quits a position; relinquishment
A3 n. catalog
definition (d) itemized list; index; directory
A4 n. angle
definition (c) point of view; perspective
A5 n. inhabitant
definition (d) person who lives in a particular place; resident; tenant; occupant
A6 n. bookcase
definition (c) shelves used to store printed items
A7 adj. widespread
definition (d) common; popular; extensive; prevalent
A8 n. deposit
definition (c) sum of money that has been put in a bank for safekeeping; partial payment; pledge
A9 n. veracity
definition (c) truthfulness; something that is a truth
A10 n. delegate
definition (c) representative; deputy; agent; participant of a conference, convention, seminar etc.
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A1 v. impose
definition (b) to require; to compel; to force upon; to enforce; to institute
A2 v. import
definition (c) to bring from another place; to bring goods from a foreign country; to signify; to imply
A3 v. perpetuate
definition (a) to eternalize; to make everlasting; to preserve from extinction
A4 v. deserve
definition (d) to be worthy of; to have a right to
A5 v. accompany
definition (a) to go along with; to go together with; to join; to attach
A6 v. reveal
definition (c) to show; to exhibit; to display; to expose; to disclose
A7 v. focus
definition (d) to make clear; to concentrate
A8 v. vilify
definition (d) to slander; to defame
A9 v. honor
definition (c) to respect; to esteem; to pay tribute; to praise; to accept
A10 v. recognize
definition (c) to identify; to acknowledge; to know; to admit
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A1 v. edge
definition (b) to sharpen; to provide with a border; to advance gradually or furtively
A2 v. sight
definition (a) to see with the eyes; to view; to notice; to discern; to observe
A3 n. nationality
definition (a) citizenship; patriotism
A4 n. standard
definition (a) model; criterion; norm; average; commodity which backs a monetary system
A5 v. floor
definition (b) to knock down; to astound; to shock
A6 n. domestic
definition (d) housemaid; servant; housekeeper
A7 adj. recognizable
definition (a) identifiable; determinable; able to be distinguished
A8 v. jeopardize
definition (d) to endanger; to place in danger; to imperil; to put at risk
A9 n. decrease
definition (d) decline; reduction; lessening
A10 n. sign
definition (d) mark; symbol; indication; hint; trace; notice; advertisement
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A1 adj. domestic
definition (b) pertaining to home; pertaining to family; tame (about an animal)
A2 adj. nearby
definition (a) close at hand
A3 adj. set
definition (d) fixed; arranged; prepared; resolute; firmly resolved; determined in advance
A4 adj. scatterbrained
definition (b) unable to think in a clear and orderly manner; giddy or frivolous
A5 adj. eager
definition (c) strongly desiring; keen; fervently interested
A6 adj. urgent
definition (d) pressing; compelling; immediate; prompt
A7 v. privatize
definition (b) to transfer control from governmental to individual powers
A8 adj. square
definition (d) having four equal sides enclosing four equal angles
A9 adj. confident
definition (a) certain; sure of oneself; composed
A10 adj. compliant
definition (b) obedient; submissive; obliging; yielding; acquiescent
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A1 n. watch
definition (d) small clock that is usually worn on the wrist; guarding; observation
A2 n. virtual
definition (b) computerized representation of an actual object
A3 n. suite
definition (d) group of things that together form a set; group of attendants
A4 n. anger
definition (c) rage; fury
A5 n. enclosure
definition (b) confinement; additional document or letter placed within another
A6 n. reserve requirement
definition (a) minimum amount of money and liquid assets set by the central banking system of the U.S.
A7 n. choice
definition (a) option; selection; variety
A8 adj. staple
definition (d) essential; regularly used; primary; principal; main (of goods or products)
A9 n. funnel
definition (d) device with a wide opening at the top which narrows as it reaches the bottom
A10 n. profession
definition (d) vocation; skilled occupation; declaration; proclamation
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A1 v. pocket
definition (d) to profit; to roll a ball into a hole (Billiards)
A2 v. attach
definition (a) to fasten; to link to; to add; to ascribe to; to connect to
A3 v. subsidize
definition (b) to provide financial assistance
A4 v. get over
definition (c) to recover
A5 v. tour
definition (c) to sightsee; to voyage; to travel
A6 v. prize
definition (d) to appreciate; to esteem; to respect; to appraise; to assess worth
A7 n. additive
definition (b) supplement
A8 v. calendar
definition (d) to write down in a timetable; to register
A9 v. stem
definition (c) to arise; to come from; to originate; to stop; to check
A10 v. major
definition (d) to specialize in a certain field
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A1 adv. outside
definition (b) out of doors
A2 adj. cheap
definition (d) opposite of expensive; inexpensive
A3 n. message
definition (c) communication; information; announcement; note; memo; intimation
A4 adj. top
definition (c) highest; prime; leading
A5 n. accomplishment
definition (b) fulfillment; realization; attainment; achievement
A6 v. generate
definition (b) to create; to produce; to bring into being
A7 n. character
definition (c) nature; disposition; attitude; figure; person; statement of qualities
A8 v. emerge
definition (d) to appear; to come out; to be revealed
A9 pref. counter
definition (d) against; opposed
A10 v. measure
definition (c) to gauge; to quantify; to assess; to evaluate; to estimate
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A1 adj. inventive
definition (a) creative; new; original
A2 adj. certain
definition (b) sure; definite; particular; specific
A3 adj. forward
definition (b) advanced; ahead; ready; brash; of the future; progressive
A4 adj. fraudulent
definition (a) guilty; dishonest
A5 adj. close
definition (c) near; adjacent; careful
A6 adj. curious
definition (d) inquisitive; desiring to know and understand; odd; strange; rare
A7 n. dealer
definition (a) supplier; seller; merchant; agent; sales representative
A8 adj. continuous
definition (d) successive; uninterrupted; permanent
A9 adj. rear
definition (c) back; hind
A10 adj. intricate
definition (a) complex; complicated; involved; entangled
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A1 n. florist
definition (b) owner of a flower shop; person who makes flower arrangements
A2 n. station
definition (b) position; place where a person or thing is usually found; headquarters; broadcast frequency
A3 n. surface
definition (d) exterior or upper boundary of a thing; external part or layer; outward appearance
A4 n. dress code
definition (d) formally or socially imposed standards of attire
A5 n. link
definition (b) connection; relation; association; one ring of a chain; ring
A6 n. fraction
definition (b) product of the division of one number by another; part of a whole; segment; fragment; quotient
A7 n. surprise
definition (a) astonishment; something which startles or astonishes; unexpected event
A8 adj. downward
definition (b) descending
A9 n. carpet
definition (d) rug; fabric floor covering
A10 n. compatible
definition (d) piece of equipment which can be used with other machines without alternation
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A1 v. legitimate
definition (a) to make valid; to make lawful; to justify; to make permissible
A2 v. proceed
definition (a) to continue; to carry on; to advance; to progress; to move forward
A3 v. afford
definition (b) to be able to pay for; to supply; to provide
A4 v. broker
definition (a) to act as a middleman; to buy and to sell property for other people
A5 v. challenge
definition (b) to dare; to invite to engage in a contest; to stimulate; to test one's ability
A6 v. include
definition (b) to comprise; to contain; to embrace
A7 v. image
definition (d) to draw a likeness; to describe; to reflect; to picture in the mind
A8 v. accommodate
definition (c) to adapt oneself; to host guests; to provide lodging
A9 v. key
definition (b) to fit; to adapt; to adjust; to tune; to supply with an explanatory device
A10 v. caution
definition (a) to warn; to notify of danger
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A1 conj. directly
definition (b) immediately following; the moment that; as soon as
A2 v. provide
definition (a) to supply; to grant; to set; to offer
A3 v. administer
definition (c) to manage; to supervise; to supply; to dispense
A4 v. compute
definition (b) to calculate; to figure; to estimate
A5 pref. photo
definition (b) of light
A6 n. concrete
definition (c) cement; something tangible (idea, object, etc.)
A7 v. ensure
definition (c) to make certain; to guarantee; to make secure
A8 n. possession
definition (d) custody; property; asset; control; ownership
A9 v. chop
definition (c) to cut; to cut down; to cut into pieces; to mince
A10 n. incline
definition (a) slope; grade; slant
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A1 adj. beneficial
definition (d) advantageous; pleasurable; enjoyable
A2 adj. careful
definition (b) cautious; particular; concentrated; meticulous
A3 adj. fair
definition (a) just; reasonable; handsome; light colored; clean; clear
A4 adj. ordinary
definition (c) regular; common
A5 adj. stipendiary
definition (d) receiving of a regular or fixed payment
A6 adj. pocket
definition (a) small; of a pouch
A7 adj. elementary
definition (d) basic; fundamental
A8 adj. tender
definition (b) gentle; soft; delicate
A9 adj. even
definition (d) smooth; straight; level; parallel; equal; consistent
A10 adj. correct
definition (d) right; proper; exact; accurate
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A1 n. occurrence
definition (b) happening; event; incident
A2 n. proliferation
definition (a) rapid multiplication; rapid reproduction; prosperity
A3 n. courier
definition (c) messenger; company that delivers messages, documents, parcels, etc.
A4 n. leverage
definition (b) influence; ability to affect or alter people or circumstance
A5 n. originality
definition (d) state of not being a derivative of anything else
A6 n. potency
definition (d) power; strength; force; capacity to be
A7 n. mayor
definition (b) elected official acting as executive head of a town or city
A8 n. file
definition (d) dossier; collection of documents on a subject; tool for smoothing surfaces; line; queue
A9 n. focus
definition (a) center; hub; concentration
A10 n. spread
definition (b) expansion; growth; range; story or advertisement that covers two pages
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A1 v. justify
definition (c) to vindicate; to defend; to support; to excuse
A2 v. frame
definition (d) to contrive false evidence against; to set up; to construct; to build; to fashion; to formulate
A3 v. second
definition (c) to support a proposal or statement; to endorse; to approve; to help; to assist
A4 v. source
definition (d) to originate from; to reveal the origin of something; to obtain from a particular supplier
A5 v. ferry
definition (d) to convey passengers or cargo by boat across a small body of water
A6 v. agree
definition (a) to consent; to concur; to suit; to have the same opinion; to fit
A7 v. renew
definition (c) to restore to good condition; to restart; to resume; to refresh
A8 v. misunderstand
definition (c) to interpret incorrectly; to comprehend incorrectly
A9 v. purchase
definition (b) to buy; to acquire in exchange for money; to procure; to obtain
A10 v. exact
definition (c) to demand; to require; to insist upon; to force
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A1 n. requirement
definition (b) something that is demanded; necessity; something that is needed
A2 n. general
definition (c) high ranking military officer
A3 v. insist
definition (d) to demand; to emphasize firmly; to request firmly; to require; to persevere
A4 n. breakdown
definition (a) collapse; crash; incident
A5 n. shipyard
definition (d) place where vessels are built and repaired
A6 n. developer
definition (d) person who creates something; chemical substance used in photography
A7 v. tantalizing
definition (b) to tempt or tease by presenting something as available and then withholding it
A8 v. rise
definition (a) to stand up; to get into an upright position; to climb; to ascend
A9 v. figure
definition (d) to calculate; to think; to assume; to portray; to depict; to express verbally
A10 v. prospect
definition (b) to search for valuable materials (such as gold, oil, etc.)
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A1 adj. state
definition (b) governmental; bureaucratic; majestic; dignified
A2 adj. party
definition (a) of a political group; of social gatherings
A3 adj. introductory
definition (b) preliminary; beginning
A4 adj. capable
definition (c) skilled; able; proficient; adept
A5 adj. periodical
definition (a) occurring at regular intervals; recurrent; cyclic; seasonal
A6 adj. immediate
definition (c) instantaneous; prompt; direct; close
A7 n. realization
definition (c) accomplishment; fulfillment
A8 adj. manual
definition (d) physical; done using human skill or force
A9 adj. lead
definition (a) most important; main; first; opening; beginning
A10 adj. quarterly
definition (b) occurring every three months; taking place four times a year
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A1 n. reception
definition (a) acceptance; event in which guests are formally welcomed by their host; check-in
A2 n. bullion
definition (d) bars of gold; bars of silver
A3 n. change
definition (d) replacement; alteration; shift; coins; money received back after paying for goods
A4 n. innovation
definition (c) introduction of something new; change; new method or practice
A5 n. pie
definition (b) type of dessert; cake; baked dish consisting of a crust and filling
A6 n. policy
definition (c) course or method of action; guidelines; position; standpoint; insurance contract
A7 n. invention
definition (c) creativity; resourcefulness; fabrication; falsehood
A8 n. pocket
definition (b) pouch used to carry objects; sac; underground deposit of oil
A9 n. quarter
definition (d) one fourth; neighborhood; coin worth 25 cents; period of three months; district
A10 n. principle
definition (c) doctrine; tenet; precept; fundamental law; primary law on which other laws are based
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A1 v. underline
definition (c) to emphasize
A2 v. construe
definition (d) to interpret; to see; to perceive
A3 v. advertise
definition (b) to promote; to draw attention to; to publicize
A4 v. break
definition (d) to shatter; to crack; to be cut off; to cancel
A5 v. offer
definition (d) to suggest; to tender; to bid; to propose a price; to present
A6 v. allot
definition (a) to give out; to distribute; to ration; to set aside for a special purpose
A7 v. depend
definition (c) to rely on; to trust; to be supported by
A8 v. deliver
definition (c) to convey; to give; to bring; to distribute; to express
A9 v. remove
definition (d) to take off; to shed; to take away; to eliminate; to get rid of
A10 v. access
definition (d) to gain entrance to; to get at
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A1 adj. payable
definition (c) may be settled
A2 adj. annual
definition (b) occurring once a year; yearly
A3 adj. straightforward
definition (b) frank; candid; sincere; honest; simple; uncomplicated
A4 v. give up
definition (c) to surrender; to quit; to stop doing
A5 v. detail
definition (d) to list; to describe; to specify; to assign
A6 n. official
definition (a) person who holds public position; authority
A7 v. encounter
definition (a) to meet by chance; to face; to meet with (difficulties, hardships, etc.)
A8 v. refer
definition (d) to send; to direct; to ascribe to; to relate to; to apply to; to call attention to
A9 adj. abundant
definition (b) plentiful; copious; profuse; full abounding with
A10 n. reply
definition (a) answer; response
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A1 adj. appealing
definition (b) begging; attractive; interesting
A2 adj. prime
definition (c) major; chief; select; of the highest quality; excellent
A3 adj. adequate
definition (a) sufficient; suitable; appropriate; proper
A4 adj. recent
definition (d) new; fresh; late; of late times
A5 adj. exact
definition (a) precise; meticulous; extremely accurate
A6 adj. self-employed
definition (d) independent; independent contractor; business owner; person who is not a hired laborer
A7 adj. number
definition (b) anesthetized; lacking sensitivity (to pain); in shock; senseless
A8 adj. current
definition (b) recent; common; prevalent; present; popular
A9 adj. contrary
definition (d) opposed
A10 adj. minute
definition (b) tiny; extremely small; trivial; petty; accurate
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A1 n. aim
definition (c) purpose; goal; objective; target
A2 n. inventory
definition (d) stock; list of assets; act of checking stock
A3 n. entertainment
definition (d) something interesting or amusing; fun; hospitality
A4 n. addition
definition (a) supplement; mathematical operation
A5 n. care
definition (b) attention; concern; caution; supervision; management
A6 n. utilization
definition (a) the proportion of available time that an item of equipment is operating
A7 n. queues
definition (b) line; file (British); row; braid; plait
A8 adj. potential
definition (d) possible; capable of becoming; able to be
A9 n. save
definition (c) action or instance in which the ball or puck is prevented from entering the goal
A10 n. box
definition (b) case; crate; punch; hit
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A1 v. acquaint
definition (b) to make familiar; to present someone; to introduce someone
A2 v. journey
definition (d) to travel; to take a trip
A3 v. eliminate
definition (d) to remove; to get rid of
A4 v. build
definition (a) to construct; to create; to increase intensity; to energize
A5 v. approach
definition (d) to come near to; to tackle (a problem or situation)
A6 v. allow
definition (b) to permit; to enable
A7 v. inhabit
definition (c) to occupy; to live in; to dwell in; to reside in; to populate
A8 v. reference
definition (b) to add a footnote; to place a note that directs readers to another source of information (in a book,
journal, etc.)
A9 v. pounce
definition (d) to fall on; to storm; to invade; to attack; to seize; to assault
A10 v. occur
definition (b) to happen; to take place; to transpire; to come to mind; to suggest itself
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A1 n. package
definition (b) bundle; parcel; container for storage or transportation; inseparable combination of items
A2 v. store
definition (c) to amass; to accumulate; to supply; to equip
A3 adj. inalienable
definition (b) non-transferable
A4 n. witness
definition (d) testifier; onlooker; bystander; testimony
A5 adj. superior
definition (c) higher in rank or position; above average; exceptional
A6 v. customize
definition (d) to make or to fit according to individual needs or desires; to personalize; to individualize
A7 adj. digital
definition (c) using numbers; with numbers
A8 n. encounter
definition (a) chance meeting
A9 adj. innocent
definition (d) not guilty; pure; simple; naive; unsophisticated; harmless
A10 adj. return
definition (c) reciprocal; done in response to a previous action; repeated; recurring
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A1 adj. overhead
definition (a) of general expenses; general
A2 adj. resolute
definition (d) determined; firm; steadfast
A3 adj. sick
definition (b) ill; nauseous; feeling the need to vomit; disgusted; fed up
A4 adj. outbound
definition (c) leaving; sailing; traveling to another country
A5 adj. inspiring
definition (c) motivating; stimulating; encouraging; provoking; inhaling
A6 adj. great
definition (d) large; important; huge; immense; wonderful; exciting
A7 n. rectangle
definition (a) parallelogram
A8 adj. resident
definition (c) staying in a particular place; not migratory; intrinsic; existing
A9 adj. appropriate
definition (c) suitable; fitting
A10 adj. head
definition (c) chief; leading; main; principal
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A1 n. rush
definition (b) speed; haste; sudden increase in activity or speed
A2 n. backup
definition (c) copying of data for safety purposes; substitute; reserve; spare
A3 n. parentheses
definition (a) grouping symbols ()
A4 n. prescription
definition (c) written order for a medication; instruction; directive; order; command
A5 n. boiler room
definition (a) a fraud scheme involving cold calling
A6 n. fabric
definition (d) textile; weave; structure; framework; construction
A7 n. consortium
definition (a) partnership; association
A8 n. likelihood
definition (b) probability; chance; feasibility; possibility
A9 n. bulk
definition (d) volume; mass; main part; most
A10 n. temper
definition (d) disposition; mood
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A1 v. release
definition (b) to set free; to emancipate; to make available to the general public; to surrender
A2 v. gross
definition (c) to make or earn a total of (before taxes and other expenses)
A3 v. stretch
definition (c) to extend; to elongate; to reach out; to pull; to strain
A4 v. conclude
definition (c) to finish; to infer; to deduce; to make a decision
A5 v. neglect
definition (d) to disregard; to ignore; to forget to perform (a duty); to shirk; to abandon
A6 v. fall off
definition (b) to separate; to be separated; to decrease; to become smaller
A7 v. illustrate
definition (d) to exemplify; to clarify; to explain; to depict; to elucidate
A8 v. demonstrate
definition (a) to present; to show or illustrate something through example, or physical demonstrations
A9 v. appreciate
definition (b) to esteem; to regard highly; to become more valuable
A10 v. size
definition (d) to arrange according to dimension
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A1 n. repetition
definition (c) reiteration; act of redoing something
A2 v. ticket
definition (a) to label; to fine
A3 n. capitalization
definition (c) process of turning money into profit
A4 adj. warning
definition (c) cautioning; giving advice about danger
A5 v. omit
definition (a) to delete; to skip over; to neglect
A6 n. total
definition (b) sum; whole
A7 v. budge
definition (d) to move; to be moved
A8 n. bother
definition (d) effort; nuisance
A9 n. pioneer
definition (a) pathfinder; forerunner; person who paves the way; member of a military engineering corps
A10 n. press
definition (a) journals and newspapers collectively; act or process of printing
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A1 adj. outdoor
definition (d) of nature
A2 adj. liberal
definition (d) in favor of reform; supporting a progressive philosophy; tolerant; open-minded
A3 adj. difficult
definition (d) hard; troublesome; complicated; complex
A4 adj. subject
definition (b) under the rule of; subordinate; exposed to; liable to; conditional
A5 adj. terrible
definition (a) awful
A6 adj. expensive
definition (a) costly; precious; opposite of cheap
A7 adj. becoming
definition (a) appropriate; noble
A8 adj. plain
definition (c) clear; evident; simple; flat; smooth
A9 adj. main
definition (d) principal; head; chief
A10 adj. foster
definition (c) entrusted to the care
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A1 n. firm
definition (c) company; commercial business; corporation
A2 n. reference
definition (b) comment; remark; ascription; mention; regard
A3 n. institute
definition (c) foundation; organization which provides a certain service or supports a particular cause
A4 n. chef
definition (a) professional cook; head cook in a restaurant of hotel
A5 n. failure
definition (c) inability to succeed; lack of success; lack; bankruptcy; downfall
A6 n. alternative
definition (b) choice; option
A7 n. property
definition (c) possessions; belongings; estate; assets; ownership
A8 n. glossary
definition (d) list of terms and definitions (usually at the end of a book); dictionary of technical or specific terms
A9 n. contrary
definition (a) something which is opposite
A10 n. esteem
definition (c) admiration; respect
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A1 v. replay
definition (d) to rebroadcast
A2 v. apologize
definition (a) to express regret; to say sorry
A3 v. jeopardy
definition (b) to endanger; to imperil; to put at risk; to place in danger
A4 v. corner
definition (a) to hold at bay; to gain advantage on the market; to approach; to catch; to trap
A5 v. treat
definition (b) to relate to; to deal with; to process; to pay for
A6 v. weigh
definition (a) to consider; to be of a particular heaviness; to burden
A7 v. package
definition (c) to wrap; to combine things together as one inseparable unit
A8 v. check
definition (c) to examine; to investigate; to inspect; to scrutinize
A9 v. irritate
definition (b) to annoy; to bother; to aggravate; to anger
A10 v. founder
definition (c) to fill with water and sink; to fall; to fail; to stumble; to cause to sink
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A1 adj. minimum
definition (d) pertaining to the smallest; indicating the least
A2 v. coin
definition (b) to mint; to invent a new word or phrase
A3 adj. plane
definition (a) flat, level; even
A4 adj. underway
definition (c) having begun a journey (especially of a sea vessel); initiated; in progress; under construction
A5 v. stress
definition (a) to emphasize; to accentuate
A6 v. puzzle
definition (a) to mystify; to baffle; to confound; to confuse; to perplex
A7 adj. remote
definition (c) distant; located far away; secluded; isolated; aloof
A8 v. care
definition (d) to be concerned with; to look out for; to watch over; to like; to be fond of
A9 adj. succinct
definition (a) stated briefly but clearly; clear and concise; short and to the point
A10 v. benefit
definition (d) to profit; to gain; to be advantageous
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A1 adj. valuable
definition (d) of great worth; costly; cherished; dear; important
A2 adj. conscious
definition (a) aware; awake; attentive
A3 adj. reverse
definition (a) having the back side exposed to view; opposite; contrary
A4 adj. different
definition (c) not the same; unusual; distinctive
A5 adj. interior
definition (c) inner; inside; inland; of a country's domestic affairs; of an individual's inner life
A6 adj. useless
definition (d) not functional; not practical
A7 adj. grateful
definition (b) thankful; appreciative; expressing thanks
A8 v. affect
definition (b) to influence
A9 adj. articulate
definition (d) lucid; eloquent; expressed using clear and distinct words; able to speak
A10 adj. key
definition (b) important; significant; fundamental; necessary; crucial
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A1 n. demand
definition (b) claim; requirement; strong request
A2 n. lawyer
definition (b) person who represents people in a court or advises them on legal matters; attorney; barrister
A3 n. coach
definition (c) trainer; tutor; teacher; bus
A4 n. trust
definition (a) confidence; faith; credit; monopoly; several companies banded together in order to reduce
competition
A5 n. repo
definition (a) agreement in which the seller of securities agrees to buy them back at a specified time and price
A6 n. move
definition (a) change of residence; action; turn in a game; formal request or proposition
A7 n. bearer
definition (b) person who holds a money order
A8 n. rate
definition (d) price; cost; speed; pace; tax
A9 n. jeopardy
definition (c) danger; peril; hazard; risk; endangerment
A10 n. trail
definition (b) track; footprints; path; way
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A1 v. revolve
definition (c) to rotate; to turn; to spin; to encircle; to think about; to contemplate
A2 v. bottom
definition (a) to establish; to construct; to base; to provide a foundation
A3 v. set out
definition (a) to display; to undertake; to attempt; to begin a journey; to arrange
A4 v. value
definition (b) to esteem; to cherish; to assess; to estimate
A5 v. lose
definition (a) to misplace; to be deprived of; to be defeated; to fail; opposite of to win
A6 v. fetch
definition (c) to go after and bring back; to pick up; to charm
A7 n. consciousness
definition (d) awareness; cognition; ability to perceive
A8 v. gauge
definition (a) to measure; to evaluate; to determine; to estimate
A9 v. frank
definition (c) to deliver without charge
A10 v. compromise
definition (a) to establish an agreement; to settle a dispute
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A1 n. debate
definition (c) argument; dispute; discussion; conversation
A2 adj. characteristic
definition (d) typical; distinctive
A3 n. service
definition (a) act of providing; act of offering; work; labor; function; role; offer
A4 adj. dense
definition (c) compact; having a high mass per unit volume; close
A5 adj. expert
definition (c) skilled; knowledgeable; highly sophisticated; very experienced
A6 v. withdraw
definition (a) to take money from the bank; to retire; to remove
A7 n. addiction
definition (d) devotion to a certain habit; dependency
A8 v. transcend
definition (b) to excel; to rise above
A9 adj. diverse
definition (a) different; varied
A10 n. specialty
definition (d) distinguishing mark; unique ability; area of expertise
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A1 adj. concrete
definition (b) tangible; real; substantial; solid
A2 adj. straight
definition (b) having no curves or bends; frank; continuous; honest; consistent
A3 adj. perfect
definition (c) flawless; complete; undamaged
A4 adj. weak
definition (a) frail; feeble; faint; dilute; watery
A5 adj. express
definition (a) clear; exact; precise; quick
A6 adj. unsanitary
definition (b) not healthful; not clean
A7 adj. likely
definition (c) reasonable; probable; possible; appropriate; promising
A8 adj. profuse
definition (c) plentiful; abundant; generous; extravagant; wasteful
A9 adj. beneficent
definition (c) kind; good
A10 adj. ample
definition (a) much; plenty; large; spacious
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A1 n. advertisement
definition (c) commercial information designed to attract attention; commercial
A2 n. city
definition (d) town; large urban area
A3 n. supplier
definition (c) provider
A4 n. haze
definition (b) fog; mist; obscurity; vagueness
A5 n. wrench
definition (c) violent twist; violent ripping; tool for gripping or turning bolts
A6 n. founder
definition (a) establisher; organization or channel; person who gives authorization to operate a channel
A7 n. crew
definition (d) group of people working together; team
A8 n. wait
definition (b) staying where one is; expectation; ambush
A9 n. fluctuation
definition (b) vacillation; instability; wavering; inconstancy; change
A10 n. exposure
definition (c) denouncement; revealing; photograph; abandoning; placement
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A1 v. limit
definition (c) to create boundaries; to restrict; to reduce; to function as a border
A2 v. unlock
definition (c) to open; to free from restraints; to release
A3 v. cushion
definition (d) to reduce; to protect; to soften; to upholster
A4 v. levy
definition (a) to impose a tax or fine; to conscript troops
A5 v. look forward to
definition (d) to anticipate gladly
A6 v. would
definition (a) helping verb for use in a question; request or expression of desire
A7 v. entrust
definition (c) to give to for safekeeping; to empower someone with a responsibility or duty
A8 v. reprove
definition (a) to accuse; to admonish
A9 v. catalog
definition (a) to make an itemized list; to index; to classify
A10 v. excel
definition (b) to be talented; to do very well; to surpass; to do better than
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A1 n. plant
definition (a) small vegetable growth; factory; equipment
A2 n. fare
definition (d) cost for traveling (on a bus, train, etc.)
A3 v. falter
definition (c) to hesitate; to stumble; to sway; to totter; to be unstable
A4 n. quality
definition (d) degree of excellence; characteristic; attribute; character; excellence
A5 v. inspect
definition (c) to check; to look over carefully and critically; to examine officially; to review
A6 n. creativity
definition (d) innovativeness; inventiveness
A7 v. utilize
definition (a) to put to practical use; to take advantage of
A8 v. railroad
definition (b) to transport via locomotive; to convey by train
A9 v. aid
definition (d) to help; to assist
A10 adj. versatile
definition (a) fulfilling many functions; multi-purpose; skilled to do many things
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A1 adj. constant
definition (c) firm; faithful; persistent; unbending; adamant
A2 adj. tall
definition (b) having a specified height; difficult to believe; exaggerated; challenging
A3 adj. good
definition (d) excellent; pleasant; valid; competent; skilled; positive
A4 adj. incredible
definition (c) unbelievable; inconceivable; fabulous; great; amazing
A5 adj. secret
definition (b) classified; confidential; clandestine; covert; hidden; latent
A6 adj. available
definition (d) ready for use; attainable; present; vail
A7 adj. absent
definition (d) preoccupied; lost in thought
A8 adj. sporadic
definition (d) irregular; fitful; occasional; infrequent
A9 adj. imperative
definition (a) necessary; obligatory; commanding
A10 adj. lucrative
definition (d) profitable; yielding monetary rewards; gainful
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A1 n. award
definition (b) prize; grant; arbitration
A2 n. compensation
definition (b) repayment; something done to make up for (a loss, deficiency or fault)
A3 n. hallmark
definition (a) identifying characteristic
A4 n. skirting
definition (b) act of going around; avoidance; evasion
A5 n. ado
definition (c) commotion; flurry; excitement
A6 n. privacy
definition (a) seclusion; solitude; reclusion; secrecy; confidentiality
A7 n. airport
definition (c) place used by planes for takeoff and landing
A8 n. ferry
definition (c) boat for crossing a body of water; shuttle
A9 n. signification
definition (c) meaning; sense; importance; consequence; act of pointing out
A10 n. note
definition (b) short written reminder; memo; brief informal letter; official message
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A1 v. code
definition (a) to cipher
A2 v. accomplish
definition (d) to complete; to achieve; to attain; to perform
A3 v. button
definition (c) to fasten; to connect
A4 v. depart
definition (a) to leave; to go away; to go in a different direction; to die
A5 v. abound
definition (b) to be plentiful; to be filled with; to overflow with
A6 v. confirm
definition (d) to approve; to verify; to ascertain
A7 n. switchboard
definition (b) panel containing buttons for connecting and disconnecting telephone or electrical circuits
A8 v. bond
definition (a) to store in a warehouse
A9 v. form
definition (d) to shape; to create; to design; to arrange; to be created
A10 v. temper
definition (c) to moderate; to soften; to tone down; to toughen; to harden
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A1 n. appliance
definition (d) tool; gadget; device; apparatus
A2 n. guilt
definition (b) state of having committed a crime or offense; culpability; feeling of having done something wrong
A3 v. withstand
definition (c) to bear; to endure
A4 n. arrival
definition (b) reaching a destination; incoming; opposite of departure
A5 n. weight
definition (c) heaviness; unit of mass; pressure; importance; influence
A6 adv. certainly
definition (c) of course; surely; doubtlessly; definitely; absolutely
A7 v. develop
definition (d) to build; to create; to design; to grow
A8 v. invoice
definition (b) to bill; to charge
A9 v. fleet
definition (b) to move quickly; to pass quickly
A10 n. aggregate
definition (a) combination; conjunction; group; mixture
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A1 adj. frequent
definition (a) happening often; regular; common; usual
A2 adj. mean
definition (d) average; middle; unkind; base; inferior
A3 adj. excellent
definition (d) superior; extraordinary; outstanding
A4 adj. meaning
definition (a) significant; important
A5 adj. attentive
definition (a) concentrated; focused; observant; polite; caring
A6 adj. legal
definition (d) of or pertaining to the law; allowed by law
A7 adj. unable
definition (c) not capable
A8 adj. direct
definition (c) straight; forthright; clear
A9 adj. regardless
definition (d) inattentive; unmindful
A10 adj. subordinate
definition (c) inferior; of secondary importance; under the authority of another
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A1 n. communication
definition (c) exchange of information or ideas; transfer; passing along; letter; message
A2 n. conviction
definition (d) acknowledgment; strong persuasion or belief; condemnation
A3 n. must
definition (a) necessity; obligation; new wine; grape juice that has not yet fermented
A4 n. slogan
definition (c) motto; catchword; attention getting phrase used in advertising
A5 n. scenery
definition (c) view; vista; panorama; set; backdrop used on stage to portray a particular setting or locale
A6 n. reach
definition (d) distance that an arm can extend
A7 n. consideration
definition (a) payment; thoughtfulness; respectfulness; careful attention
A8 n. private
definition (d) soldier of the three lowest military ranks
A9 n. objective
definition (c) aim; purpose, goal
A10 n. cost
definition (c) price; expense
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A1 v. lease
definition (c) to rent out property for a specific period of time; to let
A2 v. complain
definition (c) to find fault; to express displeasure; to protest
A3 v. identify
definition (d) to recognize; to show to be the same; to sympathize; to relate
A4 v. certify
definition (c) to confirm to be true; to authorize
A5 v. intend
definition (d) to plan; to mean; to have in mind do or accomplish; to designate for a particular purpose
A6 v. concentrate
definition (a) to focus; to pay attention
A7 v. consist
definition (a) to be composed of; to be made up of
A8 v. overlap
definition (b) to cover a part of; to have something in common
A9 v. angle
definition (b) to bend; to turn sharply in a different direction
A10 v. counter
definition (d) to oppose; to retaliate; to react; to strike back
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A1 v. compel
definition (d) to force; to coerce; to influence; to impose; to demand
A2 v. recommend
definition (d) to advocate; to endorse; to speak well of; to advise; to suggest
A3 n. border
definition (c) boundary; edge; limit
A4 n. endorsement
definition (a) signature on a money order such as a check
A5 v. consider
definition (a) to think over; to believe; to regard; to take into account
A6 n. initial
definition (a) beginning letter of a person's first name; first letter (as of a word)
A7 v. strengthen
definition (a) to make strong; to fortify; to reinforce; to toughen
A8 v. mend
definition (a) to repair; to improve; to be improved
A9 v. adorn
definition (d) to decorate; to beautify
A10 adj. ostentatious
definition (b) showy; pretentious; bombastic; pompous; garish
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A1 adj. collectible
definition (c) payable; subject to or requiring payment especially as specified
A2 adj. germane
definition (a) pertinent; relevant; connected
A3 adj. guilty
definition (a) deserving of punishment; responsible
A4 adj. committed
definition (d) obligated; engaged; industrious; ambitious; loyal
A5 adj. advance
definition (c) beforehand
A6 adj. large
definition (a) big; enormous; wide; spacious; famous
A7 adj. predictable
definition (d) can be prophesied; can be foretold
A8 adj. practical
definition (c) feasible; workable; applicable; useful; efficacious
A9 adj. crucial
definition (b) very important; critical; decisive; vital
A10 adj. tremendous
definition (c) very great in numbers; huge; powerful
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A1 n. comparison
definition (d) pointing out of similarities and differences; similarity; likeness
A2 n. special
definition (c) reduced price; sale on particular items; extra newspaper edition
A3 n. spy
definition (a) secret agent; person who secretly investigates and gathers information about other people
A4 n. logistics
definition (d) planning and execution; management of a business or other operation
A5 n. defect
definition (b) deficiency; flaw
A6 n. stage
definition (d) raised platform; resting place on a journey; phase
A7 n. response
definition (d) reply; answer; reaction
A8 v. forward
definition (c) to send; to convey; to transmit; to promote; to advance
A9 n. nurse
definition (b) medical caretaker (especially in a hospital under the supervision of a doctor)
A10 n. preserve
definition (c) area of land set aside to protect natural resources and wildlife
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A1 v. appropriate
definition (c) to set aside; to allot; to adapt; to embrace; to accept
A2 v. cement
definition (c) to reinforce; to bind together; to strengthen a connection
A3 v. account
definition (c) to explain; to give a report; to cause; to regard
A4 v. discount
definition (d) to reduce the price of; to mark down; to ignore
A5 v. accredit
definition (a) to certify; to recognize; to assign; to license
A6 v. explain
definition (d) to illustrate; to elucidate; to interpret; to describe; to define
A7 n. ranches
definition (d) farm with large pasture land for raising livestock
A8 v. recruit
definition (a) to enlist or draft new members; to gain; to obtain; to procure
A9 v. perform
definition (b) to do; to carry out; to execute; to present; to arrange; to manage
A10 v. collect
definition (c) to gather; to garner; to assemble; to accumulate; to take payments
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A1 n. visitor
definition (d) guest; migrating bird
A2 adj. including
definition (c) comprising; containing; embracing
A3 n. visit
definition (a) temporary stay somewhere; instance of spending time with a person or group of people;
inspection
A4 n. subordinate
definition (b) one who is subservient; someone under the authority of another
A5 n. negligence
definition (d) neglect; disregard; carelessness; failure to provide the necessary provision for (Law)
A6 n. timeliness
definition (b) punctuality
A7 v. carry out
definition (b) to put into practice; to accomplish; to perform; to conduct
A8 n. break
definition (c) fracture; pause; rest; opportunity; alteration
A9 adj. placid
definition (d) serene; quiet; peaceful; tranquil; relaxed; calm
A10 v. grain
definition (c) to crumble into granules
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A1 adj. suspect
definition (a) doubtful; dubious
A2 adj. responsive
definition (b) answering; reacting (esp. positively or sympathetically)
A3 adj. generous
definition (c) benevolent; giving; unselfish; abundant; plentiful
A4 adj. outstanding
definition (b) excellent; conspicuous; prominent; due
A5 adj. previous
definition (a) earlier; antecedent; hasty; premature
A6 adj. adult
definition (d) mature; full grown
A7 adj. extraordinary
definition (c) unusual
A8 adj. motive
definition (a) of reason or cause; inspiring to action
A9 adj. flexible
definition (d) elastic; easily bent; adroit; adept; pliable
A10 adj. arbitrary
definition (d) optional; uncertain; changeable; open; unrestricted
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A1 n. exit
definition (d) passage that leads out
A2 n. waiter
definition (c) one who serves tables at a restaurant or pub
A3 n. injury
definition (c) hurt; wound; harm; damage; insult
A4 n. institution
definition (b) organization; custom; convention; law or activity which is accepted in a society
A5 n. overtime
definition (a) work beyond regular working hours; pay for such work
A6 n. supervisor
definition (b) overseer; director; manager
A7 n. photograph
definition (d) picture; snapshot; image
A8 n. extension
definition (c) expansion; branch of a telephone network; supplement; reprieve
A9 n. process
definition (c) routine; course of action; advance; summons to court
A10 n. legacy
definition (a) inheritance; bequest; something handed down from one's ancestors
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A1 v. supplement
definition (a) to make up for a deficiency; to add on to
A2 v. couple
definition (a) to connect; to join; to link
A3 v. diet
definition (b) to limit the amount of food eaten; to eat only certain kinds of food
A4 v. except
definition (c) to exclude; to leave out; to skip; to protest; to object
A5 v. board
definition (d) to accommodate; to house; to enter (a plane, ship, bus, etc.)
A6 v. capture
definition (a) to copy; to photograph; to snapshot
A7 v. comprehend
definition (d) to understand; to contain; to grasp; to absorb; to perceive
A8 adj. paramount
definition (a) superior; supreme; above all; of the highest rank; most important
A9 adj. inanimate
definition (c) lifeless; spiritless
A10 v. initial
definition (a) to sign using the first letter or letters of a name
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A1 v. privilege
definition (b) to grant special rights; to give special advantages or benefits
A2 v. lack
definition (d) to be short of; to be without; to be missing; to need; to want
A3 v. discern
definition (d) to distinguish; to perceive; to recognize; to discriminate
A4 v. cash
definition (a) to exchange a check (or another money order) for coins and bank notes; to redeem
A5 n. performance
definition (d) show; presentation; execution; act; deed
A6 n. housing
definition (a) lodging; dwelling
A7 n. auditorium
definition (c) large room used for lectures; talks, performances and other events
A8 adj. familiar
definition (a) ordinary; skilled; close; intimate; well-known
A9 n. slash
definition (a) punctuation mark in the form of a diagonal line (/); reduction; decrease
A10 n. record
definition (c) list; evidence; best result ever attained; list of events or actions
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A1 adj. brokered
definition (a) negotiated by an intermediary; settled through a middleman
A2 adj. unjudged
definition (c) objective
A3 adj. fellow
definition (c) having membership in; belonging to (a group, academic organization, etc.); of the same type
A4 adj. global
definition (c) worldwide; universal; of the whole world
A5 adj. alive
definition (c) active; attentive
A6 adj. independent
definition (c) free; autonomous; sovereign; self-reliant; self-sufficient
A7 adj. additional
definition (a) extra; supplemental
A8 adj. earnest
definition (b) serious; sober; sincere; fervent; eager
A9 adj. maximum
definition (b) greatest; most; utmost; highest
A10 adj. relevant
definition (b) pertinent; related; connected to the current subject
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A1 n. abuse
definition (a) maltreatment; corrupt practice; foul language
A2 n. voucher
definition (a) certificate that bears monetary value; coupon; receipt; authorizer; endorser
A3 n. part-time
definition (d) period; era; hour; rate
A4 n. influx
definition (d) inflow; inward flow; place where a stream flows into another body of water
A5 n. study
definition (a) learning; field of learning; thorough investigation; report; analysis
A6 adj. initialed
definition (a) signed with initials; marked with the first letter or letter of a name
A7 n. availability
definition (c) accessibility; attainability; obtainability
A8 n. secret
definition (a) information that is confidential or classified; mystery; unexplained phenomenon
A9 n. pressure
definition (c) exertion of force; application of weight; weight; burden; encumbrance
A10 n. counterbalance
definition (b) equal weight or power acting in opposition
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A1 v. look into
definition (d) to investigate
A2 v. watch
definition (d) to see; to look; to pay attention; to supervise
A3 v. deal
definition (c) to provide; to offer; to distribute; to supply; to sell; to trade
A4 v. elucidate
definition (a) to explain; to clarify; to describe; to depict
A5 v. headquarter
definition (c) to set up a center of operations; to be set up in a center of operations
A6 v. branch
definition (a) to fork; to divide into parts or sections
A7 v. reduce
definition (a) to lessen; to diminish; to decrease
A8 n. appeal
definition (b) request; plea; petition for a new trial or judgment
A9 v. experiment
definition (b) to attempt to discover or test something; to try; to venture; to research
A10 v. upgrade
definition (c) to improve; to raise the quality of
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A1 adj. least
definition (a) smallest in size; smallest in amount; lowest in importance
A2 n. constraint
definition (b) restriction; force; limitation; limit
A3 n. conservative
definition (d) person who is resistant to change; person who favors traditional political parties
A4 n. reinforcement
definition (a) act of strengthening; reward or punishment designed to encourage or discourage a particular
response
A5 n. device
definition (b) apparatus; appliance; gadget; trick; scheme
A6 adj. found
definition (c) discovered
A7 n. wool
definition (b) fleece from some animals; frizzy hair
A8 v. verify
definition (b) to confirm the truth of something
A9 n. part
definition (c) section; piece; region; role; function; side in an agreement
A10 n. support
definition (a) prop; brace; economic assistance; upkeep; encouragement; aid
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A1 adj. terminal
definition (c) end; closing; concluding; final; mortal
A2 adj. steadfast
definition (b) loyal; faithful; unchanging
A3 adj. fussy
definition (c) exacting; choosy; ornate; nagging; annoying
A4 adj. upcoming
definition (c) about to happen; imminent
A5 adj. comfortable
definition (c) easy; relaxing; cosy; financially well to do
A6 adj. traditional
definition (c) customary
A7 adj. gifted
definition (d) talented; skilled; having great natural ability
A8 adj. back
definition (a) behind; after; rear; hind
A9 adj. salient
definition (a) conspicuous; bulging outward; protruding; remarkable; noticeable
A10 adj. prevalent
definition (d) common; widespread; current
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A1 n. license
definition (a) permit; official permission; authorization; document which shows proof of authorization; certificate
A2 n. age
definition (c) period; era; generation
A3 n. asset
definition (c) something of value (property, equipment, goods, etc.); item of quality; something beneficial
A4 n. postage
definition (a) fee for sending letters or packages by mail
A5 n. matter
definition (d) issue; affair; question; problem; substance of a particular composition and consistency
A6 n. vacancy
definition (b) emptiness; available position; job opening
A7 n. coincidence
definition (c) chance occurrence; unforeseen event
A8 n. expert
definition (b) person skilled in a particular area; specialist
A9 n. meaning
definition (a) definition; significance; intention; explanation
A10 n. delivery
definition (c) distribution; liberation; transference
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A1 v. implement
definition (b) to perform; to put into effect; to carry out; to execute; to realize
A2 v. urbanize
definition (c) to make into a city
A3 v. assess
definition (b) to estimate; to gauge; to evaluate; to measure
A4 v. dedicate
definition (c) to devote to; to set apart for; to inscribe (a book, poem, song, story, etc.) to someone
A5 v. mollify
definition (d) to calm; to soften; to pacify; to relieve
A6 v. incline
definition (b) to slope; to bend; to bow; to slant; to influence
A7 v. become
definition (d) to turn into; to develop into; to grow into
A8 v. cause
definition (b) to make happen; to bring about
A9 v. autograph
definition (a) to write one's name by hand; to sign one's name
A10 v. monitor
definition (a) to supervise; to observe; to follow up on; to check up on
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A1 n. picture
definition (d) photograph; drawing; painting; film; embodiment
A2 v. canvass
definition (c) to examine; to debate; to scrutinize; to solicit votes or opinions
A3 adj. evasive
definition (c) avoiding; tending to shrink; elusive
A4 n. department
definition (c) division of a company; section; area
A5 v. propose
definition (d) to suggest; to recommend; to tender; to make an offer of marriage
A6 v. suggest
definition (b) to propose; to mention; to imply; to hint; to evoke
A7 n. nomination
definition (d) appointment; proposal of a candidate (for an office or an honor)
A8 n. subsidiary
definition (b) company that is owned or controlled by another company
A9 v. emulate
definition (c) to imitate; to try to equal or excel; to take after; to copy
A10 v. report
definition (a) to provide a detailed statement about an occurrence or situation; inform
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A1 adj. acquainted
definition (a) familiar; close; intimate; informed; aware
A2 adj. profitable
definition (c) lucrative; paying; rewarding; beneficial; producing income
A3 adj. reasonable
definition (b) rational; logical; intelligent; wise; plausible; likely; credible
A4 adj. actual
definition (b) substantial; real; tangible; current
A5 adj. crowded
definition (b) full; packed; crammed together
A6 adj. several
definition (a) some; few; separate; distinct; individual; various
A7 adj. frisky
definition (b) energetic; full of life; playful; lively
A8 adj. overseas
definition (c) foreign; abroad
A9 adj. adept
definition (c) proficient; skilled; expert
A10 adj. town
definition (a) of a city; local
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A1 n. maintenance
definition (b) upkeep; repairs; livelihood; means of support
A2 n. downturn
definition (d) negative tendency (especially in economy or business)
A3 n. exhibit
definition (a) something presented as evidence in a court of law; display; show
A4 n. scene
definition (a) place where an event occurs; vista; view
A5 n. back order
definition (a) ordered merchandise that is not currently in stock but will be supplied in the future
A6 n. preference
definition (c) favor; liking; fondness; priority; superior status
A7 n. custom
definition (d) habit; tradition; convention
A8 n. mean
definition (d) midpoint; middle; equally far from two extremes; average
A9 n. contest
definition (d) competition
A10 n. dash
definition (c) hyphen; drop; pinch; rush; sprint
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A1 v. feature
definition (a) to characterize; to depict; to describe; to present; to emphasize
A2 v. rectify
definition (d) to fix; to repair; to correct; to calibrate; to adjust
A3 v. comfort
definition (b) to bring relief; to encourage; to console
A4 v. search
definition (a) to hunt for; to look for; to investigate; to examine
A5 v. argue
definition (b) to dispute; to claim; to give reasons
A6 v. overlook
definition (a) to inspect; to supervise; to miss; to omit; to ignore; to excuse
A7 v. inform
definition (b) to communicate data to; to tell; to brief; to notify
A8 v. enhance
definition (c) to increase; to intensify; to improve; to raise the value of
A9 v. believe
definition (d) to have faith in; to assume; to suppose
A10 v. adapt
definition (b) to conform; to change; to make suitable; to match; to fit
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A1 v. deploy
definition (b) to speak out; to move into a position of readiness and availability
A2 adv. rather
definition (c) very quite; to a degree; somewhat; slightly; a bit; might as well
A3 n. combine
definition (a) harvesting machine
A4 n. enlargement
definition (d) expansion; increase in size; magnification
A5 v. dispute
definition (d) to argue; to debate; to contest; to oppose; to fight against
A6 v. attain
definition (d) to reach; to achieve; to fulfill; to realize (a goal, purpose, etc.)
A7 adv. instinctively
definition (d) naturally; spontaneously; intuitively; automatically
A8 n. compare
definition (d) contrast
A9 n. barter
definition (b) exchanging of goods and services; trade
A10 n. account
definition (d) business arrangement; client; funds deposited in a bank
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A1 adj. secure
definition (b) safe; protected; strong; stable; confident
A2 adj. visible
definition (d) in view; observable; obvious; apparent
A3 adj. infant
definition (d) pertaining to a minor
A4 adj. stable
definition (b) steady; firm; lasting; dependable; faithful
A5 adj. distinctive
definition (a) special; unique; different
A6 adj. loyal
definition (b) faithful; true to one's obligations
A7 n. might
definition (b) strength; power; force; bravery
A8 adj. smart
definition (c) intelligent; clever; shrewd; lively; fashionable; stylish
A9 adj. substantive
definition (a) existing independently; real; tangible
A10 adj. comprehensive
definition (d) including a lot; large in scope; extensive
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A1 n. draft
definition (d) rough outline; sketch; written order for payment; conscription
A2 n. constant
definition (a) number with a fixed value; factor
A3 n. behalf
definition (a) representing; in support of
A4 n. revenue
definition (c) income; return; gains; government income earned through taxation
A5 n. litter
definition (a) refuse; trash; disorder
A6 n. expectation
definition (d) anticipation; longing or waiting for; hope
A7 n. deregulation
definition (d) transferal of ownership from government to private hands; privatization
A8 n. reject
definition (c) something or someone that does not match up to standards; object of lower quality; outcast
A9 n. equity
definition (d) honesty; fairness; justice
A10 n. court
definition (d) yard; formal reception; place where legal trials take place
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A1 v. cancel
definition (d) to call off; to annul; to terminate; to stop
A2 v. arrest
definition (a) to detain; to slow down; to capture; to imprison
A3 v. hurry
definition (d) to make haste; to rush; to urge; to prod; to dash
A4 v. file
definition (a) to arrange papers methodically for preservation and reference; to submit in a formal way
A5 v. patch
definition (b) to cover a hole with a piece of material; to use to cover a hole
A6 v. break down
definition (a) to fail; to collapse; to defeat; to overthrow; to descend
A7 n. loyalty
definition (c) faithfulness; devotion; constancy
A8 v. ought
definition (a) to need to; must; to be obligated
A9 v. change
definition (d) to alter; to replace; to become different
A10 v. lumber
definition (a) to move heavily or awkwardly; to accumulate; to collect
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A1 n. newsletter
definition (c) short informational periodical that is usually distributed to the members of an interest group
A2 n. plan
definition (a) program; scheme; agenda; timetable; schedule
A3 n. membership
definition (c) state of belonging to an organization or group; fellowship
A4 n. carriage
definition (b) coach; buggy; transportation
A5 v. process
definition (a) to treat; to adapt; to prepare; to make ready
A6 n. establishment
definition (c) anything that is set up; institution (i.e. business, church, authority, government, etc.)
A7 n. banquet
definition (a) celebration; feast; dinner; drinking
A8 v. tow
definition (b) to pull; to drag
A9 n. opportunity
definition (a) chance; occasion; favorable time to act
A10 v. must
definition (b) to have to; to be obligated; to be likely or probable
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A1 adj. promotional
definition (a) of publicizing; of advancement; of encouragement; of fostering; of an enterprise
A2 adj. hard
definition (c) difficult; complicated; rigid; stiff
A3 adj. objective
definition (d) impartial; unbiased; existing outside of the mind
A4 adj. few
definition (a) little; not many; some
A5 adj. congruent
definition (d) identical; corresponding; in agreement; harmonious
A6 adj. creative
definition (b) inventive; innovative; artistic
A7 adj. convenient
definition (c) comfortable; useful; serviceable
A8 adj. content
definition (b) satisfied; pleased
A9 adj. prosaic
definition (b) common; regular; boring; tedious; dull
A10 adj. preventive
definition (d) averting; avoiding; delaying; inhibiting
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A1 n. combination
definition (a) joining; union; an ordered sequence
A2 n. anticipation
definition (d) expectation; hope; intuition
A3 n. sink
definition (d) wash basin; sewer; drain; cesspool; place where criminals gather
A4 n. lock
definition (b) fastening mechanism which is opened with a key or other device
A5 n. nuance
definition (b) slight difference; subtle distinction
A6 n. sneakers
definition (b) sports shoe; one who moves about stealthily; one who acts furtively
A7 n. strength
definition (a) durability; determination; resolve; power; intensity; force
A8 v. salvage
definition (c) to save from destruction; to rescue
A9 n. pretense
definition (d) feigning; impersonation; false show; claim; assertion
A10 n. growth
definition (d) development; progress
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A1 v. direct
definition (d) to guide; to lead; to instruct; to manage; to supervise
A2 v. adopt
definition (d) to form a relationship with another person
A3 v. format
definition (c) to design the appearance of; to arrange; to prepare a diskette or hard disk for use
A4 v. assume
definition (c) to suppose; to take on a position or duty; to accept an idea
A5 v. entitle
definition (d) to give a heading or name to (i.e. a book, painting, etc.); to grant a right; to claim something
A6 v. merge
definition (d) to blend; to be blended; to combine or unite into a single body; to be assimilated
A7 v. excite
definition (a) to stir up; to arouse feelings; to provoke; to stimulate
A8 n. vendor
definition (b) salesman; supplier; automatic machine for selling goods
A9 n. factor
definition (b) cause; agent; broker; financier; money lender
A10 v. place
definition (b) to put; to lay; to lodge; to nominate; to appoint
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A1 v. brake
definition (b) to stop a vehicle; to slow down a vehicle
A2 v. complicate
definition (c) to confuse; to make hard to understand; to make difficult; to make complex
A3 n. division
definition (b) partitioning; department; faculty; ranking; level according to difficulty
A4 v. nominate
definition (d) to appoint someone (for a position, office, or honor); to designate; to select
A5 adj. aware
definition (d) attentive; conscious of
A6 n. applicant
definition (a) candidate; nominee
A7 n. cognition
definition (b) awareness; perception
A8 v. reward
definition (d) to recompense someone for a service
A9 v. object
definition (a) to oppose; to protest
A10 n. card
definition (c) thin and flat object
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A1 adj. uncertain
definition (b) doubtful; not reliable; ambiguous
A2 adj. commercial
definition (d) pertaining to business; pertaining to buying and selling
A3 adj. horrible
definition (d) terrible; awful; disgusting
A4 adj. wry
definition (a) distorted; crooked; twisted; askew
A5 adj. impatient
definition (d) unable to wait; intolerant; restless
A6 n. loss
definition (c) opposite of profit; deprivation; defeat; destruction
A7 n. waste
definition (d) misuse; loss; rubbish; garbage; sewage
A8 adj. further
definition (c) more distant; additional
A9 adj. surface
definition (c) external
A10 adj. complacent
definition (d) content; self-satisfied; comfortable; smug
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A1 n. width
definition (b) breadth; thickness
A2 n. grocery
definition (c) store which sells food and other household goods
A3 n. mind
definition (b) brain; memory; recollection; opinion; intention; desire
A4 n. intelligence
definition (a) ability to reason and understand; cleverness; brilliance; information
A5 n. environment
definition (b) surroundings; conditions in which someone or something lives
A6 n. pushy
definition (b) cat (Slang); feline
A7 n. objection
definition (d) opposition; appeal; denial; protest
A8 n. table
definition (d) list of information arranged in columns and rows; chart; flat surface
A9 n. crate
definition (c) wooden box; old car; old plane
A10 n. feature
definition (b) characteristic; function; capability (of a product, machine, device, software etc.)
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A1 v. serve
definition (a) to tend to; to attend; to work; to perform a duty or task
A2 v. repair
definition (b) to fix; to mend; to correct a problem or malfunction
A3 v. work
definition (d) to labor; to act; to operate; to activate; to process
A4 v. seem
definition (b) to appear to be; to look like; to give the impression of; to have the appearance of
A5 v. soar
definition (c) to glide; to fly upward; to ascend; to increase; to rise
A6 v. employ
definition (d) to hire as a worker; to activate; to operate; to use
A7 v. lecture
definition (b) to deliver a discourse before an audience; to reprimand tediously
A8 v. simulate
definition (b) to copy; to pretend; to fake
A9 v. occasion
definition (d) to cause; to incite; to bring to pass
A10 v. arrange
definition (c) to organize; to settle; to structure; to order; to systematize
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A1 v. audit
definition (d) to examine accounts and other financial records
A2 v. subtract
definition (a) to take away part of a whole; to remove; to deduct
A3 adj. somber
definition (c) gloomy; dark; depressing; sad; mournful
A4 v. cruise
definition (d) to sail; to move at a moderate speed; to travel; to coast; to drive along slowly
A5 n. behavio(u)r
definition (a) manner of acting; conduct
A6 adj. environmental
definition (d) pertaining to the world and nature around us
A7 n. money supply
definition (b) the total amount of funds in circulation in a given country's economy
A8 v. grade
definition (d) to give a mark to; to classify; to make level; to evaluate; to assess
A9 n. prime
definition (c) state of perfection; state of highest quality
A10 n. moral
definition (c) ethic; lesson; principle
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A1 adj. funnelled
definition (b) channeled; centralized
A2 adj. located
definition (b) situated; placed; identified; found; existing; standing
A3 adj. vivid
definition (c) lively; bright; dazzling; clear; graphic
A4 adj. empty
definition (c) containing nothing; without people; without contents; hollow; meaningless
A5 adj. residential
definition (c) intended for inhabitation; occupied with homes
A6 adj. supervisory
definition (d) managerial; overseeing
A7 adj. firm
definition (b) strong; solid; stable; fixed; immovable; determined
A8 adj. pushy
definition (d) controlling; aggressive; extremely self-assertive; bossy
A9 adj. eligible
definition (c) suitable; worthy of; qualified; entitled to; allowed
A10 adj. buoyant
definition (c) floating; light; lively; cheerful
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A1 n. average
definition (b) mean; median
A2 n. standpoint
definition (b) outlook; perspective; view; opinion; attitude
A3 n. competition
definition (d) rivalry; contest; act of competing against another
A4 n. clerk
definition (c) minor office worker; book-keeper; bureaucrat
A5 n. consumption
definition (d) using up
A6 n. danger
definition (c) risk; peril; hazard
A7 n. completion
definition (c) finishing; finalizing
A8 n. content
definition (c) substance; component; all that is inside of something
A9 n. style
definition (a) manner; way; fashion; chic; vogue
A10 n. agent
definition (d) representative; rep; factor; cause
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A1 v. undercut
definition (a) to offer at lower prices than the competition; to weaken; to undermine
A2 v. preempt
definition (d) to occupy a place; to take a place; to obtain at an advance opportunity
A3 v. annoy
definition (d) to bother; to trouble; to disturb; to upset
A4 v. pertain
definition (a) to belong to; to be connected to; to relate; to refer
A5 v. appeal
definition (c) to plead; to request; to petition for a new trial or judgment
A6 v. discover
definition (c) to find out; to come across; to get information about something
A7 v. field
definition (d) to answer adequately or successfully
A8 v. stage
definition (c) to perform; to present; to carry out; to execute
A9 v. share
definition (b) to divide; to apportion; to receive a portion; to participate
A10 v. finance
definition (a) to raise money for; to provide with funds; to fund; to pay for
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A1 adj. reliable
definition (c) credible; trustworthy; dependable
A2 adj. portable
definition (b) mobile; movable; can be transported from one place to another
A3 n. coalition
definition (c) alliance; union; agreement
A4 n. tender
definition (a) bid; offer; overseer; supervisor
A5 n. accordance
definition (c) conformity; agreement; coordination; suitability
A6 adj. crafted
definition (c) produced; made; manufactured
A7 v. frequent
definition (d) to go regularly to (a certain place); to patronize
A8 adv. fair
definition (a) justly; equitably; directly; completely; really
A9 n. course
definition (d) direction; series of lessons or training units; layer; part of a meal
A10 adj. service
definition (b) useful; providing assistance; repairing; performing maintenance tasks
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A1 adj. striped
definition (d) marked with narrow bands of contrasting color or texture
A2 adj. kindly
definition (a) nicely; thoughtfully; graciously; considerately; sympathetically
A3 adj. frank
definition (a) honest; sincere; straightforward; open; candid
A4 adj. graduate
definition (d) having a degree or diploma; concerning studies beyond a bachelor's degree
A5 adj. occupied
definition (d) conquered; seized; filled; taken up; inhabited; populated
A6 v. stay
definition (c) to visit; to spend time in a place; to remain temporarily; to lodge
A7 v. improve
definition (c) to make better; to increase in quality; to enhance; to develop
A8 adj. tight
definition (b) close-fitting; tense; narrow
A9 adj. contemporary
definition (d) modern; current
A10 adj. substitute
definition (d) acting as a replacement
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A1 n. defense
definition (a) protection; security; rampart; shield
A2 n. index
definition (d) list of subjects or other information arranged in alphabetical order; indicator; sign
A3 n. discard
definition (b) garbage; refuse; scrap
A4 n. enrichment
definition (b) enhancement; refinement; improvement
A5 n. pallet
definition (d) straw-filled mattress; hard and simple bed; platform used to stack items during moving or storage
A6 n. interviewee
definition (a) person who is being asked questions; job candidate
A7 n. destination
definition (d) place where one is going; the purpose for which something is destined
A8 n. rental
definition (a) money paid for the use of property; property that is leased; act of leasing
A9 n. ordinary
definition (c) ecclesiastical judge; priest
A10 n. order
definition (c) arrangement; instruction; command; request for something
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A1 v. space
definition (b) to set some distance apart
A2 v. bank
definition (d) to deposit money; in a money institution; to count on; to depend upon
A3 v. exert
definition (b) to exercise; to use; to make an effort
A4 v. converge
definition (d) to meet; to assemble to gather; to get together
A5 v. slip
definition (c) to glide; to sneak; to slide; to decline; to deteriorate; to make a mistake
A6 v. anticipate
definition (a) to expect; to predict; to assume
A7 v. supply
definition (c) to furnish; to equip; to make up for; to compensate for; to substitute for temporarily
A8 v. mind
definition (a) to pay attention to; to supervise; to regret; to oppose; to remember; to notice
A9 v. slope
definition (d) to incline; to slant upward or downward; to cause to tilt
A10 v. concrete
definition (c) to solidify
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A1 n. premium
definition (a) supplementary charge; additional charge; amount paid for insurance; reward
A2 n. discussion
definition (b) debate; conversation; talk; dispute; argument
A3 n. approval
definition (d) confirmation; endorsement; positive opinion
A4 v. interpret
definition (c) to explain; to clarify; to elucidate; to understand or explain in a particular way
A5 n. intensity
definition (d) strength; energy; extreme degree; depth; clarity
A6 v. fail
definition (c) to be unsuccessful; to not do; to disappoint; to go bankrupt; to be used up
A7 n. negotiator
definition (b) person who participates in a bargaining session
A8 adj. choice
definition (b) select; fine; excellent
A9 n. mail
definition (c) postal service; letters and other items that are sent via the postal service
A10 adj. society
definition (c) of or pertaining to the upper class
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A1 adj. important
definition (d) significant; influential; essential; crucial; critical
A2 adj. select
definition (a) chosen; picked out; choice; superior; prime; picky
A3 adj. internal
definition (c) inner; inside; located within; of a country's domestic affairs
A4 adj. possible
definition (a) could be; might be; may be
A5 adj. particular
definition (a) special; unusual; detailed; precise; pedantic; strict
A6 adj. delicious
definition (a) tasty; having a pleasant taste or smell
A7 adj. genuine
definition (d) original; real; true; natural; honest; sincere
A8 adj. inclusive
definition (d) containing; comprehensive; all-embracing; extensive; taking in
A9 adj. valid
definition (c) legitimate; legally acceptable; not expired; logical; well-founded
A10 adj. feasible
definition (b) able to be carried out; achievable; possible; likely
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A1 n. proposition
definition (b) offer; plan; theory; problem
A2 n. employment
definition (b) work; occupation; keeping busy
A3 n. creditor
definition (d) person or organization that lends something; lender; loaner; moneylender
A4 n. advice
definition (a) counsel; guidance; specific information; hint
A5 n. back door
definition (b) the U.S. treasury
A6 n. background
definition (d) setting; biography
A7 n. replay
definition (d) rematch; repetition
A8 n. discount
definition (a) price reduction; rebate
A9 n. veil
definition (d) netting attached to a woman's hat
A10 n. use
definition (d) function; utilization; benefit; advantage; consumption
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A1 v. achieve
definition (c) to obtain; to attain; to perform; to accomplish
A2 v. venture
definition (c) to take a risk in order to achieve a goal
A3 v. exit
definition (c) to leave; to go out
A4 v. brief
definition (c) to make a summary; to give a report; to inform; to instruct somebody
A5 v. address
definition (c) to direct to; to speak to; to direct to a specific destination; to refer to
A6 v. comply
definition (c) to submit; to consent; to obey; to agree with
A7 n. explanation
definition (a) interpretation; something that clarifies; description; definition
A8 v. combine
definition (b) to unite; to join; to come together; to become one
A9 v. paint
definition (c) to apply color to a surface; to put makeup on; to describe something in words
A10 v. drive
definition (c) to travel in a car; to transport in a vehicle; to compel
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A1 adj. superb
definition (c) excellent; wonderful; splendid; magnificent
A2 v. disagree
definition (a) to have different opinions; to differ
A3 v. insure
definition (b) to provide a guarantee against possible damage or loss; to make certain
A4 v. conceive
definition (c) to understand; to comprehend; to grasp
A5 v. pay
definition (a) to give money for goods or to cancel debts; to settle; to be worthwhile; to be profitable
A6 n. instruction
definition (a) teaching; direction; guidance; training; education; information
A7 v. prepare
definition (c) to make ready; to get oneself ready; to put into the proper condition
A8 v. fence
definition (b) to protect; to guard; to evade a question; to respond in a vague manner
A9 n. prejudice
definition (b) bias; sentence passed before proper examination of the circumstances
A10 v. perceive
definition (b) to feel; to sense; to distinguish; to discern; to see
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A1 n. levy
definition (b) a charge imposed and collected
A2 n. honesty
definition (d) truthfulness; sincerity; integrity; frankness
A3 n. grocer
definition (d) person who owns and operates a food store
A4 n. behind
definition (a) rear; end; seat
A5 n. wealth
definition (d) richness; prosperity; capital; fortune; abundance
A6 n. journal
definition (d) newspaper; magazine; diary; blog; bookkeeping ledger
A7 n. imagination
definition (c) ability of the mind to create mental pictures which do not exist in reality
A8 n. slip
definition (d) slide; stumble; mistake; blunder; error
A9 n. liability
definition (d) financial obligation; debt; responsibility; obligation
A10 n. button
definition (c) switch; icon to click on
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A1 v. tax
definition (c) to impose a tariff; to impose a levy; to burden; to demand too much
A2 v. elaborate
definition (a) to provide additional details; to plan carefully and with great detail; to produce; to develop
A3 v. auction
definition (a) to sell something through a bidding system
A4 v. associate
definition (b) to share company; to connect; to relate to; to combine
A5 v. equip
definition (b) to provide with the required supplies, tools and items
A6 v. switch
definition (c) to change; to shift; to exchange; to trade; to turn on or off
A7 v. draft
definition (a) to make an outline; to draw up in written form; to conscript; to draw out and separate
A8 v. accord
definition (c) to give; to match; to fit; to complement
A9 v. experience
definition (b) to try; to live through; to feel; to endure
A10 v. flaw
definition (a) to crack; to become defective; to become cracked
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A1 adj. prepaid
definition (a) remunerated ahead of time; settled beforehand via payment
A2 n. letter
definition (a) character which is part of an alphabet; written communication sent to a person or organization
A3 n. idea
definition (d) concept; thought; opinion; intention; plan
A4 n. overlap
definition (a) something that is superimposed
A5 n. understatement
definition (b) representing something less strongly than what the facts would justify
A6 v. reason
definition (c) to think; to consider logically; to argue; to claim
A7 v. distract
definition (d) to disturb; to confuse; to worry; to divert; to amuse
A8 adj. standard
definition (a) serving as a model; normal; regular; typical; widely accepted
A9 v. instance
definition (c) to refer to a case or occurrence to explain or prove a point; to cite; to mention
A10 adj. common
definition (d) shared; ordinary; mediocre; average; public
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A1 n. pay
definition (b) salary; wages
A2 n. contemporary
definition (b) person living at about the same time as another person
A3 n. forecast
definition (a) prediction of a future event or condition (i.e. development of the economy)
A4 n. council
definition (a) assembly; board; group of people (gathered to advise, plan, etc.)
A5 n. evaluation
definition (b) appraisal; estimation; assessment
A6 n. globe
definition (d) ball; sphere; planet Earth; world
A7 n. climb
definition (d) ascent
A8 n. cushion
definition (d) pillow; soft padded object
A9 n. denominator
definition (b) shared characteristic; common feature
A10 n. cash
definition (a) money in the form of coins and bank notes
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A1 v. merchandise
definition (c) to trade; to plan for and promote for sales of; to market goods
A2 v. circumvent
definition (c) to by-pass; to side-step; to evade
A3 v. get
definition (d) to receive; to obtain; to purchase; to bring; to persuade
A4 v. run
definition (a) to operate; to activate; to manage; to direct; to carry out; to fulfill
A5 v. enlist
definition (b) to draft into military service; to voluntarily join a cause
A6 v. award
definition (b) to give; to grant; to judge; to rule
A7 v. assist
definition (c) to aid; to help; to support; to guide; to direct
A8 v. vacillate
definition (d) to fluctuate; to hesitate; to waver
A9 v. decrease
definition (c) to reduce; to lessen; to decline
A10 v. age
definition (b) to grow older; to mature
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A1 v. encroach
definition (c) to advance beyond proper limits; to infringe
A2 n. news
definition (d) report of recent events; information about previously unknown facts
A3 v. name
definition (d) to appoint; to specify; to identify; to designate
A4 adj. lasting
definition (d) continuing; enduring; remaining for a long time; durable
A5 adv. regardless
definition (c) without consideration for possible problems; anyway; in any case
A6 v. browse
definition (a) to leaf through a book; to surf Internet websites
A7 v. license
definition (b) to grant a permit; to authorize; to permit; to allow
A8 v. incur
definition (a) to meet with; to bring upon oneself; to acquire
A9 n. stress
definition (a) emphasis; importance; accent; strain; tension; pressure
A10 adj. simple
definition (c) easy; uncomplicated; modest; ordinary; plain
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A1 n. fax
definition (c) device for electronically transmitting written material; electronically transmitted document
A2 n. letterhead
definition (c) line printed at the top of a piece of stationary
A3 n. belief
definition (b) opinion; creed; religion; faith; conviction
A4 n. food
definition (d) nourishment; substance which provides the body with nutrients; sustenance
A5 n. shipment
definition (b) sending of cargo or freight
A6 n. version
definition (b) particular form of something; variant; rendering; translation
A7 n. offing
definition (c) distant part of the sea visible from the shore; remote place far from the shore; high seas
A8 adj. house
definition (a) pertaining to accommodations; domesticated
A9 n. ambivalence
definition (d) state of having both positive and negative feelings towards a subject
A10 n. slander
definition (c) false and injurious statements made about another; defamation; calumny
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A1 v. get on with
definition (b) to continue
A2 v. divert
definition (c) to distract; to entertain; to turn in a different direction; to deflect
A3 v. assure
definition (c) to give confidence; to promise; to pledge; to encourage
A4 v. finalize
definition (d) to end; to sum up; to complete; to conclude
A5 v. staff
definition (c) to employ a group of workers; to provide with employees; to man
A6 v. ship
definition (c) to send; to dispatch; to transport (by airplane, truck, etc.); to embark
A7 v. damage
definition (d) to cause harm; to cause injury; to destroy partly
A8 v. augment
definition (b) to increase; to enlarge; to enhance; to multiply
A9 v. position
definition (b) to erect; to set; to put; to place
A10 v. recant
definition (c) to give up; to renounce; to deny; to disavow; to retract
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A1 n. series
definition (b) sequence; succession; television program broadcast in installments
A2 adj. comforting
definition (b) consoling; encouraging; reassuring; brining relief; heartening
A3 n. practice
definition (b) customary action; habit; drill; training exercise
A4 n. time
definition (c) period; era; hour; rate
A5 adj. invisible
definition (b) impossible to see; imperceptible; hidden; concealed
A6 adj. international
definition (a) between countries; of relations between two or more countries
A7 v. campaign
definition (c) to conduct a series of activities organized to accomplish a goal
A8 n. indulgence
definition (d) act of giving in to desire; something which gratifies; luxury; leniency
A9 n. superior
definition (d) one who is higher than another in rank or position
A10 v. rush
definition (d) to hurry; to make haste; to act or move quickly; to cause to hurry
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A1 n. store
definition (c) shop; place where merchandise is sold; supply of goods or materials set aside for future use
A2 n. space
definition (d) universe; empty area; gap; area; interval
A3 n. collaboration
definition (d) working together; cooperation
A4 n. donation
definition (b) gift; contribution
A5 n. fluency
definition (b) ability to speak and write easily; eloquence; articulateness; gracefulness
A6 n. language
definition (a) spoken or written words with which people communicate thoughts and feelings
A7 n. fixture
definition (d) something which is permanently or securely attached; set date for a sporting event
A8 v. resolve
definition (c) to determine; to decide; to separate into constituent parts
A9 n. photo
definition (a) picture; snapshot
A10 n. bond
definition (b) link; connection; obligation; grasp; certificate of debt
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A1 v. photograph
definition (b) to take a picture
A2 v. leave
definition (b) to depart; to exit; to quit; to omit; to let alone
A3 v. preserve
definition (d) to guard; to keep safe; to keep; to defend; to protect
A4 v. reply
definition (a) to answer; to respond
A5 v. anchor
definition (d) to attach firmly; to fasten tightly
A6 v. even
definition (c) to make level; to smooth; to balance
A7 v. debate
definition (a) to argue; to discuss; to consider; to ponder
A8 v. screen
definition (d) to cover with a curtain; to filter; to sift; to hide; to conceal; to separate
A9 v. study
definition (b) to learn; to ponder; to examine; to investigate; to memorize
A10 v. expel
definition (c) eject; drive out; banish
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A1 n. habit
definition (b) custom; something that one is used to doing; part of a routine; behavior pattern
A2 n. labor
definition (a) strenuous physical or mental work; toil; exertion
A3 n. dollar drain
definition (a) a situation in which the imports of a country from the USA are larger than their exports to the
USA
A4 n. call
definition (b) telephone conversation; visit; invitation; claim; need
A5 v. chain
definition (a) to tie down
A6 adv. directly
definition (d) clearly; straight; frankly; immediately; soon
A7 n. availability float
definition (c) the time or amount of money that defined by checks that have been deposited but not cleared yet
A8 adj. tentative
definition (d) experimental; trial; temporary; hesitant
A9 n. fleet
definition (b) group of ships, cars, trucks or other vehicles
A10 adj. outside
definition (d) external; of the outdoors; from the outdoors; maximal
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A1 n. expansion
definition (d) enlargement; increase; spread; development
A2 n. awareness
definition (c) consciousness
A3 n. present
definition (a) gift; offering; something that is given to another person without compensation
A4 n. handbook
definition (c) manual; guide; guideline; document containing instructions
A5 n. threat
definition (a) expression of intent to damage or injure; intimidation; danger
A6 n. transaction
definition (a) negotiation; settlement; business deal
A7 n. misgiving
definition (b) apprehension; worry; doubt; hesitation; reservation
A8 n. clear
definition (b) deletion; act of unmarking; removal of a mark from a check box (Computers)
A9 n. talk
definition (b) conversation; speech; lecture; meeting
A10 n. couple
definition (b) pair; group of two
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A1 v. present
definition (d) to display; to demonstrate; to bestow; to grant
A2 v. calculate
definition (b) to estimate; to compute; to depend upon
A3 v. request
definition (b) to ask for; to petition for
A4 v. page
definition (b) to call; to summon (e.g. to the telephone); to number sheets of paper in a collection
A5 v. substantiate
definition (d) to prove; to verify; to confirm; to actualize
A6 v. phone
definition (d) to make a call; to ring
A7 v. unveil
definition (d) to reveal; to uncover; to disclose
A8 v. pipe
definition (b) to convey a fluid; to transport a liquid; to make a high-pitched sound
A9 v. facilitate
definition (a) to make easy; to assist; to forward; to promote; to expedite
A10 v. contest
definition (d) to fight for; to challenge; to appeal
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A1 adj. severe
definition (d) serious; grave; acute; difficult; rigorous; harsh; strict
A2 adj. subsidiary
definition (a) supplementary; auxiliary; secondary; lesser in importance
A3 conj. immediately
definition (a) as soon as
A4 n. monitor
definition (c) supervisor; device for regulating; screen
A5 n. above
definition (d) something previously mentioned or indicated
A6 v. rebound
definition (b) to spring back
A7 n. expression
definition (b) putting into words; phrase; word; manifestation
A8 adj. susceptible
definition (d) vulnerable; prone; impressionable
A9 n. panel
definition (a) group of judges; board; band; strip; crew; staff
A10 n. list
definition (a) roll; roster; inventory; strip; band
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A1 n. statistics
definition (b) organization and interpretation of numerical data
A2 n. consultancy
definition (b) the practice of giving expert advice within a particular field
A3 n. examiner
definition (d) person who gives a test
A4 n. retirement
definition (c) withdrawal from one's job or occupation
A5 n. law
definition (a) rule enacted by a community or country; custom; principle; convention
A6 n. workshop
definition (b) seminar; brief intensive educational program; discussion group
A7 n. nominee
definition (a) person who has been appointed; candidate
A8 adj. small
definition (b) little; few in number; trivial; unimportant; modest
A9 adj. irrelevant
definition (a) beside the point; unconnected; impertinent; immaterial
A10 n. point
definition (a) spot; tip; essence; gist; matter
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A1 v. admit
definition (c) to confess to something; to allow entrance; to accept as valid
A2 v. range
definition (d) to determine the scope of a target; to extend; to stretch; to vary
A3 v. thread
definition (c) to pass something through an opening
A4 v. order
definition (b) to command; to request something; to arrange; to manage
A5 v. get through with
definition (c) to finish; to complete
A6 v. go through
definition (b) to experience; to endure
A7 n. deed of surrender
definition (a) a legal document that temporarily transfers a property from one individual to another
A8 v. plane
definition (c) to smooth wood; to make smooth; to remove rough areas
A9 v. empty
definition (d) to remove the contents of
A10 v. tie
definition (a) to bind; to fasten with a rope or cord
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A1 v. inspire
definition (d) to motivate; to stimulate; to provoke; to influence; to encourage
A2 n. implication
definition (b) consequence; outcome; result; indirect suggestion; connotation; hint
A3 n. thought
definition (a) idea; concept; product of the mind
A4 n. poll
definition (b) voting, electing; counting of votes; number of votes; referendum
A5 adv. adversely
definition (a) unfavorably; in a manner that works against; antagonistically
A6 n. fulfillment
definition (c) realization; performance; completion; gratification; satisfaction
A7 n. documentation
definition (b) collection of written records; use of written records as evidence
A8 n. feed
definition (d) meal; nourishment; material supplied; act of inserting into a machine (especially of putting paper
into a printer)
A9 n. notice
definition (c) announcement; poster, sign; warning; attention; consideration
A10 n. fundamental
definition (c) principle; basis; essential
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A1 n. conjunction
definition (b) connection; link; uniting; joining
A2 n. report
definition (b) detailed account of an occurrence or situation
A3 n. debut
definition (b) opening of a show; first public appearance
A4 n. scan
definition (b) close examination; scrutinizing look
A5 n. recruitment
definition (d) act of enlisting or drafting new members
A6 n. place
definition (a) location; position; standing; role; function
A7 n. programmer
definition (b) person who creates sets of instructions for a computer or other device
A8 n. doctor
definition (d) person who is licensed to practice medicine (i.e. physician, surgeon etc.)
A9 n. dispute
definition (b) quarrel; disagreement; argument
A10 n. trade
definition (d) business; commerce; barter; occupation
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A1 v. slot
definition (d) to notch; to groove; to assign to a place or position (in an organization, system, etc.)
A2 v. defend
definition (c) to protect; to secure; to vindicate
A3 v. purpose
definition (c) to intend; to plan; to design; to aim
A4 v. note
definition (a) not intended to earn profits; to observe; to remark on; to make a comment; to record
A5 v. cast
definition (b) to throw; to project; to form; to shape
A6 v. plant
definition (d) to sow; to place seeds or vegetation into soil; to establish; to set
A7 v. specify
definition (a) to indicate; to itemize; to mark; to designate; to stipulate
A8 v. manufacture
definition (b) to make by machine; to produce; to fabricate; to invent
A9 v. streamline
definition (d) to make more efficient; to organize; to simplify
A10 v. leverage
definition (b) to use one's influence to affect people or circumstances
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A1 v. pattern
definition (a) to decorate; to imitate; to mimic; to copy an example
A2 v. itemize
definition (d) to catalog; to list; to enumerate; to set down in full detail
A3 n. output
definition (d) yield; product; manufacture; information sent out from a computer
A4 n. breakthrough
definition (d) progress; reaching a new level; removal of a barrier; penetration
A5 n. release
definition (d) freedom; liberation; newly distributed film (or record, book, etc.); statement provided to the media
A6 n. dot
definition (c) spot; speck; part (the point) in an Internet web address
A7 n. expense
definition (d) cost; price; payment
A8 v. embark
definition (b) to go on board a ship; to put on board a ship; to begin; to become involved in an enterprise
A9 v. hit
definition (d) to strike; to beat; to reach; to find; to collide
A10 v. shop
definition (a) to visit a store and purchase goods; to browse in a store; to inform on; to betray (British Slang)
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A1 n. swap
definition (a) exchange; trade
A2 n. segment
definition (d) part; portion; slice; piece
A3 n. budget
definition (d) financial framework; financial plan
A4 n. affiliation
definition (c) connection; attachment
A5 n. admiration
definition (b) enchantment; affection; adoration
A6 n. location
definition (b) place; position; situation; site; spot
A7 n. figure
definition (a) number; image; character; price; human shape; symbol
A8 n. associate
definition (c) partner; fellow worker; co-worker; friend
A9 n. routine
definition (c) commonplace activity; everyday task; habit; custom; practice
A10 n. lack
definition (a) need; want; shortage; absence
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A1 v. internationalize
definition (a) to globalize; to make worldwide
A2 v. convey
definition (b) to carry; to impart or to communicate by statement, suggestion, gesture or appearance
A3 v. contrive
definition (a) to devise; to invent; to dream up; to design (often in a negative way)
A4 v. sponsor
definition (c) to back; to support; to finance; to subsidize; to promote
A5 v. expire
definition (d) to come to an end; to finish; to terminate
A6 v. remit
definition (c) to forgive; to absolve; to release; to discharge
A7 v. satisfy
definition (d) to fulfill; to meet a request or requirement; to compensate; to remunerate
A8 v. rent
definition (a) to let; to allow someone to use property in return for regular payments; to hire
A9 v. back
definition (d) to support; to assist; to strengthen
A10 v. lounge
definition (b) to lie down; to recline; to move in a relaxed manner; to walk lazily
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A1 v. set up
definition (c) to establish; to start; to found; to being; to raise
A2 n. necessity
definition (c) obligation; need; requirement
A3 v. avail
definition (c) to be useful; to help; to facilitate
A4 n. common
definition (d) open public area in a city or town; park; square
A5 v. conceal
definition (b) to hide; to keep secret; to cover up
A6 v. submit
definition (b) to give in; to surrender; to yield; to present; to propose
A7 v. mobilize
definition (a) to move; to circulate; to draft; to assemble for action (especially armed reserves)
A8 v. discard
definition (d) to throw away; to get rid of
A9 n. reverse
definition (a) opposite; contrary; back side; rear; setback; defeat
A10 n. lasting
definition (d) strong durable fabric; persistence
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A1 n. machine
definition (d) device made up of interconnected parts that work together to perform a given task or function
A2 n. smart
definition (c) sharp stinging pain
A3 n. insert
definition (d) something created separately for the purpose of being added to or placed inside (a book,
newspaper, etc.)
A4 n. factory
definition (a) plant; any location which mass-produces one type of product
A5 n. satisfaction
definition (a) gratification of a need; remuneration; fulfillment
A6 n. library
definition (d) place where one can borrow books
A7 n. inspiration
definition (c) stimulus; motivation; revelation; insight; idea
A8 n. effect
definition (b) result; outcome; impact; trick; natural phenomenon
A9 n. plain
definition (a) plateau; area of level ground; prairie; savanna
A10 n. rebound
definition (c) backlash
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A1 v. ascertain
definition (b) to clarify; to confirm; to reinforce; to verify
A2 v. back up
definition (b) to support; to solidify; to strengthen
A3 v. project
definition (b) to plan; to scheme; to send; to dispatch; to throw
A4 v. market
definition (a) to sell; to trade or deal; to distribute; to promote
A5 v. cater
definition (d) to provide; to supply (food, etc.); to care for
A6 v. spend
definition (d) to expend; to disburse; to put out (money, resources, etc.)
A7 v. write off
definition (a) to disregard an outstanding debt (as of a customer)
A8 adj. base
definition (a) low; despicable; ignoble
A9 v. refuse
definition (a) to decline; to deny; to reject
A10 v. dissipate
definition (c) to scatter; to spread out; to be scattered
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A1 v. ignore
definition (a) to disregard; to overlook; to refuse to recognize; to reject
A2 adj. superfluous
definition (c) being more than is needed; excessive; unnecessary
A3 n. conclusion
definition (b) end; deduction; cognition; final decision
A4 adj. private
definition (c) intimate; for or pertaining to a small group of people; personal; of an individual
A5 adj. admirable
definition (b) worthy of adoration; impressive; wonderful; marvelous
A6 v. formulate
definition (d) to devise; to conceive; to develop; to plan
A7 n. origin
definition (b) source; beginning; birth; parentage; nationality
A8 n. employer
definition (c) boss; person or company that hires people to do work
A9 v. slander
definition (d) to make false and injurious statements about another; to defame; to vilify; to malign
A10 adj. bottom
definition (a) lower; under
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A1 n. margin
definition (a) profit from the difference between costs and net sales
A2 n. crowd
definition (b) public; large group of people; gathering
A3 n. plug
definition (c) cork; stopper; electrical connector; block; advertisement
A4 n. season
definition (c) one of the four quarters of the year (winter, spring, summer, autumn)
A5 n. development
definition (d) evolvement; gradual growth; evolution; maturation; progression
A6 n. credit risk
definition (b) the prospect that a bond issuer will fail to make required debt payments
A7 n. menu
definition (a) list of choices; list of commands or options which may be selected
A8 v. guess
definition (a) to suppose; to hypothesize; to conjecture
A9 v. site
definition (c) to locate
A10 n. sight
definition (a) vision; ability to see; look; glimpse; spectacle
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A1 v. rescue
definition (c) to save from harm; to deliver from danger; to free from risk
A2 v. use
definition (b) to practice; to employ; to exploit; to treat; to consume
A3 v. dictate
definition (a) to say something aloud for someone to write down; to command; to order; to impose
A4 v. skim
definition (a) read superficially; to cause an object to skip across the surface of a liquid
A5 v. harmonize
definition (d) to agree; to reconcile; to be in concert with
A6 adv. consistently
definition (d) regularly; persistently; steadily; stably
A7 n. return
definition (b) act of giving back; reply; answer; profit; yield; repayment
A8 v. inventory
definition (a) to make a detailed list of property; to summarize; to sum up the worth of
A9 v. head
definition (c) to lead; to be in charge; to direct; to be at the front; to go in a certain direction
A10 v. prevail
definition (b) to win; to succeed; to overcome; to surpass; to prove superior
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A1 v. advise
definition (b) to counsel; to offer guidance; to notify; to inform
A2 n. aisle
definition (d) passage; walkway (between rows of seats or shelves)
A3 adj. supplementary
definition (c) additional; extra
A4 n. vocabulary
definition (d) lexicon; list of words and their definitions in alphabetical order
A5 n. leather
definition (d) tanned and preserved animal skin; item made of animal skin
A6 adj. representative
definition (a) typical; characteristic; acting on behalf of another person or organization
A7 v. invent
definition (c) to originate; to create; to design; to fabricate; to concoct
A8 adv. likely
definition (b) seemingly; probably
A9 adv. either
definition (a) also; too; as well
A10 adv. close
definition (b) nearby
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A1 n. item
definition (c) thing; object; article; news story; piece of information
A2 n. mend
definition (a) reform; repair; act of repairing; state of healing or improvement
A3 n. elevator
definition (b) lift; mechanical apparatus for moving people or items from floor to floor within a building
A4 n. selection
definition (a) choice; assortment; collection of items available to choose
A5 n. manufacture
definition (b) product made by hand or by machine
A6 n. harmony
definition (b) unity; agreement; accord; pleasing balance; symmetry
A7 n. shipping
definition (a) business of sending or transporting cargo; sea voyage (Archaic)
A8 n. comment
definition (b) remark; note; statement; explanation
A9 n. resistance
definition (b) opposition; act of fighting against; act of withstanding the effects of
A10 n. periodical
definition (b) magazine; journal
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A1 v. engage
definition (b) to keep busy; to occupy; to employ; to commit
A2 v. blunder
definition (a) to make a stupid mistake; to move back and forth in a clumsy manner
A3 v. entrance
definition (b) to hypnotize; to enthrall
A4 v. reject
definition (d) to decline; to deny; to turn down
A5 v. compete
definition (d) to contest; to contend against another; to participate in a contest
A6 v. familiarize
definition (a) to cause to be acquainted; to accustom; to make something well known; to publicize
A7 v. inflict
definition (c) to impose; to cause something unpleasant
A8 v. brand
definition (d) to mark with an iron; to disgrace; to condemn
A9 v. crowd
definition (d) to gather together; to group together; to press in
A10 v. balance
definition (d) to make equal
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A1 n. operator
definition (c) one who activates; worker of a telephone switchboard; operation symbol
A2 v. price
definition (c) to give a cost to something
A3 n. testimonial
definition (d) letter of recommendation
A4 n. privilege
definition (a) special individual right not enjoyed by others; benefit; advantage
A5 n. barren capital
definition (c) money which is not generating profit
A6 n. experiment
definition (b) attempt to discover or test something; trial; research
A7 adj. administrative
definition (a) managerial; executive
A8 n. essence
definition (a) inherent nature of something; central or outstanding characteristic
A9 n. remit
definition (d) act of forgiving; discharging; dispatching
A10 v. rule
definition (a) to govern; to control; to determine; to decide; to decree
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A1 n. appointment
definition (a) official date; meeting; interview; nomination
A2 n. willingness
definition (c) readiness; agreeableness
A3 n. research
definition (c) comprehensive inquiry; extensive investigation of a subject
A4 n. customs
definition (b) government department responsible for collecting taxes on imports
A5 n. undercut
definition (b) type of beef tenderloin; type of cavity with a broad base
A6 n. extract
definition (c) substance obtained from a plant; essence; text paragraph; passage
A7 n. ceremony
definition (d) rite; ritual; formality
A8 n. dispatch
definition (c) sending off; shipment; message; communication; promptness
A9 n. span
definition (a) length; distance; duration; period of time
A10 n. spot
definition (a) roundish stain; speck; place; awkward or difficult situation; predicament
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A1 v. move
definition (a) to act on; to transfer from one place to another; to change residence
A2 v. style
definition (d) to plan; to design; to name; to call
A3 v. inconvenience
definition (b) to cause discomfort; to trouble; to put out; to disturb
A4 v. emphasize
definition (a) to stress; to show the importance of
A5 v. fold
definition (b) to bend; to crease; to wrap; to envelop; to clasp
A6 v. define
definition (a) to explain; to clarify; to limit; to set boundaries
A7 n. rival
definition (d) competitor; opponent; contender
A8 v. host
definition (d) to act as master of ceremonies; to receive guests into one's home; to give a party
A9 v. commission
definition (c) to contract; to empower; to authorize; to confer
A10 v. oversee
definition (d) to supervise; to manage; to inspect
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A1 adj. budget
definition (d) inexpensive; cheap; of or relating to a financial plan
A2 adv. small
definition (d) softly; in a low voice; without strength or force; weakly; into little pieces
A3 n. score
definition (d) group of twenty items; debt; account; bill; grade on a test
A4 n. industry
definition (b) manufacturing; trade; diligence; perseverance; tendency to work hard
A5 adv. instantaneously
definition (b) immediately; momentarily
A6 v. loop
definition (c) to make circular shape
A7 adj. equal
definition (c) same; identical; able; capable
A8 n. switch
definition (d) exchange; transfer; device
A9 v. house
definition (b) to accommodate someone; to stay; to reside; to dwell; to store; to shelter
A10 n. market
definition (c) demand for goods or services; rate of purchase and sale; fair
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A1 n. set
definition (d) system; group of items; collection; posture; carriage; series; sequence
A2 n. condition
definition (d) situation; requirement; circumstance; stipulation
A3 n. cure
definition (c) method or course that restores health; prescribed treatment for an illness
A4 n. calendar
definition (d) chart showing the months of a year (including days and weeks); schedule; timetable
A5 n. route
definition (d) track; path; customary series of stops during a trip
A6 n. relief
definition (c) easement; alleviation; liberation; aid; assistance
A7 n. persuasion
definition (d) inducement; act of convincing
A8 n. qualification
definition (a) fitness; suitability; limitation; diploma or certificate stating one's abilities
A9 n. absence
definition (a) failure to appear; state of being away; state of being not present
A10 n. opinion
definition (d) attitude; outlook; formal judgment or estimation
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A1 v. pose
definition (d) to stance
A2 v. garner
definition (c) to collect; to gather; to accumulate; to store; to place in reserve
A3 v. cover
definition (a) to encase; to review; to protect; to include; to insure
A4 v. lay off
definition (a) to postpone; to dismiss from a job; to fire
A5 v. resume
definition (d) to recommence; to begin again; to retake; to take back; to continue
A6 v. confuse
definition (a) to embarrass; to mix up; to muddle up; to bewilder; to startle
A7 n. traveler
definition (d) one who makes a journey
A8 v. queues
definition (b) to stand in line; to make a row
A9 v. depict
definition (d) to describe; to illustrate; to characterize; to portray; to elucidate
A10 v. collaborate
definition (d) to work together; to cooperate
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A1 n. stay
definition (d) act of halting; visit; temporary residence; suspension of a legal proceeding
A2 n. weakness
definition (d) drawback; disadvantage; defect; foible
A3 v. maintain
definition (a) to keep in existence; to preserve; to support; to provide for
A4 adj. quiet
definition (a) silent; noiseless; peaceful; tranquil; still; lacking activity
A5 n. innocent
definition (b) person who is free from sin or wrongdoing
A6 adj. consistent
definition (b) coherent; steadfast; firm
A7 n. lumber
definition (a) trees that have been sawed into rough planks; useless items that been put in storage
A8 n. characteristic
definition (d) trait; feature; ability; distinguishing quality; attribute
A9 v. clip
definition (a) to cut off; to curtail; to trim off
A10 adj. rank
definition (b) giving off a foul odor; fertile; productive; fruitful; growing vigorously
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A1 n. check
definition (b) examination; money order; payment order; restaurant bill
A2 n. brand
definition (d) trademark; type; make; variety; product name
A3 n. cheque
definition (d) written order directing a bank to pay a specific amount of money
A4 n. emphasis
definition (b) importance that is attached to something; accent or stress that is placed on a word or words
A5 n. demonstration
definition (c) exhibition; explanation; showing
A6 n. pedicure
definition (d) cosmetic foot treatment
A7 n. case
definition (d) occasion; instance; situation; bag
A8 n. plane
definition (d) type of aircraft; two-dimensional surface; rank; level
A9 n. cement
definition (c) concrete; mortar; bonding agent; filling (for teeth)
A10 n. incumbent
definition (d) person who currently holds an office or position
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A1 v. narrow
definition (b) to limit; to restrict; to contract; to lessen in width; to taper
A2 v. should
definition (b) must (indicating duty or obligation); would (softening the statement)
A3 v. slash
definition (a) to cut with a sharp quick stroke; to reduce; to lower; to criticize strongly
A4 v. appear
definition (a) to come into view; to show up; to seem
A5 v. hesitate
definition (b) to waver; to be uncertain; to vacillate; to falter; to be indecisive
A6 v. schedule
definition (d) to create a timetable; to enter into a timetable; to plan for a certain date
A7 n. ambition
definition (b) aspiration; hope; goal; dream
A8 v. perfect
definition (d) to refine; to improve; to complete; to make faultless
A9 v. assimilate
definition (d) to incorporate; to take in; to absorb
A10 v. classify
definition (d) to arrange systematically; to structure; to group; to sort; to make confidential
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A1 v. qualify
definition (a) to train; to certify; to meet the minimum standards; to moderate; to modify
A2 n. perennial
definition (b) something that continues for many years
A3 n. mention
definition (a) direct or incidental reference; recognition of an achievement
A4 adv. deliberately
definition (c) intentionally; purposefully; methodically
A5 v. increase
definition (d) to enlarge; to add to; to multiply; to raise; to intensify
A6 adj. local
definition (d) characterized; by or occupying a particular place
A7 adj. fiscal
definition (a) of public funds; of or pertaining to money matters
A8 n. feedback
definition (c) response; critique; information about the results of a certain procedure or performance
A9 n. conserve
definition (c) marmalade; jam
A10 adj. average
definition (d) immediate; common; usual; standard
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A1 n. component
definition (b) ingredient; single piece which forms part of a larger unit; part; constituent; element
A2 n. visibility
definition (d) quality of being clearly seen
A3 n. railroad
definition (d) path for a train made of parallel metal tracks
A4 n. vaccination
definition (b) act or instance of rendering insusceptible to disease by inoculating
A5 n. impression
definition (a) strong feeling or idea left by an experience; effect; vague memory
A6 n. gather
definition (c) drawing together; fold; pucker
A7 n. inspector
definition (b) person whose job it is to supervise and examine; police officer ranking below a superintendent
A8 n. neglect
definition (c) disregard; inattention; forgetfulness; abandonment
A9 n. thread
definition (c) string; thin cord; Internet discussion
A10 n. head
definition (b) mind; understanding; leader; person in authority; top
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A1 v. profit
definition (c) to earn income; to make financial gains; to be of service; to be beneficial
A2 v. yield
definition (d) to produce; to supply; to bear (profit, harvest, fruit, etc.)
A3 v. subscribe
definition (b) to endorse; to donate; to contribute; to pledge; to support; to approve
A4 v. go after
definition (b) to try to get; to attempt to get
A5 v. distinguish
definition (b) to mark as different; to see as different; to discern; to recognize
A6 v. pull out
definition (b) to remove; to withdraw; to abandon; to exit; to depart
A7 v. trash
definition (b) to throw away; to discard; to destroy; to damage
A8 v. document
definition (d) to record for evidence; to write down; to substantiate
A9 v. relinquish
definition (a) to cede; to surrender; to give up; to forsake; to abandon
A10 v. negotiate
definition (d) to bargain; to deal; to work out; to compromise; to clear or pass an obstacle
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A1 n. occupancy
definition (c) period of residence; act of taking possession (Law); right of possession
A2 v. indicate
definition (c) to show; to point out; to mark; to signify; to imply; to exhibit
A3 v. thrive
definition (b) to prosper; to flourish; to succeed
A4 v. reflect
definition (c) to mirror; to send back energy from a surface; to cause to return; to express
A5 n. loan
definition (c) amount of money that has been borrowed; something borrowed; act of giving temporarily
A6 n. messenger
definition (b) person employed to deliver official dispatches or go on special errands
A7 adj. unconventional
definition (d) not standard; not ordinary
A8 v. certificate
definition (c) to confirm; to license; to authorize
A9 adj. final
definition (a) at the end; last; ultimate; decisive; conclusive; definitive
A10 v. precede
definition (b) to go before; to be in front; to be ahead of; to predate
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A1 n. sharp
definition (b) sewing needle; swindler; cheater; professional gambler
A2 n. luncheon
definition (b) afternoon party where a light meal is served
A3 n. improvement
definition (b) something which enhances or improves; addition or change which adds value to something
A4 n. consignment
definition (c) delivery; dispatch; conveyance
A5 n. century
definition (a) period of one hundred years
A6 n. blue sky laws
definition (b) rules introduced by the government to regulate the trade of securities and mutual funds
A7 n. fraud
definition (a) swindle; deceit; cheating; forgery; embezzlement
A8 n. accuracy
definition (d) preciseness; exactness
A9 n. ill
definition (d) trouble; misfortune; evil; harm; disease; sickness
A10 n. diet
definition (a) nourishment; nutrition; food and drink; regimen; weight loss plan
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A1 v. voyage
definition (c) to take a cruise; to travel; to make a journey
A2 v. procure
definition (a) to obtain; to acquire; to get; to buy; to purchase
A3 v. industrialize
definition (b) to innovate and develop production
A4 v. alter
definition (c) to change; to modify
A5 v. line
definition (a) to place in a row; to cover the inside of; to pad
A6 v. adjust
definition (d) to modify; to adapt; to fit; to arrange; to settle
A7 v. edit
definition (c) to revise; to alter; to make changes and corrections prior to printing
A8 v. speed
definition (a) to accelerate; to cause to move quickly; to expedite; to further; to hurry
A9 v. strike
definition (a) to temporarily cease working as a protest; to impress
A10 v. insert
definition (a) to place in; to put in; to add to
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A1 n. wallpaper
definition (a) picture or design used as a background for the other images in a graphical user interface
A2 n. design
definition (b) plan; sketch; model; layout; structure
A3 n. postmaster
definition (b) mail manager, person responsible for managing electronic mail on a network (Computers)
A4 v. impress
definition (a) to affect strongly; to emphasize; to stamp
A5 n. insult
definition (c) affront; offense; rude remark or action
A6 n. tow
definition (a) act of dragging or pulling with a rope or chain
A7 n. production
definition (c) manufacture; assembly; output; yield
A8 n. sort
definition (a) type; kind; character; manner; quality
A9 v. comprise
definition (d) to include; to contain; to consist
A10 adv. throughout
definition (a) in every; during
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A1 n. diversity
definition (d) variety; difference; unlikeness
A2 n. baggage
definition (b) luggage; cargo; things to take on a trip; equipment
A3 n. significance
definition (d) meaning; sense; quality of having meaning
A4 n. offense
definition (d) attack; misdeed; insult; transgression
A5 n. shop
definition (a) small retail store; studio; business; office; outlet
A6 n. speech
definition (c) speaking ability; something that is communicated orally
A7 v. groom
definition (c) to tend carefully; to take care of; to make clean and tidy; to prepare for
A8 n. mark
definition (c) sign; indication; symbol; grade; trace
A9 n. mentor
definition (c) adviser; counselor; person who guides and teaches; spiritual instructor
A10 n. warranty
definition (c) guarantee; authority; justification
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A1 v. funnel
definition (d) to channel; to centralize
A2 v. strap
definition (b) to tie with a narrow piece of leather; to lash
A3 v. injure
definition (d) to hurt; to wound; to insult; to offend; to damage
A4 v. publicize
definition (d) to advertise; to bring to the attention of a large audience
A5 v. compose
definition (a) to create; to write; to relax; to calm oneself; to settle
A6 v. instrument
definition (b) to equip with devices for measuring, recording, or controlling
A7 v. earn
definition (b) to receive as a result of work or other service performed; to profit; to be eligible; to be worthy
A8 v. pleasure
definition (c) to cause someone enjoyment
A9 v. fuel
definition (d) to provide with a combustible substance that provides energy
A10 v. lead
definition (c) to conduct; to guide; to direct; to influence
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A1 adj. proper
definition (a) correct; suitable; just; complete
A2 n. sweater
definition (c) pullover; employer who underpays his employees
A3 n. momentum
definition (b) force of movement; strength or motivation derived from an initial effort
A4 n. fuel
definition (a) substance burned to create energy (petrol, gasoline, gas, wood, coal, etc.)
A5 n. uniqueness
definition (b) singularity; individuality; incomparability
A6 n. capacity
definition (c) volume which can be contained or received; function; role; feature; potential
A7 v. owe
definition (a) to be indebted to; to be under obligation to pay or repay
A8 n. stem
definition (b) central stalk of a plant; petiole
A9 n. discipline
definition (c) training
A10 n. investor
definition (c) person who puts money into a project
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A1 n. adjustment
definition (a) adaption; settlement of an insurance claim
A2 n. gathering
definition (b) assembly; meeting; convention; cluster; collection
A3 n. definition
definition (c) explanation; meaning; interpretation (as of a word or term)
A4 n. code
definition (a) cipher; collection of instructions of the law
A5 n. greenhouse
definition (d) structure built mainly of glass in which plants are cultivated out of season
A6 n. exertion
definition (b) putting to use; putting into action; effort; struggle; strain
A7 n. mall
definition (b) shopping center; pedestrian walkway; promenade
A8 v. sum
definition (b) to add
A9 n. advance
definition (a) progress; modernization; promotion
A10 n. loop
definition (a) fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
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A1 v. precondition
definition (c) to train in advance
A2 v. box
definition (c) to fight with fists; to put crates
A3 v. interject
definition (c) to place between other things; to throw into the center of
A4 v. blame
definition (d) to accuse; to denounce
A5 v. exist
definition (b) to live; to be
A6 v. prohibit
definition (d) to outlaw; to forbid by law; to interdict; to ban; to prevent
A7 v. postpone
definition (a) to put off to a later time; to delay; to defer; to put off until later; to stay
A8 v. dislodge
definition (a) to extricate; to remove; to evict; to oust; to expel
A9 v. render
definition (b) to give; to submit; to transform; to represent; to depict
A10 v. concern
definition (c) to involve; to affect; to worry; to interest; to relate to
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A1 v. raise
definition (a) to elevate; to lift; to excite; to arouse; to cause
A2 v. predict
definition (b) to prophesy; to foretell; to announce in advance
A3 v. commit
definition (d) to perform; to do; to engage
A4 n. trustee
definition (d) person granted legal custodianship over property not belonging to him
A5 n. recipient
definition (b) person who accepts; person who takes or gets
A6 n. plaid
definition (b) colorful fabric with a pattern of square s and crossbars
A7 n. triangle
definition (b) shape having three sides and three corners; group of three
A8 v. tailor
definition (d) to create or adapt for a particular need or desire
A9 v. insult
definition (c) to speak or act in a rude or contemptuous manner; to offend; to affront
A10 v. section
definition (b) to divide; to split
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A1 n. alert
definition (c) warning; alarm; attitude of readiness
A2 n. debris
definition (b) rubble; ruins; wreckage; fragments
A3 n. scope
definition (b) range; extent; sphere; expanse
A4 n. contact
definition (c) link; connection; touch; interface
A5 n. impulse
definition (b) instinctual urge; sudden desire; whim; wave of energy sent via a nerve
A6 n. identification
definition (a) verification of a person or thing; recognition
A7 n. leaflet
definition (c) sheet of paper on which information has been printed; flyer
A8 n. intent
definition (d) plan; goal; aim; objective; meaning
A9 n. adversity
definition (b) misfortune; hardship; distress; suffering
A10 n. drive
definition (c) trip in a vehicle; type of computer hardware; combined effort to accomplish a goal (i.e. fund
raiser)
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A1 v. disappear
definition (d) to go out of sight; to become extinct; to cease to exist; to vanish
A2 v. subside
definition (b) to descend; to decline; to abate; to lessen
A3 v. structure
definition (c) to organize; to arrange; to give form to
A4 v. sign
definition (d) to mark; to indicate; to write one's name
A5 v. chart
definition (a) to make a graph; to draw; to diagram
A6 v. go along with
definition (d) to comply; to conform; to follow; to agree
A7 v. cope
definition (a) to manage in spite of difficulty; to struggle successfully
A8 v. lock
definition (a) to fix in place; to link firmly together; to be held in place
A9 v. part
definition (b) to divide; to separate; to be divided; to allocate
A10 v. budget
definition (a) to prepare a financial plan; to make financial arrangements
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A1 adj. corrupt
definition (d) spoiled; immoral; dishonest; perverted
A2 v. task
definition (d) to give assignments; to overburden; to strain
A3 adv. conscientiously
definition (d) dutifully; with care; thoroughly
A4 n. technician
definition (d) specialist in repairs of machinery and appliances
A5 n. screen
definition (d) part of a television or computer monitor where the picture is displayed
A6 n. citizenship
definition (a) right to live in a country; condition of being a member of a country
A7 adj. proud
definition (c) arrogant; haughty; magnificent; impressive
A8 n. instrument
definition (b) tool; implement; device; appliance; agent; means
A9 n. load
definition (a) something carried; cargo; burden; unit of measure or weight; capacity
A10 v. imply
definition (c) to suggest indirectly; to hint; to infer; to mean; to import
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A1 n. engagement
definition (d) commitment; obligation; period of employment
A2 n. take
definition (a) amount collected at one time; income; proceeds; profits (Informal)
A3 n. evidence
definition (c) proof; something which proves or disproves
A4 n. election
definition (a) choosing; time when people vote for a political candidate
A5 n. garment
definition (d) piece of clothing; outer covering
A6 n. van
definition (c) large closed vehicle used for transporting goods or people
A7 v. enlarge
definition (a) to become bigger; to expand
A8 n. substantive
definition (b) word or phrase functioning as a noun
A9 n. commercial
definition (a) television or radio advertisement
A10 n. terminology
definition (b) nomenclature; specific vocabulary
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A1 v. revise
definition (a) to make changes in order to improve something; to edit; to correct
A2 v. esteem
definition (c) to respect; to honor; to admire; to value
A3 v. fund
definition (b) to finance; to supply with money; to allocate financial sums; to extend a short-term obligation
A4 v. intensify
definition (b) to increase; to strengthen; to heighten
A5 v. taste
definition (c) to check flavor by eating; to attempt; to try
A6 v. term
definition (b) to name; to call; to designate
A7 n. benchmark
definition (b) criterion; measure; point of reference for comparison
A8 v. innovate
definition (d) to make changes; to create something new; to invent
A9 v. surmise
definition (c) to infer; to conjecture; to guess; to presume
A10 v. specialize
definition (b) to devote oneself to a particular profession or field of study; to limit
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A1 adv. instead
definition (b) in place of; as a replacement
A2 n. layer
definition (d) thickness of some material that covers a surface; covering; bed; stratum
A3 v. disclaim
definition (a) to deny connection with; to renounce; to repudiate; to disavow
A4 v. content
definition (d) to satisfy; to please; to meet a request
A5 v. conduct
definition (b) to behave; to manage; to carry out; to transmit
A6 n. acquisition
definition (d) purchase; something that has been purchased or obtained
A7 v. permit
definition (b) to let; to enable; to allow; to authorize; to sanction
A8 v. minute
definition (c) to record the proceedings of a meeting; to make a memorandum
A9 n. track
definition (c) lane; path; signs; trails; channel
A10 adj. urban
definition (b) pertaining to a city; municipal
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A1 n. carrier
definition (a) person or company that ships things; shipping company; truck
A2 n. economy
definition (d) management of resources (i.e. money, goods, etc.); thrift; careful spending
A3 n. offender
definition (c) transgressor; person who breaks the law; one who insults
A4 n. affiliate
definition (a) partner company; distributor
A5 n. agenda
definition (d) schedule; calendar; outline of things to be done
A6 n. pipe
definition (c) tube; trachea; flute; toot
A7 n. option
definition (c) choice; alternative; possibility; selection; election
A8 n. breadth
definition (a) width; broadness
A9 n. damage
definition (d) injury; harm
A10 n. campaign
definition (b) series of activities organized to accomplish a goal
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A1 v. dispense
definition (b) to do without; to give up; to distribute; to give out; to hand out
A2 v. remember
definition (a) to recall to the mind; to retain in one's mind; to have a recollection
A3 v. broadcast
definition (c) to transmit over the radio; to publicize; to advertise
A4 v. destroy
definition (a) to demolish; to ruin; to destruct; to erase
A5 v. receive
definition (b) to get; to accept; to absorb; to take in; to host; to accommodate
A6 v. boost
definition (d) to raise; to push; to urge; to lift
A7 n. pollution
definition (a) contamination; dirtying; soiling; spoiling; destruction
A8 v. receipt
definition (a) to write a statement of purchases; to make a bill of sale
A9 v. party
definition (c) to celebrate
A10 v. sample
definition (d) to take a small portion of something as a specimen
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A1 v. fare
definition (b) to travel; to go; to journey; to happen; to eat and drink
A2 n. prerogative
definition (d) right; special privilege
A3 v. come along
definition (d) to accompany someone; to appear; to advance; to succeed
A4 conj. however
definition (d) in what way?
A5 n. briefcase
definition (d) small container for documents; tool for synchronizing files between two computers
A6 n. complaint
definition (c) finding fault; act of expressing displeasure; pleading entered by a plaintiff (Law)
A7 n. renovation
definition (d) act of repairing; renewal; act of restoring to good condition
A8 adj. compatible
definition (c) congruous
A9 n. halt
definition (b) temporary stop; standstill; break or pause in a march or journey
A10 v. litter
definition (c) to toss or dump garbage in an unauthorized place; to scatter objects in disorder
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A1 n. fine
definition (b) monetary penalty; punishment which involves the payment of specified sum of money
A2 n. convention
definition (a) conference; routine; custom; treaty
A3 n. novel
definition (b) piece of long fiction with a plot and characters; story
A4 n. incentive
definition (a) stimulus; inducement; enticement; encouragement
A5 n. period
definition (a) punctuation mark; end; pause at end of a phrase; full sentence; age; season
A6 n. raise
definition (c) increase in salary; wage increase
A7 n. session
definition (a) meeting; assembly; term; semester
A8 n. source
definition (a) origin; starting point
A9 n. attendant
definition (d) steward; stewardess; person who serves others; person who accompanies others
A10 n. onus
definition (b) responsibility; duty; burden; impediment; blame
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A1 v. dismiss
definition (c) to send away; to fire; to release; to free
A2 v. kit
definition (a) to equip; to outfit with supplies
A3 v. prioritize
definition (a) to organize according to importance
A4 v. average
definition (d) to have a mean of a certain amount
A5 v. create
definition (b) to produce; to design; to make; to manufacture
A6 v. mortgage
definition (d) to sign over property to a creditor as security for money that is owed; to obligate
A7 n. information
definition (b) knowledge; intelligence; data
A8 v. guide
definition (d) to direct; to lead; to instruct
A9 v. piece
definition (c) to join parts together; to attach segments
A10 v. forecast
definition (c) to predict a future event or condition; to foretell
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A1 v. attire
definition (a) to dress; to put on clothes
A2 v. pressure
definition (a) to apply force or weight; to push; to stress
A3 v. remind
definition (a) to cause to remember
A4 v. trail
definition (d) to follow; to drag; to tow
A5 v. mistake
definition (a) to make an error; to be wrong; to confuse
A6 n. earnings
definition (d) money gained; salary; revenue; profit; income
A7 n. journalist
definition (a) reporter; person who writes for a newspaper or magazine; correspondent
A8 adj. present
definition (b) existent; in attendance; on hand; of the current times; pertaining to the current times
A9 v. course
definition (b) to hunt; to pursue; to run over; to race
A10 v. labor
definition (d) to work; to toil; to exert oneself; to work hard
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A1 n. daily
definition (a) newspaper that is published 5 to 7 times a week
A2 n. competitor
definition (a) rival; (i.e. Coca Cola and Pepsi); person who participates in a contest
A3 n. relationship
definition (b) connection; association; closeness
A4 n. resist
definition (a) protective coating
A5 n. will
definition (d) last testament listing inheritors of a dying person's property
A6 n. car
definition (a) automobile; elevator; vehicle; ride
A7 n. basis
definition (d) foundation; grounding
A8 v. coordinate
definition (c) to arrange in proper order
A9 v. prolong
definition (b) to extend; to lengthen
A10 n. straight
definition (b) line that is not curved; section that is not curved
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A1 v. arrive
definition (d) to reach a destination; to return; to come back; to succeed
A2 v. clear
definition (c) to clarify; to explain; to approve
A3 v. validate
definition (a) to confirm; to sanction; to legalize
A4 v. posture
definition (a) to pretend; to feign
A5 v. regress
definition (c) to move backward; to go back; to return to a previous condition
A6 v. drill
definition (a) to bore a hole; to practice; to train; to sow seeds in rows
A7 v. quote
definition (c) to cite; to state a price; to offer a price
A8 v. proliferate
definition (c) to reproduce quickly; to multiply rapidly; to thrive; to grow quickly
A9 v. complete
definition (a) to make whole; to finish; to perfect
A10 v. express
definition (b) to declare; to say; to send quickly; to squeeze; to extract
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A1 n. shortage
definition (c) lack; scarcity; deficit; deficiency
A2 n. catering
definition (d) business of supplying and servicing food
A3 v. look over
definition (b) to examine
A4 n. franchisor
definition (b) person who has the right to grant a license
A5 adj. dismal
definition (c) gloomy; cheerless; bad; depressing; sad
A6 n. grade
definition (c) mark; level; degree; rank; type; extend; class (in a school)
A7 n. president
definition (c) head; leader; chairman; chief
A8 v. resist
definition (b) to oppose; to fight against; to challenge; to withstand
A9 v. warehouse
definition (d) to store in a large building
A10 n. venture
definition (a) an undertaking that is dangerous, daring, or of uncertain outcome
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A1 n. involvement
definition (d) inclusion; participation; connection; association; relation
A2 n. flaw
definition (a) defect; imperfection; crack; strong gust or wind
A3 n. clearance
definition (c) release; approval; washing
A4 n. clip
definition (a) clamp; fastener; shred; segment of video
A5 n. misunderstanding
definition (a) incorrect interpretation
A6 n. sales
definition (a) marketing; activities associated with selling a product or service
A7 n. brake
definition (b) device which is used to slow or stop a vehicle
A8 n. last
definition (b) end; conclusion; final appearance; power of endurance; vitality; unit of weight
A9 n. interior
definition (c) inside a building; inland section of a country
A10 n. dictate
definition (b) ruling principle; command; decree
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A1 v. decline
definition (b) to refuse; to go down; to decrease; to fall
A2 v. talk
definition (a) to converse; to speak; to spread rumors; to lecture; to reveal secret information
A3 v. imagine
definition (a) to envision; to fantasize; to visualize; to think; to assume
A4 v. remark
definition (c) to notice; to observe; to comment; to state; to say
A5 v. track
definition (d) to follow
A6 v. lend
definition (d) to give on a temporary basis; to give money as a loan; to donate
A7 v. career
definition (a) to evolve; to make to progress; to grow professionally; to develop; to speed
A8 v. weight
definition (d) to load; to oppress; to burden; to regard; to esteem
A9 v. cure
definition (b) to restore to health; to make well; to correct a bad habit; to preserve food
A10 v. contract
definition (c) to create a formal agreement; to bind legally; to obtain
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A1 n. grooming
definition (c) process of making neat and attractive
A2 n. retail
definition (b) sale of products to final consumers; sale of goods to end users
A3 v. default
definition (c) to fail to perform a duty; to fail to pay on time; to fail to appear in court
A4 n. resident
definition (a) inhabitant; one who lives in a particular location
A5 n. agreement
definition (c) pact; contract; accord; consent; concurrence
A6 adj. exclusive
definition (c) sole; limited to a selected few; incompatible; fashionable; unique
A7 n. chop
definition (b) seal; trademark
A8 n. drill
definition (c) practice; training; furrow; seeding machine; row of seeds in a furrow
A9 n. collateral
definition (b) security deposit
A10 adj. immediately
definition (a) right away; shortly; at once; without delay
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A1 n. gift
definition (a) present; talent; offering
A2 n. logo
definition (a) graphic symbol which represents a company or organization
A3 n. cancellation
definition (c) nullification; termination; revocation
A4 n. pile
definition (c) heap; mound; wealth; fortune; group of buildings; dike; levee
A5 n. aircraft
definition (b) any vehicle which can be flown (i.e. helicopter)
A6 n. confirmation
definition (d) formal approval; proof; verification; religious ceremony
A7 n. tool
definition (b) apparatus; device
A8 v. commute
definition (d) to exchange; to replace; to convert; to travel back and forth regularly (i.e. to work)
A9 n. express
definition (a) system for prompt transportation of people or parcels; dispatch conveyed by special messenger
A10 n. function
definition (a) duty; role; purpose; feature; convention
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A1 v. bound
definition (b) to jump; to leap
A2 v. presume
definition (c) to take for granted; to dare; to venture; to take liberties; to permit oneself
A3 v. pretend
definition (c) to impersonate; to act in a role; to claim; to assert
A4 v. accrue
definition (b) to compile; to increase; to accumulate; to grow
A5 v. categorize
definition (b) to arrange in groups; to classify; to sort; to structure
A6 n. semester
definition (d) one of the two periods of an academic year (usually 15-18 weeks)
A7 n. takeover
definition (d) act of assuming control of something (as in a government or business)
A8 v. mandate
definition (a) to issue a command; to make an official order
A9 v. devise
definition (c) to plan; to invent; to design
A10 v. infer
definition (a) to derive; to conclude; to guess; to surmise; to hint
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A1 adj. general
definition (c) inclusive; of all things
A2 v. declare
definition (a) to proclaim; to make a statement; to make a full statement of (one's taxable or dutiable property)
A3 v. wait
definition (d) to be ready or available; to work as an attendant; to postpone
A4 n. handle
definition (d) part of an object designed to be gripped by the hand; fist name; nickname; code name; title
A5 n. photographer
definition (b) cameraman; person who takes pictures
A6 n. grit
definition (c) small rough granules or particles (i.e. sand); bravery; pluck; endurance
A7 n. garbage
definition (a) something that is discarded; rubbish; trash; junk; waste
A8 adj. corporate
definition (d) common; shared; collective
A9 v. anger
definition (b) to irritate; to infuriate; to enrage
A10 v. season
definition (c) to spice; to flavor; to accustom; to acclimatize; to become experienced
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A1 n. safety
definition (a) freedom from danger; quality of not causing injury or loss; any security device
A2 n. analysis
definition (d) process of breaking down a subject and studying it; examination
A3 n. ownership
definition (d) legal right of possession
A4 n. director
definition (c) boss; supervisor; manager; head
A5 n. proposal
definition (d) suggestion; tender; plan; offer of marriage
A6 n. advancement
definition (d) forward movement; progress; promotion
A7 n. company
definition (d) corporation; firm; ensemble; association with another
A8 n. issue
definition (a) topic; subject; matter; question; problem; publication
A9 n. staff
definition (d) employees working in an organization; personnel; crew; team
A10 n. broker
definition (d) middleman; agent who buys and sells property or shares etc. for other people
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A1 v. instruct
definition (d) to inform; to direct; to guide; to command; to order; to educate
A2 v. court
definition (b) to seek to please; to flatter; to seek to gain the affections of someone
A3 v. interrupt
definition (d) to stop; to discontinue; to disturb; to bring a conversation to a halt
A4 v. choose
definition (d) to select; to prefer; to pick; to make a choice
A5 v. tackle
definition (b) to deal with; to stop; to undertake; to set about
A6 v. know
definition (a) to be acquainted with; to understand; to distinguish; to be aware of
A7 v. supervise
definition (d) to oversee; to administer; to direct; to manage; to watch over
A8 v. design
definition (a) to create; to conceive; to produce; to conceptualize
A9 v. exhibit
definition (c) to show; to display; to demonstrate; to present
A10 v. select
definition (c) to choose; to pick out
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A1 n. cabinet
definition (a) small room; piece of office furniture; office; part of a government
A2 v. nurse
definition (a) to breast-feed; to suckle; to provide medical care; to take care of
A3 n. gymnasium
definition (d) building for indoor sports and exercise; fitness center
A4 n. date
definition (d) day, month and year according to the calendar; interview; meeting
A5 adj. daily
definition (b) occurring on a regular basis
A6 n. commuter
definition (c) person who travels back and forth between home and work
A7 n. clipping
definition (a) article cut from a newspaper
A8 n. mortgage
definition (a) conditional conveyance of property as for security on a loan; pledging; lien
A9 n. assistant
definition (b) person who gives support to a superior; aide; helper
A10 adj. bankrupt
definition (d) lacking; deficient; insolvent; unable to pay debts
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A1 n. downtown
definition (a) commercial center of a city; business distract
A2 n. coordinate
definition (b) reference point; geographical location
A3 n. cause
definition (b) reason; purpose; principle; factor; basis for a legal case
A4 n. landscaper
definition (b) person who designs gardens or large areas
A5 n. skill
definition (b) ability; aptitude; proficiency; expertise; craft or trade that requires special training
A6 n. entry
definition (c) opening; record; information or item in a book, dictionary, catalog, list, directory, etc.
A7 n. dispense
definition (d) expenditure; pardon
A8 v. surprise
definition (b) to startle; to astonish; to ambush
A9 n. provision
definition (a) supply; stock; measure; means; condition; stipulation
A10 n. registering
definition (d) list; record; regulator; gauge
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A1 v. disturb
definition (b) to bother; to interrupt; to confuse; to worry
A2 v. sort
definition (a) to classify; to organize; to separate from others; to clarify
A3 v. clock
definition (b) to measure time; to register on a time piece
A4 v. economize
definition (c) to save; to cut back; to be thrifty; to be frugal
A5 v. borrow
definition (a) to take on loan; to copy; to steal
A6 v. secure
definition (b) to obtain; to protect; to defend; to strengthen
A7 n. upholstery
definition (c) materials that are used to cushion and cover furniture (i.e. fabric, lining, padding, etc.)
A8 v. book
definition (c) to record; to order in advance; to inscribe; to indicate
A9 v. clerk
definition (d) to work as an employee (i.e. in the legal or bank business)
A10 v. persuade
definition (c) to convince; to induce; to sway
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A1 n. permit
definition (c) license; authorization
A2 n. duress
definition (d) intimidation; constraint; pressure; coercion
A3 v. endure
definition (d) to put up with something or somebody unpleasant
A4 v. deny
definition (b) to say that something is not true; to refuse; to renounce
A5 n. decade
definition (d) ten years; group of tens
A6 n. vending machine
definition (c) automated device used for selling items
A7 n. directory
definition (a) guidebook; library; catalog
A8 v. found
definition (a) to establish; to create; to build; to set up; to start a company
A9 adj. tense
definition (d) strained; taut; rigid; nervous; stressful
A10 v. elect
definition (a) to choose; to vote for; to prefer; to decide
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A1 n. science
definition (c) system of knowledge gained by research; specific field of systematic knowledge; skill; proficiency
A2 n. context
definition (d) connection; overall situation; background
A3 n. salvage
definition (d) act of rescuing; rescued items
A4 n. invitation
definition (d) request for one's presence; summons; call
A5 n. education
definition (d) learning; instruction; imparting of knowledge; upbringing
A6 n. cab
definition (a) taxi; carriage; driver's compartment
A7 n. scramble
definition (d) climb over rough terrain; struggle for possession; disorderly or chaotic proceeding
A8 n. array
definition (c) display; layout; clothing; menu
A9 n. frequency
definition (b) quality of occurring regularly; rate at which a function reoccurs
A10 n. omission
definition (a) deletion; negligence; failure; default
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A1 v. freight
definition (a) to load with goods; to load; to weigh down; to send as cargo
A2 v. disembark
definition (b) to go ashore from a boat; to leave a plane or vehicle; to land
A3 v. suspend
definition (a) to hang; to postpone; to defer; to expel
A4 v. entertain
definition (a) to interest; to amuse; to host
A5 v. realize
definition (a) to understand; to comprehend; to accomplish; to convert into cash; to liquidate
A6 v. dispose
definition (a) to control; to arrange; to put in order
A7 n. elevation
definition (b) height of something; altitude above sea or ground level; raising; lifting up; grandeur
A8 v. debut
definition (d) to perform for the first time; to make one's premiere performance
A9 v. retrieve
definition (a) to recover; to regain; to bring back; to fetch; to rescue
A10 v. demolish
definition (a) to destroy; to ruin; to tear down; to remove
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A1 adj. unnecessary
definition (d) excessive; redundant; superfluous
A2 pref. post
definition (b) after; later; subsequent to
A3 adj. modest
definition (b) humble; unpretentious; unassuming; simple; limited
A4 n. protection
definition (d) defense; shelter; safety
A5 n. helicopter
definition (d) aircraft which flies by means of horizontally rotating blades
A6 conj. yet
definition (a) but; in spite of; despite
A7 n. thoroughness
definition (d) diligence; neatness
A8 v. aggregate
definition (d) to accumulate; to gather; to collect; to assemble
A9 adv. firm
definition (c) sturdily; steadily; assertively; in a determined manner
A10 n. fund
definition (b) amount of money set aside for a specific purpose; supply
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A1 n. passenger
definition (c) traveler; fare; person who rides or travels
A2 n. relation
definition (d) narration; act of telling; family member; connection; association
A3 n. desk
definition (d) office table
A4 n. acronym
definition (d) a word which is formed from the first letters of several words; i.e. TOEIC or NATO
A5 n. mid-range
definition (b) pertaining to a value that is approximately in the middle of a series of values
A6 n. dietician
definition (d) nutritionist; expert on nutrition
A7 n. engine
definition (d) machine which supplies force and motion; motor; truck; part of a program which handles certain
types of date
A8 v. climb
definition (d) to ascend; to up; to slope upward; to move upward gradually
A9 n. medicine
definition (b) art and science of disease treatment and health maintenance; remedy; drug
A10 n. reason
definition (a) cause; basis for action; intelligence; sense
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A1 v. concoct
definition (d) to invent; to create; to contrive; to think up
A2 v. relate
definition (d) to narrate; to tell; to make a connection between; to have a good relationship with
A3 v. export
definition (d) to ship; to send abroad; to sell goods and products overseas
A4 v. reimburse
definition (a) to repay; to refund; to compensate for a loss; to repay for an expense
A5 v. respond
definition (d) to answer; to reply; to react
A6 v. barter
definition (a) to exchange goods and services
A7 v. pick up
definition (d) to choose; to select; to pull out; to tear out; to peck
A8 n. name
definition (a) word or phrase by which someone or something is called or identified; moniker
A9 v. research
definition (c) to perform a thorough investigation; to study a subject closely
A10 v. fax
definition (c) to transmit document electronically
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A1 adv. further
definition (c) to a greater distance; more; in addition
A2 v. put off
definition (c) to postpone; to disgust; to repulse; to deter
A3 v. enthuse
definition (d) to express excitement; to motivate
A4 v. invite
definition (b) to request the presence of; to solicit; to attract; to encourage; to promote
A5 adj. evident
definition (b) clear; obvious; apparent
A6 n. novelty
definition (d) innovation; something new; discovery
A7 v. invest
definition (d) to expend money or effort for future benefits; to grant; to install; to cover; to authorize
A8 n. export
definition (c) shipping of goods to other countries
A9 v. fear
definition (d) to be frightened; to be concerned; to be afraid of; to have respect for
A10 n. anchor
definition (a) newsreader; broadcaster
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A1 n. layout
definition (c) arrangement; plan; sketch; drawing; something which has been arranged
A2 n. bankrupt
definition (c) a person who was unable to repay their debts
A3 n. reimbursement
definition (b) act of paying back; repayment; compensation for a loss; repayment for an expense
A4 n. amount
definition (d) quantity; sum
A5 n. step
definition (b) movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down in another place; stair; stage in a process
A6 v. get into
definition (b) to enter
A7 n. example
definition (a) model; pattern; something which serves as an illustration
A8 n. divide
definition (d) separation; ridge between drainage areas; watershed
A9 n. manual
definition (c) instructional booklet; handbook
A10 n. interim
definition (b) temporary arrangement; in between period
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A1 v. promise
definition (d) to pledge; to give one's word; to vow; to commit oneself to a certain course of action
A2 v. dash
definition (c) to move with sudden speed; to bolt; to shatter; to hurl; to cast
A3 v. convince
definition (a) to persuade; to influence; to prove
A4 v. feed
definition (b) to supply; to support; to send; to move into a machine
A5 v. article
definition (b) to bind with a contract
A6 v. fizzle
definition (c) to fail after starting well; to make a hissing noise which gradually fades into silence
A7 v. mail
definition (d) to send a letter or other item via the postal service; to post
A8 v. effect
definition (a) to accomplish; to put into action; to execute; to do
A9 v. franchise
definition (a) to grant a license to an individual or group; to grant the right to vote
A10 v. stall
definition (b) to put into a stable; to delay; to check the progress of
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A1 adj. controlling
definition (b) ruling; supervising; regulating; managing; restraining
A2 n. instalment
definition (a) one of several separate payments into which a debt has been divided
A3 n. shareholder
definition (b) person or organization that owns part of a company
A4 v. envision
definition (d) to imagine to oneself; to picture; to visualize
A5 v. constrain
definition (a) to compel; to reinforce; to oblige; to coerce
A6 n. bargain
definition (b) good deal; agreement; item that has been bought at a specially low price
A7 n. advisor
definition (d) a person who provides guidance; consultant; counselor
A8 n. number
definition (a) mathematical value or its symbol; indefinite amount; quantity of; sum
A9 v. own
definition (b) to be in possession of; to belong to; to confess
A10 v. advert
definition (c) to refer to; to comment on; to draw attention to
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A1 n. fellow
definition (b) friend; member of an academic organization; suitor
A2 n. leader
definition (c) head; chief; director; carrier; main article
A3 n. citizen
definition (b) resident; native of a country
A4 n. facilitator
definition (d) person or thing which promotes; expeditor
A5 n. chapter
definition (b) part of a book; phase; stage; local branch of an organization
A6 n. generation
definition (b) production; creating; group of people born around the same time
A7 n. layman
definition (d) unexperienced person
A8 n. need
definition (c) requirement; shortage of an indispensable item; distress; hardship
A9 n. credit
definition (a) money (in a bank account); trust; confidence; respect
A10 n. counsel
definition (b) advice; person who gives advice; attorney; lawyer
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A1 v. enroll
definition (d) to register; to sign up; to join up; to enter one's name on a list
A2 v. reinforce
definition (c) to strengthen; to fortify; to support; to increase
A3 v. download
definition (a) to copy files from a distant computer onto another computer through an Internet connection
A4 v. rank
definition (c) to arrange in a line; to grade; to classify
A5 v. represent
definition (b) to act as an agent on behalf of a person or organization; to symbolize
A6 n. erasure
definition (b) rubbing out; deletion; eradication
A7 v. abolish
definition (d) to cancel; to revoke
A8 v. plan
definition (c) to make a scheme; to plot; to design; to contrive; to think up
A9 v. disrupt
definition (a) to upset; to disturb; to divide
A10 v. engineer
definition (a) to design; to plan (i.e. machinery, roads, etc.)
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A1 n. restriction
definition (a) limitation; limit
A2 v. plate
definition (c) to cover with a thin layer of metal; to coat with metal
A3 adj. annoying
definition (d) bothersome; troublesome; worrisome; harassing
A4 adj. repeat
definition (a) done over again
A5 n. operation
definition (d) working, performance, handling; venture, undertaking; series of actions
A6 v. observe
definition (c) to watch; to study; to monitor; to supervise; to discern
A7 n. turnover
definition (d) gross revenues; total business done; rate of selling or producing
A8 adj. significant
definition (b) important; consequential; meaningful; having meaning; of a considerable amount
A9 adj. residual
definition (b) enduring; lasting; continuing; leftover; remaining
A10 v. level
definition (d) to straighten; to flatten; to make even; to equalize
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A1 n. bias
definition (a) prejudice; tendency; leaning
A2 n. readiness
definition (c) preparedness; willingness; promptness; quickness
A3 n. description
definition (c) explanation; illustration; instruction
A4 n. equality
definition (c) sameness; uniformity
A5 n. assistance
definition (c) aid; help; support; direction; upkeep
A6 n. ambiguity
definition (c) vagueness; lack of clarity
A7 n. rescue
definition (a) deliverance; act of saving from danger or injury; act of freeing from risk
A8 n. arrest
definition (a) detention; imprisonment
A9 n. comfort
definition (d) relief; consolation; coziness
A10 n. barometer
definition (c) commercial and market information that indicates overall economic trends
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A1 v. prevent
definition (c) to cause not to happen; to avert; to delay; to impede; to hinder
A2 v. characterize
definition (d) to describe; to depict; to portray; to outline
A3 v. appoint
definition (d) to nominate; to designate
A4 v. evade
definition (c) to avoid; to run away; to shrink
A5 v. pursue
definition (c) to chase after; to follow; to aspire to; to strive for
A6 v. stand out
definition (a) to be conspicuous; to be noticeable; to project; to protrude
A7 adj. complicated
definition (a) confusing; hard to understand; difficult; complex
A8 v. vaccinate
definition (c) to render insusceptible to a disease by inoculating
A9 v. reconsider
definition (c) to contemplate again
A10 v. further
definition (c) to advance; to encourage; to promote; to assist
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A1 v. stop
definition (a) to halt; to cease; to quit; to close; to block; to impede
A2 adv. especially
definition (c) particularly
A3 n. trial
definition (a) test; attempt; experiment; annoyance
A4 n. impact
definition (d) influence; effect; colliding of two bodies; touch
A5 n. mailing
definition (b) large batch of letters sent at one time by a single sender; rented property
A6 adj. favorite
definition (d) preferred; beloved; liked
A7 n. joint venture
definition (d) collective enterprise; group endeavor; collaboration
A8 v. expedite
definition (a) to speed up; to accelerate; to facilitate; to dispatch
A9 n. whereas
definition (c) this being the case; since (used in formal documents)
A10 adj. elaborate
definition (b) detailed; complicated; carefully planned; worked out in great detail
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A1 n. currency
definition (c) national money of a country; circulation; custom; prevalence
A2 n. destruction
definition (b) ruin; desolation; annihilation
A3 n. fortune
definition (c) luck; wealth; chance; success; riches
A4 n. entertainer
definition (d) host; performer; comedian
A5 n. token
definition (a) symbol; sign; mark; remembrance
A6 n. courtesy
definition (c) politeness; good manners; cordiality; civility
A7 n. chore
definition (b) routine job; unpleasant task
A8 n. infant
definition (b) baby; very young child; toddler; tot; minor
A9 n. judge
definition (d) person who presides over court trials; arbiter; expert; critic
A10 n. hurry
definition (c) rush; haste; urgency
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A1 v. command
definition (b) to rule; to control; to be in charge; to be in authority
A2 v. shape
definition (c) to design; to mold; to form; to direct; to be formed
A3 v. base
definition (a) to establish; to found; to set up; to place on
A4 v. indulge
definition (c) to give in to desire; to yield to; to satisfy; to spoil; to humor
A5 v. registering
definition (c) to record; to enroll; to have an effect; to have influence
A6 v. extend
definition (c) to stretch; to enlarge; to lengthen; to reach out
A7 n. demographics
definition (b) study of the statistical characteristics of a population
A8 v. estimate
definition (d) to judge an object's value; to appraise; to assess; to guess
A9 v. bargain
definition (d) to negotiate; to arrive at an agreement
A10 v. hazard
definition (a) to endanger; to imperil; to dare; to venture
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A1 n. board
definition (b) management committee; food
A2 adj. favorable
definition (a) positive; approving; likable; helpful; encouraging; desirable
A3 v. authorize
definition (c) to permit; to approve; to empower
A4 n. occupation
definition (a) act of forcefully taking possession of an area; seizure; conquest; possession or settlement of land
A5 v. cook
definition (a) to prepare food by heating; to falsify account records
A6 adj. serious
definition (a) solemn; acute; critical; requiring much consideration; humorless; grim
A7 n. capability
definition (c) ability; skill; trait; characteristic; quality
A8 v. participate
definition (b) to be involved; to join in
A9 adj. capital
definition (b) main; major; chief; principal
A10 v. link
definition (c) to join; to connect; to associate with; to relate to
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A1 n. salary
definition (b) periodic wage paid to someone for work; pay
A2 n. specification
definition (d) item or detail included in a description of requirements or plans
A3 n. reputation
definition (d) regard; esteem; renown
A4 n. affinity
definition (b) attraction; closeness; liking; likeness
A5 n. site
definition (d) place; location; area
A6 n. cutback
definition (d) reduction; curtailing; decrease
A7 n. admission
definition (b) entrance; permission to enter; confession
A8 n. fix
definition (d) embarrassing situation; predicament; location; position (i.e. of a ship or individual)
A9 n. cast
definition (a) throw; team of actors; squint (of the eye)
A10 n. measure
definition (b) action; step; criterion; amount; degree; extent
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A1 n. liberal
definition (c) person who favors political and social reform
A2 n. prior
definition (d) officer of a monastery; high-ranking member of a religious order
A3 n. tailor
definition (c) one who makes or alters garments
A4 adj. negotiable
definition (d) describing an asset or item which can easily be sold or transferred
A5 n. beverage
definition (a) drink; refreshment
A6 n. assignment
definition (a) task; duty; responsibility; role; obligation
A7 n. worry
definition (c) concern; fear; misfortune; distress
A8 v. practice
definition (d) to exercise; to train; to drill
A9 adj. viable
definition (b) capable of living; having a reasonable chance of succeeding; practical
A10 v. index
definition (c) to register; to adjust prices or salaries in accordance with changes in economic indicators
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A1 n. tense
definition (c) inflection; verbal 'time'
A2 n. lounge
definition (b) sofa; couch; lobby; slow walk; stroll
A3 n. handling
definition (b) care; treatment; procedure; system; touch
A4 n. climate
definition (a) weather conditions; surrounding conditions; atmosphere; setting
A5 n. humidity
definition (c) dampness; moistness; mugginess
A6 n. manager
definition (a) person who runs a company; director; administrator; supervisor
A7 n. removal
definition (d) act of shedding; act of taking away; elimination; ejection; dismissal
A8 n. central
definition (d) telephone exchange; operator; main bureau or office
A9 n. line
definition (b) long thin mark; row; border; domain; tactic
A10 n. paradigm
definition (d) model; ideal; mold; form; example; pattern
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A1 n. ticket
definition (a) certificate; entry pass; tag
A2 n. book
definition (d) printed work which is bound together; bundle
A3 n. plumber
definition (a) person who works with pipe and water systems
A4 adj. discouraged
definition (a) deprived of hope or confidence; dissuaded from
A5 v. cart
definition (b) to drag or to carry by force
A6 v. retire
definition (a) to withdraw from a position (usually due to old age); go into seclusion; to withdraw
A7 n. amortization
definition (a) gradual payment of debt; the reduction of the value of an asset
A8 n. import
definition (c) brining in of goods from another country; opposite of export; meaning; significance
A9 n. resource
definition (d) supply; stock; means of accomplishing a goal; expedient
A10 v. firm
definition (a) to solidify; to become solid; to stabilize; to become stable
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A1 n. patience
definition (d) tolerance; forbearance
A2 n. access
definition (d) approach; entry; permission to enter a computer system or network and/or retrieve data
A3 n. path
definition (a) track; lane; route; search route
A4 n. management
definition (d) person of group of people that runs and administers a business or other enterprise
A5 n. innovator
definition (d) person who makes changes; person who introduces new methods or procedures; creative
person
A6 n. conversation
definition (b) talk; dialog; discussion; verbal exchange
A7 n. pad
definition (b) piece of soft material which cushions; block of pages stacked together and connected on one
side
A8 n. expertise
definition (d) proficiency; skill; specialist knowledge and information
A9 n. proximity
definition (d) adjacency; nearness; closeness; vicinity
A10 n. audit
definition (b) examination of financial accounts; internal investigation
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A1 v. reach
definition (a) to arrive; to obtain; to procure; to extend the arm outward
A2 v. target
definition (b) to aim at something
A3 n. loom
definition (c) apparatus on which fabrics are woven; weaving machine
A4 adj. spot
definition (c) made or done immediately; paid at once; performed randomly
A5 v. put up with
definition (d) to tolerate; to be patient
A6 adv. apparently
definition (b) evidently; obviously; allegedly; seemingly
A7 adj. exclusively
definition (c) in a manner which shuts out all others; solely; in a limited manner
A8 v. proof
definition (b) to make resistant; to make impervious; to edit
A9 v. sense
definition (d) to feel; to perceive; to apprehend; to understand
A10 v. regulate
definition (c) to control; to govern; to manage; to adjust to a specific level or condition
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A1 n. building
definition (a) house; dwelling; structure; premises
A2 n. perspective
definition (a) viewpoint; outlook; vista; view
A3 n. driver
definition (c) chauffeur; program which enables an operating system to communicate with a particular device
A4 n. paint
definition (c) colored substance applied to surfaces; layer of dried pigment on a surface
A5 n. stake
definition (a) wager; bet; investment; share
A6 n. reflection
definition (a) act of casting back a mirror image; act of sending back energy from a surface; idea; concept
A7 n. attention
definition (d) concentration; consideration; focus; care; acknowledgment; recognition
A8 n. travel
definition (c) movement; journeying
A9 n. canvass
definition (d) examination; careful inspection; debate
A10 n. benefit
definition (b) advantage; profit; aid; stipend
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A1 v. refurbish
definition (c) to make new again; to renovate; to restore to good condition
A2 v. fix
definition (c) to determine; to stabilize; to arrange; to repair; to prepare
A3 n. interruption
definition (c) disturbance; discontinuance; stoppage; cutting-off
A4 v. explore
definition (a) to travel to unknown regions; to investigate; to examine; to research
A5 n. facility
definition (c) device; tool; convenience; talent; ability; building
A6 n. grasp
definition (b) hold; understanding; knowledge; realization
A7 v. overwhelm
definition (b) to defeat; to master; to crush; to stagger; to stun; to daze
A8 v. diversify
definition (c) to make different; to invest one's assets in various securities
A9 n. adept
definition (a) person who is an expert; person who is skilled
A10 v. worry
definition (d) to be concerned; to harass; to advance through great effort
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A1 n. mainframe
definition (c) computer which can serve many users simultaneously
A2 n. tenure
definition (d) strength; period; permanence
A3 n. guideline
definition (a) instructions; manual; handbook; indication of acceptable conduct or procedure
A4 n. ingredient
definition (b) component; element; factor; one of the substances which comprises a mixture
A5 n. vehicle
definition (a) means of transport (car, bus, etc.); instrument; means; medium
A6 n. peace
definition (d) state of not being at war; silence; quietness; tranquility
A7 n. lesson
definition (b) exercise; assignment given to a student; something to be studied and learned
A8 n. due
definition (b) something which legally or rightfully belongs to an individual; payment; fee
A9 n. experience
definition (d) knowledge obtained by doing; something that one has lived through
A10 n. display
definition (b) presentation; show; screen; monitor; exposure; exhibition
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A1 n. trespasser
definition (b) one who damages a person or his property or rights
A2 adj. flawless
definition (b) perfect; impeccable
A3 v. exchange
definition (b) to give one thing in return for another; to replace one thing with another; to trade; to barter
A4 v. carry
definition (c) to transport; to continue; to bear
A5 v. pretense
definition (a) to feign; to impersonate; to put on a false show
A6 v. dial
definition (a) to press buttons; to place a phone call by pressing buttons
A7 n. memo
definition (d) reminder; internal document
A8 n. terminal
definition (a) either end of a passenger line; bus or train station
A9 adj. pertinent
definition (c) relevant; related; appropriate; fitting
A10 v. alert
definition (c) to warn; to put on standby; to alarm
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A1 n. mull
definition (b) thin muslin fabric (Hindi); beach cliff (Scottish)
A2 n. income
definition (d) amount of money received in payment for goods or services or from other sources; revenue;
profits
A3 n. staple
definition (a) metal clip for binding papers; essential element
A4 n. grain
definition (d) cereal; seed; granule; particle; texture; weave
A5 n. attendance
definition (d) being physically present; act of accompanying or serving
A6 n. carpenter
definition (a) a person who makes things out of wood such as furniture
A7 n. lifestyle
definition (a) way of life
A8 n. inconvenience
definition (c) bother; disturbance; nuisance; discomfort
A9 n. ship
definition (a) large vessel made for sailing on the sea; aircraft; spacecraft
A10 n. skim
definition (c) a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid; film; thin layer
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A1 n. hyphen
definition (c) short dash; short line used to connect or separate words or syllables (-)
A2 v. corrupt
definition (a) to cause to be dishonest; to pervert; to spoil
A3 n. clout
definition (b) pull; influence; power; weight
A4 adj. various
definition (b) assorted; different; individual; several
A5 adj. managerial
definition (b) relating to supervision and responsibility
A6 n. receptionist
definition (a) person who greets visitors or clients on the telephone and upon their arrival
A7 n. caveat
definition (b) caution; warning; admonition; suspension of proceedings (law)
A8 v. evidence
definition (c) to offer proof; to prove; to show to be true
A9 adj. intermittent
definition (a) not continuous; sporadic; fitful; alternately stopping and starting
A10 v. mention
definition (d) to remind of; to state; to refer to; to hint at; to indicate
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A1 n. supply
definition (c) act of providing; provision; reserve; stock
A2 n. statement
definition (b) declaration; allegation; official account
A3 n. stack
definition (b) heap; tall bookshelf; chimney
A4 n. diversification
definition (d) process of becoming varied; sale of a variety of products and services
A5 n. paper
definition (d) thin sheets of fibrous material used to write on; article; essay; questionnaire
A6 n. rear
definition (b) back end; hindmost unit of an army (or fleet, etc.)
A7 n. graph
definition (d) diagram; chart
A8 v. evict
definition (b) to expel a tenant by legal process; to turn out
A9 n. independent
definition (a) person who does not belong to any political party
A10 n. coin
definition (c) metal money; piece of stamped metal currency (as opposed to paper bills)
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A1 adj. intensive
definition (c) characterized by a high degree; highly concentrated
A2 n. major
definition (c) military rank above captain; main subject of study chosen by a college or university student
A3 n. rubber
definition (a) elastic material derived from of some tropical plants; eraser
A4 v. unify
definition (d) to join; to cause to become one
A5 v. take over
definition (b) to capture; to assume control
A6 n. incinerator
definition (c) furnace which burns things to ashes
A7 v. motivate
definition (b) to prompt; to spur; to provide inspiration; to stir to action; to induce
A8 n. potential
definition (b) possibility; ability; capability of being
A9 v. involve
definition (b) to cause to be concerned with; to engage; to engross
A10 n. dedication
definition (b) setting apart; devotion; inscription (in a book, poem, etc.)
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A1 n. leakage
definition (a) something which escapes or passes through a hole or opening (i.e. liquid, gas, etc.)
A2 n. region
definition (b) area; territory; domain; field; area of activity or interest; sphere
A3 n. situation
definition (d) condition; circumstance; location; position; job; place of employment
A4 n. headquarters
definition (d) main office; central office of a company; center of operation
A5 n. business
definition (d) company; enterprise; trade; commerce; issue
A6 n. airways
definition (c) route through traveled by vehicles above ground level
A7 adj. durable
definition (a) sturdy; long lasting
A8 n. document
definition (c) certificate; written file
A9 n. broadcast
definition (c) transmission; dispatch; radio program
A10 n. fair
definition (d) festival; exhibition; show; market; bazaar
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A1 adj. trivial
definition (b) trifling; unimportant; insignificant; minor
A2 n. application
definition (a) software program; written request; formal letter; implementation
A3 n. uncertainty
definition (c) doubtfulness
A4 adj. measurable
definition (b) estimable; determinable; assessable
A5 n. debt
definition (c) obligation; something owed (i.e. money)
A6 n. conference
definition (d) meeting; seminar; convention
A7 n. doubt
definition (a) misgiving; lack of certainty
A8 n. minimum
definition (c) least possible amount; smallest possible size; lowest degree
A9 adj. still
definition (c) quiet; tranquil; calm; motionless
A10 n. sense
definition (c) any of the five faculties of perception; perception; recognition; awareness
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A1 n. representative
definition (d) delegate; agent; person who acts on behalf of another person or organization
A2 n. obligation
definition (c) duty responsibility; indebtedness; agreement
A3 n. sympathy
definition (b) affinity; compassion; pity; concern; empathy
A4 n. town
definition (b) city
A5 n. status
definition (a) individual's social or professional standing; position; rank; present situation
A6 n. command
definition (c) order; direction; control; domination; headquarters
A7 n. intention
definition (b) plan; aim; goal; purpose
A8 n. empty
definition (b) container devoid of contents
A9 n. auction
definition (d) public sale where goods are sold to the highest bidder (such as eBay)
A10 n. cook
definition (d) a person who prepares food
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A1 adj. special
definition (c) unusual; exceptional; unique; particular; highly valued
A2 adj. cohesive
definition (d) sticking together; forming a unit or union; united; related to each other
A3 n. tension
definition (c) tautness; strain; nervousness; agitation; apprehension
A4 v. prove
definition (c) to substantiate with evidence; to demonstrate; to show clearly
A5 adj. elemental
definition (a) simple; basic
A6 n. diary
definition (b) written account of daily events and occurrences; journal; daily calendar; log book; blog
A7 n. commerce
definition (d) trade; business; transactions; exchange of products/services and money
A8 v. delay
definition (b) to postpone; to hinder; to linger; to move slowly; to loiter
A9 n. forward
definition (b) player positioned at the front of the offensive line (Sports)
A10 adj. yearly
definition (a) occurring once within 12 months
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A1 n. ad
definition (b) informal word for a commercial announcement
A2 n. copy
definition (b) duplicate; photostat
A3 n. locksmith
definition (b) person who who makes and fixes keys and fasting mechanisms
A4 n. drop
definition (d) small globule of liquid; drip; very small amount; pendant
A5 n. recognition
definition (a) acknowledgment; identification
A6 n. posting
definition (a) message sent to a newsgroup or mailing list (Internet)
A7 n. vegetable
definition (a) plant; edible fruit of a plant
A8 adj. aggregate
definition (a) collective; total; taking all units as a whole
A9 n. branch
definition (a) affiliate; office; industry; trade; business unit
A10 n. substitute
definition (a) replacement; person or thing that takes the place of another
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A1 n. necessary
definition (a) something that is essential or imperative; essentials of life (food, clothing, and shelter)
A2 adj. last
definition (c) coming after all others; most recent; final; newest
A3 v. signify
definition (c) to represent; to indicate; to communicate; to express; to convey
A4 n. groceries
definition (b) foods and other goods sold at a small supermarket or store
A5 v. introduce
definition (b) to present for the first time; to initiate; to establish; to announce
A6 v. fill out
definition (a) to insert written information into the gaps on a form
A7 n. agency
definition (a) office; bureau; institution; franchise; method
A8 n. fee
definition (c) toll; payment for services rendered; cost of admission; commission; feudal estate
A9 adj. unlimited
definition (b) infinite; boundless
A10 v. affiliate
definition (a) to join with; to connect to; to become attached to
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A1 n. value
definition (a) monetary or material worth; importance; merit
A2 n. bank draft
definition (b) check
A3 n. payroll
definition (a) financial sheet listing salaries; list of workers who receive wages and salaries
A4 n. adverse opinion
definition (c) one of several separate payments into which a debt has been divided; section; portion
A5 n. accelerator
definition (d) gas pedal of a motor vehicle
A6 n. slot
definition (c) notch; narrow opening; place; position (within a system, etc.)
A7 n. attire
definition (a) dress; clothing; apparel
A8 v. coach
definition (b) to train; to teach; to instruct; to guide; to counsel
A9 n. advantage
definition (a) benefit; profit; utility; avail
A10 n. instant
definition (c) moment; very short space of time; current month
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A1 n. stable
definition (a) structure in which horses and other animals are housed
A2 v. locate
definition (c) to situate; to place; to identify; to find; to settle
A3 v. mull
definition (b) to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to heat and spice for drinking
A4 n. disclaimer
definition (b) statement which denies responsibility or affiliation; repudiation; denial
A5 adv. manually
definition (a) by hand; physically
A6 n. cooperation
definition (c) collaboration; working together
A7 n. base
definition (c) foundation; principal element; fundamental part
A8 v. volunteer
definition (d) to offer to do or give something for free; to propose
A9 v. draw
definition (d) to attract; to pull; to sketch; to depict with lines; to conclude
A10 adj. gross
definition (a) inclusive; complete; total; general; without deductions
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A1 n. success
definition (c) attainment of something desired or attempted; accomplishment; prosperity
A2 n. millennium
definition (a) unit of time equal to one thousand years; thousandth year anniversary
A3 n. offensive
definition (b) attack; act of aggression; position of pursuit or aggression
A4 n. section
definition (c) part; district; paragraph; passage; department; unit
A5 n. title
definition (c) heading; caption; right; ownership; championship
A6 n. explorer
definition (b) researcher; investigator; software program for file management
A7 n. imagining
definition (d) fantasizing; visualizing
A8 v. circumstance
definition (b) to place in particular situations
A9 n. earnest
definition (c) seriousness; industriousness
A10 n. executive
definition (b) manager; person or group of persons having administrative authority within an organization
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A1 n. consultant
definition (d) advisor (adviser); counselor; coach; person who gives professional advice
A2 v. machine
definition (b) to produce via mechanical means
A3 v. provision
definition (c) to supply with stock; to equip with supplies (esp. food)
A4 n. luggage
definition (a) suitcases; cases and bags carried by travelers
A5 adj. usual
definition (d) common; regular; ordinary
A6 n. software
definition (a) programs which control the functions of a computer's hardware
A7 n. project
definition (a) plan; scheme; program; task; assignment; activity
A8 adj. bound
definition (d) obligated; certain; fastened; tied
A9 adj. disparate
definition (c) markedly different; contrasting
A10 v. elicit
definition (c) to extract from; to bring out; to draw out
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A1 n. subsidy
definition (a) financial assistance
A2 n. estate
definition (d) extensive piece of land usually with a large house on it; person's property; wealth; possessions
A3 n. harvest
definition (c) reaping; gathering in of crops; outcome; product
A4 n. main
definition (a) principal pipe or duct in a system; chief part of something; strength or force; high sea
A5 n. victim
definition (b) person who falls prey (to an attack, deception, etc.)
A6 n. sum
definition (b) whole amount; entire quantity; essence; gist
A7 n. collection
definition (b) selection; choice; assortment; accumulation
A8 n. interview
definition (b) meeting at which a person is evaluated through questioning (as for a job)
A9 n. confidence
definition (c) trust; certainty; faith in oneself; secret
A10 n. advert
definition (c) public announcement or printed notice designed to attract attention
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A1 n. equivalent
definition (b) something that is the same of the same level
A2 v. dispatch
definition (c) to send off quickly; to dismiss; to conclude with speed and efficiency; to eliminate
A3 adv. primarily
definition (b) chiefly; principally; mainly; initially
A4 n. aging schedule
definition (b) a list of accounts receivable
A5 n. keep
definition (b) wages; living; stronghold
A6 adj. eventual
definition (d) final; occurring as a result
A7 v. prefer
definition (b) to hold superior; to appoint; to nominate; to like better
A8 n. sequence
definition (a) progression; succession; order; arrangement
A9 v. scratch
definition (c) to rub; to achieve or obtain with difficulty; to delete; to cross out
A10 v. connote
definition (a) to imply; to suggest; to hint
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A1 n. aspect
definition (d) facet; outlook; direction; issue; point
A2 n. sample
definition (a) specimen; small part of something; representative part of a larger group
A3 n. bonus
definition (b) dividend; perk; monetary gift
A4 n. dealing
definition (a) manner of doing business; behavior; distribution; giving out
A5 n. barbed wire
definition (a) metal cord with sharp projecting points
A6 n. attempt
definition (a) try; assay; test; trial
A7 n. passport
definition (d) a document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the
home country
A8 v. bankrupt
definition (c) to ruin financially; to go bust; to go broke; to collapse
A9 n. treat
definition (b) delight; refreshment or entertainment given to its recipient without cost
A10 n. frame
definition (c) casing; skeleton; structure; body structure; mood
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A1 v. assign
definition (a) to allot; to apportion; to give somebody a task or responsibility; to delegate; to appoint
A2 n. bankruptcy
definition (d) state of losing property to one's creditor's due to unpaid debts; insolvency
A3 n. ignorance
definition (a) lack of knowledge; illiteracy; lack of education; state of being uninformed
A4 v. pitch
definition (b) to establish; to erect; to throw; to toss
A5 adj. impressive
definition (b) grand; magnificent; striking
A6 v. comment
definition (c) to make a remark; to explain; to write an explanatory note
A7 adj. mental
definition (b) of or relating to the mind; intellectual; psychosocial
A8 v. graph
definition (b) to represent by chart; to draw a curve representing a given function
A9 adj. legitimate
definition (b) lawful; acceptable; justified; authorized
A10 n. precondition
definition (b) advance stipulation; preliminary terms
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A1 n. accord
definition (c) agreement; settlement; harmony
A2 n. society
definition (a) association; organization; community; rich upper class; fellowship; companionship
A3 n. episode
definition (b) event; occurrence; one of a group of loosely connected stories
A4 n. finance
definition (d) money management (including investment, banking etc.); science of money management
A5 n. ZIP
definition (a) extension of an archived file compressed with a special program; type of drive using removable
disks
A6 n. certificate
definition (b) official document; license; reference; attestation
A7 n. medium
definition (a) means of expression; channel of communication; middle man; intermediary; broker
A8 n. range
definition (c) pasture; scope; extent; field; domain; assortment
A9 conj. until
definition (a) up to the time which
A10 n. artisan
definition (d) creator; craftsman; skilled workman
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A1 v. grit
definition (b) to grind the teeth together; to abrade; to grind; to make a harsh grinding noise
A2 v. grant
definition (b) to agree; to give; to bestow; to answer to; to donate
A3 adj. collateral
definition (a) of secondary importance; insignificant; corresponding
A4 n. reward
definition (b) prize; recompense; benefit received as payment for a service
A5 n. stationery
definition (d) paper used for writing letters
A6 v. summarize
definition (d) to present in a condensed form; to list the main points in a brief and comprehensive manner
A7 n. fertilizer
definition (c) organic or chemical substance added to soil to enrich it (i.e. manure)
A8 v. case
definition (b) to pack; to crate; to box
A9 n. vacation
definition (c) holiday
A10 v. poll
definition (d) to vote; to elect; to count votes; to make a survey
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A1 n. insurance
definition (a) contract by which property or persons are guaranteed against damage or loss
A2 n. forecaster
definition (a) person who foretells future events; weatherman
A3 n. concern
definition (a) worry; issue; problem; group of companies; large corporation
A4 n. assortment
definition (a) variety; collection; selection; range; mixture
A5 n. accident
definition (c) casualty; misadventure; mishap; failure
A6 n. lease
definition (d) a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment
A7 n. effort
definition (b) physical or mental exertion; labor; attempt; organized operation
A8 n. price
definition (d) cost; value; worth; rate; measure
A9 n. traffic
definition (b) movement of vehicles or persons; trade; commerce; load of messages in a communications
network
A10 n. blunder
definition (c) gross error; stupid mistake
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A1 n. review
definition (b) survey; general study; examination; inspection
A2 v. support
definition (b) to carry; to encourage; to assist financially; to substantiate
A3 n. prospectus
definition (d) a document giving details about an offering of securities investment for sale to the public
A4 v. collate
definition (a) to compare in a critical manner; to verify; to collect; to compile
A5 v. revive
definition (a) to resuscitate; to bring back to life; to put into action again
A6 v. erase
definition (b) to rub off; to remove totally; to delete
A7 n. denial
definition (c) refusal to accept; refusal to believe; refusal to recognize
A8 v. expect
definition (a) to assume; to anticipate; to hope
A9 v. trust
definition (a) to rely on; to extend business credit
A10 n. expectancy
definition (a) hope; anticipation; assumption
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A1 n. achievement
definition (b) performance; operation; attainment; mission; success
A2 n. pair
definition (a) match; whole consisting of two parts; couple
A3 n. suggestion
definition (b) proposal; recommendation; insinuation; hint
A4 n. leisure
definition (d) time free from work other demands and duties; free time; rest; recreation
A5 n. owner
definition (d) proprietor
A6 n. circumstance
definition (d) condition; influencing factor; situation
A7 n. enterprise
definition (b) company; firm; undertaking; business; endeavor
A8 n. solace
definition (b) consolation; relief from distress; source of comfort
A9 n. ideal
definition (a) standard of perfection; pattern; model; person or thing that embodies a standard of perfection
A10 n. quantity
definition (b) amount; extent; measure; degree; size; magnitude
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A1 n. aptitude
definition (c) ability; skill; talent
A2 adj. sensible
definition (a) rational; reasonable; wise; judicious; cognizant; aware
A3 n. flight
definition (d) flying; aviation; trip on an airplane; escape
A4 n. perishable
definition (c) product which can rot or spoil (fruit, food etc.)
A5 n. introduction
definition (d) act of acquainting one person with another; preface
A6 v. approve
definition (c) to agree; to concur; to confirm; to endorse
A7 n. stance
definition (a) physical position or bearing; opinion; attitude
A8 n. proficiency
definition (c) expertise; state of having expert skills; skillfulness; adeptness; masterfulness
A9 conj. except
definition (c) but; only
A10 v. acquire
definition (c) to buy; to obtain; to purchase; to attain
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A1 n. administration
definition (a) management; supervisors; leadership
A2 n. scale
definition (a) progression of steps; table of graduated rates; system of marks used for measuring
A3 n. dignity
definition (a) respected position; honor; nobility
A4 n. wallet
definition (c) small purse used to carry money and personal documents; billfold; handbag
A5 n. area
definition (c) region; domain; field; category
A6 n. coupon
definition (a) printed form that entitles the holder to certain rights such as in a discount
A7 n. population
definition (a) total number of people living in an area
A8 n. level
definition (d) degree; rank; height; plane; flat horizontal plain
A9 n. dependent
definition (b) one who relies on another especially for financial support
A10 n. blame
definition (b) guilt; responsibility; liability
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A1 n. program
definition (b) schedule; agenda; written order of events
A2 v. aim
definition (a) to try or to intend to achieve something; to direct; to plan; to aspire
A3 pref. ad
definition (c) toward; at
A4 n. barrier
definition (b) border; limit; obstacle; barricade
A5 n. rule
definition (b) law; custom; common practice; government; flat tool used for measuring distances
A6 adv. slantwise
definition (c) at an angle; obliquely; in a slanting direction
A7 n. rise
definition (b) slope; incline; increase; ascent; raise in position or status; promotion; angry response
A8 v. function
definition (b) to work; to act; to operate; to perform
A9 v. evoke
definition (c) to arouse; to bring out; to summon; to wake
A10 adj. level
definition (b) straight; equal; even; honest
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A1 n. quotation
definition (c) citation; passage taken from another source; reference; commercial offer; statement of price
A2 n. apartment
definition (a) flat
A3 n. butcher
definition (c) meat cutter; meat slaughterer; owner of a meat shop
A4 n. sale
definition (c) commercial transaction; instance of offering goods at a reduced price; demand for merchandise;
auction
A5 n. degree
definition (c) rank; extent; university certificate
A6 n. rivalry
definition (b) competition; contention; act of competing
A7 n. flexibility
definition (d) elasticity; ability to adapt to new circumstances; pliability
A8 n. increase
definition (d) growth; expansion; addition; enlargement; escalation
A9 n. local
definition (b) person who is native to or resides in a particular area
A10 n. maximum
definition (d) greatest quantity or amount possible; highest capacity
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A1 n. page
definition (a) piece of paper; attendant; servant
A2 n. scanner
definition (d) peripheral device used to convert objects or images into digital images (Computers)
A3 v. downsize
definition (a) to reduce the size of; to make smaller; to cut the number of employees
A4 v. resonate
definition (a) to echo
A5 n. shelf
definition (d) a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects; projection; rock ledge;
sandbank
A6 n. faith
definition (d) belief in a particular thing or person; religion; trust; confidence; loyalty
A7 n. discouragement
definition (a) derailment; feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
A8 n. apology
definition (c) expression of regret or sorrow; excuse; defense; justification
A9 v. predominate
definition (b) to control to rule over; to be superior
A10 v. divide
definition (c) to separate into parts; to part; to share; to apportion
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A1 n. mistreatment
definition (c) abuse; molestation
A2 n. gain
definition (c) profit; assets; achievement; increase; benefit; advantage
A3 n. briefing
definition (c) short meeting; summarizing; giving and receiving instructions; reporting
A4 n. cargo
definition (c) freight; luggage; baggage; load
A5 n. promise
definition (d) pledge; vow; declaration of intention; source of hope; basis for expectations
A6 n. product
definition (d) result of manufacturing; goods; merchandise
A7 n. request
definition (d) petition; instance of asking for something; something that is asked for; object of a petition
A8 n. shape
definition (a) form; model; image; condition; fitness; mold
A9 n. plate
definition (b) flat dish for serving food; portion; covering, coating; board
A10 n. vegetarian
definition (d) one who does not eat meat; herbivore
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A1 pref. step
definition (d) related to by the remarriage of a parent and not by blood
A2 conj. although
definition (b) despite the fact that; in spite of the fact that
A3 n. argument
definition (a) dispute; claim; rationale; cause
A4 n. speed
definition (d) quickness; velocity; transmission gear in a motor vehicle
A5 n. refuse
definition (c) garbage; trash; waste
A6 n. decision
definition (a) determination; resolution; ruling (especially in court)
A7 n. health
definition (a) physical or mental well-being; freedom from disease
A8 v. scrutinize
definition (d) to examine; to investigate; to check closely; to inspect
A9 v. station
definition (b) to assign to a particular post or position; to appoint
A10 adj. hazardous
definition (c) dangerous; risky; perilous
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A1 n. treaty
definition (d) formal agreement between two states; compact; covenant; contract
A2 n. flat money
definition (a) banknote printed by a government as legal tender which is not redeemable and which lacks
economic value
A3 n. unit
definition (d) specific quantity regarded as a standard; combination which acts a whole; piece
A4 n. citation
definition (b) quotation; official praise; summons to a court of law
A5 n. conveyance
definition (a) the act of transferring a property title from one person to another
A6 n. money
definition (c) coins and paper notes which have value; currency; medium of trade; wealth
A7 n. conduct
definition (d) behavior; management
A8 n. transfer
definition (c) exchange; conveying something from one person to another
A9 n. confusion
definition (d) disorder; embarrassment; bewilderment
A10 n. difference
definition (b) distinction; unusual quality; disagreement; remainder
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A1 n. equal
definition (c) person or thing that is the same
A2 adj. transcendent
definition (d) sublime; exalted; superior
A3 n. apparatus
definition (a) device; system; machine; gadget; appliance
A4 n. motive
definition (a) something that causes a person to act; cause; incentive; purpose; intention
A5 n. enthusiasm
definition (b) excitement; great interest
A6 n. junction
definition (d) intersection; crossing; connection
A7 n. meter
definition (a) instrument that automatically measures quantities of substances (gas, water or electricity)
A8 n. floor
definition (c) flat surface at the bottom of the room on which you walk; story; level of a building
A9 adv. hard
definition (c) strenuously; with great effort; to the full extent; intently; to the extreme limit
A10 n. adamant
definition (b) something unyielding; something hard; stone similar to diamond
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A1 n. imaging
definition (a) forming of mental pictures to control bodily processes
A2 n. position
definition (a) viewpoint, opinion; siting; locus; location; place; job
A3 n. badge
definition (d) tag; sign; identification tag
A4 n. automobile
definition (c) car; vehicle; ride
A5 n. accountant
definition (c) a person who keeps financial records; a person who conducts financial audits
A6 n. bubble
definition (d) blister; gas-filled sac
A7 n. buyer
definition (b) person who purchases something; client; customer; shopper; purchaser
A8 n. arrangement
definition (b) organization; order; selection; range; assortment
A9 n. piece
definition (c) slice; part; segment; creation; work
A10 n. brief
definition (c) abstract; summary; concise report; instructions
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A1 v. spread
definition (a) to open; to extend; to apply a layer on; to scatter; to distribute
A2 n. fear
definition (d) fright; horror; concern; terror
A3 n. client
definition (a) customer; buyer; computer that serves as a terminal
A4 n. illustration
definition (b) picture in a book or other work; explanation; clarification
A5 adv. anyhow
definition (b) in some way
A6 n. aid
definition (a) help; assistance; accessory
A7 n. progress
definition (a) headway; forward movement; development; advancement
A8 v. attempt
definition (c) to try to; to assay
A9 n. detail
definition (d) item; piece of information; part of a whole
A10 n. default
definition (b) failure to perform a duty; option on a computer which is automatically selected
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A1 n. guess
definition (c) conjecture; supposition; hypothesis
A2 n. knowledge
definition (b) familiarity; understanding; wisdom; education; awareness
A3 n. density
definition (d) compactness; closeness
A4 n. extent
definition (d) scope; range; scale; size; measure; degree
A5 n. penalty
definition (c) punishment; fine; punishment in the form of a financial payment
A6 n. bulk transfer
definition (d) the sale of all or most of a company's inventory or assets to another company
A7 n. event
definition (d) occurrence; happening; contest; campaign; promotion
A8 v. advance
definition (c) to progress; to promote; to make a payment before it is due
A9 n. least
definition (c) something which is smallest in size or importance
A10 n. persistence
definition (a) diligence; tenacity; stubbornness; continuation
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A1 n. beige book
definition (d) report on current economic conditions, published by the Federal Reserve Board
A2 n. object
definition (c) article, thing; goal; focus of a thought or action
A3 v. monetize
definition (a) to turn into profit; to generate revenue
A4 v. put in
definition (d) to make an application; to enter; to let something or someone enter
A5 adj. effusive
definition (d) overflowing; unreserved; unrestrained; exuberant
A6 n. recovery
definition (c) recuperation; getting well; return
A7 n. continuity
definition (b) stability; consistency; continuousness; unbroken succession
A8 adv. however
definition (c) in any event; anyway
A9 adj. obsolete
definition (b) ancient; archaic; no longer in use; outdated; useless
A10 n. chain
definition (a) group of stores, outlets, banks etc., under one management
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A1 n. attendee
definition (d) person who takes part in a particular event such as a conference or seminar; participant
A2 n. streamline
definition (d) path along which a fluid flows; direction in which a particle flows; aerodynamic shape
A3 n. respect
definition (a) honor; esteem; high regard; consideration; attention
A4 n. contractor
definition (a) person or company that does a particular job or assignment
A5 n. inquiry
definition (c) formal question; exploration; questioning; investigation
A6 n. distributor
definition (d) person, company or organization that markets a commodity, product or service; wholesaler;
dealer
A7 n. allowance
definition (d) grant; pocket money; stipend; discount; deduction
A8 n. stock
definition (a) supply of goods; inventory; share; company's capital divided into shares
A9 n. patch
definition (b) area of fabric used to repair a hole; stain; bandage; lot
A10 n. wire
definition (c) cord; line; string; telegraph cable
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A1 n. search
definition (c) quest; hunt; instance of looking for something; investigation; examination
A2 n. mandate
definition (d) command; order; authorization granted from one body to a subordinate body
A3 n. invoice
definition (c) bill
A4 n. capital requirement
definition (d) the level of monetary funding a company needs to run smoothly
A5 v. hide
definition (b) to conceal; to cover up; to keep secret; to place out of sight
A6 v. cycle
definition (b) to ride a bike
A7 n. notebook
definition (d) portable personal computer; laptop computer
A8 adj. novel
definition (c) new; strange
A9 adj. imaginary
definition (a) not real; fanciful
A10 n. quiet
definition (c) silence; noiselessness; stillness; tranquility; muteness; speechlessness
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A1 n. exclusive
definition (c) news story publicized in only a newspaper or television/radio station
A2 n. apparel
definition (d) clothing; garments; clothes; garb
A3 n. publisher
definition (c) person or company that produces and distributes printed material
A4 n. measurement
definition (d) calculation of size or extent; assessment of capacity or dimension
A5 n. association
definition (b) organization; society; union; coalition; foundation
A6 n. capex
definition (a) refers to the cost of developing a product or system
A7 n. exception
definition (a) something that is out of the ordinary; anomaly; objection; opposition
A8 n. kit
definition (c) set; equipment; outfit; clothing; wash basin
A9 n. fizzle
definition (c) failure; fiasco; sputtering which gradually fades into silence
A10 n. posture
definition (c) viewpoint; stance; condition; state; mood; attitude
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A1 v. sway
definition (b) to move back and forth; to lean in a certain direction; to be sympathetic to; to hesitate
A2 adj. vital
definition (b) lively; vigorous; crucial; critical; necessary
A3 n. outlet
definition (a) exit; electrical source for connecting appliances; store; shop; joint
A4 n. receipt
definition (d) bill of sale; written statement of purchases
A5 n. subscription
definition (c) payment given for regularly scheduled performances or publications
A6 v. point
definition (c) to indicate; to emphasize; to sharpen; to direct
A7 n. offer
definition (c) suggestion; proposal of a price; tender; bid
A8 n. hazard
definition (d) danger; risk; game of chance
A9 n. professional
definition (c) person who works in a skilled occupation; specialist
A10 v. equal
definition (a) to match; to correspond; to resemble; to be similar to
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A1 n. pick up
definition (d) hoe; tool used to spread soil; choice; selection
A2 n. petrol
definition (c) type of fuel; gasoline
A3 n. hit
definition (a) stroke; blow; collision; success; popular event or production
A4 n. concept
definition (b) plan; idea; thought; structure; system
A5 n. framework
definition (b) support; skeleton; structure; system
A6 n. serve
definition (d) opening stroke or hit of the ball (Sports)
A7 n. parameter
definition (a) variable which determines the form of a function
A8 n. mistake
definition (c) blunder; fault; error
A9 n. gross
definition (b) 12 dozen; 144
A10 n. principal
definition (b) school director; school master; capital sum (Finance)
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A1 n. accommodation
definition (d) housing; residence; lodging; arrangement; adjustment
A2 n. simple
definition (c) stupid person substance unmixed with other substances; commoner
A3 n. gap
definition (b) opening; breach; hiatus; space; great difference; disparity
A4 v. harness
definition (d) to use; to apply; to employ; to control; to channel
A5 v. suppose
definition (a) to presume to be true; to hypothesize; to believe
A6 n. attainment
definition (d) achievement; fulfillment; ability
A7 n. topic
definition (a) theme; subject of conversation; issue
A8 v. notice
definition (b) to discern; to perceive; to pay attention; to observe; to remark
A9 n. procurement
definition (b) purchase; sale; acquisition
A10 n. original
definition (a) source from which something arises; prototype; model
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A1 n. compliment
definition (a) expression of admiration; word of praise for someone
A2 n. printer
definition (b) computer peripheral used for exporting documents to paper
A3 n. backlash
definition (a) rebound; recoiling; sudden movement to the rear
A4 n. toll
definition (a) tax; charge; levy; grievous price
A5 n. voyage
definition (b) trip; journey; travel; cruise
A6 n. retailer
definition (c) person or business that sells goods to final consumers
A7 n. hesitation
definition (b) pausing; stammering; faltering
A8 adj. slantwise
definition (b) sloping; inclined
A9 n. elaboration
definition (d) painstaking labor; careful planning; adding of extra details; act of improving; production
A10 n. savvy
definition (c) understanding; wisdom; intelligence (Slang)
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A1 n. composure
definition (a) serenity; self-control; calmness; coolness
A2 n. inflation
definition (c) increase in the supply of money in relation to the amount of goods available resulting in a rise in
prices
A3 adj. principal
definition (a) chief; head; leading; primary; main
A4 adj. instant
definition (a) immediate; quick; urgent; pressing; present; current
A5 n. landscape
definition (d) view; scenery; horizontal page orientation
A6 n. payment
definition (a) wage; salary; compensation; bonus; punishment
A7 n. underline
definition (c) caption beneath an illustration
A8 n. compromise
definition (d) agreement; settling of a disagreement by making mutual concessions
A9 n. attribute
definition (b) quality; factor; characteristic; feature
A10 n. slump
definition (b) recession; sudden decrease; drooping posture; slouch; collapse
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A1 n. lecture
definition (b) discourse given before an audience; tedious reprimand; formal reproof
A2 n. commodity
definition (b) merchandise; goods; item that is bought and sold; something useful
A3 n. honor
definition (d) esteem; respect; integrity; honesty; award; privilege
A4 n. gasoline
definition (d) flammable liquid mixture derived from petroleum (used as fuel, etc.)
A5 n. protocol
definition (a) method of dealing with a certain subject; draft of a treaty
A6 v. join
definition (d) to attach; to connect; to unite; to combine; to become a member
A7 n. boost
definition (c) push; lift; incentive; encouragement
A8 n. sound
definition (a) vibrations that can be detected by the human ear; noise; vocal utterance
A9 n. entrance
definition (a) way into a building or other structure; gate; doorway
A10 n. purpose
definition (c) goal; aim; intention; objective
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A1 n. audience
definition (c) group of people who attend a seminar, a talk, etc.
A2 conj. either
definition (a) precedes two or more coordinate words or phrases
A3 n. rent
definition (c) money paid for the use of property; rip; tear; laceration
A4 adj. permanent
definition (c) lasting; enduring; perpetual; regular; fixed; invariable
A5 n. authority
definition (d) official institution; agency; power; control; jurisdiction
A6 adv. usually
definition (b) commonly; generally; regularly
A7 v. solace
definition (b) to comfort; to console; to encourage; to relieve; to appease
A8 n. deal
definition (d) agreement; business transaction; exchange; amount
A9 n. approach
definition (c) access; method; system; procedure
A10 n. criterion
definition (d) standard against which something is measured; factor; discipline
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A1 n. procedure
definition (a) routine; protocol; course of action; subroutine; sequence of instructions (Computers)
A2 n. lead
definition (d) guidance; advance position; first place; guide
A3 n. profusion
definition (d) plentifulness; abundance; numerousness; plurality
A4 n. clause
definition (a) paragraph; section in a document; part of a contract
A5 n. decline
definition (d) downward; descent; slope; ebb
A6 n. variety
definition (d) assortment; kind; sort
A7 n. enlightenment
definition (d) state of intellectual or spiritual awareness
A8 n. bottom
definition (a) base; foot; seat of a chair
A9 n. stop
definition (a) cessation; end; visit; obstacle; hindrance
A10 n. edge
definition (c) line at which a surface ends; thin sharp side of a blade; excitement
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A1 n. treatment
definition (c) therapy; care; relation; attitude; behavior
A2 adj. magnificent
definition (b) splendid; majestic; superb; glorious; impressive
A3 v. avoid
definition (c) to escape; to keep away from; to prevent; to keep from happening; to evade
A4 n. replacement
definition (b) substitution; substitute
A5 n. finish
definition (d) end; completion; conclusion; polish; something which completes or perfects
A6 n. shredder
definition (d) device used to destroy documents by cutting them into small strips or pieces
A7 v. fulfill
definition (a) to realize; to make a reality; to accomplish; to complete; to execute
A8 v. amount
definition (d) to come to a sum; to become; to total
A9 n. existence
definition (d) living; state of being; life
A10 v. witness
definition (c) to look on; to see; to observe; to testify; to vouch for
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A1 n. adult
definition (c) opposite of child; a grown-up; a mature person
A2 n. altitude
definition (a) height; distance above sea level
A3 n. formula
definition (a) set way of saying or doing something; principle; pattern
A4 n. instructor
definition (c) educator; teacher; trainer
A5 n. square
definition (d) geometric figure having four equal sides; plaza
A6 n. member
definition (a) person who belongs to an organization or group; part; organ
A7 n. control
definition (b) rule; command; supervision; restraint
A8 n. internal
definition (b) inner quality; intrinsic characteristic
A9 n. corner
definition (b) place where two surfaces meet; angle
A10 n. implement
definition (d) tool; instrument; piece of equipment
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A1 v. scramble
definition (c) to jumble; to mix together confusedly; to clamber; to climb on all fours
A2 n. surplus
definition (a) profit; amount of assets that is higher than liabilities
A3 adv. back
definition (d) to the rear; to the past
A4 n. occasion
definition (a) opportunity; occurrence, event; incident; reason; cause
A5 conj. unless
definition (c) not before; precluding; barring; except; aside from
A6 adj. artificial
definition (c) not genuine; simulated; unreal
A7 n. freight
definition (a) cargo or goods that are shipped for a fee; shipping cost; transportation; conveyance; shipment
A8 v. table
definition (a) to enter information into a chart; to postpone; to set aside for future consideration
A9 adj. pretentious
definition (b) impersonating; putting on a false appearance; feigning; arrogant; haughty
A10 n. format
definition (d) structure; pattern; design; organization; pattern of data organization
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A1 n. demeanor
definition (b) behavior; conduct; bearing; appearance
A2 n. simulation
definition (b) act of pretending; counterfeit; imitation of the operation or features of one system using an other
system
A3 n. remove
definition (c) degree of difference; promotion of a student to a higher grade
A4 n. duty
definition (b) obligation; responsibility; assignment; customs tax
A5 n. examination
definition (b) test; quiz; investigation; inquiry
A6 n. hospital
definition (b) location where sick and injured people receive medical treatment
A7 n. predisposition
definition (d) sensitivity; susceptibility (to disease, etc.)
A8 v. craft
definition (d) to shape with skill
A9 n. chart
definition (d) graph; diagram
A10 n. tenant
definition (b) lodger; occupant; resident; renter; landlord
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A1 n. inventor
definition (a) creator; designer
A2 adv. tight
definition (b) in a close-fitting manner; firmly
A3 n. method
definition (c) procedure; plan of action; way; manner in which one conducts business; technique
A4 n. residence
definition (b) headquarters of a business; dwelling place; abode; home; domicile
A5 n. viewpoint
definition (b) attitude; stance; opinion
A6 n. fame
definition (b) notoriety; renown; good reputation
A7 n. customer
definition (a) client; buyer; person who buys a product or service
A8 n. voice
definition (b) sound produced in the throat; expression; language
A9 v. stack
definition (b) to place one thing on top of another in a heap; to pile
A10 n. graduate
definition (c) person who has completed a course of study and received a degree or diploma
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A1 n. gate
definition (d) portion of a wall or fence that opens and closes; any barrier which opens and closes; entrance;
entryway
A2 n. draw
definition (b) attraction; lottery; contest which ends in a tie; natural channel; gully
A3 n. modification
definition (c) change; adjustment, agreement; adaptation; restriction
A4 n. browser
definition (b) program used for viewing websites on the Internet
A5 n. sway
definition (c) moving back and forth; influence; control; authority
A6 n. host
definition (d) person who receives guests; large number; multitude (of people or things)
A7 n. target
definition (a) mark; objective; aim; object; goal
A8 n. duplicate
definition (c) copy; photocopy; exact replica; reproduction
A9 n. instance
definition (a) occurrence; occasion; example; illustration
A10 n. commitment
definition (c) obligation; promise
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A1 adj. enthusiastic
definition (a) excited; passionate; ardent; fervent
A2 n. form
definition (b) shape; image; framework; document with blank spaces to be filled in; fitness; type
A3 n. construction
definition (c) building; structure; the industry of erecting buildings
A4 n. familiar
definition (d) good friend; acquaintance
A5 v. separate
definition (d) to segregate; to set apart; to split; to divide; to disconnect
A6 n. union
definition (c) workers' association; federation; amalgamation
A7 v. organize
definition (c) to arrange; to order; to systematize; to set up; to unite; to structure
A8 v. might
definition (d) can; to allow; to be possible; to wish
A9 n. swift
definition (b) financial industry owned cooperative supplying secure, standardized messaging services to
financial institutions
A10 v. respect
definition (c) to honor; to admire; to esteem; to hold in high regard
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A1 n. manner
definition (d) mode; fashion; style; behavior; way; type
A2 n. mission
definition (d) task; assignment; delegation; errand; religious delegation
A3 n. purchase
definition (b) something which has been bought; act of buying
A4 n. banknote
definition (d) bill; money made of paper
A5 n. crop
definition (c) harvest; produce (Agriculture); group; whip; short haircut
A6 n. violation
definition (b) transgression; desecration; attack or disruption; rape
A7 n. merger
definition (a) fusion; agglomeration
A8 n. personnel
definition (d) staff; work force; team; crew
A9 n. cart
definition (c) car; wagon; coach; carriage; trolley
A10 n. work
definition (d) labor; task; profession; occupation; vocation; effort
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A1 v. enter
definition (b) to go into; to join; to record; to inscribe
A2 adj. central
definition (a) main; principal; major
A3 v. attract
definition (a) to draw attention; to captivate; to fascinate
A4 adj. tantamount
definition (d) equivalent to; equal to
A5 v. demand
definition (c) to claim; to require; to request strongly
A6 n. passage
definition (a) way; route; course; section; piece
A7 v. accept
definition (a) to receive; to agree; to consent
A8 v. crop
definition (d) to harvest; to cut short; to clip
A9 v. will
definition (d) to want; to command; to determine; to decide
A10 v. allay
definition (a) to relieve; to calm; to alleviate pain
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A1 n. match
definition (a) competition; equal opponent; partner; counterweight; game
A2 n. waitress
definition (a) woman who serves tables in a restaurant or pub
A3 n. headway
definition (c) progress; advance
A4 n. implementation
definition (a) realization; carrying out; performing; putting into effect; execution
A5 n. folder
definition (b) dossier for storing papers; directory
A6 n. retrieval
definition (d) act of bringing back; restoration; act of finding information and sending it to the user as output
A7 n. harness
definition (a) straps and other parts by which a draft animal is attached to a vehicle
A8 n. sponsor
definition (d) one who donates money; person or organization that promotes or supports (an event, program,
candidate, etc.)
A9 n. schedule
definition (a) timetable; agenda; itinerary; plan
A10 n. element
definition (a) main component; something which is a part of a complex whole
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A1 n. hem
definition (a) folded and stitched down edge of cloth; edge of a garment
A2 n. duration
definition (c) period of time that something continues
A3 n. security
definition (a) safety; pledge; guarantee; stock; bond
A4 adj. glossy
definition (c) shiny; polished; smooth
A5 n. collectible
definition (a) rare object
A6 adj. powerful
definition (d) exerting great force; effective; potent; producing the desired effect; influential
A7 n. article
definition (d) item; object; piece of text; paragraph of a contract
A8 v. circle
definition (c) to surround
A9 n. influence
definition (c) effect; impact; person or thing which has power to affect others
A10 adj. virtual
definition (a) imaginary; hypothetical; computer simulated
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A1 n. career
definition (d) profession; development; progress; gradual growth
A2 v. counsel
definition (b) to advise; to instruct; to coach; to advocate
A3 adv. yearly
definition (d) annually
A4 v. ponder
definition (c) to reflect; to think; to consider; to meditate
A5 n. disposal
definition (a) getting rid of; arranging
A6 n. attachment
definition (d) connection; confiscation; file sent via email
A7 n. overdraft
definition (d) limit to which money may be withdrawn from the bank on credit
A8 v. attribute
definition (c) to ascribe to; to link to; to associate with; to relate to
A9 v. replace
definition (a) to substitute for; to return something to a particular position or location
A10 adj. retail
definition (c) pertaining to the sale of goods to final consumers; of the sale of merchandise to end users
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A1 v. require
definition (a) to demand; to claim; to need; to call for; to order; to command
A2 adj. audio
definition (d) pertaining to hearing and listening; sound
A3 adj. rotten
definition (a) decayed; decomposed; putrid; spoiled; despicable
A4 adj. wire
definition (d) made of a thin flexible cord of metal
A5 n. gratitude
definition (b) thankfulness; appreciation
A6 adj. persistent
definition (d) tenacious; stubborn; constant; continual; diligent
A7 n. inspection
definition (b) act of looking over carefully and critically; official examination; audit; review
A8 n. convenience
definition (d) comfort; fitness or suitability for performing an action
A9 v. sink
definition (a) to submerge; to fall down below the surface (especially in water)
A10 n. close
definition (c) end; conclusion; plug
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A1 adj. competitive
definition (c) involving rivalry; tending to contest
A2 n. whole
definition (c) totality; completeness; entirety
A3 n. update
definition (a) more current version of something
A4 n. shrewdness
definition (c) intelligence; ability to think in a clever manner
A5 adj. talkative
definition (a) chatty; loquacious
A6 adj. hidden
definition (b) concealed; secret; not to be seen; ulterior
A7 n. readership
definition (d) total number of people who subscribe to a particular publication
A8 v. spy
definition (c) to provide secret information about another country; to examine
A9 v. collide
definition (d) to crash; to meet head on; to come together with solid or direct impact
A10 adv. nearby
definition (d) next to; alongside
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A1 n. minority
definition (a) part of a population differing in some characteristic; state of being under legal age
A2 n. calculator
definition (b) small machine that makes computations
A3 v. publish
definition (c) to produce and distribute printed material; to advertise
A4 n. resolve
definition (c) firm decision; ruling; decisiveness; determination
A5 v. hem
definition (a) to surround; to enclose; to hesitate; to falter in speaking
A6 v. determine
definition (b) to decide; to define; to conclude; to cause; to affect
A7 adj. temporary
definition (b) passing; brief
A8 v. finish
definition (a) to terminate; to end; to destroy; to defeat; to complete
A9 adj. incentive
definition (c) provocative; stimulating; encouraging
A10 v. loan
definition (c) to lend a sum of money for a period of time; to give temporarily
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A1 n. foundation
definition (a) base; fundament; substructure; establishing; institution
A2 n. approved list
definition (d) inventory of legal investments for savings banks and trust funds
A3 n. overall
definition (b) work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps)
A4 n. pounce
definition (d) act of suddenly swooping down and grabbing; sudden assault or attack
A5 adj. rental
definition (c) available to lease or rent
A6 adj. indoor
definition (c) occurring within a building; meant to be used inside
A7 n. interviewer
definition (a) person who ask questions (i.e. reporter or employer)
A8 n. pitch
definition (c) relative highness or lowness of a sound; tar; asphalt; throw
A9 n. run
definition (b) range; journey; track; path; series; sequence
A10 n. bank
definition (a) institution for saving and borrowing money; cashier
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A1 adj. idle
definition (c) lazy; vain; unoccupied; unemployed
A2 v. press
definition (a) to push; to iron; to remove creases or wrinkles; to confiscate for public or government use
A3 v. interview
definition (c) to question formally; to evaluate through questioning
A4 n. preventive
definition (d) safeguard; something used to avert an unwanted situation
A5 adj. incorrect
definition (d) wrong; erroneous; imprecise; unseemly; improper
A6 adj. swift
definition (a) fast; immediate; prompt; smart
A7 n. downsizing
definition (d) bringing something down to a smaller scale; lowering expenses
A8 v. embrace
definition (b) to accept; to belief; to hug; to hold tight
A9 n. warning
definition (b) caution; advice about danger; advance notice
A10 adj. coherent
definition (a) sticking together; consistent
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A1 v. continue
definition (c) to go on; to keep doing something; to last; to perpetuate
A2 n. productivity
definition (b) a measurement of output per hours worked; creativeness; fruitfulness; prolificness
A3 v. grow
definition (c) to become larger; to cultivate; to be changed; to turn into
A4 v. assort
definition (d) to classify; to categorize; to systematize; to structure
A5 n. portfolio
definition (a) briefcase; attache case; list of securities and stocks
A6 v. travel
definition (c) to go on a journey; to move; to go from one place to another
A7 n. surveillance
definition (a) careful observation of a person or group
A8 v. update
definition (a) to modernize; to make current
A9 v. condition
definition (a) to train; to accustom; to adapt; to stipulate; to prepare
A10 adj. trial
definition (b) experimental; exploratory; test; used as a sample
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A1 n. franchise
definition (b) license to market a company's goods or services; business which has been granted a license
A2 n. reservation
definition (a) act of ordering in advance (hotel room, airline ticket, etc.)
A3 n. difficulty
definition (c) problem; challenge; hardship; trouble
A4 adj. routine
definition (b) commonplace; ordinary; usual; customary; habitual
A5 adj. responsible
definition (c) dependable; reliable; accountable; liable
A6 n. publication
definition (a) process of producing and distributing printed material; act of advertising
A7 v. rely
definition (d) to depend on; to trust in
A8 n. complex
definition (c) compound; various objects that for m a unit
A9 n. few
definition (d) not many; some; several; small number of
A10 v. regard
definition (a) to look at; to concern; to relate to; to esteem; to appreciate; to consider
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