Lesson 490 - Toeic Test Vocabulary

1) v. disturb

(a) to put away for future use
(b) to become bigger; to expand
(c) to toss or dump garbage in an unauthorized place; to scatter objects in disorder
(d) to bother; to interrupt; to confuse; to worry; to cause concern; to cause disorder

2) v. sort

(a) to direct along a particular path; to mark a route; to chart a course
(b) to expend; to disburse; to put out (money, resources, etc.); to pass the time in a particular manner; to use; to use up; to exhaust; to waste; to squander
(c) to cause to lose heart; to deter; to dissuade; to show disapproval of; to derail
(d) to classify; to arrange according to classes or groups; to organize; to separate from others; to clarify

3) v. clock

(a) to receive; to agree; to consent
(b) helping verb for use in a question; request or expression of desire (used to make the statement more polite)
(c) to measure time; to register on a time piece
(d) to plan; to design; to imagine; to conceive; to envision; to visualize

4) v. economize

(a) to aim at something
(b) to be similar to; to be akin to; to look like; to have a similar appearance to
(c) to present for the first time; to acquaint one person with another; to bring to the notice of; to institute; to initiate; to establish; to announce; to preface; to commence; to insert
(d) to save; to cut back; to be thrifty; to be frugal

5) v. borrow

(a) to enter
(b) to take on loan; to copy; to steal
(c) to display; to demonstrate; to bestow; to grant; to give; to offer; to serve; to hold out; to show; to exhibit
(d) to assign to a position or duty; to station; to publicize; to advertise; to inform; to send electronic mail to a newsgroup (Computers); to send by mail; to move up and down in a saddle (Equitation); to travel quickly

6) v. persuade

(a) to convince; to induce; to sway
(b) to make an itemized list; to index; to classify
(c) to try to get; to attempt to get
(d) to move; to be moved

7) v. secure

(a) to accumulate; to gather; to collect; to assemble
(b) to name; to call; to designate
(c) to embarrass; to mix up; to muddle up; to bewilder; to startle
(d) to obtain; to protect; to defend; to fortify; to strengthen; to lock; to fasten

8) v. clerk

(a) to seize, to hold tight; to grip; to comprehend; to understand; to realize
(b) to work as an employee (i.e. in the legal or bank business)
(c) to earn income; to make financial gains; to be of service; to be beneficial; to be advantageous
(d) to apply force or weight; to push; to stress

9) v. book

(a) to restore to good condition; to restart; to resume; to refresh; to extend for an additional period of time
(b) to record; to order in advance; to inscribe; to indicate
(c) to imagine to oneself; to picture; to visualize
(d) to rotate; to turn; to spin; to encircle; to move in a circle around a central point; to think about; to contemplate

10) v. bankrupt

(a) to satisfy; to please; to meet a request
(b) to visit a store and purchase goods; to browse in a store; to inform on; to betray (British Slang)
(c) to obtain; to attain; to perform; to accomplish
(d) to ruin financially; to go bust; to go broke; to collapse

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