insulate v. to separate from others; to segregate insult n. affront; offense; rude remark or action Forms: insulated; insulated; insulating Forms: plural: insults ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––145. insult146. insurance insult v. to speak or act in a rude or contemptuous manner; to offend; to affront insurance n. contract by which property or persons are guaranteed against damage or loss Forms: insulted; insulted; insulting Forms: plural: insurance ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––147. insure148. integrity insure v. to provide a guarantee against possible damage or loss; to make certain integrity n. honesty; uprightness; morality; wholeness; unity Forms: insured; insured; insuring Forms: plural: no plural ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––149. intelligence150. intend intelligence n. ability to reason and understand; cleverness; brilliance; information intend v. to plan; to mean; to have in mind do or accomplish; to designate for a particular purpose Forms: plural: no plural Forms: intended; intended; intending ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––151. intense152. intensify intense adj. extreme; great; powerful; strong; profound intensify v. to increase; to strengthen; to heighten Forms: intensified; intensified; intensifying ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––153. intensity154. intensive intensity n. strength; energy; extreme degree; depth; clarity intensive adj. characterized by a high degree; highly concentrated Forms: plural: intensities ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––155. intent156. intent intent n. plan; goal; aim; objective; meaning intent adj. concentrated; focused; determined; resolute; purposeful Forms: plural: intents ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––157. intention158. interchangeable intention n. plan; aim; goal; purpose interchangeable adj. can be traded; can be substituted by something else Forms: plural: intentions ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––159. interest160. interest I 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 113 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net interest n. concern; affair; percentage on a loan which is paid over time interest v. to cause to become involved in; to arouse curiosity Forms: plural: interests Forms: interested; interested; interesting ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––161. interfere162. interim interfere v. to impede; to obstruct; to hinder; to meddle interim adj. temporary; provisional Forms: interfered; interfered; interfering ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––163. interim164. interim interim adv. meanwhile; in the meantime interim n. temporary arrangement; in between period Forms: plural: interims ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––165. interior166. interior interior n. inside a building; inland section of a country interior adj. inner; inside; inland; of a country's domestic affairs; of an individual's inner life Forms: plural: interiors ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––167. interject168. intermittent interject v. to place between other things; to throw into the center of intermittent adj. not continuous; sporadic; fitful; alternately stopping and starting Forms: plural: interjected; interjected; interjecting ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––169. internal170. internal internal n. inner quality; intrinsic characteristic internal adj. inner; inside; located within; of a country's domestic affairs Forms: plural: internals ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––171. international172. internationalize international adj. between countries; of relations between two or more countries internationalize v. to globalize; to make worldwide Forms: internationalized; internationalized; internationalizing ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––173. interpret174. interpreter I 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 114 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net interpret v. to explain; to clarify; to elucidate; to understand or explain in a particular way interpreter n. person who translates from one language to another (orally); person how clarifies; commentator Forms: interpreted; interpreted; interpreting Forms: plural: interpreters ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––175. interrupt176. interruption interrupt v. to stop; to discontinue; to disturb; to bring a conversation to a halt interruption n. disturbance; discontinuance; stoppage; cutting-off Forms: interrupted; interrupted; interrupting Forms: plural: interruptions ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––177. interview178. interview interview n. meeting at which a person is evaluated through questioning (as for a job) interview v. to question formally; to evaluate through questioning Forms: plural: interviews Forms: interviewed; interviewed; interviewing ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––179. interviewee180. interviewer interviewee n. person who is being asked questions; job candidate interviewer n. person who ask questions (i.e. reporter or employer) Forms: plural: interviewees Forms: plural: interviewers ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––181. intricate182. introduce intricate adj. complex; complicated; involved; entangled introduce v. to present for the first time; to initiate; to establish; to announce Forms: introduced; introduced; introducing ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––183. introduction184. introductory introduction n. act of acquainting one person with another; preface introductory adj. preliminary; beginning Forms: plural: introductions ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––185. invent186. invention invent v. to originate; to create; to design; to fabricate; to concoct invention n. creativity; resourcefulness; fabrication; falsehood Forms: invented; invented; inventing Forms: plural: inventions ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––187. inventive188. inventor inventive adj. creative; new; original inventor n. creator; designer Forms: plural: inventors ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––189. inventory190. inventory I 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 115 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net inventory n. stock; list of assets; act of checking stock inventory v. to make a detailed list of property; to summarize; to sum up the worth of Forms: plural: inventories Forms: inventoried; inventoried; inventorying ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––191. invest192. investment invest v. to expend money or effort for future benefits; to grant; to install; to cover; to authorize investment n. expenditure of money or effort for future benefits; authorization Forms: invested; invested; investing Forms: plural: investments ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––193. investor194. invisible investor n. person who puts money into a project invisible adj. impossible to see; imperceptible; hidden; concealed Forms: plural: investors ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––195. invitation196. invite invitation n. request for one's presence; summons; call invite v. to request the presence of; to solicit; to attract; to encourage; to promote Forms: plural: invitations Forms: invited; invited; inviting ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––197. invoice198. invoice invoice n. bill invoice v. to bill; to charge Forms: plural: invoices Forms: invoiced; invoiced; invoicing ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––199. involve200. involvement involve v. to cause to be concerned with; to engage; to engross involvement n. inclusion; participation; connection; association; relation Forms: involved; involved; involving Forms: plural: involvements ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––201. irrelevant202. irritate irrelevant adj. beside the point; unconnected; impertinent; immaterial irritate v. to annoy; to bother; to aggravate; to anger Forms: irritated; irritated; irritating ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––203. irritated204. irritation irritated adj. annoyed; aggravated; exasperated irritation n. something which annoys or aggravates Forms: plural: irritations ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––205. issue206. issue I 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 116 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net issue n. topic; subject; matter; question; problem; publication issue v. to publish; to distribute; to circulate; to emit Forms: plural: issues Forms: issued; issued; issuing ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––207. item208. itemize item n. thing; object; article; news story; piece of information itemize v. to catalog; to list; to enumerate; to set down in full detail Forms: plural: items Forms: itemized; itemized; itemizing ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––209. itinerary itinerary n. route; travel plans; travel journal Forms: plural: itineraries –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– I 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 117 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net J1. jeopardize2. jeopardy jeopardize v. to endanger; to place in danger; to imperil; to put at risk jeopardy n. danger; peril; hazard; risk; endangerment Forms: jeopardized; jeopardized; jeopardizing Forms: plural: jeopardies ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––3. jeopardy4. join jeopardy v. to endanger; to imperil; to put at risk; to place in danger join v. to attach; to connect; to unite; to combine; to become a member Forms: jeopardized; jeopardized; jeopardizing Forms: joined; joined; joining ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––5. joint venture6. journal joint venture n. collective enterprise; group endeavor; collaboration journal n. newspaper; magazine; diary; blog; bookkeeping ledger Forms: plural: joint ventures Forms: plural: journals ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––7. journalist8. journey journalist n. reporter; person who writes for a newspaper or magazine; correspondent journey n. long trip; distance; voyage Forms: plural: journalists Forms: plural: journeys ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––9. journey10. judge journey v. to travel; to take a trip judge n. person who presides over court trials; arbiter; expert; critic Forms: journeyed; journeyed; journeying Forms: plural: judges ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––11. judge12. junction judge v. to criticize; to assess; to determine; to rule junction n. intersection; crossing; connection Forms: judged; judged; judging Forms: plural: junctions ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––13. justify justify v. to vindicate; to defend; to support; to excuse Forms: justified; justified; justifying –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– J 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 118 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net K1. keep2. keep keep n. wages; living; stronghold keep v. to hold onto; to save; to store; to watch over; to care for Forms: plural: keeps Forms: kept; kept; keeping ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––3. key4. key key n. device used to open locks; button on a board key v. to fit; to adapt; to adjust; to tune; to supply with an explanatory device Forms: plural: keys Forms: keyed; keyed; keying ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––5. key6. kind key adj. important; significant; fundamental; necessary; crucial kind n. type; sort; class; group of things which are classed together because of their similarities Forms: plural: kinds ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––7. kind8. kindly kind adj. gentle; good-hearted; understanding; compassionate kindly adj. nicely; thoughtfully; graciously; considerately; sympathetically ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––9. kit10. kit kit n. set; equipment; outfit; clothing; wash basin kit v. to equip; to outfit with supplies Forms: plural: kits Forms: kitted; kitted; kitting ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––11. know12. knowledge know v. to be acquainted with; to understand; to distinguish; to be aware of knowledge n. familiarity; understanding; wisdom; education; awareness Forms: knew; known; knowing Forms: no plural –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– K 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 119 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net . internationalized; internationalizing ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 173 . interpret174. interpreter I 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 114 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net interpret v itineraries –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– I 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 117 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net J1. jeopardize2. jeopardy jeopardize v.