TOEIC Vocabulary Test 136-150.docx

TOEIC Vocabulary Test 136 Q1 adj. terminal (a) fast; immediate; prompt; smart (b) necessary; needed; fundamental; crucial; very important (c) end; closing; concluding; final; mortal (d) gentle; good-hearted; understanding; compassionate Q2 adj. steadfast (a) identifiable; determinable; able to be distinguished (b) loyal; faithful; unchanging (c) presently holding an office or position; compulsory; necessary; resting; lying (d) occurring at fixed intervals; normal; usual; ordinary; common Q3 adj. fussy (a) select; fine; excellent (c) exacting; choosy; ornate; nagging; annoying (b) occurring once a year; yearly (d) right; proper; exact; accurate Q4 adj. upcoming (a) lawful; acceptable; justified; authorized (b) inner; inside; inland; of a country's domestic affairs; of an individual's inner life (c) about to happen; imminent (d) fixed; arranged; prepared; resolute; firmly resolved; determined in advance Q5 adj. comfortable (a) available to lease or rent (b) tiny; extremely small; trivial; petty; accurate (c) easy; relaxing; cosy; financially well to do (d) somewhat Q6 adj. traditional (a) relating to or designed for the mass of people; large-scale; widespread; popular (b) binding; compelling; must be done; necessary (c) customary (d) frank; candid; sincere; honest; simple; uncomplicated Q7 adj. gifted (a) behind; after; rear; hind (b) sufficient; suitable; appropriate; proper (c) not continuous; sporadic; fitful; alternately stopping and starting (d) talented; skilled; having great natural ability Q8 adj. back (a) behind; after; rear; hind (b) concentrated; focused; determined; resolute; purposeful (c) having a degree or diploma; concerning studies beyond a bachelor's degree (d) fearful; worried; worrisome; eager; keen Q9 adj. salient (a) conspicuous; bulging outward; protruding; remarkable; noticeable (b) relating to supervision and responsibility (c) ruling; supervising; regulating; managing; restraining (d) unyielding; firm; hard; unbending Q10 adj. prevalent (a) tenacious; stubborn; constant; continual; diligent (b) perfect; impeccable (c) simulated; feigned; make-believe (d) common; widespread; current ANSWERS A1 adj. terminal definition (c) end; closing; concluding; final; mortal A2 adj. steadfast definition (b) loyal; faithful; unchanging A3 adj. fussy definition (c) exacting; choosy; ornate; nagging; annoying A4 adj. upcoming definition (c) about to happen; imminent A5 adj. comfortable definition (c) easy; relaxing; cosy; financially well to do A6 adj. traditional definition (c) customary A7 adj. gifted definition (d) talented; skilled; having great natural ability A8 adj. back definition (a) behind; after; rear; hind A9 adj. salient definition (a) conspicuous; bulging outward; protruding; remarkable; noticeable A10 adj. prevalent definition (d) common; widespread; current TOEIC Vocabulary Test 137 Q1 n. license (a) permit; official permission; authorization; document which shows proof of authorization; certificate (b) selection; choice; assortment; accumulation (c) long trip; distance; voyage (d) case; crate; punch; hit Q2 n. age (a) attraction; closeness; liking; likeness (b) refusal to accept; refusal to believe; refusal to recognize (c) period; era; generation (d) person who makes changes; person who introduces new methods or procedures; creative person Q3 n. asset (a) sum of money that has been put in a bank for safekeeping; partial payment; pledge (b) a person who was unable to repay their debts (c) something of value (property, equipment, goods, etc.); item of quality; something beneficial (d) person or organization that owns part of a company Q4 n. postage (a) fee for sending letters or packages by mail (b) secret agent; person who secretly investigates and gathers information about other people (c) metal clip for binding papers; essential element (d) meat cutter; meat slaughterer; owner of a meat shop Q5 n. matter (a) staff; work force; team; crew (b) occasion which requires fancy dress (dance, ball, etc.); evening gown (c) figure; form; reflection; picture; likeness; embodiment (d) issue; affair; question; problem; substance of a particular composition and consistency Q6 n. vacancy (a) knowledge obtained by doing; something that one has lived through (b) emptiness; available position; job opening (c) tag; sign; identification tag (d) effort; nuisance Q7 n. coincidence (a) living; state of being; life (b) approach; entry; permission to enter a computer system or network and/or retrieve data (c) chance occurrence; unforeseen event (d) person or thing that is the same Q8 n. expert (a) citation; commercial offer (b) person skilled in a particular area; specialist (c) gift; contribution (d) a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment Q9 n. meaning (a) definition; significance; intention; explanation (b) act of paying back; repayment; compensation for a loss; repayment for an expense (c) setting; biography (d) way into a building or other structure; gate; doorway Q10 n. delivery (a) creator; designer (c) distribution; liberation; transference (b) small vegetable growth; factory; equipment (d) new member of a group; new employee ANSWERS A1 n. license definition (a) permit; official permission; authorization; document which shows proof of authorization; certificate A2 n. age definition (c) period; era; generation A3 n. asset definition (c) something of value (property, equipment, goods, etc.); item of quality; something beneficial A4 n. postage definition (a) fee for sending letters or packages by mail A5 n. matter definition (d) issue; affair; question; problem; substance of a particular composition and consistency A6 n. vacancy definition (b) emptiness; available position; job opening A7 n. coincidence definition (c) chance occurrence; unforeseen event A8 n. expert definition (b) person skilled in a particular area; specialist A9 n. meaning definition (a) definition; significance; intention; explanation A10 n. delivery definition (c) distribution; liberation; transference TOEIC Vocabulary Test 138 Q1 v. implement (a) to bind; to fasten with a rope or cord (b) to perform; to put into effect; to carry out; to execute; to realize (c) to reproduce quickly; to multiply rapidly; to thrive; to grow quickly (d) to make strong; to fortify; to reinforce; to toughen Q2 v. urbanize (a) to act against; to oppose (with an equal weight, force etc.) (b) to accumulate; to gather; to collect; to assemble (c) to make into a city (d) to cause to become involved in; to arouse curiosity Q3 v. assess (a) to perform a thorough investigation; to study a subject closely (b) to estimate; to gauge; to evaluate; to measure (c) helping verb for use in a question; request or expression of desire (d) to progress; to promote; to make a payment before it is due Q4 v. dedicate (a) to stop; to discontinue; to disturb; to bring a conversation to a halt (b) to set free; to emancipate; to make available to the general public; to surrender (c) to devote to; to set apart for; to inscribe (a book, poem, song, story, etc.) to someone (d) to give; to match; to fit; to complement Q5 v. mollify (a) to glide; to sneak; to slide; to decline; to deteriorate; to make a mistake (b) to show how (people or things) are alike or different; to consider to be similar (c) to speak or act in a rude or contemptuous manner; to offend; to affront (d) to calm; to soften; to pacify; to relieve Q6 v. incline (a) to establish; to erect; to throw; to toss (b) to slope; to bend; to bow; to slant; to influence (c) to prosper; to achieve; to attain; to follow; to inherit (d) to postpone; to disgust; to repulse; to deter Q7 v. become (a) to copy; to replicate; to photocopy (b) to take a cruise; to travel; to make a journey (c) to entrust; to order; to command; to supply with power (d) to turn into; to develop into; to grow into Q8 v. cause (a) to strengthen; to fortify; to support; to increase (b) to make happen; to bring about (c) to transport via locomotive; to convey by train (d) to demand; to emphasize firmly; to request firmly; to require; to persevere Q9 v. autograph (a) to write one's name by hand; to sign one's name (b) to open; to extend; to apply a layer on; to scatter; to distribute (c) to form a relationship with another person (d) to recover Q10 v. monitor (a) to supervise; to observe; to follow up on; to check up on (b) to hold onto; to save; to store; to watch over; to care for (c) to experience; to endure (d) to list; to describe; to specify; to assign ANSWERS A1 v. implement definition (b) to perform; to put into effect; to carry out; to execute; to realize A2 v. urbanize definition (c) to make into a city A3 v. assess definition (b) to estimate; to gauge; to evaluate; to measure A4 v. dedicate definition (c) to devote to; to set apart for; to inscribe (a book, poem, song, story, etc.) to someone A5 v. mollify definition (d) to calm; to soften; to pacify; to relieve A6 v. incline definition (b) to slope; to bend; to bow; to slant; to influence A7 v. become definition (d) to turn into; to develop into; to grow into A8 v. cause definition (b) to make happen; to bring about A9 v. autograph definition (a) to write one's name by hand; to sign one's name A10 v. monitor definition (a) to supervise; to observe; to follow up on; to check up on TOEIC Vocabulary Test 139 Q1 n. picture (a) substitution; substitute (b) roll; roster; inventory; strip; band (c) ten years; group of tens (d) photograph; drawing; painting; film; embodiment Q2 v. canvass (a) to cross; to transport; to approve (b) to vacillate; to waver; to vary; to change (c) to examine; to debate; to scrutinize; to solicit votes or opinions (d) to impose a tax or fine; to conscript troops Q3 adj. evasive (a) having the receiver pay the charges (for a phone call) (b) judgmental; important; crucial; vital (c) avoiding; tending to shrink; elusive (d) keeping quiet; reserved; showing self-restraint Q4 n. department (a) military rank above captain; main subject of study chosen by a college or university student (b) distance that an arm can extend (c) division of a company; section; area (d) programs which control the functions of a computer's hardware Q5 v. propose (a) to make clear; to concentrate (b) to discern; to perceive; to pay attention; to observe; to remark (c) to mark with an iron; to disgrace; to condemn (d) to suggest; to recommend; to tender; to make an offer of marriage Q6 v. suggest (a) to hide; to keep secret; to cover up (b) to propose; to mention; to imply; to hint; to evoke (c) to fall on; to storm; to invade; to attack; to seize; to assault (d) to give confidence; to promise; to pledge; to encourage Q7 n. nomination (a) part of a book; phase; stage; local branch of an organization (b) parallelogram (c) plan; aim; goal; purpose (d) appointment; proposal of a candidate (for an office or an honor) Q8 n. subsidiary (a) bar; counting device (b) company that is owned or controlled by another company (c) least possible amount; smallest possible size; lowest degree (d) large container; tank; tub Q9 v. emulate (a) to furnish with a caption or heading (b) to disregard; to overlook; to refuse to recognize; to reject (c) to imitate; to try to equal or excel; to take after; to copy (d) can; to allow; to be possible; to wish Q10 v. report (a) to provide a detailed statement about an occurrence or situation; inform (b) to support a proposal or statement; to endorse; to approve; to help; to assist (c) to sign using the first letter or letters of a name (d) to impose a tax or fine; to conscript troops ANSWERS A1 n. picture definition (d) photograph; drawing; painting; film; embodiment A2 v. canvass definition (c) to examine; to debate; to scrutinize; to solicit votes or opinions A3 adj. evasive definition (c) avoiding; tending to shrink; elusive A4 n. department definition (c) division of a company; section; area A5 v. propose definition (d) to suggest; to recommend; to tender; to make an offer of marriage A6 v. suggest definition (b) to propose; to mention; to imply; to hint; to evoke A7 n. nomination definition (d) appointment; proposal of a candidate (for an office or an honor) A8 n. subsidiary definition (b) company that is owned or controlled by another company A9 v. emulate definition (c) to imitate; to try to equal or excel; to take after; to copy A10 v. report definition (a) to provide a detailed statement about an occurrence or situation; inform TOEIC Vocabulary Test 140 Q1 adj. acquainted (a) familiar; close; intimate; informed; aware (b) resistant; invulnerable; impervious; sealed; durable (c) coming or occurring after the usual or expected time; tardy; slow; delayed (d) benevolent; giving; unselfish; abundant; plentiful Q2 adj. profitable (a) mentioned earlier in the same text (b) physical; done using human skill or force (c) lucrative; paying; rewarding; beneficial; producing income (d) serious; sober; sincere; fervent; eager Q3 adj. reasonable (a) of secondary importance; insignificant; corresponding (b) rational; logical; intelligent; wise; plausible; likely; credible (c) careful; cautious (d) doubtful; dubious Q4 adj. actual (a) basic; fundamental (b) substantial; real; tangible; current (c) not anticipated; not expected (d) ruling; supervising; regulating; managing; restraining Q5 adj. crowded (a) necessary; obligatory; commanding (b) full; packed; crammed together (c) independent; independent contractor; business owner; person who is not a hired laborer (d) valuable; unique; outstanding; award-winning Q6 adj. several (a) some; few; separate; distinct; individual; various (b) end; closing; concluding; final; mortal (c) characterized by a high degree; highly concentrated (d) chatty; loquacious Q7 adj. frisky (a) intended for inhabitation; occupied with homes (b) energetic; full of life; playful; lively (c) showy; pretentious; bombastic; pompous; garish (d) comfortable; useful; serviceable Q8 adj. overseas (a) thankful; appreciative; expressing thanks (c) foreign; abroad (b) whole; perfect; finished (d) content; self-satisfied; comfortable; smug Q9 adj. adept (a) strong; healthy (b) bothersome; troublesome; worrisome; harassing (c) proficient; skilled; expert (d) occurring every three months; taking place four times a year Q10 adj. town (a) of a city; local (b) productive; in operation; impressive; striking (c) necessary; obligatory; commanding (d) pertaining to the commercial center of a city ANSWERS A1 adj. acquainted definition (a) familiar; close; intimate; informed; aware A2 adj. profitable definition (c) lucrative; paying; rewarding; beneficial; producing income A3 adj. reasonable definition (b) rational; logical; intelligent; wise; plausible; likely; credible A4 adj. actual definition (b) substantial; real; tangible; current A5 adj. crowded definition (b) full; packed; crammed together A6 adj. several definition (a) some; few; separate; distinct; individual; various A7 adj. frisky definition (b) energetic; full of life; playful; lively A8 adj. overseas definition (c) foreign; abroad A9 adj. adept definition (c) proficient; skilled; expert A10 adj. town definition (a) of a city; local TOEIC Vocabulary Test 141 Q1 n. maintenance (a) substance obtained from a plant; essence; text paragraph; passage (b) upkeep; repairs; livelihood; means of support (c) financial industry owned cooperative supplying secure, standardized messaging services to financial institutions (d) thing; object; article; news story; piece of information Q2 n. downturn (a) misgiving; lack of certainty (b) finishing; finalizing (c) agreement; settling of a disagreement by making mutual concessions (d) negative tendency (especially in economy or business) Q3 n. exhibit (a) something presented as evidence in a court of law; display; show (b) pledge; vow; declaration of intention; source of hope; basis for expectations (c) the time or amount of money that defined by checks that have been deposited but not cleared yet (d) shelves used to store printed items Q4 n. scene (a) place where an event occurs; vista; view (b) formal approval; proof; verification; religious ceremony (c) examination; careful inspection; debate (d) part of a population differing in some characteristic; state of being under legal age Q5 n. back order (a) ordered merchandise that is not currently in stock but will be supplied in the future (b) pull; influence; power; weight (c) disorder; embarrassment; bewilderment (d) organization; society; union; coalition; foundation Q6 n. preference (a) viewpoint; stance; condition; state; mood; attitude (b) tip; bonus; recompense (c) favor; liking; fondness; priority; superior status (d) device; tool; convenience; talent; ability; building Q7 n. custom (a) tax; charge; levy; grievous price (b) declaration; notice; the act of informing the public (c) person who designs gardens or large areas (d) habit; tradition; convention Q8 n. mean (a) manner of doing business; behavior; distribution; giving out (b) leveling; harmony; stability; rest; remainder (c) deficiency; flaw (d) midpoint; middle; equally far from two extremes; average Q9 n. contest (a) person who creates sets of instructions for a computer or other device (b) management committee; food (c) development; progress (d) competition Q10 n. dash (a) minor office worker; book-keeper; bureaucrat (b) act of quitting a position; letter stating that one quits a position; relinquishment (c) hyphen; drop; pinch; rush; sprint (d) trade; skill; occupation; boat; plane ANSWERS A1 n. maintenance definition (b) upkeep; repairs; livelihood; means of support A2 n. downturn definition (d) negative tendency (especially in economy or business) A3 n. exhibit definition (a) something presented as evidence in a court of law; display; show A4 n. scene definition (a) place where an event occurs; vista; view A5 n. back order definition (a) ordered merchandise that is not currently in stock but will be supplied in the future A6 n. preference definition (c) favor; liking; fondness; priority; superior status A7 n. custom definition (d) habit; tradition; convention A8 n. mean definition (d) midpoint; middle; equally far from two extremes; average A9 n. contest definition (d) competition A10 n. dash definition (c) hyphen; drop; pinch; rush; sprint TOEIC Vocabulary Test 142 Q1 v. feature (a) to characterize; to depict; to describe; to present; to emphasize (b) to seize; to grip; to comprehend; to understand; to realize (c) to perform for the first time; to make one's premiere performance (d) to unite; to join; to come together; to become one Q2 v. rectify (a) to evolve; to make to progress; to grow professionally; to develop; to speed (b) to represent; to indicate; to communicate; to express; to convey (c) to take a risk in order to achieve a goal (d) to fix; to repair; to correct; to calibrate; to adjust Q3 v. comfort (a) to remove the contents of (c) to emphasize (b) to bring relief; to encourage; to console (d) to confirm to be true; to authorize Q4 v. search (a) to hunt for; to look for; to investigate; to examine (b) to try to; to assay (c) to send off quickly; to dismiss; to conclude with speed and efficiency; to eliminate (d) to devote oneself to a particular profession or field of study; to limit Q5 v. argue (a) to decorate; to imitate; to mimic; to copy an example (b) to dispute; to claim; to give reasons (c) to refuse; to go down; to decrease; to fall (d) to fasten; to connect Q6 v. overlook (a) to inspect; to supervise; to miss; to omit; to ignore; to excuse (b) to vouch for; to give a warranty; to assure; to promise (c) to sail; to move at a moderate speed; to travel; to coast; to drive along slowly (d) to approve; to verify; to ascertain Q7 v. inform (a) to accomplish; to put into action; to execute; to do (b) to communicate data to; to tell; to brief; to notify (c) to count; to equal in amount; to limit; to allot (d) to endanger; to imperil; to dare; to venture Q8 v. enhance (a) to design; to plan (i.e. machinery, roads, etc.) (b) to put off to a later time; to delay; to defer; to put off until later; to stay (c) to increase; to intensify; to improve; to raise the value of (d) to expend money or effort for future benefits; to grant; to install; to cover; to authorize Q9 v. believe (a) to descend; to decline; to abate; to lessen (b) to place between other things; to throw into the center of (c) to substitute for; to return something to a particular position or location (d) to have faith in; to assume; to suppose Q10 v. adapt (a) to remove the contents of (b) to conform; to change; to make suitable; to match; to fit (c) to expect; to predict; to assume (d) to impede; to obstruct; to hinder; to meddle ANSWERS A1 v. feature definition (a) to characterize; to depict; to describe; to present; to emphasize A2 v. rectify definition (d) to fix; to repair; to correct; to calibrate; to adjust A3 v. comfort definition (b) to bring relief; to encourage; to console A4 v. search definition (a) to hunt for; to look for; to investigate; to examine A5 v. argue definition (b) to dispute; to claim; to give reasons A6 v. overlook definition (a) to inspect; to supervise; to miss; to omit; to ignore; to excuse A7 v. inform definition (b) to communicate data to; to tell; to brief; to notify A8 v. enhance definition (c) to increase; to intensify; to improve; to raise the value of A9 v. believe definition (d) to have faith in; to assume; to suppose A10 v. adapt definition (b) to conform; to change; to make suitable; to match; to fit TOEIC Vocabulary Test 143 Q1 v. deploy (a) to pledge; to give one's word; to vow; to commit oneself to a certain course of action (b) to speak out; to move into a position of readiness and availability (c) to have different opinions; to differ (d) to make by machine; to produce; to fabricate; to invent Q2 adv. rather (a) intensely; in an extreme manner; severely (b) honestly; genuinely; earnestly; faithfully (c) very quite; to a degree; somewhat; slightly; a bit; might as well (d) intentionally; purposefully; methodically Q3 n. combine (a) harvesting machine (b) period of residence; act of taking possession (Law); right of possession (c) ten years; group of tens (d) a signed money order which is payable on demand to the holder Q4 n. enlargement (a) planning and execution; management of a business or other operation (b) person who installs or maintains wiring systems (c) possessions; belongings; estate; assets; ownership (d) expansion; increase in size; magnification Q5 v. dispute (a) to give money for goods or to cancel debts; to settle; to be worthwhile; to be profitable (b) to send; to dispatch; to transport (by airplane, truck, etc.); to embark (c) to confirm; to sanction; to legalize (d) to argue; to debate; to contest; to oppose; to fight against Q6 v. attain (a) to think over; to believe; to regard; to take into account (b) to punish (c) to prepare food by heating; to falsify account records (d) to reach; to achieve; to fulfill; to realize (a goal, purpose, etc.) Q7 adv. instinctively (a) infrequently; not often; seldom (b) gently; without roughness or projections; evenly; calmly (c) totally; completely; absolutely (d) naturally; spontaneously; intuitively; automatically Q8 n. compare (a) knowledge obtained by doing; something that one has lived through (b) setting apart; devotion; inscription (in a book, poem, etc.) (c) part of an object designed to be gripped by the hand; fist name; nickname; code name; title (d) contrast Q9 n. barter (a) spatial dimension; measurement; extent; degree (b) exchanging of goods and services; trade (c) person or company that ships things; shipping company; truck (d) form; model; image; condition; fitness; mold Q10 n. account (a) city (b) goods; ware; stock; articles or items to be sold (c) program; scheme; agenda; timetable; schedule (d) business arrangement; client; funds deposited in a bank ANSWERS A1 v. deploy definition (b) to speak out; to move into a position of readiness and availability A2 adv. rather definition (c) very quite; to a degree; somewhat; slightly; a bit; might as well A3 n. combine definition (a) harvesting machine A4 n. enlargement definition (d) expansion; increase in size; magnification A5 v. dispute definition (d) to argue; to debate; to contest; to oppose; to fight against A6 v. attain definition (d) to reach; to achieve; to fulfill; to realize (a goal, purpose, etc.) A7 adv. instinctively definition (d) naturally; spontaneously; intuitively; automatically A8 n. compare definition (d) contrast A9 n. barter definition (b) exchanging of goods and services; trade A10 n. account definition (d) business arrangement; client; funds deposited in a bank TOEIC Vocabulary Test 144 Q1 adj. secure (a) administrative; operational; having the power to execute laws and policy (b) safe; protected; strong; stable; confident (c) preliminary; beginning (d) provocative; stimulating; encouraging Q2 adj. visible (a) easy; relaxing; cosy; financially well to do (b) expendable; spoils rapidly; likely to spoil; mortal (c) doubtful; dubious (d) in view; observable; obvious; apparent Q3 adj. infant (a) older; elder; having a higher rank; aged (b) safe; protected; strong; stable; confident (c) ethical; virtuous; righteous; principled; having integrity (d) pertaining to a minor Q4 adj. stable (a) famous; prominent (b) steady; firm; lasting; dependable; faithful (c) descending (d) able to be carried out; achievable; possible; likely Q5 adj. distinctive (a) special; unique; different (b) reputed; famous (c) splendid; majestic; superb; glorious; impressive (d) whole; including every part; complete; full Q6 adj. loyal (a) delicate; thin; flimsy; handsome; top-quality; excellent (b) faithful; true to one's obligations (c) governmental; bureaucratic; majestic; dignified (d) original; real; true; natural; honest; sincere Q7 n. might (a) person or company that does a particular job or assignment (b) strength; power; force; bravery (c) one of the two periods of an academic year (usually 15-18 weeks) (d) act of bringing back; restoration; act of finding information and sending it to the user as output Q8 adj. smart (a) tangible; real; substantial; solid (b) pertaining to a city; municipal (c) intelligent; clever; shrewd; lively; fashionable; stylish (d) non-transferable Q9 adj. substantive (a) existing independently; real; tangible (b) at the end; last; ultimate; decisive; conclusive; definitive (c) inclusive; of all things (d) regular; common Q10 adj. comprehensive (a) excited; passionate; ardent; fervent (b) positive; approving; likable; helpful; encouraging; desirable (c) pertinent; relevant; connected (d) including a lot; large in scope; extensive ANSWERS A1 adj. secure definition (b) safe; protected; strong; stable; confident A2 adj. visible definition (d) in view; observable; obvious; apparent A3 adj. infant definition (d) pertaining to a minor A4 adj. stable definition (b) steady; firm; lasting; dependable; faithful A5 adj. distinctive definition (a) special; unique; different A6 adj. loyal definition (b) faithful; true to one's obligations A7 n. might definition (b) strength; power; force; bravery A8 adj. smart definition (c) intelligent; clever; shrewd; lively; fashionable; stylish A9 adj. substantive definition (a) existing independently; real; tangible A10 adj. comprehensive definition (d) including a lot; large in scope; extensive TOEIC Vocabulary Test 145 Q1 n. draft (a) mind; understanding; leader; person in authority; top (b) commercial transaction; instance of offering goods at a reduced price; demand for merchandise; auction (c) obligation; something owed (i.e. money) (d) rough outline; sketch; written order for payment; conscription Q2 n. constant (a) number with a fixed value; factor (b) chauffeur; program which enables an operating system to communicate with a particular device (c) emphasis; importance; accent; strain; tension; pressure (d) prevention; rejection; leaving out; keeping out; shutting out Q3 n. behalf (a) representing; in support of (b) character which is part of an alphabet; written communication sent to a person or organization (c) hope; anticipation; assumption (d) esteem; respect; thought; consideration; look; glance Q4 n. revenue (a) freight; luggage; baggage; load (b) person who gives support to a superior; aide; helper (c) income; return; gains; government income earned through taxation (d) access; method; system; procedure Q5 n. litter (a) refuse; trash; disorder (b) woman who serves tables in a restaurant or pub (c) thin sheets of fibrous material used to write on; article; essay; questionnaire (d) standard against which something is measured; factor; discipline Q6 n. expectation (a) proficiency; skill; specialist knowledge and information (b) festival; exhibition; show; market; bazaar (c) medical caretaker (especially in a hospital under the supervision of a doctor) (d) anticipation; longing or waiting for; hope Q7 n. deregulation (a) obligation; something owed (i.e. money) (b) event; occurrence; one of a group of loosely connected stories (c) talk; dialog; discussion; verbal exchange (d) transferal of ownership from government to private hands; privatization Q8 n. reject (a) view; scenery; horizontal page orientation (b) temporary stop; standstill; break or pause in a march or journey (c) something or someone that does not match up to standards; object of lower quality; outcast (d) exit; electrical source for connecting appliances; store; shop; joint Q9 n. equity (a) contract by which property or persons are guaranteed against damage or loss (b) public announcement or printed notice designed to attract attention (c) link; connection; obligation; grasp; certificate of debt (d) honesty; fairness; justice Q10 n. court (a) accomplishment; fulfillment (b) main component; something which is a part of a complex whole (c) small globule of liquid; drip; very small amount; pendant (d) yard; formal reception; place where legal trials take place ANSWERS A1 n. draft definition (d) rough outline; sketch; written order for payment; conscription A2 n. constant definition (a) number with a fixed value; factor A3 n. behalf definition (a) representing; in support of A4 n. revenue definition (c) income; return; gains; government income earned through taxation A5 n. litter definition (a) refuse; trash; disorder A6 n. expectation definition (d) anticipation; longing or waiting for; hope A7 n. deregulation definition (d) transferal of ownership from government to private hands; privatization A8 n. reject definition (c) something or someone that does not match up to standards; object of lower quality; outcast A9 n. equity definition (d) honesty; fairness; justice A10 n. court definition (d) yard; formal reception; place where legal trials take place TOEIC Vocabulary Test 146 Q1 v. cancel (a) to give in to desire; to yield to; to satisfy; to spoil; to humor (b) to copy; to photograph; to snapshot (c) to follow (d) to call off; to annul; to terminate; to stop Q2 v. arrest (a) to detain; to slow down; to capture; to imprison (b) to delay; to obstruct; to hinder; to prevent; to thwart (c) to protect; to guard from harm (d) to indicate; to emphasize; to sharpen; to direct Q3 v. hurry (a) to cause to lose heart; to deter; to dissuade; to show disapproval of; to derail (b) to drag or to carry by force (c) to fulfill; to meet a request or requirement; to compensate; to remunerate (d) to make haste; to rush; to urge; to prod; to dash Q4 v. file (a) to arrange papers methodically for preservation and reference; to submit in a formal way (b) to need to; must; to be obligated (c) to illustrate; to explain; to characterize; to elucidate (d) to outlaw; to forbid by law; to interdict; to ban; to prevent Q5 v. patch (a) to store in a large building (b) to cover a hole with a piece of material; to use to cover a hole (c) to plan; to scheme; to send; to dispatch; to throw (d) to go before; to be in front; to be ahead of; to predate Q6 v. break down (a) to fail; to collapse; to defeat; to overthrow; to descend (b) to issue a command; to make an official order (c) to contract; to empower; to authorize; to confer (d) to conform; to change; to make suitable; to match; to fit Q7 n. loyalty (a) period; era; generation (b) plateau; area of level ground; prairie; savanna (c) faithfulness; devotion; constancy (d) slice; part; segment; creation; work Q8 v. ought (a) to need to; must; to be obligated (b) to worry; to cause concern; to annoy; to bother; to disturb (c) to give in; to surrender; to yield; to present; to propose (d) to fit; to adapt; to adjust; to tune; to supply with an explanatory device Q9 v. change (a) to join; to connect; to associate with; to relate to (b) to cover with a thin layer of metal; to coat with metal (c) to intend; to plan; to design; to aim (d) to alter; to replace; to become different Q10 v. lumber (a) to move heavily or awkwardly; to accumulate; to collect (b) to rely on; to extend business credit (c) to create; to produce; to bring into being (d) to honor; to admire; to esteem; to hold in high regard ANSWERS A1 v. cancel definition (d) to call off; to annul; to terminate; to stop A2 v. arrest definition (a) to detain; to slow down; to capture; to imprison A3 v. hurry definition (d) to make haste; to rush; to urge; to prod; to dash A4 v. file definition (a) to arrange papers methodically for preservation and reference; to submit in a formal way A5 v. patch definition (b) to cover a hole with a piece of material; to use to cover a hole A6 v. break down definition (a) to fail; to collapse; to defeat; to overthrow; to descend A7 n. loyalty definition (c) faithfulness; devotion; constancy A8 v. ought definition (a) to need to; must; to be obligated A9 v. change definition (d) to alter; to replace; to become different A10 v. lumber definition (a) to move heavily or awkwardly; to accumulate; to collect TOEIC Vocabulary Test 147 Q1 n. newsletter (a) opposition; act of fighting against; act of withstanding the effects of (b) competition; equal opponent; partner; counterweight; game (c) short informational periodical that is usually distributed to the members of an interest group (d) schedule; agenda; written order of events Q2 n. plan (a) program; scheme; agenda; timetable; schedule (b) ascent (c) track; path; customary series of stops during a trip (d) person who receives guests; large number; multitude (of people or things) Q3 n. membership (a) harvest; return; produce; income; profit (b) chart showing the months of a year (including days and weeks); schedule; timetable (c) state of belonging to an organization or group; fellowship (d) part; district; paragraph; passage; department; unit Q4 n. carriage (a) job; assignment; obligation; role (c) price; expense (b) coach; buggy; transportation (d) rubbing out; deletion; eradication Q5 v. process (a) to treat; to adapt; to prepare; to make ready (b) to support; to inspire; to give hope (c) to draw a likeness; to describe; to reflect; to picture in the mind (d) to cipher Q6 n. establishment (a) supplementary charge; additional charge; amount paid for insurance; reward (b) something that is superimposed (c) anything that is set up; institution (i.e. business, church, authority, government, etc.) (d) manufacturing; trade; diligence; perseverance; tendency to work hard Q7 n. banquet (a) celebration; feast; dinner; drinking (b) area; territory; domain; field; area of activity or interest; sphere (c) purchase; sale; acquisition (d) test; quiz; investigation; inquiry Q8 v. tow (a) to imitate; to try to equal or excel; to take after; to copy (b) to pull; to drag (c) to create; to produce; to bring into being (d) to be useful; to help; to facilitate Q9 n. opportunity (a) chance; occasion; favorable time to act (b) spot; speck; part (the point) in an Internet web address (c) a measurement of output per hours worked; creativeness; fruitfulness; prolificness (d) opposition; appeal; denial; protest Q10 v. must (a) to insert written information into the gaps on a form (b) to have to; to be obligated; to be likely or probable (c) to hold onto; to save; to store; to watch over; to care for (d) to understand; to comprehend; to accomplish; to convert into cash; to liquidate ANSWERS A1 n. newsletter definition (c) short informational periodical that is usually distributed to the members of an interest group A2 n. plan definition (a) program; scheme; agenda; timetable; schedule A3 n. membership definition (c) state of belonging to an organization or group; fellowship A4 n. carriage definition (b) coach; buggy; transportation A5 v. process definition (a) to treat; to adapt; to prepare; to make ready A6 n. establishment definition (c) anything that is set up; institution (i.e. business, church, authority, government, etc.) A7 n. banquet definition (a) celebration; feast; dinner; drinking A8 v. tow definition (b) to pull; to drag A9 n. opportunity definition (a) chance; occasion; favorable time to act A10 v. must definition (b) to have to; to be obligated; to be likely or probable TOEIC Vocabulary Test 148 Q1 adj. promotional (a) of publicizing; of advancement; of encouragement; of fostering; of an enterprise (b) pertaining to the commercial center of a city (c) preferred; beloved; liked (d) pure; obvious; easy to understand; comprehensible Q2 adj. hard (a) ruling; supervising; regulating; managing; restraining (b) pertaining to a city; municipal (c) difficult; complicated; rigid; stiff (d) unbearable; cannot be done; cannot be endured Q3 adj. objective (a) opposite of expensive; inexpensive (b) penetrating; infiltrating; spreading; extending; permeating (c) of or pertaining to the upper class (d) impartial; unbiased; existing outside of the mind Q4 adj. few (a) little; not many; some (b) worthy of adoration; impressive; wonderful; marvelous (c) straight; equal; even; honest (d) low; despicable; ignoble Q5 adj. congruent (a) can be prophesied; can be foretold (b) of general expenses; general (c) ordinary; skilled; close; intimate; well-known (d) identical; corresponding; in agreement; harmonious Q6 adj. creative (a) collective; total; taking all units as a whole (b) inventive; innovative; artistic (c) impartial; unbiased; existing outside of the mind (d) distorted; crooked; twisted; askew Q7 adj. convenient (a) containing; comprehensive; all-embracing; extensive; taking in (b) aspiring; desirous of success; requiring great effort (c) comfortable; useful; serviceable (d) of great worth; costly; cherished; dear; important Q8 adj. content (a) principal; head; chief (b) satisfied; pleased (c) staying in a particular place; not migratory; intrinsic; existing (d) pressing; compelling; immediate; prompt Q9 adj. prosaic (a) plentiful; abundant; generous; extravagant; wasteful (b) common; regular; boring; tedious; dull (c) of or pertaining to the upper class (d) beside the point; unconnected; impertinent; immaterial Q10 adj. preventive (a) defective; imperfect; cracked (b) classified; confidential; clandestine; covert; hidden; latent (c) customary; routine; formal (d) averting; avoiding; delaying; inhibiting ANSWERS A1 adj. promotional definition (a) of publicizing; of advancement; of encouragement; of fostering; of an enterprise A2 adj. hard definition (c) difficult; complicated; rigid; stiff A3 adj. objective definition (d) impartial; unbiased; existing outside of the mind A4 adj. few definition (a) little; not many; some A5 adj. congruent definition (d) identical; corresponding; in agreement; harmonious A6 adj. creative definition (b) inventive; innovative; artistic A7 adj. convenient definition (c) comfortable; useful; serviceable A8 adj. content definition (b) satisfied; pleased A9 adj. prosaic definition (b) common; regular; boring; tedious; dull A10 adj. preventive definition (d) averting; avoiding; delaying; inhibiting TOEIC Vocabulary Test 149 Q1 n. combination (a) joining; union; an ordered sequence (b) weather conditions; surrounding conditions; atmosphere; setting (c) customary action; habit; drill; training exercise (d) disturbance; discontinuance; stoppage; cutting-off Q2 n. anticipation (a) attempt to discover or test something; trial; research (b) person that you have met but do not know well; knowledge of something; familiarity (c) bed covering; quilt (d) expectation; hope; intuition Q3 n. sink (a) something that is discarded; rubbish; trash; junk; waste (b) the prospect that a bond issuer will fail to make required debt payments (c) formally or socially imposed standards of attire (d) wash basin; sewer; drain; cesspool; place where criminals gather Q4 n. lock (a) exhibition; explanation; showing (b) fastening mechanism which is opened with a key or other device (c) fright; horror; concern; terror (d) exterior or upper boundary of a thing; external part or layer; outward appearance Q5 n. nuance (a) rule enacted by a community or country; custom; principle; convention (b) slight difference; subtle distinction (c) drawback; disadvantage; defect; foible (d) word; expression; idiom; condition; stipulation Q6 n. sneakers (a) tool; instrument; piece of equipment (b) sports shoe; one who moves about stealthily; one who acts furtively (c) working, performance, handling; venture, undertaking; series of actions (d) area; domain; range; piece of land; surface Q7 n. strength (a) durability; determination; resolve; power; intensity; force (b) duplicate; photostat (c) high ranking military officer (d) person who is free from sin or wrongdoing Q8 v. salvage (a) to meet by chance; to face; to meet with (difficulties, hardships, etc.) (b) to be involved; to join in (c) to save from destruction; to rescue (d) to distinguish; to perceive; to recognize; to discriminate Q9 n. pretense (a) freedom from danger; quality of not causing injury or loss; any security device (b) silence; quiet; photograph (c) rite; ritual; formality (d) feigning; impersonation; false show; claim; assertion Q10 n. growth (a) state of losing property to one's creditor's due to unpaid debts; insolvency (b) flat (c) one who damages a person or his property or rights (d) development; progress ANSWERS A1 n. combination definition (a) joining; union; an ordered sequence A2 n. anticipation definition (d) expectation; hope; intuition A3 n. sink definition (d) wash basin; sewer; drain; cesspool; place where criminals gather A4 n. lock definition (b) fastening mechanism which is opened with a key or other device A5 n. nuance definition (b) slight difference; subtle distinction A6 n. sneakers definition (b) sports shoe; one who moves about stealthily; one who acts furtively A7 n. strength definition (a) durability; determination; resolve; power; intensity; force A8 v. salvage definition (c) to save from destruction; to rescue A9 n. pretense definition (d) feigning; impersonation; false show; claim; assertion A10 n. growth definition (d) development; progress TOEIC Vocabulary Test 150 Q1 v. direct (a) to invite; to speak loudly; to visit; to phone (b) to advertise; to bring to the attention of a large audience (c) to fix in place; to link firmly together; to be held in place (d) to guide; to lead; to instruct; to manage; to supervise Q2 v. adopt (a) to find out; to come across; to get information about something (b) to decorate; to imitate; to mimic; to copy an example (c) to hire as a worker; to activate; to operate; to use (d) to form a relationship with another person Q3 v. format (a) to set some distance apart (b) to expend money or effort for future benefits; to grant; to install; to cover; to authorize (c) to design the appearance of; to arrange; to prepare a diskette or hard disk for use (d) to annoy; to harass; to worry; to make an effort; to be concerned Q4 v. assume (a) to sign using the first letter or letters of a name (b) to design; to mold; to form; to direct; to be formed (c) to suppose; to take on a position or duty; to accept an idea (d) to devote oneself to a particular profession or field of study; to limit Q5 v. entitle (a) to display; to undertake; to attempt; to begin a journey; to arrange (b) to terminate; to end; to destroy; to defeat; to complete (c) to be plentiful; to be filled with; to overflow with (d) to give a heading or name to (i.e. a book, painting, etc.); to grant a right; to claim something Q6 v. merge (a) to interchange; to take turns; to rotate; to substitute (b) to mystify; to baffle; to confound; to confuse; to perplex (c) to become bigger; to expand (d) to blend; to be blended; to combine or unite into a single body; to be assimilated Q7 v. excite (a) to stir up; to arouse feelings; to provoke; to stimulate (b) to separate into sections; to partition (c) to cut into portions; to cleave (d) to save from harm; to deliver from danger; to free from risk Q8 n. vendor (a) introduction of something new; change; new method or practice (b) salesman; supplier; automatic machine for selling goods (c) enlargement; increase; spread; development (d) debate; conversation; talk; dispute; argument Q9 n. factor (a) spatial dimension; measurement; extent; degree (b) cause; agent; broker; financier; money lender (c) money gained; salary; revenue; profit; income (d) transgressor; person who breaks the law; one who insults Q10 v. place (a) to come to a sum; to become; to total (b) to put; to lay; to lodge; to nominate; to appoint (c) to try or to intend to achieve something; to direct; to plan; to aspire (d) to fight for; to challenge; to appeal ANSWERS A1 v. direct definition (d) to guide; to lead; to instruct; to manage; to supervise A2 v. adopt definition (d) to form a relationship with another person A3 v. format definition (c) to design the appearance of; to arrange; to prepare a diskette or hard disk for use A4 v. assume definition (c) to suppose; to take on a position or duty; to accept an idea A5 v. entitle definition (d) to give a heading or name to (i.e. a book, painting, etc.); to grant a right; to claim something A6 v. merge definition (d) to blend; to be blended; to combine or unite into a single body; to be assimilated A7 v. excite definition (a) to stir up; to arouse feelings; to provoke; to stimulate A8 n. vendor definition (b) salesman; supplier; automatic machine for selling goods A9 n. factor definition (b) cause; agent; broker; financier; money lender A10 v. place definition (b) to put; to lay; to lodge; to nominate; to appoint