TOEIC Vocabulary Test 121-135.docx

TOEIC Vocabulary Test 121 Q1 n. communication (a) news story publicized in only a newspaper or television/radio station (b) host; performer; comedian (c) exchange of information or ideas; transfer; passing along; letter; message (d) something which makes up for a deficiency; addition; extra added part Q2 n. conviction (a) instructions; manual; handbook; indication of acceptable conduct or procedure (b) something that is out of the ordinary; anomaly; objection; opposition (c) misgiving; lack of certainty (d) acknowledgment; strong persuasion or belief; condemnation Q3 n. must (a) necessity; obligation; new wine; grape juice that has not yet fermented (b) living; state of being; life (c) examination of financial accounts; internal investigation (d) pathfinder; forerunner; person who paves the way; member of a military engineering corps Q4 n. slogan (a) trust; certainty; faith in oneself; secret (b) picture; snapshot; image (c) motto; catchword; attention getting phrase used in advertising (d) truthfulness; sincerity; integrity; frankness Q5 n. scenery (a) command; order; authorization granted from one body to a subordinate body (b) exterior or upper boundary of a thing; external part or layer; outward appearance (c) view; vista; panorama; set; backdrop used on stage to portray a particular setting or locale (d) a list of accounts receivable Q6 n. reach (a) headway; forward movement; development; advancement (b) educational meeting; training session (c) decline; reduction; lessening (d) distance that an arm can extend Q7 n. consideration (a) payment; thoughtfulness; respectfulness; careful attention (b) ability; aptitude; proficiency; expertise; craft or trade that requires special training (c) awareness; cognition; ability to perceive (d) cork; stopper; electrical connector; block; advertisement Q8 n. private (a) instrument for use in attack or defense in combat (b) inheritance; bequest; something handed down from one's ancestors (c) trait; feature; ability; distinguishing quality; attribute (d) soldier of the three lowest military ranks Q9 n. objective (a) putting to use; putting into action; effort; struggle; strain (b) end; completion; conclusion; polish; something which completes or perfects (c) aim; purpose, goal (d) aid; help; support; direction; upkeep Q10 n. cost (a) argument; dispute; discussion; conversation (b) limit; border (c) price; expense (d) state of having both positive and negative feelings towards a subject ANSWERS A1 n. communication definition (c) exchange of information or ideas; transfer; passing along; letter; message A2 n. conviction definition (d) acknowledgment; strong persuasion or belief; condemnation A3 n. must definition (a) necessity; obligation; new wine; grape juice that has not yet fermented A4 n. slogan definition (c) motto; catchword; attention getting phrase used in advertising A5 n. scenery definition (c) view; vista; panorama; set; backdrop used on stage to portray a particular setting or locale A6 n. reach definition (d) distance that an arm can extend A7 n. consideration definition (a) payment; thoughtfulness; respectfulness; careful attention A8 n. private definition (d) soldier of the three lowest military ranks A9 n. objective definition (c) aim; purpose, goal A10 n. cost definition (c) price; expense TOEIC Vocabulary Test 122 Q1 v. lease (a) to conduct a series of activities organized to accomplish a goal (b) to make a graph; to draw; to diagram (c) to rent out property for a specific period of time; to let (d) to make false and injurious statements about another; to defame; to vilify; to malign Q2 v. complain (a) to do without; to give up; to distribute; to give out; to hand out (b) to stand in line; to make a row (c) to find fault; to express displeasure; to protest (d) to glide; to fly upward; to ascend; to increase; to rise Q3 v. identify (a) to look on; to see; to observe; to testify; to vouch for (b) to explain; to clarify; to describe; to depict (c) to confuse; to make hard to understand; to make difficult; to make complex (d) to recognize; to show to be the same; to sympathize; to relate Q4 v. certify (a) to think; to consider logically; to argue; to claim (b) to breast-feed; to suckle; to provide medical care; to take care of (c) to confirm to be true; to authorize (d) to crumble into granules Q5 v. intend (a) to match; to correspond; to resemble; to be similar to (b) to emphasize; to accentuate (c) to extend; to elongate; to reach out; to pull; to strain (d) to plan; to mean; to have in mind do or accomplish; to designate for a particular purpose Q6 v. concentrate (a) to focus; to pay attention (b) to turn into; to develop into; to grow into (c) to cipher (d) to organize; to settle; to structure; to order; to systematize Q7 v. consist (a) to be composed of; to be made up of (b) to occupy; to live in; to dwell in; to reside in; to populate (c) to compile; to increase; to accumulate; to grow (d) to imagine to oneself; to picture; to visualize Q8 v. overlap (a) to reduce; to protect; to soften; to upholster (b) to cover a part of; to have something in common (c) to photograph; to paint; to draw; to describe; to depict (d) to extend across; to stretch from one point another; to bridge Q9 v. angle (a) to indicate; to signal; to write down; to record; to notice (b) to bend; to turn sharply in a different direction (c) to turn into money; to turn profit; to finance (d) to advance; to move forward; to gain Q10 v. counter (a) to enlist or draft new members; to gain; to obtain; to procure (b) to rub; to achieve or obtain with difficulty; to delete; to cross out (c) to impose a tax upon; to purify; to make thin or thinner; to reduce; to clarify (d) to oppose; to retaliate; to react; to strike back ANSWERS A1 v. lease definition (c) to rent out property for a specific period of time; to let A2 v. complain definition (c) to find fault; to express displeasure; to protest A3 v. identify definition (d) to recognize; to show to be the same; to sympathize; to relate A4 v. certify definition (c) to confirm to be true; to authorize A5 v. intend definition (d) to plan; to mean; to have in mind do or accomplish; to designate for a particular purpose A6 v. concentrate definition (a) to focus; to pay attention A7 v. consist definition (a) to be composed of; to be made up of A8 v. overlap definition (b) to cover a part of; to have something in common A9 v. angle definition (b) to bend; to turn sharply in a different direction A10 v. counter definition (d) to oppose; to retaliate; to react; to strike back TOEIC Vocabulary Test 123 Q1 v. compel (a) to hurry; to make haste; to act or move quickly; to cause to hurry (b) to send a letter or other item via the postal service; to post (c) to turn into money; to turn profit; to finance (d) to force; to coerce; to influence; to impose; to demand Q2 v. recommend (a) to endeavor; to try hard; to compete; to struggle; to resist (b) to apply color to a surface; to put makeup on; to describe something in words (c) to include; to hold back; to restrain; to keep under control (d) to advocate; to endorse; to speak well of; to advise; to suggest Q3 n. border (a) large vessel made for sailing on the sea; aircraft; spacecraft (b) the process of installing a newer and more powerful version of a software package or a piece of hardware (c) boundary; edge; limit (d) person who has been appointed; candidate Q4 n. endorsement (a) signature on a money order such as a check (b) person who puts money into a project (c) person who works with pipe and water systems (d) person who purchases something; client; customer; shopper; purchaser Q5 v. consider (a) to think over; to believe; to regard; to take into account (b) to place in; to put in; to add to (c) to see; to look; to pay attention; to supervise (d) to make an application; to enter; to let something or someone enter Q6 n. initial (a) beginning letter of a person's first name; first letter (as of a word) (b) ability; aptitude; proficiency; expertise; craft or trade that requires special training (c) association; organization; community; rich upper class; fellowship; companionship (d) paper used for writing letters Q7 v. strengthen (a) to make strong; to fortify; to reinforce; to toughen (b) to grow older; to mature (c) to have different opinions; to differ (d) to move heavily or awkwardly; to accumulate; to collect Q8 v. mend (a) to repair; to improve; to be improved (b) to compel; to reinforce; to oblige; to coerce (c) to plead; to request; to petition for a new trial or judgment (d) to rent out property for a specific period of time; to let Q9 v. adorn (a) to modify; to adapt; to fit; to arrange; to settle (b) to look on; to see; to observe; to testify; to vouch for (c) to support; to solidify; to strengthen (d) to decorate; to beautify Q10 adj. ostentatious (a) same; identical; able; capable (b) showy; pretentious; bombastic; pompous; garish (c) composed of elastic material; made from caoutchouc (d) begging; attractive; interesting ANSWERS A1 v. compel definition (d) to force; to coerce; to influence; to impose; to demand A2 v. recommend definition (d) to advocate; to endorse; to speak well of; to advise; to suggest A3 n. border definition (c) boundary; edge; limit A4 n. endorsement definition (a) signature on a money order such as a check A5 v. consider definition (a) to think over; to believe; to regard; to take into account A6 n. initial definition (a) beginning letter of a person's first name; first letter (as of a word) A7 v. strengthen definition (a) to make strong; to fortify; to reinforce; to toughen A8 v. mend definition (a) to repair; to improve; to be improved A9 v. adorn definition (d) to decorate; to beautify A10 adj. ostentatious definition (b) showy; pretentious; bombastic; pompous; garish TOEIC Vocabulary Test 124 Q1 adj. collectible (a) rotating; one after the other; interchanging (b) tenacious; stubborn; constant; continual; diligent (c) payable; subject to or requiring payment especially as specified (d) highest; prime; leading Q2 adj. germane (a) pertinent; relevant; connected (b) unbelievable; inconceivable; fabulous; great; amazing (c) recent; common; prevalent; present; popular (d) alert; clever; ingenious; skillful; adept Q3 adj. guilty (a) deserving of punishment; responsible (b) doubtful; not reliable; ambiguous (c) extreme; great; powerful; strong; profound (d) intrinsic; existing as a natural and integral part; natural; inborn Q4 adj. committed (a) occurring at regular intervals; recurrent; cyclic; seasonal (b) confusing; hard to understand; difficult; complex (c) enough; adequate (d) obligated; engaged; industrious; ambitious; loyal Q5 adj. advance (a) big; enormous; wide; spacious; famous (b) short; concise (c) beforehand (d) of a skilled occupation; working in one of the skilled occupations Q6 adj. large (a) big; enormous; wide; spacious; famous (b) confusing; hard to understand; difficult; complex (c) using numbers; with numbers (d) could be; might be; may be Q7 adj. predictable (a) brief; blunt; rude (b) empty; unfilled; unoccupied; lacking expression (c) terrible; awful; disgusting (d) can be prophesied; can be foretold Q8 adj. practical (a) suitable; worthy of; qualified; entitled to; allowed (b) exceptional; special; strange; odd; curious (c) feasible; workable; applicable; useful; efficacious (d) successive; uninterrupted; permanent Q9 adj. crucial (a) gloomy; cheerless; bad; depressing; sad (b) very important; critical; decisive; vital (c) conquered; seized; filled; taken up; inhabited; populated (d) new; fresh; late; of late times Q10 adj. tremendous (a) typical; characteristic; acting on behalf of another person or organization (b) secured in a warehouse (c) very great in numbers; huge; powerful (d) easy; uncomplicated; modest; ordinary; plain ANSWERS A1 adj. collectible definition (c) payable; subject to or requiring payment especially as specified A2 adj. germane definition (a) pertinent; relevant; connected A3 adj. guilty definition (a) deserving of punishment; responsible A4 adj. committed definition (d) obligated; engaged; industrious; ambitious; loyal A5 adj. advance definition (c) beforehand A6 adj. large definition (a) big; enormous; wide; spacious; famous A7 adj. predictable definition (d) can be prophesied; can be foretold A8 adj. practical definition (c) feasible; workable; applicable; useful; efficacious A9 adj. crucial definition (b) very important; critical; decisive; vital A10 adj. tremendous definition (c) very great in numbers; huge; powerful TOEIC Vocabulary Test 125 Q1 n. comparison (a) risk; peril; hazard (b) delegate; agent; person who acts on behalf of another person or organization (c) speaking ability; something that is communicated orally (d) pointing out of similarities and differences; similarity; likeness Q2 n. special (a) benefit; profit; utility; avail (b) series of activities organized to accomplish a goal (c) reduced price; sale on particular items; extra newspaper edition (d) garbage; trash; waste Q3 n. spy (a) secret agent; person who secretly investigates and gathers information about other people (b) person who designs gardens or large areas (c) main component; something which is a part of a complex whole (d) necessity; obligation; command; order Q4 n. logistics (a) inhabitant; one who lives in a particular location (b) telephone conversation; visit; invitation; claim; need (c) dossier; collection of documents on a subject; tool for smoothing surfaces; line; queue (d) planning and execution; management of a business or other operation Q5 n. defect (a) statement; proclamation; announcement (c) variety; difference; unlikeness (b) deficiency; flaw (d) public; large group of people; gathering Q6 n. stage (a) price; expense (b) unit of time equal to 60 seconds; 1/60 of an hour; memo; protocol; memorandum (c) device; system; machine; gadget; appliance (d) raised platform; resting place on a journey; phase Q7 n. response (a) punctuality (b) region; domain; field; category (c) realization; performance; completion; gratification; satisfaction (d) reply; answer; reaction Q8 v. forward (a) to convey passengers or cargo by boat across a small body of water (b) to hold a party; to feast; to dine; to drink (c) to send; to convey; to transmit; to promote; to advance (d) to establish; to set up; to begin; to initiate; to start Q9 n. nurse (a) region; domain; field; category (b) medical caretaker (especially in a hospital under the supervision of a doctor) (c) clothing; garments; clothes; garb (d) adequate amount; sufficient degree Q10 n. preserve (a) throw; team of actors; squint (of the eye) (b) the level of monetary funding a company needs to run smoothly (c) area of land set aside to protect natural resources and wildlife (d) message sent to a newsgroup or mailing list (Internet) ANSWERS A1 n. comparison definition (d) pointing out of similarities and differences; similarity; likeness A2 n. special definition (c) reduced price; sale on particular items; extra newspaper edition A3 n. spy definition (a) secret agent; person who secretly investigates and gathers information about other people A4 n. logistics definition (d) planning and execution; management of a business or other operation A5 n. defect definition (b) deficiency; flaw A6 n. stage definition (d) raised platform; resting place on a journey; phase A7 n. response definition (d) reply; answer; reaction A8 v. forward definition (c) to send; to convey; to transmit; to promote; to advance A9 n. nurse definition (b) medical caretaker (especially in a hospital under the supervision of a doctor) A10 n. preserve definition (c) area of land set aside to protect natural resources and wildlife TOEIC Vocabulary Test 126 Q1 v. appropriate (a) to become larger; to cultivate; to be changed; to turn into (b) to focus; to pay attention (c) to set aside; to allot; to adapt; to embrace; to accept (d) to ruin financially; to go bust; to go broke; to collapse Q2 v. cement (a) to obtain; to attain; to perform; to accomplish (b) to proclaim; to make a statement; to make a full statement of (one's taxable or dutiable property) (c) to reinforce; to bind together; to strengthen a connection (d) to hand over to another nation or judicial authority Q3 v. account (a) to converse; to speak; to spread rumors; to lecture; to reveal secret information (b) to command; to request something; to arrange; to manage (c) to explain; to give a report; to cause; to regard (d) to make changes; to create something new; to invent Q4 v. discount (a) to infer; to conjecture; to guess; to presume (b) to warn; to notify of danger (c) to defend; to save from harm; to watch over; to guard (d) to reduce the price of; to mark down; to ignore Q5 v. accredit (a) to certify; to recognize; to assign; to license (b) to join; to cause to become one (c) to occupy a place; to take a place; to obtain at an advance opportunity (d) to rent; to inhabit; to occupy Q6 v. explain (a) to give confidence; to promise; to pledge; to encourage (b) to set free; to emancipate; to make available to the general public; to surrender (c) to resuscitate; to bring back to life; to put into action again (d) to illustrate; to elucidate; to interpret; to describe; to define Q7 n. ranches (a) attack; misdeed; insult; transgression (b) educator; teacher; trainer (c) flat circular object (d) farm with large pasture land for raising livestock Q8 v. recruit (a) to enlist or draft new members; to gain; to obtain; to procure (b) to conduct; to guide; to direct; to influence (c) to come to an end; to finish; to terminate (d) to set going; to launch; to begin; to start Q9 v. perform (a) to locate (b) to do; to carry out; to execute; to present; to arrange; to manage (c) to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to heat and spice for drinking (d) to declare; to say; to send quickly; to squeeze; to extract Q10 v. collect (a) to search for valuable materials (such as gold, oil, etc.) (b) to choose; to pick out (c) to gather; to garner; to assemble; to accumulate; to take payments (d) to bring from another place; to bring goods from a foreign country; to signify; to imply ANSWERS A1 v. appropriate definition (c) to set aside; to allot; to adapt; to embrace; to accept A2 v. cement definition (c) to reinforce; to bind together; to strengthen a connection A3 v. account definition (c) to explain; to give a report; to cause; to regard A4 v. discount definition (d) to reduce the price of; to mark down; to ignore A5 v. accredit definition (a) to certify; to recognize; to assign; to license A6 v. explain definition (d) to illustrate; to elucidate; to interpret; to describe; to define A7 n. ranches definition (d) farm with large pasture land for raising livestock A8 v. recruit definition (a) to enlist or draft new members; to gain; to obtain; to procure A9 v. perform definition (b) to do; to carry out; to execute; to present; to arrange; to manage A10 v. collect definition (c) to gather; to garner; to assemble; to accumulate; to take payments TOEIC Vocabulary Test 127 Q1 n. visitor (a) afternoon party where a light meal is served (c) model; ideal; mold; form; example; pattern (b) trust; certainty; faith in oneself; secret (d) guest; migrating bird Q2 adj. including (a) conspicuous; bulging outward; protruding; remarkable; noticeable (b) having a thin edge intended for cutting; sudden; clear; smart (c) comprising; containing; embracing (d) of general expenses; general Q3 n. visit (a) temporary stay somewhere; instance of spending time with a person or group of people; inspection (b) act of providing; provision; reserve; stock (c) outcome; compensation; counterbalance (d) competition Q4 n. subordinate (a) sofa; couch; lobby; slow walk; stroll (b) one who is subservient; someone under the authority of another (c) one who makes a journey (d) vibrations that can be detected by the human ear; noise; vocal utterance Q5 n. negligence (a) representing; in support of (b) rule; command; supervision; restraint (c) formal question; exploration; questioning; investigation (d) neglect; disregard; carelessness; failure to provide the necessary provision for (Law) Q6 n. timeliness (a) person who is being asked questions; job candidate (b) punctuality (c) mark; level; degree; rank; type; extend; class (in a school) (d) creator; craftsman; skilled workman Q7 v. carry out (a) to pass something through an opening (b) to put into practice; to accomplish; to perform; to conduct (c) to look over; to observe; to examine carefully; to study (d) to answer adequately or successfully Q8 n. break (a) trademark; type; make; variety; product name (b) recession; sudden decrease; drooping posture; slouch; collapse (c) fracture; pause; rest; opportunity; alteration (d) truthfulness; sincerity; integrity; frankness Q9 adj. placid (a) pertaining to a minor (b) exacting; choosy; ornate; nagging; annoying (c) advanced; ahead; ready; brash; of the future; progressive (d) serene; quiet; peaceful; tranquil; relaxed; calm Q10 v. grain (a) read superficially; to cause an object to skip across the surface of a liquid (b) to give; to match; to fit; to complement (c) to crumble into granules (d) to disapprove; to censure; to find fault ANSWERS A1 n. visitor definition (d) guest; migrating bird A2 adj. including definition (c) comprising; containing; embracing A3 n. visit definition (a) temporary stay somewhere; instance of spending time with a person or group of people; inspection A4 n. subordinate definition (b) one who is subservient; someone under the authority of another A5 n. negligence definition (d) neglect; disregard; carelessness; failure to provide the necessary provision for (Law) A6 n. timeliness definition (b) punctuality A7 v. carry out definition (b) to put into practice; to accomplish; to perform; to conduct A8 n. break definition (c) fracture; pause; rest; opportunity; alteration A9 adj. placid definition (d) serene; quiet; peaceful; tranquil; relaxed; calm A10 v. grain definition (c) to crumble into granules TOEIC Vocabulary Test 128 Q1 adj. suspect (a) doubtful; dubious (b) competent; talented; apt (c) staying in a particular place; not migratory; intrinsic; existing (d) moral; adhering to ethical principles; precise; strict; exact Q2 adj. responsive (a) marked with narrow bands of contrasting color or texture (b) answering; reacting (esp. positively or sympathetically) (c) straight; forthright; clear (d) skilled; knowledgeable; highly sophisticated; very experienced Q3 adj. generous (a) certain; sure of oneself; composed (b) solemn; acute; critical; requiring much consideration; humorless; grim (c) benevolent; giving; unselfish; abundant; plentiful (d) sublime; exalted; superior Q4 adj. outstanding (a) full; packed; crammed together (c) right away; shortly; at once; without delay (b) excellent; conspicuous; prominent; due (d) quiet; tranquil; calm; motionless Q5 adj. previous (a) earlier; antecedent; hasty; premature (b) firm; wealthy; influential; important; considerable (c) occurring at fixed intervals; normal; usual; ordinary; common (d) equivalent to; equal to Q6 adj. adult (a) worthy of adoration; impressive; wonderful; marvelous (b) estimable; determinable; assessable (c) pertaining to business; pertaining to buying and selling (d) mature; full grown Q7 adj. extraordinary (a) commercial; of commerce (c) unusual (b) certain; sure of oneself; composed (d) proficient; skilled; expert Q8 adj. motive (a) of reason or cause; inspiring to action (b) sole; limited to a selected few; incompatible; fashionable; unique (c) inclusive; complete; total; general; without deductions (d) pertaining to a minor Q9 adj. flexible (a) intrinsic; existing as a natural and integral part; natural; inborn (b) channeled; centralized (c) external (d) elastic; easily bent; adroit; adept; pliable Q10 adj. arbitrary (a) at the end; last; ultimate; decisive; conclusive; definitive (b) lasting; enduring; perpetual; regular; fixed; invariable (c) predicted; expected; anticipated (d) optional; uncertain; changeable; open; unrestricted ANSWERS A1 adj. suspect definition (a) doubtful; dubious A2 adj. responsive definition (b) answering; reacting (esp. positively or sympathetically) A3 adj. generous definition (c) benevolent; giving; unselfish; abundant; plentiful A4 adj. outstanding definition (b) excellent; conspicuous; prominent; due A5 adj. previous definition (a) earlier; antecedent; hasty; premature A6 adj. adult definition (d) mature; full grown A7 adj. extraordinary definition (c) unusual A8 adj. motive definition (a) of reason or cause; inspiring to action A9 adj. flexible definition (d) elastic; easily bent; adroit; adept; pliable A10 adj. arbitrary definition (d) optional; uncertain; changeable; open; unrestricted TOEIC Vocabulary Test 129 Q1 n. exit (a) hold; understanding; knowledge; realization (b) assembly; board; group of people (gathered to advise, plan, etc.) (c) a charge imposed and collected (d) passage that leads out Q2 n. waiter (a) the practice of giving expert advice within a particular field (b) progress; advance (c) one who serves tables at a restaurant or pub (d) problem; challenge; hardship; trouble Q3 n. injury (a) comprehensive inquiry; extensive investigation of a subject (b) trees that have been sawed into rough planks; useless items that been put in storage (c) hurt; wound; harm; damage; insult (d) distant part of the sea visible from the shore; remote place far from the shore; high seas Q4 n. institution (a) relative highness or lowness of a sound; tar; asphalt; throw (b) organization; custom; convention; law or activity which is accepted in a society (c) swindle; deceit; cheating; forgery; embezzlement (d) reaching a destination; incoming; opposite of departure Q5 n. overtime (a) work beyond regular working hours; pay for such work (b) quarrel; disagreement; argument (c) cipher; collection of instructions of the law (d) manual; guide; guideline; document containing instructions Q6 n. supervisor (a) difficult situation; something which tests one's ability to handle difficult tasks (b) overseer; director; manager (c) time free from work other demands and duties; free time; rest; recreation (d) concern; fear; misfortune; distress Q7 n. photograph (a) business; commerce; barter; occupation (b) luggage; cargo; things to take on a trip; equipment (c) exercise; assignment given to a student; something to be studied and learned (d) picture; snapshot; image Q8 n. extension (a) textile; weave; structure; framework; construction (b) something that is out of the ordinary; anomaly; objection; opposition (c) expansion; branch of a telephone network; supplement; reprieve (d) enjoyment; amusement; entertainment; delight; joy Q9 n. process (a) specific quantity regarded as a standard; combination which acts a whole; piece (b) distant part of the sea visible from the shore; remote place far from the shore; high seas (c) routine; course of action; advance; summons to court (d) heading; caption; right; ownership; championship Q10 n. legacy (a) inheritance; bequest; something handed down from one's ancestors (b) apparatus; appliance; gadget; trick; scheme (c) product; item; asset; benefit (d) spending; disbursement; outlay (especially financial) ANSWERS A1 n. exit definition (d) passage that leads out A2 n. waiter definition (c) one who serves tables at a restaurant or pub A3 n. injury definition (c) hurt; wound; harm; damage; insult A4 n. institution definition (b) organization; custom; convention; law or activity which is accepted in a society A5 n. overtime definition (a) work beyond regular working hours; pay for such work A6 n. supervisor definition (b) overseer; director; manager A7 n. photograph definition (d) picture; snapshot; image A8 n. extension definition (c) expansion; branch of a telephone network; supplement; reprieve A9 n. process definition (c) routine; course of action; advance; summons to court A10 n. legacy definition (a) inheritance; bequest; something handed down from one's ancestors TOEIC Vocabulary Test 130 Q1 v. supplement (a) to make up for a deficiency; to add on to (b) to say something aloud for someone to write down; to command; to order; to impose (c) to buy; to acquire in exchange for money; to procure; to obtain (d) to refer to; to comment on; to draw attention to Q2 v. couple (a) to connect; to join; to link (b) to travel; to go; to journey; to happen; to eat and drink (c) to load with goods; to load; to weigh down; to send as cargo (d) to explain; to clarify; to describe; to depict Q3 v. diet (a) to start; to run; to activate; to inaugurate; to break into (b) to limit the amount of food eaten; to eat only certain kinds of food (c) to cut with a toothed blade (d) to equip with devices for measuring, recording, or controlling Q4 v. except (a) to infer; to conjecture; to guess; to presume (b) to dress; to adorn wear (c) to exclude; to leave out; to skip; to protest; to object (d) to emphasize Q5 v. board (a) to lead; to be in charge; to direct; to be at the front; to go in a certain direction (b) to gather; to garner; to assemble; to accumulate; to take payments (c) to put to practical use; to take advantage of (d) to accommodate; to house; to enter (a plane, ship, bus, etc.) Q6 v. capture (a) to copy; to photograph; to snapshot (b) to relieve; to calm; to alleviate pain (c) to disapprove; to censure; to find fault (d) to make new again; to renovate; to restore to good condition Q7 v. comprehend (a) to measure time; to register on a time piece (b) to exchange one thing for another; to trade; to barter (c) to demand; to emphasize firmly; to request firmly; to require; to persevere (d) to understand; to contain; to grasp; to absorb; to perceive Q8 adj. paramount (a) superior; supreme; above all; of the highest rank; most important (b) relying on; needing (the help or support of another person); conditional; contingent (c) well-versed; proficient; skilled (d) common; widespread; current Q9 adj. inanimate (a) frail; feeble; faint; dilute; watery (b) concentrated; focused; observant; polite; caring (c) lifeless; spiritless (d) inclusive; complete; total; general; without deductions Q10 v. initial (a) to sign using the first letter or letters of a name (b) to discover; to discern; to find out (c) to make a remark; to explain; to write an explanatory note (d) to behave; to manage; to carry out; to transmit ANSWERS A1 v. supplement definition (a) to make up for a deficiency; to add on to A2 v. couple definition (a) to connect; to join; to link A3 v. diet definition (b) to limit the amount of food eaten; to eat only certain kinds of food A4 v. except definition (c) to exclude; to leave out; to skip; to protest; to object A5 v. board definition (d) to accommodate; to house; to enter (a plane, ship, bus, etc.) A6 v. capture definition (a) to copy; to photograph; to snapshot A7 v. comprehend definition (d) to understand; to contain; to grasp; to absorb; to perceive A8 adj. paramount definition (a) superior; supreme; above all; of the highest rank; most important A9 adj. inanimate definition (c) lifeless; spiritless A10 v. initial definition (a) to sign using the first letter or letters of a name TOEIC Vocabulary Test 131 Q1 v. privilege (a) to fit; to match; to satisfy; to please; to clothe (b) to grant special rights; to give special advantages or benefits (c) to recompense someone for a service (d) to alter; to replace; to become different Q2 v. lack (a) to comply; to obey; to conform; to stay; to tolerate (b) to fix; to repair; to correct; to calibrate; to adjust (c) to search for valuable materials (such as gold, oil, etc.) (d) to be short of; to be without; to be missing; to need; to want Q3 v. discern (a) read superficially; to cause an object to skip across the surface of a liquid (b) to be talented; to do very well; to surpass; to do better than (c) to furnish; to equip; to make up for; to compensate for; to substitute for temporarily (d) to distinguish; to perceive; to recognize; to discriminate Q4 v. cash (a) to exchange a check (or another money order) for coins and bank notes; to redeem (b) to receive; to agree; to consent (c) to amass; to accumulate; to supply; to equip (d) to join with; to connect to; to become attached to Q5 n. performance (a) gradual payment of debt; the reduction of the value of an asset (b) state of losing property to one's creditor's due to unpaid debts; insolvency (c) public; large group of people; gathering (d) show; presentation; execution; act; deed Q6 n. housing (a) lodging; dwelling (b) itemized list; index; directory (c) deletion; act of unmarking; removal of a mark from a check box (Computers) (d) rivalry; contest; act of competing against another Q7 n. auditorium (a) financial framework; financial plan (b) automated device used for selling items (c) large room used for lectures; talks, performances and other events (d) trade; skill; occupation; boat; plane Q8 adj. familiar (a) ordinary; skilled; close; intimate; well-known (b) entire; complete; absolute (c) lively; vigorous; crucial; critical; necessary (d) allowed; eligible; having the right to something Q9 n. slash (a) punctuation mark in the form of a diagonal line (/); reduction; decrease (b) training (c) one of the two periods of an academic year (usually 15-18 weeks) (d) heap; mound; wealth; fortune; group of buildings; dike; levee Q10 n. record (a) totality; completeness; entirety (b) person who belongs to an organization or group; part; organ (c) list; evidence; best result ever attained; list of events or actions (d) responsibility; duty; burden; impediment; blame ANSWERS A1 v. privilege definition (b) to grant special rights; to give special advantages or benefits A2 v. lack definition (d) to be short of; to be without; to be missing; to need; to want A3 v. discern definition (d) to distinguish; to perceive; to recognize; to discriminate A4 v. cash definition (a) to exchange a check (or another money order) for coins and bank notes; to redeem A5 n. performance definition (d) show; presentation; execution; act; deed A6 n. housing definition (a) lodging; dwelling A7 n. auditorium definition (c) large room used for lectures; talks, performances and other events A8 adj. familiar definition (a) ordinary; skilled; close; intimate; well-known A9 n. slash definition (a) punctuation mark in the form of a diagonal line (/); reduction; decrease A10 n. record definition (c) list; evidence; best result ever attained; list of events or actions TOEIC Vocabulary Test 132 Q1 adj. brokered (a) negotiated by an intermediary; settled through a middleman (b) benevolent; giving; unselfish; abundant; plentiful (c) foreign; abroad (d) simulated; feigned; make-believe Q2 adj. unjudged (a) skilled; able; proficient; adept (b) common; widespread; current (c) objective (d) just; reasonable; handsome; light colored; clean; clear Q3 adj. fellow (a) giving off a foul odor; fertile; productive; fruitful; growing vigorously (b) itemized; marked by thoroughness in treating small items or parts (c) having membership in; belonging to (a group, academic organization, etc.); of the same type (d) containing nothing; without people; without contents; hollow; meaningless Q4 adj. global (a) hurt; wounded; insulted; offended; damaged (b) suitable; appropriate; intelligent; savvy; capable (c) worldwide; universal; of the whole world (d) basic; elemental; essential Q5 adj. alive (a) not the same; unusual; distinctive (b) lifeless; spiritless (c) active; attentive (d) allowed; eligible; having the right to something Q6 adj. independent (a) concealed; secret; not to be seen; ulterior (b) not guilty; pure; simple; naive; unsophisticated; harmless (c) free; autonomous; sovereign; self-reliant; self-sufficient (d) attentive; conscious of Q7 adj. additional (a) extra; supplemental (c) honest; straightforward; open; frank (b) back; hind (d) ready for use; attainable; present; vail Q8 adj. earnest (a) characterized by a high degree; highly concentrated (b) serious; sober; sincere; fervent; eager (c) special; unique; different (d) elastic; easily bent; adroit; adept; pliable Q9 adj. maximum (a) valuable; unique; outstanding; award-winning (b) greatest; most; utmost; highest (c) serious; grave; acute; difficult; rigorous; harsh; strict (d) being one fourth; having four equal parts Q10 adj. relevant (a) excellent; having superior characteristics; fine (b) pertinent; related; connected to the current subject (c) simple; basic (d) special; unique; different ANSWERS A1 adj. brokered definition (a) negotiated by an intermediary; settled through a middleman A2 adj. unjudged definition (c) objective A3 adj. fellow definition (c) having membership in; belonging to (a group, academic organization, etc.); of the same type A4 adj. global definition (c) worldwide; universal; of the whole world A5 adj. alive definition (c) active; attentive A6 adj. independent definition (c) free; autonomous; sovereign; self-reliant; self-sufficient A7 adj. additional definition (a) extra; supplemental A8 adj. earnest definition (b) serious; sober; sincere; fervent; eager A9 adj. maximum definition (b) greatest; most; utmost; highest A10 adj. relevant definition (b) pertinent; related; connected to the current subject TOEIC Vocabulary Test 133 Q1 n. abuse (a) maltreatment; corrupt practice; foul language (b) duty responsibility; indebtedness; agreement (c) amount of money received in payment for goods or services or from other sources; revenue; profits (d) moment; very short space of time; current month Q2 n. voucher (a) certificate that bears monetary value; coupon; receipt; authorizer; endorser (b) delight; refreshment or entertainment given to its recipient without cost (c) attack; misdeed; insult; transgression (d) cat (Slang); feline Q3 n. part-time (a) tool; implement; device; appliance; agent; means (b) custody; property; asset; control; ownership (c) company; commercial business; corporation (d) period; era; hour; rate Q4 n. influx (a) estimation; appraisal; measurement (b) trainer; tutor; teacher; bus (c) option; selection; variety (d) inflow; inward flow; place where a stream flows into another body of water Q5 n. study (a) learning; field of learning; thorough investigation; report; analysis (b) determination; resolution; ruling (especially in court) (c) friend; member of an academic organization; suitor (d) person who is resistant to change; person who favors traditional political parties Q6 adj. initialed (a) signed with initials; marked with the first letter or letter of a name (b) exerting great force; effective; potent; producing the desired effect; influential (c) done without waste (of time, resources, etc.) (d) reciprocal; done in response to a previous action; repeated; recurring Q7 n. availability (a) choice; option (b) realization; performance; completion; gratification; satisfaction (c) accessibility; attainability; obtainability (d) banknote printed by a government as legal tender which is not redeemable and which lacks economic value Q8 n. secret (a) information that is confidential or classified; mystery; unexplained phenomenon (b) defense; shelter; safety (c) negotiation; settlement; business deal (d) awareness; cognition; ability to perceive Q9 n. pressure (a) movement; journeying (b) company; commercial business; corporation (c) exertion of force; application of weight; weight; burden; encumbrance (d) pledge; vow; declaration of intention; source of hope; basis for expectations Q10 n. counterbalance (a) inflection; verbal 'time' (c) period; era; generation (b) equal weight or power acting in opposition (d) behavior; management ANSWERS A1 n. abuse definition (a) maltreatment; corrupt practice; foul language A2 n. voucher definition (a) certificate that bears monetary value; coupon; receipt; authorizer; endorser A3 n. part-time definition (d) period; era; hour; rate A4 n. influx definition (d) inflow; inward flow; place where a stream flows into another body of water A5 n. study definition (a) learning; field of learning; thorough investigation; report; analysis A6 adj. initialed definition (a) signed with initials; marked with the first letter or letter of a name A7 n. availability definition (c) accessibility; attainability; obtainability A8 n. secret definition (a) information that is confidential or classified; mystery; unexplained phenomenon A9 n. pressure definition (c) exertion of force; application of weight; weight; burden; encumbrance A10 n. counterbalance definition (b) equal weight or power acting in opposition TOEIC Vocabulary Test 134 Q1 v. look into (a) to accompany someone; to appear; to advance; to succeed (b) to need to; must; to be obligated (c) to wither; to die out; to bleach; to disappear (d) to investigate Q2 v. watch (a) to permit; to enable (b) to give a heading or name to (i.e. a book, painting, etc.); to grant a right; to claim something (c) to mint; to invent a new word or phrase (d) to see; to look; to pay attention; to supervise Q3 v. deal (a) to arrange in groups; to classify; to sort; to structure (b) to speak out; to move into a position of readiness and availability (c) to provide; to offer; to distribute; to supply; to sell; to trade (d) to knock down; to astound; to shock Q4 v. elucidate (a) to explain; to clarify; to describe; to depict (b) to examine; to break down into parts and study (as in a subject) (c) to increase; to strengthen; to heighten (d) to misplace; to be deprived of; to be defeated; to fail; opposite of to win Q5 v. headquarter (a) to bind; to fasten with a rope or cord (b) to give a cost to something (c) to set up a center of operations; to be set up in a center of operations (d) to support; to provide for; to finance; to assist; to encourage Q6 v. branch (a) to fork; to divide into parts or sections (b) to see; to look; to pay attention; to supervise (c) to demand; to emphasize firmly; to request firmly; to require; to persevere (d) to impose a tariff; to impose a levy; to burden; to demand too much Q7 v. reduce (a) to lessen; to diminish; to decrease (b) to partition; to be partitioned (c) to extricate; to remove; to evict; to oust; to expel (d) to arrange in proper order Q8 n. appeal (a) link; connection; obligation; grasp; certificate of debt (b) request; plea; petition for a new trial or judgment (c) climb over rough terrain; struggle for possession; disorderly or chaotic proceeding (d) exertion of force; application of weight; weight; burden; encumbrance Q9 v. experiment (a) to clarify; to explain; to approve (b) to attempt to discover or test something; to try; to venture; to research (c) to modify; to adapt; to fit; to arrange; to settle (d) to indicate; to signal; to write down; to record; to notice Q10 v. upgrade (a) to place in a row; to cover the inside of; to pad (b) to fork; to divide into parts or sections (c) to improve; to raise the quality of (d) to make haste; to rush; to urge; to prod; to dash ANSWERS A1 v. look into definition (d) to investigate A2 v. watch definition (d) to see; to look; to pay attention; to supervise A3 v. deal definition (c) to provide; to offer; to distribute; to supply; to sell; to trade A4 v. elucidate definition (a) to explain; to clarify; to describe; to depict A5 v. headquarter definition (c) to set up a center of operations; to be set up in a center of operations A6 v. branch definition (a) to fork; to divide into parts or sections A7 v. reduce definition (a) to lessen; to diminish; to decrease A8 n. appeal definition (b) request; plea; petition for a new trial or judgment A9 v. experiment definition (b) to attempt to discover or test something; to try; to venture; to research A10 v. upgrade definition (c) to improve; to raise the quality of TOEIC Vocabulary Test 135 Q1 adj. least (a) smallest in size; smallest in amount; lowest in importance (b) relying on; needing (the help or support of another person); conditional; contingent (c) large; enormous; huge (d) aspiring; desirous of success; requiring great effort Q2 n. constraint (a) occurrence; occasion; example; illustration (b) restriction; force; limitation; limit (c) sewing needle; swindler; cheater; professional gambler (d) gas pedal of a motor vehicle Q3 n. conservative (a) candidate; nominee (b) bid; offer; overseer; supervisor (c) unity; agreement; accord; pleasing balance; symmetry (d) person who is resistant to change; person who favors traditional political parties Q4 n. reinforcement (a) act of strengthening; reward or punishment designed to encourage or discourage a particular response (b) plans or methods created for the purpose of achieving a goal (c) commotion; flurry; excitement (d) confinement; additional document or letter placed within another Q5 n. device (a) commotion; flurry; excitement (b) apparatus; appliance; gadget; trick; scheme (c) vacillation; instability; wavering; inconstancy; change (d) hoe; tool used to spread soil; choice; selection Q6 adj. found (a) alert; clever; ingenious; skillful; adept (c) discovered (b) coherent; steadfast; firm (d) one of two Q7 n. wool (a) contrast (c) risk; peril; hazard (b) fleece from some animals; frizzy hair (d) sign; indication; symbol; grade; trace Q8 v. verify (a) to leave; to go away; to go in a different direction; to die (b) to confirm the truth of something (c) to help; to assist; to promote; to be beneficial to (d) to represent by chart; to draw a curve representing a given function Q9 n. part (a) traveling on a ship; sea voyage; sailing (b) cipher; collection of instructions of the law (c) section; piece; region; role; function; side in an agreement (d) fantasizing; visualizing Q10 n. support (a) prop; brace; economic assistance; upkeep; encouragement; aid (b) condition; phase; mood; splendor; nation (c) dossier; collection of documents on a subject; tool for smoothing surfaces; line; queue (d) confinement; additional document or letter placed within another ANSWERS A1 adj. least definition (a) smallest in size; smallest in amount; lowest in importance A2 n. constraint definition (b) restriction; force; limitation; limit A3 n. conservative definition (d) person who is resistant to change; person who favors traditional political parties A4 n. reinforcement definition (a) act of strengthening; reward or punishment designed to encourage or discourage a particular response A5 n. device definition (b) apparatus; appliance; gadget; trick; scheme A6 adj. found definition (c) discovered A7 n. wool definition (b) fleece from some animals; frizzy hair A8 v. verify definition (b) to confirm the truth of something A9 n. part definition (c) section; piece; region; role; function; side in an agreement A10 n. support definition (a) prop; brace; economic assistance; upkeep; encouragement; aid