3420 TOEIC Vocabulary meanings by Word part 27

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Test 243
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 243
Q1 n. safety
(a) freedom from danger; quality of not causing injury or loss; any security device
(b) working together; cooperation
(c) act of making changes; alteration; proof sheet made to verify changes made and check for additional errors
(d) central stalk of a plant; petiole
Q2
n. analysis
(a) commercial and market information that indicates overall economic trends
(b) a system of recording and analyzing financial transactions; auditing; a detailed financial statement
(c) manager; person or group of persons having administrative authority within an organization
(d) process of breaking down a subject and studying it; examination
Q3 n. ownership
(a) container devoid of contents
(b) act of bringing back; restoration; act of finding information and sending it to the user as output
(c) person who designs gardens or large areas
(d) legal right of possession
Q4 n. director
(a) support; skeleton; structure; system
(b) peripheral device used to convert objects or images into digital images (Computers)
(c) boss; supervisor; manager; head
(d) right to live in a country; condition of being a member of a country
Q5 n. proposal
(a) ability; skill; talent
(b) motto; catchword; attention getting phrase used in advertising
(c) faithfulness; devotion; constancy
(d) suggestion; tender; plan; offer of marriage
Q6 n. advancement
(a) astonishment; something which startles or astonishes; unexpected event

(b) contamination; dirtying; soiling; spoiling; destruction
(c) target; aim; purpose; objective; destination
(d) forward movement; progress; promotion
Q7 n. company
(a) plentifulness; abundance; numerousness; plurality
(b) reaping; gathering in of crops; outcome; product
(c) supplier; seller; merchant; agent; sales representative
(d) corporation; firm; ensemble; association with another
Q8 n. issue
(a) topic; subject; matter; question; problem; publication
(b) progress; reaching a new level; removal of a barrier; penetration
(c) sample; model; form; mold; decorative design
(d) supplementary charge; additional charge; amount paid for insurance; reward
Q9 n. staff
(a) labor; task; profession; occupation; vocation; effort
(b) guidance; advance position; first place; guide
(c) specimen; small part of something; representative part of a larger group
(d) employees working in an organization; personnel; crew; team
Q10 n. broker
(a) official document; license; reference; attestation
(b) act of forcefully taking possession of an area; seizure; conquest; possession or settlement of land
(c) back end; hindmost unit of an army (or fleet, etc.)
(d) middleman; agent who buys and sells property or shares etc. for other people
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Test 244
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Q1 v. instruct
(a) to add a footnote; to place a note that directs readers to another source of information (in a book, journal, etc.)

(b) to set aside; to allot; to adapt; to embrace; to accept
(c) to make easy; to assist; to forward; to promote; to expedite
(d) to inform; to direct; to guide; to command; to order; to educate
Q2
v. court
(a) to suck up; take up; take in
(b) to seek to please; to flatter; to seek to gain the affections of someone
(c) to be able to pay for; to supply; to provide
(d) to put a sum of money in a bank for safekeeping; to pay in part; to set down
Q3 v. interrupt
(a) to reach a destination; to return; to come back; to succeed
(b) to knock down; to astound; to shock
(c) to appoint someone (for a position, office, or honor); to designate; to select
(d) to stop; to discontinue; to disturb; to bring a conversation to a halt
Q4 v. choose
(a) to rely on; to trust; to be supported by
(b) to throw away; to discard; to destroy; to damage
(c) to crumble into granules
(d) to select; to prefer; to pick; to make a choice
Q5 v. tackle
(a) to oppose; to retaliate; to react; to strike back
(b) to deal with; to stop; to undertake; to set about
(c) to counsel; to offer guidance; to notify; to inform
(d) to say that something is not true; to refuse; to renounce
Q6 v. know
(a) to be acquainted with; to understand; to distinguish; to be aware of
(b) to advocate; to endorse; to speak well of; to advise; to suggest
(c) to notice; to observe; to comment; to state; to say
(d) to construct; to create; to increase intensity; to energize
Q7 v. supervise

(a) to profit; to gain; to be advantageous
(b) to seize; to grip; to comprehend; to understand; to realize
(c) to situate; to place; to identify; to find; to settle
(d) to oversee; to administer; to direct; to manage; to watch over
Q8 v. design
(a) to create; to conceive; to produce; to conceptualize
(b) to form a relationship with another person
(c) to meet; to assemble to gather; to get together
(d) to permit; to approve; to empower
Q9 v. exhibit
(a) to send away; to fire; to release; to free
(b) to limit; to restrict; to contract; to lessen in width; to taper
(c) to show; to display; to demonstrate; to present
(d) to recover; to regain; to bring back; to fetch; to rescue
Q10 v. select
(a) to provide with the required supplies, tools and items
(b) to try to get; to attempt to get
(c) to choose; to pick out
(d) to vote; to elect; to count votes; to make a survey
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Test 245
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Q1 n. cabinet
(a) small room; piece of office furniture; office; part of a government
(b) luck; wealth; chance; success; riches
(c) instructional booklet; handbook
(d) conversation; speech; lecture; meeting
Q2

v. nurse
(a) to breast-feed; to suckle; to provide medical care; to take care of
(b) to produce; to design; to make; to manufacture
(c) to restore to good condition; to restart; to resume; to refresh
(d) to put up with something or somebody unpleasant
Q3 n. gymnasium
(a) trees that have been sawed into rough planks; useless items that been put in storage
(b) article cut from a newspaper
(c) temporary stay somewhere; instance of spending time with a person or group of people; inspection
(d) building for indoor sports and exercise; fitness center
Q4 n. date
(a) a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment
(b) sudden need demanding immediate action
(c) cosmetic foot treatment
(d) day, month and year according to the calendar; interview; meeting
Q5 adj. daily
(a) chief; head; leading; primary; main
(b) occurring on a regular basis
(c) higher in rank or position; above average; exceptional
(d) having four equal sides enclosing four equal angles
Q6 n. commuter
(a) furnace which burns things to ashes
(b) advisor (adviser); counselor; coach; person who gives professional advice
(c) person who travels back and forth between home and work
(d) sudden need demanding immediate action
Q7 n. clipping
(a) article cut from a newspaper
(b) behavior; conduct; bearing; appearance
(c) computer which can serve many users simultaneously
(d) examination; careful inspection; debate

Q8 n. mortgage
(a) conditional conveyance of property as for security on a loan; pledging; lien
(b) individual's social or professional standing; position; rank; present situation
(c) plan; idea; thought; structure; system
(d) national money of a country; circulation; custom; prevalence
Q9 n. assistant
(a) before noon
(b) person who gives support to a superior; aide; helper
(c) amount of money that has been borrowed; something borrowed; act of giving temporarily
(d) return of money; repayment; reimbursement
Q10 adj. bankrupt
(a) serious; grave; acute; difficult; rigorous; harsh; strict
(b) inquisitive; desiring to know and understand; odd; strange; rare
(c) concentrated; focused; observant; polite; caring
(d) lacking; deficient; insolvent; unable to pay debts
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Test 246
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 246
Q1 n. downtown
(a) commercial center of a city; business distract
(b) competition; contention; act of competing
(c) something carried; cargo; burden; unit of measure or weight; capacity
(d) speaking ability; something that is communicated orally
Q2 n. coordinate
(a) one who activates; worker of a telephone switchboard; operation symbol
(b) reference point; geographical location
(c) concentration; consideration; focus; care; acknowledgment; recognition
(d) stance

Q3 n. cause
(a) citizenship; patriotism
(b) reason; purpose; principle; factor; basis for a legal case
(c) type of beef tenderloin; type of cavity with a broad base
(d) heading; caption; right; ownership; championship
Q4 n. landscaper
(a) product made by hand or by machine
(b) person who designs gardens or large areas
(c) person skilled in a particular area; specialist
(d) meeting at which a person is evaluated through questioning (as for a job)
Q5 n. skill
(a) slope; incline; increase; ascent; raise in position or status; promotion; angry response
(b) ability; aptitude; proficiency; expertise; craft or trade that requires special training
(c) physical or mental exertion; labor; attempt; organized operation
(d) substance; component; all that is inside of something
Q6 n. entry
(a) cargo or goods that are shipped for a fee; shipping cost; transportation; conveyance; shipment
(b) structure; pattern; design; organization; pattern of data organization
(c) opening; record; information or item in a book, dictionary, catalog, list, directory, etc.
(d) apparatus; appliance; gadget; trick; scheme
Q7 n. dispense
(a) fog; mist; obscurity; vagueness
(c) faithfulness; devotion; constancy
(b) shared characteristic; common feature
(d) expenditure; pardon
Q8 v. surprise
(a) to plan; to mean; to have in mind do or accomplish; to designate for a particular purpose
(b) to startle; to astonish; to ambush
(c) to rub; to achieve or obtain with difficulty; to delete; to cross out
(d) to impose a tax or fine; to conscript troops

Q9 n. provision
(a) supply; stock; measure; means; condition; stipulation
(b) definition; significance; intention; explanation
(c) fleece from some animals; frizzy hair
(d) device which is used to slow or stop a vehicle
Q10 n. registering
(a) guilt; responsibility; liability
(b) government department responsible for collecting taxes on imports
(c) period; era; hour; rate
(d) list; record; regulator; gauge
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Test 247
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Q1 v. disturb
(a) to gather; to garner; to assemble; to accumulate; to take payments
(b) to bother; to interrupt; to confuse; to worry
(c) to submit; to consent; to obey; to agree with
(d) to moderate; to soften; to tone down; to toughen; to harden
Q2
v. sort
(a) to classify; to organize; to separate from others; to clarify
(b) to reap; to gather in ripe crops; to catch; to gather
(c) to take money from the bank; to retire; to remove
(d) to cover with a curtain; to filter; to sift; to hide; to conceal; to separate
Q3 v. clock
(a) to satisfy; to please; to meet a request
(b) to measure time; to register on a time piece
(c) to command; to request something; to arrange; to manage

(d) to move; to circulate; to draft; to assemble for action (especially armed reserves)
Q4 v. economize
(a) to deal in; to sell
(b) to stand in line; to make a row
(c) to save; to cut back; to be thrifty; to be frugal
(d) to design the appearance of; to arrange; to prepare a diskette or hard disk for use
Q5 v. borrow
(a) to take on loan; to copy; to steal
(b) to let; to enable; to allow; to authorize; to sanction
(c) to recall to the mind; to retain in one's mind; to have a recollection
(d) to disregard an outstanding debt (as of a customer)
Q6 v. secure
(a) to show; to display; to demonstrate; to present
(b) to obtain; to protect; to defend; to strengthen
(c) to feel; to sense; to distinguish; to discern; to see
(d) to deposit money; in a money institution; to count on; to depend upon
Q7 n. upholstery
(a) person who takes part in a particular event such as a conference or seminar; participant
(b) large vessel made for sailing on the sea; aircraft; spacecraft
(c) materials that are used to cushion and cover furniture (i.e. fabric, lining, padding, etc.)
(d) confirmation; endorsement; positive opinion
Q8 v. book
(a) to cover with a thin layer of metal; to coat with metal
(b) to repair; to improve; to be improved
(c) to record; to order in advance; to inscribe; to indicate
(d) to cut into portions; to cleave
Q9 v. clerk
(a) to inspect; to supervise; to miss; to omit; to ignore; to excuse
(b) to go into; to join; to record; to inscribe
(c) to gain; to obtain; to earn a point (in a game, etc.); to tally; to grade a test

(d) to work as an employee (i.e. in the legal or bank business)
Q10 v. persuade
(a) to move quickly; to pass quickly
(b) to postpone; to delay; to end a meeting; to move to another place
(c) to convince; to induce; to sway
(d) to fix; to mend; to correct a problem or malfunction
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