TOEIC Vocabulary Test 76-90.docx

TOEIC Vocabulary 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to or designed for the mass of people; large-scale; widespread; popular (c) ancient; archaic; no longer in use; outdated; useless (d) clear; obvious; apparent Q7 v. promote (a) to fluctuate; to hesitate; to waver (b) to understand; to contain; to grasp; to absorb; to perceive (c)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 ANSWERS 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 TOEIC Vocabulary 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 ANSWERS 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. TOEIC Vocabulary 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 ANSWERS 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 TOEIC Vocabulary 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 ANSWERS 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 TOEIC Vocabulary 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 ANSWERS 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 TOEIC Vocabulary 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 ANSWERS 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 TOEIC Vocabulary 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 ANSWERS 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 TOEIC Vocabulary 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 ANSWERS 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 TOEIC Vocabulary 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 ANSWERS 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 TOEIC Vocabulary 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 ANSWERS 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 TOEIC Vocabulary 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 ANSWERS 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 TOEIC Vocabulary 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 ANSWERS 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 TOEIC Vocabulary 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 ANSWERS 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 TOEIC Vocabulary 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 ANSWERS 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 TOEIC Vocabulary 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 ANSWERS 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 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