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TOEIC Vocabulary / Word by Meaning / Test # 130
Q1 v. to hold at bay; to gain advantage on the market; to approach; to catch; to trap
(a) conceal (b) corner (c) consider (d) intend
Q2 v. to advertise; to bring to the attention of a large audience
(a) publicize (b) perfect (c) counter (d) temper
Q3 v. to supervise; to manage; to inspect
(a) subtract (b) oversee (c) accredit (d) represent
Q4 v. to act as a middleman; to buy and to sell property for other people
(a) stop (b) emphasize (c) broker (d) puzzle
Q5 adj. chatty; loquacious
(a) forward (b) viable (c) able (d) talkative
Q6 v. to lease; to rent; to employ
(a) set up (b) hire (c) indulge (d) predominate
Q7 v. to pack; to crate; to box
(a) lay off (b) default (c) crate (d) case
Q8 v. to create or adapt for a particular need or desire
(a) capitalize (b) coin (c) absorb (d) tailor
Q9 v. to make an error; to be wrong; to confuse
(a) mistake (b) evaluate (c) come along (d) idle
Q10 v. to counsel; to offer guidance; to notify; to inform
(a) target (b) advise (c) talk (d) bottom
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Test 131
TOEIC Vocabulary / Word by Meaning / Test # 131
Q1 adv. anyway; anyhow; still; all the same
(a) nevertheless (b) throughout (c) usually (d) abroad
Q2 adj. earlier; antecedent; hasty; premature

(a) ill (b) proud (c) previous (d) collect
Q3 v. to recompense someone for a service
(a) reward (b) plane (c) prove (d) craft
Q4 n. sameness; uniformity
(a) temper (b) equality (c) resilience (d) fizzle
Q5 adv. of course; surely; doubtlessly; definitely; absolutely
(a) yearly (b) conscientiously (c) interim (d) certainly
Q6 adv. strictly; firmly
(a) curtly (b) clearly (c) truly (d) sternly
Q7 v. to pretend; to feign
(a) purchase (b) aid (c) reconsider (d) posture
Q8 v. to cover a part of; to have something in common
(a) experience (b) overlap (c) sign (d) party
Q9 n. timetable; agenda; itinerary; plan
(a) schedule (b) retail (c) commercial (d) funnel
Q10 v. to make false and injurious statements about another; to defame; to vilify; to malign
(a) assist (b) entrance (c) slander (d) tantalizing
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Test 132
TOEIC Vocabulary / Word by Meaning / Test # 132
Q1 adj. occurring once within 12 months
(a) serious (b) either (c) yearly (d) distinctive
Q2 adj. having the capacity for feeling; susceptible to external influences or agents
(a) sensitive (b) secure (c) outstanding (d) conventional
Q3 adj. necessary; obligatory; commanding
(a) imperative (b) maximum (c) reasonable (d) upcoming
Q4 adj. about to happen; imminent
(a) infant (b) upcoming (c) administrative (d) sound

Q5 adj. filled with petrol, gas or another substance that produces energy
(a) representative (b) invisible (c) graduate (d) fueled
Q6 adj. overflowing; unreserved; unrestrained; exuberant
(a) effusive (b) homebound (c) professional (d) minute
Q7 adj. same; identical; able; capable
(a) occupied (b) obsolete (c) imperative (d) equal
Q8 adj. same in worth or value; same in importance; corresponding
(a) equivalent (b) reticent (c) useless (d) irrelevant
Q9 adj. reasonable; probable; possible; appropriate; promising
(a) likely (b) daily (c) steadfast (d) straightforward
Q10 adj. advanced; ahead; ready; brash; of the future; progressive
(a) forward (b) lucid (c) immediate (d) imperative
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Test 133
TOEIC Vocabulary / Word by Meaning / Test # 133
Q1 n. act of sending out; act of starting or initiating; commencement; inauguration
(a) incentive (b) behind (c) launch (d) brand
Q2 n. process of turning money into profit
(a) idea (b) capitalization (c) tax (d) variety
Q3 n. person who receives guests; large number; multitude (of people or things)
(a) host (b) objection (c) junction (d) retailer
Q4 n. variable which determines the form of a function
(a) loom (b) invitation (c) parameter (d) automobile
Q5 n. risk; peril; hazard
(a) danger (b) subscription (c) residence (d) discretion
Q6 n. withdrawal from one's job or occupation
(a) retirement (b) pie (c) initial (d) program
Q7 n. exchange; conveying something from one person to another

(a) garment (b) lease (c) transfer (d) inference
Q8 n. apparatus; appliance; gadget; trick; scheme
(a) van (b) site (c) endorsement (d) device
Q9 n. manner; way; fashion; chic; vogue
(a) downsizing (b) percent (c) style (d) press
Q10 n. fright; horror; concern; terror
(a) fear (b) backlash (c) absence (d) suite
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Test 134
TOEIC Vocabulary / Word by Meaning / Test # 134
Q1 v. to make a detailed list of property; to summarize; to sum up the worth of
(a) take (b) cushion (c) inventory (d) pertain
Q2 v. to create a timetable; to enter into a timetable; to plan for a certain date
(a) cater (b) taste (c) case (d) schedule
Q3 v. to obtain; to protect; to defend; to strengthen
(a) secure (b) hurry (c) franchise (d) express
Q4 v. to request the presence of; to solicit; to attract; to encourage; to promote
(a) station (b) improve (c) invite (d) worry
Q5 v. to narrate; to tell; to make a connection between; to have a good relationship with
(a) strive (b) relate (c) cause (d) urbanize
Q6 v. to record; to order in advance; to inscribe; to indicate
(a) own (b) instrument (c) book (d) succeed
Q7 v. to expend money or effort for future benefits; to grant; to install; to cover; to authorize
(a) reference (b) invest (c) counter (d) press
Q8 v. to bargain; to deal; to work out; to compromise; to clear or pass an obstacle
(a) negotiate (b) familiarize (c) review (d) secure
Q9 v. to travel in a car; to transport in a vehicle; to compel
(a) expand (b) drive (c) poll (d) disrupt

Q10 v. to explain; to clarify; to describe; to depict
(a) recommend (b) run (c) trouble (d) elucidate
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Test 135
TOEIC Vocabulary / Word by Meaning / Test # 135
Q1 n. hug; act of wrapping one's arms around another person or thing
(a) format (b) pay (c) embrace (d) commission
Q2 v. to stop a vehicle; to slow down a vehicle
(a) cover (b) brake (c) figure (d) convince
Q3 v. to design; to plan (i.e. machinery, roads, etc.)
(a) engineer (b) dominate (c) hem (d) slash
Q4 v. to find fault; to express displeasure; to protest
(a) complain (b) demonstrate (c) tackle (d) undercut
Q5 v. to blend; to be blended; to combine or unite into a single body; to be assimilated
(a) fade (b) coach (c) bank (d) merge
Q6 adj. awful
(a) either (b) terrible (c) detailed (d) prolific
Q7 v. to suggest indirectly; to hint; to infer; to mean; to import
(a) imply (b) stipulate (c) go along with (d) refer
Q8 n. supply; stock; measure; means; condition; stipulation
(a) report (b) pie (c) provision (d) elaboration
Q9 n. working, performance, handling; venture, undertaking; series of actions
(a) debris (b) fax (c) operation (d) conference
Q10 n. person skilled in a particular area; specialist
(a) expert (b) union (c) synthesis (d) essence
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Test 136
TOEIC Vocabulary / Word by Meaning / Test # 136
Q1 adj. pertaining to a city; pertaining to citizenship
(a) nearby (b) civic (c) unnecessary (d) admirable
Q2 adj. straight; equal; even; honest
(a) talkative (b) level (c) novel (d) head
Q3 adj. of nature
(a) outdoor (b) opposite (c) potential (d) promotional
Q4 adj. sloping; inclined
(a) adult (b) return (c) slantwise (d) large
Q5 adj. occurring once a year; yearly
(a) secret (b) formatted (c) committed (d) annual
Q6 adj. perfect; impeccable
(a) flawless (b) germane (c) sensible (d) terminal
Q7 adj. some; few; separate; distinct; individual; various
(a) senior (b) several (c) dismal (d) substantial
Q8 adj. modern; current
(a) contemporary (b) secure (c) practical (d) part
Q9 adj. serious; sober; sincere; fervent; eager
(a) firm (b) earnest (c) terminal (d) pertinent
Q10 adj. of or relating to the mind; intellectual; psychosocial
(a) narrow (b) evident (c) compliant (d) mental
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