request n. petition; instance of asking for something; something that is asked for; object of a petition request v. to ask for; to petition for Forms: plural: requests Forms: requested; requested; requesting ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––147. require148. requirement require v. to demand; to claim; to need; to call for; to order; to command requirement n. something that is demanded; necessity; something that is needed Forms: required; required; requiring Forms: plural: requirements ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––149. reschedule150. rescue reschedule v. to set a new time and date rescue n. deliverance; act of saving from danger or injury; act of freeing from risk Forms: rescheduled; rescheduled; rescheduling Forms: plural: rescues ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––151. rescue152. research rescue v. to save from harm; to deliver from danger; to free from risk research n. comprehensive inquiry; extensive investigation of a subject Forms: rescued; rescued; rescuing Forms: plural: researches ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––153. research154. resemble research v. to perform a thorough investigation; to study a subject closely resemble v. to be similar to; to be akin to; to look like; to have a similar appearance to Forms: researched; researched; researching Forms: resembled; resembled; resembling ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––155. reservation156. reserve requirement reservation n. act of ordering in advance (hotel room, airline ticket, etc.) reserve requirement n. minimum amount of money and liquid assets set by the central banking system of the U.S. Forms: plural: reservations Forms: plural: reserve requirements ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––157. residence158. resident residence n. headquarters of a business; dwelling place; abode; home; domicile resident adj. staying in a particular place; not migratory; intrinsic; existing Forms: plural: residences ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––159. resident160. residential R 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 176 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net resident n. inhabitant; one who lives in a particular location residential adj. intended for inhabitation; occupied with homes Forms: plural: residents ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––161. residual162. resign residual adj. enduring; lasting; continuing; leftover; remaining resign v. to quit an office or position; to relinquish; to give up; to abdicate Forms: resigned; resigned; resigning ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––163. resignation164. resilience resignation n. act of quitting a position; letter stating that one quits a position; relinquishment resilience n. elasticity; cheerfulness; quality of quickly recovering from sadness or failure; buoyancy Forms: plural: resignations Forms: no plural ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––165. resist166. resist resist v. to oppose; to fight against; to challenge; to withstand resist n. protective coating Forms: resisted; resisted; resisting Forms: plural: resists ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––167. resistance168. resolute resistance n. opposition; act of fighting against; act of withstanding the effects of resolute adj. determined; firm; steadfast Forms: plural: resistances ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––169. resolve170. resolve resolve v. to determine; to decide; to separate into constituent parts resolve n. firm decision; ruling; decisiveness; determination Forms: resolved; resolved; resolving Forms: plural: resolves ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––171. resonate172. resource resonate v. to echo resource n. supply; stock; means of accomplishing a goal; expedient Forms: resonated; resonated; resonating Forms: plural: resources ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––173. respect174. respect respect v. to honor; to admire; to esteem; to hold in high regard respect n. honor; esteem; high regard; consideration; attention Forms: respected; respected; respecting Forms: no plural ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––175. respond176. response R 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 177 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net respond v. to answer; to reply; to react response n. reply; answer; reaction Forms: responded; responded; responding Forms: plural: responses ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––177. responsible178. responsive responsible adj. dependable; reliable; accountable; liable responsive adj. answering; reacting (esp. positively or sympathetically) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––179. restriction180. resume restriction n. limitation; limit resume v. to recommence; to begin again; to retake; to take back; to continue Forms: plural: restrictions Forms: resumed; resumed; resuming ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––181. resume182. retail resume n. summary; synopsis; abstract; CV; curriculum vitae retail adj. pertaining to the sale of goods to final consumers; of the sale of merchandise to end users Forms: plural: resumes ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––183. retail184. retailer retail n. sale of products to final consumers; sale of goods to end users retailer n. person or business that sells goods to final consumers Forms: plural: retails Forms: plural: retailers ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––185. reticent186. retire reticent adj. keeping quiet; reserved; showing self-restraint retire v. to withdraw from a position (usually due to old age); go into seclusion; to withdraw Forms: retired; retired; retiring ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––187. retirement188. retrieval retirement n. withdrawal from one's job or occupation retrieval n. act of bringing back; restoration; act of finding information and sending it to the user as output Forms: plural: retirements Forms: plural: retrievals ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––189. retrieve190. return retrieve v. to recover; to regain; to bring back; to fetch; to rescue return adj. reciprocal; done in response to a previous action; repeated; recurring Forms: retrieved; retrieved; retrieving ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––191. return192. reveal R 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 178 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net return n. act of giving back; reply; answer; profit; yield; repayment reveal v. to show; to exhibit; to display; to expose; to disclose Forms: plural: returns Forms: revealed; revealed; revealing ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––193. revenue194. revere revenue n. income; return; gains; government income earned through taxation revere v. to respect deeply; to honor greatly Forms: plural: revenues Forms: revered; revered; revering ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––195. reverse196. reverse reverse adj. having the back side exposed to view; opposite; contrary reverse n. opposite; contrary; back side; rear; setback; defeat Forms: plural: reverses ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––197. review198. review review n. survey; general study; examination; inspection review v. to survey; to conduct a general study; to inspect; to examine; to reconsider Forms: plural: reviews Forms: reviewed; reviewed; reviewing ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––199. revise200. revise revise v. to make changes in order to improve something; to edit; to correct revise n. act of making changes; alteration; proof sheet made to verify changes made and check for additional errors Forms: revised; revised; revising Forms: plural: revises ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––201. revive202. revolve revive v. to resuscitate; to bring back to life; to put into action again revolve v. to rotate; to turn; to spin; to encircle; to think about; to contemplate Forms: revived; revived; reviving Forms: revolved; revolved; revolving ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––203. reward204. reward reward v. to recompense someone for a service reward n. prize; recompense; benefit received as payment for a service Forms: rewarded; rewarded; rewarding Forms: plural: rewards ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––205. rigorous206. rise R 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 179 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net rigorous adj. harsh; strict; severe; exact; precise rise v. to stand up; to get into an upright position; to climb; to ascend Forms: rose; risen; rising ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––207. rise208. rival rise n. slope; incline; increase; ascent; raise in position or status; promotion; angry response rival adj. being in competition; contending Forms: plural: rises ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––209. rival210. rivalry rival n. competitor; opponent; contender rivalry n. competition; contention; act of competing Forms: plural: rivals Forms: plural: rivalries ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––211. robust212. rotten robust adj. strong; healthy rotten adj. decayed; decomposed; putrid; spoiled; despicable ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––213. route214. route route n. track; path; customary series of stops during a trip route v. to direct along a particular path; to chart a course Forms: plural: routes Forms: routed; routed; routing ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––215. routine216. routine routine n. commonplace activity; everyday task; habit; custom; practice routine adj. commonplace; ordinary; usual; customary; habitual Forms: plural: routines ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––217. royalties218. rubber royalties n. percentage of profits paid to an artist for each copy of his work that is sold rubber n. elastic material derived from of some tropical plants; eraser Forms: plural: royalties Forms: plural: rubbers ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––219. rubber220. rule rubber adj. composed of elastic material; made from caoutchouc rule n. law; custom; common practice; government; flat tool used for measuring distances Forms: plural: rules ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––221. rule222. run R 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 180 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net rule v. to govern; to control; to determine; to decide; to decree run n. range; journey; track; path; series; sequence Forms: ruled; ruled; ruling Forms: plural: runs ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––223. run224. rush run v. to operate; to activate; to manage; to direct; to carry out; to fulfill rush n. speed; haste; sudden increase in activity or speed Forms: ran; ran; running Forms: plural: rushes ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––225. rush rush v. to hurry; to make haste; to act or move quickly; to cause to hurry Forms: rushed; rushed; rushing –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– R 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 181 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net S1. safety2. salary safety n. freedom from danger; quality of not causing injury or loss; any security device salary n. periodic wage paid to someone for work; pay Forms: plural: safeties Forms: plural: salaries ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––3. sale4. sales sale n. commercial transaction; instance of offering goods at a reduced price; demand for merchandise; auction sales n. marketing; activities associated with selling a product or service Forms: plural: sales Forms: only plural ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––5. salient6. salient salient n. angle that points outward salient adj. conspicuous; bulging outward; protruding; remarkable; noticeable Forms: plural: salients ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––7. salvage8. salvage salvage n. act of rescuing; rescued items salvage v. to save from destruction; to rescue Forms: plural: salvages Forms: salvaged; salvaged; salvaging ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––9. sample10. sample sample n. specimen; small part of something; representative part of a larger group sample v. to take a small portion of something as a specimen Forms: plural: samples Forms: sampled; sampled; sampling ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––11. sanitary12. satisfaction sanitary adj. hygienic; clean; healthy satisfaction n. gratification of a need; remuneration; fulfillment Forms: plural: satisfactions ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––13. satisfy14. save satisfy v. to fulfill; to meet a request or requirement; to compensate; to remunerate save prep. except; besides; but Forms: satisfied; satisfied; satisfying ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––15. save16. savvy save n. action or instance in which the ball or puck is prevented from entering the goal savvy adj. experienced; knowledgeable (Slang) Forms: plural: saves ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––17. savvy18. saw S 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 182 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net . resident160. residential R 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 176 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net resident n. inhabitant; one who lives in a particular location residential adj plural ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––175. respond176. response R 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 177 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net respond v. to answer;