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Test 158
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 158
Q1 v. undercut
(a) to offer at lower prices than the competition; to weaken; to undermine
(b) to smooth wood; to make smooth; to remove rough areas
(c) to leave; to go out
(d) to lie down; to recline; to move in a relaxed manner; to walk lazily
Q2
v. preempt
(a) to make or earn a total of (before taxes and other expenses)
(b) to go on board a ship; to put on board a ship; to begin; to become involved in an enterprise
(c) to plan; to invent; to design
(d) to occupy a place; to take a place; to obtain at an advance opportunity
Q3 v. annoy
(a) to travel; to take a trip
(b) to give out; to distribute; to ration; to set aside for a special purpose
(c) to organize; to arrange; to give form to
(d) to bother; to trouble; to disturb; to upset
Q4 v. pertain
(a) to belong to; to be connected to; to relate; to refer
(b) to cause to become involved in; to arouse curiosity
(c) to exchange goods and services
(d) to criticize; to assess; to determine; to rule
Q5 v. appeal
(a) to reduce the size of; to make smaller; to cut the number of employees
(b) to make valid; to make lawful; to justify; to make permissible
(c) to plead; to request; to petition for a new trial or judgment
(d) to be in possession of; to belong to; to confess
Q6 v. discover
(a) to tempt or tease by presenting something as available and then withholding it

(b) to give a heading or name to (i.e. a book, painting, etc.); to grant a right; to claim something
(c) to find out; to come across; to get information about something
(d) to decide; to define; to conclude; to cause; to affect
Q7 v. field
(a) to increase; to enlarge; to enhance; to multiply
(b) to permit; to approve; to empower
(c) to hide; to keep secret; to cover up
(d) to answer adequately or successfully
Q8 v. stage
(a) to fail; to collapse; to defeat; to overthrow; to descend
(b) to set apart an additional amount of space or money for security
(c) to perform; to present; to carry out; to execute
(d) to publish; to distribute; to circulate; to emit
Q9 v. share
(a) to plan; to design; to imagine; to conceive; to envision
(b) to divide; to apportion; to receive a portion; to participate
(c) to require; to be in distress; to be under hardship; to be obligated
(d) to practice; to employ; to exploit; to treat; to consume
Q10 v. finance
(a) to raise money for; to provide with funds; to fund; to pay for
(b) to make more efficient; to organize; to simplify
(c) to be talented; to do very well; to surpass; to do better than
(d) to incline; to slant upward or downward; to cause to tilt
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Test 159
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 159
Q1 adj. reliable
(a) occurring every three months; taking place four times a year

(b) clear; exact; precise; quick
(c) credible; trustworthy; dependable
(d) lucid; eloquent; expressed using clear and distinct words; able to speak
Q2
adj. portable
(a) being more than is needed; excessive; unnecessary
(b) mobile; movable; can be transported from one place to another
(c) simple; basic
(d) markedly different; contrasting
Q3 n. coalition
(a) agreement in which the seller of securities agrees to buy them back at a specified time and price
(b) small retail store; studio; business; office; outlet
(c) alliance; union; agreement
(d) downward; descent; slope; ebb
Q4 n. tender
(a) bid; offer; overseer; supervisor
(b) painstaking labor; careful planning; adding of extra details; act of improving; production
(c) way; route; course; section; piece
(d) side of a hill; incline; upward or downward slant; degree to which a surface deviates from the vertical
Q5 n. accordance
(a) part of a population differing in some characteristic; state of being under legal age
(b) roundish stain; speck; place; awkward or difficult situation; predicament
(c) conformity; agreement; coordination; suitability
(d) wages; living; stronghold
Q6 adj. crafted
(a) benevolent; giving; unselfish; abundant; plentiful
(b) non-transferable
(c) produced; made; manufactured
(d) spoiled; immoral; dishonest; perverted
Q7 v. frequent

(a) to deliver without charge
(b) to separate into parts; to part; to share; to apportion
(c) to charge; to announce; to advertise
(d) to go regularly to (a certain place); to patronize
Q8 adv. fair
(a) justly; equitably; directly; completely; really
(b) therefore; so
(c) doubly
(d) annually
Q9 n. course
(a) plan; goal; aim; objective; meaning
(b) favor; liking; fondness; priority; superior status
(c) negotiation; settlement; business deal
(d) direction; series of lessons or training units; layer; part of a meal
Q10 adj. service
(a) passing; brief
(b) useful; providing assistance; repairing; performing maintenance tasks
(c) beginning; introductory
(d) strained; taut; rigid; nervous; stressful
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Test 160
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 160
Q1 adj. striped
(a) done over again
(b) honest; sincere; straightforward; open; candid
(c) pertinent; relevant; connected
(d) marked with narrow bands of contrasting color or texture
Q2

adj. kindly
(a) nicely; thoughtfully; graciously; considerately; sympathetically
(b) acting as a replacement
(c) arranged in divisions; divisional; concerning an office
(d) vital; essential; indispensable; unavoidable
Q3 adj. frank
(a) honest; sincere; straightforward; open; candid
(b) large; enormous; huge
(c) under legal obligation; responsible; prone
(d) most important; main; first; opening; beginning
Q4 adj. graduate
(a) prepared; set; eager; willing; quick; fast
(b) made or done immediately; paid at once; performed randomly
(c) keeping quiet; reserved; showing self-restraint
(d) having a degree or diploma; concerning studies beyond a bachelor's degree
Q5 adj. occupied
(a) credible; trustworthy; dependable
(b) leftover; unused; desolate; desert; destroyed
(c) motherly; related through a mother; relating to or characteristic of a mother or motherhood
(d) conquered; seized; filled; taken up; inhabited; populated
Q6 v. stay
(a) to fix; to repair; to correct; to calibrate; to adjust
(b) to meet by chance; to face; to meet with (difficulties, hardships, etc.)
(c) to visit; to spend time in a place; to remain temporarily; to lodge
(d) to assign too low a value to
Q7 v. improve
(a) to cover with a curtain; to filter; to sift; to hide; to conceal; to separate
(b) to do; to carry out; to execute; to present; to arrange; to manage
(c) to make better; to increase in quality; to enhance; to develop
(d) to destroy; to ruin; to tear down; to remove

Q8 adj. tight
(a) capable of living; having a reasonable chance of succeeding; practical
(b) close-fitting; tense; narrow
(c) detached; disconnected; distinct; set apart
(d) customary
Q9 adj. contemporary
(a) suitable; appropriate; intelligent; savvy; capable
(b) right away; shortly; at once; without delay
(c) very important; critical; decisive; vital
(d) modern; current
Q10 adj. substitute
(a) enough; adequate
(b) awful
(c) pertaining to the sale of goods to final consumers; of the sale of merchandise to end users
(d) acting as a replacement
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Test 161
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 161
Q1 n. defense
(a) protection; security; rampart; shield
(b) profession; development; progress; gradual growth
(c) boat for crossing a body of water; shuttle
(d) geometric figure having four equal sides; plaza
Q2
n. index
(a) trees that have been sawed into rough planks; useless items that been put in storage
(b) colorful fabric with a pattern of square s and crossbars
(c) topic; branch of studies; major; citizen; motive

(d) list of subjects or other information arranged in alphabetical order; indicator; sign
Q3 n. discard
(a) defect; imperfection; crack; strong gust or wind
(b) garbage; refuse; scrap
(c) trouble; misfortune; evil; harm; disease; sickness
(d) survey; general study; examination; inspection
Q4 n. enrichment
(a) building; something created from a number of interconnecting parts
(b) enhancement; refinement; improvement
(c) one who is subservient; someone under the authority of another
(d) coach; buggy; transportation
Q5 n. pallet
(a) heap; tall bookshelf; chimney
(b) flat receptacle used to hold other items; platter
(c) company that is owned or controlled by another company
(d) straw-filled mattress; hard and simple bed; platform used to stack items during moving or storage
Q6 n. interviewee
(a) person who is being asked questions; job candidate
(b) ability to speak and write easily; eloquence; articulateness; gracefulness
(c) toll; payment for services rendered; cost of admission; commission; feudal estate
(d) something that is out of the ordinary; anomaly; objection; opposition
Q7 n. destination
(a) place where two surfaces meet; angle
(b) speed; haste; sudden increase in activity or speed
(c) one who makes or alters garments
(d) place where one is going; the purpose for which something is destined
Q8 n. rental
(a) money paid for the use of property; property that is leased; act of leasing
(b) access; method; system; procedure
(c) part of an object designed to be gripped by the hand; fist name; nickname; code name; title

(d) provider
Q9 n. ordinary
(a) requirement; shortage of an indispensable item; distress; hardship
(b) thin sheets of fibrous material used to write on; article; essay; questionnaire
(c) ecclesiastical judge; priest
(d) safety; pledge; guarantee; stock; bond
Q10 n. order
(a) expression of admiration; word of praise for someone
(b) traveler; fare; person who rides or travels
(c) arrangement; instruction; command; request for something
(d) depot; wholesale store; large retail store
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Test 162
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 162
Q1 v. space
(a) to contrive false evidence against; to set up; to construct; to build; to fashion; to formulate
(b) to set some distance apart
(c) to work; to act; to operate; to perform
(d) to upset; to disturb; to divide
Q2
v. bank
(a) to allot; to apportion; to give somebody a task or responsibility; to delegate; to appoint
(b) to find fault; to express displeasure; to protest
(c) to have faith in; to assume; to suppose
(d) to deposit money; in a money institution; to count on; to depend upon
Q3 v. exert
(a) to enter; to penetrate; to infiltrate; to suffuse
(b) to exercise; to use; to make an effort

(c) to earn income; to make financial gains; to be of service; to be beneficial
(d) to improve; to raise the quality of
Q4 v. converge
(a) to be talented; to do very well; to surpass; to do better than
(b) to make strong; to fortify; to reinforce; to toughen
(c) to perform; to put into effect; to carry out; to execute; to realize
(d) to meet; to assemble to gather; to get together
Q5 v. slip
(a) to contemplate again
(b) to present in a condensed form; to list the main points in a brief and comprehensive manner
(c) to glide; to sneak; to slide; to decline; to deteriorate; to make a mistake
(d) to acquire; to procure; to secure; to earn; to achieve
Q6 v. anticipate
(a) to expect; to predict; to assume
(b) to bill; to charge
(c) to provide with a combustible substance that provides energy
(d) to surround; to confine; to close in; to place an additional document or letter within another
Q7 v. supply
(a) to throw away; to get rid of
(b) to move back and forth; to lean in a certain direction; to be sympathetic to; to hesitate
(c) to furnish; to equip; to make up for; to compensate for; to substitute for temporarily
(d) to send; to dispatch; to transport (by airplane, truck, etc.); to embark
Q8 v. mind
(a) to pay attention to; to supervise; to regret; to oppose; to remember; to notice
(b) to enlarge; to add to; to multiply; to raise; to intensify
(c) to cut; to cut down; to cut into pieces; to mince
(d) to finance; to supply with money; to allocate financial sums; to extend a short-term obligation
Q9 v. slope
(a) to hold a party; to feast; to dine; to drink
(b) to make right; to amend

(c) to investigate
(d) to incline; to slant upward or downward; to cause to tilt
Q10 v. concrete
(a) to expect; to predict; to assume
(b) to use as an introduction; to use as a foreword
(c) to solidify
(d) to look at; to concern; to relate to; to esteem; to appreciate; to consider
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Test 163
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 163
Q1 n. premium
(a) supplementary charge; additional charge; amount paid for insurance; reward
(b) general expenses; manufacturing and business expenses
(c) flat receptacle used to hold other items; platter
(d) plateau; area of level ground; prairie; savanna
Q2
n. discussion
(a) state of intellectual or spiritual awareness
(b) debate; conversation; talk; dispute; argument
(c) silence; quiet; photograph
(d) length; distance; duration; period of time
Q3 n. approval
(a) set way of saying or doing something; principle; pattern
(b) sofa; couch; lobby; slow walk; stroll
(c) affinity; compassion; pity; concern; empathy
(d) confirmation; endorsement; positive opinion
Q4 v. interpret
(a) to convey; to relocate; to hand over; to pass on

(b) to show how (people or things) are alike or different; to consider to be similar
(c) to explain; to clarify; to elucidate; to understand or explain in a particular way
(d) to by-pass; to side-step; to evade
Q5 n. intensity
(a) shop; place where merchandise is sold; supply of goods or materials set aside for future use
(b) percentage of profits paid to an artist for each copy of his work that is sold
(c) routine; protocol; course of action; subroutine; sequence of instructions (Computers)
(d) strength; energy; extreme degree; depth; clarity
Q6 v. fail
(a) to train; to teach; to instruct; to guide; to counsel
(b) to set up a center of operations; to be set up in a center of operations
(c) to be unsuccessful; to not do; to disappoint; to go bankrupt; to be used up
(d) to create; to write; to relax; to calm oneself; to settle
Q7 n. negotiator
(a) opposite; contrary; back side; rear; setback; defeat
(b) person who participates in a bargaining session
(c) standard of perfection; pattern; model; person or thing that embodies a standard of perfection
(d) statute; law; act of controlling; management; direction
Q8 adj. choice
(a) existent; in attendance; on hand; of the current times; pertaining to the current times
(b) select; fine; excellent
(c) situated; placed; identified; found; existing; standing
(d) characteristic of a capital city; sophisticated
Q9 n. mail
(a) money management (including investment, banking etc.); science of money management
(b) flow (of water, electricity, etc.); process; tendency; direction
(c) postal service; letters and other items that are sent via the postal service
(d) readiness; agreeableness
Q10 adj. society
(a) in favor of reform; supporting a progressive philosophy; tolerant; open-minded

(b) impressive; inspiring; great; frightening
(c) of or pertaining to the upper class
(d) customary; routine; formal
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Test 164
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 164
Q1 adj. important
(a) content; self-satisfied; comfortable; smug
(b) right; proper; exact; accurate
(c) smooth; straight; level; parallel; equal; consistent
(d) significant; influential; essential; crucial; critical
Q2
adj. select
(a) chosen; picked out; choice; superior; prime; picky
(b) shared; ordinary; mediocre; average; public
(c) preferred; beloved; liked
(d) energetic; full of life; playful; lively
Q3 adj. internal
(a) vulnerable; prone; impressionable
(b) preoccupied; lost in thought
(c) inner; inside; located within; of a country's domestic affairs
(d) behind; after; rear; hind
Q4 adj. possible
(a) could be; might be; may be
(b) empty; unfilled; unoccupied; lacking expression
(c) shared; ordinary; mediocre; average; public
(d) typical; characteristic; acting on behalf of another person or organization
Q5 adj. particular

(a) special; unusual; detailed; precise; pedantic; strict
(b) not healthful; not clean
(c) filled with petrol, gas or another substance that produces energy
(d) involving rivalry; tending to contest
Q6 adj. delicious
(a) tasty; having a pleasant taste or smell
(b) open to dispute; obscure; vague
(c) intimate; for or pertaining to a small group of people; personal; of an individual
(d) safe; protected; strong; stable; confident
Q7 adj. genuine
(a) opposed
(b) large; important; huge; immense; wonderful; exciting
(c) next after the first; alternate; other; additional; subordinate; having a lower rank
(d) original; real; true; natural; honest; sincere
Q8 adj. inclusive
(a) significant; important
(b) ready for use; attainable; present; vail
(c) having four equal sides enclosing four equal angles
(d) containing; comprehensive; all-embracing; extensive; taking in
Q9 adj. valid
(a) belonging to oneself or itself (mine, yours, his, etc.); self; by oneself
(b) biased; dishonest
(c) legitimate; legally acceptable; not expired; logical; well-founded
(d) composed of elastic material; made from caoutchouc
Q10 adj. feasible
(a) of great worth; costly; cherished; dear; important
(b) able to be carried out; achievable; possible; likely
(c) inner; inside; inland; of a country's domestic affairs; of an individual's inner life
(d) pertinent; related; connected to the current subject
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Test 165
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 165
Q1 n. proposition
(a) gross error; stupid mistake
(b) offer; plan; theory; problem
(c) effort; nuisance
(d) small room; piece of office furniture; office; part of a government
Q2 n. employment
(a) quantity; sum
(b) work; occupation; keeping busy
(c) establisher; organization or channel; person who gives authorization to operate a channel
(d) denial; rejection
Q3 n. creditor
(a) supplement
(b) person employed to deliver official dispatches or go on special errands
(c) direction; series of lessons or training units; layer; part of a meal
(d) person or organization that lends something; lender; loaner; moneylender
Q4 n. advice
(a) counsel; guidance; specific information; hint
(b) production; creating; group of people born around the same time
(c) end; conclusion; plug
(d) benefit; profit; utility; avail
Q5 n. back door
(a) colorful fabric with a pattern of square s and crossbars
(b) the U.S. treasury
(c) string; thin cord; Internet discussion
(d) nutritionist; expert on nutrition
Q6 n. background

(a) agreement; pact; deal
(b) bias; sentence passed before proper examination of the circumstances
(c) bother; disturbance; nuisance; discomfort
(d) setting; biography
Q7 n. replay
(a) notice; warning; caveat; carefulness; premonition
(b) place where one can borrow books
(c) part; portion; quota; allocation; issue of stock
(d) rematch; repetition
Q8 n. discount
(a) price reduction; rebate
(c) inner quality; intrinsic characteristic
(b) chase; quest; search; occupation; pastime
(d) symbol; sign; mark; remembrance
Q9 n. veil
(a) effect; impact; person or thing which has power to affect others
(b) obligation; something owed (i.e. money)
(c) sameness; uniformity
(d) netting attached to a woman's hat
Q10 n. use
(a) degree; rank; height; plane; flat horizontal plain
(b) abrasion; cut; score of zero; cash; money (Slang)
(c) route; travel plans; travel journal
(d) function; utilization; benefit; advantage; consumption
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Test 166
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 166
Q1 v. achieve

(a) to claim; to require; to request strongly
(b) to decline; to deny; to reject
(c) to obtain; to attain; to perform; to accomplish
(d) to summarize; to review with a short summary
Q2
v. venture
(a) to show; to display; to demonstrate; to present
(b) to temporarily cease working as a protest; to impress
(c) to take a risk in order to achieve a goal
(d) to allay; to soothe; to relieve; to soften; to lessen
Q3 v. exit
(a) to allot; to apportion; to give somebody a task or responsibility; to delegate; to appoint
(b) to oversee; to administer; to direct; to manage; to watch over
(c) to leave; to go out
(d) to calculate; to think; to assume; to portray; to depict; to express verbally
Q4 v. brief
(a) to disregard an outstanding debt (as of a customer)
(b) to enter information into a chart; to postpone; to set aside for future consideration
(c) to make a summary; to give a report; to inform; to instruct somebody
(d) to provide secret information about another country; to examine
Q5 v. address
(a) to assume; to anticipate; to hope
(b) to win; to succeed; to overcome; to surpass; to prove superior
(c) to direct to; to speak to; to direct to a specific destination; to refer to
(d) to aim at something
Q6 v. comply
(a) to gain entrance to; to get at
(b) to make an itemized list; to index; to classify
(c) to submit; to consent; to obey; to agree with
(d) to fail to perform a duty; to fail to pay on time; to fail to appear in court

Q7 n. explanation
(a) interpretation; something that clarifies; description; definition
(b) suggestion; tender; plan; offer of marriage
(c) small purse used to carry money and personal documents; billfold; handbag
(d) store which sells food and other household goods
Q8 v. combine
(a) to confirm to be true; to authorize
(b) to unite; to join; to come together; to become one
(c) to make up for a deficiency; to add on to
(d) to support; to inspire; to give hope
Q9 v. paint
(a) to plan; to design; to imagine; to conceive; to envision
(b) to halt; to cease; to quit; to close; to block; to impede
(c) to apply color to a surface; to put makeup on; to describe something in words
(d) to innovate and develop production
Q10 v. drive
(a) to record the proceedings of a meeting; to make a memorandum
(b) to reflect; to think; to consider; to meditate
(c) to travel in a car; to transport in a vehicle; to compel
(d) to fasten; to connect
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Test 167
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 167
Q1 adj. superb
(a) complete; full; entire; healthy
(b) more distant; additional
(c) excellent; wonderful; splendid; magnificent
(d) reasonable; probable; possible; appropriate; promising

Q2
v. disagree
(a) to have different opinions; to differ
(b) to cancel; to revoke
(c) to open; to free from restraints; to release
(d) to refine; to improve; to complete; to make faultless
Q3 v. insure
(a) to examine; to investigate; to check closely; to inspect
(b) to provide a guarantee against possible damage or loss; to make certain
(c) to put into a stable; to delay; to check the progress of
(d) to render insusceptible to a disease by inoculating
Q4 v. conceive
(a) to expel a tenant by legal process; to turn out
(b) to perform; to do; to engage
(c) to understand; to comprehend; to grasp
(d) to plan; to invent; to design
Q5 v. pay
(a) to give money for goods or to cancel debts; to settle; to be worthwhile; to be profitable
(b) to hunt for; to look for; to investigate; to examine
(c) to oppose; to fight against; to challenge; to withstand
(d) to obtain; to acquire; to get; to buy; to purchase
Q6 n. instruction
(a) teaching; direction; guidance; training; education; information
(b) expansion; increase in size; magnification
(c) a person who was unable to repay their debts
(d) alleyway; narrow road between mountains; successful grade on a test
Q7 v. prepare
(a) to clarify; to confirm; to reinforce; to verify
(b) to make into a city
(c) to make ready; to get oneself ready; to put into the proper condition

(d) to escape; to keep away from; to prevent; to keep from happening; to evade
Q8 v. fence
(a) to ascend; to up; to slope upward; to move upward gradually
(b) to protect; to guard; to evade a question; to respond in a vague manner
(c) to push; to iron; to remove creases or wrinkles; to confiscate for public or government use
(d) to identify; to acknowledge; to know; to admit
Q9 n. prejudice
(a) respected position; honor; nobility
(b) bias; sentence passed before proper examination of the circumstances
(c) repayment; something done to make up for (a loss, deficiency or fault)
(d) freedom; liberation; newly distributed film (or record, book, etc.); statement provided to the media
Q10 v. perceive
(a) to open; to free from restraints; to release
(b) to feel; to sense; to distinguish; to discern; to see
(c) to place in particular situations
(d) to look at; to concern; to relate to; to esteem; to appreciate; to consider
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Test 168
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 168
Q1 n. levy
(a) structure in which horses and other animals are housed
(b) a charge imposed and collected
(c) instructor; director; escort; leader; manual; handbook
(d) person who gives a test
Q2
n. honesty
(a) notoriety; renown; good reputation
(b) condition; influencing factor; situation

(c) specific quantity regarded as a standard; combination which acts a whole; piece
(d) truthfulness; sincerity; integrity; frankness
Q3 n. grocer
(a) automated device used for selling items
(b) postal service; letters and other items that are sent via the postal service
(c) period of time that something continues
(d) person who owns and operates a food store
Q4 n. behind
(a) rear; end; seat
(b) range; extent; sphere; expanse
(c) thing; object; article; news story; piece of information
(d) purchase; something that has been purchased or obtained
Q5 n. wealth
(a) something that is demanded; necessity; something that is needed
(b) abuse; molestation
(c) amount collected at one time; income; proceeds; profits (Informal)
(d) richness; prosperity; capital; fortune; abundance
Q6 n. journal
(a) sudden need demanding immediate action
(b) base; foot; seat of a chair
(c) reduction; curtailing; decrease
(d) newspaper; magazine; diary; blog; bookkeeping ledger
Q7 n. imagination
(a) signature on a money order such as a check
(b) yield; product; manufacture; information sent out from a computer
(c) ability of the mind to create mental pictures which do not exist in reality
(d) progression; succession; order; arrangement
Q8 n. slip
(a) track; footprints; path; way
(b) company; enterprise; trade; commerce; issue

(c) opposite of profit; deprivation; defeat; destruction
(d) slide; stumble; mistake; blunder; error
Q9 n. liability
(a) sale of products to final consumers; sale of goods to end users
(b) division of a company; section; area
(c) monetary or material worth; importance; merit
(d) financial obligation; debt; responsibility; obligation
Q10 n. button
(a) voting, electing; counting of votes; number of votes; referendum
(b) garbage; refuse; scrap
(c) switch; icon to click on
(d) maltreatment; corrupt practice; foul language
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Test 169
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 169
Q1 v. tax
(a) to confirm; to license; to authorize
(b) to hesitate; to stumble; to sway; to totter; to be unstable
(c) to impose a tariff; to impose a levy; to burden; to demand too much
(d) to remove; to take out; to squeeze; to press; to elicit
Q2
v. elaborate
(a) to provide additional details; to plan carefully and with great detail; to produce; to develop
(b) to make a summary; to give a report; to inform; to instruct somebody
(c) to work as an employee (i.e. in the legal or bank business)
(d) to make a call; to ring
Q3 v. auction
(a) to sell something through a bidding system

(b) to stance
(c) to create; to write; to relax; to calm oneself; to settle
(d) to agree; to give; to bestow; to answer to; to donate
Q4 v. associate
(a) to write one's name by hand; to sign one's name
(b) to share company; to connect; to relate to; to combine
(c) to try and obtain something through persuasion or earnest requests
(d) to dare; to invite to engage in a contest; to stimulate; to test one's ability
Q5 v. equip
(a) to contract; to empower; to authorize; to confer
(b) to provide with the required supplies, tools and items
(c) to produce and distribute printed material; to advertise
(d) to equip; to outfit with supplies
Q6 v. switch
(a) to make a stupid mistake; to move back and forth in a clumsy manner
(b) to advertise; to bring to the attention of a large audience
(c) to change; to shift; to exchange; to trade; to turn on or off
(d) to prejudice; to influence opinions
Q7 v. draft
(a) to make an outline; to draw up in written form; to conscript; to draw out and separate
(b) to be plentiful; to be filled with; to overflow with
(c) to appraise; to judge the worth or quality; to assess; to gauge
(d) to mark as different; to see as different; to discern; to recognize
Q8 v. accord
(a) to crash; to meet head on; to come together with solid or direct impact
(b) to depend on; to trust in
(c) to give; to match; to fit; to complement
(d) to see; to look; to pay attention; to supervise
Q9 v. experience
(a) to push; to iron; to remove creases or wrinkles; to confiscate for public or government use

(b) to try; to live through; to feel; to endure
(c) to increase; to enlarge; to enhance; to multiply
(d) to organize; to settle; to structure; to order; to systematize
Q10 v. flaw
(a) to crack; to become defective; to become cracked
(b) to substantiate with evidence; to demonstrate; to show clearly
(c) to recommence; to begin again; to retake; to take back; to continue
(d) to consent; to concur; to suit; to have the same opinion; to fit
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Test 170
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 170
Q1 adj. prepaid
(a) remunerated ahead of time; settled beforehand via payment
(b) average; middle; unkind; base; inferior
(c) supplementary; auxiliary; secondary; lesser in importance
(d) rational; reasonable; wise; judicious; cognizant; aware
Q2
n. letter
(a) character which is part of an alphabet; written communication sent to a person or organization
(b) temporary work stoppage; good luck; discovery of natural resources
(c) attack; act of aggression; position of pursuit or aggression
(d) show; presentation; execution; act; deed
Q3 n. idea
(a) faithfulness; devotion; constancy
(b) specimen; small part of something; representative part of a larger group
(c) caption beneath an illustration
(d) concept; thought; opinion; intention; plan
Q4 n. overlap

(a) something that is superimposed
(b) act of casting back a mirror image; act of sending back energy from a surface; idea; concept
(c) employees working in an organization; personnel; crew; team
(d) process of making neat and attractive
Q5 n. understatement
(a) payment given for regularly scheduled performances or publications
(b) representing something less strongly than what the facts would justify
(c) comprehensive inquiry; extensive investigation of a subject
(d) great number of persons or things; many; a lot; composed of a countless number of items
Q6 v. reason
(a) to stretch; to enlarge; to lengthen; to reach out
(b) to display; to undertake; to attempt; to begin a journey; to arrange
(c) to think; to consider logically; to argue; to claim
(d) to be frightened; to be concerned; to be afraid of; to have respect for
Q7 v. distract
(a) to interpret; to see; to perceive
(b) to create; to conceive; to produce; to conceptualize
(c) to copy; to pretend; to fake
(d) to disturb; to confuse; to worry; to divert; to amuse
Q8 adj. standard
(a) serving as a model; normal; regular; typical; widely accepted
(b) frail; feeble; faint; dilute; watery
(c) careful; cautious
(d) nicely; thoughtfully; graciously; considerately; sympathetically
Q9 v. instance
(a) to record for evidence; to write down; to substantiate
(b) to make up for a deficiency; to add on to
(c) to refer to a case or occurrence to explain or prove a point; to cite; to mention
(d) to turn into; to develop into; to grow into
Q10 adj. common

(a) resisting change; desiring to preserve traditions; cautious
(b) pertaining to a city; pertaining to citizenship
(c) perfect; impeccable
(d) shared; ordinary; mediocre; average; public
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Test 171
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 171
Q1 n. pay
(a) attitude; stance; opinion
(b) salary; wages
(c) act or instance of rendering insusceptible to disease by inoculating
(d) increase in salary; wage increase
Q2
n. contemporary
(a) danger; peril; hazard; risk; endangerment
(b) person living at about the same time as another person
(c) routine; course of action; advance; summons to court
(d) opening stroke or hit of the ball (Sports)
Q3 n. forecast
(a) prediction of a future event or condition (i.e. development of the economy)
(b) roundish stain; speck; place; awkward or difficult situation; predicament
(c) rope; cord; link; connection; equal score in a game
(d) supplement
Q4 n. council
(a) assembly; board; group of people (gathered to advise, plan, etc.)
(b) series (of stories, articles, reports etc.); recurring period of time
(c) part of a book; phase; stage; local branch of an organization
(d) chance; probability of advancement or success; hope; promise

Q5 n. evaluation
(a) cement; something tangible (idea, object, etc.)
(b) appraisal; estimation; assessment
(c) work beyond regular working hours; pay for such work
(d) representing; in support of
Q6 n. globe
(a) cereal; seed; granule; particle; texture; weave
(b) management committee; food
(c) state of not being a derivative of anything else
(d) ball; sphere; planet Earth; world
Q7 n. climb
(a) inside a building; inland section of a country
(b) temporary stay somewhere; instance of spending time with a person or group of people; inspection
(c) merchandise; goods; item that is bought and sold; something useful
(d) ascent
Q8 n. cushion
(a) colorful fabric with a pattern of square s and crossbars
(b) frequent customer; repeat customer
(c) fracture; pause; rest; opportunity; alteration
(d) pillow; soft padded object
Q9 n. denominator
(a) rematch; repetition
(b) shared characteristic; common feature
(c) creator; designer
(d) right to live in a country; condition of being a member of a country
Q10 n. cash
(a) money in the form of coins and bank notes
(b) reform; repair; act of repairing; state of healing or improvement
(c) person who creates something; chemical substance used in photography
(d) one who relies on another especially for financial support

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Test 172
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 172
Q1 v. merchandise
(a) to pay attention to; to supervise; to regret; to oppose; to remember; to notice
(b) to be useful; to help; to facilitate
(c) to trade; to plan for and promote for sales of; to market goods
(d) to suggest; to tender; to bid; to propose a price; to present
Q2
v. circumvent
(a) to propose; to mention; to imply; to hint; to evoke
(b) to understand; to comprehend; to grasp
(c) to by-pass; to side-step; to evade
(d) to treat someone new in a humiliating manner; to harass; to humiliate
Q3 v. get
(a) to impose a tax upon; to purify; to make thin or thinner; to reduce; to clarify
(b) to record; to order in advance; to inscribe; to indicate
(c) to cover with a curtain; to filter; to sift; to hide; to conceal; to separate
(d) to receive; to obtain; to purchase; to bring; to persuade
Q4 v. run
(a) to operate; to activate; to manage; to direct; to carry out; to fulfill
(b) to cover; to coat
(c) to try; to live through; to feel; to endure
(d) to make clear; to concentrate
Q5 v. enlist
(a) to remove; to get rid of
(b) to draft into military service; to voluntarily join a cause
(c) to punish

(d) to surround
Q6 v. award
(a) to realize; to make a reality; to accomplish; to complete; to execute
(b) to give; to grant; to judge; to rule
(c) to reduce; to lessen; to decline
(d) to arrange in a line; to grade; to classify
Q7 v. assist
(a) to make whole; to finish; to perfect
(b) to be short of; to be without; to be missing; to need; to want
(c) to aid; to help; to support; to guide; to direct
(d) to represent as the embodiment of perfection
Q8 v. vacillate
(a) to devote to; to set apart for; to inscribe (a book, poem, song, story, etc.) to someone
(b) to clarify; to explain; to approve
(c) to quit an office or position; to relinquish; to give up; to abdicate
(d) to fluctuate; to hesitate; to waver
Q9 v. decrease
(a) to send; to convey; to transmit; to promote; to advance
(b) to eternalize; to make everlasting; to preserve from extinction
(c) to reduce; to lessen; to decline
(d) to accumulate; to gather; to collect; to assemble
Q10 v. age
(a) to prepare food by heating; to falsify account records
(b) to grow older; to mature
(c) to impose a tax upon; to purify; to make thin or thinner; to reduce; to clarify
(d) to limit the amount of food eaten; to eat only certain kinds of food
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Test 173

TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 173
Q1 v. encroach
(a) to negotiate; to arrive at an agreement
(b) to supervise; to manage; to inspect
(c) to advance beyond proper limits; to infringe
(d) to convert an object or image into a digital image using an optical device to browse
Q2
n. news
(a) abstract; summary; concise report; instructions
(b) security; warranty; pledge; assurance
(c) meeting; seminar; convention
(d) report of recent events; information about previously unknown facts
Q3 v. name
(a) to decorate; to beautify
(b) to go on; to keep doing something; to last; to perpetuate
(c) to join; to cause to become one
(d) to appoint; to specify; to identify; to designate
Q4 adj. lasting
(a) avoiding; tending to shrink; elusive
(b) alike; having common qualities; comparable
(c) competent; talented; apt
(d) continuing; enduring; remaining for a long time; durable
Q5 adv. regardless
(a) quickly; fast; swiftly
(b) previously; before a certain time
(c) without consideration for possible problems; anyway; in any case
(d) methodically; in an organized fashion
Q6 v. browse
(a) to leaf through a book; to surf Internet websites
(b) to throw away; to get rid of

(c) to arrange papers methodically for preservation and reference; to submit in a formal way
(d) to present in a condensed form; to list the main points in a brief and comprehensive manner
Q7 v. license
(a) to subdue; to solve
(b) to grant a permit; to authorize; to permit; to allow
(c) to charge; to announce; to advertise
(d) to attach; to connect; to unite; to combine; to become a member
Q8 v. incur
(a) to meet with; to bring upon oneself; to acquire
(b) to cause to remember
(c) to transmit document electronically
(d) to try to; to assay
Q9 n. stress
(a) emphasis; importance; accent; strain; tension; pressure
(b) one who activates; worker of a telephone switchboard; operation symbol
(c) rule; command; supervision; restraint
(d) stupid person substance unmixed with other substances; commoner
Q10 adj. simple
(a) in favor of reform; supporting a progressive philosophy; tolerant; open-minded
(b) opposite of expensive; inexpensive
(c) easy; uncomplicated; modest; ordinary; plain
(d) pertaining to the world and nature around us
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Test 174
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 174
Q1 n. fax
(a) upkeep; repairs; livelihood; means of support
(b) end; conclusion; final appearance; power of endurance; vitality; unit of weight

(c) device for electronically transmitting written material; electronically transmitted document
(d) discourse given before an audience; tedious reprimand; formal reproof
Q2
n. letterhead
(a) copying of data for safety purposes; substitute; reserve; spare
(b) area of land set aside to protect natural resources and wildlife
(c) line printed at the top of a piece of stationary
(d) goal; aim; intention; objective
Q3 n. belief
(a) character; nature; trait; arrangement; placement
(b) opinion; creed; religion; faith; conviction
(c) flying; aviation; trip on an airplane; escape
(d) person who lives in a particular place; resident; tenant; occupant
Q4 n. food
(a) vibrations that can be detected by the human ear; noise; vocal utterance
(b) partitioning; department; faculty; ranking; level according to difficulty
(c) connection; association; closeness
(d) nourishment; substance which provides the body with nutrients; sustenance
Q5 n. shipment
(a) position; opinion; viewpoint; outlook; perspective
(b) sending of cargo or freight
(c) standard of measure; device for measuring (pressure, amount, distance, etc.)
(d) wages; rent; rental; charge; fee
Q6 n. version
(a) individual's social or professional standing; position; rank; present situation
(b) particular form of something; variant; rendering; translation
(c) boundary; edge; limit
(d) small clock that is usually worn on the wrist; guarding; observation
Q7 n. offing
(a) temporary stop; standstill; break or pause in a march or journey

(b) something or someone that does not match up to standards; object of lower quality; outcast
(c) distant part of the sea visible from the shore; remote place far from the shore; high seas
(d) building for indoor sports and exercise; fitness center
Q8 adj. house
(a) pertaining to accommodations; domesticated
(b) confined usually by illness
(c) penetrating; infiltrating; spreading; extending; permeating
(d) gentle; soft; delicate
Q9 n. ambivalence
(a) location where sick and injured people receive medical treatment
(b) suitcases; cases and bags carried by travelers
(c) information that is confidential or classified; mystery; unexplained phenomenon
(d) state of having both positive and negative feelings towards a subject
Q10 n. slander
(a) delight; refreshment or entertainment given to its recipient without cost
(b) act of shedding; act of taking away; elimination; ejection; dismissal
(c) false and injurious statements made about another; defamation; calumny
(d) backlash
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Test 175
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 175
Q1 v. get on with
(a) to originate from; to reveal the origin of something; to obtain from a particular supplier
(b) to continue
(c) to establish; to set up; to begin; to initiate; to start
(d) to cut with a toothed blade
Q2
v. divert

(a) to load; to oppress; to burden; to regard; to esteem
(b) to put away for future use
(c) to distract; to entertain; to turn in a different direction; to deflect
(d) to suggest; to recommend; to tender; to make an offer of marriage
Q3 v. assure
(a) to go along with; to go together with; to join; to attach
(b) to equip; to outfit with supplies
(c) to give confidence; to promise; to pledge; to encourage
(d) to discern; to perceive; to pay attention; to observe; to remark
Q4 v. finalize
(a) to grow larger; to broaden; to increase; to enlarge; to add to
(b) to make changes; to create something new; to invent
(c) to erect; to set; to put; to place
(d) to end; to sum up; to complete; to conclude
Q5 v. staff
(a) to submit; to consent; to obey; to agree with
(b) to accumulate; to gather; to collect; to assemble
(c) to employ a group of workers; to provide with employees; to man
(d) to pack; to crate; to box
Q6 v. ship
(a) to add
(b) to advocate; to endorse; to speak well of; to advise; to suggest
(c) to send; to dispatch; to transport (by airplane, truck, etc.); to embark
(d) to rebroadcast
Q7 v. damage
(a) to send away; to fire; to release; to free
(b) to reduce; to protect; to soften; to upholster
(c) to accommodate; to house; to enter (a plane, ship, bus, etc.)
(d) to cause harm; to cause injury; to destroy partly
Q8 v. augment

(a) to bring from another place; to bring goods from a foreign country; to signify; to imply
(b) to increase; to enlarge; to enhance; to multiply
(c) to say something aloud for someone to write down; to command; to order; to impose
(d) to narrate; to tell; to make a connection between; to have a good relationship with
Q9 v. position
(a) to extricate; to remove; to evict; to oust; to expel
(b) to erect; to set; to put; to place
(c) to ascribe to; to link to; to associate with; to relate to
(d) to influence; to affect strongly; to collide; to squeeze in
Q10 v. recant
(a) to obtain; to attain; to perform; to accomplish
(b) to stud; to constellate
(c) to give up; to renounce; to deny; to disavow; to retract
(d) to fight for; to challenge; to appeal
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Test 176
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 176
Q1 n. series
(a) doctrine; tenet; precept; fundamental law; primary law on which other laws are based
(b) sequence; succession; television program broadcast in installments
(c) protective coating
(d) instructional booklet; handbook
Q2
adj. comforting
(a) providing assistance
(b) consoling; encouraging; reassuring; brining relief; heartening
(c) ambitious; industrious; hard-working
(d) compact; having a high mass per unit volume; close

Q3 n. practice
(a) a measurement of output per hours worked; creativeness; fruitfulness; prolificness
(b) customary action; habit; drill; training exercise
(c) graph; diagram
(d) a document giving details about an offering of securities investment for sale to the public
Q4 n. time
(a) switch; icon to click on
(b) certificate; entry pass; tag
(c) period; era; hour; rate
(d) meeting at which a person is evaluated through questioning (as for a job)
Q5 adj. invisible
(a) lucrative; paying; rewarding; beneficial; producing income
(b) impossible to see; imperceptible; hidden; concealed
(c) sequential; following one after another
(d) terrible; awful; disgusting
Q6 adj. international
(a) between countries; of relations between two or more countries
(b) more distant; additional
(c) spreading over a large area; comprehensive
(d) serving as a model; normal; regular; typical; widely accepted
Q7 v. campaign
(a) to do without; to give up; to distribute; to give out; to hand out
(b) to recommence; to begin again; to retake; to take back; to continue
(c) to conduct a series of activities organized to accomplish a goal
(d) to go after and bring back; to pick up; to charm
Q8 n. indulgence
(a) nourishment; substance which provides the body with nutrients; sustenance
(b) center; hub; concentration
(c) a charge imposed and collected
(d) act of giving in to desire; something which gratifies; luxury; leniency

Q9 n. superior
(a) person who lives in a particular place; resident; tenant; occupant
(b) ability to reason and understand; cleverness; brilliance; information
(c) amount of money that has been borrowed; something borrowed; act of giving temporarily
(d) one who is higher than another in rank or position
Q10 v. rush
(a) to say that something is not true; to refuse; to renounce
(b) to perform; to present; to carry out; to execute
(c) to meet with; to bring upon oneself; to acquire
(d) to hurry; to make haste; to act or move quickly; to cause to hurry
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Test 177
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 177
Q1 n. store
(a) bank deposits that are available on a short-term basis; treasury bills
(b) notice; warning; caveat; carefulness; premonition
(c) shop; place where merchandise is sold; supply of goods or materials set aside for future use
(d) option; selection; variety
Q2
n. space
(a) true or fictional account of some occurrence; short work of fiction; plot; news report
(b) opinion; creed; religion; faith; conviction
(c) prize; recompense; benefit received as payment for a service
(d) universe; empty area; gap; area; interval
Q3 n. collaboration
(a) defect; imperfection; crack; strong gust or wind
(b) movement of vehicles or persons; trade; commerce; load of messages in a communications network
(c) perception of flavor; sense; reason

(d) working together; cooperation
Q4 n. donation
(a) type of aircraft; two-dimensional surface; rank; level
(b) gift; contribution
(c) obligation; promise
(d) attitude; stance; opinion
Q5 n. fluency
(a) putting to use; putting into action; effort; struggle; strain
(b) ability to speak and write easily; eloquence; articulateness; gracefulness
(c) comment; observation; notice
(d) intersection; crossing; connection
Q6 n. language
(a) spoken or written words with which people communicate thoughts and feelings
(b) clothing; garments; clothes; garb
(c) accessibility; attainability; obtainability
(d) grant; pocket money; stipend; discount; deduction
Q7 n. fixture
(a) ability of the mind to create mental pictures which do not exist in reality
(b) defense; shelter; safety
(c) public sale where goods are sold to the highest bidder (such as eBay)
(d) something which is permanently or securely attached; set date for a sporting event
Q8 v. resolve
(a) to indicate; to itemize; to mark; to designate; to stipulate
(b) to act on; to transfer from one place to another; to change residence
(c) to determine; to decide; to separate into constituent parts
(d) to outlive; to remain in use; to outlast; to endure; to withstand
Q9 n. photo
(a) picture; snapshot
(b) derailment; feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
(c) notoriety; renown; good reputation

(d) requirement; shortage of an indispensable item; distress; hardship
Q10 n. bond
(a) paragraph; section in a document; part of a contract
(b) link; connection; obligation; grasp; certificate of debt
(c) guidance; advance position; first place; guide
(d) cost for traveling (on a bus, train, etc.)
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Test 178
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 178
Q1 v. photograph
(a) to separate from others; to segregate
(b) to take a picture
(c) to produce and distribute printed material; to advertise
(d) to reveal; to uncover; to disclose
Q2
v. leave
(a) to narrate; to tell; to make a connection between; to have a good relationship with
(b) to depart; to exit; to quit; to omit; to let alone
(c) to put up with something or somebody unpleasant
(d) to save from destruction; to rescue
Q3 v. preserve
(a) to arrange systematically; to structure; to group; to sort; to make confidential
(b) to determine the scope of a target; to extend; to stretch; to vary
(c) to throw; to project; to form; to shape
(d) to guard; to keep safe; to keep; to defend; to protect
Q4 v. reply
(a) to answer; to respond
(b) to oversee; to administer; to direct; to manage; to watch over

(c) to receive; to obtain; to purchase; to bring; to persuade
(d) to belong to; to be connected to; to relate; to refer
Q5 v. anchor
(a) to raise; to push; to urge; to lift
(b) to perform for the first time; to make one's premiere performance
(c) to copy; to photograph; to snapshot
(d) to attach firmly; to fasten tightly
Q6 v. even
(a) to knock down; to astound; to shock
(b) to prophesy; to foretell; to announce in advance
(c) to make level; to smooth; to balance
(d) to toss or dump garbage in an unauthorized place; to scatter objects in disorder
Q7 v. debate
(a) to argue; to discuss; to consider; to ponder
(b) to catalog; to list; to enumerate; to set down in full detail
(c) to comply; to obey; to conform; to stay; to tolerate
(d) to tend to; to attend; to work; to perform a duty or task
Q8 v. screen
(a) to separate into sections; to partition
(b) to pave the way; to create a path; to guide; to initiate; to originate
(c) to cover a part of; to have something in common
(d) to cover with a curtain; to filter; to sift; to hide; to conceal; to separate
Q9 v. study
(a) to glide; to sneak; to slide; to decline; to deteriorate; to make a mistake
(b) to learn; to ponder; to examine; to investigate; to memorize
(c) to appoint someone (for a position, office, or honor); to designate; to select
(d) to notch; to groove; to assign to a place or position (in an organization, system, etc.)
Q10 v. expel
(a) to be unsuccessful; to not do; to disappoint; to go bankrupt; to be used up
(b) to classify; to categorize; to systematize; to structure

(c) eject; drive out; banish
(d) to stop; to discontinue; to disturb; to bring a conversation to a halt
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Test 179
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 179
Q1 n. habit
(a) event; occurrence; one of a group of loosely connected stories
(b) custom; something that one is used to doing; part of a routine; behavior pattern
(c) honor; esteem; high regard; consideration; attention
(d) bars of gold; bars of silver
Q2
n. labor
(a) strenuous physical or mental work; toil; exertion
(b) mutual connection (between two or more things); similarity; parallel
(c) guidebook; library; catalog
(d) pull; influence; power; weight
Q3 n. dollar drain
(a) a situation in which the imports of a country from the USA are larger than their exports to the USA
(b) supplement
(c) area of fabric used to repair a hole; stain; bandage; lot
(d) rematch; repetition
Q4 n. call
(a) supplementary charge; additional charge; amount paid for insurance; reward
(b) telephone conversation; visit; invitation; claim; need
(c) act of pretending; counterfeit; imitation of the operation or features of one system using an other system
(d) physical or mental well-being; freedom from disease
Q5 v. chain
(a) to tie down

(b) to arrange in a line; to grade; to classify
(c) to conceal; to cover up; to keep secret; to place out of sight
(d) to make changes in order to improve something; to edit; to correct
Q6 adv. directly
(a) chiefly; principally; mainly; initially
(b) commonly; generally; regularly
(c) in another country; outside; widely
(d) clearly; straight; frankly; immediately; soon
Q7 n. availability float
(a) width; broadness
(b) ring-shaped geometric figure; round figure; group; society
(c) the time or amount of money that defined by checks that have been deposited but not cleared yet
(d) ability to speak and write easily; eloquence; articulateness; gracefulness
Q8 adj. tentative
(a) large; important; huge; immense; wonderful; exciting
(b) just; reasonable; handsome; light colored; clean; clear
(c) little; few in number; trivial; unimportant; modest
(d) experimental; trial; temporary; hesitant
Q9 n. fleet
(a) small retail store; studio; business; office; outlet
(b) group of ships, cars, trucks or other vehicles
(c) amount of money set aside for a specific purpose; supply
(d) attainment of something desired or attempted; accomplishment; prosperity
Q10 adj. outside
(a) famous; prominent
(b) anesthetized; lacking sensitivity (to pain); in shock; senseless
(c) about to happen; imminent
(d) external; of the outdoors; from the outdoors; maximal
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Q1 n. expansion
(a) ability; skill; trait; characteristic; quality
(b) act of assuming control of something (as in a government or business)
(c) facet; outlook; direction; issue; point
(d) enlargement; increase; spread; development
Q2 n. awareness
(a) greatest quantity or amount possible; highest capacity
(b) endorsement; approval; letter of reference; suggestion; advice
(c) consciousness
(d) certificate; entry pass; tag
Q3 n. present
(a) gift; offering; something that is given to another person without compensation
(b) refers to the cost of developing a product or system
(c) exhibition; explanation; showing
(d) view; vista; panorama; set; backdrop used on stage to portray a particular setting or locale
Q4 n. handbook
(a) short meeting; summarizing; giving and receiving instructions; reporting
(b) present; talent; offering
(c) manual; guide; guideline; document containing instructions
(d) process of making neat and attractive
Q5 n. threat
(a) expression of intent to damage or injure; intimidation; danger
(b) picture in a book or other work; explanation; clarification
(c) punctuation mark; end; pause at end of a phrase; full sentence; age; season
(d) expectation; hope; intuition
Q6 n. transaction
(a) negotiation; settlement; business deal

(c) something of great worth
(b) salary; wages
(d) line; file (British); row; braid; plait
Q7 n. misgiving
(a) thing; object; article; news story; piece of information
(b) apprehension; worry; doubt; hesitation; reservation
(c) person living at about the same time as another person
(d) familiarity; understanding; wisdom; education; awareness
Q8 n. clear
(a) brining in of goods from another country; opposite of export; meaning; significance
(b) deletion; act of unmarking; removal of a mark from a check box (Computers)
(c) clamp; fastener; shred; segment of video
(d) cost for traveling (on a bus, train, etc.)
Q9 n. talk
(a) shared characteristic; common feature
(b) conversation; speech; lecture; meeting
(c) termination; end
(d) distinction; unusual quality; disagreement; remainder
Q10 n. couple
(a) school director; school master; capital sum (Finance)
(b) pair; group of two
(c) tool; instrument; piece of equipment
(d) enjoyment; amusement; entertainment; delight; joy
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Q1 v. present
(a) to cap; to cork; to stop up; to block; to advertise

(b) to advance; to move forward; to gain
(c) to fail; to collapse; to defeat; to overthrow; to descend
(d) to display; to demonstrate; to bestow; to grant
Q2
v. calculate
(a) to bend; to turn sharply in a different direction
(b) to estimate; to compute; to depend upon
(c) to fill with water and sink; to fall; to fail; to stumble; to cause to sink
(d) to make a detailed list of property; to summarize; to sum up the worth of
Q3 v. request
(a) to protect; to guard; to evade a question; to respond in a vague manner
(b) to ask for; to petition for
(c) to change; to alter; to improve
(d) to plan; to design; to imagine; to conceive; to envision
Q4 v. page
(a) to represent; to indicate; to communicate; to express; to convey
(b) to call; to summon (e.g. to the telephone); to number sheets of paper in a collection
(c) to collapse; to decline; to decrease; to deteriorate; to settle
(d) to talk about; to debate; to converse
Q5 v. substantiate
(a) to call off; to annul; to terminate; to stop
(b) to set up for use; to put in (i.e. machinery); to establish in an office or position
(c) to complete a course of study and receive a degree or diploma
(d) to prove; to verify; to confirm; to actualize
Q6 v. phone
(a) to remove; to withdraw; to abandon; to exit; to depart
(b) to fix in place; to link firmly together; to be held in place
(c) to be adjacent to
(d) to make a call; to ring
Q7 v. unveil

(a) to store in a large building
(b) to present for the first time; to initiate; to establish; to announce
(c) to distinguish; to perceive; to recognize; to discriminate
(d) to reveal; to uncover; to disclose
Q8 v. pipe
(a) to accuse; to admonish
(b) to convey a fluid; to transport a liquid; to make a high-pitched sound
(c) to demolish; to ruin; to destruct; to erase
(d) to involve; to affect; to worry; to interest; to relate to
Q9 v. facilitate
(a) to make easy; to assist; to forward; to promote; to expedite
(b) to save from harm; to deliver from danger; to free from risk
(c) to exchange a check (or another money order) for coins and bank notes; to redeem
(d) to grant special rights; to give special advantages or benefits
Q10 v. contest
(a) to stress; to show the importance of
(b) to open; to extend; to apply a layer on; to scatter; to distribute
(c) to build; to create; to design; to grow
(d) to fight for; to challenge; to appeal
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Q1 adj. severe
(a) containing nothing; without people; without contents; hollow; meaningless
(b) hurt; wounded; insulted; offended; damaged
(c) external
(d) serious; grave; acute; difficult; rigorous; harsh; strict
Q2

adj. subsidiary
(a) supplementary; auxiliary; secondary; lesser in importance
(b) distorted; crooked; twisted; askew
(c) inquisitive; desiring to know and understand; odd; strange; rare
(d) not functional; not practical
Q3
conj. immediately
(a) as soon as (b) in what way? (c) if (d) but; only
Q4
n. monitor
(a) movable articles for use in a home or office (i.e. chairs, desks, cabinets, closets, etc.)
(b) mail; column; opinion; role; job placement
(c) supervisor; device for regulating; screen
(d) method or course that restores health; prescribed treatment for an illness
Q5
n. above
(a) meaning; sense; importance; consequence; act of pointing out
(b) flammable liquid mixture derived from petroleum (used as fuel, etc.)
(c) replacement; person or thing that takes the place of another
(d) something previously mentioned or indicated
Q6
v. rebound
(a) to ask for an identification (i.e. in a bar)
(b) to spring back
(c) to begin; to be created; to result from; to develop; to be produced
(d) to refer to a case or occurrence to explain or prove a point; to cite; to mention
Q7
n. expression
(a) strenuous physical or mental work; toil; exertion
(b) putting into words; phrase; word; manifestation

(c) business arrangement; client; funds deposited in a bank
(d) deletion; negligence; failure; default
Q8
adj. susceptible
(a) attentive; conscious of
(b) between countries; of relations between two or more countries
(c) physical; done using human skill or force
(d) vulnerable; prone; impressionable
Q9 n. panel
(a) group of judges; board; band; strip; crew; staff
(b) part of an object designed to be gripped by the hand; fist name; nickname; code name; title
(c) person who is an expert; person who is skilled
(d) amount; extent; measure; degree; size; magnitude
Q10 n. list
(a) roll; roster; inventory; strip; band
(b) creator; craftsman; skilled workman
(c) combining of separate elements into a complete whole
(d) official document; license; reference; attestation
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