T e s t Answers Index TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 53 Q1 n initiative (a) delivery; dispatch; conveyance (b) piece of paper; attendant; servant (c) calculation of size or extent; assessment of capacity or dimension (d) enterprise; drive; ambition; beginning move in a process; first step Q2 n pose (b) stance (d) periodic wage paid to someone for work; pay (a) certificate; written file (c) something previously mentioned or indicated Q3 n hire (a) dividend; perk; monetary gift (b) difficult situation; something which tests one's ability to handle difficult tasks (c) act of forcefully taking possession of an area; seizure; conquest; possession or settlement of land (d) wages; rent; rental; charge; fee Q4 n departure (a) affiliate; office; industry; trade; business unit (b) certificate that bears monetary value; coupon; receipt; authorizer; endorser (c) leaving; going away; opposite of arrival (d) viewpoint; outlook; vista; view Q5 n pointer (a) movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down in another place; stair; stage in a process (b) maltreatment; corrupt practice; foul language (c) being physically present; act of accompanying or serving (d) indicator; something used to point; hand on a clock; clue; advice Q6 n adjustable rate (a) an interest percentage that changes over time (b) grant; pocket money; stipend; discount; deduction (c) place where vessels are built and repaired (d) mark; symbol; indication; hint; trace; notice; advertisement Q7 v apply (a) to anticipate gladly (b) to make a request; to implement; to realize; to put into practice (c) to authorize; to appoint as representative; to pass a duty or responsibility on to someone else (d) to advance; to move forward; to gain Q8 n cover (a) insurance; shelter; casing; front; lid (b) alleyway; narrow road between mountains; successful grade on a test (c) expansion; branch of a telephone network; supplement; reprieve (d) interpretation; something that clarifies; description; definition Q9 n interpreter (a) railing; hedge; ability to argue; person who sells stolen goods (b) theme; subject of conversation; issue (c) person who translates from one language to another (orally); person how clarifies; commentator (d) act of paying back; repayment; compensation for a loss; repayment for an expense Q10 n lever (a) a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum (b) misfortune; hardship; distress; suffering (c) sameness; uniformity (d) hope; anticipation; assumption 71 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net T e s t Answers Index © www.english-test.net TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 54 Q1 v counterbalance (a) to limit; to restrict; to contract; to lessen in width; to taper (b) to act against; to oppose (with an equal weight, force etc.) (c) to continue; to carry on; to advance; to progress; to move forward (d) to meet with; to bring upon oneself; to acquire Q2 v slump (a) to profit; to roll a ball into a hole (Billiards) (b) to collapse; to decline; to decrease; to deteriorate; to settle (c) to travel; to take a trip (d) to act; to function; to manage; to use; to activate; to perform surgery Q3 v assemble (a) to gather; to collect; to converge; to arrange; to meet (b) to cause to be concerned with; to engage; to engross (c) to show; to point out; to mark; to signify; to imply; to exhibit (d) to question formally; to evaluate through questioning Q4 v sustain (a) to support; to provide for; to finance; to assist; to encourage (b) to grant a license to an individual or group; to grant the right to vote (c) to collapse; to decline; to decrease; to deteriorate; to settle (d) to distract; to entertain; to turn in a different direction; to deflect Q5 v survey (a) to look over; to observe; to examine carefully; to study (b) to sway; to oscillate; to vacillate; to fluctuate (c) to make easy; to assist; to forward; to promote; to expedite (d) to perform; to do; to engage Q6 v manage (a) to make familiar; to present someone; to introduce someone (b) to make right; to amend (c) to exchange one thing for another; to trade; to barter (d) to administer; to direct; to supervise; to accomplish; to handle Q7 v judge (a) to recompense someone for a service (b) to locate (c) to criticize; to assess; to determine; to rule (d) to deal with; to stop; to undertake; to set about Q8 adj forecast (a) discovered (b) serving as an aide; helpful; supportive; auxiliary (c) tangible; real; substantial; solid (d) predicted; expected; anticipated Q9 v keep (a) to copy; to replicate; to photocopy (b) to hold onto; to save; to store; to watch over; to care for (c) to act as an agent on behalf of a person or organization; to symbolize (d) to warn; to put on standby; to alarm Q10 v score (a) to gain; to obtain; to earn a point (in a game, etc.); to tally; to grade a test (b) to gather; to collect; to converge; to arrange; to meet (c) to look at; to concern; to relate to; to esteem; to appreciate; to consider (d) to fall; to make fall; to bring down; to go down; to omit; to abandon 72 PHOTOCOPIABLE T e s t 5 Answers Index © www.english-test.net TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 55 Q1 n abbreviation (a) something presented as evidence in a court of law; display; show (b) compactness; closeness (c) shortened form of a word or word combination (d) expression of intent to damage or injure; intimidation; danger Q2 v analyze (a) to imitate; to try to equal or excel; to take after; to copy (b) to halt; to cease; to quit; to close; to block; to impede (c) to imagine to oneself; to picture; to visualize (d) to examine; to break down into parts and study (as in a subject) Q3 v saw (a) to draw a likeness; to describe; to reflect; to picture in the mind (b) to cut with a toothed blade (c) to move back and forth; to lean in a certain direction; to be sympathetic to; to hesitate (d) to supply; to support; to send; to move into a machine Q4 n volunteer (a) one who offers his services of his own free will or without pay (b) one who serves tables at a restaurant or pub (c) flammable liquid mixture derived from petroleum (used as fuel, etc.) (d) end; conclusion; last edition of a newspaper Q5 v exclude (a) not intended to earn profits; to observe; to remark on; to make a comment; to record (b) to notch; to groove; to assign to a place or position (in an organization, system, etc.) (c) to leave out; to keep out; to prevent from happening or being; to reject (d) to determine; to stabilize; to arrange; to repair; to prepare Q6 n craft (a) act of enlisting or drafting new members (b) word or phrase by which someone or something is called or identified; moniker (c) method of performance (d) trade; skill; occupation; boat; plane Q7 n regulations (a) headquarters of a business; dwelling place; abode; home; domicile (b) location; description of a location (c) statute; law; act of controlling; management; direction (d) expenditure of money or effort for future benefits; authorization Q8 v contact (a) to establish communication; to make a connection; to link to; to connect with (b) to require; to compel; to force upon; to enforce; to institute (c) to suppose; to hypothesize; to conjecture (d) to take a picture Q9 n post (a) agreement; pact; deal (b) silence; quiet; photograph (c) principal pipe or duct in a system; chief part of something; strength or force; high sea (d) mail; column; opinion; role; job placement Q10 v copy (a) to contest; to contend against another; to participate in a contest (b) to disregard; to ignore; to forget to perform (a duty); to shirk; to abandon (c) to duplicate; to imitate (d) to go on board a ship; to put on board a ship; to begin; to become involved in an enterprise 73 PHOTOCOPIABLE T e s t Answers Index © www.english-test.net TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 56 Q1 adj separate (a) characteristic of a capital city; sophisticated (b) logical; reasonable; intelligent; prudent; expressible as a whole number (Mathematics) (c) concentrated; focused; observant; polite; caring (d) detached; disconnected; distinct; set apart Q2 adj easy (a) mild; slight; comfortable; simple (b) acting as a replacement (c) arranged in divisions; divisional; concerning an office (d) sturdy; long lasting Q3 adj famous (a) ancient; archaic; no longer in use; outdated; useless (b) sturdy; long lasting (c) collective; total; taking all units as a whole (d) well-known; excellent; wonderful Q4 adj consecutive (a) serving as a model; normal; regular; typical; widely accepted (b) sequential; following one after another (c) involving rivalry; tending to contest (d) earlier; antecedent; hasty; premature Q5 adj departmental (a) motherly; related through a mother; relating to or characteristic of a mother or motherhood (b) striking; noteworthy; extraordinary; exceptional (c) enduring; lasting; continuing; leftover; remaining (d) arranged in divisions; divisional; concerning an office Q6 adj renowned (a) famous; prominent (b) reliable; trustworthy; dependable (c) at or constituting a place where two surfaces meet (d) forceful; energetic; vigorous; spirited; alive Q7 adj absorbed (a) having no curves or bends; frank; continuous; honest; consistent (b) treated as an expense (c) special; unusual; detailed; precise; pedantic; strict (d) gloomy; cheerless; bad; depressing; sad Q8 adj whole (a) complete; full; entire; healthy (b) solemn; acute; critical; requiring much consideration; humorless; grim (c) creative; new; original (d) flat, level; even Q9 adj meticulous (a) assorted; different; individual; several (b) pedantic; cautious concerning minute details; scrupulous (c) hygienic; clean; healthy (d) leftover; unused; desolate; desert; destroyed Q10 adj apt (a) short; concise (b) chatty; loquacious (c) suitable; appropriate; intelligent; savvy; capable (d) beginning; introductory 74 PHOTOCOPIABLE T e s t Answers Index TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 57 Q1 n consumer (b) cost; value; worth; rate; measure (d) rug; fabric floor covering (a) container devoid of contents (c) buyer; client Q2 n technology (a) person who is native to or resides in a particular area (b) lawyer; barrister; advocate; solicitor (c) a person who keeps financial records; a person who conducts financial audits (d) sciences of the industrial arts; applied sciences Q3 n delay (a) unit of time equal to 60 seconds; 1/60 of an hour; memo; protocol; memorandum (b) heap; tall bookshelf; chimney (c) postponement; hindrance; hold-up; stopping; lingering (d) 12 dozen; 144 Q4 n investment (a) expenditure of money or effort for future benefits; authorization (b) connection; relation; association; one ring of a chain; ring (c) spoken or written words with which people communicate thoughts and feelings (d) plant; edible fruit of a plant Q5 n inference (a) finding fault; act of expressing displeasure; pleading entered by a plaintiff (Law) (b) silence; noiselessness; stillness; tranquility; muteness; speechlessness (c) act of deriving; speculation; drawing of a conclusion (d) foods and other goods sold at a small supermarket or store Q6 n pattern (a) magazine; journal (b) formally or socially imposed standards of attire (c) whole amount; entire quantity; essence; gist (d) sample; model; form; mold; decorative design Q7 adv seamlessly (b) based on individual thoughts and feelings (d) as a logical result; unavoidably (a) still; already; but; in spite of; although (c) smoothly; continuously; inconspicuously Q8 n kind (a) commonplace activity; everyday task; habit; custom; practice (b) type; sort; class; group of things which are classed together because of their similarities (c) thin and flat object (d) area; domain; range; piece of land; surface Q9 n leave (a) awareness; perception (b) structure; pattern; design; organization; pattern of data organization (c) vacation; time off; permission to be absent; departure; farewell (d) lack; scarcity; deficit; deficiency Q10 n opposite (a) corporation; firm; ensemble; association with another (b) establisher; organization or channel; person who gives authorization to operate a channel (c) custom; practice; convention (d) contrast; something contrary 75 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net T e s t Answers Index © www.english-test.net TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 58 Q1 v number (a) to travel; to take a trip (b) to decide; to define; to conclude; to cause; to affect (c) to count; to equal in amount; to limit; to allot (d) to aid; to help; to support; to guide; to direct Q2 v insulate (a) to describe; to illustrate; to characterize; to portray; to elucidate (b) to plan; to scheme; to send; to dispatch; to throw (c) to labor; to act; to operate; to activate; to process (d) to separate from others; to segregate Q3 v come across (a) to innovate and develop production (b) to call; to summon (e.g to the telephone); to number sheets of paper in a collection (c) to happen upon; to find by chance; to discover; to see (d) to crash; to meet head on; to come together with solid or direct impact Q4 v originate (a) to supply; to grant; to set; to offer (b) to try and obtain something through persuasion or earnest requests (c) to pay to; to hire; to employ (d) to begin; to be created; to result from; to develop; to be produced Q5 v recap (a) to create a formal agreement; to bind legally; to obtain (b) to summarize; to review with a short summary (c) to originate from; to reveal the origin of something; to obtain from a particular supplier (d) to have a mean of a certain amount Q6 v extradite (a) to set going; to launch; to begin; to start (b) to hand over to another nation or judicial authority (c) to act against; to oppose (with an equal weight, force etc.) (d) to cite; to state a price; to offer a price Q7 v list (a) to back; to support; to finance; to subsidize; to promote (b) to write or print a series of names or items according to a certain order; to inscribe; to record (c) to organize according to importance (d) to make a call; to ring Q8 v gain (a) to offer to or give something for free; to propose (b) to reap; to gather in ripe crops; to catch; to gather (c) to acquire; to earn; to purchase; to obtain; to profit (d) to control to rule over; to be superior Q9 v bulk (a) to make new again; to renovate; to restore to good condition (b) to inflate; to play an important role (c) to suggest; to tender; to bid; to propose a price; to present (d) to happen; to take place; to transpire; to come to mind; to suggest itself Q10 v last (a) to determine the scope of a target; to extend; to stretch; to vary (b) to continue; to suffice; to endure; to persist (c) to make equal (d) to set up; to found; to base; to build 76 PHOTOCOPIABLE T e s t Answers Index TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 59 Q1 v compensate (a) to reward; to reimburse; to pay back; to make up for (b) to continue (c) to cause discomfort; to trouble; to put out; to disturb (d) to explain; to clarify; to limit; to set boundaries Q2 n pass (a) care; treatment; procedure; system; touch (b) alleyway; narrow road between mountains; successful grade on a test (c) innovativeness; inventiveness (d) something that is the same of the same level Q3 n feasibility (a) state of intellectual or spiritual awareness (b) growth; expansion; addition; enlargement; escalation (c) contract by which property or persons are guaranteed against damage or loss (d) capability of being carried out; capability of being achieved; likelihood; probability Q4 adj pervasive (a) penetrating; infiltrating; spreading; extending; permeating (b) whole; including every part; complete; full (c) inner; inside; located within; of a country's domestic affairs (d) not real; fanciful Q5 n gauge (a) bill of sale; written statement of purchases (b) standard of measure; device for measuring (pressure, amount, distance, etc.) (c) counsel; guidance; specific information; hint (d) product of the division of one number by another; part of a whole; segment; fragment; quotient Q6 v slice (a) to cut into portions; to cleave (b) to endeavor; to try hard; to compete; to struggle; to resist (c) to be useful; to help; to facilitate (d) to control; to arrange; to put in order Q7 adv foremost (a) in a place across an ocean (b) by hand; physically (c) after all others; finally; at the end; most recently (d) first in place or rank; primary; leading; main Q8 v induce (a) to confirm; to sanction; to legalize (b) to check flavor by eating; to attempt; to try (c) to cause; to bring about; to set in motion; to influence (d) to postpone; to dismiss from a job; to fire Q9 adj opportune (a) expendable; spoils rapidly; likely to spoil; mortal (b) inner; inside; inland; of a country's domestic affairs; of an individual's inner life (c) appropriate; fitting; well-timed; timely; proper; expedient (d) very important; critical; decisive; vital Q10 n emergency (b) a person who prepares food (d) sudden need demanding immediate action (a) person or thing which promotes; expeditor (c) plan; idea; thought; structure; system 77 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net T e s t Answers Index © www.english-test.net TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 60 Q1 adj mediocre (a) spoiled; immoral; dishonest; perverted (b) immediate; quick; urgent; pressing; present; current (c) detailed; complicated; carefully planned; worked out in great detail (d) regular; ordinary; low-grade; poor Q2 adj fleet (a) same in worth or value; same in importance; corresponding (b) pertinent; relevant; connected (c) swift; fast (d) small; of a pouch Q3 adj unforeseen (a) reliable; trustworthy; dependable (b) immediate; quick; urgent; pressing; present; current (c) not anticipated; not expected (d) involving rivalry; tending to contest Q4 adj vast (a) large; enormous; huge (b) overflowing; unreserved; unrestrained; exuberant (c) comprehensive; complete; finished (d) final; occurring as a result Q5 adj pleased (a) assorted; different; individual; several (b) content; satiated; having one's desires satisfied (c) main; principal; major (d) deprived of hope or confidence; dissuaded from Q6 adj homebound (b) confined usually by illness (d) not capable (a) including a lot; large in scope; extensive (c) substantial; real; tangible; current Q7 adj fortunate (a) dangerous; risky; perilous (b) of secondary importance; insignificant; corresponding (c) lucky; successful; opportune (d) excellent; pleasant; valid; competent; skilled; positive Q8 adj alternate (a) complete; full; entire; healthy (b) tiny; extremely small; trivial; petty; accurate (c) rotating; one after the other; interchanging (d) aware; awake; attentive Q9 adj perishable (a) expendable; spoils rapidly; likely to spoil; mortal (b) correct; suitable; just; complete (c) exceptional; special; strange; odd; curious (d) close-fitting; tense; narrow Q10 adj quarter (a) steady; firm; lasting; dependable; faithful (b) being one fourth; having four equal parts (c) allowed; eligible; having the right to something (d) of or pertaining to the law; allowed by law 78 PHOTOCOPIABLE T e s t Answers Index © www.english-test.net TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 61 Q1 n remark (a) comment; observation; notice (b) organization; order; selection; range; assortment (c) act of providing; act of offering; work; labor; function; role; offer (d) rear; end; seat Q2 n acquaintance (a) structure built mainly of glass in which plants are cultivated out of season (b) device which is used to slow or stop a vehicle (c) diligence; tenacity; stubbornness; continuation (d) person that you have met but not know well; knowledge of something; familiarity Q3 n tax (a) attempt to discover or test something; trial; research (b) something that is demanded; necessity; something that is needed (c) sameness; uniformity (d) levy; fee Q4 n ability (a) counsel; guidance; specific information; hint (b) model; criterion; norm; average; commodity which backs a monetary system (c) amount of money that has been borrowed; something borrowed; act of giving temporarily (d) skill; talent; aptitude; capacity; power Q5 n birth rate (a) type; sort; class; group of things which are classed together because of their similarities (b) sending off; shipment; message; communication; promptness (c) number of babies that are born per year per thousand (d) job; assignment; obligation; role Q6 n share (a) introduction; foreword; opening statement (b) owner of a flower shop; person who makes flower arrangements (c) part; portion; quota; allocation; issue of stock (d) routine; protocol; course of action; subroutine; sequence of instructions (Computers) Q7 n commentary (a) system; group of items; collection; posture; carriage; series; sequence (b) attraction; closeness; liking; likeness (c) series of remarks; explanation (often written in essay or book form) (d) task; duty; responsibility; role; obligation Q8 n gratuity (a) plan; sketch; model; layout; structure (b) chance; probability of advancement or success; hope; promise (c) tip; bonus; recompense (d) order; direction; control; domination; headquarters Q9 n pharmacist (a) combining of separate elements into a complete whole (b) function; utilization; benefit; advantage; consumption (c) druggist; apothecary (d) compactness; closeness Q10 n repeat (a) act of redoing something (b) singularity; individuality; incomparability (c) person who is resistant to change; person who favors traditional political parties (d) sheet of paper on which information has been printed; flyer 79 PHOTOCOPIABLE T e s t Answers Index © www.english-test.net TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 62 Q1 v crate (a) to create a formal agreement; to bind legally; to obtain (b) to repair; to improve; to be improved (c) to pack in a box (d) to destroy; to ruin; to tear down; to remove Q2 v halt (a) to work; to toil; to exert oneself; to work hard (b) to stop; to cause to stop; to pause; to hesitate; to be uncertain (c) to mark; to indicate; to write one's name (d) to plan; to mean; to have in mind or accomplish; to designate for a particular purpose Q3 v resign (a) to supervise; to manage; to inspect (b) to quit an office or position; to relinquish; to give up; to abdicate (c) to occupy; to live in; to dwell in; to reside in; to populate (d) to satisfy; to please; to meet a request Q4 v abide (a) to manage in spite of difficulty; to struggle successfully (b) to comply; to obey; to conform; to stay; to tolerate (c) to manage; to supervise; to supply; to dispense (d) to assign to a duty; to station; to publicize; to advertise Q5 v expose (a) to contemplate again (b) to search for valuable materials (such as gold, oil, etc.) (c) to endeavor; to try hard; to compete; to struggle; to resist (d) to reveal; to uncover; to disclose; to abandon Q6 v compartmentalize (a) to carry; to impart or to communicate by statement, suggestion, gesture or appearance (b) to direct to; to speak to; to direct to a specific destination; to refer to (c) to separate into sections; to partition (d) to perform; to present; to carry out; to execute Q7 v protect (a) to defend; to save from harm; to watch over; to guard (b) to complete; to achieve; to attain; to perform (c) to happen upon; to find by chance; to discover; to see (d) to cede; to surrender; to give up; to forsake; to abandon Q8 adj efficient (a) inferior; of secondary importance; under the authority of another (b) short; concise (c) done without waste (of time, resources, etc.) (d) forceful; energetic; vigorous; spirited; alive Q9 v foresee (a) to predict; to prophesy; to foretell (b) to put away for future use (c) to be ready or available; to work as an attendant; to postpone (d) to divide; to apportion; to receive a portion; to participate Q10 v expand (a) to construct; to create; to increase intensity; to energize (b) to cause; to bring about; to set in motion; to influence (c) to grow larger; to broaden; to increase; to enlarge; to add to (d) to signify; to be significant; to intend; to indicate 80 PHOTOCOPIABLE ... allowed by law 78 PHOTOCOPIABLE T e s t Answers Index © www.english-test.net TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 61 Q1 n... Answers Index TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 72 Q1 adj anxious (a) fearful; worried; worrisome; eager; keen (b) characterized; by or occupying a particular place (c) perfect;... Answers Index © www.english-test.net TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 63 Q1 n senior (a) replacement; person or thing that takes the place of another