TOEIC Vocabulary Test 241-255.docx

TOEIC Vocabulary Test 241 Q1 v. bound (a) to share company; to connect; to relate to; to combine (b) to jump; to leap (c) to receive as a result of work or other service performed; to profit; to be eligible; to be worthy (d) to remove; to withdraw; to abandon; to exit; to depart Q2 v. presume (a) to supply; to grant; to set; to offer (b) to shape; to create; to design; to arrange; to be created (c) to take for granted; to dare; to venture; to take liberties; to permit oneself (d) to take away part of a whole; to remove; to deduct Q3 v. pretend (a) to prophesy; to foretell; to announce in advance (b) to exchange; to replace; to convert; to travel back and forth regularly (i.e. to work) (c) to impersonate; to act in a role; to claim; to assert (d) to respect; to honor; to admire; to value Q4 v. accrue (a) to chase after; to follow; to aspire to; to strive for (b) to compile; to increase; to accumulate; to grow (c) to detain; to slow down; to capture; to imprison (d) to proclaim; to make a statement; to make a full statement of (one's taxable or dutiable property) Q5 v. categorize (a) to enlist or draft new members; to gain; to obtain; to procure (b) to arrange in groups; to classify; to sort; to structure (c) to decorate; to imitate; to mimic; to copy an example (d) to lessen; to diminish; to decrease Q6 n. semester (a) money which is not generating profit (b) selection; choice; assortment; accumulation (c) aim; purpose, goal (d) one of the two periods of an academic year (usually 15-18 weeks) Q7 n. takeover (a) working, performance, handling; venture, undertaking; series of actions (b) television or radio advertisement (c) clamp; fastener; shred; segment of video (d) act of assuming control of something (as in a government or business) Q8 v. mandate (a) to issue a command; to make an official order (b) to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to heat and spice for drinking (c) to breast-feed; to suckle; to provide medical care; to take care of (d) to bother; to interrupt; to confuse; to worry Q9 v. devise (a) to outlaw; to forbid by law; to interdict; to ban; to prevent (b) to hide; to keep secret; to cover up (c) to plan; to invent; to design (d) to predict; to prophesy; to foretell Q10 v. infer (a) to derive; to conclude; to guess; to surmise; to hint (b) to make resistant; to make impervious; to edit (c) to cede; to surrender; to give up; to forsake; to abandon (d) to divide; to apportion; to receive a portion; to participate ANSWERS A1 v. bound definition (b) to jump; to leap A2 v. presume definition (c) to take for granted; to dare; to venture; to take liberties; to permit oneself A3 v. pretend definition (c) to impersonate; to act in a role; to claim; to assert A4 v. accrue definition (b) to compile; to increase; to accumulate; to grow A5 v. categorize definition (b) to arrange in groups; to classify; to sort; to structure A6 n. semester definition (d) one of the two periods of an academic year (usually 15-18 weeks) A7 n. takeover definition (d) act of assuming control of something (as in a government or business) A8 v. mandate definition (a) to issue a command; to make an official order A9 v. devise definition (c) to plan; to invent; to design A10 v. infer definition (a) to derive; to conclude; to guess; to surmise; to hint TOEIC Vocabulary Test 242 Q1 adj. general (a) much; plenty; large; spacious (c) inclusive; of all things (b) suitable; fitting (d) tight; strait; reduced; not wide Q2 v. declare (a) to proclaim; to make a statement; to make a full statement of (one's taxable or dutiable property) (b) to prompt; to spur; to provide inspiration; to stir to action; to induce (c) to cause not to happen; to avert; to delay; to impede; to hinder (d) to support; to solidify; to strengthen Q3 v. wait (a) to make new again; to renovate; to restore to good condition (b) to record; to order in advance; to inscribe; to indicate (c) to understand; to comprehend; to grasp (d) to be ready or available; to work as an attendant; to postpone Q4 n. handle (a) ball; sphere; planet Earth; world (b) ruling principle; command; decree (c) collective enterprise; group endeavor; collaboration (d) part of an object designed to be gripped by the hand; fist name; nickname; code name; title Q5 n. photographer (a) tolerance; forbearance (b) cameraman; person who takes pictures (c) list of information arranged in columns and rows; chart; flat surface (d) advantage; profit; help; benefit Q6 n. grit (a) agreement; business transaction; exchange; amount (b) shortened form of a word or word combination (c) small rough granules or particles (i.e. sand); bravery; pluck; endurance (d) person who works with pipe and water systems Q7 n. garbage (a) something that is discarded; rubbish; trash; junk; waste (b) obligation; promise (c) traveling on a ship; sea voyage; sailing (d) harvesting machine Q8 adj. corporate (a) experienced; knowledgeable (Slang) (b) managerial; executive (c) impartial; unbiased; existing outside of the mind (d) common; shared; collective Q9 v. anger (a) to acquire; to earn; to purchase; to obtain; to profit (b) to irritate; to infuriate; to enrage (c) to show; to exhibit; to display; to expose; to disclose (d) to seize; to grip; to comprehend; to understand; to realize Q10 v. season (a) to anticipate gladly (b) to fail; to collapse; to defeat; to overthrow; to descend (c) to spice; to flavor; to accustom; to acclimatize; to become experienced (d) to cite; to state a price; to offer a price ANSWERS A1 adj. general definition (c) inclusive; of all things A2 v. declare definition (a) to proclaim; to make a statement; to make a full statement of (one's taxable or dutiable property) A3 v. wait definition (d) to be ready or available; to work as an attendant; to postpone A4 n. handle definition (d) part of an object designed to be gripped by the hand; fist name; nickname; code name; title A5 n. photographer definition (b) cameraman; person who takes pictures A6 n. grit definition (c) small rough granules or particles (i.e. sand); bravery; pluck; endurance A7 n. garbage definition (a) something that is discarded; rubbish; trash; junk; waste A8 adj. corporate definition (d) common; shared; collective A9 v. anger definition (b) to irritate; to infuriate; to enrage A10 v. season definition (c) to spice; to flavor; to accustom; to acclimatize; to become experienced TOEIC Vocabulary Test 243 Q1 n. safety (a) freedom from danger; quality of not causing injury or loss; any security device (b) working together; cooperation (c) act of making changes; alteration; proof sheet made to verify changes made and check for additional errors (d) central stalk of a plant; petiole Q2 n. analysis (a) commercial and market information that indicates overall economic trends (b) a system of recording and analyzing financial transactions; auditing; a detailed financial statement (c) manager; person or group of persons having administrative authority within an organization (d) process of breaking down a subject and studying it; examination Q3 n. ownership (a) container devoid of contents (b) act of bringing back; restoration; act of finding information and sending it to the user as output (c) person who designs gardens or large areas (d) legal right of possession Q4 n. director (a) support; skeleton; structure; system (b) peripheral device used to convert objects or images into digital images (Computers) (c) boss; supervisor; manager; head (d) right to live in a country; condition of being a member of a country Q5 n. proposal (a) ability; skill; talent (b) motto; catchword; attention getting phrase used in advertising (c) faithfulness; devotion; constancy (d) suggestion; tender; plan; offer of marriage Q6 n. advancement (a) astonishment; something which startles or astonishes; unexpected event (b) contamination; dirtying; soiling; spoiling; destruction (c) target; aim; purpose; objective; destination (d) forward movement; progress; promotion Q7 n. company (a) plentifulness; abundance; numerousness; plurality (b) reaping; gathering in of crops; outcome; product (c) supplier; seller; merchant; agent; sales representative (d) corporation; firm; ensemble; association with another Q8 n. issue (a) topic; subject; matter; question; problem; publication (b) progress; reaching a new level; removal of a barrier; penetration (c) sample; model; form; mold; decorative design (d) supplementary charge; additional charge; amount paid for insurance; reward Q9 n. staff (a) labor; task; profession; occupation; vocation; effort (b) guidance; advance position; first place; guide (c) specimen; small part of something; representative part of a larger group (d) employees working in an organization; personnel; crew; team Q10 n. broker (a) official document; license; reference; attestation (b) act of forcefully taking possession of an area; seizure; conquest; possession or settlement of land (c) back end; hindmost unit of an army (or fleet, etc.) (d) middleman; agent who buys and sells property or shares etc. for other people ANSWERS A1 n. safety definition (a) freedom from danger; quality of not causing injury or loss; any security device A2 n. analysis definition (d) process of breaking down a subject and studying it; examination A3 n. ownership definition (d) legal right of possession A4 n. director definition (c) boss; supervisor; manager; head A5 n. proposal definition (d) suggestion; tender; plan; offer of marriage A6 n. advancement definition (d) forward movement; progress; promotion A7 n. company definition (d) corporation; firm; ensemble; association with another A8 n. issue definition (a) topic; subject; matter; question; problem; publication A9 n. staff definition (d) employees working in an organization; personnel; crew; team A10 n. broker definition (d) middleman; agent who buys and sells property or shares etc. for other people TOEIC Vocabulary Test 244 Q1 v. instruct (a) to add a footnote; to place a note that directs readers to another source of information (in a book, journal, etc.) (b) to set aside; to allot; to adapt; to embrace; to accept (c) to make easy; to assist; to forward; to promote; to expedite (d) to inform; to direct; to guide; to command; to order; to educate Q2 v. court (a) to suck up; take up; take in (b) to seek to please; to flatter; to seek to gain the affections of someone (c) to be able to pay for; to supply; to provide (d) to put a sum of money in a bank for safekeeping; to pay in part; to set down Q3 v. interrupt (a) to reach a destination; to return; to come back; to succeed (b) to knock down; to astound; to shock (c) to appoint someone (for a position, office, or honor); to designate; to select (d) to stop; to discontinue; to disturb; to bring a conversation to a halt Q4 v. choose (a) to rely on; to trust; to be supported by (b) to throw away; to discard; to destroy; to damage (c) to crumble into granules (d) to select; to prefer; to pick; to make a choice Q5 v. tackle (a) to oppose; to retaliate; to react; to strike back (b) to deal with; to stop; to undertake; to set about (c) to counsel; to offer guidance; to notify; to inform (d) to say that something is not true; to refuse; to renounce Q6 v. know (a) to be acquainted with; to understand; to distinguish; to be aware of (b) to advocate; to endorse; to speak well of; to advise; to suggest (c) to notice; to observe; to comment; to state; to say (d) to construct; to create; to increase intensity; to energize Q7 v. supervise (a) to profit; to gain; to be advantageous (b) to seize; to grip; to comprehend; to understand; to realize (c) to situate; to place; to identify; to find; to settle (d) to oversee; to administer; to direct; to manage; to watch over Q8 v. design (a) to create; to conceive; to produce; to conceptualize (b) to form a relationship with another person (c) to meet; to assemble to gather; to get together (d) to permit; to approve; to empower Q9 v. exhibit (a) to send away; to fire; to release; to free (b) to limit; to restrict; to contract; to lessen in width; to taper (c) to show; to display; to demonstrate; to present (d) to recover; to regain; to bring back; to fetch; to rescue Q10 v. select (a) to provide with the required supplies, tools and items (b) to try to get; to attempt to get (c) to choose; to pick out (d) to vote; to elect; to count votes; to make a survey ANSWERS A1 v. instruct definition (d) to inform; to direct; to guide; to command; to order; to educate A2 v. court definition (b) to seek to please; to flatter; to seek to gain the affections of someone A3 v. interrupt definition (d) to stop; to discontinue; to disturb; to bring a conversation to a halt A4 v. choose definition (d) to select; to prefer; to pick; to make a choice A5 v. tackle definition (b) to deal with; to stop; to undertake; to set about A6 v. know definition (a) to be acquainted with; to understand; to distinguish; to be aware of A7 v. supervise definition (d) to oversee; to administer; to direct; to manage; to watch over A8 v. design definition (a) to create; to conceive; to produce; to conceptualize A9 v. exhibit definition (c) to show; to display; to demonstrate; to present A10 v. select definition (c) to choose; to pick out TOEIC Vocabulary Test 245 Q1 n. cabinet (a) small room; piece of office furniture; office; part of a government (b) luck; wealth; chance; success; riches (c) instructional booklet; handbook (d) conversation; speech; lecture; meeting Q2 v. nurse (a) to breast-feed; to suckle; to provide medical care; to take care of (b) to produce; to design; to make; to manufacture (c) to restore to good condition; to restart; to resume; to refresh (d) to put up with something or somebody unpleasant Q3 n. gymnasium (a) trees that have been sawed into rough planks; useless items that been put in storage (b) article cut from a newspaper (c) temporary stay somewhere; instance of spending time with a person or group of people; inspection (d) building for indoor sports and exercise; fitness center Q4 n. date (a) a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment (b) sudden need demanding immediate action (c) cosmetic foot treatment (d) day, month and year according to the calendar; interview; meeting Q5 adj. daily (a) chief; head; leading; primary; main (b) occurring on a regular basis (c) higher in rank or position; above average; exceptional (d) having four equal sides enclosing four equal angles Q6 n. commuter (a) furnace which burns things to ashes (b) advisor (adviser); counselor; coach; person who gives professional advice (c) person who travels back and forth between home and work (d) sudden need demanding immediate action Q7 n. clipping (a) article cut from a newspaper (b) behavior; conduct; bearing; appearance (c) computer which can serve many users simultaneously (d) examination; careful inspection; debate Q8 n. mortgage (a) conditional conveyance of property as for security on a loan; pledging; lien (b) individual's social or professional standing; position; rank; present situation (c) plan; idea; thought; structure; system (d) national money of a country; circulation; custom; prevalence Q9 n. assistant (a) before noon (b) person who gives support to a superior; aide; helper (c) amount of money that has been borrowed; something borrowed; act of giving temporarily (d) return of money; repayment; reimbursement Q10 adj. bankrupt (a) serious; grave; acute; difficult; rigorous; harsh; strict (b) inquisitive; desiring to know and understand; odd; strange; rare (c) concentrated; focused; observant; polite; caring (d) lacking; deficient; insolvent; unable to pay debts ANSWERS A1 n. cabinet definition (a) small room; piece of office furniture; office; part of a government A2 v. nurse definition (a) to breast-feed; to suckle; to provide medical care; to take care of A3 n. gymnasium definition (d) building for indoor sports and exercise; fitness center A4 n. date definition (d) day, month and year according to the calendar; interview; meeting A5 adj. daily definition (b) occurring on a regular basis A6 n. commuter definition (c) person who travels back and forth between home and work A7 n. clipping definition (a) article cut from a newspaper A8 n. mortgage definition (a) conditional conveyance of property as for security on a loan; pledging; lien A9 n. assistant definition (b) person who gives support to a superior; aide; helper A10 adj. bankrupt definition (d) lacking; deficient; insolvent; unable to pay debts TOEIC Vocabulary Test 246 Q1 n. downtown (a) commercial center of a city; business distract (b) competition; contention; act of competing (c) something carried; cargo; burden; unit of measure or weight; capacity (d) speaking ability; something that is communicated orally Q2 n. coordinate (a) one who activates; worker of a telephone switchboard; operation symbol (b) reference point; geographical location (c) concentration; consideration; focus; care; acknowledgment; recognition (d) stance Q3 n. cause (a) citizenship; patriotism (b) reason; purpose; principle; factor; basis for a legal case (c) type of beef tenderloin; type of cavity with a broad base (d) heading; caption; right; ownership; championship Q4 n. landscaper (a) product made by hand or by machine (b) person who designs gardens or large areas (c) person skilled in a particular area; specialist (d) meeting at which a person is evaluated through questioning (as for a job) Q5 n. skill (a) slope; incline; increase; ascent; raise in position or status; promotion; angry response (b) ability; aptitude; proficiency; expertise; craft or trade that requires special training (c) physical or mental exertion; labor; attempt; organized operation (d) substance; component; all that is inside of something Q6 n. entry (a) cargo or goods that are shipped for a fee; shipping cost; transportation; conveyance; shipment (b) structure; pattern; design; organization; pattern of data organization (c) opening; record; information or item in a book, dictionary, catalog, list, directory, etc. (d) apparatus; appliance; gadget; trick; scheme Q7 n. dispense (a) fog; mist; obscurity; vagueness (c) faithfulness; devotion; constancy (b) shared characteristic; common feature (d) expenditure; pardon Q8 v. surprise (a) to plan; to mean; to have in mind do or accomplish; to designate for a particular purpose (b) to startle; to astonish; to ambush (c) to rub; to achieve or obtain with difficulty; to delete; to cross out (d) to impose a tax or fine; to conscript troops Q9 n. provision (a) supply; stock; measure; means; condition; stipulation (b) definition; significance; intention; explanation (c) fleece from some animals; frizzy hair (d) device which is used to slow or stop a vehicle Q10 n. registering (a) guilt; responsibility; liability (b) government department responsible for collecting taxes on imports (c) period; era; hour; rate (d) list; record; regulator; gauge ANSWERS A1 n. downtown definition (a) commercial center of a city; business distract A2 n. coordinate definition (b) reference point; geographical location A3 n. cause definition (b) reason; purpose; principle; factor; basis for a legal case A4 n. landscaper definition (b) person who designs gardens or large areas A5 n. skill definition (b) ability; aptitude; proficiency; expertise; craft or trade that requires special training A6 n. entry definition (c) opening; record; information or item in a book, dictionary, catalog, list, directory, etc. A7 n. dispense definition (d) expenditure; pardon A8 v. surprise definition (b) to startle; to astonish; to ambush A9 n. provision definition (a) supply; stock; measure; means; condition; stipulation A10 n. registering definition (d) list; record; regulator; gauge TOEIC Vocabulary Test 247 Q1 v. disturb (a) to gather; to garner; to assemble; to accumulate; to take payments (b) to bother; to interrupt; to confuse; to worry (c) to submit; to consent; to obey; to agree with (d) to moderate; to soften; to tone down; to toughen; to harden Q2 v. sort (a) to classify; to organize; to separate from others; to clarify (b) to reap; to gather in ripe crops; to catch; to gather (c) to take money from the bank; to retire; to remove (d) to cover with a curtain; to filter; to sift; to hide; to conceal; to separate Q3 v. clock (a) to satisfy; to please; to meet a request (b) to measure time; to register on a time piece (c) to command; to request something; to arrange; to manage (d) to move; to circulate; to draft; to assemble for action (especially armed reserves) Q4 v. economize (a) to deal in; to sell (b) to stand in line; to make a row (c) to save; to cut back; to be thrifty; to be frugal (d) to design the appearance of; to arrange; to prepare a diskette or hard disk for use Q5 v. borrow (a) to take on loan; to copy; to steal (b) to let; to enable; to allow; to authorize; to sanction (c) to recall to the mind; to retain in one's mind; to have a recollection (d) to disregard an outstanding debt (as of a customer) Q6 v. secure (a) to show; to display; to demonstrate; to present (b) to obtain; to protect; to defend; to strengthen (c) to feel; to sense; to distinguish; to discern; to see (d) to deposit money; in a money institution; to count on; to depend upon Q7 n. upholstery (a) person who takes part in a particular event such as a conference or seminar; participant (b) large vessel made for sailing on the sea; aircraft; spacecraft (c) materials that are used to cushion and cover furniture (i.e. fabric, lining, padding, etc.) (d) confirmation; endorsement; positive opinion Q8 v. book (a) to cover with a thin layer of metal; to coat with metal (b) to repair; to improve; to be improved (c) to record; to order in advance; to inscribe; to indicate (d) to cut into portions; to cleave Q9 v. clerk (a) to inspect; to supervise; to miss; to omit; to ignore; to excuse (b) to go into; to join; to record; to inscribe (c) to gain; to obtain; to earn a point (in a game, etc.); to tally; to grade a test (d) to work as an employee (i.e. in the legal or bank business) Q10 v. persuade (a) to move quickly; to pass quickly (b) to postpone; to delay; to end a meeting; to move to another place (c) to convince; to induce; to sway (d) to fix; to mend; to correct a problem or malfunction ANSWERS A1 v. disturb definition (b) to bother; to interrupt; to confuse; to worry A2 v. sort definition (a) to classify; to organize; to separate from others; to clarify A3 v. clock definition (b) to measure time; to register on a time piece A4 v. economize definition (c) to save; to cut back; to be thrifty; to be frugal A5 v. borrow definition (a) to take on loan; to copy; to steal A6 v. secure definition (b) to obtain; to protect; to defend; to strengthen A7 n. upholstery definition (c) materials that are used to cushion and cover furniture (i.e. fabric, lining, padding, etc.) A8 v. book definition (c) to record; to order in advance; to inscribe; to indicate A9 v. clerk definition (d) to work as an employee (i.e. in the legal or bank business) A10 v. persuade definition (c) to convince; to induce; to sway TOEIC Vocabulary Test 248 Q1 n. permit (a) sum of money that has been put in a bank for safekeeping; partial payment; pledge (b) prize; recompense; benefit received as payment for a service (c) license; authorization (d) connection; overall situation; background Q2 n. duress (a) official date; meeting; interview; nomination (b) schedule; calendar; outline of things to be done (c) sharp stinging pain (d) intimidation; constraint; pressure; coercion Q3 v. endure (a) to take a risk in order to achieve a goal (b) to destroy; to ruin; to tear down; to remove (c) to convey passengers or cargo by boat across a small body of water (d) to put up with something or somebody unpleasant Q4 v. deny (a) to return money; to reimburse; to repay; to finance again (b) to say that something is not true; to refuse; to renounce (c) to desert; to abandon; to change sides (d) to by-pass; to side-step; to evade Q5 n. decade (a) cereal; seed; granule; particle; texture; weave (b) diagram; chart (c) place where one is going; the purpose for which something is destined (d) ten years; group of tens Q6 n. vending machine (a) cement; something tangible (idea, object, etc.) (b) remark; note; statement; explanation (c) automated device used for selling items (d) place where grain is stored; granary; storehouse; collection; store Q7 n. directory (a) guidebook; library; catalog (b) person who creates something; chemical substance used in photography (c) understanding; wisdom; intelligence (Slang) (d) opposite of profit; deprivation; defeat; destruction Q8 v. found (a) to establish; to create; to build; to set up; to start a company (b) to join parts together; to attach segments (c) to include; to contain; to consist (d) to strike; to beat; to reach; to find; to collide Q9 adj. tense (a) consoling; encouraging; reassuring; brining relief; heartening (b) instantaneous; prompt; direct; close (c) leaving; sailing; traveling to another country (d) strained; taut; rigid; nervous; stressful Q10 v. elect (a) to choose; to vote for; to prefer; to decide (b) to express a preconceived opinion; to express one's biases (c) to appear; to come out; to be revealed (d) to agree; to harmonize; to coincide; to collaborate; to consent ANSWERS A1 n. permit definition (c) license; authorization A2 n. duress definition (d) intimidation; constraint; pressure; coercion A3 v. endure definition (d) to put up with something or somebody unpleasant A4 v. deny definition (b) to say that something is not true; to refuse; to renounce A5 n. decade definition (d) ten years; group of tens A6 n. vending machine definition (c) automated device used for selling items A7 n. directory definition (a) guidebook; library; catalog A8 v. found definition (a) to establish; to create; to build; to set up; to start a company A9 adj. tense definition (d) strained; taut; rigid; nervous; stressful A10 v. elect definition (a) to choose; to vote for; to prefer; to decide TOEIC Vocabulary Test 249 Q1 n. science (a) recession; sudden decrease; drooping posture; slouch; collapse (b) set; equipment; outfit; clothing; wash basin (c) system of knowledge gained by research; specific field of systematic knowledge; skill; proficiency (d) earnings; financial gain; benefit; advantage; privilege Q2 n. context (a) reaching a destination; incoming; opposite of departure (b) process of producing and distributing printed material; act of advertising (c) passage; walkway (between rows of seats or shelves) (d) connection; overall situation; background Q3 n. salvage (a) casualty; misadventure; mishap; failure (b) opening; breach; hiatus; space; great difference; disparity (c) device made up of interconnected parts that work together to perform a given task or function (d) act of rescuing; rescued items Q4 n. invitation (a) staying where one is; expectation; ambush (b) work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps) (c) main office; central office of a company; center of operation (d) request for one's presence; summons; call Q5 n. education (a) cause; agent; broker; financier; money lender (b) the total amount of funds in circulation in a given country's economy (c) supplement; mathematical operation (d) learning; instruction; imparting of knowledge; upbringing Q6 n. cab (a) taxi; carriage; driver's compartment (c) frequent customer; repeat customer (b) proposal; recommendation; insinuation; hint (d) match; whole consisting of two parts; couple Q7 n. scramble (a) inclusion; participation; connection; association; relation (b) announcement; poster, sign; warning; attention; consideration (c) track; path; customary series of stops during a trip (d) climb over rough terrain; struggle for possession; disorderly or chaotic proceeding Q8 n. array (a) short written reminder; memo; brief informal letter; official message (b) influence; ability to affect or alter people or circumstance (c) display; layout; clothing; menu (d) mode; fashion; style; behavior; way; type Q9 n. frequency (a) topic; subject; matter; question; problem; publication (b) quality of occurring regularly; rate at which a function reoccurs (c) system of knowledge gained by research; specific field of systematic knowledge; skill; proficiency (d) thin piece cut from a larger object; portion; share Q10 n. omission (a) deletion; negligence; failure; default (b) amount of money received in payment for goods or services or from other sources; revenue; profits (c) chase; quest; search; occupation; pastime (d) instrument that automatically measures quantities of substances (gas, water or electricity) ANSWERS A1 n. science definition (c) system of knowledge gained by research; specific field of systematic knowledge; skill; proficiency A2 n. context definition (d) connection; overall situation; background A3 n. salvage definition (d) act of rescuing; rescued items A4 n. invitation definition (d) request for one's presence; summons; call A5 n. education definition (d) learning; instruction; imparting of knowledge; upbringing A6 n. cab definition (a) taxi; carriage; driver's compartment A7 n. scramble definition (d) climb over rough terrain; struggle for possession; disorderly or chaotic proceeding A8 n. array definition (c) display; layout; clothing; menu A9 n. frequency definition (b) quality of occurring regularly; rate at which a function reoccurs A10 n. omission definition (a) deletion; negligence; failure; default TOEIC Vocabulary Test 250 Q1 v. freight (a) to load with goods; to load; to weigh down; to send as cargo (b) to mark; to indicate; to write one's name (c) to give out; to distribute; to ration; to set aside for a special purpose (d) to cause; to incite; to bring to pass Q2 v. disembark (a) to slope; to bend; to bow; to slant; to influence (b) to go ashore from a boat; to leave a plane or vehicle; to land (c) to gain; to obtain; to earn a point (in a game, etc.); to tally; to grade a test (d) to defeat; to master; to crush; to stagger; to stun; to daze Q3 v. suspend (a) to hang; to postpone; to defer; to expel (b) to copy files from a distant computer onto another computer through an Internet connection (c) to chase after; to follow; to aspire to; to strive for (d) to fall on; to storm; to invade; to attack; to seize; to assault Q4 v. entertain (a) to interest; to amuse; to host (b) to copy; to photograph; to snapshot (c) to exercise; to train; to drill (d) to wrap; to combine things together as one inseparable unit Q5 v. realize (a) to understand; to comprehend; to accomplish; to convert into cash; to liquidate (b) to hand over to another nation or judicial authority (c) to train in advance (d) to repay; to refund; to compensate for a loss; to repay for an expense Q6 v. dispose (a) to control; to arrange; to put in order (b) to erect; to set; to put; to place (c) to hang; to postpone; to defer; to expel (d) to transmit over the radio; to publicize; to advertise Q7 n. elevation (a) guidance; supervision; conducting; management (b) height of something; altitude above sea or ground level; raising; lifting up; grandeur (c) article, thing; goal; focus of a thought or action (d) item or detail included in a description of requirements or plans Q8 v. debut (a) to make an outline; to draw up in written form; to conscript; to draw out and separate (b) to move; to circulate; to draft; to assemble for action (especially armed reserves) (c) to plan; to design; to name; to call (d) to perform for the first time; to make one's premiere performance Q9 v. retrieve (a) to recover; to regain; to bring back; to fetch; to rescue (b) to sightsee; to voyage; to travel (c) to stretch; to enlarge; to lengthen; to reach out (d) to gather together; to group together; to press in Q10 v. demolish (a) to destroy; to ruin; to tear down; to remove (b) to refuse; to go down; to decrease; to fall (c) to cause suffering to; to behave unjustly toward (d) to record; to enroll; to have an effect; to have influence ANSWERS A1 v. freight definition (a) to load with goods; to load; to weigh down; to send as cargo A2 v. disembark definition (b) to go ashore from a boat; to leave a plane or vehicle; to land A3 v. suspend definition (a) to hang; to postpone; to defer; to expel A4 v. entertain definition (a) to interest; to amuse; to host A5 v. realize definition (a) to understand; to comprehend; to accomplish; to convert into cash; to liquidate A6 v. dispose definition (a) to control; to arrange; to put in order A7 n. elevation definition (b) height of something; altitude above sea or ground level; raising; lifting up; grandeur A8 v. debut definition (d) to perform for the first time; to make one's premiere performance A9 v. retrieve definition (a) to recover; to regain; to bring back; to fetch; to rescue A10 v. demolish definition (a) to destroy; to ruin; to tear down; to remove TOEIC Vocabulary Test 251 Q1 adj. unnecessary (a) more distant; additional (b) ordinary; skilled; close; intimate; well-known (c) unusual (d) excessive; redundant; superfluous Q2 pref. post (a) against; opposed (b) after; later; subsequent to (c) of light (d) related to by the remarriage of a parent and not by blood Q3 adj. modest (a) spotted; speckled; composed of a series of small dashes (about a line) (b) humble; unpretentious; unassuming; simple; limited (c) non-transferable (d) inexpensive; cheap; of or relating to a financial plan Q4 n. protection (a) testifier; onlooker; bystander; testimony (b) person who designs and plans (machinery, roads, etc.) (c) gradual payment of debt; the reduction of the value of an asset (d) defense; shelter; safety Q5 n. helicopter (a) a system of recording and analyzing financial transactions; auditing; a detailed financial statement (b) place; position; situation; site; spot (c) sickness; illness (d) aircraft which flies by means of horizontally rotating blades Q6 conj. yet (a) but; in spite of; despite (b) since; inasmuch as; while; while on the contrary (c) immediately following; the moment that; as soon as (d) if Q7 n. thoroughness (a) opposite of child; a grown-up; a mature person (b) notch; narrow opening; place; position (within a system, etc.) (c) series of activities organized to accomplish a goal (d) diligence; neatness Q8 v. aggregate (a) to act as master of ceremonies; to receive guests into one's home; to give a party (b) to prosper; to flourish; to succeed (c) to move; to be moved (d) to accumulate; to gather; to collect; to assemble Q9 adv. firm (a) apparently; seemingly; to all appearances (b) in another country; outside; widely (c) sturdily; steadily; assertively; in a determined manner (d) separately; aside; into pieces Q10 n. fund (a) obstacle; misfortune; something which hinders progress (b) amount of money set aside for a specific purpose; supply (c) office; bureau; institution; franchise; method (d) result of manufacturing; goods; merchandise ANSWERS A1 adj. unnecessary definition (d) excessive; redundant; superfluous A2 pref. post definition (b) after; later; subsequent to A3 adj. modest definition (b) humble; unpretentious; unassuming; simple; limited A4 n. protection definition (d) defense; shelter; safety A5 n. helicopter definition (d) aircraft which flies by means of horizontally rotating blades A6 conj. yet definition (a) but; in spite of; despite A7 n. thoroughness definition (d) diligence; neatness A8 v. aggregate definition (d) to accumulate; to gather; to collect; to assemble A9 adv. firm definition (c) sturdily; steadily; assertively; in a determined manner A10 n. fund definition (b) amount of money set aside for a specific purpose; supply TOEIC Vocabulary Test 252 Q1 n. passenger (a) company that is owned or controlled by another company (b) schedule; calendar; outline of things to be done (c) traveler; fare; person who rides or travels (d) way of life Q2 n. relation (a) perception of flavor; sense; reason (b) profit; amount of assets that is higher than liabilities (c) problem; challenge; hardship; trouble (d) narration; act of telling; family member; connection; association Q3 n. desk (a) a document giving details about an offering of securities investment for sale to the public (b) reiteration; act of redoing something (c) company; commercial business; corporation (d) office table Q4 n. acronym (a) rite; ritual; formality (b) part of a chair; rear part of the human body (c) officer of a monastery; high-ranking member of a religious order (d) a word which is formed from the first letters of several words; i.e. TOEIC or NATO Q5 n. mid-range (a) end; conclusion; final appearance; power of endurance; vitality; unit of weight (b) pertaining to a value that is approximately in the middle of a series of values (c) method or course that restores health; prescribed treatment for an illness (d) evolvement; gradual growth; evolution; maturation; progression Q6 n. dietician (a) care; treatment; procedure; system; touch (b) requirement; shortage of an indispensable item; distress; hardship (c) group of people working together; team (d) nutritionist; expert on nutrition Q7 n. engine (a) synopsis; general survey; introduction (b) debate; conversation; talk; dispute; argument (c) degree; rank; height; plane; flat horizontal plain (d) machine which supplies force and motion; motor; truck; part of a program which handles certain types of date Q8 v. climb (a) to exclude; to leave out; to skip; to protest; to object (b) to support; to assist; to strengthen (c) to transport via locomotive; to convey by train (d) to ascend; to up; to slope upward; to move upward gradually Q9 n. medicine (a) act of deriving; speculation; drawing of a conclusion (b) art and science of disease treatment and health maintenance; remedy; drug (c) cat (Slang); feline (d) something discarded; rubbish; garbage; refuse; nonsense Q10 n. reason (a) cause; basis for action; intelligence; sense (b) bringing something down to a smaller scale; lowering expenses (c) location; position; standing; role; function (d) lane; path; signs; trails; channel ANSWERS A1 n. passenger definition (c) traveler; fare; person who rides or travels A2 n. relation definition (d) narration; act of telling; family member; connection; association A3 n. desk definition (d) office table A4 n. acronym definition (d) a word which is formed from the first letters of several words; i.e. TOEIC or NATO A5 n. mid-range definition (b) pertaining to a value that is approximately in the middle of a series of values A6 n. dietician definition (d) nutritionist; expert on nutrition A7 n. engine definition (d) machine which supplies force and motion; motor; truck; part of a program which handles certain types of date A8 v. climb definition (d) to ascend; to up; to slope upward; to move upward gradually A9 n. medicine definition (b) art and science of disease treatment and health maintenance; remedy; drug A10 n. reason definition (a) cause; basis for action; intelligence; sense TOEIC Vocabulary Test 253 Q1 v. concoct (a) to exercise; to train; to drill (b) to answer; to reply; to react (c) to mystify; to baffle; to confound; to confuse; to perplex (d) to invent; to create; to contrive; to think up Q2 v. relate (a) to happen upon; to find by chance; to discover; to see (b) to grant a permit; to authorize; to permit; to allow (c) to reach a destination; to return; to come back; to succeed (d) to narrate; to tell; to make a connection between; to have a good relationship with Q3 v. export (a) to endorse; to donate; to contribute; to pledge; to support; to approve (b) to sign over property to a creditor as security for money that is owed; to obligate (c) to adapt oneself; to host guests; to provide lodging (d) to ship; to send abroad; to sell goods and products overseas Q4 v. reimburse (a) to repay; to refund; to compensate for a loss; to repay for an expense (b) to profit; to roll a ball into a hole (Billiards) (c) to give; to submit; to transform; to represent; to depict (d) to come to an end; to finish; to terminate Q5 v. respond (a) to shut; to be shut; to finish; to complete (b) to place one thing on top of another in a heap; to pile (c) to endorse; to donate; to contribute; to pledge; to support; to approve (d) to answer; to reply; to react Q6 v. barter (a) to exchange goods and services (b) to pay attention to; to supervise; to regret; to oppose; to remember; to notice (c) to confess to something; to allow entrance; to accept as valid (d) to embarrass; to mix up; to muddle up; to bewilder; to startle Q7 v. pick up (a) to arouse; to bring out; to summon; to wake (b) to separate from others; to segregate (c) to influence (d) to choose; to select; to pull out; to tear out; to peck Q8 n. name (a) word or phrase by which someone or something is called or identified; moniker (b) therapy; care; relation; attitude; behavior (c) mathematical value or its symbol; indefinite amount; quantity of; sum (d) habit; tradition; convention Q9 v. research (a) to understand; to contain; to grasp; to absorb; to perceive (b) to channel; to centralize (c) to perform a thorough investigation; to study a subject closely (d) to photograph; to paint; to draw; to describe; to depict Q10 v. fax (a) to cause suffering to; to behave unjustly toward (b) to cause to be dishonest; to pervert; to spoil (c) to transmit document electronically (d) to confirm the truth of something ANSWERS A1 v. concoct definition (d) to invent; to create; to contrive; to think up A2 v. relate definition (d) to narrate; to tell; to make a connection between; to have a good relationship with A3 v. export definition (d) to ship; to send abroad; to sell goods and products overseas A4 v. reimburse definition (a) to repay; to refund; to compensate for a loss; to repay for an expense A5 v. respond definition (d) to answer; to reply; to react A6 v. barter definition (a) to exchange goods and services A7 v. pick up definition (d) to choose; to select; to pull out; to tear out; to peck A8 n. name definition (a) word or phrase by which someone or something is called or identified; moniker A9 v. research definition (c) to perform a thorough investigation; to study a subject closely A10 v. fax definition (c) to transmit document electronically TOEIC Vocabulary Test 254 Q1 adv. further (a) in a friendly manner; warmly (c) to a greater distance; more; in addition (b) still; already; but; in spite of; although (d) in a close-fitting manner; firmly Q2 v. put off (a) to transport; to continue; to bear (b) to be similar to; to be akin to; to look like; to have a similar appearance to (c) to postpone; to disgust; to repulse; to deter (d) to encase; to review; to protect; to include; to insure Q3 v. enthuse (a) to conform; to change; to make suitable; to match; to fit (b) to belong to; to be connected to; to relate; to refer (c) to cede; to surrender; to give up; to forsake; to abandon (d) to express excitement; to motivate Q4 v. invite (a) to improve; to make better (b) to request the presence of; to solicit; to attract; to encourage; to promote (c) to refuse; to go down; to decrease; to fall (d) to supply with stock; to equip with supplies (esp. food) Q5 adj. evident (a) chosen; picked out; choice; superior; prime; picky (b) clear; obvious; apparent (c) recent; common; prevalent; present; popular (d) having a degree or diploma; concerning studies beyond a bachelor's degree Q6 n. novelty (a) responsibility; duty; burden; impediment; blame (b) side of a hill; incline; upward or downward slant; degree to which a surface deviates from the vertical (c) viewpoint; stance; condition; state; mood; attitude (d) innovation; something new; discovery Q7 v. invest (a) to examine accounts and other financial records (b) to lend a sum of money for a period of time; to give temporarily (c) to give a mark to; to classify; to make level; to evaluate; to assess (d) to expend money or effort for future benefits; to grant; to install; to cover; to authorize Q8 n. export (a) device used to open locks; button on a board (b) car; wagon; coach; carriage; trolley (c) shipping of goods to other countries (d) news story publicized in only a newspaper or television/radio station Q9 v. fear (a) to rely on; to extend business credit (b) to sow; to place seeds or vegetation into soil; to establish; to set (c) to sign over property to a creditor as security for money that is owed; to obligate (d) to be frightened; to be concerned; to be afraid of; to have respect for Q10 n. anchor (a) newsreader; broadcaster (b) long trip; distance; voyage (c) government department responsible for collecting taxes on imports (d) means of expression; channel of communication; middle man; intermediary; broker ANSWERS A1 adv. further definition (c) to a greater distance; more; in addition A2 v. put off definition (c) to postpone; to disgust; to repulse; to deter A3 v. enthuse definition (d) to express excitement; to motivate A4 v. invite definition (b) to request the presence of; to solicit; to attract; to encourage; to promote A5 adj. evident definition (b) clear; obvious; apparent A6 n. novelty definition (d) innovation; something new; discovery A7 v. invest definition (d) to expend money or effort for future benefits; to grant; to install; to cover; to authorize A8 n. export definition (c) shipping of goods to other countries A9 v. fear definition (d) to be frightened; to be concerned; to be afraid of; to have respect for A10 n. anchor definition (a) newsreader; broadcaster TOEIC Vocabulary Test 255 Q1 n. layout (a) a word which is formed from the first letters of several words; i.e. TOEIC or NATO (b) action; step; criterion; amount; degree; extent (c) arrangement; plan; sketch; drawing; something which has been arranged (d) voyage; sightseeing excursion; trip; route Q2 n. bankrupt (a) exchange; conveying something from one person to another (b) bill (c) a person who was unable to repay their debts (d) product which can rot or spoil (fruit, food etc.) Q3 n. reimbursement (a) stimulus; motivation; revelation; insight; idea (b) act of paying back; repayment; compensation for a loss; repayment for an expense (c) tanned and preserved animal skin; item made of animal skin (d) ability; skill; talent Q4 n. amount (a) a person who was unable to repay their debts (b) picture; snapshot; image (c) lack of knowledge; illiteracy; lack of education; state of being uninformed (d) quantity; sum Q5 n. step (a) the practice of giving expert advice within a particular field (b) movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down in another place; stair; stage in a process (c) newspaper; magazine; diary; blog; bookkeeping ledger (d) financial sheet listing salaries; list of workers who receive wages and salaries Q6 v. get into (a) to be conspicuous; to be noticeable; to project; to protrude (b) to enter (c) to require that certain conditions be met before the signing of a contract; to specify; to require (d) to reduce; to lessen; to decline Q7 n. example (a) model; pattern; something which serves as an illustration (b) collapse; crash; incident (c) climb over rough terrain; struggle for possession; disorderly or chaotic proceeding (d) elastic material derived from of some tropical plants; eraser Q8 n. divide (a) height; distance above sea level (b) money paid for the use of property; property that is leased; act of leasing (c) festival; exhibition; show; market; bazaar (d) separation; ridge between drainage areas; watershed Q9 n. manual (a) coins and paper notes which have value; currency; medium of trade; wealth (b) blunder; fault; error (c) instructional booklet; handbook (d) the act of transferring a property title from one person to another Q10 n. interim (a) act of ordering in advance (hotel room, airline ticket, etc.) (b) temporary arrangement; in between period (c) straps and other parts by which a draft animal is attached to a vehicle (d) amount collected at one time; income; proceeds; profits (Informal) ANSWERS A1 n. layout definition (c) arrangement; plan; sketch; drawing; something which has been arranged A2 n. bankrupt definition (c) a person who was unable to repay their debts A3 n. reimbursement definition (b) act of paying back; repayment; compensation for a loss; repayment for an expense A4 n. amount definition (d) quantity; sum A5 n. step definition (b) movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down in another place; stair; stage in a process A6 v. get into definition (b) to enter A7 n. example definition (a) model; pattern; something which serves as an illustration A8 n. divide definition (d) separation; ridge between drainage areas; watershed A9 n. manual definition (c) instructional booklet; handbook A10 n. interim definition (b) temporary arrangement; in between period