Lesson 358 - Toeic Test Vocabulary

1) n. habit

(a) custom; something that one is used to doing; part of a routine; behavior pattern
(b) cereal; seed; granule; plants producing grain; particle; small portion of; texture; weave
(c) stimulus; inducement; enticement; encouragement
(d) relative highness or lowness of a sound; tar; asphalt; throw; toss; slant; inclination; place of business; number of characters in an inch (Computers)

2) n. labor

(a) substitution; substitute
(b) route through traveled by vehicles above ground level
(c) strenuous physical or mental work; toil; exertion; job or work that must be accomplished; work-force; workers; working class
(d) inherent nature of something; spirit; central or outstanding characteristic; extract obtained from a plant or other substance

3) adj. outside

(a) not anticipated; not expected
(b) occurring once within 12 months
(c) external; of the outdoors; from the outdoors; maximal
(d) existent; in attendance; on hand; of the current times; pertaining to the current times

4) n. dollar drain

(a) meeting or conference at which a specific topic is discussed; collection of essays or writings on a given subject
(b) a situation in which the imports of a country from the USA are larger than their exports to the USA
(c) flat surface on which any geometrical line that joins two points can lie (Geometry); two-dimensional surface (Art); airplane; rank; level; type of tree; bladed tool used to smooth wood
(d) pledge; vow; declaration of intention; source of hope; basis for expectations

5) n. call

(a) structure; pattern; design; organization; pattern of data organization
(b) place where one is going; place where something is sent; the purpose for which something is destined
(c) an interest percentage that changes over time
(d) telephone conversation; visit; invitation; claim; need

6) v. chain

(a) to declare; to say; to send quickly; to squeeze; to extract
(b) to tie down
(c) to approve; to verify; to ascertain
(d) to provide something that is needed or desired; to furnish; to equip; to make up for; to compensate for; to substitute for temporarily

7) adv. directly

(a) at a further point
(b) amid; in the middle
(c) clearly; in a direct manner; straight; frankly; immediately; right away; soon; shortly
(d) anyway; anyhow; still; all the same

8) n. fleet

(a) act of strengthening, reward or punishment designed to encourage or discourage a particular response
(b) person who greets visitors or clients on the telephone and upon their arrival
(c) view; scenery; photograph of scenery; painting or drawing of scenery; horizontal page orientation
(d) group of ships, cars, trucks or other vehicles

9) n. availability float

(a) the time or amount of money that defined by checks that have been deposited but not cleared yet
(b) announcement; poster, sign; notification (often of termination of employment or a living situation); warning; attention; consideration
(c) chamber; bureau; role; incumbency; agency; authority
(d) system; group of items; collection; posture; carriage; series; sequence; receiver; electronic device for receiving radio or television broadcasts; filming location; setting for a drama film or television program; direction; process of hardening

10) adj. convenient

(a) energetic; full of life; playfull; lively
(b) steady; firm; fixed; lasting; dependable; faithful; not susceptible to change
(c) comfortable; useful; serviceable
(d) owed; payable; right; fitting; suitable; adequate; should arrive at a specific time; scheduled

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