TOEIC Vocabulary Test 181-195.docx

TOEIC Vocabulary Test 181 Q1 v. present (a) to cap; to cork; to stop up; to block; to advertise (b) to advance; to move forward; to gain (c) to fail; to collapse; to defeat; to overthrow; to descend (d) to display; to demonstrate; to bestow; to grant Q2 v. calculate (a) to bend; to turn sharply in a different direction (b) to estimate; to compute; to depend upon (c) to fill with water and sink; to fall; to fail; to stumble; to cause to sink (d) to make a detailed list of property; to summarize; to sum up the worth of Q3 v. request (a) to protect; to guard; to evade a question; to respond in a vague manner (b) to ask for; to petition for (c) to change; to alter; to improve (d) to plan; to design; to imagine; to conceive; to envision Q4 v. page (a) to represent; to indicate; to communicate; to express; to convey (b) to call; to summon (e.g. to the telephone); to number sheets of paper in a collection (c) to collapse; to decline; to decrease; to deteriorate; to settle (d) to talk about; to debate; to converse Q5 v. substantiate (a) to call off; to annul; to terminate; to stop (b) to set up for use; to put in (i.e. machinery); to establish in an office or position (c) to complete a course of study and receive a degree or diploma (d) to prove; to verify; to confirm; to actualize Q6 v. phone (a) to remove; to withdraw; to abandon; to exit; to depart (b) to fix in place; to link firmly together; to be held in place (c) to be adjacent to (d) to make a call; to ring Q7 v. unveil (a) to store in a large building (b) to present for the first time; to initiate; to establish; to announce (c) to distinguish; to perceive; to recognize; to discriminate (d) to reveal; to uncover; to disclose Q8 v. pipe (a) to accuse; to admonish (b) to convey a fluid; to transport a liquid; to make a high-pitched sound (c) to demolish; to ruin; to destruct; to erase (d) to involve; to affect; to worry; to interest; to relate to Q9 v. facilitate (a) to make easy; to assist; to forward; to promote; to expedite (b) to save from harm; to deliver from danger; to free from risk (c) to exchange a check (or another money order) for coins and bank notes; to redeem (d) to grant special rights; to give special advantages or benefits Q10 v. contest (a) to stress; to show the importance of (b) to open; to extend; to apply a layer on; to scatter; to distribute (c) to build; to create; to design; to grow (d) to fight for; to challenge; to appeal ANSWERS A1 v. present definition (d) to display; to demonstrate; to bestow; to grant A2 v. calculate definition (b) to estimate; to compute; to depend upon A3 v. request definition (b) to ask for; to petition for A4 v. page definition (b) to call; to summon (e.g. to the telephone); to number sheets of paper in a collection A5 v. substantiate definition (d) to prove; to verify; to confirm; to actualize A6 v. phone definition (d) to make a call; to ring A7 v. unveil definition (d) to reveal; to uncover; to disclose A8 v. pipe definition (b) to convey a fluid; to transport a liquid; to make a high-pitched sound A9 v. facilitate definition (a) to make easy; to assist; to forward; to promote; to expedite A10 v. contest definition (d) to fight for; to challenge; to appeal TOEIC Vocabulary Test 182 Q1 adj. severe (a) containing nothing; without people; without contents; hollow; meaningless (b) hurt; wounded; insulted; offended; damaged (c) external (d) serious; grave; acute; difficult; rigorous; harsh; strict Q2 adj. subsidiary (a) supplementary; auxiliary; secondary; lesser in importance (b) distorted; crooked; twisted; askew (c) inquisitive; desiring to know and understand; odd; strange; rare (d) not functional; not practical Q3 conj. immediately (a) as soon as (b) in what way? (c) if (d) but; only Q4 n. monitor (a) movable articles for use in a home or office (i.e. chairs, desks, cabinets, closets, etc.) (b) mail; column; opinion; role; job placement (c) supervisor; device for regulating; screen (d) method or course that restores health; prescribed treatment for an illness Q5 n. above (a) meaning; sense; importance; consequence; act of pointing out (b) flammable liquid mixture derived from petroleum (used as fuel, etc.) (c) replacement; person or thing that takes the place of another (d) something previously mentioned or indicated Q6 v. rebound (a) to ask for an identification (i.e. in a bar) (b) to spring back (c) to begin; to be created; to result from; to develop; to be produced (d) to refer to a case or occurrence to explain or prove a point; to cite; to mention Q7 n. expression (a) strenuous physical or mental work; toil; exertion (b) putting into words; phrase; word; manifestation (c) business arrangement; client; funds deposited in a bank (d) deletion; negligence; failure; default Q8 adj. susceptible (a) attentive; conscious of (b) between countries; of relations between two or more countries (c) physical; done using human skill or force (d) vulnerable; prone; impressionable Q9 n. panel (a) group of judges; board; band; strip; crew; staff (b) part of an object designed to be gripped by the hand; fist name; nickname; code name; title (c) person who is an expert; person who is skilled (d) amount; extent; measure; degree; size; magnitude Q10 n. list (a) roll; roster; inventory; strip; band (b) creator; craftsman; skilled workman (c) combining of separate elements into a complete whole (d) official document; license; reference; attestation ANSWERS A1 adj. severe definition (d) serious; grave; acute; difficult; rigorous; harsh; strict A2 adj. subsidiary definition (a) supplementary; auxiliary; secondary; lesser in importance A3 conj. immediately definition (a) as soon as A4 n. monitor definition (c) supervisor; device for regulating; screen A5 n. above definition (d) something previously mentioned or indicated A6 v. rebound definition (b) to spring back A7 n. expression definition (b) putting into words; phrase; word; manifestation A8 adj. susceptible definition (d) vulnerable; prone; impressionable A9 n. panel definition (a) group of judges; board; band; strip; crew; staff A10 n. list definition (a) roll; roster; inventory; strip; band TOEIC Vocabulary Test 183 Q1 n. statistics (a) suggestion; proposal of a price; tender; bid (b) organization and interpretation of numerical data (c) supplies; necessary items; tools, instruments or other objects for completing a task (d) possibility; ability; capability of being Q2 n. consultancy (a) skill; talent; aptitude; capacity; power (b) the practice of giving expert advice within a particular field (c) friend; member of an academic organization; suitor (d) collective enterprise; group endeavor; collaboration Q3 n. examiner (a) elasticity; cheerfulness; quality of quickly recovering from sadness or failure; buoyancy (b) adequate amount; sufficient degree (c) connection; attachment (d) person who gives a test Q4 n. retirement (a) number with a fixed value; factor (b) shelves used to store printed items (c) withdrawal from one's job or occupation (d) person who is native to or resides in a particular area Q5 n. law (a) rule enacted by a community or country; custom; principle; convention (b) person who favors political and social reform (c) permit; official permission; authorization; document which shows proof of authorization; certificate (d) connection; attachment Q6 n. workshop (a) type; sort; class; group of things which are classed together because of their similarities (b) seminar; brief intensive educational program; discussion group (c) something interesting or amusing; fun; hospitality (d) commercial and market information that indicates overall economic trends Q7 n. nominee (a) person who has been appointed; candidate (b) meal; nourishment; material supplied; act of inserting into a machine (especially of putting paper into a printer) (c) instructor; director; escort; leader; manual; handbook (d) foundation; principal element; fundamental part Q8 adj. small (a) flawless; complete; undamaged (b) little; few in number; trivial; unimportant; modest (c) content; self-satisfied; comfortable; smug (d) in a manner which shuts out all others; solely; in a limited manner Q9 adj. irrelevant (a) beside the point; unconnected; impertinent; immaterial (b) foreign; abroad (c) available to lease or rent (d) dependable; reliable; accountable; liable Q10 n. point (a) spot; tip; essence; gist; matter (b) printed work which is bound together; bundle (c) yard; formal reception; place where legal trials take place (d) rough outline; sketch; written order for payment; conscription ANSWERS A1 n. statistics definition (b) organization and interpretation of numerical data A2 n. consultancy definition (b) the practice of giving expert advice within a particular field A3 n. examiner definition (d) person who gives a test A4 n. retirement definition (c) withdrawal from one's job or occupation A5 n. law definition (a) rule enacted by a community or country; custom; principle; convention A6 n. workshop definition (b) seminar; brief intensive educational program; discussion group A7 n. nominee definition (a) person who has been appointed; candidate A8 adj. small definition (b) little; few in number; trivial; unimportant; modest A9 adj. irrelevant definition (a) beside the point; unconnected; impertinent; immaterial A10 n. point definition (a) spot; tip; essence; gist; matter TOEIC Vocabulary Test 184 Q1 v. admit (a) to turn into money; to turn profit; to finance (b) to cut off; to curtail; to trim off (c) to confess to something; to allow entrance; to accept as valid (d) to finish; to infer; to deduce; to make a decision Q2 v. range (a) to exercise; to train; to drill (b) to request the presence of; to solicit; to attract; to encourage; to promote (c) to send off quickly; to dismiss; to conclude with speed and efficiency; to eliminate (d) to determine the scope of a target; to extend; to stretch; to vary Q3 v. thread (a) to believe; to have faith in; to supply goods by deferred payment (b) to demolish; to ruin; to destruct; to erase (c) to pass something through an opening (d) to make a request; to implement; to realize; to put into practice Q4 v. order (a) to go in search of; to look for; to search for; to request (b) to command; to request something; to arrange; to manage (c) to comfort; to console; to encourage; to relieve; to appease (d) to move to a different apartment; to move to a different place Q5 v. get through with (a) to draw attention; to captivate; to fascinate (b) to shatter; to crack; to be cut off; to cancel (c) to finish; to complete (d) to glide; to sneak; to slide; to decline; to deteriorate; to make a mistake Q6 v. go through (a) to remove; to get rid of (c) to leave; to go out (b) to experience; to endure (d) to fluctuate; to hesitate; to waver Q7 n. deed of surrender (a) a legal document that temporarily transfers a property from one individual to another (b) cork; stopper; electrical connector; block; advertisement (c) obligation; responsibility; assignment; customs tax (d) a significant decline in general economic activity extending over a period of time Q8 v. plane (a) to respect deeply; to honor greatly (b) to extend; to lengthen (c) to smooth wood; to make smooth; to remove rough areas (d) to accuse; to admonish Q9 v. empty (a) to surpass; to pass; to go beyond; to outdo (c) to save from destruction; to rescue (b) to startle; to astonish; to ambush (d) to remove the contents of Q10 v. tie (a) to bind; to fasten with a rope or cord (b) to attach firmly; to fasten tightly (c) to outlive; to remain in use; to outlast; to endure; to withstand (d) not intended to earn profits; to observe; to remark on; to make a comment; to record ANSWERS A1 v. admit definition (c) to confess to something; to allow entrance; to accept as valid A2 v. range definition (d) to determine the scope of a target; to extend; to stretch; to vary A3 v. thread definition (c) to pass something through an opening A4 v. order definition (b) to command; to request something; to arrange; to manage A5 v. get through with definition (c) to finish; to complete A6 v. go through definition (b) to experience; to endure A7 n. deed of surrender definition (a) a legal document that temporarily transfers a property from one individual to another A8 v. plane definition (c) to smooth wood; to make smooth; to remove rough areas A9 v. empty definition (d) to remove the contents of A10 v. tie definition (a) to bind; to fasten with a rope or cord TOEIC Vocabulary Test 185 Q1 v. inspire (a) to cause not to happen; to avert; to delay; to impede; to hinder (b) to exercise; to use; to make an effort (c) to substantiate with evidence; to demonstrate; to show clearly (d) to motivate; to stimulate; to provoke; to influence; to encourage Q2 n. implication (a) car; vehicle; ride (b) consequence; outcome; result; indirect suggestion; connotation; hint (c) person or organization that owns part of a company (d) buyer; client Q3 n. thought (a) idea; concept; product of the mind (b) computer which can serve many users simultaneously (c) foundation; grounding (d) rare object Q4 n. poll (a) person who participates in a bargaining session (b) voting, electing; counting of votes; number of votes; referendum (c) favor; liking; fondness; priority; superior status (d) explanation; meaning; interpretation (as of a word or term) Q5 adv. adversely (a) unfavorably; in a manner that works against; antagonistically (b) clearly; straight; frankly; immediately; soon (c) amid; in the middle (d) quite; sufficiently; fairly Q6 n. fulfillment (a) act of enlisting or drafting new members (b) noon; 12 a.m. (c) realization; performance; completion; gratification; satisfaction (d) fellow worker; cowoker Q7 n. documentation (a) chance occurrence; unforeseen event (b) collection of written records; use of written records as evidence (c) short informational periodical that is usually distributed to the members of an interest group (d) price; cost; speed; pace; tax Q8 n. feed (a) narration; act of telling; family member; connection; association (b) location where sick and injured people receive medical treatment (c) assembly; board; group of people (gathered to advise, plan, etc.) (d) meal; nourishment; material supplied; act of inserting into a machine (especially of putting paper into a printer) Q9 n. notice (a) series of remarks; explanation (often written in essay or book form) (b) merchandise; goods; item that is bought and sold; something useful (c) announcement; poster, sign; warning; attention; consideration (d) banknote; invoice; proposed law Q10 n. fundamental (a) head; leader; chairman; chief (b) financial assistance (c) principle; basis; essential (d) the act of transferring a property title from one person to another ANSWERS A1 v. inspire definition (d) to motivate; to stimulate; to provoke; to influence; to encourage A2 n. implication definition (b) consequence; outcome; result; indirect suggestion; connotation; hint A3 n. thought definition (a) idea; concept; product of the mind A4 n. poll definition (b) voting, electing; counting of votes; number of votes; referendum A5 adv. adversely definition (a) unfavorably; in a manner that works against; antagonistically A6 n. fulfillment definition (c) realization; performance; completion; gratification; satisfaction A7 n. documentation definition (b) collection of written records; use of written records as evidence A8 n. feed definition (d) meal; nourishment; material supplied; act of inserting into a machine (especially of putting paper into a printer) A9 n. notice definition (c) announcement; poster, sign; warning; attention; consideration A10 n. fundamental definition (c) principle; basis; essential TOEIC Vocabulary Test 186 Q1 n. conjunction (a) act of making changes; alteration; proof sheet made to verify changes made and check for additional errors (b) connection; link; uniting; joining (c) one who makes a journey (d) occurrence; happening; contest; campaign; promotion Q2 n. report (a) stock; list of assets; act of checking stock (b) detailed account of an occurrence or situation (c) duty responsibility; indebtedness; agreement (d) caution; advice about danger; advance notice Q3 n. debut (a) supply of goods; inventory; share; company's capital divided into shares (b) opening of a show; first public appearance (c) frequent customer; repeat customer (d) review; overview; statistical study Q4 n. scan (a) throw; team of actors; squint (of the eye) (c) argument; dispute; discussion; conversation (b) close examination; scrutinizing look (d) slope; grade; slant Q5 n. recruitment (a) headway; forward movement; development; advancement (b) cereal; seed; granule; particle; texture; weave (c) deficiency; flaw (d) act of enlisting or drafting new members Q6 n. place (a) location; position; standing; role; function (b) cameraman; person who takes pictures (c) declaration; allegation; official account (d) military rank above captain; main subject of study chosen by a college or university student Q7 n. programmer (a) large closed vehicle used for transporting goods or people (b) person who creates sets of instructions for a computer or other device (c) range; extent; sphere; expanse (d) duty; role; purpose; feature; convention Q8 n. doctor (a) hug; act of wrapping one's arms around another person or thing (b) person who works in a skilled occupation; specialist (c) advisor (adviser); counselor; coach; person who gives professional advice (d) person who is licensed to practice medicine (i.e. physician, surgeon etc.) Q9 n. dispute (a) obligation; responsibility; assignment; customs tax (b) quarrel; disagreement; argument (c) specimen; small part of something; representative part of a larger group (d) track; footprints; path; way Q10 n. trade (a) act of sending out; act of starting or initiating; commencement; inauguration (b) importance that is attached to something; accent or stress that is placed on a word or words (c) tip; bonus; recompense (d) business; commerce; barter; occupation ANSWERS A1 n. conjunction definition (b) connection; link; uniting; joining A2 n. report definition (b) detailed account of an occurrence or situation A3 n. debut definition (b) opening of a show; first public appearance A4 n. scan definition (b) close examination; scrutinizing look A5 n. recruitment definition (d) act of enlisting or drafting new members A6 n. place definition (a) location; position; standing; role; function A7 n. programmer definition (b) person who creates sets of instructions for a computer or other device A8 n. doctor definition (d) person who is licensed to practice medicine (i.e. physician, surgeon etc.) A9 n. dispute definition (b) quarrel; disagreement; argument A10 n. trade definition (d) business; commerce; barter; occupation TOEIC Vocabulary Test 187 Q1 v. slot (a) to copy files from a distant computer onto another computer through an Internet connection (b) to give on a temporary basis; to give money as a loan; to donate (c) to appear; to come out; to be revealed (d) to notch; to groove; to assign to a place or position (in an organization, system, etc.) Q2 v. defend (a) to take off; to shed; to take away; to eliminate; to get rid of (b) to divide; to split (c) to protect; to secure; to vindicate (d) to cancel; to revoke Q3 v. purpose (a) to form a relationship with another person (c) to intend; to plan; to design; to aim (b) to live; to be (d) to pack in a box Q4 v. note (a) not intended to earn profits; to observe; to remark on; to make a comment; to record (b) to grow older; to mature (c) to summarize; to review with a short summary (d) to train; to teach; to instruct; to guide; to counsel Q5 v. cast (a) to calm; to soften; to pacify; to relieve (b) to throw; to project; to form; to shape (c) to postpone; to dismiss from a job; to fire (d) to assemble; to collect; to accumulate; to conclude; to deduce Q6 v. plant (a) to labor; to act; to operate; to activate; to process (b) to make haste; to rush; to urge; to prod; to dash (c) to watch; to study; to monitor; to supervise; to discern (d) to sow; to place seeds or vegetation into soil; to establish; to set Q7 v. specify (a) to indicate; to itemize; to mark; to designate; to stipulate (b) to stay; to abide; to continue; to go on (c) to declare; to say; to send quickly; to squeeze; to extract (d) to establish an agreement; to settle a dispute Q8 v. manufacture (a) to proclaim; to make a statement; to make a full statement of (one's taxable or dutiable property) (b) to make by machine; to produce; to fabricate; to invent (c) to call; to summon (e.g. to the telephone); to number sheets of paper in a collection (d) to rent out property for a specific period of time; to let Q9 v. streamline (a) to upset; to disturb; to divide (b) to present in a condensed form; to list the main points in a brief and comprehensive manner (c) to startle; to astonish; to ambush (d) to make more efficient; to organize; to simplify Q10 v. leverage (a) to drill; to practice an action repeatedly in order to perfect it (b) to use one's influence to affect people or circumstances (c) can; to allow; to be possible; to wish (d) to travel to unknown regions; to investigate; to examine; to research ANSWERS A1 v. slot definition (d) to notch; to groove; to assign to a place or position (in an organization, system, etc.) A2 v. defend definition (c) to protect; to secure; to vindicate A3 v. purpose definition (c) to intend; to plan; to design; to aim A4 v. note definition (a) not intended to earn profits; to observe; to remark on; to make a comment; to record A5 v. cast definition (b) to throw; to project; to form; to shape A6 v. plant definition (d) to sow; to place seeds or vegetation into soil; to establish; to set A7 v. specify definition (a) to indicate; to itemize; to mark; to designate; to stipulate A8 v. manufacture definition (b) to make by machine; to produce; to fabricate; to invent A9 v. streamline definition (d) to make more efficient; to organize; to simplify A10 v. leverage definition (b) to use one's influence to affect people or circumstances TOEIC Vocabulary Test 188 Q1 v. pattern (a) to decorate; to imitate; to mimic; to copy an example (b) to obtain; to attain; to perform; to accomplish (c) to recover (d) to warn; to put on standby; to alarm Q2 v. itemize (a) to add (b) to fork; to divide into parts or sections (c) to bend; to crease; to wrap; to envelop; to clasp (d) to catalog; to list; to enumerate; to set down in full detail Q3 n. output (a) increase in salary; wage increase (b) conjecture; supposition; hypothesis (c) act of bringing back; restoration; act of finding information and sending it to the user as output (d) yield; product; manufacture; information sent out from a computer Q4 n. breakthrough (a) prize; recompense; benefit received as payment for a service (b) problem; misfortune; annoyance; cause of worry (c) rectangular traveling bag; valise (d) progress; reaching a new level; removal of a barrier; penetration Q5 n. release (a) combination; conjunction; group; mixture (b) realization; carrying out; performing; putting into effect; execution (c) honesty; uprightness; morality; wholeness; unity (d) freedom; liberation; newly distributed film (or record, book, etc.); statement provided to the media Q6 n. dot (a) government department responsible for collecting taxes on imports (b) violent twist; violent ripping; tool for gripping or turning bolts (c) spot; speck; part (the point) in an Internet web address (d) blunder; fault; error Q7 n. expense (a) custom; something that one is used to doing; part of a routine; behavior pattern (b) chance; occasion; favorable time to act (c) minor office worker; book-keeper; bureaucrat (d) cost; price; payment Q8 v. embark (a) to recover; to regain; to bring back; to fetch; to rescue (b) to go on board a ship; to put on board a ship; to begin; to become involved in an enterprise (c) to leave; to go out (d) to receive; to agree; to consent Q9 v. hit (a) to register; to sign up; to join up; to enter one's name on a list (b) to pave the way; to create a path; to guide; to initiate; to originate (c) to glide; to fly upward; to ascend; to increase; to rise (d) to strike; to beat; to reach; to find; to collide Q10 v. shop (a) to visit a store and purchase goods; to browse in a store; to inform on; to betray (British Slang) (b) to spice; to flavor; to accustom; to acclimatize; to become experienced (c) to go ashore from a boat; to leave a plane or vehicle; to land (d) to agree; to concur; to confirm; to endorse ANSWERS A1 v. pattern definition (a) to decorate; to imitate; to mimic; to copy an example A2 v. itemize definition (d) to catalog; to list; to enumerate; to set down in full detail A3 n. output definition (d) yield; product; manufacture; information sent out from a computer A4 n. breakthrough definition (d) progress; reaching a new level; removal of a barrier; penetration A5 n. release definition (d) freedom; liberation; newly distributed film (or record, book, etc.); statement provided to the media A6 n. dot definition (c) spot; speck; part (the point) in an Internet web address A7 n. expense definition (d) cost; price; payment A8 v. embark definition (b) to go on board a ship; to put on board a ship; to begin; to become involved in an enterprise A9 v. hit definition (d) to strike; to beat; to reach; to find; to collide A10 v. shop definition (a) to visit a store and purchase goods; to browse in a store; to inform on; to betray (British Slang) TOEIC Vocabulary Test 189 Q1 n. swap (a) exchange; trade (b) geometric figure having four equal sides; plaza (c) brain; memory; recollection; opinion; intention; desire (d) habit; tradition; convention Q2 n. segment (a) regard; esteem; renown (b) attempt to discover or test something; trial; research (c) guidebook; library; catalog (d) part; portion; slice; piece Q3 n. budget (a) conference; routine; custom; treaty (b) customer; buyer; computer that serves as a terminal (c) passage; distinct portion of text (usually begins with an indented line); section; clause (d) financial framework; financial plan Q4 n. affiliation (a) probability; chance; feasibility; possibility (b) bill; money made of paper (c) connection; attachment (d) supply; stock; measure; means; condition; stipulation Q5 n. admiration (a) scope; range; scale; size; measure; degree (c) tolerance; forbearance (b) enchantment; affection; adoration (d) restriction; force; limitation; limit Q6 n. location (a) diligence; neatness (b) place; position; situation; site; spot (c) something unyielding; something hard; stone similar to diamond (d) depot; wholesale store; large retail store Q7 n. figure (a) number; image; character; price; human shape; symbol (b) bother; disturbance; nuisance; discomfort (c) expertise; state of having expert skills; skillfulness; adeptness; masterfulness (d) percentage of profits paid to an artist for each copy of his work that is sold Q8 n. associate (a) something that continues for many years (b) citizenship; patriotism (c) partner; fellow worker; co-worker; friend (d) act of repairing; renewal; act of restoring to good condition Q9 n. routine (a) partnership; association (b) profession; development; progress; gradual growth (c) commonplace activity; everyday task; habit; custom; practice (d) report on current economic conditions, published by the Federal Reserve Board Q10 n. lack (a) need; want; shortage; absence (b) point of view; perspective (c) strength; period; permanence (d) effect; impact; person or thing which has power to affect others ANSWERS A1 n. swap definition (a) exchange; trade A2 n. segment definition (d) part; portion; slice; piece A3 n. budget definition (d) financial framework; financial plan A4 n. affiliation definition (c) connection; attachment A5 n. admiration definition (b) enchantment; affection; adoration A6 n. location definition (b) place; position; situation; site; spot A7 n. figure definition (a) number; image; character; price; human shape; symbol A8 n. associate definition (c) partner; fellow worker; co-worker; friend A9 n. routine definition (c) commonplace activity; everyday task; habit; custom; practice A10 n. lack definition (a) need; want; shortage; absence TOEIC Vocabulary Test 190 Q1 v. internationalize (a) to globalize; to make worldwide (b) to come to a sum; to become; to total (c) to presume to be true; to hypothesize; to believe (d) to aid; to help; to support; to guide; to direct Q2 v. convey (a) to examine; to debate; to scrutinize; to solicit votes or opinions (b) to carry; to impart or to communicate by statement, suggestion, gesture or appearance (c) to extend across; to stretch from one point another; to bridge (d) to find fault; to express displeasure; to protest Q3 v. contrive (a) to devise; to invent; to dream up; to design (often in a negative way) (b) to compel; to reinforce; to oblige; to coerce (c) to allay; to soothe; to relieve; to soften; to lessen (d) to argue; to discuss; to consider; to ponder Q4 v. sponsor (a) to tie with a narrow piece of leather; to lash (b) to load with goods; to load; to weigh down; to send as cargo (c) to back; to support; to finance; to subsidize; to promote (d) to examine; to debate; to scrutinize; to solicit votes or opinions Q5 v. expire (a) to restore to good condition; to restart; to resume; to refresh (b) to erect; to set; to put; to place (c) to design; to plan (i.e. machinery, roads, etc.) (d) to come to an end; to finish; to terminate Q6 v. remit (a) to mystify; to baffle; to confound; to confuse; to perplex (b) to obtain; to protect; to defend; to strengthen (c) to forgive; to absolve; to release; to discharge (d) to let; to allow someone to use property in return for regular payments; to hire Q7 v. satisfy (a) to copy files from a distant computer onto another computer through an Internet connection (b) to depart; to exit; to quit; to omit; to let alone (c) to mark with an iron; to disgrace; to condemn (d) to fulfill; to meet a request or requirement; to compensate; to remunerate Q8 v. rent (a) to let; to allow someone to use property in return for regular payments; to hire (b) to advance; to encourage; to promote; to assist (c) to envision; to fantasize; to visualize; to think; to assume (d) to finish; to complete Q9 v. back (a) to put into practice; to accomplish; to perform; to conduct (b) to stop; to cause to stop; to pause; to hesitate; to be uncertain (c) to imitate; to try to equal or excel; to take after; to copy (d) to support; to assist; to strengthen Q10 v. lounge (a) to see with the eyes; to view; to notice; to discern; to observe (b) to lie down; to recline; to move in a relaxed manner; to walk lazily (c) to go regularly to (a certain place); to patronize (d) to stick to; to cling to; to be devoted to (an idea, group, organization etc.) ANSWERS A1 v. internationalize definition (a) to globalize; to make worldwide A2 v. convey definition (b) to carry; to impart or to communicate by statement, suggestion, gesture or appearance A3 v. contrive definition (a) to devise; to invent; to dream up; to design (often in a negative way) A4 v. sponsor definition (c) to back; to support; to finance; to subsidize; to promote A5 v. expire definition (d) to come to an end; to finish; to terminate A6 v. remit definition (c) to forgive; to absolve; to release; to discharge A7 v. satisfy definition (d) to fulfill; to meet a request or requirement; to compensate; to remunerate A8 v. rent definition (a) to let; to allow someone to use property in return for regular payments; to hire A9 v. back definition (d) to support; to assist; to strengthen A10 v. lounge definition (b) to lie down; to recline; to move in a relaxed manner; to walk lazily TOEIC Vocabulary Test 191 Q1 v. set up (a) to alter; to replace; to become different (b) to go on; to keep doing something; to last; to perpetuate (c) to establish; to start; to found; to being; to raise (d) to express excitement; to motivate Q2 n. necessity (a) a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum (b) sensitivity; susceptibility (to disease, etc.) (c) obligation; need; requirement (d) boat for crossing a body of water; shuttle Q3 v. avail (a) to limit; to restrict; to contract; to lessen in width; to taper (b) to make or to fit according to individual needs or desires; to personalize; to individualize (c) to be useful; to help; to facilitate (d) to question formally; to evaluate through questioning Q4 n. common (a) the U.S. treasury (b) bend; crease; depression in the ground; hollow between two hills; yard (c) punishment; fine; punishment in the form of a financial payment (d) open public area in a city or town; park; square Q5 v. conceal (a) to reduce the price of; to mark down; to ignore (b) to hide; to keep secret; to cover up (c) to expend; to disburse; to put out (money, resources, etc.) (d) to assign too low a value to Q6 v. submit (a) to revise; to alter; to make changes and corrections prior to printing (b) to give in; to surrender; to yield; to present; to propose (c) to represent as the embodiment of perfection (d) to present for the first time; to initiate; to establish; to announce Q7 v. mobilize (a) to move; to circulate; to draft; to assemble for action (especially armed reserves) (b) to control; to rule; to command (c) to describe; to illustrate; to characterize; to portray; to elucidate (d) to protect; to guard from harm Q8 v. discard (a) to enlarge; to add to; to multiply; to raise; to intensify (b) to amass; to accumulate; to supply; to equip (c) to begin; to be created; to result from; to develop; to be produced (d) to throw away; to get rid of Q9 n. reverse (a) opposite; contrary; back side; rear; setback; defeat (b) foundation; organization which provides a certain service or supports a particular cause (c) progression of steps; table of graduated rates; system of marks used for measuring (d) period; era; hour; rate Q10 n. lasting (a) commitment; obligation; period of employment (b) harvest; produce (Agriculture); group; whip; short haircut (c) painstaking labor; careful planning; adding of extra details; act of improving; production (d) strong durable fabric; persistence ANSWERS A1 v. set up definition (c) to establish; to start; to found; to being; to raise A2 n. necessity definition (c) obligation; need; requirement A3 v. avail definition (c) to be useful; to help; to facilitate A4 n. common definition (d) open public area in a city or town; park; square A5 v. conceal definition (b) to hide; to keep secret; to cover up A6 v. submit definition (b) to give in; to surrender; to yield; to present; to propose A7 v. mobilize definition (a) to move; to circulate; to draft; to assemble for action (especially armed reserves) A8 v. discard definition (d) to throw away; to get rid of A9 n. reverse definition (a) opposite; contrary; back side; rear; setback; defeat A10 n. lasting definition (d) strong durable fabric; persistence TOEIC Vocabulary Test 192 Q1 n. machine (a) inflection; verbal 'time' (b) bank deposits that are available on a short-term basis; treasury bills (c) heaviness; unit of mass; pressure; importance; influence (d) device made up of interconnected parts that work together to perform a given task or function Q2 n. smart (a) person who makes changes; person who introduces new methods or procedures; creative person (b) formal agreement between two states; compact; covenant; contract (c) sharp stinging pain (d) distribution; liberation; transference Q3 n. insert (a) statement; proclamation; announcement (b) more current version of something (c) national money of a country; circulation; custom; prevalence (d) something created separately for the purpose of being added to or placed inside (a book, newspaper, etc.) Q4 n. factory (a) plant; any location which mass-produces one type of product (b) supervisor; device for regulating; screen (c) type; kind; character; manner; quality (d) negative tendency (especially in economy or business) Q5 n. satisfaction (a) gratification of a need; remuneration; fulfillment (b) resident of a capital city; sophisticated big-city person (c) duplicate; photostat (d) act of giving in to desire; something which gratifies; luxury; leniency Q6 n. library (a) intersection; crossing; connection (c) offer; plan; theory; problem (b) possibility; ability; capability of being (d) place where one can borrow books Q7 n. inspiration (a) fitness; suitability; limitation; diploma or certificate stating one's abilities (b) thickness of some material that covers a surface; covering; bed; stratum (c) stimulus; motivation; revelation; insight; idea (d) person who is free from sin or wrongdoing Q8 n. effect (a) ordered merchandise that is not currently in stock but will be supplied in the future (b) result; outcome; impact; trick; natural phenomenon (c) necessity; obligation; command; order (d) person who gives a test Q9 n. plain (a) plateau; area of level ground; prairie; savanna (b) try; assay; test; trial (c) program; scheme; agenda; timetable; schedule (d) instructions; manual; handbook; indication of acceptable conduct or procedure Q10 n. rebound (a) series of remarks; explanation (often written in essay or book form) (b) incentive; drive; inspiration; state of being stirred to action (c) backlash (d) financial obligation; debt; responsibility; obligation ANSWERS A1 n. machine definition (d) device made up of interconnected parts that work together to perform a given task or function A2 n. smart definition (c) sharp stinging pain A3 n. insert definition (d) something created separately for the purpose of being added to or placed inside (a book, newspaper, etc.) A4 n. factory definition (a) plant; any location which mass-produces one type of product A5 n. satisfaction definition (a) gratification of a need; remuneration; fulfillment A6 n. library definition (d) place where one can borrow books A7 n. inspiration definition (c) stimulus; motivation; revelation; insight; idea A8 n. effect definition (b) result; outcome; impact; trick; natural phenomenon A9 n. plain definition (a) plateau; area of level ground; prairie; savanna A10 n. rebound definition (c) backlash TOEIC Vocabulary Test 193 Q1 v. ascertain (a) to repeat; to say again; to restate (b) to clarify; to confirm; to reinforce; to verify (c) to make level; to smooth; to balance (d) to defeat; to master; to crush; to stagger; to stun; to daze Q2 v. back up (a) to jumble; to mix together confusedly; to clamber; to climb on all fours (b) to support; to solidify; to strengthen (c) can; to allow; to be possible; to wish (d) to watch; to study; to monitor; to supervise; to discern Q3 v. project (a) to oppose; to protest (b) to plan; to scheme; to send; to dispatch; to throw (c) to overstate; to make something seem greater or more important than it really is (d) to mark as different; to see as different; to discern; to recognize Q4 v. market (a) to sell; to trade or deal; to distribute; to promote (b) to recognize; to show to be the same; to sympathize; to relate (c) to schedule; to plan; to write a system of operating instructions for a computer (d) to toss or dump garbage in an unauthorized place; to scatter objects in disorder Q5 v. cater (a) to imply; to suggest; to hint (b) to act against; to oppose (with an equal weight, force etc.) (c) to classify; to organize; to separate from others; to clarify (d) to provide; to supply (food, etc.); to care for Q6 v. spend (a) to shatter; to crack; to be cut off; to cancel (b) to mirror; to send back energy from a surface; to cause to return; to express (c) to pledge; to give one's word; to vow; to commit oneself to a certain course of action (d) to expend; to disburse; to put out (money, resources, etc.) Q7 v. write off (a) to disregard an outstanding debt (as of a customer) (b) to match; to correspond; to resemble; to be similar to (c) to cut; to cut down; to cut into pieces; to mince (d) to deposit money; in a money institution; to count on; to depend upon Q8 adj. base (a) low; despicable; ignoble (b) enduring; lasting; continuing; leftover; remaining (c) infinite; boundless (d) skilled; able; proficient; adept Q9 v. refuse (a) to decline; to deny; to reject (b) to disregard an outstanding debt (as of a customer) (c) to expend; to disburse; to put out (money, resources, etc.) (d) to deal in; to sell Q10 v. dissipate (a) to choose; to select; to pull out; to tear out; to peck (b) to perform; to present; to carry out; to execute (c) to scatter; to spread out; to be scattered (d) to perform a thorough investigation; to study a subject closely ANSWERS A1 v. ascertain definition (b) to clarify; to confirm; to reinforce; to verify A2 v. back up definition (b) to support; to solidify; to strengthen A3 v. project definition (b) to plan; to scheme; to send; to dispatch; to throw A4 v. market definition (a) to sell; to trade or deal; to distribute; to promote A5 v. cater definition (d) to provide; to supply (food, etc.); to care for A6 v. spend definition (d) to expend; to disburse; to put out (money, resources, etc.) A7 v. write off definition (a) to disregard an outstanding debt (as of a customer) A8 adj. base definition (a) low; despicable; ignoble A9 v. refuse definition (a) to decline; to deny; to reject A10 v. dissipate definition (c) to scatter; to spread out; to be scattered TOEIC Vocabulary Test 194 Q1 v. ignore (a) to disregard; to overlook; to refuse to recognize; to reject (b) to remove totally; to erase; to eliminate (c) to estimate; to compute; to depend upon (d) to learn; to ponder; to examine; to investigate; to memorize Q2 adj. superfluous (a) cautious; particular; concentrated; meticulous (b) fulfilling many functions; multi-purpose; skilled to do many things (c) being more than is needed; excessive; unnecessary (d) produced; made; manufactured Q3 n. conclusion (a) affiliate; office; industry; trade; business unit (b) end; deduction; cognition; final decision (c) denouncement; revealing; photograph; abandoning; placement (d) small vegetable growth; factory; equipment Q4 adj. private (a) useful; providing assistance; repairing; performing maintenance tasks (b) administrative; operational; having the power to execute laws and policy (c) intimate; for or pertaining to a small group of people; personal; of an individual (d) firm; faithful; persistent; unbending; adamant Q5 adj. admirable (a) wrong; erroneous; imprecise; unseemly; improper (b) worthy of adoration; impressive; wonderful; marvelous (c) strong; healthy (d) different; varied Q6 v. formulate (a) to impregnate; to inseminate; to enrich the soil by the addition of organic or chemical substances (b) to work; to toil; to exert oneself; to work hard (c) to instruct; to teach; to scold; to reprove; to rebuke (d) to devise; to conceive; to develop; to plan Q7 n. origin (a) hoe; tool used to spread soil; choice; selection (b) source; beginning; birth; parentage; nationality (c) minimum amount of money and liquid assets set by the central banking system of the U.S. (d) machine which supplies force and motion; motor; truck; part of a program which handles certain types of date Q8 n. employer (a) firm decision; ruling; decisiveness; determination (b) attack; misdeed; insult; transgression (c) boss; person or company that hires people to do work (d) something that causes a person to act; cause; incentive; purpose; intention Q9 v. slander (a) to move heavily or awkwardly; to accumulate; to collect (b) to be worthy of; to have a right to (c) to complete; to achieve; to attain; to perform (d) to make false and injurious statements about another; to defame; to vilify; to malign Q10 adj. bottom (a) lower; under (b) in view; observable; obvious; apparent (c) presently holding an office or position; compulsory; necessary; resting; lying (d) immediate; quick; urgent; pressing; present; current ANSWERS A1 v. ascertain definition (b) to clarify; to confirm; to reinforce; to verify A2 v. back up definition (b) to support; to solidify; to strengthen A3 v. project definition (b) to plan; to scheme; to send; to dispatch; to throw A4 v. market definition (a) to sell; to trade or deal; to distribute; to promote A5 v. cater definition (d) to provide; to supply (food, etc.); to care for A6 v. spend definition (d) to expend; to disburse; to put out (money, resources, etc.) A7 v. write off definition (a) to disregard an outstanding debt (as of a customer) A8 adj. base definition (a) low; despicable; ignoble A9 v. refuse definition (a) to decline; to deny; to reject A10 v. dissipate definition (c) to scatter; to spread out; to be scattered TOEIC Vocabulary Test 195 Q1 n. margin (a) profit from the difference between costs and net sales (b) hurt; wound; harm; damage; insult (c) coach; buggy; transportation (d) push; lift; incentive; encouragement Q2 n. crowd (a) type of dessert; cake; baked dish consisting of a crust and filling (b) public; large group of people; gathering (c) speaking ability; something that is communicated orally (d) attention; concern; caution; supervision; management Q3 n. plug (a) awareness; perception (b) case; crate; punch; hit (c) cork; stopper; electrical connector; block; advertisement (d) type; kind; character; manner; quality Q4 n. season (a) target; aim; purpose; objective; destination (b) inhabitant; one who lives in a particular location (c) one of the four quarters of the year (winter, spring, summer, autumn) (d) competition; contention; act of competing Q5 n. development (a) principal pipe or duct in a system; chief part of something; strength or force; high sea (b) enigma; riddle; game; jigsaw (c) motto; catchword; attention getting phrase used in advertising (d) evolvement; gradual growth; evolution; maturation; progression Q6 n. credit risk (a) spot; tip; essence; gist; matter (b) the prospect that a bond issuer will fail to make required debt payments (c) act of assuming control of something (as in a government or business) (d) base; fundament; substructure; establishing; institution Q7 n. menu (a) list of choices; list of commands or options which may be selected (b) something which is permanently or securely attached; set date for a sporting event (c) substance burned to create energy (petrol, gasoline, gas, wood, coal, etc.) (d) temporary stay somewhere; instance of spending time with a person or group of people; inspection Q8 v. guess (a) to suppose; to hypothesize; to conjecture (b) to establish; to create; to build; to set up; to start a company (c) to distinguish; to perceive; to recognize; to discriminate (d) to sightsee; to voyage; to travel Q9 v. site (a) to have a price; to require payment; to set a price (b) to punish (c) to locate (d) to give on a temporary basis; to give money as a loan; to donate Q10 n. sight (a) vision; ability to see; look; glimpse; spectacle (b) person or business that sells goods to final consumers (c) device; system; machine; gadget; appliance (d) neglect; disregard; carelessness; failure to provide the necessary provision for (Law) ANSWERS A1 n. margin definition (a) profit from the difference between costs and net sales A2 n. crowd definition (b) public; large group of people; gathering A3 n. plug definition (c) cork; stopper; electrical connector; block; advertisement A4 n. season definition (c) one of the four quarters of the year (winter, spring, summer, autumn) A5 n. development definition (d) evolvement; gradual growth; evolution; maturation; progression A6 n. credit risk definition (b) the prospect that a bond issuer will fail to make required debt payments A7 n. menu definition (a) list of choices; list of commands or options which may be selected A8 v. guess definition (a) to suppose; to hypothesize; to conjecture A9 v. site definition (c) to locate A10 n. sight definition (a) vision; ability to see; look; glimpse; spectacle