TOEIC Vocabulary Test 331
Q1 n. manner
(a) view; vista; panorama; set; backdrop used on stage to portray a particular setting or locale
(b) expression of regret or sorrow; excuse; defense; justification
(c) meaning; sense; quality of having meaning
(d) mode; fashion; style; behavior; way; type
Q2 n. mission
(a) diligence; tenacity; stubbornness; continuation
(b) release; approval; washing
(c) rage; fury
(d) task; assignment; delegation; errand; religious delegation
Q3 n. purchase
(a) plant; any location which mass-produces one type of product
(b) something which has been bought; act of buying
(c) something that causes a person to act; cause; incentive; purpose; intention
(d) center; hub; concentration
Q4 n. banknote
(a) contrast; something contrary
(b) group of ships, cars, trucks or other vehicles
(c) instinctual urge; sudden desire; whim; wave of energy sent via a nerve
(d) bill; money made of paper
Q5 n. crop
(a) problem; misfortune; annoyance; cause of worry
(b) quest; hunt; instance of looking for something; investigation; examination
(c) harvest; produce (Agriculture); group; whip; short haircut
(d) briefcase; attache case; list of securities and stocks
Q6 n. violation
(a) talk; dialog; discussion; verbal exchange
(b) transgression; desecration; attack or disruption; rape
(c) rush; haste; urgency
(d) informal word for a commercial announcement
Q7 n. merger
(a) fusion; agglomeration
(b) easement; alleviation; liberation; aid; assistance
(c) institution of higher education that grants degrees; type of school; council
(d) arrangement; instruction; command; request for something
Q8 n. personnel
(a) program; scheme; agenda; timetable; schedule
(b) inherent nature of something; central or outstanding characteristic
(c) transferal of ownership from government to private hands; privatization
(d) staff; work force; team; crew
Q9 n. cart
(a) rope; cord; link; connection; equal score in a game
(b) process of turning money into profit
(c) car; wagon; coach; carriage; trolley
(d) a legal document that temporarily transfers a property from one individual to another
Q10 n. work
(a) person who greets visitors or clients on the telephone and upon their arrival
(b) choice; alternative; possibility; selection; election
(c) path for a train made of parallel metal tracks
(d) labor; task; profession; occupation; vocation; effort
ANSWERS
A1 n. manner
definition (d) mode; fashion; style; behavior; way; type
A2 n. mission
definition (d) task; assignment; delegation; errand; religious delegation
A3 n. purchase
definition (b) something which has been bought; act of buying
A4 n. banknote
definition (d) bill; money made of paper
A5 n. crop
definition (c) harvest; produce (Agriculture); group; whip; short haircut
A6 n. violation
definition (b) transgression; desecration; attack or disruption; rape
A7 n. merger
definition (a) fusion; agglomeration
A8 n. personnel
definition (d) staff; work force; team; crew
A9 n. cart
definition (c) car; wagon; coach; carriage; trolley
A10 n. work
definition (d) labor; task; profession; occupation; vocation; effort
TOEIC Vocabulary Test 332
Q1 v. enter
(a) to imagine to oneself; to picture; to visualize
(b) to go into; to join; to record; to inscribe
(c) to let; to enable; to allow; to authorize; to sanction
(d) to appreciate; to esteem; to respect; to appraise; to assess worth
Q2 adj. central
(a) main; principal; major
(b) still; fixed in place; static; settled; tending to stay in one place
(c) optional; uncertain; changeable; open; unrestricted
(d) instantaneous; prompt; direct; close
Q3 v. attract
(a) to draw attention; to captivate; to fascinate
(b) must (indicating duty or obligation); would (softening the statement)
(c) to complete a course of study and receive a degree or diploma
(d) to cause; to bring about; to set in motion; to influence
Q4 adj. tantamount
(a) predicted; expected; anticipated
(b) facing; across from; contrary; reverse; different; antithetical
(c) beforehand
(d) equivalent to; equal to
Q5 v. demand
(a) to devote to; to set apart for; to inscribe (a book, poem, song, story, etc.) to someone
(b) to show; to point out; to mark; to signify; to imply; to exhibit
(c) to claim; to require; to request strongly
(d) to cause; to bring about; to set in motion; to influence
Q6 n. passage
(a) way; route; course; section; piece
(b) extension of an archived file compressed with a special program; type of drive using removable disks
(c) arrangement; structure; organization; hoax; configuration of hardware or software (Computers)
(d) affinity; compassion; pity; concern; empathy
Q7 v. accept
(a) to receive; to agree; to consent
(b) to make certain; to guarantee; to make secure
(c) to confirm the truth of something
(d) to eternalize; to make everlasting; to preserve from extinction
Q8 v. crop
(a) to exclude; to leave out; to skip; to protest; to object
(b) to finish; to complete
(c) to postpone; to hinder; to linger; to move slowly; to loiter
(d) to harvest; to cut short; to clip
Q9 v. will
(a) to esteem; to regard highly; to become more valuable
(b) to be concerned with; to look out for; to watch over; to like; to be fond of
(c) to make different; to invest one's assets in various securities
(d) to want; to command; to determine; to decide
Q10 v. allay
(a) to relieve; to calm; to alleviate pain
(c) to mint; to invent a new word or phrase
(b) to work; to act; to operate; to perform
(d) to transmit document electronically
ANSWERS
A1 v. enter
definition (b) to go into; to join; to record; to inscribe
A2 adj. central
definition (a) main; principal; major
A3 v. attract
definition (a) to draw attention; to captivate; to fascinate
A4 adj. tantamount
definition (d) equivalent to; equal to
A5 v. demand
definition (c) to claim; to require; to request strongly
A6 n. passage
definition (a) way; route; course; section; piece
A7 v. accept
definition (a) to receive; to agree; to consent
A8 v. crop
definition (d) to harvest; to cut short; to clip
A9 v. will
definition (d) to want; to command; to determine; to decide
A10 v. allay
definition (a) to relieve; to calm; to alleviate pain
TOEIC Vocabulary Test 333
Q1 n. match
(a) competition; equal opponent; partner; counterweight; game
(b) pact; contract; accord; consent; concurrence
(c) something carried; cargo; burden; unit of measure or weight; capacity
(d) small purse used to carry money and personal documents; billfold; handbag
Q2 n. waitress
(a) woman who serves tables in a restaurant or pub
(b) goods; ware; stock; articles or items to be sold
(c) duty; role; purpose; feature; convention
(d) pasture; scope; extent; field; domain; assortment
Q3 n. headway
(a) money paid for the use of property; rip; tear; laceration
(b) postal service; letters and other items that are sent via the postal service
(c) progress; advance
(d) something that is demanded; necessity; something that is needed
Q4 n. implementation
(a) realization; carrying out; performing; putting into effect; execution
(b) marmalade; jam
(c) surroundings; conditions in which someone or something lives
(d) something discarded; rubbish; garbage; refuse; nonsense
Q5 n. folder
(a) custom; practice; convention
(b) dossier for storing papers; directory
(c) worker; person who works for a company or an individual
(d) endorsement; approval; letter of reference; suggestion; advice
Q6 n. retrieval
(a) newsreader; broadcaster
(b) expectation; hope; intuition
(c) supplier; seller; merchant; agent; sales representative
(d) act of bringing back; restoration; act of finding information and sending it to the user as output
Q7 n. harness
(a) straps and other parts by which a draft animal is attached to a vehicle
(b) act of giving back; reply; answer; profit; yield; repayment
(c) importance that is attached to something; accent or stress that is placed on a word or words
(d) something which escapes or passes through a hole or opening (i.e. liquid, gas, etc.)
Q8 n. sponsor
(a) detail; individual characteristic; item; article; specific proposition
(b) school director; school master; capital sum (Finance)
(c) inner quality; intrinsic characteristic
(d) one who donates money; person or organization that promotes or supports (an event, program, candidate, etc.)
Q9 n. schedule
(a) timetable; agenda; itinerary; plan
(b) rubble; ruins; wreckage; fragments
(c) pertaining to a value that is approximately in the middle of a series of values
(d) drink; refreshment
Q10 n. element
(a) main component; something which is a part of a complex whole
(b) straw-filled mattress; hard and simple bed; platform used to stack items during moving or storage
(c) system; group of items; collection; posture; carriage; series; sequence
(d) try; assay; test; trial
ANSWERS
A1 n. match
definition (a) competition; equal opponent; partner; counterweight; game
A2 n. waitress
definition (a) woman who serves tables in a restaurant or pub
A3 n. headway
definition (c) progress; advance
A4 n. implementation
definition (a) realization; carrying out; performing; putting into effect; execution
A5 n. folder
definition (b) dossier for storing papers; directory
A6 n. retrieval
definition (d) act of bringing back; restoration; act of finding information and sending it to the user as output
A7 n. harness
definition (a) straps and other parts by which a draft animal is attached to a vehicle
A8 n. sponsor
definition (d) one who donates money; person or organization that promotes or supports (an event, program,
candidate, etc.)
A9 n. schedule
definition (a) timetable; agenda; itinerary; plan
A10 n. element
definition (a) main component; something which is a part of a complex whole
TOEIC Vocabulary Test 334
Q1 n. hem
(a) folded and stitched down edge of cloth; edge of a garment
(b) therapy; care; relation; attitude; behavior
(c) raised platform; resting place on a journey; phase
(d) temporary arrangement; in between period
Q2 n. duration
(a) place where one is going; the purpose for which something is destined
(b) progression of steps; table of graduated rates; system of marks used for measuring
(c) period of time that something continues
(d) act of halting; visit; temporary residence; suspension of a legal proceeding
Q3 n. security
(a) safety; pledge; guarantee; stock; bond
(b) person or organization that owns part of a company
(c) strong feeling or idea left by an experience; effect; vague memory
(d) foundation; principal element; fundamental part
Q4 adj. glossy
(a) distorted; crooked; twisted; askew
(b) payable; subject to or requiring payment especially as specified
(c) shiny; polished; smooth
(d) characterized; by or occupying a particular place
Q5 n. collectible
(a) rare object
(b) business of supplying and servicing food
(c) partnership; association
(d) process of breaking down a subject and studying it; examination
Q6 adj. powerful
(a) clear; unmistakable; apparent; evident; plain
(b) describing an asset or item which can easily be sold or transferred
(c) common; popular; extensive; prevalent
(d) exerting great force; effective; potent; producing the desired effect; influential
Q7 n. article
(a) durability; determination; resolve; power; intensity; force
(b) financial sheet listing salaries; list of workers who receive wages and salaries
(c) competition; equal opponent; partner; counterweight; game
(d) item; object; piece of text; paragraph of a contract
Q8 v. circle
(a) to cause to be acquainted; to accustom; to make something well known; to publicize
(b) to escape; to keep away from; to prevent; to keep from happening; to evade
(c) to surround
(d) to be involved; to join in
Q9 n. influence
(a) ordered merchandise that is not currently in stock but will be supplied in the future
(b) cosmetic foot treatment
(c) effect; impact; person or thing which has power to affect others
(d) class; division; section; segment
Q10 adj. virtual
(a) imaginary; hypothetical; computer simulated
(b) chosen for office but net yet formally installed
(c) exceptional; special; strange; odd; curious
(d) annoyed; aggravated; exasperated
ANSWERS
n. hem
definition (a) folded and stitched down edge of cloth; edge of a garment
A2 n. duration
definition (c) period of time that something continues
A3 n. security
definition (a) safety; pledge; guarantee; stock; bond
A4 adj. glossy
definition (c) shiny; polished; smooth
A5 n. collectible
definition (a) rare object
A6 adj. powerful
definition (d) exerting great force; effective; potent; producing the desired effect; influential
A7 n. article
definition (d) item; object; piece of text; paragraph of a contract
A8 v. circle
definition (c) to surround
A9 n. influence
definition (c) effect; impact; person or thing which has power to affect others
A10 adj. virtual
definition (a) imaginary; hypothetical; computer simulated
TOEIC Vocabulary Test 335
Q1 n. career
(a) leveling; harmony; stability; rest; remainder
(b) realization; carrying out; performing; putting into effect; execution
(c) embarrassing situation; predicament; location; position (i.e. of a ship or individual)
(d) profession; development; progress; gradual growth
Q2 v. counsel
(a) to direct to; to speak to; to direct to a specific destination; to refer to
(b) to advise; to instruct; to coach; to advocate
(c) to deliver a discourse before an audience; to reprimand tediously
(d) to wither; to die out; to bleach; to disappear
Q3 adv. yearly
(a) exceeding regular working hours
(b) side by side; in alignment; on top of; up-to-date; well-informed
(c) meanwhile; in the meantime
(d) annually
Q4 v. ponder
(a) to begin; to be created; to result from; to develop; to be produced
(b) to catalog; to list; to enumerate; to set down in full detail
(c) to reflect; to think; to consider; to meditate
(d) to vote; to elect; to count votes; to make a survey
Q5 n. disposal
(a) getting rid of; arranging
(b) specific quantity regarded as a standard; combination which acts a whole; piece
(c) teaching; direction; guidance; training; education; information
(d) method of performance
Q6 n. attachment
(a) quotation; official praise; summons to a court of law
(b) casing; skeleton; structure; body structure; mood
(c) article, thing; goal; focus of a thought or action
(d) connection; confiscation; file sent via email
Q7 n. overdraft
(a) recession; sudden decrease; drooping posture; slouch; collapse
(b) small container for documents; tool for synchronizing files between two computers
(c) plateau; area of level ground; prairie; savanna
(d) limit to which money may be withdrawn from the bank on credit