TOEIC Vocabulary Test 286-300.docx

TOEIC Vocabulary Test 286 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 ANSWERS 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 TOEIC Vocabulary 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 ANSWERS 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 TOEIC Vocabulary 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 ANSWERS 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 TOEIC Vocabulary 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 ANSWERS 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 TOEIC Vocabulary 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 ANSWERS 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 TOEIC Vocabulary 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 ANSWERS 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 TOEIC Vocabulary 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 ANSWERS 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 TOEIC Vocabulary 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 ANSWERS 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 TOEIC Vocabulary 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 ANSWERS 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 TOEIC Vocabulary 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 ANSWERS 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 TOEIC Vocabulary 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 ANSWERS 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 TOEIC Vocabulary 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 ANSWERS 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 TOEIC Vocabulary 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 ANSWERS 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 TOEIC Vocabulary 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 ANSWERS 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 TOEIC Vocabulary 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 ANSWERS 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