PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net Test 233 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 233 Q1 v. attire (a) to dress; to put on clothes (b) to sway; to oscillate; to vacillate; to fluctuate (c) to make into a city (d) to hurt; to wound; to insult; to offend; to damage Q2 v. pressure (a) to apply force or weight; to push; to stress (b) to arrive; to obtain; to procure; to extend the arm outward (c) to inform; to direct; to guide; to command; to order; to educate (d) to impede; to obstruct; to hinder; to meddle Q3 v. remind (a) to cause to remember (b) to measure time; to register on a time piece (c) to rent; to inhabit; to occupy (d) to indicate; to emphasize; to sharpen; to direct Q4 v. trail (a) to give; to grant; to judge; to rule (b) to perform; to carry out; to put into practice (c) to examine (d) to follow; to drag; to tow Q5 v. mistake (a) to make an error; to be wrong; to confuse (b) to relate to; to deal with; to process; to pay for (c) to agree; to give; to bestow; to answer to; to donate (d) to couple; to be part one of a match; to mate Q6 n. earnings (a) schedule; calendar; outline of things to be done (b) place where an event occurs; vista; view (c) swindle; deceit; cheating; forgery; embezzlement (d) money gained; salary; revenue; profit; income Q7 n. journalist (a) reporter; person who writes for a newspaper or magazine; correspondent (b) chauffeur; program which enables an operating system to communicate with a particular device (c) person who is licensed to practice medicine (i.e. physician, surgeon etc.) (d) outcome; compensation; counterbalance Q8 adj. present (a) exacting; choosy; ornate; nagging; annoying (b) existent; in attendance; on hand; of the current times; pertaining to the current times (c) impersonating; putting on a false appearance; feigning; arrogant; haughty (d) simple; basic Q9 v. course (a) to require that certain conditions be met before the signing of a contract; to specify; to require (b) to hunt; to pursue; to run over; to race (c) to sell; to trade or deal; to distribute; to promote (d) to throw away; to discard; to destroy; to damage Q10 v. labor (a) to continue; to suffice; to endure; to persist (b) to mint; to invent a new word or phrase (c) to be acquainted with; to understand; to distinguish; to be aware of (d) to work; to toil; to exert oneself; to work hard 251 Answers Index PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net Test 234 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 234 Q1 n. daily (a) newspaper that is published 5 to 7 times a week (b) work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps) (c) anything that is set up; institution (i.e. business, church, authority, government, etc.) (d) situation; requirement; circumstance; stipulation Q2 n. competitor (a) rival; (i.e. Coca Cola and Pepsi); person who participates in a contest (b) letter of recommendation (c) overseer; director; manager (d) group of twenty items; debt; account; bill; grade on a test Q3 n. relationship (a) appointment; proposal of a candidate (for an office or an honor) (b) connection; association; closeness (c) commercial center of a city; business distract (d) entering into the feelings of another; sympathy; vicarious emotion; understanding Q4 n. resist (a) protective coating (c) business; commerce; barter; occupation (b) location; description of a location (d) word or phrase functioning as a noun Q5 n. will (a) make-up; constitution; essay (b) comment; observation; notice (c) attraction; lottery; contest which ends in a tie; natural channel; gully (d) last testament listing inheritors of a dying person's property Q6 n. car (a) automobile; elevator; vehicle; ride (b) lexicon; list of words and their definitions in alphabetical order (c) income; return; gains; government income earned through taxation (d) viewpoint, opinion; siting; locus; location; place; job Q7 n. basis (a) means of connection; link; joint; connected group (b) one fourth; neighborhood; coin worth 25 cents; period of three months; district (c) partner; fellow worker; co-worker; friend (d) foundation; grounding Q8 v. coordinate (a) to clarify; to explain; to approve (b) to make a scheme; to plot; to design; to contrive; to think up (c) to arrange in proper order (d) to inspect; to supervise; to miss; to omit; to ignore; to excuse Q9 v. prolong (a) to collect; to gather; to accumulate; to store; to place in reserve (b) to extend; to lengthen (c) to signify; to be significant; to intend; to indicate (d) to plead; to request; to petition for a new trial or judgment Q10 n. straight (a) negative tendency (especially in economy or business) (b) line that is not curved; section that is not curved (c) person or company that produces and distributes printed material (d) group of people who attend a seminar, a talk, etc. 252 Answers Index PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net Test 235 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 235 Q1 v. arrive (a) to give; to contribute; to grant; to bestow (b) to dispute; to claim; to give reasons (c) to straighten; to flatten; to make even; to equalize (d) to reach a destination; to return; to come back; to succeed Q2 v. clear (a) to direct; to lead; to instruct (b) to relieve; to calm; to alleviate pain (c) to clarify; to explain; to approve (d) to reproduce quickly; to multiply rapidly; to thrive; to grow quickly Q3 v. validate (a) to confirm; to sanction; to legalize (b) to divide; to split (c) to bill; to charge (d) to consider; to be of a particular heaviness; to burden Q4 v. posture (a) to pretend; to feign (b) to alter; to replace; to become different (c) to confess to something; to allow entrance; to accept as valid (d) to load; to oppress; to burden; to regard; to esteem Q5 v. regress (a) to reinforce; to bind together; to strengthen a connection (b) to misplace; to be deprived of; to be defeated; to fail; opposite of to win (c) to move backward; to go back; to return to a previous condition (d) to place in a row; to cover the inside of; to pad Q6 v. drill (a) to bore a hole; to practice; to train; to sow seeds in rows (b) to make better; to increase in quality; to enhance; to develop (c) to understand; to contain; to grasp; to absorb; to perceive (d) to control; to rule; to command Q7 v. quote (a) to fix; to mend; to correct a problem or malfunction (b) to converse; to speak; to spread rumors; to lecture; to reveal secret information (c) to cite; to state a price; to offer a price (d) to provide; to offer; to distribute; to supply; to sell; to trade Q8 v. proliferate (a) to rub; to achieve or obtain with difficulty; to delete; to cross out (b) to detain; to slow down; to capture; to imprison (c) to reproduce quickly; to multiply rapidly; to thrive; to grow quickly (d) to control; to arrange; to put in order Q9 v. complete (a) to make whole; to finish; to perfect (b) to arrange systematically; to structure; to group; to sort; to make confidential (c) to meet; to assemble to gather; to get together (d) to fight with fists; to put crates Q10 v. express (a) to offer proof; to prove; to show to be true (b) to declare; to say; to send quickly; to squeeze; to extract (c) to cap; to cork; to stop up; to block; to advertise (d) to celebrate 253 Answers Index PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net Test 236 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 236 Q1 n. shortage (a) topic; subject; matter; question; problem; publication (b) introduction; foreword; opening statement (c) lack; scarcity; deficit; deficiency (d) realization; carrying out; performing; putting into effect; execution Q2 n. catering (a) boat for crossing a body of water; shuttle (b) communication; information; announcement; note; memo; intimation (c) pact; treaty; connection; relationship (d) business of supplying and servicing food Q3 v. look over (a) to make familiar; to present someone; to introduce someone (b) to examine (c) to suggest indirectly; to hint; to infer; to mean; to import (d) to outlive; to remain in use; to outlast; to endure; to withstand Q4 n. franchisor (a) readiness; agreeableness (c) magazine; journal (b) person who has the right to grant a license (d) group of people working together; team Q5 adj. dismal (a) gentle; good-hearted; understanding; compassionate (b) capable of living; having a reasonable chance of succeeding; practical (c) gloomy; cheerless; bad; depressing; sad (d) decayed; decomposed; putrid; spoiled; despicable Q6 n. grade (a) cameraman; person who takes pictures (b) mail manager, person responsible for managing electronic mail on a network (Computers) (c) mark; level; degree; rank; type; extend; class (in a school) (d) piece of soft material which cushions; block of pages stacked together and connected on one side Q7 n. president (a) a person who provides guidance; consultant; counselor (b) mutual connection (between two or more things); similarity; parallel (c) head; leader; chairman; chief (d) component; element; factor; one of the substances which comprises a mixture Q8 v. resist (a) to further; to encourage sales; to aid; to help; to assist (b) to oppose; to fight against; to challenge; to withstand (c) to fasten; to link to; to add; to ascribe to; to connect to (d) to enter information into a chart; to postpone; to set aside for future consideration Q9 v. warehouse (a) to couple; to be part one of a match; to mate (b) to charge; to announce; to advertise (c) to partition; to be partitioned (d) to store in a large building Q10 n. venture (a) an undertaking that is dangerous, daring, or of uncertain outcome (b) indicator; something used to point; hand on a clock; clue; advice (c) anticipation; longing or waiting for; hope (d) cork; stopper; electrical connector; block; advertisement 254 Answers Index PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net Test 237 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 237 Q1 n. involvement (a) one who donates money; person or organization that promotes or supports (an event, program, candidate, etc.) (b) region; district; zone; area; domain (c) security deposit (d) inclusion; participation; connection; association; relation Q2 n. flaw (a) defect; imperfection; crack; strong gust or wind (b) action or instance in which the ball or puck is prevented from entering the goal (c) back end; hindmost unit of an army (or fleet, etc.) (d) inclusion; participation; connection; association; relation Q3 n. clearance (a) work beyond regular working hours; pay for such work (b) remark; note; statement; explanation (c) release; approval; washing (d) caution; advice about danger; advance notice Q4 n. clip (a) clamp; fastener; shred; segment of video (b) person who holds public position; authority (c) money (in a bank account); trust; confidence; respect (d) amount of money received in payment for goods or services or from other sources; revenue; profits Q5 n. misunderstanding (a) incorrect interpretation (b) slight difference; subtle distinction (c) piece of soft material which cushions; block of pages stacked together and connected on one side (d) inclination; tendency; disposition; aptitude Q6 n. sales (a) marketing; activities associated with selling a product or service (b) one who donates money; person or organization that promotes or supports (an event, program, candidate, etc.) (c) test; quiz; investigation; inquiry (d) prop; brace; economic assistance; upkeep; encouragement; aid Q7 n. brake (a) ability; skill; trait; characteristic; quality (b) device which is used to slow or stop a vehicle (c) one of several separate payments into which a debt has been divided (d) conformity; agreement; coordination; suitability Q8 n. last (a) knowledge obtained by doing; something that one has lived through (b) end; conclusion; final appearance; power of endurance; vitality; unit of weight (c) mark; objective; aim; object; goal (d) dividend; perk; monetary gift Q9 n. interior (a) greater number or part; number greater than half of the total (b) cause; agent; broker; financier; money lender (c) inside a building; inland section of a country (d) richness; prosperity; capital; fortune; abundance Q10 n. dictate (a) distinction; unusual quality; disagreement; remainder (b) ruling principle; command; decree (c) force of movement; strength or motivation derived from an initial effort (d) rope; cord; link; connection; equal score in a game 255 Answers Index PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net Test 238 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 238 Q1 v. decline (a) to pass something through an opening (b) to refuse; to go down; to decrease; to fall (c) to make by machine; to produce; to fabricate; to invent (d) to be conspicuous; to be noticeable; to project; to protrude Q2 v. talk (a) to converse; to speak; to spread rumors; to lecture; to reveal secret information (b) to go out of sight; to become extinct; to cease to exist; to vanish (c) to travel; to go; to journey; to happen; to eat and drink (d) to carry; to encourage; to assist financially; to substantiate Q3 v. imagine (a) to envision; to fantasize; to visualize; to think; to assume (b) to use; to apply; to employ; to control; to channel (c) to work as an employee (i.e. in the legal or bank business) (d) to follow Q4 v. remark (a) to ruin financially; to go bust; to go broke; to collapse (b) to make an outline; to draw up in written form; to conscript; to draw out and separate (c) to notice; to observe; to comment; to state; to say (d) to raise an opinion; to adjust the tone of Q5 v. track (a) to fit; to adapt; to adjust; to tune; to supply with an explanatory device (b) to entrust; to order; to command; to supply with power (c) to locate (d) to follow Q6 v. lend (a) to interest; to amuse; to host (b) to make or to fit according to individual needs or desires; to personalize; to individualize (c) to fasten; to link to; to add; to ascribe to; to connect to (d) to give on a temporary basis; to give money as a loan; to donate Q7 v. career (a) to evolve; to make to progress; to grow professionally; to develop; to speed (b) to return money; to reimburse; to repay; to finance again (c) to bore a hole; to practice; to train; to sow seeds in rows (d) to bind; to fasten with a rope or cord Q8 v. weight (a) to trade; to plan for and promote for sales of; to market goods (b) to pretend; to feign (c) to separate; to be separated; to decrease; to become smaller (d) to load; to oppress; to burden; to regard; to esteem Q9 v. cure (a) to incline; to slant upward or downward; to cause to tilt (b) to restore to health; to make well; to correct a bad habit; to preserve food (c) to withdraw from a position (usually due to old age); go into seclusion; to withdraw (d) to fill; to pack (with goods, cargo, etc.) Q10 v. contract (a) to confirm; to license; to authorize (b) to appeal; to summon; to invoke; to implore (c) to create a formal agreement; to bind legally; to obtain (d) to assess; to appraise; to determine value; to grade; to classify; to sort 256 Answers Index PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net Test 239 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 239 Q1 n. grooming (a) person who installs or maintains wiring systems (b) understanding; wisdom; intelligence (Slang) (c) process of making neat and attractive (d) proof; something which proves or disproves Q2 n. retail (a) lawyer; barrister; advocate; solicitor (b) sale of products to final consumers; sale of goods to end users (c) act of acquainting one person with another; preface (d) perception of flavor; sense; reason Q3 v. default (a) to delete; to skip over; to neglect (b) to leaf through a book; to surf Internet websites (c) to fail to perform a duty; to fail to pay on time; to fail to appear in court (d) to assign to a particular post or position; to appoint Q4 n. resident (a) inhabitant; one who lives in a particular location (b) portion of a wall or fence that opens and closes; any barrier which opens and closes; entrance; entryway (c) quality of being clearly seen (d) belief in a particular thing or person; religion; trust; confidence; loyalty Q5 n. agreement (a) applicant; nominee; examinee (b) location; position; standing; role; function (c) pact; contract; accord; consent; concurrence (d) finding fault; act of expressing displeasure; pleading entered by a plaintiff (Law) Q6 adj. exclusive (a) not healthful; not clean (b) main; major; chief; principal (c) sole; limited to a selected few; incompatible; fashionable; unique (d) supplementary; auxiliary; secondary; lesser in importance Q7 n. chop (a) adviser; counselor; person who guides and teaches; spiritual instructor (b) seal; trademark (c) act of redoing something (d) security; warranty; pledge; assurance Q8 n. drill (a) representative; rep; factor; cause (b) decline; reduction; lessening (c) practice; training; furrow; seeding machine; row of seeds in a furrow (d) result; outcome; impact; trick; natural phenomenon Q9 n. collateral (a) request for one's presence; summons; call (b) security deposit (c) devotion to a certain habit; dependency (d) exchange of information or ideas; transfer; passing along; letter; message Q10 adj. immediately (a) right away; shortly; at once; without delay (b) pedantic; cautious concerning minute details; scrupulous (c) advanced; ahead; ready; brash; of the future; progressive (d) arranged in divisions; divisional; concerning an office 257 Answers Index PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net Test 240 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 240 Q1 n. gift (a) present; talent; offering (b) large container; tank; tub (c) insurance; shelter; casing; front; lid (d) heading; caption; right; ownership; championship Q2 n. logo (a) graphic symbol which represents a company or organization (b) the prospect that a bond issuer will fail to make required debt payments (c) netting attached to a woman's hat (d) failure to perform a duty; option on a computer which is automatically selected Q3 n. cancellation (a) detention; imprisonment (b) refuse; trash; disorder (c) nullification; termination; revocation (d) failure to perform a duty; option on a computer which is automatically selected Q4 n. pile (a) prevention; rejection; leaving out; keeping out; shutting out (b) deliverance; act of saving from danger or injury; act of freeing from risk (c) heap; mound; wealth; fortune; group of buildings; dike; levee (d) telephone conversation; visit; invitation; claim; need Q5 n. aircraft (a) afternoon party where a light meal is served (b) any vehicle which can be flown (i.e. helicopter) (c) selection; choice; assortment; accumulation (d) toll; payment for services rendered; cost of admission; commission; feudal estate Q6 n. confirmation (a) periodic wage paid to someone for work; pay (b) border; limit; obstacle; barricade (c) quality of occurring regularly; rate at which a function reoccurs (d) formal approval; proof; verification; religious ceremony Q7 n. tool (a) reduced price; sale on particular items; extra newspaper edition (b) apparatus; device (c) act of forgiving; discharging; dispatching (d) delivery; dispatch; conveyance Q8 v. commute (a) to calculate; to think; to assume; to portray; to depict; to express verbally (b) to waver; to be uncertain; to vacillate; to falter; to be indecisive (c) to hypnotize; to enthrall (d) to exchange; to replace; to convert; to travel back and forth regularly (i.e. to work) Q9 n. express (a) system for prompt transportation of people or parcels; dispatch conveyed by special messenger (b) merchandise; goods; item that is bought and sold; something useful (c) link; connection; touch; interface (d) act of providing; act of offering; work; labor; function; role; offer Q10 n. function (a) duty; role; purpose; feature; convention (b) spending; disbursement; outlay (especially financial) (c) midpoint; middle; equally far from two extremes; average (d) money management (including investment, banking etc.); science of money management 258 Answers Index PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net Test 241 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 241 Q1 v. bound (a) to share company; to connect; to relate to; to combine (b) to jump; to leap (c) to receive as a result of work or other service performed; to profit; to be eligible; to be worthy (d) to remove; to withdraw; to abandon; to exit; to depart Q2 v. presume (a) to supply; to grant; to set; to offer (b) to shape; to create; to design; to arrange; to be created (c) to take for granted; to dare; to venture; to take liberties; to permit oneself (d) to take away part of a whole; to remove; to deduct Q3 v. pretend (a) to prophesy; to foretell; to announce in advance (b) to exchange; to replace; to convert; to travel back and forth regularly (i.e. to work) (c) to impersonate; to act in a role; to claim; to assert (d) to respect; to honor; to admire; to value Q4 v. accrue (a) to chase after; to follow; to aspire to; to strive for (b) to compile; to increase; to accumulate; to grow (c) to detain; to slow down; to capture; to imprison (d) to proclaim; to make a statement; to make a full statement of (one's taxable or dutiable property) Q5 v. categorize (a) to enlist or draft new members; to gain; to obtain; to procure (b) to arrange in groups; to classify; to sort; to structure (c) to decorate; to imitate; to mimic; to copy an example (d) to lessen; to diminish; to decrease Q6 n. semester (a) money which is not generating profit (b) selection; choice; assortment; accumulation (c) aim; purpose, goal (d) one of the two periods of an academic year (usually 15-18 weeks) Q7 n. takeover (a) working, performance, handling; venture, undertaking; series of actions (b) television or radio advertisement (c) clamp; fastener; shred; segment of video (d) act of assuming control of something (as in a government or business) Q8 v. mandate (a) to issue a command; to make an official order (b) to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to heat and spice for drinking (c) to breast-feed; to suckle; to provide medical care; to take care of (d) to bother; to interrupt; to confuse; to worry Q9 v. devise (a) to outlaw; to forbid by law; to interdict; to ban; to prevent (b) to hide; to keep secret; to cover up (c) to plan; to invent; to design (d) to predict; to prophesy; to foretell Q10 v. infer (a) to derive; to conclude; to guess; to surmise; to hint (b) to make resistant; to make impervious; to edit (c) to cede; to surrender; to give up; to forsake; to abandon (d) to divide; to apportion; to receive a portion; to participate 259 Answers Index PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net Test 242 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 242 Q1 adj. general (a) much; plenty; large; spacious (c) inclusive; of all things (b) suitable; fitting (d) tight; strait; reduced; not wide Q2 v. declare (a) to proclaim; to make a statement; to make a full statement of (one's taxable or dutiable property) (b) to prompt; to spur; to provide inspiration; to stir to action; to induce (c) to cause not to happen; to avert; to delay; to impede; to hinder (d) to support; to solidify; to strengthen Q3 v. wait (a) to make new again; to renovate; to restore to good condition (b) to record; to order in advance; to inscribe; to indicate (c) to understand; to comprehend; to grasp (d) to be ready or available; to work as an attendant; to postpone Q4 n. handle (a) ball; sphere; planet Earth; world (b) ruling principle; command; decree (c) collective enterprise; group endeavor; collaboration (d) part of an object designed to be gripped by the hand; fist name; nickname; code name; title Q5 n. photographer (a) tolerance; forbearance (b) cameraman; person who takes pictures (c) list of information arranged in columns and rows; chart; flat surface (d) advantage; profit; help; benefit Q6 n. grit (a) agreement; business transaction; exchange; amount (b) shortened form of a word or word combination (c) small rough granules or particles (i.e. sand); bravery; pluck; endurance (d) person who works with pipe and water systems Q7 n. garbage (a) something that is discarded; rubbish; trash; junk; waste (b) obligation; promise (c) traveling on a ship; sea voyage; sailing (d) harvesting machine Q8 adj. corporate (a) experienced; knowledgeable (Slang) (b) managerial; executive (c) impartial; unbiased; existing outside of the mind (d) common; shared; collective Q9 v. anger (a) to acquire; to earn; to purchase; to obtain; to profit (b) to irritate; to infuriate; to enrage (c) to show; to exhibit; to display; to expose; to disclose (d) to seize; to grip; to comprehend; to understand; to realize Q10 v. season (a) to anticipate gladly (b) to fail; to collapse; to defeat; to overthrow; to descend (c) to spice; to flavor; to accustom; to acclimatize; to become experienced (d) to cite; to state a price; to offer a price 260 Answers Index . 236 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 236 Q1 n. shortage (a) topic; subject; matter; question; problem; publication (b) introduction; foreword;. receive a portion; to participate 259 Answers Index PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net Test 242 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 242 Q1 adj.