(C) Gloomy; Dark; Depressing; Sad; Mournful

TOEIC Vocabulary Test 76

Q1 adj. curt

(a) satisfied; pleased

(c) gloomy; dark; depressing; sad; mournful

(b) brief; blunt; rude

(d) complex; complicated; involved; entangled

Q2 adj. confidential

(a) hard; troublesome; complicated; complex

(b) classified; secret; strictly private

(c) back; hind

(d) controlling; aggressive; extremely self-assertive; bossy

Q3 adj. intent

(a) commercial; of commerce

(b) concentrated; focused; determined; resolute; purposeful

(c) spotted; speckled; composed of a series of small dashes (about a line)

(d) correct; suitable; just; complete

Q4 adj. peculiar

(a) arranged in a particular way; prepared for reading and writing

(b) exceptional; special; strange; odd; curious

(c) preliminary; beginning

(d) can be traded; can be substituted by something else

Q5 adj. rational

(a) faithful; true to one's obligations

(b) logical; reasonable; intelligent; prudent; expressible as a whole number (Mathematics)

(c) having no curves or bends; frank; continuous; honest; consistent

(d) excellent; conspicuous; prominent; due

Q6 adj. bonded

(a) secured in a warehouse

(b) relating to or designed for the mass of people; large-scale; widespread; popular

(c) ancient; archaic; no longer in use; outdated; useless

(d) clear; obvious; apparent

Q7 v. promote

(a) to fluctuate; to hesitate; to waver

(b) to understand; to contain; to grasp; to absorb; to perceive

(c) to halt; to cease; to quit; to close; to block; to impede

(d) to further; to encourage sales; to aid; to help; to assist

Q8 adj. inherent

(a) classified; secret; strictly private

(b) describing an asset or item which can easily be sold or transferred

(c) intrinsic; existing as a natural and integral part; natural; inborn

(d) pertaining to hearing and listening; sound

Q9 adj. brief

(a) arbitrary; fickle; flexible

(b) short; concise

(c) inferior; of secondary importance; under the authority of another

(d) comprising; containing; embracing

Q10 adj. interim

(a) additional; extra

(c) temporary; provisional

(b) of nature

(d) truthful; candid; frank

ANSWERS

A1 adj. curt

definition (b) brief; blunt; rude

A2 adj. confidential

definition (b) classified; secret; strictly private

A3 adj. intent

definition (b) concentrated; focused; determined; resolute; purposeful

A4 adj. peculiar

definition (b) exceptional; special; strange; odd; curious

A5 adj. rational

definition (b) logical; reasonable; intelligent; prudent; expressible as a whole number (Mathematics)

A6 adj. bonded

definition (a) secured in a warehouse

A7 v. promote

definition (d) to further; to encourage sales; to aid; to help; to assist

A8 adj. inherent

definition (c) intrinsic; existing as a natural and integral part; natural; inborn

A9 adj. brief

definition (b) short; concise

A10 adj. interim

definition (c) temporary; provisional

TOEIC Vocabulary Test 77

Q1 n. tackle

(a) one part of a hundred

(b) equipment; device for lifting and lowering objects

(c) professional cook; head cook in a restaurant of hotel

(d) variety; difference; unlikeness

Q2 n. resignation

(a) something created separately for the purpose of being added to or placed inside (a book, newspaper, etc.)

(b) act of quitting a position; letter stating that one quits a position; relinquishment

(c) outlook; perspective; view; opinion; attitude

(d) inherent nature of something; central or outstanding characteristic

Q3 n. catalog

(a) mark or signature which allows a letter or package to be sent free of charge

(b) good friend; acquaintance

(c) degree of excellence; characteristic; attribute; character; excellence

(d) itemized list; index; directory

Q4 n. angle

(a) person who owns and operates a food store

(b) rules introduced by the government to regulate the trade of securities and mutual funds

(c) point of view; perspective

(d) true or fictional account of some occurrence; short work of fiction; plot; news report

Q5 n. inhabitant

(a) opening stroke or hit of the ball (Sports)

(b) sum; whole

(c) using up

(d) person who lives in a particular place; resident; tenant; occupant

Q6 n. bookcase

(a) marmalade; jam

(b) limit to which money may be withdrawn from the bank on credit

(c) shelves used to store printed items

(d) present; talent; offering

Q7 adj. widespread

(a) swift; fast

(b) spoiled; immoral; dishonest; perverted

(c) logical; reasonable; intelligent; prudent; expressible as a whole number (Mathematics)

(d) common; popular; extensive; prevalent

Q8 n. deposit

(a) range; journey; track; path; series; sequence

(b) formal agreement between two states; compact; covenant; contract

(c) sum of money that has been put in a bank for safekeeping; partial payment; pledge

(d) the U.S. treasury

Q9 n. veracity

(a) person living at about the same time as another person

(b) task; assignment; delegation; errand; religious delegation

(c) truthfulness; something that is a truth

(d) the sale of all or most of a company's inventory or assets to another company

Q10 n. delegate

(a) cost; price; payment

(b) military rank above captain; main subject of study chosen by a college or university student

(c) representative; deputy; agent; participant of a conference, convention, seminar etc.

(d) concern; affair; percentage on a loan which is paid over time

ANSWERS

A1 n. tackle

definition (b) equipment; device for lifting and lowering objects

A2 n. resignation

definition (b) act of quitting a position; letter stating that one quits a position; relinquishment

A3 n. catalog

definition (d) itemized list; index; directory

A4 n. angle

definition (c) point of view; perspective

A5 n. inhabitant

definition (d) person who lives in a particular place; resident; tenant; occupant

A6 n. bookcase

definition (c) shelves used to store printed items

A7 adj. widespread

definition (d) common; popular; extensive; prevalent

A8 n. deposit

definition (c) sum of money that has been put in a bank for safekeeping; partial payment; pledge

A9 n. veracity

definition (c) truthfulness; something that is a truth

A10 n. delegate

definition (c) representative; deputy; agent; participant of a conference, convention, seminar etc.

TOEIC Vocabulary Test 78

Q1 v. impose

(a) to plan; to mean; to have in mind do or accomplish; to designate for a particular purpose

(b) to require; to compel; to force upon; to enforce; to institute

(c) to injure; to harm; to mistreat

(d) to fasten; to link to; to add; to ascribe to; to connect to

Q2 v. import

(a) to record; to enroll; to have an effect; to have influence

(b) to sell; to trade or deal; to distribute; to promote

(c) to bring from another place; to bring goods from a foreign country; to signify; to imply

(d) to alter; to change; to fluctuate

Q3 v. perpetuate

(a) to eternalize; to make everlasting; to preserve from extinction

(b) to render insusceptible to a disease by inoculating

(c) to cause to be acquainted; to accustom; to make something well known; to publicize

(d) to manage; to supervise; to supply; to dispense

Q4 v. deserve

(a) to go out of sight; to become extinct; to cease to exist; to vanish

(b) to predict a future event or condition; to foretell

(c) to convert an object or image into a digital image using an optical device to browse

(d) to be worthy of; to have a right to

Q5 v. accompany

(a) to go along with; to go together with; to join; to attach

(b) to hold onto; to save; to store; to watch over; to care for

(c) to give a cost to something

(d) to draft into military service; to voluntarily join a cause

Q6 v. reveal

(a) to establish communication; to make a connection; to link to; to connect with

(b) to illustrate; to elucidate; to interpret; to describe; to define

(c) to show; to exhibit; to display; to expose; to disclose

(d) to reach; to achieve; to fulfill; to realize (a goal, purpose, etc.)

Q7 v. focus

(a) to watch; to study; to monitor; to supervise; to discern

(b) to confuse; to make hard to understand; to make difficult; to make complex

(c) to converse; to speak; to spread rumors; to lecture; to reveal secret information

(d) to make clear; to concentrate

Q8 v. vilify

(a) to carry; to impart or to communicate by statement, suggestion, gesture or appearance

(b) to lounge; to do nothing; to laze around

(c) to apply force or weight; to push; to stress

(d) to slander; to defame

Q9 v. honor

(a) to agree; to concur; to confirm; to endorse

(b) to exchange; to replace; to convert; to travel back and forth regularly (i.e. to work)

(c) to respect; to esteem; to pay tribute; to praise; to accept

(d) to surround; to enclose; to hesitate; to falter in speaking

Q10 v. recognize

(a) to trade; to plan for and promote for sales of; to market goods

(b) to give confidence; to promise; to pledge; to encourage

(c) to identify; to acknowledge; to know; to admit

(d) to give in to desire; to yield to; to satisfy; to spoil; to humor

ANSWERS

A1 v. impose

definition (b) to require; to compel; to force upon; to enforce; to institute

A2 v. import

definition (c) to bring from another place; to bring goods from a foreign country; to signify; to imply

A3 v. perpetuate

definition (a) to eternalize; to make everlasting; to preserve from extinction

A4 v. deserve

definition (d) to be worthy of; to have a right to

A5 v. accompany

definition (a) to go along with; to go together with; to join; to attach

A6 v. reveal

definition (c) to show; to exhibit; to display; to expose; to disclose

A7 v. focus

definition (d) to make clear; to concentrate

A8 v. vilify

definition (d) to slander; to defame

A9 v. honor

definition (c) to respect; to esteem; to pay tribute; to praise; to accept

A10 v. recognize

definition (c) to identify; to acknowledge; to know; to admit

TOEIC Vocabulary Test 79

Q1 v. edge

(a) to calculate; to figure; to estimate

(b) to sharpen; to provide with a border; to advance gradually or furtively

(c) to train; to certify; to meet the minimum standards; to moderate; to modify

(d) to originate; to create; to design; to fabricate; to concoct

Q2 v. sight

(a) to see with the eyes; to view; to notice; to discern; to observe

(b) to fail after starting well; to make a hissing noise which gradually fades into silence

(c) to draft into military service; to voluntarily join a cause

(d) to devise; to invent; to dream up; to design (often in a negative way)

Q3 n. nationality

(a) citizenship; patriotism

(b) act of giving in to desire; something which gratifies; luxury; leniency

(c) enterprise; drive; ambition; beginning move in a process; first step

(d) action; step; criterion; amount; degree; extent

Q4 n. standard

(a) model; criterion; norm; average; commodity which backs a monetary system

(b) person who puts money into a project

(c) viewpoint, opinion; siting; locus; location; place; job

(d) equipment; device for lifting and lowering objects

Q5 v. floor

(a) to take a risk in order to achieve a goal

(b) to knock down; to astound; to shock

(c) to catalog; to list; to enumerate; to set down in full detail

(d) to make a scheme; to plot; to design; to contrive; to think up

Q6 n. domestic

(a) caution; wisdom; careful judgment

(b) obstacle; misfortune; something which hinders progress

(c) plentifulness; abundance; numerousness; plurality

(d) housemaid; servant; housekeeper

Q7 adj. recognizable

(a) identifiable; determinable; able to be distinguished

(b) pertaining to home; pertaining to family; tame (about an animal)

(c) being one fourth; having four equal parts

(d) familiar; close; intimate; informed; aware

Q8 v. jeopardize

(a) to transport via locomotive; to convey by train

(b) to postpone; to disgust; to repulse; to deter

(c) to understand; to comprehend; to accomplish; to convert into cash; to liquidate

(d) to endanger; to place in danger; to imperil; to put at risk

Q9 n. decrease

(a) large craft made for navigation on water; boat; ship; container

(b) disorder; embarrassment; bewilderment

(c) something unyielding; something hard; stone similar to diamond

(d) decline; reduction; lessening

Q10 n. sign

(a) advantage; profit; help; benefit

(b) learning; field of learning; thorough investigation; report; analysis

(c) drink; refreshment

(d) mark; symbol; indication; hint; trace; notice; advertisement

ANSWERS

A1 v. edge

definition (b) to sharpen; to provide with a border; to advance gradually or furtively

A2 v. sight

definition (a) to see with the eyes; to view; to notice; to discern; to observe

A3 n. nationality

definition (a) citizenship; patriotism

A4 n. standard

definition (a) model; criterion; norm; average; commodity which backs a monetary system

A5 v. floor

definition (b) to knock down; to astound; to shock

A6 n. domestic

definition (d) housemaid; servant; housekeeper

A7 adj. recognizable

definition (a) identifiable; determinable; able to be distinguished

A8 v. jeopardize

definition (d) to endanger; to place in danger; to imperil; to put at risk

A9 n. decrease

definition (d) decline; reduction; lessening

A10 n. sign

definition (d) mark; symbol; indication; hint; trace; notice; advertisement

TOEIC Vocabulary Test 80

Q1 adj. domestic

(a) very great in numbers; huge; powerful

(b) pertaining to home; pertaining to family; tame (about an animal)

(c) honest; sincere; straightforward; open; candid

(d) enduring; lasting; continuing; leftover; remaining

Q2 adj. nearby

(a) close at hand

(b) pedantic; cautious concerning minute details; scrupulous

(c) final; occurring as a result

(d) flat, level; even

Q3 adj. set

(a) chief; leading; main; principal

(b) having no curves or bends; frank; continuous; honest; consistent

(c) little; few in number; trivial; unimportant; modest

(d) fixed; arranged; prepared; resolute; firmly resolved; determined in advance

Q4 adj. scatterbrained

(a) appropriate; fitting; well-timed; timely; proper; expedient

(b) unable to think in a clear and orderly manner; giddy or frivolous

(c) fruitful; productive; abundant; plentiful; multiplying; producing fruit

(d) immediate; common; usual; standard

Q5 adj. eager

(a) occurring within a building; meant to be used inside

(b) still; fixed in place; static; settled; tending to stay in one place

(c) strongly desiring; keen; fervently interested

(d) comprehensive; complete; finished

Q6 adj. urgent