TOEIC Vocabulary Test 196-210.docx

TOEIC Vocabulary Test 196 Q1 v. rescue (a) to stand up; to get into an upright position; to climb; to ascend (b) to arrange systematically; to structure; to group; to sort; to make confidential (c) to save from harm; to deliver from danger; to free from risk (d) to bring from another place; to bring goods from a foreign country; to signify; to imply Q2 v. use (a) to esteem; to regard highly; to become more valuable (b) to practice; to employ; to exploit; to treat; to consume (c) to establish; to found; to set up; to place on (d) to force; to coerce; to influence; to impose; to demand Q3 v. dictate (a) to say something aloud for someone to write down; to command; to order; to impose (b) to make whole; to finish; to perfect (c) to drill; to practice an action repeatedly in order to perfect it (d) to extract from; to bring out; to draw out Q4 v. skim (a) read superficially; to cause an object to skip across the surface of a liquid (b) to establish; to erect; to throw; to toss (c) to produce; to design; to make; to manufacture (d) to estimate; to gauge; to evaluate; to measure Q5 v. harmonize (a) to give in; to surrender; to yield; to present; to propose (b) to guard; to keep safe; to keep; to defend; to protect (c) to go along with; to go together with; to join; to attach (d) to agree; to reconcile; to be in concert with Q6 adv. consistently (a) methodically; in an organized fashion (c) strictly; firmly (b) accidentally; by chance (d) regularly; persistently; steadily; stably Q7 n. return (a) anticipation; longing or waiting for; hope (b) act of giving back; reply; answer; profit; yield; repayment (c) attack; act of aggression; position of pursuit or aggression (d) person of higher rank; older person; elder Q8 v. inventory (a) to make a detailed list of property; to summarize; to sum up the worth of (b) to lend a sum of money for a period of time; to give temporarily (c) to esteem; to regard highly; to become more valuable (d) to be in possession of; to belong to; to confess Q9 v. head (a) to bargain; to deal; to work out; to compromise; to clear or pass an obstacle (b) to give on a temporary basis; to give money as a loan; to donate (c) to lead; to be in charge; to direct; to be at the front; to go in a certain direction (d) to work as an employee (i.e. in the legal or bank business) Q10 v. prevail (a) to try to get; to attempt to get (b) to win; to succeed; to overcome; to surpass; to prove superior (c) to move quickly; to pass quickly (d) to photograph; to paint; to draw; to describe; to depict ANSWERS A1 v. rescue definition (c) to save from harm; to deliver from danger; to free from risk A2 v. use definition (b) to practice; to employ; to exploit; to treat; to consume A3 v. dictate definition (a) to say something aloud for someone to write down; to command; to order; to impose A4 v. skim definition (a) read superficially; to cause an object to skip across the surface of a liquid A5 v. harmonize definition (d) to agree; to reconcile; to be in concert with A6 adv. consistently definition (d) regularly; persistently; steadily; stably A7 n. return definition (b) act of giving back; reply; answer; profit; yield; repayment A8 v. inventory definition (a) to make a detailed list of property; to summarize; to sum up the worth of A9 v. head definition (c) to lead; to be in charge; to direct; to be at the front; to go in a certain direction A10 v. prevail definition (b) to win; to succeed; to overcome; to surpass; to prove superior TOEIC Vocabulary Test 197 Q1 v. advise (a) to employ a group of workers; to provide with employees; to man (b) to counsel; to offer guidance; to notify; to inform (c) to appear as a large and indistinct form; to appear as larger than life; to impend (d) to let; to allow someone to use property in return for regular payments; to hire Q2 n. aisle (a) before noon (b) expression of regret or sorrow; excuse; defense; justification (c) new member of a group; new employee (d) passage; walkway (between rows of seats or shelves) Q3 adj. supplementary (a) adept; capable; suitably skilled; well qualified; experienced (b) passing; brief (c) additional; extra (d) containing; comprehensive; all-embracing; extensive; taking in Q4 n. vocabulary (a) suggestion; proposal of a price; tender; bid (b) approach; entry; permission to enter a computer system or network and/or retrieve data (c) sum; whole (d) lexicon; list of words and their definitions in alphabetical order Q5 n. leather (a) violent twist; violent ripping; tool for gripping or turning bolts (b) product of the division of one number by another; part of a whole; segment; fragment; quotient (c) movement of vehicles or persons; trade; commerce; load of messages in a communications network (d) tanned and preserved animal skin; item made of animal skin Q6 adj. representative (a) typical; characteristic; acting on behalf of another person or organization (b) more important than others; great; serious (c) whole; healthy; in good condition; sane; firm; valid (d) average; middle; unkind; base; inferior Q7 v. invent (a) to reduce the size of; to make smaller; to cut the number of employees (b) to sharpen; to provide with a border; to advance gradually or furtively (c) to originate; to create; to design; to fabricate; to concoct (d) to carry; to impart or to communicate by statement, suggestion, gesture or appearance Q8 adv. likely (a) honestly; genuinely; earnestly; faithfully (c) out of doors (b) seemingly; probably (d) intentionally; purposefully; methodically Q9 adv. either (a) also; too; as well (b) at an angle; obliquely; in a slanting direction (c) without pleasure or happiness; wretchedly; poorly (d) progressively Q10 adv. close (a) in any event; anyway (b) nearby (c) at first; in the first place; in a unique manner (d) under; below ANSWERS A1 v. advise definition (b) to counsel; to offer guidance; to notify; to inform A2 n. aisle definition (d) passage; walkway (between rows of seats or shelves) A3 adj. supplementary definition (c) additional; extra A4 n. vocabulary definition (d) lexicon; list of words and their definitions in alphabetical order A5 n. leather definition (d) tanned and preserved animal skin; item made of animal skin A6 adj. representative definition (a) typical; characteristic; acting on behalf of another person or organization A7 v. invent definition (c) to originate; to create; to design; to fabricate; to concoct A8 adv. likely definition (b) seemingly; probably A9 adv. either definition (a) also; too; as well A10 adv. close definition (b) nearby TOEIC Vocabulary Test 198 Q1 n. item (a) report of recent events; information about previously unknown facts (b) sickness; illness (c) thing; object; article; news story; piece of information (d) opposite of child; a grown-up; a mature person Q2 n. mend (a) reform; repair; act of repairing; state of healing or improvement (b) sum of money that has been put in a bank for safekeeping; partial payment; pledge (c) boundary; edge; limit (d) list of choices; list of commands or options which may be selected Q3 n. elevator (a) state of not being a derivative of anything else (b) lift; mechanical apparatus for moving people or items from floor to floor within a building (c) motto; catchword; attention getting phrase used in advertising (d) gift; offering; something that is given to another person without compensation Q4 n. selection (a) choice; assortment; collection of items available to choose (b) base; foot; seat of a chair (c) routine; course of action; advance; summons to court (d) celebration; feast; dinner; drinking Q5 n. manufacture (a) meeting or conference at which a specific topic is discussed (b) product made by hand or by machine (c) evolvement; gradual growth; evolution; maturation; progression (d) materials that are used to cushion and cover furniture (i.e. fabric, lining, padding, etc.) Q6 n. harmony (a) calculation of size or extent; assessment of capacity or dimension (b) unity; agreement; accord; pleasing balance; symmetry (c) plan; scheme; program; task; assignment; activity (d) ball; sphere; planet Earth; world Q7 n. shipping (a) business of sending or transporting cargo; sea voyage (Archaic) (b) rite; ritual; formality (c) act of fixing; correction; act of mending (d) a fraud scheme involving cold calling Q8 n. comment (a) difficult situation; something which tests one's ability to handle difficult tasks (b) remark; note; statement; explanation (c) denouncement; revealing; photograph; abandoning; placement (d) deletion; act of unmarking; removal of a mark from a check box (Computers) Q9 n. resistance (a) something or someone that does not match up to standards; object of lower quality; outcast (b) opposition; act of fighting against; act of withstanding the effects of (c) person who is tested; candidate (d) presentation; show; screen; monitor; exposure; exhibition Q10 n. periodical (a) a person who makes things out of wood such as furniture (b) magazine; journal (c) manual; guide; guideline; document containing instructions (d) apprehension; worry; doubt; hesitation; reservation ANSWERS A1 n. item definition (c) thing; object; article; news story; piece of information A2 n. mend definition (a) reform; repair; act of repairing; state of healing or improvement A3 n. elevator definition (b) lift; mechanical apparatus for moving people or items from floor to floor within a building A4 n. selection definition (a) choice; assortment; collection of items available to choose A5 n. manufacture definition (b) product made by hand or by machine A6 n. harmony definition (b) unity; agreement; accord; pleasing balance; symmetry A7 n. shipping definition (a) business of sending or transporting cargo; sea voyage (Archaic) A8 n. comment definition (b) remark; note; statement; explanation A9 n. resistance definition (b) opposition; act of fighting against; act of withstanding the effects of A10 n. periodical definition (b) magazine; journal TOEIC Vocabulary Test 199 Q1 v. engage (a) to write a statement of purchases; to make a bill of sale (b) to keep busy; to occupy; to employ; to commit (c) to convey; to give; to bring; to distribute; to express (d) to make equal Q2 v. blunder (a) to make a stupid mistake; to move back and forth in a clumsy manner (b) to use one's influence to affect people or circumstances (c) to pack in a box (d) to meet with; to bring upon oneself; to acquire Q3 v. entrance (a) to use one's influence to affect people or circumstances (b) to hypnotize; to enthrall (c) to encourage; to nurture; to promote; to raise; to care for (d) to make a stupid mistake; to move back and forth in a clumsy manner Q4 v. reject (a) to narrate; to tell; to make a connection between; to have a good relationship with (b) to finish; to complete (c) to send; to convey; to transmit; to promote; to advance (d) to decline; to deny; to turn down Q5 v. compete (a) to estimate; to gauge; to evaluate; to measure (b) to profit; to gain; to be advantageous (c) to perform; to do; to engage (d) to contest; to contend against another; to participate in a contest Q6 v. familiarize (a) to cause to be acquainted; to accustom; to make something well known; to publicize (b) to save; to cut back; to be thrifty; to be frugal (c) to escape; to keep away from; to prevent; to keep from happening; to evade (d) to bring relief; to encourage; to console Q7 v. inflict (a) to supervise; to observe; to follow up on; to check up on (b) to arrange papers methodically for preservation and reference; to submit in a formal way (c) to impose; to cause something unpleasant (d) to desert; to abandon; to change sides Q8 v. brand (a) to arrange; to order; to systematize; to set up; to unite; to structure (b) to set apart an additional amount of space or money for security (c) to discover; to discern; to find out (d) to mark with an iron; to disgrace; to condemn Q9 v. crowd (a) to cause to be acquainted; to accustom; to make something well known; to publicize (b) to determine; to decide; to separate into constituent parts (c) to extract from; to bring out; to draw out (d) to gather together; to group together; to press in Q10 v. balance (a) to occupy a place; to take a place; to obtain at an advance opportunity (b) to start; to run; to activate; to inaugurate; to break into (c) to support a proposal or statement; to endorse; to approve; to help; to assist (d) to make equa ANSWERS A1 v. engage definition (b) to keep busy; to occupy; to employ; to commit A2 v. blunder definition (a) to make a stupid mistake; to move back and forth in a clumsy manner A3 v. entrance definition (b) to hypnotize; to enthrall A4 v. reject definition (d) to decline; to deny; to turn down A5 v. compete definition (d) to contest; to contend against another; to participate in a contest A6 v. familiarize definition (a) to cause to be acquainted; to accustom; to make something well known; to publicize A7 v. inflict definition (c) to impose; to cause something unpleasant A8 v. brand definition (d) to mark with an iron; to disgrace; to condemn A9 v. crowd definition (d) to gather together; to group together; to press in A10 v. balance definition (d) to make equal TOEIC Vocabulary Test 200 Q1 n. operator (a) custom; something that one is used to doing; part of a routine; behavior pattern (b) situation; requirement; circumstance; stipulation (c) one who activates; worker of a telephone switchboard; operation symbol (d) messenger; company that delivers messages, documents, parcels, etc. Q2 v. price (a) to put off to a later time; to delay; to defer; to put off until later; to stay (b) to grant special rights; to give special advantages or benefits (c) to give a cost to something (d) to wither; to die out; to bleach; to disappear Q3 n. testimonial (a) viewpoint; stance; condition; state; mood; attitude (b) money gained; salary; revenue; profit; income (c) check (d) letter of recommendation Q4 n. privilege (a) special individual right not enjoyed by others; benefit; advantage (b) expression of admiration; word of praise for someone (c) letter of recommendation (d) certificate that bears monetary value; coupon; receipt; authorizer; endorser Q5 n. barren capital (a) way into a building or other structure; gate; doorway (b) straps and other parts by which a draft animal is attached to a vehicle (c) money which is not generating profit (d) source from which something arises; prototype; model Q6 n. experiment (a) regard; esteem; renown (b) attempt to discover or test something; trial; research (c) a person who keeps financial records; a person who conducts financial audits (d) official institution; agency; power; control; jurisdiction Q7 adj. administrative (a) managerial; executive (b) pertaining to the smallest; indicating the least (c) of a political group; of social gatherings (d) of publicizing; of advancement; of encouragement; of fostering; of an enterprise Q8 n. essence (a) inherent nature of something; central or outstanding characteristic (b) public sale where goods are sold to the highest bidder (such as eBay) (c) act of suddenly swooping down and grabbing; sudden assault or attack (d) opening of a show; first public appearance Q9 n. remit (a) person of group of people that runs and administers a business or other enterprise (b) anything that is set up; institution (i.e. business, church, authority, government, etc.) (c) point at which something ends; edge; border; restriction; restraint (d) act of forgiving; discharging; dispatching Q10 v. rule (a) to govern; to control; to determine; to decide; to decree (b) to press buttons; to place a phone call by pressing buttons (c) to ride a bike (d) to create boundaries; to restrict; to reduce; to function as a border ANSWERS A1 n. operator definition (c) one who activates; worker of a telephone switchboard; operation symbol A2 v. price definition (c) to give a cost to something A3 n. testimonial definition (d) letter of recommendation A4 n. privilege definition (a) special individual right not enjoyed by others; benefit; advantage A5 n. barren capital definition (c) money which is not generating profit A6 n. experiment definition (b) attempt to discover or test something; trial; research A7 adj. administrative definition (a) managerial; executive A8 n. essence definition (a) inherent nature of something; central or outstanding characteristic A9 n. remit definition (d) act of forgiving; discharging; dispatching A10 v. rule definition (a) to govern; to control; to determine; to decide; to decree TOEIC Vocabulary Test 201 Q1 n. appointment (a) official date; meeting; interview; nomination (b) staff; work force; team; crew (c) trust; certainty; faith in oneself; secret (d) person or business that sells goods to final consumers Q2 n. willingness (a) panel containing buttons for connecting and disconnecting telephone or electrical circuits (b) rank; extent; university certificate (c) readiness; agreeableness (d) connection; link; uniting; joining Q3 n. research (a) degree of diversity; change; modified version; deviation (b) case in a court of law brought by one party against another; legal claim (c) comprehensive inquiry; extensive investigation of a subject (d) reaching a destination; incoming; opposite of departure Q4 n. customs (a) a fraud scheme involving cold calling (b) government department responsible for collecting taxes on imports (c) monetary or material worth; importance; merit (d) resident of a capital city; sophisticated big-city person Q5 n. undercut (a) route; travel plans; travel journal (b) type of beef tenderloin; type of cavity with a broad base (c) dampness; moistness; mugginess (d) preparedness; willingness; promptness; quickness Q6 n. extract (a) copy; photocopy; exact replica; reproduction (b) period of time that something continues (c) substance obtained from a plant; essence; text paragraph; passage (d) exchange; transfer; device Q7 n. ceremony (a) elasticity; ability to adapt to new circumstances; pliability (b) firm decision; ruling; decisiveness; determination (c) afternoon party where a light meal is served (d) rite; ritual; formality Q8 n. dispatch (a) physical position or bearing; opinion; attitude (b) pausing; stammering; faltering (c) sending off; shipment; message; communication; promptness (d) minimum amount of money and liquid assets set by the central banking system of the U.S. Q9 n. span (a) length; distance; duration; period of time (b) passage that leads out (c) totality; completeness; entirety (d) line that is not curved; section that is not curved Q10 n. spot (a) roundish stain; speck; place; awkward or difficult situation; predicament (b) conference; routine; custom; treaty (c) enterprise; drive; ambition; beginning move in a process; first step (d) injustice; evil; bad; broken law; transgression ANSWERS A1 n. appointment definition (a) official date; meeting; interview; nomination A2 n. willingness definition (c) readiness; agreeableness A3 n. research definition (c) comprehensive inquiry; extensive investigation of a subject A4 n. customs definition (b) government department responsible for collecting taxes on imports A5 n. undercut definition (b) type of beef tenderloin; type of cavity with a broad base A6 n. extract definition (c) substance obtained from a plant; essence; text paragraph; passage A7 n. ceremony definition (d) rite; ritual; formality A8 n. dispatch definition (c) sending off; shipment; message; communication; promptness A9 n. span definition (a) length; distance; duration; period of time A10 n. spot definition (a) roundish stain; speck; place; awkward or difficult situation; predicament TOEIC Vocabulary Test 202 Q1 v. move (a) to act on; to transfer from one place to another; to change residence (b) to stress; to show the importance of (c) to decorate; to beautify (d) to surround; to enclose; to hesitate; to falter in speaking Q2 v. style (a) to transport; to continue; to bear (b) to become bigger; to expand (c) to make easy; to assist; to forward; to promote; to expedite (d) to plan; to design; to name; to call Q3 v. inconvenience (a) to summarize; to review with a short summary (b) to cause discomfort; to trouble; to put out; to disturb (c) to demand; to claim; to need; to call for; to order; to command (d) to end; to sum up; to complete; to conclude Q4 v. emphasize (a) to stress; to show the importance of (b) to take money from the bank; to retire; to remove (c) to go on holiday (d) to send a letter or other item via the postal service; to post Q5 v. fold (a) to make whole; to finish; to perfect (b) to bend; to crease; to wrap; to envelop; to clasp (c) to declare; to say; to send quickly; to squeeze; to extract (d) to put into a stable; to delay; to check the progress of Q6 v. define (a) to explain; to clarify; to limit; to set boundaries (b) to lease; to rent; to employ (c) to leave; to go away; to go in a different direction; to die (d) to make certain; to guarantee; to make secure Q7 n. rival (a) worry; issue; problem; group of companies; large corporation (b) recuperation; getting well; return (c) one who serves tables at a restaurant or pub (d) competitor; opponent; contender Q8 v. host (a) to compare in a critical manner; to verify; to collect; to compile (b) to rotate; to turn; to spin; to encircle; to think about; to contemplate (c) to complete a course of study and receive a degree or diploma (d) to act as master of ceremonies; to receive guests into one's home; to give a party Q9 v. commission (a) to persuade; to influence; to prove (b) to make circular shape (c) to contract; to empower; to authorize; to confer (d) to make clear; to concentrate Q10 v. oversee (a) to substitute for; to return something to a particular position or location (b) to echo (c) to devote to; to set apart for; to inscribe (a book, poem, song, story, etc.) to someone (d) to supervise; to manage; to inspect ANSWERS A1 v. move definition (a) to act on; to transfer from one place to another; to change residence A2 v. style definition (d) to plan; to design; to name; to call A3 v. inconvenience definition (b) to cause discomfort; to trouble; to put out; to disturb A4 v. emphasize definition (a) to stress; to show the importance of A5 v. fold definition (b) to bend; to crease; to wrap; to envelop; to clasp A6 v. define definition (a) to explain; to clarify; to limit; to set boundaries A7 n. rival definition (d) competitor; opponent; contender A8 v. host definition (d) to act as master of ceremonies; to receive guests into one's home; to give a party A9 v. commission definition (c) to contract; to empower; to authorize; to confer A10 v. oversee definition (d) to supervise; to manage; to inspect TOEIC Vocabulary Test 203 Q1 adj. budget (a) excited; passionate; ardent; fervent (b) unbelievable; inconceivable; fabulous; great; amazing (c) double; identical; matching (d) inexpensive; cheap; of or relating to a financial plan Q2 adv. small (a) anyway; anyhow; still; all the same (b) smoothly; continuously; inconspicuously (c) in opposition; against; counter (d) softly; in a low voice; without strength or force; weakly; into little pieces Q3 n. score (a) expression of intent to damage or injure; intimidation; danger (b) progression; succession; order; arrangement (c) progression of steps; table of graduated rates; system of marks used for measuring (d) group of twenty items; debt; account; bill; grade on a test Q4 n. industry (a) consolation; relief from distress; source of comfort (b) manufacturing; trade; diligence; perseverance; tendency to work hard (c) source from which something arises; prototype; model (d) comment; observation; notice Q5 adv. instantaneously (a) especially; specifically (c) evidently; obviously; allegedly; seemingly (b) immediately; momentarily (d) to the rear; to the past Q6 v. loop (a) to cover or to furnish with textile materials; to reprimand; to scold (b) to speed up; to accelerate; to facilitate; to dispatch (c) to make circular shape (d) to give; to grant; to judge; to rule Q7 adj. equal (a) extra; supplemental (c) same; identical; able; capable (b) comfortable; useful; serviceable (d) little; not many; some Q8 n. switch (a) furnace which burns things to ashes (b) instructions; manual; handbook; indication of acceptable conduct or procedure (c) any vehicle which can be flown (i.e. helicopter) (d) exchange; transfer; device Q9 v. house (a) to use; to apply; to employ; to control; to channel (b) to accommodate someone; to stay; to reside; to dwell; to store; to shelter (c) to conceal; to cover up; to keep secret; to place out of sight (d) to lie down; to recline; to move in a relaxed manner; to walk lazily Q10 n. market (a) telephone exchange; operator; main bureau or office (b) supervisor; device for regulating; screen (c) demand for goods or services; rate of purchase and sale; fair (d) enlargement; increase; spread; development ANSWERS A1 adj. budget definition (d) inexpensive; cheap; of or relating to a financial plan A2 adv. small definition (d) softly; in a low voice; without strength or force; weakly; into little pieces A3 n. score definition (d) group of twenty items; debt; account; bill; grade on a test A4 n. industry definition (b) manufacturing; trade; diligence; perseverance; tendency to work hard A5 adv. instantaneously definition (b) immediately; momentarily A6 v. loop definition (c) to make circular shape A7 adj. equal definition (c) same; identical; able; capable A8 n. switch definition (d) exchange; transfer; device A9 v. house definition (b) to accommodate someone; to stay; to reside; to dwell; to store; to shelter A10 n. market definition (c) demand for goods or services; rate of purchase and sale; fair TOEIC Vocabulary Test 204 Q1 n. set (a) nutritionist; expert on nutrition (b) something of great worth (c) one of several separate payments into which a debt has been divided; section; portion (d) system; group of items; collection; posture; carriage; series; sequence Q2 n. condition (a) one of several separate payments into which a debt has been divided; section; portion (b) representative; deputy; agent; participant of a conference, convention, seminar etc. (c) institution for saving and borrowing money; cashier (d) situation; requirement; circumstance; stipulation Q3 n. cure (a) sign; indication; symbol; grade; trace (b) folded and stitched down edge of cloth; edge of a garment (c) method or course that restores health; prescribed treatment for an illness (d) store which sells food and other household goods Q4 n. calendar (a) picture in a book or other work; explanation; clarification (b) manufacture; assembly; output; yield (c) disturbance; discontinuance; stoppage; cutting-off (d) chart showing the months of a year (including days and weeks); schedule; timetable Q5 n. route (a) equal weight or power acting in opposition (b) noon; 12 a.m. (c) return of money; repayment; reimbursement (d) track; path; customary series of stops during a trip Q6 n. relief (a) path for a train made of parallel metal tracks (b) living; state of being; life (c) easement; alleviation; liberation; aid; assistance (d) business of sending or transporting cargo; sea voyage (Archaic) Q7 n. persuasion (a) creativity; resourcefulness; fabrication; falsehood (b) wash basin; sewer; drain; cesspool; place where criminals gather (c) building used for a particular purpose; business; audience; legislative body (d) inducement; act of convincing Q8 n. qualification (a) fitness; suitability; limitation; diploma or certificate stating one's abilities (b) influence; effect; colliding of two bodies; touch (c) housing; residence; lodging; arrangement; adjustment (d) function; utilization; benefit; advantage; consumption Q9 n. absence (a) failure to appear; state of being away; state of being not present (b) disposition; mood (c) grant; pocket money; stipend; discount; deduction (d) place where two surfaces meet; angle Q10 n. opinion (a) seriousness; industriousness (b) comfort; fitness or suitability for performing an action (c) special individual right not enjoyed by others; benefit; advantage (d) attitude; outlook; formal judgment or estimation ANSWERS A1 n. set definition (d) system; group of items; collection; posture; carriage; series; sequence A2 n. condition definition (d) situation; requirement; circumstance; stipulation A3 n. cure definition (c) method or course that restores health; prescribed treatment for an illness A4 n. calendar definition (d) chart showing the months of a year (including days and weeks); schedule; timetable A5 n. route definition (d) track; path; customary series of stops during a trip A6 n. relief definition (c) easement; alleviation; liberation; aid; assistance A7 n. persuasion definition (d) inducement; act of convincing A8 n. qualification definition (a) fitness; suitability; limitation; diploma or certificate stating one's abilities A9 n. absence definition (a) failure to appear; state of being away; state of being not present A10 n. opinion definition (d) attitude; outlook; formal judgment or estimation TOEIC Vocabulary Test 205 Q1 v. pose (a) to shape; to create; to design; to arrange; to be created (b) to answer adequately or successfully (c) to reconstruct; to erect again (d) to stance Q2 v. garner (a) to have a mean of a certain amount (b) to injure; to harm; to mistreat (c) to collect; to gather; to accumulate; to store; to place in reserve (d) to wrap; to combine things together as one inseparable unit Q3 v. cover (a) to encase; to review; to protect; to include; to insure (b) to describe; to depict; to portray; to outline (c) to apply color to a surface; to put makeup on; to describe something in words (d) to provide medical treatment; to fix; to repair; to mend Q4 v. lay off (a) to postpone; to dismiss from a job; to fire (b) to be indebted to; to be under obligation to pay or repay (c) to support; to provide for; to finance; to assist; to encourage (d) to open; to extend; to apply a layer on; to scatter; to distribute Q5 v. resume (a) to be ready or available; to work as an attendant; to postpone (b) to climb; to ascend; to weigh; to do according to a particular ratio (c) to crack; to become defective; to become cracked (d) to recommence; to begin again; to retake; to take back; to continue Q6 v. confuse (a) to embarrass; to mix up; to muddle up; to bewilder; to startle (b) to save from harm; to deliver from danger; to free from risk (c) to examine; to investigate; to check closely; to inspect (d) to jumble; to mix together confusedly; to clamber; to climb on all fours Q7 n. traveler (a) manner; way; fashion; chic; vogue (b) position; place where a person or thing is usually found; headquarters; broadcast frequency (c) concrete; mortar; bonding agent; filling (for teeth) (d) one who makes a journey Q8 v. queues (a) to choose; to pick out (b) to stand in line; to make a row (c) to add a footnote; to place a note that directs readers to another source of information (in a book, journal, etc.) (d) to follow; to drag; to tow Q9 v. depict (a) to be adjacent to (b) to give to for safekeeping; to empower someone with a responsibility or duty (c) to be indebted to; to be under obligation to pay or repay (d) to describe; to illustrate; to characterize; to portray; to elucidate Q10 v. collaborate (a) to transport; to continue; to bear (b) to come into view; to show up; to seem (c) to estimate; to gauge; to evaluate; to measure (d) to work together; to cooperate ANSWERS A1 v. pose definition (d) to stance A2 v. garner definition (c) to collect; to gather; to accumulate; to store; to place in reserve A3 v. cover definition (a) to encase; to review; to protect; to include; to insure A4 v. lay off definition (a) to postpone; to dismiss from a job; to fire A5 v. resume definition (d) to recommence; to begin again; to retake; to take back; to continue A6 v. confuse definition (a) to embarrass; to mix up; to muddle up; to bewilder; to startle A7 n. traveler definition (d) one who makes a journey A8 v. queues definition (b) to stand in line; to make a row A9 v. depict definition (d) to describe; to illustrate; to characterize; to portray; to elucidate A10 v. collaborate definition (d) to work together; to cooperate TOEIC Vocabulary Test 206 Q1 n. stay (a) plant; edible fruit of a plant (b) declaration; allegation; official account (c) client; buyer; person who buys a product or service (d) act of halting; visit; temporary residence; suspension of a legal proceeding Q2 n. weakness (a) stand; booth; pen; pretext to delay (b) owner of a flower shop; person who makes flower arrangements (c) partner company; distributor (d) drawback; disadvantage; defect; foible Q3 v. maintain (a) to keep in existence; to preserve; to support; to provide for (b) to feign; to impersonate; to put on a false show (c) to elevate; to lift; to excite; to arouse; to cause (d) to nominate; to designate Q4 adj. quiet (a) silent; noiseless; peaceful; tranquil; still; lacking activity (b) identifiable; determinable; able to be distinguished (c) regular; common (d) could be; might be; may be Q5 n. innocent (a) rubbing out; deletion; eradication (b) person who is free from sin or wrongdoing (c) figure; form; reflection; picture; likeness; embodiment (d) boss; supervisor; manager; head Q6 adj. consistent (a) conquered; seized; filled; taken up; inhabited; populated (b) coherent; steadfast; firm (c) unusual; exceptional; unique; particular; highly valued (d) perfect; imaginary; excellent; best; exemplary Q7 n. lumber (a) trees that have been sawed into rough planks; useless items that been put in storage (b) consciousness (c) proprietor (d) straw-filled mattress; hard and simple bed; platform used to stack items during moving or storage Q8 n. characteristic (a) freight; luggage; baggage; load (b) dress; clothing; apparel (c) pouch used to carry objects; sac; underground deposit of oil (d) trait; feature; ability; distinguishing quality; attribute Q9 v. clip (a) to cut off; to curtail; to trim off (b) to direct; to lead; to instruct (c) to cut with a sharp quick stroke; to reduce; to lower; to criticize strongly (d) to warn; to put on standby; to alarm Q10 adj. rank (a) typical; characteristic; acting on behalf of another person or organization (b) giving off a foul odor; fertile; productive; fruitful; growing vigorously (c) impossible to see; imperceptible; hidden; concealed (d) select; fine; excellent ANSWERS A1 n. stay definition (d) act of halting; visit; temporary residence; suspension of a legal proceeding A2 n. weakness definition (d) drawback; disadvantage; defect; foible A3 v. maintain definition (a) to keep in existence; to preserve; to support; to provide for A4 adj. quiet definition (a) silent; noiseless; peaceful; tranquil; still; lacking activity A5 n. innocent definition (b) person who is free from sin or wrongdoing A6 adj. consistent definition (b) coherent; steadfast; firm A7 n. lumber definition (a) trees that have been sawed into rough planks; useless items that been put in storage A8 n. characteristic definition (d) trait; feature; ability; distinguishing quality; attribute A9 v. clip definition (a) to cut off; to curtail; to trim off A10 adj. rank definition (b) giving off a foul odor; fertile; productive; fruitful; growing vigorously TOEIC Vocabulary Test 207 Q1 n. check (a) summary; synopsis; abstract; CV; curriculum vitae (b) examination; money order; payment order; restaurant bill (c) sign; indication; symbol; grade; trace (d) opening; record; information or item in a book, dictionary, catalog, list, directory, etc. Q2 n. brand (a) conversion; stock market; trade; barter; conversation (b) response; critique; information about the results of a certain procedure or performance (c) automobile; elevator; vehicle; ride (d) trademark; type; make; variety; product name Q3 n. cheque (a) gross revenues; total business done; rate of selling or producing (b) building; structure; the industry of erecting buildings (c) reason; purpose; principle; factor; basis for a legal case (d) written order directing a bank to pay a specific amount of money Q4 n. emphasis (a) true or fictional account of some occurrence; short work of fiction; plot; news report (b) importance that is attached to something; accent or stress that is placed on a word or words (c) fulfillment; realization; attainment; achievement (d) folded and stitched down edge of cloth; edge of a garment Q5 n. demonstration (a) job; assignment; obligation; role (b) money (in a bank account); trust; confidence; respect (c) exhibition; explanation; showing (d) pasture; scope; extent; field; domain; assortment Q6 n. pedicure (a) ability; skill; talent (b) chance meeting (c) program used for viewing websites on the Internet (d) cosmetic foot treatment Q7 n. case (a) working together; cooperation (b) sickness; illness (c) influence; ability to affect or alter people or circumstance (d) occasion; instance; situation; bag Q8 n. plane (a) tautness; strain; nervousness; agitation; apprehension (b) supply; stock; means of accomplishing a goal; expedient (c) conformity; agreement; coordination; suitability (d) type of aircraft; two-dimensional surface; rank; level Q9 n. cement (a) preference; precedence; higher rank; privileged position; seniority (b) growth; expansion; addition; enlargement; escalation (c) concrete; mortar; bonding agent; filling (for teeth) (d) group of things that together form a set; group of attendants Q10 n. incumbent (a) mean; median (b) act of ordering in advance (hotel room, airline ticket, etc.) (c) attention; concern; caution; supervision; management (d) person who currently holds an office or position ANSWERS A1 n. check definition (b) examination; money order; payment order; restaurant bill A2 n. brand definition (d) trademark; type; make; variety; product name A3 n. cheque definition (d) written order directing a bank to pay a specific amount of money A4 n. emphasis definition (b) importance that is attached to something; accent or stress that is placed on a word or words A5 n. demonstration definition (c) exhibition; explanation; showing A6 n. pedicure definition (d) cosmetic foot treatment A7 n. case definition (d) occasion; instance; situation; bag A8 n. plane definition (d) type of aircraft; two-dimensional surface; rank; level A9 n. cement definition (c) concrete; mortar; bonding agent; filling (for teeth) A10 n. incumbent definition (d) person who currently holds an office or position TOEIC Vocabulary Test 208 Q1 v. narrow (a) to make a call; to ring (b) to limit; to restrict; to contract; to lessen in width; to taper (c) to behave; to manage; to carry out; to transmit (d) to disregard; to ignore; to forget to perform (a duty); to shirk; to abandon Q2 v. should (a) to enter; to penetrate; to infiltrate; to suffuse (b) must (indicating duty or obligation); would (softening the statement) (c) to represent; to indicate; to communicate; to express; to convey (d) to travel; to go; to journey; to happen; to eat and drink Q3 v. slash (a) to cut with a sharp quick stroke; to reduce; to lower; to criticize strongly (b) to feign; to impersonate; to put on a false show (c) to exchange a check (or another money order) for coins and bank notes; to redeem (d) to influence Q4 v. appear (a) to come into view; to show up; to seem (b) to pack; to crate; to box (c) to devote oneself to a particular profession or field of study; to limit (d) to communicate data to; to tell; to brief; to notify Q5 v. hesitate (a) to train in advance (b) to waver; to be uncertain; to vacillate; to falter; to be indecisive (c) to transfer control from governmental to individual powers (d) to perform; to carry out; to put into practice Q6 v. schedule (a) to arrange; to order; to systematize; to set up; to unite; to structure (b) to measure time; to register on a time piece (c) to answer; to reply; to react (d) to create a timetable; to enter into a timetable; to plan for a certain date Q7 n. ambition (a) inside a building; inland section of a country (b) aspiration; hope; goal; dream (c) exertion of force; application of weight; weight; burden; encumbrance (d) guest; migrating bird Q8 v. perfect (a) to express regret; to say sorry (b) to travel in a car; to transport in a vehicle; to compel (c) to surrender; to quit; to stop doing (d) to refine; to improve; to complete; to make faultless Q9 v. assimilate (a) to come to a sum; to become; to total (b) to publish; to distribute; to circulate; to emit (c) to pull by force; to twist; to cut off; to distort; to pervert (d) to incorporate; to take in; to absorb Q10 v. classify (a) to endorse; to donate; to contribute; to pledge; to support; to approve (b) to hand over to another nation or judicial authority (c) to go on board a ship; to put on board a ship; to begin; to become involved in an enterprise (d) to arrange systematically; to structure; to group; to sort; to make confidential ANSWERS A1 v. narrow definition (b) to limit; to restrict; to contract; to lessen in width; to taper A2 v. should definition (b) must (indicating duty or obligation); would (softening the statement) A3 v. slash definition (a) to cut with a sharp quick stroke; to reduce; to lower; to criticize strongly A4 v. appear definition (a) to come into view; to show up; to seem A5 v. hesitate definition (b) to waver; to be uncertain; to vacillate; to falter; to be indecisive A6 v. schedule definition (d) to create a timetable; to enter into a timetable; to plan for a certain date A7 n. ambition definition (b) aspiration; hope; goal; dream A8 v. perfect definition (d) to refine; to improve; to complete; to make faultless A9 v. assimilate definition (d) to incorporate; to take in; to absorb A10 v. classify definition (d) to arrange systematically; to structure; to group; to sort; to make confidential TOEIC Vocabulary Test 209 Q1 v. qualify (a) to train; to certify; to meet the minimum standards; to moderate; to modify (b) to name; to call; to designate (c) to disturb; to confuse; to worry; to divert; to amuse (d) to repay; to refund; to compensate for a loss; to repay for an expense Q2 n. perennial (a) instrument for use in attack or defense in combat (b) something that continues for many years (c) consciousness (d) management; supervisors; leadership Q3 n. mention (a) direct or incidental reference; recognition of an achievement (b) person who purchases something; client; customer; shopper; purchaser (c) innovation; something new; discovery (d) one of several separate payments into which a debt has been divided Q4 adv. deliberately (a) side by side; in alignment; on top of; up-to-date; well-informed (b) commonly; generally; regularly (c) intentionally; purposefully; methodically (d) nearly; about; around; circa Q5 v. increase (a) to examine; to break down into parts and study (as in a subject) (b) to go on a journey; to move; to go from one place to another (c) to annoy; to harass; to worry; to make an effort; to be concerned (d) to enlarge; to add to; to multiply; to raise; to intensify Q6 adj. local (a) having the receiver pay the charges (for a phone call) (b) irregular; fitful; occasional; infrequent (c) rational; logical; intelligent; wise; plausible; likely; credible (d) characterized; by or occupying a particular place Q7 adj. fiscal (a) of public funds; of or pertaining to money matters (b) superior; extraordinary; outstanding (c) intelligent; clever; shrewd; lively; fashionable; stylish (d) sticking together; consistent Q8 n. feedback (a) freedom from danger; quality of not causing injury or loss; any security device (b) upkeep; repairs; livelihood; means of support (c) response; critique; information about the results of a certain procedure or performance (d) compound; various objects that for m a unit Q9 n. conserve (a) rage; fury (b) group of things that together form a set; group of attendants (c) marmalade; jam (d) doubtfulness Q10 adj. average (a) reciprocal; done in response to a previous action; repeated; recurring (b) of reason or cause; inspiring to action (c) superior; extraordinary; outstanding (d) immediate; common; usual; standard ANSWERS A1 v. qualify definition (a) to train; to certify; to meet the minimum standards; to moderate; to modify A2 n. perennial definition (b) something that continues for many years A3 n. mention definition (a) direct or incidental reference; recognition of an achievement A4 adv. deliberately definition (c) intentionally; purposefully; methodically A5 v. increase definition (d) to enlarge; to add to; to multiply; to raise; to intensify A6 adj. local definition (d) characterized; by or occupying a particular place A7 adj. fiscal definition (a) of public funds; of or pertaining to money matters A8 n. feedback definition (c) response; critique; information about the results of a certain procedure or performance A9 n. conserve definition (c) marmalade; jam A10 adj. average definition (d) immediate; common; usual; standard TOEIC Vocabulary Test 210 Q1 n. component (a) metal clip for binding papers; essential element (b) ingredient; single piece which forms part of a larger unit; part; constituent; element (c) emphasis; importance; accent; strain; tension; pressure (d) exit; electrical source for connecting appliances; store; shop; joint Q2 n. visibility (a) viewpoint; outlook; vista; view (c) commotion; flurry; excitement (b) mode; fashion; style; behavior; way; type (d) quality of being clearly seen Q3 n. railroad (a) software program; written request; formal letter; implementation (b) product; item; asset; benefit (c) shop; place where merchandise is sold; supply of goods or materials set aside for future use (d) path for a train made of parallel metal tracks Q4 n. vaccination (a) harvest; return; produce; income; profit (b) act or instance of rendering insusceptible to disease by inoculating (c) confinement; additional document or letter placed within another (d) inside a building; inland section of a country Q5 n. impression (a) strong feeling or idea left by an experience; effect; vague memory (b) event; occurrence; one of a group of loosely connected stories (c) plan; sketch; model; layout; structure (d) postponement; hindrance; hold-up; stopping; lingering Q6 n. gather (a) state of mind; predominant emotion (b) netting attached to a woman's hat (c) drawing together; fold; pucker (d) unit of time equal to one thousand years; thousandth year anniversary Q7 n. inspector (a) open public area in a city or town; park; square (b) person whose job it is to supervise and examine; police officer ranking below a superintendent (c) device; system; machine; gadget; appliance (d) act of shedding; act of taking away; elimination; ejection; dismissal Q8 n. neglect (a) vacillation; instability; wavering; inconstancy; change (b) number of babies that are born per year per thousand (c) disregard; inattention; forgetfulness; abandonment (d) competitor; opponent; contender Q9 n. thread (a) component; element; factor; one of the substances which comprises a mixture (b) gift; contribution (c) string; thin cord; Internet discussion (d) work; occupation; keeping busy Q10 n. head (a) wager; bet; investment; share (b) mind; understanding; leader; person in authority; top (c) commercial transaction; instance of offering goods at a reduced price; demand for merchandise; auction (d) distant part of the sea visible from the shore; remote place far from the shore; high seas ANSWERS A1 n. component definition (b) ingredient; single piece which forms part of a larger unit; part; constituent; element A2 n. visibility definition (d) quality of being clearly seen A3 n. railroad definition (d) path for a train made of parallel metal tracks A4 n. vaccination definition (b) act or instance of rendering insusceptible to disease by inoculating A5 n. impression definition (a) strong feeling or idea left by an experience; effect; vague memory A6 n. gather definition (c) drawing together; fold; pucker A7 n. inspector definition (b) person whose job it is to supervise and examine; police officer ranking below a superintendent A8 n. neglect definition (c) disregard; inattention; forgetfulness; abandonment A9 n. thread definition (c) string; thin cord; Internet discussion A10 n. head definition (b) mind; understanding; leader; person in authority; top