Lesson 378 - Toeic Test Vocabulary

1) n. swap

(a) one of several separate payments into which a debt has been divided
(b) exchange; trade
(c) dispute; claim; rationale; cause
(d) meeting or conference at which a specific topic is discussed; collection of essays or writings on a given subject

2) n. lack

(a) abuse; molestation
(b) silence; quiet; photograph; apparatus for distilling liquids; distillery
(c) rebound; recoiling; sudden movement to the rear
(d) need; want; shortage; absence

3) n. segment

(a) sofa; couch; large public waiting room; lobby; room in which cocktails are served; living room; slow walk; stroll
(b) person who cuts meat; meat cutter; meat slaughterer; owner of a meat shop
(c) dress; clothing; apparel
(d) part; portion; slice; piece

4) n. budget

(a) financial framework; financial plan
(b) ability; aptitude; proficiency; expertise; craft or trade that requires special training
(c) goods; ware; stock; articles or items to be sold
(d) length of time that a person or organism has bee alive; length of time that an object has existed; period; era; generation

5) n. affiliation

(a) connection; attachment
(b) sequence; succession; television program broadcast in installments; (Mathematics) sequence of numbers which are added together in succession (often an infinite sequence)
(c) award; gift; present; contribution; donation
(d) a person who provides guidance; professional who gives counsel; consultant; counselor

6) n. admiration

(a) enchantment; affection; adoration
(b) (Grammar) noun; word or phrase functioning as a noun
(c) appeasement of a desire; gratification of a need; feeling of gratification; pleasure; contentment; compensation; remuneration; placation; appeasement; fulfillment
(d) excitement; great interest

7) n. routine

(a) exchange; conveying something from one person to another
(b) opening; record; information or item in a book, dictionary, catalog, list, directory, etc.
(c) a fraud scheme involving cold calling
(d) commonplace activity; everyday task; habit; custom; practice; procedure that is always the same; part of a computer program containing instructions for a particular task (Computers)

8) n. associate

(a) aid; help, support; direction; upkeep
(b) motto; phrase which summarizes the principles of a group or organization; catchword; attention getting phrase used in advertising; Scottish battle cry
(c) partner; fellow worker; co-worker; friend
(d) general expenses; manufacturing and business expenses; information which is attached to a message on a network in order to ensure error-free transmission to the correct destination (Computers)

9) n. location

(a) person who works with pipe and water systems
(b) certificate that bears monetary value; coupon; receipt; authorizer; endorser
(c) return of money; repayment; reimbursement
(d) place; position; situation; site; spot

10) n. figure

(a) shortened form of a word or word combination
(b) number; image; form; character; price; human shape; impression; phrase; symbol
(c) management of resources (i.e. money, goods, etc.); thrift; careful spending; the structure of economic life in a country, area, or period
(d) obligation; responsibility; assignment; customs tax

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