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Test 333
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 333
Q1 n. match
(a) competition; equal opponent; partner; counterweight; game
(b) pact; contract; accord; consent; concurrence
(c) something carried; cargo; burden; unit of measure or weight; capacity
(d) small purse used to carry money and personal documents; billfold; handbag
Q2
n. waitress
(a) woman who serves tables in a restaurant or pub
(b) goods; ware; stock; articles or items to be sold
(c) duty; role; purpose; feature; convention
(d) pasture; scope; extent; field; domain; assortment
Q3 n. headway
(a) money paid for the use of property; rip; tear; laceration
(b) postal service; letters and other items that are sent via the postal service
(c) progress; advance
(d) something that is demanded; necessity; something that is needed
Q4 n. implementation
(a) realization; carrying out; performing; putting into effect; execution
(b) marmalade; jam
(c) surroundings; conditions in which someone or something lives
(d) something discarded; rubbish; garbage; refuse; nonsense
Q5 n. folder
(a) custom; practice; convention
(b) dossier for storing papers; directory
(c) worker; person who works for a company or an individual
(d) endorsement; approval; letter of reference; suggestion; advice
Q6 n. retrieval
(a) newsreader; broadcaster

(b) expectation; hope; intuition
(c) supplier; seller; merchant; agent; sales representative
(d) act of bringing back; restoration; act of finding information and sending it to the user as output
Q7 n. harness
(a) straps and other parts by which a draft animal is attached to a vehicle
(b) act of giving back; reply; answer; profit; yield; repayment
(c) importance that is attached to something; accent or stress that is placed on a word or words
(d) something which escapes or passes through a hole or opening (i.e. liquid, gas, etc.)
Q8 n. sponsor
(a) detail; individual characteristic; item; article; specific proposition
(b) school director; school master; capital sum (Finance)
(c) inner quality; intrinsic characteristic
(d) one who donates money; person or organization that promotes or supports (an event, program, candidate, etc.)
Q9 n. schedule
(a) timetable; agenda; itinerary; plan
(b) rubble; ruins; wreckage; fragments
(c) pertaining to a value that is approximately in the middle of a series of values
(d) drink; refreshment
Q10 n. element
(a) main component; something which is a part of a complex whole
(b) straw-filled mattress; hard and simple bed; platform used to stack items during moving or storage
(c) system; group of items; collection; posture; carriage; series; sequence
(d) try; assay; test; trial
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Test 334
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Q1 n. hem
(a) folded and stitched down edge of cloth; edge of a garment

(b) therapy; care; relation; attitude; behavior
(c) raised platform; resting place on a journey; phase
(d) temporary arrangement; in between period
Q2
n. duration
(a) place where one is going; the purpose for which something is destined
(b) progression of steps; table of graduated rates; system of marks used for measuring
(c) period of time that something continues
(d) act of halting; visit; temporary residence; suspension of a legal proceeding
Q3 n. security
(a) safety; pledge; guarantee; stock; bond
(b) person or organization that owns part of a company
(c) strong feeling or idea left by an experience; effect; vague memory
(d) foundation; principal element; fundamental part
Q4 adj. glossy
(a) distorted; crooked; twisted; askew
(b) payable; subject to or requiring payment especially as specified
(c) shiny; polished; smooth
(d) characterized; by or occupying a particular place
Q5 n. collectible
(a) rare object
(b) business of supplying and servicing food
(c) partnership; association
(d) process of breaking down a subject and studying it; examination
Q6 adj. powerful
(a) clear; unmistakable; apparent; evident; plain
(b) describing an asset or item which can easily be sold or transferred
(c) common; popular; extensive; prevalent
(d) exerting great force; effective; potent; producing the desired effect; influential
Q7 n. article

(a) durability; determination; resolve; power; intensity; force
(b) financial sheet listing salaries; list of workers who receive wages and salaries
(c) competition; equal opponent; partner; counterweight; game
(d) item; object; piece of text; paragraph of a contract
Q8 v. circle
(a) to cause to be acquainted; to accustom; to make something well known; to publicize
(b) to escape; to keep away from; to prevent; to keep from happening; to evade
(c) to surround
(d) to be involved; to join in
Q9 n. influence
(a) ordered merchandise that is not currently in stock but will be supplied in the future
(b) cosmetic foot treatment
(c) effect; impact; person or thing which has power to affect others
(d) class; division; section; segment
Q10 adj. virtual
(a) imaginary; hypothetical; computer simulated
(b) chosen for office but net yet formally installed
(c) exceptional; special; strange; odd; curious
(d) annoyed; aggravated; exasperated
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Q1 n. career
(a) leveling; harmony; stability; rest; remainder
(b) realization; carrying out; performing; putting into effect; execution
(c) embarrassing situation; predicament; location; position (i.e. of a ship or individual)
(d) profession; development; progress; gradual growth
Q2

v. counsel
(a) to direct to; to speak to; to direct to a specific destination; to refer to
(b) to advise; to instruct; to coach; to advocate
(c) to deliver a discourse before an audience; to reprimand tediously
(d) to wither; to die out; to bleach; to disappear
Q3 adv. yearly
(a) exceeding regular working hours
(b) side by side; in alignment; on top of; up-to-date; well-informed
(c) meanwhile; in the meantime
(d) annually
Q4 v. ponder
(a) to begin; to be created; to result from; to develop; to be produced
(b) to catalog; to list; to enumerate; to set down in full detail
(c) to reflect; to think; to consider; to meditate
(d) to vote; to elect; to count votes; to make a survey
Q5 n. disposal
(a) getting rid of; arranging
(b) specific quantity regarded as a standard; combination which acts a whole; piece
(c) teaching; direction; guidance; training; education; information
(d) method of performance
Q6 n. attachment
(a) quotation; official praise; summons to a court of law
(b) casing; skeleton; structure; body structure; mood
(c) article, thing; goal; focus of a thought or action
(d) connection; confiscation; file sent via email
Q7 n. overdraft
(a) recession; sudden decrease; drooping posture; slouch; collapse
(b) small container for documents; tool for synchronizing files between two computers
(c) plateau; area of level ground; prairie; savanna
(d) limit to which money may be withdrawn from the bank on credit

Q8 v. attribute
(a) to seize; to capture; to possess; to contract
(b) to look over; to observe; to examine carefully; to study
(c) to ascribe to; to link to; to associate with; to relate to
(d) to create a timetable; to enter into a timetable; to plan for a certain date
Q9 v. replace
(a) to substitute for; to return something to a particular position or location
(b) to subdue; to solve
(c) to aim at something
(d) to rent; to inhabit; to occupy
Q10 adj. retail
(a) nicely; thoughtfully; graciously; considerately; sympathetically
(b) stated briefly but clearly; clear and concise; short and to the point
(c) pertaining to the sale of goods to final consumers; of the sale of merchandise to end users
(d) ethical; virtuous; righteous; principled; having integrity
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Q1 v. require
(a) to demand; to claim; to need; to call for; to order; to command
(b) to smooth wood; to make smooth; to remove rough areas
(c) to propose; to mention; to imply; to hint; to evoke
(d) to deliver without charge
Q2
adj. audio
(a) present; opposite of absent; accompanying
(b) behind; after; rear; hind
(c) conspicuous; bulging outward; protruding; remarkable; noticeable

(d) pertaining to hearing and listening; sound
Q3 adj. rotten
(a) decayed; decomposed; putrid; spoiled; despicable
(b) excellent; wonderful; splendid; magnificent
(c) preliminary; beginning
(d) regular; ordinary; low-grade; poor
Q4 adj. wire
(a) tasty; having a pleasant taste or smell
(b) nominal; symbolic; perfunctory
(c) little; few in number; trivial; unimportant; modest
(d) made of a thin flexible cord of metal
Q5 n. gratitude
(a) building; something created from a number of interconnecting parts
(b) thankfulness; appreciation
(c) guilt; responsibility; liability
(d) moving back and forth; influence; control; authority
Q6 adj. persistent
(a) clear; evident; simple; flat; smooth
(b) of publicizing; of advancement; of encouragement; of fostering; of an enterprise
(c) most important; main; first; opening; beginning
(d) tenacious; stubborn; constant; continual; diligent
Q7 n. inspection
(a) business of supplying and servicing food
(b) act of looking over carefully and critically; official examination; audit; review
(c) obligation; need; requirement
(d) contamination; dirtying; soiling; spoiling; destruction
Q8 n. convenience
(a) person who works in a skilled occupation; specialist
(b) reiteration; act of redoing something
(c) whole amount; entire quantity; essence; gist

(d) comfort; fitness or suitability for performing an action
Q9 v. sink
(a) to submerge; to fall down below the surface (especially in water)
(b) to travel in a car; to transport in a vehicle; to compel
(c) to back; to support; to finance; to subsidize; to promote
(d) to be short of; to be without; to be missing; to need; to want
Q10 n. close
(a) adviser; counselor; person who guides and teaches; spiritual instructor
(b) sequence; succession; television program broadcast in installments
(c) end; conclusion; plug
(d) person who is native to or resides in a particular area
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Q1 adj. competitive
(a) describing an asset or item which can easily be sold or transferred
(b) sufficient; adequate
(c) involving rivalry; tending to contest
(d) can be traded; can be substituted by something else
Q2
n. whole
(a) manufacturing; trade; diligence; perseverance; tendency to work hard
(b) connection; confiscation; file sent via email
(c) totality; completeness; entirety
(d) flat surface at the bottom of the room on which you walk; story; level of a building
Q3 n. update
(a) more current version of something
(b) tag; sign; identification tag

(c) building; structure; the industry of erecting buildings
(d) law; custom; common practice; government; flat tool used for measuring distances
Q4 n. shrewdness
(a) model; ideal; mold; form; example; pattern
(b) moving back and forth; influence; control; authority
(c) intelligence; ability to think in a clever manner
(d) group of judges; board; band; strip; crew; staff
Q5 adj. talkative
(a) chatty; loquacious
(b) begging; attractive; interesting
(c) wonderful; excellent; marvelous; grand; elegant; magnificent
(d) lucid; eloquent; expressed using clear and distinct words; able to speak
Q6 adj. hidden
(a) reputed; famous
(b) concealed; secret; not to be seen; ulterior
(c) intrinsic; existing as a natural and integral part; natural; inborn
(d) common; regular; ordinary
Q7 n. readership
(a) support; skeleton; structure; system
(b) person or company that produces and distributes printed material
(c) rush; haste; urgency
(d) total number of people who subscribe to a particular publication
Q8 v. spy
(a) to equip; to outfit with supplies
(b) to bear witness; to declare under oath; to attest
(c) to provide secret information about another country; to examine
(d) must (indicating duty or obligation); would (softening the statement)
Q9 v. collide
(a) to shatter; to crack; to be cut off; to cancel
(b) to attract; to pull; to sketch; to depict with lines; to conclude

(c) to establish; to start; to found; to being; to raise
(d) to crash; to meet head on; to come together with solid or direct impact
Q10 adv. nearby
(a) at fixed intervals; at evenly-spaced intervals; usually; customarily
(b) late; tardy
(c) strenuously; with great effort; to the full extent; intently; to the extreme limit
(d) next to; alongside
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Q1 n. minority
(a) part of a population differing in some characteristic; state of being under legal age
(b) mistake; something that is incorrect
(c) distinguishing mark; unique ability; area of expertise
(d) length; distance; duration; period of time
Q2
n. calculator
(a) performance; operation; attainment; mission; success
(b) small machine that makes computations
(c) chauffeur; program which enables an operating system to communicate with a particular device
(d) embarrassing situation; predicament; location; position (i.e. of a ship or individual)
Q3 v. publish
(a) to connect; to join; to link
(b) to accuse; to admonish
(c) to produce and distribute printed material; to advertise
(d) to tie down
Q4 n. resolve
(a) combination of related things or parts that form a complex whole

(b) push; lift; incentive; encouragement
(c) firm decision; ruling; decisiveness; determination
(d) heaviness; unit of mass; pressure; importance; influence
Q5 v. hem
(a) to surround; to enclose; to hesitate; to falter in speaking
(b) to occupy a place; to take a place; to obtain at an advance opportunity
(c) to move heavily or awkwardly; to accumulate; to collect
(d) to have faith in; to assume; to suppose
Q6 v. determine
(a) to arrange in groups; to classify; to sort; to structure
(b) to decide; to define; to conclude; to cause; to affect
(c) to create; to produce; to bring into being
(d) to prosper; to flourish; to succeed
Q7 adj. temporary
(a) concentrated; focused; determined; resolute; purposeful
(b) passing; brief
(c) wonderful; excellent; marvelous; grand; elegant; magnificent
(d) basic; elemental; essential
Q8 v. finish
(a) to terminate; to end; to destroy; to defeat; to complete
(b) to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to heat and spice for drinking
(c) to send away; to fire; to release; to free
(d) to notice; to observe; to comment; to state; to say
Q9 adj. incentive
(a) appropriate; noble
(b) legitimate; legally acceptable; not expired; logical; well-founded
(c) provocative; stimulating; encouraging
(d) profitable; yielding monetary rewards; gainful
Q10 v. loan
(a) to solidify; to become solid; to stabilize; to become stable

(b) to distract; to entertain; to turn in a different direction; to deflect
(c) to lend a sum of money for a period of time; to give temporarily
(d) to move backward; to go back; to return to a previous condition
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Q1 n. foundation
(a) base; fundament; substructure; establishing; institution
(b) insurance; shelter; casing; front; lid
(c) security deposit
(d) something discarded; rubbish; garbage; refuse; nonsense
Q2
n. approved list
(a) detailed account of an occurrence or situation
(b) painstaking labor; careful planning; adding of extra details; act of improving; production
(c) admiration; respect
(d) inventory of legal investments for savings banks and trust funds
Q3 n. overall
(a) one who does not eat meat; herbivore
(b) work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps)
(c) financial assistance
(d) danger; risk; game of chance
Q4 n. pounce
(a) recuperation; getting well; return
(b) trait; feature; ability; distinguishing quality; attribute
(c) negotiation; settlement; business deal
(d) act of suddenly swooping down and grabbing; sudden assault or attack
Q5 adj. rental

(a) of a smaller version or dimension
(b) identical; corresponding; in agreement; harmonious
(c) available to lease or rent
(d) sick; bad; unfriendly; unsatisfactory; inadequate; inferior
Q6 adj. indoor
(a) equal; equivalent; of equal rank or authority
(b) unusual; exceptional; unique; particular; highly valued
(c) occurring within a building; meant to be used inside
(d) major; chief; select; of the highest quality; excellent
Q7 n. interviewer
(a) person who ask questions (i.e. reporter or employer)
(b) announcement; poster, sign; warning; attention; consideration
(c) agreement; settlement; harmony
(d) list of terms and definitions (usually at the end of a book); dictionary of technical or specific terms
Q8 n. pitch
(a) strength; period; permanence
(b) middleman; agent who buys and sells property or shares etc. for other people
(c) relative highness or lowness of a sound; tar; asphalt; throw
(d) physical position or bearing; opinion; attitude
Q9 n. run
(a) list of subjects or other information arranged in alphabetical order; indicator; sign
(b) range; journey; track; path; series; sequence
(c) a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum
(d) person who does not belong to any political party
Q10 n. bank
(a) institution for saving and borrowing money; cashier
(b) degree of difference; promotion of a student to a higher grade
(c) practice session for a performance
(d) development; progress
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Q1 adj. idle
(a) serene; quiet; peaceful; tranquil; relaxed; calm
(b) plain; clear; visible; public; intentional; undisguised (Law)
(c) lazy; vain; unoccupied; unemployed
(d) somewhat
Q2
v. press
(a) to push; to iron; to remove creases or wrinkles; to confiscate for public or government use
(b) to be uncertain; to have misgivings
(c) to place one thing on top of another in a heap; to pile
(d) to suppose; to take on a position or duty; to accept an idea
Q3 v. interview
(a) to convey; to relocate; to hand over; to pass on
(b) to spring back
(c) to question formally; to evaluate through questioning
(d) to fulfill; to meet a request or requirement; to compensate; to remunerate
Q4 n. preventive
(a) place used by planes for takeoff and landing
(b) money (in a bank account); trust; confidence; respect
(c) gas pedal of a motor vehicle
(d) safeguard; something used to avert an unwanted situation
Q5 adj. incorrect
(a) dependable; reliable; accountable; liable
(b) about to happen; imminent
(c) simulated; feigned; make-believe
(d) wrong; erroneous; imprecise; unseemly; improper

Q6 adj. swift
(a) fast; immediate; prompt; smart
(b) gentle; soft; delicate
(c) pertaining to hearing and listening; sound
(d) keeping quiet; reserved; showing self-restraint
Q7 n. downsizing
(a) act of receiving; approval; state of believing in something
(b) something that is superimposed
(c) act of providing; provision; reserve; stock
(d) bringing something down to a smaller scale; lowering expenses
Q8 v. embrace
(a) to represent as the embodiment of perfection
(b) to accept; to belief; to hug; to hold tight
(c) to answer adequately or successfully
(d) to cut with a sharp quick stroke; to reduce; to lower; to criticize strongly
Q9 n. warning
(a) dishonesty; immorality; irregularity; unlawfulness; illegality
(b) caution; advice about danger; advance notice
(c) large batch of letters sent at one time by a single sender; rented property
(d) reiteration; act of redoing something
Q10 adj. coherent
(a) sticking together; consistent
(b) full of or accompanied by; charged with; laden with
(c) clear; exact; precise; quick
(d) well-versed; proficient; skilled
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Q1 v. continue
(a) to cause harm; to cause injury; to destroy partly
(b) to guide; to lead; to instruct; to manage; to supervise
(c) to go on; to keep doing something; to last; to perpetuate
(d) to equip with devices for measuring, recording, or controlling
Q2
n. productivity
(a) misfortune; hardship; distress; suffering
(b) a measurement of output per hours worked; creativeness; fruitfulness; prolificness
(c) rival; (i.e. Coca Cola and Pepsi); person who participates in a contest
(d) richness; prosperity; capital; fortune; abundance
Q3 v. grow
(a) to display; to demonstrate; to bestow; to grant
(b) to employ a group of workers; to provide with employees; to man
(c) to become larger; to cultivate; to be changed; to turn into
(d) to interest; to amuse; to host
Q4 v. assort
(a) to demand; to require; to insist upon; to force
(b) to go after and bring back; to pick up; to charm
(c) to emphasize; to accentuate
(d) to classify; to categorize; to systematize; to structure
Q5 n. portfolio
(a) briefcase; attache case; list of securities and stocks
(b) inheritance; bequest; something handed down from one's ancestors
(c) a word which is formed from the first letters of several words; i.e. TOEIC or NATO
(d) method or course that restores health; prescribed treatment for an illness
Q6 v. travel
(a) to make a request; to implement; to realize; to put into practice
(b) to cause someone enjoyment
(c) to go on a journey; to move; to go from one place to another

(d) to cut off; to curtail; to trim off
Q7 n. surveillance
(a) careful observation of a person or group
(b) small retail store; studio; business; office; outlet
(c) alliance; union; agreement
(d) art and science of disease treatment and health maintenance; remedy; drug
Q8 v. update
(a) to modernize; to make current
(b) to take a picture
(c) to unite; to join; to come together; to become one
(d) to fit; to adapt; to adjust; to tune; to supply with an explanatory device
Q9 v. condition
(a) to train; to accustom; to adapt; to stipulate; to prepare
(b) to argue; to debate; to contest; to oppose; to fight against
(c) to shape with skill
(d) to help; to assist
Q10 adj. trial
(a) compact; having a high mass per unit volume; close
(b) experimental; exploratory; test; used as a sample
(c) excessive; redundant; superfluous
(d) done without waste (of time, resources, etc.)
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 342
Q1 n. franchise
(a) casualty; misadventure; mishap; failure
(b) license to market a company's goods or services; business which has been granted a license
(c) mark; symbol; indication; hint; trace; notice; advertisement

(d) limit to which money may be withdrawn from the bank on credit
Q2 n. reservation
(a) act of ordering in advance (hotel room, airline ticket, etc.)
(b) hold; understanding; knowledge; realization
(c) putting into words; phrase; word; manifestation
(d) declaration; notice; the act of informing the public
Q3 n. difficulty
(a) punctuality
(b) programs which control the functions of a computer's hardware
(c) problem; challenge; hardship; trouble
(d) voyage; sightseeing excursion; trip; route
Q4 adj. routine
(a) perfect; imaginary; excellent; best; exemplary
(b) commonplace; ordinary; usual; customary; habitual
(c) sick; bad; unfriendly; unsatisfactory; inadequate; inferior
(d) payable; subject to or requiring payment especially as specified
Q5 adj. responsible
(a) having the capacity for feeling; susceptible to external influences or agents
(b) happening often; regular; common; usual
(c) dependable; reliable; accountable; liable
(d) of a political group; of social gatherings
Q6 n. publication
(a) process of producing and distributing printed material; act of advertising
(b) expression of admiration; word of praise for someone
(c) corporation; firm; ensemble; association with another
(d) apparatus; appliance; gadget; trick; scheme
Q7 v. rely
(a) to instruct; to provide with intellectual or spiritual understanding
(b) to create a timetable; to enter into a timetable; to plan for a certain date
(c) to find out; to come across; to get information about something

(d) to depend on; to trust in
Q8 n. complex
(a) introduction of something new; change; new method or practice
(b) change of residence; action; turn in a game; formal request or proposition
(c) compound; various objects that for m a unit
(d) lift; mechanical apparatus for moving people or items from floor to floor within a building
Q9 n. few
(a) custom; practice; convention
(c) timetable; agenda; itinerary; plan
(b) progress; advance
(d) not many; some; several; small number of
Q10 v. regard
(a) to look at; to concern; to relate to; to esteem; to appreciate; to consider
(b) to extend; to lengthen
(c) to restore to health; to make well; to correct a bad habit; to preserve food
(d) to bear witness; to declare under oath; to attest
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 1 (Answer Keys)
A1 adv. miserably
definition (b) without pleasure or happiness; wretchedly; poorly

A2 n. autograph
definition (d) a person's handwritten signature
A3 v. card
definition (c) to ask for an identification (i.e. in a bar)
A4 v. doctor
definition (a) to provide medical treatment; to fix; to repair; to mend
A5 v. duplicate
definition (c) to copy; to replicate; to photocopy
A6 adj. sound
definition (b) whole; healthy; in good condition; sane; firm; valid
A7 n. anniversary
definition (d) yearly date commemorating a special event; birthday
A8 n. term
definition (a) word; expression; idiom; condition; stipulation
A9 n. clock
definition (b) timepiece; device for telling time
A10 n. balance
definition (d) leveling; harmony; stability; rest; remainder
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 2 (Answer Keys)
A1 adj. rubber
definition (b) composed of elastic material; made from caoutchouc
A2 adj. reticent
definition (a) keeping quiet; reserved; showing self-restraint
A3 adj. thorough
definition (c) comprehensive; complete; finished
A4 adj. emergency

definition (d) in the event of sudden need
A5 adj. dependent
definition (a) relying on; needing (the help or support of another person); conditional; contingent
A6 adj. stock
definition (b) available on a regular basis; employed to handle merchandise or goods
A7 adj. useful
definition (b) functional; practical; applicable
A8 adj. conversant
definition (d) well-versed; proficient; skilled
A9 adj. regular
definition (d) occurring at fixed intervals; normal; usual; ordinary; common
A10 adj. precise
definition (a) exact; not more and not less; meticulous; strict
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TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 3 (Answer Keys)
A1 n. attorney
definition (c) lawyer; barrister; advocate; solicitor
A2 n. engineer
definition (a) person who designs and plans (machinery, roads, etc.)
A3 n. corruption
definition (c) dishonesty; immorality; irregularity; unlawfulness; illegality
A4 n. irritation
definition (a) something which annoys or aggravates
A5 n. composition
definition (d) make-up; constitution; essay
A6 adv. thus
definition (d) therefore; so

A7 adv. minutely
definition (c) meticulously; exactingly; scrupulously; diligently; thoroughly
A8 n. caution
definition (c) notice; warning; caveat; carefulness; premonition
A9 n. saw
definition (c) tool for cutting consisting of a toothed blade; saying; maxim; proverb
A10 n. party
definition (b) political group; social gathering; side of an agreement; group; gang
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A1 v. segment
definition (d) to partition; to be partitioned
A2 v. possess
definition (c) to control; to dominate; to hold; to own; to have as property
A3 v. correct
definition (a) to make right; to amend
A4 v. discuss
definition (c) to talk about; to debate; to converse
A5 v. fee
definition (d) to pay to; to hire; to employ
A6 v. establish
definition (d) to set up; to found; to base; to build
A7 v. delete
definition (c) to remove totally; to erase; to eliminate
A8 v. preface
definition (d) to use as an introduction; to use as a foreword
A9 v. exaggerate

definition (b) to overstate; to make something seem greater or more important than it really is
A10 v. foster
definition (c) to encourage; to nurture; to promote; to raise; to care for
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A1 abbr. C.O.O.
definition (b) head manager of a company or large organization
A2 abbr. plc
definition (d) public limited liability company in Britain
A3 abbr. ROI
definition (b) method of measuring the profitability of a company (derived by dividing the net income by total
assets)
A4 abbr. C.S.O.
definition (a) top executive rank; person who is responsible for the security of a company's communications
and business systems
A5 abbr. G.N.P.
definition (a) total value of goods and services produced by a country in a given period (generally one year)
A6 abbr. corp.
definition (a) large company; firm; business
A7 abbr. mth.
definition (c) period of about 30 days or 4 weeks; 1/12 of a year
A8 abbr. AOL
definition (b) American corporation headquartered in Virginia, owner and operator of on line and interactive
computer services
A9 abbr. I.O.U.
definition (d) signed note acknowledging a debt
A10 abbr. pd.

definition (b) given money that was owed
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A1 prep. upon
definition (c) on; atop
A2 prep. regarding
definition (c) with relation to
A3 prep. below
definition (b) under; beneath; underneath
A4 prep. despite
definition (c) notwithstanding
A5 prep. save
definition (a) except; besides; but
A6 prep. apart
definition (c) besides; but; excluding
A7 prep. between
definition (c) intermediate to; common; shared
A8 prep. except
definition (a) but; besides
A9 prep. opposite
definition (a) across from; facing
A10 prep. outside
definition (c) besides; aside from
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A1 adv. cheap
definition (d) inexpensively
A2 adv. curtly
definition (d) briefly; bluntly; rudely
A3 adv. particularly
definition (c) especially; specifically
A4 adv. counter
definition (d) against; in contrast to
A5 adv. direct
definition (c) clearly; in a straightforward manner
A6 adv. downward
definition (b) towards a lower place, position or section
A7 adv. clearly
definition (d) obviously; apparently; unmistakably
A8 n. fold
definition (c) bend; crease; depression in the ground; hollow between two hills; yard
A9 v. take
definition (d) to seize; to capture; to possess; to contract
A10 n. exchange
definition (c) conversion; stock market; trade; barter; conversation
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A1 adj. obvious
definition (d) clear; unmistakable; apparent; evident; plain
A2 n. category
definition (d) class; division; section; segment

A3 adv. smoothly
definition (c) gently; without roughness or projections; evenly; calmly
A4 v. cost
definition (c) to have a price; to require payment; to set a price
A5 n. current
definition (c) flow (of water, electricity, etc.); process; tendency; direction
A6 n. supplement
definition (d) something which makes up for a deficiency; addition; extra added part
A7 n. furniture
definition (d) movable articles for use in a home or office (i.e. chairs, desks, cabinets, closets, etc.)
A8 n. guarantee
definition (a) security; warranty; pledge; assurance
A9 v. wrench
definition (c) to pull by force; to twist; to cut off; to distort; to pervert
A10 v. harvest
definition (a) to reap; to gather in ripe crops; to catch; to gather
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A1 adj. late
definition (d) coming or occurring after the usual or expected time; tardy; slow; delayed
A2 adj. unsatisfactory
definition (d) inadequate; disappointing; not good enough
A3 adj. inbound
definition (a) traveling in an inward direction
A4 adj. proof
definition (c) resistant; invulnerable; impervious; sealed; durable
A5 adj. unfair

definition (c) biased; dishonest
A6 qdj. vacant
definition (b) empty; unfilled; unoccupied; lacking expression
A7 adj. assistant
definition (b) serving as an aide; helpful; supportive; auxiliary
A8 adj. obligatory
definition (a) binding; compelling; must be done; necessary
A9 adj. similar
definition (a) alike; having common qualities; comparable
A10 adj. prior
definition (b) earlier; antecedent; former
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A1 n. brochure
definition (c) leaflet; booklet; printed product information
A2 n. offence
definition (c) attack; misdeed; insult; transgression
A3 n. disease
definition (d) sickness; illness
A4 n. discretion
definition (a) caution; wisdom; careful judgment
A5 n. coverage
definition (b) survey; review; news reporting; insurance
A6 n. claim
definition (a) lawsuit; request; right
A7 n. office
definition (d) chamber; bureau; incumbency; agency; authority

A8 n. garner
definition (b) place where grain is stored; granary; storehouse; collection; store
A9 n. task
definition (c) job; assignment; obligation; role
A10 n. yield
definition (d) harvest; return; produce; income; profit
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A1 v. drop
definition (b) to fall; to make fall; to bring down; to go down; to omit; to abandon
A2 v. stipulate
definition (d) to require that certain conditions be met before the signing of a contract; to specify; to require
A3 v. guarantee
definition (a) to vouch for; to give a warranty; to assure; to promise
A4 v. interest
definition (b) to cause to become involved in; to arouse curiosity
A5 v. detect
definition (c) to discover; to discern; to find out
A6 v. contain
definition (c) to include; to hold back; to restrain; to keep under control
A7 adj. harmful
definition (c) injurious; causing damage
A8 v. refund
definition (d) to return money; to reimburse; to repay; to finance again
A9 v. launch
definition (b) to start; to run; to activate; to inaugurate; to break into
A10 v. tenant

definition (c) to rent; to inhabit; to occupy
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A1 abbr. C.T.O.
definition (c) top executive rank; person who is responsible for research and development and possibly for
new product plans
A2 abbr. N/A
definition (c) describing something that can be left out isn't required
A3 abbr. C.V.
definition (b) resume; chronological description of one's employment and educational history; biography
A4 abbr. PR
definition (d) actions of promoting goodwill and distributing information for a company or organization
A5 abbr. Ph.D.
definition (c) graduate with a doctorate; graduate of a doctoral program; university degree; title
A6 abbr. C.C.O.
definition (d) person who is responsible for ensuring that a company and its employees are in compliance with
government regulations and internal policies
A7 abbr. A.O.B.
definition (b) used at the end of the list of subjects to be discussed at a meeting or conference
A8 abbr. p.m.
definition (a) between noon and midnight; in the afternoon; after the hour of 12:00 noon
A9 abbr. C.I.O.
definition (d) Chief Information Officer; person who is responsible for a company's internal information systems
A10 abbr. ASAP
definition (c) quickly; immediately; swiftly; speedily; fast
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A1 prep. throughout
definition (d) in every part; at every point or moment
A2 prep. during
definition (a) while; throughout
A3 prep. until
definition (b) up to
A4 prep. beneath
definition (a) under; underneath
A5 prep. within
definition (a) during
A6 prep. considering
definition (a) taking into account; in light of
A7 prep. concerning
definition (b) about
A8 prep. above
definition (a) over; higher than; more than
A9 prep. behind
definition (d) after; in back of
A10 prep. beyond
definition (b) further; more distant
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A1 adv. consequently
definition (b) as a result; therefore

A2 adv. plain
definition (b) simply; in an unembellished manner; clearly
A3 adv. probably
definition (b) almost certainly; very likely; apparently; in all likelihood
A4 adv. consciously
definition (a) knowingly; with awareness
A5 adv. already
definition (c) previously; before a certain time
A6 adv. precisely
definition (c) exactly; accurately; definitely; certainly; surely
A7 adv. ahead
definition (c) forward; in advance
A8 n. exclusion
definition (c) prevention; rejection; leaving out; keeping out; shutting out
A9 adv. etc.
definition (d) and so on; and so forth
A10 adv. behind
definition (d) late; tardy
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