Lesson 568 - Toeic Test Vocabulary

1) n. representative

(a) structure in which horses and other animals are housed; racing establishment; race horses belonging to a racing establishment
(b) learning; instruction; imparting of knowledge; upbringing
(c) backlash
(d) delegate; agent; person who acts on behalf of another person or organization

2) n. obligation

(a) duty responsibility; indebtedness; agreement
(b) flow (of water, electricity, etc.); process; tendency; direction
(c) apparatus; hardware component which can send or receive date (Computers); appliance; gadget; trick; scheme
(d) meeting; seminar; convention

3) n. sympathy

(a) affinity; understanding; compassion; pity; concern; commiseration; empathy; approval
(b) sample; model; ideal; form; mold; shape; configuration; decorative design
(c) consolation; relief from distress; source of comfort
(d) effort; nuisance

4) n. town

(a) populated area that is smaller than a city; community governed by a town meeting (esp. in New England); downtown (Informal); inhabitants of a particular town or city; major city or town in a particular region
(b) profession; development; progress; gradual growth
(c) distinctive appellation denoting rank or achievement; heading; caption; right; ownership; championship
(d) certificate that bears monetary value; coupon; receipt; authorizer; endorser

5) n. cook

(a) competition; contention; act of competing
(b) a person who prepares food
(c) person who is authorized to perform a certain action; representative; factor; cause
(d) task; assignment; delegation; errand; religious delegation; building used by a religious delegation

6) n. auction

(a) petition; instance of asking for something; something that is asked for; object of a petition
(b) postal service; letters and other items that are sent via the postal service
(c) survey; review; news reparting; insurance
(d) public sale where goods are sold to the highest bidder (eBay is a very popular auction site)

7) n. status

(a) traveler; fare; person who rides or travels
(b) monetary or material worth; importance; merit; reasonable price; adequate return; numerical quantity; moral standards (generally used as 'values'); length of a musical note; shade of a color; intended sound of letter
(c) meeting at which a person is evaluated through questioning (as for a job); meeting at which information is gathered by a report er; press conference
(d) individual's social or professional standing; position; rank; state of things; present situation

8) n. empty

(a) large craft made for navigation on water; boat; ship; container; receptacle (especially for holding liquids); tubular duct through which bodily fluids flow (e.g. blood vessel); person who has or demonstrates a certain quality
(b) person who participates in a bargaining session; person who negotiates
(c) player positioned at the front of the offensive line (Sports)
(d) container devoid of contents; empty container

9) n. command

(a) means of connection; link; joint; connected group
(b) part; portion; quota; allocation; issue of stock
(c) substance burned to create energy (petrol, gasoline, gas, wood, coal, etc)
(d) order; direction; control; domination; headquarters

10) n. intention

(a) consolation; relief from distress; source of comfort
(b) chance meeting
(c) instituation for saving and borrowing money; cashier; slope; mound
(d) determination to do something in particular; plan; aim; goal; purpose; meaning; import; significance

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