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TOEIC Vocabulary Test 196

Q1 v. rescue(a) to stand up; to get into an upright position; to climb; to ascend(b) to arrange systematically; to structure; to group; to sort; to make confidential(c) to save from harm; to deliver from danger; to free from risk(d) to bring from another place; to bring goods from a foreign country; to signify; to implyQ2 v. use(a) to esteem; to regard highly; to become more valuable(b) to practice; to employ; to exploit; to treat; to consume(c) to establish; to found; to set up; to place on(d) to force; to coerce; to influence; to impose; to demandQ3 v. dictate(a) to say something aloud for someone to write down; to command; to order; to impose(b) to make whole; to finish; to perfect(c) to drill; to practice an action repeatedly in order to perfect it(d) to extract from; to bring out; to draw outQ4 v. skim(a) read superficially; to cause an object to skip across the surface of a liquid(b) to establish; to erect; to throw; to toss(c) to produce; to design; to make; to manufacture(d) to estimate; to gauge; to evaluate; to measureQ5 v. harmonize(a) to give in; to surrender; to yield; to present; to propose(b) to guard; to keep safe; to keep; to defend; to protect(c) to go along with; to go together with; to join; to attach(d) to agree; to reconcile; to be in concert withQ6 adv. consistently(a) methodically; in an organized fashion(c) strictly; firmly(b) accidentally; by chance(d) regularly; persistently; steadily; stablyQ7 n. return(a) anticipation; longing or waiting for; hope(b) act of giving back; reply; answer; profit; yield; repayment(c) attack; act of aggression; position of pursuit or aggression(d) person of higher rank; older person; elderQ8 v. inventory(a) to make a detailed list of property; to summarize; to sum up the worth of(b) to lend a sum of money for a period of time; to give temporarily(c) to esteem; to regard highly; to become more valuable(d) to be in possession of; to belong to; to confessQ9 v. head(a) to bargain; to deal; to work out; to compromise; to clear or pass an obstacle(b) to give on a temporary basis; to give money as a loan; to donate(c) to lead; to be in charge; to direct; to be at the front; to go in a certain direction(d) to work as an employee (i.e. in the legal or bank business)Q10 v. prevail(a) to try to get; to attempt to get(b) to win; to succeed; to overcome; to surpass; to prove superior

(c) to move quickly; to pass quickly(d) to photograph; to paint; to draw; to describe; to depict

ANSWERS

A1 v. rescuedefinition (c) to save from harm; to deliver from danger; to free from riskA2 v. usedefinition (b) to practice; to employ; to exploit; to treat; to consumeA3 v. dictatedefinition (a) to say something aloud for someone to write down; to command; to order; to imposeA4 v. skimdefinition (a) read superficially; to cause an object to skip across the surface of a liquidA5 v. harmonizedefinition (d) to agree; to reconcile; to be in concert withA6 adv. consistentlydefinition (d) regularly; persistently; steadily; stablyA7 n. returndefinition (b) act of giving back; reply; answer; profit; yield; repaymentA8 v. inventorydefinition (a) to make a detailed list of property; to summarize; to sum up the worth ofA9 v. headdefinition (c) to lead; to be in charge; to direct; to be at the front; to go in a certain directionA10 v. prevail

definition (b) to win; to succeed; to overcome; to surpass; to prove superior


Q1 v. advise(a) to employ a group of workers; to provide with employees; to man(b) to counsel; to offer guidance; to notify; to inform(c) to appear as a large and indistinct form; to appear as larger than life; to impend(d) to let; to allow someone to use property in return for regular payments; to hireQ2 n. aisle(a) before noon(b) expression of regret or sorrow; excuse; defense; justification(c) new member of a group; new employee(d) passage; walkway (between rows of seats or shelves)Q3 adj. supplementary(a) adept; capable; suitably skilled; well qualified; experienced(b) passing; brief(c) additional; extra(d) containing; comprehensive; all-embracing; extensive; taking inQ4 n. vocabulary(a) suggestion; proposal of a price; tender; bid(b) approach; entry; permission to enter a computer system or network and/or retrieve data(c) sum; whole(d) lexicon; list of words and their definitions in alphabetical orderQ5 n. leather

(a) violent twist; violent ripping; tool for gripping or turning bolts(b) product of the division of one number by another; part of a whole; segment; fragment; quotient(c) movement of vehicles or persons; trade; commerce; load of messages in a communications network(d) tanned and preserved animal skin; item made of animal skinQ6 adj. representative(a) typical; characteristic; acting on behalf of another person or organization(b) more important than others; great; serious(c) whole; healthy; in good condition; sane; firm; valid(d) average; middle; unkind; base; inferiorQ7 v. invent(a) to reduce the size of; to make smaller; to cut the number of employees(b) to sharpen; to provide with a border; to advance gradually or furtively(c) to originate; to create; to design; to fabricate; to concoct(d) to carry; to impart or to communicate by statement, suggestion, gesture or appearanceQ8 adv. likely(a) honestly; genuinely; earnestly; faithfully(c) out of doors(b) seemingly; probably(d) intentionally; purposefully; methodicallyQ9 adv. either(a) also; too; as well(b) at an angle; obliquely; in a slanting direction(c) without pleasure or happiness; wretchedly; poorly(d) progressivelyQ10 adv. close(a) in any event; anyway(b) nearby(c) at first; in the first place; in a unique manner

(d) under; below

ANSWERS

A1 v. advisedefinition (b) to counsel; to offer guidance; to notify; to informA2 n. aisledefinition (d) passage; walkway (between rows of seats or shelves)A3 adj. supplementarydefinition (c) additional; extraA4 n. vocabularydefinition (d) lexicon; list of words and their definitions in alphabetical orderA5 n. leatherdefinition (d) tanned and preserved animal skin; item made of animal skinA6 adj. representativedefinition (a) typical; characteristic; acting on behalf of another person or organizationA7 v. inventdefinition (c) to originate; to create; to design; to fabricate; to concoctA8 adv. likelydefinition (b) seemingly; probablyA9 adv. either

definition (a) also; too; as wellA10 adv. close

definition (b) nearby


Q1 n. item(a) report of recent events; information about previously unknown facts(b) sickness; illness(c) thing; object; article; news story; piece of information(d) opposite of child; a grown-up; a mature personQ2 n. mend(a) reform; repair; act of repairing; state of healing or improvement(b) sum of money that has been put in a bank for safekeeping; partial payment; pledge(c) boundary; edge; limit(d) list of choices; list of commands or options which may be selectedQ3 n. elevator(a) state of not being a derivative of anything else(b) lift; mechanical apparatus for moving people or items from floor to floor within a building(c) motto; catchword; attention getting phrase used in advertising(d) gift; offering; something that is given to another person without compensationQ4 n. selection(a) choice; assortment; collection of items available to choose(b) base; foot; seat of a chair(c) routine; course of action; advance; summons to court(d) celebration; feast; dinner; drinkingQ5 n. manufacture(a) meeting or conference at which a specific topic is discussed(b) product made by hand or by machine(c) evolvement; gradual growth; evolution; maturation; progression(d) materials that are used to cushion and cover furniture (i.e. fabric, lining, padding, etc.)Q6 n. harmony(a) calculation of size or extent; assessment of capacity or dimension(b) unity; agreement; accord; pleasing balance; symmetry(c) plan; scheme; program; task; assignment; activity(d) ball; sphere; planet Earth; worldQ7 n. shipping(a) business of sending or transporting cargo; sea voyage (Archaic)(b) rite; ritual; formality(c) act of fixing; correction; act of mending(d) a fraud scheme involving cold callingQ8 n. comment(a) difficult situation; something which tests one's ability to handle difficult tasks(b) remark; note; statement; explanation(c) denouncement; revealing; photograph; abandoning; placement(d) deletion; act of unmarking; removal of a mark from a check box (Computers)Q9 n. resistance(a) something or someone that does not match up to standards; object of lower quality; outcast

(b) opposition; act of fighting against; act of withstanding the effects of(c) person who is tested; candidate(d) presentation; show; screen; monitor; exposure; exhibitionQ10 n. periodical(a) a person who makes things out of wood such as furniture(b) magazine; journal(c) manual; guide; guideline; document containing instructions

(d) apprehension; worry; doubt; hesitation; reservation

ANSWERS

A1 n. itemdefinition (c) thing; object; article; news story; piece of informationA2 n. menddefinition (a) reform; repair; act of repairing; state of healing or improvementA3 n. elevatordefinition (b) lift; mechanical apparatus for moving people or items from floor to floor within a buildingA4 n. selectiondefinition (a) choice; assortment; collection of items available to chooseA5 n. manufacturedefinition (b) product made by hand or by machineA6 n. harmonydefinition (b) unity; agreement; accord; pleasing balance; symmetryA7 n. shippingdefinition (a) business of sending or transporting cargo; sea voyage (Archaic)A8 n. commentdefinition (b) remark; note; statement; explanationA9 n. resistancedefinition (b) opposition; act of fighting against; act of withstanding the effects ofA10 n. periodical

definition (b) magazine; journal


Q1 v. engage(a) to write a statement of purchases; to make a bill of sale(b) to keep busy; to occupy; to employ; to commit(c) to convey; to give; to bring; to distribute; to express(d) to make equalQ2 v. blunder(a) to make a stupid mistake; to move back and forth in a clumsy manner(b) to use one's influence to affect people or circumstances(c) to pack in a box(d) to meet with; to bring upon oneself; to acquireQ3 v. entrance(a) to use one's influence to affect people or circumstances(b) to hypnotize; to enthrall(c) to encourage; to nurture; to promote; to raise; to care for(d) to make a stupid mistake; to move back and forth in a clumsy mannerQ4 v. reject(a) to narrate; to tell; to make a connection between; to have a good relationship with(b) to finish; to complete

(c) to send; to convey; to transmit; to promote; to advance(d) to decline; to deny; to turn downQ5 v. compete(a) to estimate; to gauge; to evaluate; to measure(b) to profit; to gain; to be advantageous(c) to perform; to do; to engage(d) to contest; to contend against another; to participate in a contestQ6 v. familiarize(a) to cause to be acquainted; to accustom; to make something well known; to publicize(b) to save; to cut back; to be thrifty; to be frugal(c) to escape; to keep away from; to prevent; to keep from happening; to evade(d) to bring relief; to encourage; to consoleQ7 v. inflict(a) to supervise; to observe; to follow up on; to check up on(b) to arrange papers methodically for preservation and reference; to submit in a formal way(c) to impose; to cause something unpleasant(d) to desert; to abandon; to change sidesQ8 v. brand(a) to arrange; to order; to systematize; to set up; to unite; to structure(b) to set apart an additional amount of space or money for security(c) to discover; to discern; to find out(d) to mark with an iron; to disgrace; to condemnQ9 v. crowd(a) to cause to be acquainted; to accustom; to make something well known; to publicize(b) to determine; to decide; to separate into constituent parts(c) to extract from; to bring out; to draw out(d) to gather together; to group together; to press inQ10 v. balance(a) to occupy a place; to take a place; to obtain at an advance opportunity(b) to start; to run; to activate; to inaugurate; to break into(c) to support a proposal or statement; to endorse; to approve; to help; to assist

(d) to make equa

ANSWERS

A1 v. engagedefinition (b) to keep busy; to occupy; to employ; to commitA2 v. blunderdefinition (a) to make a stupid mistake; to move back and forth in a clumsy mannerA3 v. entrancedefinition (b) to hypnotize; to enthrallA4 v. rejectdefinition (d) to decline; to deny; to turn downA5 v. competedefinition (d) to contest; to contend against another; to participate in a contestA6 v. familiarizedefinition (a) to cause to be acquainted; to accustom; to make something well known; to publicizeA7 v. inflict

definition (c) to impose; to cause something unpleasantA8 v. branddefinition (d) to mark with an iron; to disgrace; to condemnA9 v. crowddefinition (d) to gather together; to group together; to press inA10 v. balance

definition (d) to make equal


Q1 n. operator(a) custom; something that one is used to doing; part of a routine; behavior pattern(b) situation; requirement; circumstance; stipulation(c) one who activates; worker of a telephone switchboard; operation symbol(d) messenger; company that delivers messages, documents, parcels, etc.Q2 v. price(a) to put off to a later time; to delay; to defer; to put off until later; to stay(b) to grant special rights; to give special advantages or benefits(c) to give a cost to something(d) to wither; to die out; to bleach; to disappearQ3 n. testimonial(a) viewpoint; stance; condition; state; mood; attitude(b) money gained; salary; revenue; profit; income(c) check(d) letter of recommendationQ4 n. privilege(a) special individual right not enjoyed by others; benefit; advantage(b) expression of admiration; word of praise for someone(c) letter of recommendation(d) certificate that bears monetary value; coupon; receipt; authorizer; endorserQ5 n. barren capital(a) way into a building or other structure; gate; doorway(b) straps and other parts by which a draft animal is attached to a vehicle(c) money which is not generating profit(d) source from which something arises; prototype; modelQ6 n. experiment(a) regard; esteem; renown(b) attempt to discover or test something; trial; research(c) a person who keeps financial records; a person who conducts financial audits(d) official institution; agency; power; control; jurisdictionQ7 adj. administrative(a) managerial; executive(b) pertaining to the smallest; indicating the least(c) of a political group; of social gatherings(d) of publicizing; of advancement; of encouragement; of fostering; of an enterpriseQ8 n. essence(a) inherent nature of something; central or outstanding characteristic(b) public sale where goods are sold to the highest bidder (such as eBay)(c) act of suddenly swooping down and grabbing; sudden assault or attack(d) opening of a show; first public appearanceQ9 n. remit

(a) person of group of people that runs and administers a business or other enterprise(b) anything that is set up; institution (i.e. business, church, authority, government, etc.)(c) point at which something ends; edge; border; restriction; restraint(d) act of forgiving; discharging; dispatchingQ10 v. rule(a) to govern; to control; to determine; to decide; to decree(b) to press buttons; to place a phone call by pressing buttons(c) to ride a bike

(d) to create boundaries; to restrict; to reduce; to function as a border

ANSWERS

A1 n. operatordefinition (c) one who activates; worker of a telephone switchboard; operation symbolA2 v. pricedefinition (c) to give a cost to somethingA3 n. testimonialdefinition (d) letter of recommendationA4 n. privilegedefinition (a) special individual right not enjoyed by others; benefit; advantageA5 n. barren capitaldefinition (c) money which is not generating profitA6 n. experimentdefinition (b) attempt to discover or test something; trial; researchA7 adj. administrativedefinition (a) managerial; executiveA8 n. essencedefinition (a) inherent nature of something; central or outstanding characteristicA9 n. remitdefinition (d) act of forgiving; discharging; dispatchingA10 v. rule

definition (a) to govern; to control; to determine; to decide; to decree


Q1 n. appointment(a) official date; meeting; interview; nomination(b) staff; work force; team; crew(c) trust; certainty; faith in oneself; secret(d) person or business that sells goods to final consumersQ2 n. willingness(a) panel containing buttons for connecting and disconnecting telephone or electrical circuits(b) rank; extent; university certificate(c) readiness; agreeableness(d) connection; link; uniting; joiningQ3 n. research(a) degree of diversity; change; modified version; deviation(b) case in a court of law brought by one party against another; legal claim(c) comprehensive inquiry; extensive investigation of a subject(d) reaching a destination; incoming; opposite of departure

Q4 n. customs(a) a fraud scheme involving cold calling(b) government department responsible for collecting taxes on imports(c) monetary or material worth; importance; merit(d) resident of a capital city; sophisticated big-city personQ5 n. undercut(a) route; travel plans; travel journal(b) type of beef tenderloin; type of cavity with a broad base(c) dampness; moistness; mugginess(d) preparedness; willingness; promptness; quicknessQ6 n. extract(a) copy; photocopy; exact replica; reproduction(b) period of time that something continues(c) substance obtained from a plant; essence; text paragraph; passage(d) exchange; transfer; deviceQ7 n. ceremony(a) elasticity; ability to adapt to new circumstances; pliability(b) firm decision; ruling; decisiveness; determination(c) afternoon party where a light meal is served(d) rite; ritual; formalityQ8 n. dispatch(a) physical position or bearing; opinion; attitude(b) pausing; stammering; faltering(c) sending off; shipment; message; communication; promptness(d) minimum amount of money and liquid assets set by the central banking system of the U.S.Q9 n. span(a) length; distance; duration; period of time(b) passage that leads out(c) totality; completeness; entirety(d) line that is not curved; section that is not curvedQ10 n. spot(a) roundish stain; speck; place; awkward or difficult situation; predicament(b) conference; routine; custom; treaty(c) enterprise; drive; ambition; beginning move in a process; first step

(d) injustice; evil; bad; broken law; transgression

ANSWERS

A1 n. appointmentdefinition (a) official date; meeting; interview; nominationA2 n. willingnessdefinition (c) readiness; agreeablenessA3 n. researchdefinition (c) comprehensive inquiry; extensive investigation of a subjectA4 n. customsdefinition (b) government department responsible for collecting taxes on importsA5 n. undercutdefinition (b) type of beef tenderloin; type of cavity with a broad baseA6 n. extractdefinition (c) substance obtained from a plant; essence; text paragraph; passageA7 n. ceremony

definition (d) rite; ritual; formalityA8 n. dispatchdefinition (c) sending off; shipment; message; communication; promptnessA9 n. spandefinition (a) length; distance; duration; period of timeA10 n. spotdefinition (a) roundish stain; speck; place; awkward or difficult situation; predicament


Q1 v. move(a) to act on; to transfer from one place to another; to change residence(b) to stress; to show the importance of(c) to decorate; to beautify(d) to surround; to enclose; to hesitate; to falter in speakingQ2 v. style(a) to transport; to continue; to bear(b) to become bigger; to expand(c) to make easy; to assist; to forward; to promote; to expedite(d) to plan; to design; to name; to callQ3 v. inconvenience(a) to summarize; to review with a short summary(b) to cause discomfort; to trouble; to put out; to disturb(c) to demand; to claim; to need; to call for; to order; to command(d) to end; to sum up; to complete; to concludeQ4 v. emphasize(a) to stress; to show the importance of(b) to take money from the bank; to retire; to remove(c) to go on holiday(d) to send a letter or other item via the postal service; to postQ5 v. fold(a) to make whole; to finish; to perfect(b) to bend; to crease; to wrap; to envelop; to clasp(c) to declare; to say; to send quickly; to squeeze; to extract(d) to put into a stable; to delay; to check the progress ofQ6 v. define(a) to explain; to clarify; to limit; to set boundaries(b) to lease; to rent; to employ(c) to leave; to go away; to go in a different direction; to die(d) to make certain; to guarantee; to make secureQ7 n. rival(a) worry; issue; problem; group of companies; large corporation(b) recuperation; getting well; return(c) one who serves tables at a restaurant or pub(d) competitor; opponent; contenderQ8 v. host(a) to compare in a critical manner; to verify; to collect; to compile(b) to rotate; to turn; to spin; to encircle; to think about; to contemplate(c) to complete a course of study and receive a degree or diploma(d) to act as master of ceremonies; to receive guests into one's home; to give a partyQ9 v. commission(a) to persuade; to influence; to prove

(b) to make circular shape(c) to contract; to empower; to authorize; to confer(d) to make clear; to concentrateQ10 v. oversee(a) to substitute for; to return something to a particular position or location(b) to echo(c) to devote to; to set apart for; to inscribe (a book, poem, song, story, etc.) to someone

(d) to supervise; to manage; to inspect

ANSWERS

A1 v. movedefinition (a) to act on; to transfer from one place to another; to change residenceA2 v. styledefinition (d) to plan; to design; to name; to callA3 v. inconveniencedefinition (b) to cause discomfort; to trouble; to put out; to disturbA4 v. emphasizedefinition (a) to stress; to show the importance ofA5 v. folddefinition (b) to bend; to crease; to wrap; to envelop; to claspA6 v. definedefinition (a) to explain; to clarify; to limit; to set boundariesA7 n. rivaldefinition (d) competitor; opponent; contenderA8 v. hostdefinition (d) to act as master of ceremonies; to receive guests into one's home; to give a partyA9 v. commissiondefinition (c) to contract; to empower; to authorize; to conferA10 v. oversee

definition (d) to supervise; to manage; to inspect


Q1 adj. budget(a) excited; passionate; ardent; fervent(b) unbelievable; inconceivable; fabulous; great; amazing(c) double; identical; matching(d) inexpensive; cheap; of or relating to a financial planQ2 adv. small(a) anyway; anyhow; still; all the same(b) smoothly; continuously; inconspicuously(c) in opposition; against; counter(d) softly; in a low voice; without strength or force; weakly; into little piecesQ3 n. score(a) expression of intent to damage or injure; intimidation; danger(b) progression; succession; order; arrangement(c) progression of steps; table of graduated rates; system of marks used for measuring(d) group of twenty items; debt; account; bill; grade on a testQ4 n. industry

(a) consolation; relief from distress; source of comfort(b) manufacturing; trade; diligence; perseverance; tendency to work hard(c) source from which something arises; prototype; model(d) comment; observation; noticeQ5 adv. instantaneously(a) especially; specifically(c) evidently; obviously; allegedly; seemingly(b) immediately; momentarily(d) to the rear; to the pastQ6 v. loop(a) to cover or to furnish with textile materials; to reprimand; to scold(b) to speed up; to accelerate; to facilitate; to dispatch(c) to make circular shape(d) to give; to grant; to judge; to ruleQ7 adj. equal(a) extra; supplemental(c) same; identical; able; capable(b) comfortable; useful; serviceable(d) little; not many; someQ8 n. switch(a) furnace which burns things to ashes(b) instructions; manual; handbook; indication of acceptable conduct or procedure(c) any vehicle which can be flown (i.e. helicopter)(d) exchange; transfer; deviceQ9 v. house(a) to use; to apply; to employ; to control; to channel(b) to accommodate someone; to stay; to reside; to dwell; to store; to shelter(c) to conceal; to cover up; to keep secret; to place out of sight(d) to lie down; to recline; to move in a relaxed manner; to walk lazilyQ10 n. market(a) telephone exchange; operator; main bureau or office(b) supervisor; device for regulating; screen(c) demand for goods or services; rate of purchase and sale; fair

(d) enlargement; increase; spread; development

ANSWERS

A1 adj. budgetdefinition (d) inexpensive; cheap; of or relating to a financial planA2 adv. smalldefinition (d) softly; in a low voice; without strength or force; weakly; into little piecesA3 n. scoredefinition (d) group of twenty items; debt; account; bill; grade on a testA4 n. industrydefinition (b) manufacturing; trade; diligence; perseverance; tendency to work hardA5 adv. instantaneouslydefinition (b) immediately; momentarilyA6 v. loopdefinition (c) to make circular shapeA7 adj. equaldefinition (c) same; identical; able; capableA8 n. switch

definition (d) exchange; transfer; deviceA9 v. housedefinition (b) to accommodate someone; to stay; to reside; to dwell; to store; to shelterA10 n. market

definition (c) demand for goods or services; rate of purchase and sale; fair


Q1 n. set(a) nutritionist; expert on nutrition(b) something of great worth(c) one of several separate payments into which a debt has been divided; section; portion(d) system; group of items; collection; posture; carriage; series; sequenceQ2 n. condition(a) one of several separate payments into which a debt has been divided; section; portion(b) representative; deputy; agent; participant of a conference, convention, seminar etc.(c) institution for saving and borrowing money; cashier(d) situation; requirement; circumstance; stipulationQ3 n. cure(a) sign; indication; symbol; grade; trace(b) folded and stitched down edge of cloth; edge of a garment(c) method or course that restores health; prescribed treatment for an illness(d) store which sells food and other household goodsQ4 n. calendar(a) picture in a book or other work; explanation; clarification(b) manufacture; assembly; output; yield(c) disturbance; discontinuance; stoppage; cutting-off(d) chart showing the months of a year (including days and weeks); schedule; timetableQ5 n. route(a) equal weight or power acting in opposition(b) noon; 12 a.m.(c) return of money; repayment; reimbursement(d) track; path; customary series of stops during a tripQ6 n. relief(a) path for a train made of parallel metal tracks(b) living; state of being; life(c) easement; alleviation; liberation; aid; assistance(d) business of sending or transporting cargo; sea voyage (Archaic)Q7 n. persuasion(a) creativity; resourcefulness; fabrication; falsehood(b) wash basin; sewer; drain; cesspool; place where criminals gather(c) building used for a particular purpose; business; audience; legislative body(d) inducement; act of convincingQ8 n. qualification(a) fitness; suitability; limitation; diploma or certificate stating one's abilities(b) influence; effect; colliding of two bodies; touch(c) housing; residence; lodging; arrangement; adjustment

(d) function; utilization; benefit; advantage; consumptionQ9 n. absence(a) failure to appear; state of being away; state of being not present(b) disposition; mood(c) grant; pocket money; stipend; discount; deduction(d) place where two surfaces meet; angleQ10 n. opinion(a) seriousness; industriousness(b) comfort; fitness or suitability for performing an action(c) special individual right not enjoyed by others; benefit; advantage

(d) attitude; outlook; formal judgment or estimation

ANSWERS

A1 n. setdefinition (d) system; group of items; collection; posture; carriage; series; sequenceA2 n. conditiondefinition (d) situation; requirement; circumstance; stipulationA3 n. curedefinition (c) method or course that restores health; prescribed treatment for an illnessA4 n. calendardefinition (d) chart showing the months of a year (including days and weeks); schedule; timetableA5 n. routedefinition (d) track; path; customary series of stops during a tripA6 n. reliefdefinition (c) easement; alleviation; liberation; aid; assistanceA7 n. persuasiondefinition (d) inducement; act of convincingA8 n. qualificationdefinition (a) fitness; suitability; limitation; diploma or certificate stating one's abilitiesA9 n. absencedefinition (a) failure to appear; state of being away; state of being not presentA10 n. opinion

definition (d) attitude; outlook; formal judgment or estimation


Q1 v. pose(a) to shape; to create; to design; to arrange; to be created(b) to answer adequately or successfully(c) to reconstruct; to erect again(d) to stanceQ2 v. garner(a) to have a mean of a certain amount(b) to injure; to harm; to mistreat(c) to collect; to gather; to accumulate; to store; to place in reserve(d) to wrap; to combine things together as one inseparable unitQ3 v. cover(a) to encase; to review; to protect; to include; to insure(b) to describe; to depict; to portray; to outline(c) to apply color to a surface; to put makeup on; to describe something in words

(d) to provide medical treatment; to fix; to repair; to mendQ4 v. lay off(a) to postpone; to dismiss from a job; to fire(b) to be indebted to; to be under obligation to pay or repay(c) to support; to provide for; to finance; to assist; to encourage(d) to open; to extend; to apply a layer on; to scatter; to distributeQ5 v. resume(a) to be ready or available; to work as an attendant; to postpone(b) to climb; to ascend; to weigh; to do according to a particular ratio(c) to crack; to become defective; to become cracked(d) to recommence; to begin again; to retake; to take back; to continueQ6 v. confuse(a) to embarrass; to mix up; to muddle up; to bewilder; to startle(b) to save from harm; to deliver from danger; to free from risk(c) to examine; to investigate; to check closely; to inspect(d) to jumble; to mix together confusedly; to clamber; to climb on all foursQ7 n. traveler(a) manner; way; fashion; chic; vogue(b) position; place where a person or thing is usually found; headquarters; broadcast frequency(c) concrete; mortar; bonding agent; filling (for teeth)(d) one who makes a journeyQ8 v. queues(a) to choose; to pick out(b) to stand in line; to make a row(c) to add a footnote; to place a note that directs readers to another source of information (in a book, journal, etc.)(d) to follow; to drag; to towQ9 v. depict(a) to be adjacent to(b) to give to for safekeeping; to empower someone with a responsibility or duty(c) to be indebted to; to be under obligation to pay or repay(d) to describe; to illustrate; to characterize; to portray; to elucidateQ10 v. collaborate(a) to transport; to continue; to bear(b) to come into view; to show up; to seem(c) to estimate; to gauge; to evaluate; to measure

(d) to work together; to cooperate

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A1 v. posedefinition (d) to stanceA2 v. garnerdefinition (c) to collect; to gather; to accumulate; to store; to place in reserveA3 v. coverdefinition (a) to encase; to review; to protect; to include; to insureA4 v. lay offdefinition (a) to postpone; to dismiss from a job; to fireA5 v. resumedefinition (d) to recommence; to begin again; to retake; to take back; to continueA6 v. confuse

definition (a) to embarrass; to mix up; to muddle up; to bewilder; to startleA7 n. travelerdefinition (d) one who makes a journeyA8 v. queuesdefinition (b) to stand in line; to make a rowA9 v. depictdefinition (d) to describe; to illustrate; to characterize; to portray; to elucidateA10 v. collaborate

definition (d) to work together; to cooperate


Q1 n. stay(a) plant; edible fruit of a plant(b) declaration; allegation; official account(c) client; buyer; person who buys a product or service(d) act of halting; visit; temporary residence; suspension of a legal proceedingQ2 n. weakness(a) stand; booth; pen; pretext to delay(b) owner of a flower shop; person who makes flower arrangements(c) partner company; distributor(d) drawback; disadvantage; defect; foibleQ3 v. maintain(a) to keep in existence; to preserve; to support; to provide for(b) to feign; to impersonate; to put on a false show(c) to elevate; to lift; to excite; to arouse; to cause(d) to nominate; to designateQ4 adj. quiet(a) silent; noiseless; peaceful; tranquil; still; lacking activity(b) identifiable; determinable; able to be distinguished(c) regular; common(d) could be; might be; may beQ5 n. innocent(a) rubbing out; deletion; eradication(b) person who is free from sin or wrongdoing(c) figure; form; reflection; picture; likeness; embodiment(d) boss; supervisor; manager; headQ6 adj. consistent(a) conquered; seized; filled; taken up; inhabited; populated(b) coherent; steadfast; firm(c) unusual; exceptional; unique; particular; highly valued(d) perfect; imaginary; excellent; best; exemplaryQ7 n. lumber(a) trees that have been sawed into rough planks; useless items that been put in storage(b) consciousness(c) proprietor(d) straw-filled mattress; hard and simple bed; platform used to stack items during moving or storageQ8 n. characteristic(a) freight; luggage; baggage; load(b) dress; clothing; apparel

(c) pouch used to carry objects; sac; underground deposit of oil(d) trait; feature; ability; distinguishing quality; attributeQ9 v. clip(a) to cut off; to curtail; to trim off(b) to direct; to lead; to instruct(c) to cut with a sharp quick stroke; to reduce; to lower; to criticize strongly(d) to warn; to put on standby; to alarmQ10 adj. rank(a) typical; characteristic; acting on behalf of another person or organization(b) giving off a foul odor; fertile; productive; fruitful; growing vigorously(c) impossible to see; imperceptible; hidden; concealed

(d) select; fine; excellent

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A1 n. staydefinition (d) act of halting; visit; temporary residence; suspension of a legal proceedingA2 n. weaknessdefinition (d) drawback; disadvantage; defect; foibleA3 v. maintaindefinition (a) to keep in existence; to preserve; to support; to provide forA4 adj. quietdefinition (a) silent; noiseless; peaceful; tranquil; still; lacking activityA5 n. innocentdefinition (b) person who is free from sin or wrongdoingA6 adj. consistentdefinition (b) coherent; steadfast; firmA7 n. lumberdefinition (a) trees that have been sawed into rough planks; useless items that been put in storageA8 n. characteristicdefinition (d) trait; feature; ability; distinguishing quality; attributeA9 v. clipdefinition (a) to cut off; to curtail; to trim offA10 adj. rank

definition (b) giving off a foul odor; fertile; productive; fruitful; growing vigorously


Q1 n. check(a) summary; synopsis; abstract; CV; curriculum vitae(b) examination; money order; payment order; restaurant bill(c) sign; indication; symbol; grade; trace(d) opening; record; information or item in a book, dictionary, catalog, list, directory, etc.Q2 n. brand(a) conversion; stock market; trade; barter; conversation(b) response; critique; information about the results of a certain procedure or performance(c) automobile; elevator; vehicle; ride(d) trademark; type; make; variety; product nameQ3 n. cheque

(a) gross revenues; total business done; rate of selling or producing(b) building; structure; the industry of erecting buildings(c) reason; purpose; principle; factor; basis for a legal case(d) written order directing a bank to pay a specific amount of moneyQ4 n. emphasis(a) true or fictional account of some occurrence; short work of fiction; plot; news report(b) importance that is attached to something; accent or stress that is placed on a word or words(c) fulfillment; realization; attainment; achievement(d) folded and stitched down edge of cloth; edge of a garmentQ5 n. demonstration(a) job; assignment; obligation; role(b) money (in a bank account); trust; confidence; respect(c) exhibition; explanation; showing(d) pasture; scope; extent; field; domain; assortmentQ6 n. pedicure(a) ability; skill; talent(b) chance meeting(c) program used for viewing websites on the Internet(d) cosmetic foot treatmentQ7 n. case(a) working together; cooperation(b) sickness; illness(c) influence; ability to affect or alter people or circumstance(d) occasion; instance; situation; bagQ8 n. plane(a) tautness; strain; nervousness; agitation; apprehension(b) supply; stock; means of accomplishing a goal; expedient(c) conformity; agreement; coordination; suitability(d) type of aircraft; two-dimensional surface; rank; levelQ9 n. cement(a) preference; precedence; higher rank; privileged position; seniority(b) growth; expansion; addition; enlargement; escalation(c) concrete; mortar; bonding agent; filling (for teeth)(d) group of things that together form a set; group of attendantsQ10 n. incumbent(a) mean; median(b) act of ordering in advance (hotel room, airline ticket, etc.)(c) attention; concern; caution; supervision; management

(d) person who currently holds an office or position

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A1 n. checkdefinition (b) examination; money order; payment order; restaurant billA2 n. branddefinition (d) trademark; type; make; variety; product nameA3 n. chequedefinition (d) written order directing a bank to pay a specific amount of moneyA4 n. emphasis

definition (b) importance that is attached to something; accent or stress that is placed on a word or wordsA5 n. demonstrationdefinition (c) exhibition; explanation; showingA6 n. pedicuredefinition (d) cosmetic foot treatmentA7 n. casedefinition (d) occasion; instance; situation; bagA8 n. planedefinition (d) type of aircraft; two-dimensional surface; rank; levelA9 n. cementdefinition (c) concrete; mortar; bonding agent; filling (for teeth)A10 n. incumbent

definition (d) person who currently holds an office or position


Q1 v. narrow(a) to make a call; to ring(b) to limit; to restrict; to contract; to lessen in width; to taper(c) to behave; to manage; to carry out; to transmit(d) to disregard; to ignore; to forget to perform (a duty); to shirk; to abandonQ2 v. should(a) to enter; to penetrate; to infiltrate; to suffuse(b) must (indicating duty or obligation); would (softening the statement)(c) to represent; to indicate; to communicate; to express; to convey(d) to travel; to go; to journey; to happen; to eat and drinkQ3 v. slash(a) to cut with a sharp quick stroke; to reduce; to lower; to criticize strongly(b) to feign; to impersonate; to put on a false show(c) to exchange a check (or another money order) for coins and bank notes; to redeem(d) to influenceQ4 v. appear(a) to come into view; to show up; to seem(b) to pack; to crate; to box(c) to devote oneself to a particular profession or field of study; to limit(d) to communicate data to; to tell; to brief; to notifyQ5 v. hesitate(a) to train in advance(b) to waver; to be uncertain; to vacillate; to falter; to be indecisive(c) to transfer control from governmental to individual powers(d) to perform; to carry out; to put into practiceQ6 v. schedule(a) to arrange; to order; to systematize; to set up; to unite; to structure(b) to measure time; to register on a time piece(c) to answer; to reply; to react(d) to create a timetable; to enter into a timetable; to plan for a certain dateQ7 n. ambition(a) inside a building; inland section of a country(b) aspiration; hope; goal; dream(c) exertion of force; application of weight; weight; burden; encumbrance

(d) guest; migrating birdQ8 v. perfect(a) to express regret; to say sorry(b) to travel in a car; to transport in a vehicle; to compel(c) to surrender; to quit; to stop doing(d) to refine; to improve; to complete; to make faultlessQ9 v. assimilate(a) to come to a sum; to become; to total(b) to publish; to distribute; to circulate; to emit(c) to pull by force; to twist; to cut off; to distort; to pervert(d) to incorporate; to take in; to absorbQ10 v. classify(a) to endorse; to donate; to contribute; to pledge; to support; to approve(b) to hand over to another nation or judicial authority(c) to go on board a ship; to put on board a ship; to begin; to become involved in an enterprise

(d) to arrange systematically; to structure; to group; to sort; to make confidential

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A1 v. narrowdefinition (b) to limit; to restrict; to contract; to lessen in width; to taperA2 v. shoulddefinition (b) must (indicating duty or obligation); would (softening the statement)A3 v. slashdefinition (a) to cut with a sharp quick stroke; to reduce; to lower; to criticize stronglyA4 v. appeardefinition (a) to come into view; to show up; to seemA5 v. hesitatedefinition (b) to waver; to be uncertain; to vacillate; to falter; to be indecisiveA6 v. scheduledefinition (d) to create a timetable; to enter into a timetable; to plan for a certain dateA7 n. ambitiondefinition (b) aspiration; hope; goal; dreamA8 v. perfectdefinition (d) to refine; to improve; to complete; to make faultlessA9 v. assimilatedefinition (d) to incorporate; to take in; to absorbA10 v. classify

definition (d) to arrange systematically; to structure; to group; to sort; to make confidential


Q1 v. qualify(a) to train; to certify; to meet the minimum standards; to moderate; to modify(b) to name; to call; to designate(c) to disturb; to confuse; to worry; to divert; to amuse(d) to repay; to refund; to compensate for a loss; to repay for an expenseQ2 n. perennial(a) instrument for use in attack or defense in combat(b) something that continues for many years(c) consciousness

(d) management; supervisors; leadershipQ3 n. mention(a) direct or incidental reference; recognition of an achievement(b) person who purchases something; client; customer; shopper; purchaser(c) innovation; something new; discovery(d) one of several separate payments into which a debt has been dividedQ4 adv. deliberately(a) side by side; in alignment; on top of; up-to-date; well-informed(b) commonly; generally; regularly(c) intentionally; purposefully; methodically(d) nearly; about; around; circaQ5 v. increase(a) to examine; to break down into parts and study (as in a subject)(b) to go on a journey; to move; to go from one place to another(c) to annoy; to harass; to worry; to make an effort; to be concerned(d) to enlarge; to add to; to multiply; to raise; to intensifyQ6 adj. local(a) having the receiver pay the charges (for a phone call)(b) irregular; fitful; occasional; infrequent(c) rational; logical; intelligent; wise; plausible; likely; credible(d) characterized; by or occupying a particular placeQ7 adj. fiscal(a) of public funds; of or pertaining to money matters(b) superior; extraordinary; outstanding(c) intelligent; clever; shrewd; lively; fashionable; stylish(d) sticking together; consistentQ8 n. feedback(a) freedom from danger; quality of not causing injury or loss; any security device(b) upkeep; repairs; livelihood; means of support(c) response; critique; information about the results of a certain procedure or performance(d) compound; various objects that for m a unitQ9 n. conserve(a) rage; fury(b) group of things that together form a set; group of attendants(c) marmalade; jam(d) doubtfulnessQ10 adj. average(a) reciprocal; done in response to a previous action; repeated; recurring(b) of reason or cause; inspiring to action(c) superior; extraordinary; outstanding

(d) immediate; common; usual; standard

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A1 v. qualifydefinition (a) to train; to certify; to meet the minimum standards; to moderate; to modifyA2 n. perennialdefinition (b) something that continues for many yearsA3 n. mentiondefinition (a) direct or incidental reference; recognition of an achievement

A4 adv. deliberatelydefinition (c) intentionally; purposefully; methodicallyA5 v. increasedefinition (d) to enlarge; to add to; to multiply; to raise; to intensifyA6 adj. localdefinition (d) characterized; by or occupying a particular placeA7 adj. fiscaldefinition (a) of public funds; of or pertaining to money mattersA8 n. feedbackdefinition (c) response; critique; information about the results of a certain procedure or performanceA9 n. conservedefinition (c) marmalade; jamA10 adj. average

definition (d) immediate; common; usual; standard


Q1 n. component(a) metal clip for binding papers; essential element(b) ingredient; single piece which forms part of a larger unit; part; constituent; element(c) emphasis; importance; accent; strain; tension; pressure(d) exit; electrical source for connecting appliances; store; shop; jointQ2 n. visibility(a) viewpoint; outlook; vista; view(c) commotion; flurry; excitement(b) mode; fashion; style; behavior; way; type(d) quality of being clearly seenQ3 n. railroad(a) software program; written request; formal letter; implementation(b) product; item; asset; benefit(c) shop; place where merchandise is sold; supply of goods or materials set aside for future use(d) path for a train made of parallel metal tracksQ4 n. vaccination(a) harvest; return; produce; income; profit(b) act or instance of rendering insusceptible to disease by inoculating(c) confinement; additional document or letter placed within another(d) inside a building; inland section of a countryQ5 n. impression(a) strong feeling or idea left by an experience; effect; vague memory(b) event; occurrence; one of a group of loosely connected stories(c) plan; sketch; model; layout; structure(d) postponement; hindrance; hold-up; stopping; lingeringQ6 n. gather(a) state of mind; predominant emotion(b) netting attached to a woman's hat(c) drawing together; fold; pucker(d) unit of time equal to one thousand years; thousandth year anniversaryQ7 n. inspector(a) open public area in a city or town; park; square

(b) person whose job it is to supervise and examine; police officer ranking below a superintendent(c) device; system; machine; gadget; appliance(d) act of shedding; act of taking away; elimination; ejection; dismissalQ8 n. neglect(a) vacillation; instability; wavering; inconstancy; change(b) number of babies that are born per year per thousand(c) disregard; inattention; forgetfulness; abandonment(d) competitor; opponent; contenderQ9 n. thread(a) component; element; factor; one of the substances which comprises a mixture(b) gift; contribution(c) string; thin cord; Internet discussion(d) work; occupation; keeping busyQ10 n. head(a) wager; bet; investment; share(b) mind; understanding; leader; person in authority; top(c) commercial transaction; instance of offering goods at a reduced price; demand for merchandise; auction

(d) distant part of the sea visible from the shore; remote place far from the shore; high seas

ANSWERS

A1 n. componentdefinition (b) ingredient; single piece which forms part of a larger unit; part; constituent; elementA2 n. visibilitydefinition (d) quality of being clearly seenA3 n. railroaddefinition (d) path for a train made of parallel metal tracksA4 n. vaccinationdefinition (b) act or instance of rendering insusceptible to disease by inoculatingA5 n. impressiondefinition (a) strong feeling or idea left by an experience; effect; vague memoryA6 n. gatherdefinition (c) drawing together; fold; puckerA7 n. inspectordefinition (b) person whose job it is to supervise and examine; police officer ranking below a superintendentA8 n. neglectdefinition (c) disregard; inattention; forgetfulness; abandonmentA9 n. threaddefinition (c) string; thin cord; Internet discussionA10 n. head

definition (b) mind; understanding; leader; person in authority; top

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