PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net Answers 170 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 170 (Answer Keys) A1 adj. prepaid definition (a) remunerated ahead of time; settled beforehand via payment A2 n. letter definition (a) character which is part of an alphabet; written communication sent to a person or organization A3 n. idea definition (d) concept; thought; opinion; intention; plan A4 n. overlap definition (a) something that is superimposed A5 n. understatement definition (b) representing something less strongly than what the facts would justify A6 v. reason definition (c) to think; to consider logically; to argue; to claim A7 v. distract definition (d) to disturb; to confuse; to worry; to divert; to amuse A8 adj. standard definition (a) serving as a model; normal; regular; typical; widely accepted A9 v. instance definition (c) to refer to a case or occurrence to explain or prove a point; to cite; to mention A10 adj. common definition (d) shared; ordinary; mediocre; average; public 531 Questions Index PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net Answers 171 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 171 (Answer Keys) A1 n. pay definition (b) salary; wages A2 n. contemporary definition (b) person living at about the same time as another person A3 n. forecast definition (a) prediction of a future event or condition (i.e. development of the economy) A4 n. council definition (a) assembly; board; group of people (gathered to advise, plan, etc.) A5 n. evaluation definition (b) appraisal; estimation; assessment A6 n. globe definition (d) ball; sphere; planet Earth; world A7 n. climb definition (d) ascent A8 n. cushion definition (d) pillow; soft padded object A9 n. denominator definition (b) shared characteristic; common feature A10 n. cash definition (a) money in the form of coins and bank notes 532 Questions Index PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net Answers 172 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 172 (Answer Keys) A1 v. merchandise definition (c) to trade; to plan for and promote for sales of; to market goods A2 v. circumvent definition (c) to by-pass; to side-step; to evade A3 v. get definition (d) to receive; to obtain; to purchase; to bring; to persuade A4 v. run definition (a) to operate; to activate; to manage; to direct; to carry out; to fulfill A5 v. enlist definition (b) to draft into military service; to voluntarily join a cause A6 v. award definition (b) to give; to grant; to judge; to rule A7 v. assist definition (c) to aid; to help; to support; to guide; to direct A8 v. vacillate definition (d) to fluctuate; to hesitate; to waver A9 v. decrease definition (c) to reduce; to lessen; to decline A10 v. age definition (b) to grow older; to mature 533 Questions Index PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net Answers 173 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 173 (Answer Keys) A1 v. encroach definition (c) to advance beyond proper limits; to infringe A2 n. news definition (d) report of recent events; information about previously unknown facts A3 v. name definition (d) to appoint; to specify; to identify; to designate A4 adj. lasting definition (d) continuing; enduring; remaining for a long time; durable A5 adv. regardless definition (c) without consideration for possible problems; anyway; in any case A6 v. browse definition (a) to leaf through a book; to surf Internet websites A7 v. license definition (b) to grant a permit; to authorize; to permit; to allow A8 v. incur definition (a) to meet with; to bring upon oneself; to acquire A9 n. stress definition (a) emphasis; importance; accent; strain; tension; pressure A10 adj. simple definition (c) easy; uncomplicated; modest; ordinary; plain 534 Questions Index PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net Answers 174 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 174 (Answer Keys) A1 n. fax definition (c) device for electronically transmitting written material; electronically transmitted document A2 n. letterhead definition (c) line printed at the top of a piece of stationary A3 n. belief definition (b) opinion; creed; religion; faith; conviction A4 n. food definition (d) nourishment; substance which provides the body with nutrients; sustenance A5 n. shipment definition (b) sending of cargo or freight A6 n. version definition (b) particular form of something; variant; rendering; translation A7 n. offing definition (c) distant part of the sea visible from the shore; remote place far from the shore; high seas A8 adj. house definition (a) pertaining to accommodations; domesticated A9 n. ambivalence definition (d) state of having both positive and negative feelings towards a subject A10 n. slander definition (c) false and injurious statements made about another; defamation; calumny 535 Questions Index PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net Answers 175 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 175 (Answer Keys) A1 v. get on with definition (b) to continue A2 v. divert definition (c) to distract; to entertain; to turn in a different direction; to deflect A3 v. assure definition (c) to give confidence; to promise; to pledge; to encourage A4 v. finalize definition (d) to end; to sum up; to complete; to conclude A5 v. staff definition (c) to employ a group of workers; to provide with employees; to man A6 v. ship definition (c) to send; to dispatch; to transport (by airplane, truck, etc.); to embark A7 v. damage definition (d) to cause harm; to cause injury; to destroy partly A8 v. augment definition (b) to increase; to enlarge; to enhance; to multiply A9 v. position definition (b) to erect; to set; to put; to place A10 v. recant definition (c) to give up; to renounce; to deny; to disavow; to retract 536 Questions Index PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net Answers 176 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 176 (Answer Keys) A1 n. series definition (b) sequence; succession; television program broadcast in installments A2 adj. comforting definition (b) consoling; encouraging; reassuring; brining relief; heartening A3 n. practice definition (b) customary action; habit; drill; training exercise A4 n. time definition (c) period; era; hour; rate A5 adj. invisible definition (b) impossible to see; imperceptible; hidden; concealed A6 adj. international definition (a) between countries; of relations between two or more countries A7 v. campaign definition (c) to conduct a series of activities organized to accomplish a goal A8 n. indulgence definition (d) act of giving in to desire; something which gratifies; luxury; leniency A9 n. superior definition (d) one who is higher than another in rank or position A10 v. rush definition (d) to hurry; to make haste; to act or move quickly; to cause to hurry 537 Questions Index PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net Answers 177 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 177 (Answer Keys) A1 n. store definition (c) shop; place where merchandise is sold; supply of goods or materials set aside for future use A2 n. space definition (d) universe; empty area; gap; area; interval A3 n. collaboration definition (d) working together; cooperation A4 n. donation definition (b) gift; contribution A5 n. fluency definition (b) ability to speak and write easily; eloquence; articulateness; gracefulness A6 n. language definition (a) spoken or written words with which people communicate thoughts and feelings A7 n. fixture definition (d) something which is permanently or securely attached; set date for a sporting event A8 v. resolve definition (c) to determine; to decide; to separate into constituent parts A9 n. photo definition (a) picture; snapshot A10 n. bond definition (b) link; connection; obligation; grasp; certificate of debt 538 Questions Index PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net Answers 178 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 178 (Answer Keys) A1 v. photograph definition (b) to take a picture A2 v. leave definition (b) to depart; to exit; to quit; to omit; to let alone A3 v. preserve definition (d) to guard; to keep safe; to keep; to defend; to protect A4 v. reply definition (a) to answer; to respond A5 v. anchor definition (d) to attach firmly; to fasten tightly A6 v. even definition (c) to make level; to smooth; to balance A7 v. debate definition (a) to argue; to discuss; to consider; to ponder A8 v. screen definition (d) to cover with a curtain; to filter; to sift; to hide; to conceal; to separate A9 v. study definition (b) to learn; to ponder; to examine; to investigate; to memorize A10 v. expel definition (c) eject; drive out; banish 539 Questions Index PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net Answers 179 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 179 (Answer Keys) A1 n. habit definition (b) custom; something that one is used to doing; part of a routine; behavior pattern A2 n. labor definition (a) strenuous physical or mental work; toil; exertion A3 n. dollar drain definition (a) a situation in which the imports of a country from the USA are larger than their exports to the USA A4 n. call definition (b) telephone conversation; visit; invitation; claim; need A5 v. chain definition (a) to tie down A6 adv. directly definition (d) clearly; straight; frankly; immediately; soon A7 n. availability float definition (c) the time or amount of money that defined by checks that have been deposited but not cleared yet A8 adj. tentative definition (d) experimental; trial; temporary; hesitant A9 n. fleet definition (b) group of ships, cars, trucks or other vehicles A10 adj. outside definition (d) external; of the outdoors; from the outdoors; maximal 540 Questions Index . 178 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 178 (Answer Keys) A1 v. photograph definition (b) to take a picture A2 v. leave definition (b) to depart;. www.english-test.net Answers 179 TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 179 (Answer Keys) A1 n. habit definition (b) custom; something that one is used to doing; part of a