PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net Test 173 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 173 Q1 v. encroach (a) to negotiate; to arrive at an agreement (b) to supervise; to manage; to inspect (c) to advance beyond proper limits; to infringe (d) to convert an object or image into a digital image using an optical device to browse Q2 n. news (a) abstract; summary; concise report; instructions (b) security; warranty; pledge; assurance (c) meeting; seminar; convention (d) report of recent events; information about previously unknown facts Q3 v. name (a) to decorate; to beautify (b) to go on; to keep doing something; to last; to perpetuate (c) to join; to cause to become one (d) to appoint; to specify; to identify; to designate Q4 adj. lasting (a) avoiding; tending to shrink; elusive (b) alike; having common qualities; comparable (c) competent; talented; apt (d) continuing; enduring; remaining for a long time; durable Q5 adv. regardless (a) quickly; fast; swiftly (b) previously; before a certain time (c) without consideration for possible problems; anyway; in any case (d) methodically; in an organized fashion Q6 v. browse (a) to leaf through a book; to surf Internet websites (b) to throw away; to get rid of (c) to arrange papers methodically for preservation and reference; to submit in a formal way (d) to present in a condensed form; to list the main points in a brief and comprehensive manner Q7 v. license (a) to subdue; to solve (b) to grant a permit; to authorize; to permit; to allow (c) to charge; to announce; to advertise (d) to attach; to connect; to unite; to combine; to become a member Q8 v. incur (a) to meet with; to bring upon oneself; to acquire (b) to cause to remember (c) to transmit document electronically (d) to try to; to assay Q9 n. stress (a) emphasis; importance; accent; strain; tension; pressure (b) one who activates; worker of a telephone switchboard; operation symbol (c) rule; command; supervision; restraint (d) stupid person substance unmixed with other substances; commoner Q10 adj. simple (a) in favor of reform; supporting a progressive philosophy; tolerant; open-minded (b) opposite of expensive; inexpensive (c) easy; uncomplicated; modest; ordinary; plain (d) pertaining to the world and nature around us 191 Answers Index PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net Test 174 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 174 Q1 n. fax (a) upkeep; repairs; livelihood; means of support (b) end; conclusion; final appearance; power of endurance; vitality; unit of weight (c) device for electronically transmitting written material; electronically transmitted document (d) discourse given before an audience; tedious reprimand; formal reproof Q2 n. letterhead (a) copying of data for safety purposes; substitute; reserve; spare (b) area of land set aside to protect natural resources and wildlife (c) line printed at the top of a piece of stationary (d) goal; aim; intention; objective Q3 n. belief (a) character; nature; trait; arrangement; placement (b) opinion; creed; religion; faith; conviction (c) flying; aviation; trip on an airplane; escape (d) person who lives in a particular place; resident; tenant; occupant Q4 n. food (a) vibrations that can be detected by the human ear; noise; vocal utterance (b) partitioning; department; faculty; ranking; level according to difficulty (c) connection; association; closeness (d) nourishment; substance which provides the body with nutrients; sustenance Q5 n. shipment (a) position; opinion; viewpoint; outlook; perspective (b) sending of cargo or freight (c) standard of measure; device for measuring (pressure, amount, distance, etc.) (d) wages; rent; rental; charge; fee Q6 n. version (a) individual's social or professional standing; position; rank; present situation (b) particular form of something; variant; rendering; translation (c) boundary; edge; limit (d) small clock that is usually worn on the wrist; guarding; observation Q7 n. offing (a) temporary stop; standstill; break or pause in a march or journey (b) something or someone that does not match up to standards; object of lower quality; outcast (c) distant part of the sea visible from the shore; remote place far from the shore; high seas (d) building for indoor sports and exercise; fitness center Q8 adj. house (a) pertaining to accommodations; domesticated (b) confined usually by illness (c) penetrating; infiltrating; spreading; extending; permeating (d) gentle; soft; delicate Q9 n. ambivalence (a) location where sick and injured people receive medical treatment (b) suitcases; cases and bags carried by travelers (c) information that is confidential or classified; mystery; unexplained phenomenon (d) state of having both positive and negative feelings towards a subject Q10 n. slander (a) delight; refreshment or entertainment given to its recipient without cost (b) act of shedding; act of taking away; elimination; ejection; dismissal (c) false and injurious statements made about another; defamation; calumny (d) backlash 192 Answers Index PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net Test 175 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 175 Q1 v. get on with (a) to originate from; to reveal the origin of something; to obtain from a particular supplier (b) to continue (c) to establish; to set up; to begin; to initiate; to start (d) to cut with a toothed blade Q2 v. divert (a) to load; to oppress; to burden; to regard; to esteem (b) to put away for future use (c) to distract; to entertain; to turn in a different direction; to deflect (d) to suggest; to recommend; to tender; to make an offer of marriage Q3 v. assure (a) to go along with; to go together with; to join; to attach (b) to equip; to outfit with supplies (c) to give confidence; to promise; to pledge; to encourage (d) to discern; to perceive; to pay attention; to observe; to remark Q4 v. finalize (a) to grow larger; to broaden; to increase; to enlarge; to add to (b) to make changes; to create something new; to invent (c) to erect; to set; to put; to place (d) to end; to sum up; to complete; to conclude Q5 v. staff (a) to submit; to consent; to obey; to agree with (b) to accumulate; to gather; to collect; to assemble (c) to employ a group of workers; to provide with employees; to man (d) to pack; to crate; to box Q6 v. ship (a) to add (b) to advocate; to endorse; to speak well of; to advise; to suggest (c) to send; to dispatch; to transport (by airplane, truck, etc.); to embark (d) to rebroadcast Q7 v. damage (a) to send away; to fire; to release; to free (b) to reduce; to protect; to soften; to upholster (c) to accommodate; to house; to enter (a plane, ship, bus, etc.) (d) to cause harm; to cause injury; to destroy partly Q8 v. augment (a) to bring from another place; to bring goods from a foreign country; to signify; to imply (b) to increase; to enlarge; to enhance; to multiply (c) to say something aloud for someone to write down; to command; to order; to impose (d) to narrate; to tell; to make a connection between; to have a good relationship with Q9 v. position (a) to extricate; to remove; to evict; to oust; to expel (b) to erect; to set; to put; to place (c) to ascribe to; to link to; to associate with; to relate to (d) to influence; to affect strongly; to collide; to squeeze in Q10 v. recant (a) to obtain; to attain; to perform; to accomplish (b) to stud; to constellate (c) to give up; to renounce; to deny; to disavow; to retract (d) to fight for; to challenge; to appeal 193 Answers Index PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net Test 176 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 176 Q1 n. series (a) doctrine; tenet; precept; fundamental law; primary law on which other laws are based (b) sequence; succession; television program broadcast in installments (c) protective coating (d) instructional booklet; handbook Q2 adj. comforting (a) providing assistance (b) consoling; encouraging; reassuring; brining relief; heartening (c) ambitious; industrious; hard-working (d) compact; having a high mass per unit volume; close Q3 n. practice (a) a measurement of output per hours worked; creativeness; fruitfulness; prolificness (b) customary action; habit; drill; training exercise (c) graph; diagram (d) a document giving details about an offering of securities investment for sale to the public Q4 n. time (a) switch; icon to click on (b) certificate; entry pass; tag (c) period; era; hour; rate (d) meeting at which a person is evaluated through questioning (as for a job) Q5 adj. invisible (a) lucrative; paying; rewarding; beneficial; producing income (b) impossible to see; imperceptible; hidden; concealed (c) sequential; following one after another (d) terrible; awful; disgusting Q6 adj. international (a) between countries; of relations between two or more countries (b) more distant; additional (c) spreading over a large area; comprehensive (d) serving as a model; normal; regular; typical; widely accepted Q7 v. campaign (a) to do without; to give up; to distribute; to give out; to hand out (b) to recommence; to begin again; to retake; to take back; to continue (c) to conduct a series of activities organized to accomplish a goal (d) to go after and bring back; to pick up; to charm Q8 n. indulgence (a) nourishment; substance which provides the body with nutrients; sustenance (b) center; hub; concentration (c) a charge imposed and collected (d) act of giving in to desire; something which gratifies; luxury; leniency Q9 n. superior (a) person who lives in a particular place; resident; tenant; occupant (b) ability to reason and understand; cleverness; brilliance; information (c) amount of money that has been borrowed; something borrowed; act of giving temporarily (d) one who is higher than another in rank or position Q10 v. rush (a) to say that something is not true; to refuse; to renounce (b) to perform; to present; to carry out; to execute (c) to meet with; to bring upon oneself; to acquire (d) to hurry; to make haste; to act or move quickly; to cause to hurry 194 Answers Index PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net Test 177 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 177 Q1 n. store (a) bank deposits that are available on a short-term basis; treasury bills (b) notice; warning; caveat; carefulness; premonition (c) shop; place where merchandise is sold; supply of goods or materials set aside for future use (d) option; selection; variety Q2 n. space (a) true or fictional account of some occurrence; short work of fiction; plot; news report (b) opinion; creed; religion; faith; conviction (c) prize; recompense; benefit received as payment for a service (d) universe; empty area; gap; area; interval Q3 n. collaboration (a) defect; imperfection; crack; strong gust or wind (b) movement of vehicles or persons; trade; commerce; load of messages in a communications network (c) perception of flavor; sense; reason (d) working together; cooperation Q4 n. donation (a) type of aircraft; two-dimensional surface; rank; level (b) gift; contribution (c) obligation; promise (d) attitude; stance; opinion Q5 n. fluency (a) putting to use; putting into action; effort; struggle; strain (b) ability to speak and write easily; eloquence; articulateness; gracefulness (c) comment; observation; notice (d) intersection; crossing; connection Q6 n. language (a) spoken or written words with which people communicate thoughts and feelings (b) clothing; garments; clothes; garb (c) accessibility; attainability; obtainability (d) grant; pocket money; stipend; discount; deduction Q7 n. fixture (a) ability of the mind to create mental pictures which do not exist in reality (b) defense; shelter; safety (c) public sale where goods are sold to the highest bidder (such as eBay) (d) something which is permanently or securely attached; set date for a sporting event Q8 v. resolve (a) to indicate; to itemize; to mark; to designate; to stipulate (b) to act on; to transfer from one place to another; to change residence (c) to determine; to decide; to separate into constituent parts (d) to outlive; to remain in use; to outlast; to endure; to withstand Q9 n. photo (a) picture; snapshot (b) derailment; feeling of despair in the face of obstacles (c) notoriety; renown; good reputation (d) requirement; shortage of an indispensable item; distress; hardship Q10 n. bond (a) paragraph; section in a document; part of a contract (b) link; connection; obligation; grasp; certificate of debt (c) guidance; advance position; first place; guide (d) cost for traveling (on a bus, train, etc.) 195 Answers Index PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net Test 178 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 178 Q1 v. photograph (a) to separate from others; to segregate (b) to take a picture (c) to produce and distribute printed material; to advertise (d) to reveal; to uncover; to disclose Q2 v. leave (a) to narrate; to tell; to make a connection between; to have a good relationship with (b) to depart; to exit; to quit; to omit; to let alone (c) to put up with something or somebody unpleasant (d) to save from destruction; to rescue Q3 v. preserve (a) to arrange systematically; to structure; to group; to sort; to make confidential (b) to determine the scope of a target; to extend; to stretch; to vary (c) to throw; to project; to form; to shape (d) to guard; to keep safe; to keep; to defend; to protect Q4 v. reply (a) to answer; to respond (b) to oversee; to administer; to direct; to manage; to watch over (c) to receive; to obtain; to purchase; to bring; to persuade (d) to belong to; to be connected to; to relate; to refer Q5 v. anchor (a) to raise; to push; to urge; to lift (b) to perform for the first time; to make one's premiere performance (c) to copy; to photograph; to snapshot (d) to attach firmly; to fasten tightly Q6 v. even (a) to knock down; to astound; to shock (b) to prophesy; to foretell; to announce in advance (c) to make level; to smooth; to balance (d) to toss or dump garbage in an unauthorized place; to scatter objects in disorder Q7 v. debate (a) to argue; to discuss; to consider; to ponder (b) to catalog; to list; to enumerate; to set down in full detail (c) to comply; to obey; to conform; to stay; to tolerate (d) to tend to; to attend; to work; to perform a duty or task Q8 v. screen (a) to separate into sections; to partition (b) to pave the way; to create a path; to guide; to initiate; to originate (c) to cover a part of; to have something in common (d) to cover with a curtain; to filter; to sift; to hide; to conceal; to separate Q9 v. study (a) to glide; to sneak; to slide; to decline; to deteriorate; to make a mistake (b) to learn; to ponder; to examine; to investigate; to memorize (c) to appoint someone (for a position, office, or honor); to designate; to select (d) to notch; to groove; to assign to a place or position (in an organization, system, etc.) Q10 v. expel (a) to be unsuccessful; to not do; to disappoint; to go bankrupt; to be used up (b) to classify; to categorize; to systematize; to structure (c) eject; drive out; banish (d) to stop; to discontinue; to disturb; to bring a conversation to a halt 196 Answers Index PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net Test 179 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 179 Q1 n. habit (a) event; occurrence; one of a group of loosely connected stories (b) custom; something that one is used to doing; part of a routine; behavior pattern (c) honor; esteem; high regard; consideration; attention (d) bars of gold; bars of silver Q2 n. labor (a) strenuous physical or mental work; toil; exertion (b) mutual connection (between two or more things); similarity; parallel (c) guidebook; library; catalog (d) pull; influence; power; weight Q3 n. dollar drain (a) a situation in which the imports of a country from the USA are larger than their exports to the USA (b) supplement (c) area of fabric used to repair a hole; stain; bandage; lot (d) rematch; repetition Q4 n. call (a) supplementary charge; additional charge; amount paid for insurance; reward (b) telephone conversation; visit; invitation; claim; need (c) act of pretending; counterfeit; imitation of the operation or features of one system using an other system (d) physical or mental well-being; freedom from disease Q5 v. chain (a) to tie down (b) to arrange in a line; to grade; to classify (c) to conceal; to cover up; to keep secret; to place out of sight (d) to make changes in order to improve something; to edit; to correct Q6 adv. directly (a) chiefly; principally; mainly; initially (b) commonly; generally; regularly (c) in another country; outside; widely (d) clearly; straight; frankly; immediately; soon Q7 n. availability float (a) width; broadness (b) ring-shaped geometric figure; round figure; group; society (c) the time or amount of money that defined by checks that have been deposited but not cleared yet (d) ability to speak and write easily; eloquence; articulateness; gracefulness Q8 adj. tentative (a) large; important; huge; immense; wonderful; exciting (b) just; reasonable; handsome; light colored; clean; clear (c) little; few in number; trivial; unimportant; modest (d) experimental; trial; temporary; hesitant Q9 n. fleet (a) small retail store; studio; business; office; outlet (b) group of ships, cars, trucks or other vehicles (c) amount of money set aside for a specific purpose; supply (d) attainment of something desired or attempted; accomplishment; prosperity Q10 adj. outside (a) famous; prominent (b) anesthetized; lacking sensitivity (to pain); in shock; senseless (c) about to happen; imminent (d) external; of the outdoors; from the outdoors; maximal 197 Answers Index PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net Test 180 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 180 Q1 n. expansion (a) ability; skill; trait; characteristic; quality (b) act of assuming control of something (as in a government or business) (c) facet; outlook; direction; issue; point (d) enlargement; increase; spread; development Q2 n. awareness (a) greatest quantity or amount possible; highest capacity (b) endorsement; approval; letter of reference; suggestion; advice (c) consciousness (d) certificate; entry pass; tag Q3 n. present (a) gift; offering; something that is given to another person without compensation (b) refers to the cost of developing a product or system (c) exhibition; explanation; showing (d) view; vista; panorama; set; backdrop used on stage to portray a particular setting or locale Q4 n. handbook (a) short meeting; summarizing; giving and receiving instructions; reporting (b) present; talent; offering (c) manual; guide; guideline; document containing instructions (d) process of making neat and attractive Q5 n. threat (a) expression of intent to damage or injure; intimidation; danger (b) picture in a book or other work; explanation; clarification (c) punctuation mark; end; pause at end of a phrase; full sentence; age; season (d) expectation; hope; intuition Q6 n. transaction (a) negotiation; settlement; business deal (c) something of great worth (b) salary; wages (d) line; file (British); row; braid; plait Q7 n. misgiving (a) thing; object; article; news story; piece of information (b) apprehension; worry; doubt; hesitation; reservation (c) person living at about the same time as another person (d) familiarity; understanding; wisdom; education; awareness Q8 n. clear (a) brining in of goods from another country; opposite of export; meaning; significance (b) deletion; act of unmarking; removal of a mark from a check box (Computers) (c) clamp; fastener; shred; segment of video (d) cost for traveling (on a bus, train, etc.) Q9 n. talk (a) shared characteristic; common feature (b) conversation; speech; lecture; meeting (c) termination; end (d) distinction; unusual quality; disagreement; remainder Q10 n. couple (a) school director; school master; capital sum (Finance) (b) pair; group of two (c) tool; instrument; piece of equipment (d) enjoyment; amusement; entertainment; delight; joy 198 Answers Index PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net Test 181 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / 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 199 Answers Index PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net Test 182 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / 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 200 Answers Index . www.english-test.net Test 175 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 175 Q1 v. get on with (a) to originate from; to reveal the origin of something; to obtain from a particular. us 191 Answers Index PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net Test 174 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 174 Q1 n. fax (a) upkeep; repairs; livelihood;