3420 TOEIC Vocabulary meanings by Word part 26

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Test 233
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 233
Q1 v. attire
(a) to dress; to put on clothes
(b) to sway; to oscillate; to vacillate; to fluctuate
(c) to make into a city
(d) to hurt; to wound; to insult; to offend; to damage
Q2
v. pressure
(a) to apply force or weight; to push; to stress
(b) to arrive; to obtain; to procure; to extend the arm outward
(c) to inform; to direct; to guide; to command; to order; to educate
(d) to impede; to obstruct; to hinder; to meddle
Q3 v. remind
(a) to cause to remember
(b) to measure time; to register on a time piece
(c) to rent; to inhabit; to occupy
(d) to indicate; to emphasize; to sharpen; to direct
Q4 v. trail
(a) to give; to grant; to judge; to rule
(b) to perform; to carry out; to put into practice
(c) to examine
(d) to follow; to drag; to tow
Q5 v. mistake
(a) to make an error; to be wrong; to confuse
(b) to relate to; to deal with; to process; to pay for
(c) to agree; to give; to bestow; to answer to; to donate
(d) to couple; to be part one of a match; to mate
Q6 n. earnings
(a) schedule; calendar; outline of things to be done

(b) place where an event occurs; vista; view
(c) swindle; deceit; cheating; forgery; embezzlement
(d) money gained; salary; revenue; profit; income
Q7 n. journalist
(a) reporter; person who writes for a newspaper or magazine; correspondent
(b) chauffeur; program which enables an operating system to communicate with a particular device
(c) person who is licensed to practice medicine (i.e. physician, surgeon etc.)
(d) outcome; compensation; counterbalance
Q8 adj. present
(a) exacting; choosy; ornate; nagging; annoying
(b) existent; in attendance; on hand; of the current times; pertaining to the current times
(c) impersonating; putting on a false appearance; feigning; arrogant; haughty
(d) simple; basic
Q9 v. course
(a) to require that certain conditions be met before the signing of a contract; to specify; to require
(b) to hunt; to pursue; to run over; to race
(c) to sell; to trade or deal; to distribute; to promote
(d) to throw away; to discard; to destroy; to damage
Q10 v. labor
(a) to continue; to suffice; to endure; to persist
(b) to mint; to invent a new word or phrase
(c) to be acquainted with; to understand; to distinguish; to be aware of
(d) to work; to toil; to exert oneself; to work hard
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Test 234
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Q1 n. daily
(a) newspaper that is published 5 to 7 times a week

(b) work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps)
(c) anything that is set up; institution (i.e. business, church, authority, government, etc.)
(d) situation; requirement; circumstance; stipulation
Q2 n. competitor
(a) rival; (i.e. Coca Cola and Pepsi); person who participates in a contest
(b) letter of recommendation
(c) overseer; director; manager
(d) group of twenty items; debt; account; bill; grade on a test
Q3 n. relationship
(a) appointment; proposal of a candidate (for an office or an honor)
(b) connection; association; closeness
(c) commercial center of a city; business distract
(d) entering into the feelings of another; sympathy; vicarious emotion; understanding
Q4 n. resist
(a) protective coating
(c) business; commerce; barter; occupation
(b) location; description of a location
(d) word or phrase functioning as a noun
Q5 n. will
(a) make-up; constitution; essay
(b) comment; observation; notice
(c) attraction; lottery; contest which ends in a tie; natural channel; gully
(d) last testament listing inheritors of a dying person's property
Q6 n. car
(a) automobile; elevator; vehicle; ride
(b) lexicon; list of words and their definitions in alphabetical order
(c) income; return; gains; government income earned through taxation
(d) viewpoint, opinion; siting; locus; location; place; job
Q7 n. basis
(a) means of connection; link; joint; connected group

(b) one fourth; neighborhood; coin worth 25 cents; period of three months; district
(c) partner; fellow worker; co-worker; friend
(d) foundation; grounding
Q8 v. coordinate
(a) to clarify; to explain; to approve
(b) to make a scheme; to plot; to design; to contrive; to think up
(c) to arrange in proper order
(d) to inspect; to supervise; to miss; to omit; to ignore; to excuse
Q9 v. prolong
(a) to collect; to gather; to accumulate; to store; to place in reserve
(b) to extend; to lengthen
(c) to signify; to be significant; to intend; to indicate
(d) to plead; to request; to petition for a new trial or judgment
Q10 n. straight
(a) negative tendency (especially in economy or business)
(b) line that is not curved; section that is not curved
(c) person or company that produces and distributes printed material
(d) group of people who attend a seminar, a talk, etc.
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Test 235
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 235
Q1 v. arrive
(a) to give; to contribute; to grant; to bestow
(b) to dispute; to claim; to give reasons
(c) to straighten; to flatten; to make even; to equalize
(d) to reach a destination; to return; to come back; to succeed
Q2
v. clear

(a) to direct; to lead; to instruct
(b) to relieve; to calm; to alleviate pain
(c) to clarify; to explain; to approve
(d) to reproduce quickly; to multiply rapidly; to thrive; to grow quickly
Q3 v. validate
(a) to confirm; to sanction; to legalize
(b) to divide; to split
(c) to bill; to charge
(d) to consider; to be of a particular heaviness; to burden
Q4 v. posture
(a) to pretend; to feign
(b) to alter; to replace; to become different
(c) to confess to something; to allow entrance; to accept as valid
(d) to load; to oppress; to burden; to regard; to esteem
Q5 v. regress
(a) to reinforce; to bind together; to strengthen a connection
(b) to misplace; to be deprived of; to be defeated; to fail; opposite of to win
(c) to move backward; to go back; to return to a previous condition
(d) to place in a row; to cover the inside of; to pad
Q6 v. drill
(a) to bore a hole; to practice; to train; to sow seeds in rows
(b) to make better; to increase in quality; to enhance; to develop
(c) to understand; to contain; to grasp; to absorb; to perceive
(d) to control; to rule; to command
Q7 v. quote
(a) to fix; to mend; to correct a problem or malfunction
(b) to converse; to speak; to spread rumors; to lecture; to reveal secret information
(c) to cite; to state a price; to offer a price
(d) to provide; to offer; to distribute; to supply; to sell; to trade
Q8 v. proliferate

(a) to rub; to achieve or obtain with difficulty; to delete; to cross out
(b) to detain; to slow down; to capture; to imprison
(c) to reproduce quickly; to multiply rapidly; to thrive; to grow quickly
(d) to control; to arrange; to put in order
Q9 v. complete
(a) to make whole; to finish; to perfect
(b) to arrange systematically; to structure; to group; to sort; to make confidential
(c) to meet; to assemble to gather; to get together
(d) to fight with fists; to put crates
Q10 v. express
(a) to offer proof; to prove; to show to be true
(b) to declare; to say; to send quickly; to squeeze; to extract
(c) to cap; to cork; to stop up; to block; to advertise
(d) to celebrate
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Test 236
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Q1 n. shortage
(a) topic; subject; matter; question; problem; publication
(b) introduction; foreword; opening statement
(c) lack; scarcity; deficit; deficiency
(d) realization; carrying out; performing; putting into effect; execution
Q2 n. catering
(a) boat for crossing a body of water; shuttle
(b) communication; information; announcement; note; memo; intimation
(c) pact; treaty; connection; relationship
(d) business of supplying and servicing food
Q3 v. look over

(a) to make familiar; to present someone; to introduce someone
(b) to examine
(c) to suggest indirectly; to hint; to infer; to mean; to import
(d) to outlive; to remain in use; to outlast; to endure; to withstand
Q4 n. franchisor
(a) readiness; agreeableness
(c) magazine; journal
(b) person who has the right to grant a license
(d) group of people working together; team
Q5 adj. dismal
(a) gentle; good-hearted; understanding; compassionate
(b) capable of living; having a reasonable chance of succeeding; practical
(c) gloomy; cheerless; bad; depressing; sad
(d) decayed; decomposed; putrid; spoiled; despicable
Q6 n. grade
(a) cameraman; person who takes pictures
(b) mail manager, person responsible for managing electronic mail on a network (Computers)
(c) mark; level; degree; rank; type; extend; class (in a school)
(d) piece of soft material which cushions; block of pages stacked together and connected on one side
Q7 n. president
(a) a person who provides guidance; consultant; counselor
(b) mutual connection (between two or more things); similarity; parallel
(c) head; leader; chairman; chief
(d) component; element; factor; one of the substances which comprises a mixture
Q8 v. resist
(a) to further; to encourage sales; to aid; to help; to assist
(b) to oppose; to fight against; to challenge; to withstand
(c) to fasten; to link to; to add; to ascribe to; to connect to
(d) to enter information into a chart; to postpone; to set aside for future consideration
Q9 v. warehouse

(a) to couple; to be part one of a match; to mate
(b) to charge; to announce; to advertise
(c) to partition; to be partitioned
(d) to store in a large building
Q10 n. venture
(a) an undertaking that is dangerous, daring, or of uncertain outcome
(b) indicator; something used to point; hand on a clock; clue; advice
(c) anticipation; longing or waiting for; hope
(d) cork; stopper; electrical connector; block; advertisement
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Test 237
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Q1 n. involvement
(a) one who donates money; person or organization that promotes or supports (an event, program, candidate, etc.)
(b) region; district; zone; area; domain
(c) security deposit
(d) inclusion; participation; connection; association; relation
Q2
n. flaw
(a) defect; imperfection; crack; strong gust or wind
(b) action or instance in which the ball or puck is prevented from entering the goal
(c) back end; hindmost unit of an army (or fleet, etc.)
(d) inclusion; participation; connection; association; relation
Q3 n. clearance
(a) work beyond regular working hours; pay for such work
(b) remark; note; statement; explanation
(c) release; approval; washing
(d) caution; advice about danger; advance notice

Q4 n. clip
(a) clamp; fastener; shred; segment of video
(b) person who holds public position; authority
(c) money (in a bank account); trust; confidence; respect
(d) amount of money received in payment for goods or services or from other sources; revenue; profits
Q5 n. misunderstanding
(a) incorrect interpretation
(b) slight difference; subtle distinction
(c) piece of soft material which cushions; block of pages stacked together and connected on one side
(d) inclination; tendency; disposition; aptitude
Q6 n. sales
(a) marketing; activities associated with selling a product or service
(b) one who donates money; person or organization that promotes or supports (an event, program, candidate, etc.)
(c) test; quiz; investigation; inquiry
(d) prop; brace; economic assistance; upkeep; encouragement; aid
Q7 n. brake
(a) ability; skill; trait; characteristic; quality
(b) device which is used to slow or stop a vehicle
(c) one of several separate payments into which a debt has been divided
(d) conformity; agreement; coordination; suitability
Q8 n. last
(a) knowledge obtained by doing; something that one has lived through
(b) end; conclusion; final appearance; power of endurance; vitality; unit of weight
(c) mark; objective; aim; object; goal
(d) dividend; perk; monetary gift
Q9 n. interior
(a) greater number or part; number greater than half of the total
(b) cause; agent; broker; financier; money lender
(c) inside a building; inland section of a country
(d) richness; prosperity; capital; fortune; abundance

Q10 n. dictate
(a) distinction; unusual quality; disagreement; remainder
(b) ruling principle; command; decree
(c) force of movement; strength or motivation derived from an initial effort
(d) rope; cord; link; connection; equal score in a game
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