TOEIC Vocabulary Test 166-180.docx

TOEIC Vocabulary Test 166 Q1 v. achieve (a) to claim; to require; to request strongly (b) to decline; to deny; to reject (c) to obtain; to attain; to perform; to accomplish (d) to summarize; to review with a short summary Q2 v. venture (a) to show; to display; to demonstrate; to present (b) to temporarily cease working as a protest; to impress (c) to take a risk in order to achieve a goal (d) to allay; to soothe; to relieve; to soften; to lessen Q3 v. exit (a) to allot; to apportion; to give somebody a task or responsibility; to delegate; to appoint (b) to oversee; to administer; to direct; to manage; to watch over (c) to leave; to go out (d) to calculate; to think; to assume; to portray; to depict; to express verbally Q4 v. brief (a) to disregard an outstanding debt (as of a customer) (b) to enter information into a chart; to postpone; to set aside for future consideration (c) to make a summary; to give a report; to inform; to instruct somebody (d) to provide secret information about another country; to examine Q5 v. address (a) to assume; to anticipate; to hope (b) to win; to succeed; to overcome; to surpass; to prove superior (c) to direct to; to speak to; to direct to a specific destination; to refer to (d) to aim at something Q6 v. comply (a) to gain entrance to; to get at (b) to make an itemized list; to index; to classify (c) to submit; to consent; to obey; to agree with (d) to fail to perform a duty; to fail to pay on time; to fail to appear in court Q7 n. explanation (a) interpretation; something that clarifies; description; definition (b) suggestion; tender; plan; offer of marriage (c) small purse used to carry money and personal documents; billfold; handbag (d) store which sells food and other household goods Q8 v. combine (a) to confirm to be true; to authorize (b) to unite; to join; to come together; to become one (c) to make up for a deficiency; to add on to (d) to support; to inspire; to give hope Q9 v. paint (a) to plan; to design; to imagine; to conceive; to envision (b) to halt; to cease; to quit; to close; to block; to impede (c) to apply color to a surface; to put makeup on; to describe something in words (d) to innovate and develop production Q10 v. drive (a) to record the proceedings of a meeting; to make a memorandum (b) to reflect; to think; to consider; to meditate (c) to travel in a car; to transport in a vehicle; to compel (d) to fasten; to connect ANSWERS A1 v. achieve definition (c) to obtain; to attain; to perform; to accomplish A2 v. venture definition (c) to take a risk in order to achieve a goal A3 v. exit definition (c) to leave; to go out A4 v. brief definition (c) to make a summary; to give a report; to inform; to instruct somebody A5 v. address definition (c) to direct to; to speak to; to direct to a specific destination; to refer to A6 v. comply definition (c) to submit; to consent; to obey; to agree with A7 n. explanation definition (a) interpretation; something that clarifies; description; definition A8 v. combine definition (b) to unite; to join; to come together; to become one A9 v. paint definition (c) to apply color to a surface; to put makeup on; to describe something in words A10 v. drive definition (c) to travel in a car; to transport in a vehicle; to compel TOEIC Vocabulary Test 167 Q1 adj. superb (a) complete; full; entire; healthy (b) more distant; additional (c) excellent; wonderful; splendid; magnificent (d) reasonable; probable; possible; appropriate; promising Q2 v. disagree (a) to have different opinions; to differ (b) to cancel; to revoke (c) to open; to free from restraints; to release (d) to refine; to improve; to complete; to make faultless Q3 v. insure (a) to examine; to investigate; to check closely; to inspect (b) to provide a guarantee against possible damage or loss; to make certain (c) to put into a stable; to delay; to check the progress of (d) to render insusceptible to a disease by inoculating Q4 v. conceive (a) to expel a tenant by legal process; to turn out (b) to perform; to do; to engage (c) to understand; to comprehend; to grasp (d) to plan; to invent; to design Q5 v. pay (a) to give money for goods or to cancel debts; to settle; to be worthwhile; to be profitable (b) to hunt for; to look for; to investigate; to examine (c) to oppose; to fight against; to challenge; to withstand (d) to obtain; to acquire; to get; to buy; to purchase Q6 n. instruction (a) teaching; direction; guidance; training; education; information (b) expansion; increase in size; magnification (c) a person who was unable to repay their debts (d) alleyway; narrow road between mountains; successful grade on a test Q7 v. prepare (a) to clarify; to confirm; to reinforce; to verify (b) to make into a city (c) to make ready; to get oneself ready; to put into the proper condition (d) to escape; to keep away from; to prevent; to keep from happening; to evade Q8 v. fence (a) to ascend; to up; to slope upward; to move upward gradually (b) to protect; to guard; to evade a question; to respond in a vague manner (c) to push; to iron; to remove creases or wrinkles; to confiscate for public or government use (d) to identify; to acknowledge; to know; to admit Q9 n. prejudice (a) respected position; honor; nobility (b) bias; sentence passed before proper examination of the circumstances (c) repayment; something done to make up for (a loss, deficiency or fault) (d) freedom; liberation; newly distributed film (or record, book, etc.); statement provided to the media Q10 v. perceive (a) to open; to free from restraints; to release (b) to feel; to sense; to distinguish; to discern; to see (c) to place in particular situations (d) to look at; to concern; to relate to; to esteem; to appreciate; to consider ANSWERS A1 adj. superb definition (c) excellent; wonderful; splendid; magnificent A2 v. disagree definition (a) to have different opinions; to differ A3 v. insure definition (b) to provide a guarantee against possible damage or loss; to make certain A4 v. conceive definition (c) to understand; to comprehend; to grasp A5 v. pay definition (a) to give money for goods or to cancel debts; to settle; to be worthwhile; to be profitable A6 n. instruction definition (a) teaching; direction; guidance; training; education; information A7 v. prepare definition (c) to make ready; to get oneself ready; to put into the proper condition A8 v. fence definition (b) to protect; to guard; to evade a question; to respond in a vague manner A9 n. prejudice definition (b) bias; sentence passed before proper examination of the circumstances A10 v. perceive definition (b) to feel; to sense; to distinguish; to discern; to see TOEIC Vocabulary Test 168 Q1 n. levy (a) structure in which horses and other animals are housed (b) a charge imposed and collected (c) instructor; director; escort; leader; manual; handbook (d) person who gives a test Q2 n. honesty (a) notoriety; renown; good reputation (b) condition; influencing factor; situation (c) specific quantity regarded as a standard; combination which acts a whole; piece (d) truthfulness; sincerity; integrity; frankness Q3 n. grocer (a) automated device used for selling items (b) postal service; letters and other items that are sent via the postal service (c) period of time that something continues (d) person who owns and operates a food store Q4 n. behind (a) rear; end; seat (b) range; extent; sphere; expanse (c) thing; object; article; news story; piece of information (d) purchase; something that has been purchased or obtained Q5 n. wealth (a) something that is demanded; necessity; something that is needed (b) abuse; molestation (c) amount collected at one time; income; proceeds; profits (Informal) (d) richness; prosperity; capital; fortune; abundance Q6 n. journal (a) sudden need demanding immediate action (b) base; foot; seat of a chair (c) reduction; curtailing; decrease (d) newspaper; magazine; diary; blog; bookkeeping ledger Q7 n. imagination (a) signature on a money order such as a check (b) yield; product; manufacture; information sent out from a computer (c) ability of the mind to create mental pictures which do not exist in reality (d) progression; succession; order; arrangement Q8 n. slip (a) track; footprints; path; way (b) company; enterprise; trade; commerce; issue (c) opposite of profit; deprivation; defeat; destruction (d) slide; stumble; mistake; blunder; error Q9 n. liability (a) sale of products to final consumers; sale of goods to end users (b) division of a company; section; area (c) monetary or material worth; importance; merit (d) financial obligation; debt; responsibility; obligation Q10 n. button (a) voting, electing; counting of votes; number of votes; referendum (b) garbage; refuse; scrap (c) switch; icon to click on (d) maltreatment; corrupt practice; foul language ANSWERS A1 n. levy definition (b) a charge imposed and collected A2 n. honesty definition (d) truthfulness; sincerity; integrity; frankness A3 n. grocer definition (d) person who owns and operates a food store A4 n. behind definition (a) rear; end; seat A5 n. wealth definition (d) richness; prosperity; capital; fortune; abundance A6 n. journal definition (d) newspaper; magazine; diary; blog; bookkeeping ledger A7 n. imagination definition (c) ability of the mind to create mental pictures which do not exist in reality A8 n. slip definition (d) slide; stumble; mistake; blunder; error A9 n. liability definition (d) financial obligation; debt; responsibility; obligation A10 n. button definition (c) switch; icon to click on TOEIC Vocabulary Test 169 Q1 v. tax (a) to confirm; to license; to authorize (b) to hesitate; to stumble; to sway; to totter; to be unstable (c) to impose a tariff; to impose a levy; to burden; to demand too much (d) to remove; to take out; to squeeze; to press; to elicit Q2 v. elaborate (a) to provide additional details; to plan carefully and with great detail; to produce; to develop (b) to make a summary; to give a report; to inform; to instruct somebody (c) to work as an employee (i.e. in the legal or bank business) (d) to make a call; to ring Q3 v. auction (a) to sell something through a bidding system (b) to stance (c) to create; to write; to relax; to calm oneself; to settle (d) to agree; to give; to bestow; to answer to; to donate Q4 v. associate (a) to write one's name by hand; to sign one's name (b) to share company; to connect; to relate to; to combine (c) to try and obtain something through persuasion or earnest requests (d) to dare; to invite to engage in a contest; to stimulate; to test one's ability Q5 v. equip (a) to contract; to empower; to authorize; to confer (b) to provide with the required supplies, tools and items (c) to produce and distribute printed material; to advertise (d) to equip; to outfit with supplies Q6 v. switch (a) to make a stupid mistake; to move back and forth in a clumsy manner (b) to advertise; to bring to the attention of a large audience (c) to change; to shift; to exchange; to trade; to turn on or off (d) to prejudice; to influence opinions Q7 v. draft (a) to make an outline; to draw up in written form; to conscript; to draw out and separate (b) to be plentiful; to be filled with; to overflow with (c) to appraise; to judge the worth or quality; to assess; to gauge (d) to mark as different; to see as different; to discern; to recognize Q8 v. accord (a) to crash; to meet head on; to come together with solid or direct impact (b) to depend on; to trust in (c) to give; to match; to fit; to complement (d) to see; to look; to pay attention; to supervise Q9 v. experience (a) to push; to iron; to remove creases or wrinkles; to confiscate for public or government use (b) to try; to live through; to feel; to endure (c) to increase; to enlarge; to enhance; to multiply (d) to organize; to settle; to structure; to order; to systematize Q10 v. flaw (a) to crack; to become defective; to become cracked (b) to substantiate with evidence; to demonstrate; to show clearly (c) to recommence; to begin again; to retake; to take back; to continue (d) to consent; to concur; to suit; to have the same opinion; to fit ANSWERS A1 v. tax definition (c) to impose a tariff; to impose a levy; to burden; to demand too much A2 v. elaborate definition (a) to provide additional details; to plan carefully and with great detail; to produce; to develop A3 v. auction definition (a) to sell something through a bidding system A4 v. associate definition (b) to share company; to connect; to relate to; to combine A5 v. equip definition (b) to provide with the required supplies, tools and items A6 v. switch definition (c) to change; to shift; to exchange; to trade; to turn on or off A7 v. draft definition (a) to make an outline; to draw up in written form; to conscript; to draw out and separate A8 v. accord definition (c) to give; to match; to fit; to complement A9 v. experience definition (b) to try; to live through; to feel; to endure A10 v. flaw definition (a) to crack; to become defective; to become cracked TOEIC Vocabulary Test 170 Q1 adj. prepaid (a) remunerated ahead of time; settled beforehand via payment (b) average; middle; unkind; base; inferior (c) supplementary; auxiliary; secondary; lesser in importance (d) rational; reasonable; wise; judicious; cognizant; aware Q2 n. letter (a) character which is part of an alphabet; written communication sent to a person or organization (b) temporary work stoppage; good luck; discovery of natural resources (c) attack; act of aggression; position of pursuit or aggression (d) show; presentation; execution; act; deed Q3 n. idea (a) faithfulness; devotion; constancy (b) specimen; small part of something; representative part of a larger group (c) caption beneath an illustration (d) concept; thought; opinion; intention; plan Q4 n. overlap (a) something that is superimposed (b) act of casting back a mirror image; act of sending back energy from a surface; idea; concept (c) employees working in an organization; personnel; crew; team (d) process of making neat and attractive Q5 n. understatement (a) payment given for regularly scheduled performances or publications (b) representing something less strongly than what the facts would justify (c) comprehensive inquiry; extensive investigation of a subject (d) great number of persons or things; many; a lot; composed of a countless number of items Q6 v. reason (a) to stretch; to enlarge; to lengthen; to reach out (b) to display; to undertake; to attempt; to begin a journey; to arrange (c) to think; to consider logically; to argue; to claim (d) to be frightened; to be concerned; to be afraid of; to have respect for Q7 v. distract (a) to interpret; to see; to perceive (b) to create; to conceive; to produce; to conceptualize (c) to copy; to pretend; to fake (d) to disturb; to confuse; to worry; to divert; to amuse Q8 adj. standard (a) serving as a model; normal; regular; typical; widely accepted (b) frail; feeble; faint; dilute; watery (c) careful; cautious (d) nicely; thoughtfully; graciously; considerately; sympathetically Q9 v. instance (a) to record for evidence; to write down; to substantiate (b) to make up for a deficiency; to add on to (c) to refer to a case or occurrence to explain or prove a point; to cite; to mention (d) to turn into; to develop into; to grow into Q10 adj. common (a) resisting change; desiring to preserve traditions; cautious (b) pertaining to a city; pertaining to citizenship (c) perfect; impeccable (d) shared; ordinary; mediocre; average; public ANSWERS A1 adj. prepaid definition (a) remunerated ahead of time; settled beforehand via payment A2 n. letter definition (a) character which is part of an alphabet; written communication sent to a person or organization A3 n. idea definition (d) concept; thought; opinion; intention; plan A4 n. overlap definition (a) something that is superimposed A5 n. understatement definition (b) representing something less strongly than what the facts would justify A6 v. reason definition (c) to think; to consider logically; to argue; to claim A7 v. distract definition (d) to disturb; to confuse; to worry; to divert; to amuse A8 adj. standard definition (a) serving as a model; normal; regular; typical; widely accepted A9 v. instance definition (c) to refer to a case or occurrence to explain or prove a point; to cite; to mention A10 adj. common definition (d) shared; ordinary; mediocre; average; public TOEIC Vocabulary Test 171 Q1 n. pay (a) attitude; stance; opinion (b) salary; wages (c) act or instance of rendering insusceptible to disease by inoculating (d) increase in salary; wage increase Q2 n. contemporary (a) danger; peril; hazard; risk; endangerment (b) person living at about the same time as another person (c) routine; course of action; advance; summons to court (d) opening stroke or hit of the ball (Sports) Q3 n. forecast (a) prediction of a future event or condition (i.e. development of the economy) (b) roundish stain; speck; place; awkward or difficult situation; predicament (c) rope; cord; link; connection; equal score in a game (d) supplement Q4 n. council (a) assembly; board; group of people (gathered to advise, plan, etc.) (b) series (of stories, articles, reports etc.); recurring period of time (c) part of a book; phase; stage; local branch of an organization (d) chance; probability of advancement or success; hope; promise Q5 n. evaluation (a) cement; something tangible (idea, object, etc.) (b) appraisal; estimation; assessment (c) work beyond regular working hours; pay for such work (d) representing; in support of Q6 n. globe (a) cereal; seed; granule; particle; texture; weave (b) management committee; food (c) state of not being a derivative of anything else (d) ball; sphere; planet Earth; world Q7 n. climb (a) inside a building; inland section of a country (b) temporary stay somewhere; instance of spending time with a person or group of people; inspection (c) merchandise; goods; item that is bought and sold; something useful (d) ascent Q8 n. cushion (a) colorful fabric with a pattern of square s and crossbars (b) frequent customer; repeat customer (c) fracture; pause; rest; opportunity; alteration (d) pillow; soft padded object Q9 n. denominator (a) rematch; repetition (b) shared characteristic; common feature (c) creator; designer (d) right to live in a country; condition of being a member of a country Q10 n. cash (a) money in the form of coins and bank notes (b) reform; repair; act of repairing; state of healing or improvement (c) person who creates something; chemical substance used in photography (d) one who relies on another especially for financial support ANSWERS A1 n. pay definition (b) salary; wages A2 n. contemporary definition (b) person living at about the same time as another person A3 n. forecast definition (a) prediction of a future event or condition (i.e. development of the economy) A4 n. council definition (a) assembly; board; group of people (gathered to advise, plan, etc.) A5 n. evaluation definition (b) appraisal; estimation; assessment A6 n. globe definition (d) ball; sphere; planet Earth; world A7 n. climb definition (d) ascent A8 n. cushion definition (d) pillow; soft padded object A9 n. denominator definition (b) shared characteristic; common feature A10 n. cash definition (a) money in the form of coins and bank notes TOEIC Vocabulary Test 172 Q1 v. merchandise (a) to pay attention to; to supervise; to regret; to oppose; to remember; to notice (b) to be useful; to help; to facilitate (c) to trade; to plan for and promote for sales of; to market goods (d) to suggest; to tender; to bid; to propose a price; to present Q2 v. circumvent (a) to propose; to mention; to imply; to hint; to evoke (b) to understand; to comprehend; to grasp (c) to by-pass; to side-step; to evade (d) to treat someone new in a humiliating manner; to harass; to humiliate Q3 v. get (a) to impose a tax upon; to purify; to make thin or thinner; to reduce; to clarify (b) to record; to order in advance; to inscribe; to indicate (c) to cover with a curtain; to filter; to sift; to hide; to conceal; to separate (d) to receive; to obtain; to purchase; to bring; to persuade Q4 v. run (a) to operate; to activate; to manage; to direct; to carry out; to fulfill (b) to cover; to coat (c) to try; to live through; to feel; to endure (d) to make clear; to concentrate Q5 v. enlist (a) to remove; to get rid of (b) to draft into military service; to voluntarily join a cause (c) to punish (d) to surround Q6 v. award (a) to realize; to make a reality; to accomplish; to complete; to execute (b) to give; to grant; to judge; to rule (c) to reduce; to lessen; to decline (d) to arrange in a line; to grade; to classify Q7 v. assist (a) to make whole; to finish; to perfect (b) to be short of; to be without; to be missing; to need; to want (c) to aid; to help; to support; to guide; to direct (d) to represent as the embodiment of perfection Q8 v. vacillate (a) to devote to; to set apart for; to inscribe (a book, poem, song, story, etc.) to someone (b) to clarify; to explain; to approve (c) to quit an office or position; to relinquish; to give up; to abdicate (d) to fluctuate; to hesitate; to waver Q9 v. decrease (a) to send; to convey; to transmit; to promote; to advance (b) to eternalize; to make everlasting; to preserve from extinction (c) to reduce; to lessen; to decline (d) to accumulate; to gather; to collect; to assemble Q10 v. age (a) to prepare food by heating; to falsify account records (b) to grow older; to mature (c) to impose a tax upon; to purify; to make thin or thinner; to reduce; to clarify (d) to limit the amount of food eaten; to eat only certain kinds of food ANSWERS A1 v. merchandise definition (c) to trade; to plan for and promote for sales of; to market goods A2 v. circumvent definition (c) to by-pass; to side-step; to evade A3 v. get definition (d) to receive; to obtain; to purchase; to bring; to persuade A4 v. run definition (a) to operate; to activate; to manage; to direct; to carry out; to fulfill A5 v. enlist definition (b) to draft into military service; to voluntarily join a cause A6 v. award definition (b) to give; to grant; to judge; to rule A7 v. assist definition (c) to aid; to help; to support; to guide; to direct A8 v. vacillate definition (d) to fluctuate; to hesitate; to waver A9 v. decrease definition (c) to reduce; to lessen; to decline A10 v. age definition (b) to grow older; to mature TOEIC Vocabulary Test 173 Q1 v. encroach (a) to negotiate; to arrive at an agreement (b) to supervise; to manage; to inspect (c) to advance beyond proper limits; to infringe (d) to convert an object or image into a digital image using an optical device to browse Q2 n. news (a) abstract; summary; concise report; instructions (b) security; warranty; pledge; assurance (c) meeting; seminar; convention (d) report of recent events; information about previously unknown facts Q3 v. name (a) to decorate; to beautify (b) to go on; to keep doing something; to last; to perpetuate (c) to join; to cause to become one (d) to appoint; to specify; to identify; to designate Q4 adj. lasting (a) avoiding; tending to shrink; elusive (b) alike; having common qualities; comparable (c) competent; talented; apt (d) continuing; enduring; remaining for a long time; durable Q5 adv. regardless (a) quickly; fast; swiftly (b) previously; before a certain time (c) without consideration for possible problems; anyway; in any case (d) methodically; in an organized fashion Q6 v. browse (a) to leaf through a book; to surf Internet websites (b) to throw away; to get rid of (c) to arrange papers methodically for preservation and reference; to submit in a formal way (d) to present in a condensed form; to list the main points in a brief and comprehensive manner Q7 v. license (a) to subdue; to solve (b) to grant a permit; to authorize; to permit; to allow (c) to charge; to announce; to advertise (d) to attach; to connect; to unite; to combine; to become a member Q8 v. incur (a) to meet with; to bring upon oneself; to acquire (b) to cause to remember (c) to transmit document electronically (d) to try to; to assay Q9 n. stress (a) emphasis; importance; accent; strain; tension; pressure (b) one who activates; worker of a telephone switchboard; operation symbol (c) rule; command; supervision; restraint (d) stupid person substance unmixed with other substances; commoner Q10 adj. simple (a) in favor of reform; supporting a progressive philosophy; tolerant; open-minded (b) opposite of expensive; inexpensive (c) easy; uncomplicated; modest; ordinary; plain (d) pertaining to the world and nature around us ANSWERS A1 v. encroach definition (c) to advance beyond proper limits; to infringe A2 n. news definition (d) report of recent events; information about previously unknown facts A3 v. name definition (d) to appoint; to specify; to identify; to designate A4 adj. lasting definition (d) continuing; enduring; remaining for a long time; durable A5 adv. regardless definition (c) without consideration for possible problems; anyway; in any case A6 v. browse definition (a) to leaf through a book; to surf Internet websites A7 v. license definition (b) to grant a permit; to authorize; to permit; to allow A8 v. incur definition (a) to meet with; to bring upon oneself; to acquire A9 n. stress definition (a) emphasis; importance; accent; strain; tension; pressure A10 adj. simple definition (c) easy; uncomplicated; modest; ordinary; plain TOEIC Vocabulary Test 174 Q1 n. fax (a) upkeep; repairs; livelihood; means of support (b) end; conclusion; final appearance; power of endurance; vitality; unit of weight (c) device for electronically transmitting written material; electronically transmitted document (d) discourse given before an audience; tedious reprimand; formal reproof Q2 n. letterhead (a) copying of data for safety purposes; substitute; reserve; spare (b) area of land set aside to protect natural resources and wildlife (c) line printed at the top of a piece of stationary (d) goal; aim; intention; objective Q3 n. belief (a) character; nature; trait; arrangement; placement (b) opinion; creed; religion; faith; conviction (c) flying; aviation; trip on an airplane; escape (d) person who lives in a particular place; resident; tenant; occupant Q4 n. food (a) vibrations that can be detected by the human ear; noise; vocal utterance (b) partitioning; department; faculty; ranking; level according to difficulty (c) connection; association; closeness (d) nourishment; substance which provides the body with nutrients; sustenance Q5 n. shipment (a) position; opinion; viewpoint; outlook; perspective (b) sending of cargo or freight (c) standard of measure; device for measuring (pressure, amount, distance, etc.) (d) wages; rent; rental; charge; fee Q6 n. version (a) individual's social or professional standing; position; rank; present situation (b) particular form of something; variant; rendering; translation (c) boundary; edge; limit (d) small clock that is usually worn on the wrist; guarding; observation Q7 n. offing (a) temporary stop; standstill; break or pause in a march or journey (b) something or someone that does not match up to standards; object of lower quality; outcast (c) distant part of the sea visible from the shore; remote place far from the shore; high seas (d) building for indoor sports and exercise; fitness center Q8 adj. house (a) pertaining to accommodations; domesticated (b) confined usually by illness (c) penetrating; infiltrating; spreading; extending; permeating (d) gentle; soft; delicate Q9 n. ambivalence (a) location where sick and injured people receive medical treatment (b) suitcases; cases and bags carried by travelers (c) information that is confidential or classified; mystery; unexplained phenomenon (d) state of having both positive and negative feelings towards a subject Q10 n. slander (a) delight; refreshment or entertainment given to its recipient without cost (b) act of shedding; act of taking away; elimination; ejection; dismissal (c) false and injurious statements made about another; defamation; calumny (d) backlash ANSWERS A1 n. fax definition (c) device for electronically transmitting written material; electronically transmitted document A2 n. letterhead definition (c) line printed at the top of a piece of stationary A3 n. belief definition (b) opinion; creed; religion; faith; conviction A4 n. food definition (d) nourishment; substance which provides the body with nutrients; sustenance A5 n. shipment definition (b) sending of cargo or freight A6 n. version definition (b) particular form of something; variant; rendering; translation A7 n. offing definition (c) distant part of the sea visible from the shore; remote place far from the shore; high seas A8 adj. house definition (a) pertaining to accommodations; domesticated A9 n. ambivalence definition (d) state of having both positive and negative feelings towards a subject A10 n. slander definition (c) false and injurious statements made about another; defamation; calumny TOEIC Vocabulary Test 175 Q1 v. get on with (a) to originate from; to reveal the origin of something; to obtain from a particular supplier (b) to continue (c) to establish; to set up; to begin; to initiate; to start (d) to cut with a toothed blade Q2 v. divert (a) to load; to oppress; to burden; to regard; to esteem (b) to put away for future use (c) to distract; to entertain; to turn in a different direction; to deflect (d) to suggest; to recommend; to tender; to make an offer of marriage Q3 v. assure (a) to go along with; to go together with; to join; to attach (b) to equip; to outfit with supplies (c) to give confidence; to promise; to pledge; to encourage (d) to discern; to perceive; to pay attention; to observe; to remark Q4 v. finalize (a) to grow larger; to broaden; to increase; to enlarge; to add to (b) to make changes; to create something new; to invent (c) to erect; to set; to put; to place (d) to end; to sum up; to complete; to conclude Q5 v. staff (a) to submit; to consent; to obey; to agree with (b) to accumulate; to gather; to collect; to assemble (c) to employ a group of workers; to provide with employees; to man (d) to pack; to crate; to box Q6 v. ship (a) to add (b) to advocate; to endorse; to speak well of; to advise; to suggest (c) to send; to dispatch; to transport (by airplane, truck, etc.); to embark (d) to rebroadcast Q7 v. damage (a) to send away; to fire; to release; to free (b) to reduce; to protect; to soften; to upholster (c) to accommodate; to house; to enter (a plane, ship, bus, etc.) (d) to cause harm; to cause injury; to destroy partly Q8 v. augment (a) to bring from another place; to bring goods from a foreign country; to signify; to imply (b) to increase; to enlarge; to enhance; to multiply (c) to say something aloud for someone to write down; to command; to order; to impose (d) to narrate; to tell; to make a connection between; to have a good relationship with Q9 v. position (a) to extricate; to remove; to evict; to oust; to expel (b) to erect; to set; to put; to place (c) to ascribe to; to link to; to associate with; to relate to (d) to influence; to affect strongly; to collide; to squeeze in Q10 v. recant (a) to obtain; to attain; to perform; to accomplish (b) to stud; to constellate (c) to give up; to renounce; to deny; to disavow; to retract (d) to fight for; to challenge; to appeal ANSWERS A1 v. get on with definition (b) to continue A2 v. divert definition (c) to distract; to entertain; to turn in a different direction; to deflect A3 v. assure definition (c) to give confidence; to promise; to pledge; to encourage A4 v. finalize definition (d) to end; to sum up; to complete; to conclude A5 v. staff definition (c) to employ a group of workers; to provide with employees; to man A6 v. ship definition (c) to send; to dispatch; to transport (by airplane, truck, etc.); to embark A7 v. damage definition (d) to cause harm; to cause injury; to destroy partly A8 v. augment definition (b) to increase; to enlarge; to enhance; to multiply A9 v. position definition (b) to erect; to set; to put; to place A10 v. recant definition (c) to give up; to renounce; to deny; to disavow; to retract TOEIC Vocabulary Test 176 Q1 n. series (a) doctrine; tenet; precept; fundamental law; primary law on which other laws are based (b) sequence; succession; television program broadcast in installments (c) protective coating (d) instructional booklet; handbook Q2 adj. comforting (a) providing assistance (b) consoling; encouraging; reassuring; brining relief; heartening (c) ambitious; industrious; hard-working (d) compact; having a high mass per unit volume; close Q3 n. practice (a) a measurement of output per hours worked; creativeness; fruitfulness; prolificness (b) customary action; habit; drill; training exercise (c) graph; diagram (d) a document giving details about an offering of securities investment for sale to the public Q4 n. time (a) switch; icon to click on (b) certificate; entry pass; tag (c) period; era; hour; rate (d) meeting at which a person is evaluated through questioning (as for a job) Q5 adj. invisible (a) lucrative; paying; rewarding; beneficial; producing income (b) impossible to see; imperceptible; hidden; concealed (c) sequential; following one after another (d) terrible; awful; disgusting Q6 adj. international (a) between countries; of relations between two or more countries (b) more distant; additional (c) spreading over a large area; comprehensive (d) serving as a model; normal; regular; typical; widely accepted Q7 v. campaign (a) to do without; to give up; to distribute; to give out; to hand out (b) to recommence; to begin again; to retake; to take back; to continue (c) to conduct a series of activities organized to accomplish a goal (d) to go after and bring back; to pick up; to charm Q8 n. indulgence (a) nourishment; substance which provides the body with nutrients; sustenance (b) center; hub; concentration (c) a charge imposed and collected (d) act of giving in to desire; something which gratifies; luxury; leniency Q9 n. superior (a) person who lives in a particular place; resident; tenant; occupant (b) ability to reason and understand; cleverness; brilliance; information (c) amount of money that has been borrowed; something borrowed; act of giving temporarily (d) one who is higher than another in rank or position Q10 v. rush (a) to say that something is not true; to refuse; to renounce (b) to perform; to present; to carry out; to execute (c) to meet with; to bring upon oneself; to acquire (d) to hurry; to make haste; to act or move quickly; to cause to hurry ANSWERS A1 n. series definition (b) sequence; succession; television program broadcast in installments A2 adj. comforting definition (b) consoling; encouraging; reassuring; brining relief; heartening A3 n. practice definition (b) customary action; habit; drill; training exercise A4 n. time definition (c) period; era; hour; rate A5 adj. invisible definition (b) impossible to see; imperceptible; hidden; concealed A6 adj. international definition (a) between countries; of relations between two or more countries A7 v. campaign definition (c) to conduct a series of activities organized to accomplish a goal A8 n. indulgence definition (d) act of giving in to desire; something which gratifies; luxury; leniency A9 n. superior definition (d) one who is higher than another in rank or position A10 v. rush definition (d) to hurry; to make haste; to act or move quickly; to cause to hurry TOEIC Vocabulary Test 177 Q1 n. store (a) bank deposits that are available on a short-term basis; treasury bills (b) notice; warning; caveat; carefulness; premonition (c) shop; place where merchandise is sold; supply of goods or materials set aside for future use (d) option; selection; variety Q2 n. space (a) true or fictional account of some occurrence; short work of fiction; plot; news report (b) opinion; creed; religion; faith; conviction (c) prize; recompense; benefit received as payment for a service (d) universe; empty area; gap; area; interval Q3 n. collaboration (a) defect; imperfection; crack; strong gust or wind (b) movement of vehicles or persons; trade; commerce; load of messages in a communications network (c) perception of flavor; sense; reason (d) working together; cooperation Q4 n. donation (a) type of aircraft; two-dimensional surface; rank; level (b) gift; contribution (c) obligation; promise (d) attitude; stance; opinion Q5 n. fluency (a) putting to use; putting into action; effort; struggle; strain (b) ability to speak and write easily; eloquence; articulateness; gracefulness (c) comment; observation; notice (d) intersection; crossing; connection Q6 n. language (a) spoken or written words with which people communicate thoughts and feelings (b) clothing; garments; clothes; garb (c) accessibility; attainability; obtainability (d) grant; pocket money; stipend; discount; deduction Q7 n. fixture (a) ability of the mind to create mental pictures which do not exist in reality (b) defense; shelter; safety (c) public sale where goods are sold to the highest bidder (such as eBay) (d) something which is permanently or securely attached; set date for a sporting event Q8 v. resolve (a) to indicate; to itemize; to mark; to designate; to stipulate (b) to act on; to transfer from one place to another; to change residence (c) to determine; to decide; to separate into constituent parts (d) to outlive; to remain in use; to outlast; to endure; to withstand Q9 n. photo (a) picture; snapshot (b) derailment; feeling of despair in the face of obstacles (c) notoriety; renown; good reputation (d) requirement; shortage of an indispensable item; distress; hardship Q10 n. bond (a) paragraph; section in a document; part of a contract (b) link; connection; obligation; grasp; certificate of debt (c) guidance; advance position; first place; guide (d) cost for traveling (on a bus, train, etc.) ANSWERS A1 n. store definition (c) shop; place where merchandise is sold; supply of goods or materials set aside for future use A2 n. space definition (d) universe; empty area; gap; area; interval A3 n. collaboration definition (d) working together; cooperation A4 n. donation definition (b) gift; contribution A5 n. fluency definition (b) ability to speak and write easily; eloquence; articulateness; gracefulness A6 n. language definition (a) spoken or written words with which people communicate thoughts and feelings A7 n. fixture definition (d) something which is permanently or securely attached; set date for a sporting event A8 v. resolve definition (c) to determine; to decide; to separate into constituent parts A9 n. photo definition (a) picture; snapshot A10 n. bond definition (b) link; connection; obligation; grasp; certificate of debt TOEIC Vocabulary Test 178 Q1 v. photograph (a) to separate from others; to segregate (b) to take a picture (c) to produce and distribute printed material; to advertise (d) to reveal; to uncover; to disclose Q2 v. leave (a) to narrate; to tell; to make a connection between; to have a good relationship with (b) to depart; to exit; to quit; to omit; to let alone (c) to put up with something or somebody unpleasant (d) to save from destruction; to rescue Q3 v. preserve (a) to arrange systematically; to structure; to group; to sort; to make confidential (b) to determine the scope of a target; to extend; to stretch; to vary (c) to throw; to project; to form; to shape (d) to guard; to keep safe; to keep; to defend; to protect Q4 v. reply (a) to answer; to respond (b) to oversee; to administer; to direct; to manage; to watch over (c) to receive; to obtain; to purchase; to bring; to persuade (d) to belong to; to be connected to; to relate; to refer Q5 v. anchor (a) to raise; to push; to urge; to lift (b) to perform for the first time; to make one's premiere performance (c) to copy; to photograph; to snapshot (d) to attach firmly; to fasten tightly Q6 v. even (a) to knock down; to astound; to shock (b) to prophesy; to foretell; to announce in advance (c) to make level; to smooth; to balance (d) to toss or dump garbage in an unauthorized place; to scatter objects in disorder Q7 v. debate (a) to argue; to discuss; to consider; to ponder (b) to catalog; to list; to enumerate; to set down in full detail (c) to comply; to obey; to conform; to stay; to tolerate (d) to tend to; to attend; to work; to perform a duty or task Q8 v. screen (a) to separate into sections; to partition (b) to pave the way; to create a path; to guide; to initiate; to originate (c) to cover a part of; to have something in common (d) to cover with a curtain; to filter; to sift; to hide; to conceal; to separate Q9 v. study (a) to glide; to sneak; to slide; to decline; to deteriorate; to make a mistake (b) to learn; to ponder; to examine; to investigate; to memorize (c) to appoint someone (for a position, office, or honor); to designate; to select (d) to notch; to groove; to assign to a place or position (in an organization, system, etc.) Q10 v. expel (a) to be unsuccessful; to not do; to disappoint; to go bankrupt; to be used up (b) to classify; to categorize; to systematize; to structure (c) eject; drive out; banish (d) to stop; to discontinue; to disturb; to bring a conversation to a halt ANSWERS A1 v. photograph definition (b) to take a picture A2 v. leave definition (b) to depart; to exit; to quit; to omit; to let alone A3 v. preserve definition (d) to guard; to keep safe; to keep; to defend; to protect A4 v. reply definition (a) to answer; to respond A5 v. anchor definition (d) to attach firmly; to fasten tightly A6 v. even definition (c) to make level; to smooth; to balance A7 v. debate definition (a) to argue; to discuss; to consider; to ponder A8 v. screen definition (d) to cover with a curtain; to filter; to sift; to hide; to conceal; to separate A9 v. study definition (b) to learn; to ponder; to examine; to investigate; to memorize A10 v. expel definition (c) eject; drive out; banish TOEIC Vocabulary Test 179 Q1 n. habit (a) event; occurrence; one of a group of loosely connected stories (b) custom; something that one is used to doing; part of a routine; behavior pattern (c) honor; esteem; high regard; consideration; attention (d) bars of gold; bars of silver Q2 n. labor (a) strenuous physical or mental work; toil; exertion (b) mutual connection (between two or more things); similarity; parallel (c) guidebook; library; catalog (d) pull; influence; power; weight Q3 n. dollar drain (a) a situation in which the imports of a country from the USA are larger than their exports to the USA (b) supplement (c) area of fabric used to repair a hole; stain; bandage; lot (d) rematch; repetition Q4 n. call (a) supplementary charge; additional charge; amount paid for insurance; reward (b) telephone conversation; visit; invitation; claim; need (c) act of pretending; counterfeit; imitation of the operation or features of one system using an other system (d) physical or mental well-being; freedom from disease Q5 v. chain (a) to tie down (b) to arrange in a line; to grade; to classify (c) to conceal; to cover up; to keep secret; to place out of sight (d) to make changes in order to improve something; to edit; to correct Q6 adv. directly (a) chiefly; principally; mainly; initially (b) commonly; generally; regularly (c) in another country; outside; widely (d) clearly; straight; frankly; immediately; soon Q7 n. availability float (a) width; broadness (b) ring-shaped geometric figure; round figure; group; society (c) the time or amount of money that defined by checks that have been deposited but not cleared yet (d) ability to speak and write easily; eloquence; articulateness; gracefulness Q8 adj. tentative (a) large; important; huge; immense; wonderful; exciting (b) just; reasonable; handsome; light colored; clean; clear (c) little; few in number; trivial; unimportant; modest (d) experimental; trial; temporary; hesitant Q9 n. fleet (a) small retail store; studio; business; office; outlet (b) group of ships, cars, trucks or other vehicles (c) amount of money set aside for a specific purpose; supply (d) attainment of something desired or attempted; accomplishment; prosperity Q10 adj. outside (a) famous; prominent (b) anesthetized; lacking sensitivity (to pain); in shock; senseless (c) about to happen; imminent (d) external; of the outdoors; from the outdoors; maximal ANSWERS A1 n. habit definition (b) custom; something that one is used to doing; part of a routine; behavior pattern A2 n. labor definition (a) strenuous physical or mental work; toil; exertion A3 n. dollar drain definition (a) a situation in which the imports of a country from the USA are larger than their exports to the USA A4 n. call definition (b) telephone conversation; visit; invitation; claim; need A5 v. chain definition (a) to tie down A6 adv. directly definition (d) clearly; straight; frankly; immediately; soon A7 n. availability float definition (c) the time or amount of money that defined by checks that have been deposited but not cleared yet A8 adj. tentative definition (d) experimental; trial; temporary; hesitant A9 n. fleet definition (b) group of ships, cars, trucks or other vehicles A10 adj. outside definition (d) external; of the outdoors; from the outdoors; maximal TOEIC Vocabulary Test 180 Q1 n. expansion (a) ability; skill; trait; characteristic; quality (b) act of assuming control of something (as in a government or business) (c) facet; outlook; direction; issue; point (d) enlargement; increase; spread; development Q2 n. awareness (a) greatest quantity or amount possible; highest capacity (b) endorsement; approval; letter of reference; suggestion; advice (c) consciousness (d) certificate; entry pass; tag Q3 n. present (a) gift; offering; something that is given to another person without compensation (b) refers to the cost of developing a product or system (c) exhibition; explanation; showing (d) view; vista; panorama; set; backdrop used on stage to portray a particular setting or locale Q4 n. handbook (a) short meeting; summarizing; giving and receiving instructions; reporting (b) present; talent; offering (c) manual; guide; guideline; document containing instructions (d) process of making neat and attractive Q5 n. threat (a) expression of intent to damage or injure; intimidation; danger (b) picture in a book or other work; explanation; clarification (c) punctuation mark; end; pause at end of a phrase; full sentence; age; season (d) expectation; hope; intuition Q6 n. transaction (a) negotiation; settlement; business deal (c) something of great worth (b) salary; wages (d) line; file (British); row; braid; plait Q7 n. misgiving (a) thing; object; article; news story; piece of information (b) apprehension; worry; doubt; hesitation; reservation (c) person living at about the same time as another person (d) familiarity; understanding; wisdom; education; awareness Q8 n. clear (a) brining in of goods from another country; opposite of export; meaning; significance (b) deletion; act of unmarking; removal of a mark from a check box (Computers) (c) clamp; fastener; shred; segment of video (d) cost for traveling (on a bus, train, etc.) Q9 n. talk (a) shared characteristic; common feature (b) conversation; speech; lecture; meeting (c) termination; end (d) distinction; unusual quality; disagreement; remainder Q10 n. couple (a) school director; school master; capital sum (Finance) (b) pair; group of two (c) tool; instrument; piece of equipment (d) enjoyment; amusement; entertainment; delight; joy ANSWERS A1 n. expansion definition (d) enlargement; increase; spread; development A2 n. awareness definition (c) consciousness A3 n. present definition (a) gift; offering; something that is given to another person without compensation A4 n. handbook definition (c) manual; guide; guideline; document containing instructions A5 n. threat definition (a) expression of intent to damage or injure; intimidation; danger A6 n. transaction definition (a) negotiation; settlement; business deal A7 n. misgiving definition (b) apprehension; worry; doubt; hesitation; reservation A8 n. clear definition (b) deletion; act of unmarking; removal of a mark from a check box (Computers) A9 n. talk definition (b) conversation; speech; lecture; meeting A10 n. couple definition (b) pair; group of two