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Index ...................................................................................... 1

Test 1 ..................................................................................... 19

Test 2 ..................................................................................... 20

Test 3 ..................................................................................... 21

Test 4 ..................................................................................... 22

Test 5 ..................................................................................... 23

Test 6 ..................................................................................... 24

Test 7 ..................................................................................... 25

Test 8 ..................................................................................... 26

Test 9 ..................................................................................... 27

Test 10 .................................................................................... 28

Test 11 .................................................................................... 29

Test 12 .................................................................................... 30

Test 13 .................................................................................... 31

Test 14 .................................................................................... 32

Test 15 .................................................................................... 33

Test 16 .................................................................................... 34

Test 17 .................................................................................... 35

Test 18 .................................................................................... 36

Test 19 .................................................................................... 37

Test 20 .................................................................................... 38

Test 21 .................................................................................... 39

Test 22 .................................................................................... 40

Test 23 .................................................................................... 41

Test 24 .................................................................................... 42

Test 25 .................................................................................... 43

Test 26 .................................................................................... 44

Test 27 .................................................................................... 45

Test 28 .................................................................................... 46

Test 29 .................................................................................... 47

Test 30 .................................................................................... 48

Test 31 .................................................................................... 49

Test 32 .................................................................................... 50

Test 33 .................................................................................... 51

Test 34 .................................................................................... 52

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Test 35 .................................................................................... 53

Test 36 .................................................................................... 54

Test 37 .................................................................................... 55

Test 38 .................................................................................... 56

Test 39 .................................................................................... 57

Test 40 .................................................................................... 58

Test 41 .................................................................................... 59

Test 42 .................................................................................... 60

Test 43 .................................................................................... 61

Test 44 .................................................................................... 62

Test 45 .................................................................................... 63

Test 46 .................................................................................... 64

Test 47 .................................................................................... 65

Test 48 .................................................................................... 66

Test 49 .................................................................................... 67

Test 50 .................................................................................... 68

Test 51 .................................................................................... 69

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Test 53 .................................................................................... 71

Test 54 .................................................................................... 72

Test 55 .................................................................................... 73

Test 56 .................................................................................... 74

Test 57 .................................................................................... 75

Test 58 .................................................................................... 76

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Test 63 .................................................................................... 81

Test 64 .................................................................................... 82

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Test 66 .................................................................................... 84

Test 67 .................................................................................... 85

Test 68 .................................................................................... 86

Test 69 .................................................................................... 87

Test 70 .................................................................................... 88

Test 71 .................................................................................... 89

Test 72 .................................................................................... 90

Test 73 .................................................................................... 91

Test 74 .................................................................................... 92

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Test 75 .................................................................................... 93

Test 76 .................................................................................... 94

Test 77 .................................................................................... 95

Test 78 .................................................................................... 96

Test 79 .................................................................................... 97

Test 80 .................................................................................... 98

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Test 90 .................................................................................... 108

Test 91 .................................................................................... 109

Test 92 .................................................................................... 110

Test 93 .................................................................................... 111

Test 94 .................................................................................... 112

Test 95 .................................................................................... 113

Test 96 .................................................................................... 114

Test 97 .................................................................................... 115

Test 98 .................................................................................... 116

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Test 106 ................................................................................... 124

Test 107 ................................................................................... 125

Test 108 ................................................................................... 126

Test 109 ................................................................................... 127

Test 110 ................................................................................... 128

Test 111 ................................................................................... 129

Test 112 ................................................................................... 130

Test 113 ................................................................................... 131

Test 114 ................................................................................... 132

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Test 115 ................................................................................... 133

Test 116 ................................................................................... 134

Test 117 ................................................................................... 135

Test 118 ................................................................................... 136

Test 119 ................................................................................... 137

Test 120 ................................................................................... 138

Test 121 ................................................................................... 139

Test 122 ................................................................................... 140

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Test 125 ................................................................................... 143

Test 126 ................................................................................... 144

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Test 128 ................................................................................... 146

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Test 131 ................................................................................... 149

Test 132 ................................................................................... 150

Test 133 ................................................................................... 151

Test 134 ................................................................................... 152

Test 135 ................................................................................... 153

Test 136 ................................................................................... 154

Test 137 ................................................................................... 155

Test 138 ................................................................................... 156

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Test 140 ................................................................................... 158

Test 141 ................................................................................... 159

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Test 143 ................................................................................... 161

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Test 146 ................................................................................... 164

Test 147 ................................................................................... 165

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Test 151 ................................................................................... 169

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Test 153 ................................................................................... 171

Test 154 ................................................................................... 172

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Test 155 ................................................................................... 173

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Test 168 ................................................................................... 186

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Test 172 ................................................................................... 190

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Test 182 ................................................................................... 200

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Test 189 ................................................................................... 207

Test 190 ................................................................................... 208

Test 191 ................................................................................... 209

Test 192 ................................................................................... 210

Test 193 ................................................................................... 211

Test 194 ................................................................................... 212

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Test 195 ................................................................................... 213

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Test 198 ................................................................................... 216

Test 199 ................................................................................... 217

Test 200 ................................................................................... 218

Test 201 ................................................................................... 219

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Test 212 ................................................................................... 230

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Test 235 ................................................................................... 253

Test 236 ................................................................................... 254

Test 237 ................................................................................... 255

Test 238 ................................................................................... 256

Test 239 ................................................................................... 257

Test 240 ................................................................................... 258

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Test 245 ................................................................................... 263

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Test 249 ................................................................................... 267

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Test 252 ................................................................................... 270

Test 253 ................................................................................... 271

Test 254 ................................................................................... 272

Test 255 ................................................................................... 273

Test 256 ................................................................................... 274

Test 257 ................................................................................... 275

Test 258 ................................................................................... 276

Test 259 ................................................................................... 277

Test 260 ................................................................................... 278

Test 261 ................................................................................... 279

Test 262 ................................................................................... 280

Test 263 ................................................................................... 281

Test 264 ................................................................................... 282

Test 265 ................................................................................... 283

Test 266 ................................................................................... 284

Test 267 ................................................................................... 285

Test 268 ................................................................................... 286

Test 269 ................................................................................... 287

Test 270 ................................................................................... 288

Test 271 ................................................................................... 289

Test 272 ................................................................................... 290

Test 273 ................................................................................... 291

Test 274 ................................................................................... 292

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Test 275 ................................................................................... 293

Test 276 ................................................................................... 294

Test 277 ................................................................................... 295

Test 278 ................................................................................... 296

Test 279 ................................................................................... 297

Test 280 ................................................................................... 298

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Test 288 ................................................................................... 306

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Test 290 ................................................................................... 308

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Test 293 ................................................................................... 311

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Test 295 ................................................................................... 313

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Test 315 ................................................................................... 333

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Test 339 ................................................................................... 357

Test 340 ................................................................................... 358

Test 341 ................................................................................... 359

Test 342 ................................................................................... 360

Answer Keys ................................................................................ 361

Answer 1 ................................................................................... 362

Answer 2 ................................................................................... 363

Answer 3 ................................................................................... 364

Answer 4 ................................................................................... 365

Answer 5 ................................................................................... 366

Answer 6 ................................................................................... 367

Answer 7 ................................................................................... 368

Answer 8 ................................................................................... 369

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Answer 12 .................................................................................. 373

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Answer 92 .................................................................................. 453

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Answer 132 ................................................................................. 493

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Answer 172 ................................................................................. 533

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Answer 212 ................................................................................. 573

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Answer 223 ................................................................................. 584

Answer 224 ................................................................................. 585

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Answer 238 ................................................................................. 599

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Answer 252 ................................................................................. 613

Answer 253 ................................................................................. 614

Answer 254 ................................................................................. 615

Answer 255 ................................................................................. 616

Answer 256 ................................................................................. 617

Answer 257 ................................................................................. 618

Answer 258 ................................................................................. 619

Answer 259 ................................................................................. 620

Answer 260 ................................................................................. 621

Answer 261 ................................................................................. 622

Answer 262 ................................................................................. 623

Answer 263 ................................................................................. 624

Answer 264 ................................................................................. 625

Answer 265 ................................................................................. 626

Answer 266 ................................................................................. 627

Answer 267 ................................................................................. 628

Answer 268 ................................................................................. 629

Answer 269 ................................................................................. 630

Answer 270 ................................................................................. 631

Answer 271 ................................................................................. 632

Answer 272 ................................................................................. 633

Answer 273 ................................................................................. 634

Answer 274 ................................................................................. 635

Answer 275 ................................................................................. 636

Answer 276 ................................................................................. 637

Answer 277 ................................................................................. 638

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Answer 279 ................................................................................. 640

Answer 280 ................................................................................. 641

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Answer 286 ................................................................................. 647

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Answer 290 ................................................................................. 651

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Answer 292 ................................................................................. 653

Answer 293 ................................................................................. 654

Answer 294 ................................................................................. 655

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Answer 303 ................................................................................. 664

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Answer 305 ................................................................................. 666

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Answer 332 ................................................................................. 693

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Test 1

TOEIC Vocabulary / Word by Meaning / Test # 1

Q1 v. to appraise; to judge the worth or quality; to assess; to gauge

(a) grow (b) charge (c) title (d) evaluate

Q2 n. bars of gold; bars of silver

(a) downsizing (b) bullion (c) shop (d) documentation

Q3 v. to select; to prefer; to pick; to make a choice

(a) associate (b) choose (c) disagree (d) go after

Q4 n. manner of acting; conduct

(a) offing (b) good (c) behavio(u)r (d) collaboration

Q5 n. purchase; sale; acquisition

(a) procurement (b) postage (c) notice (d) resistance

Q6 v. to arrange in groups; to classify; to sort; to structure

(a) facilitate (b) concoct (c) categorize (d) oversee

Q7 n. function; utilization; benefit; advantage; consumption

(a) strength (b) overhead (c) token (d) use

Q8 v. to publish; to distribute; to circulate; to emit

(a) emerge (b) put up with (c) issue (d) penalize

Q9 n. blunder; fault; error

(a) mistake (b) momentum (c) institute (d) retirement

Q10 n. brain; memory; recollection; opinion; intention; desire

(a) mind (b) audience (c) extent (d) aircraft

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Test 2


Q1 adj. customary

(a) comprehensive (b) traditional (c) evident (d) magnificent

Q2 adj. creative; new; original

(a) warning (b) inventive (c) stable (d) including

Q3 adj. resisting change; desiring to preserve traditions; cautious

(a) conservative (b) formatted (c) virtual (d) quarterly

Q4 adj. articulate; eloquent; able to read and write with ease; graceful; flowing

(a) fluent (b) subsidiary (c) versatile (d) head

Q5 n. specialist in repairs of machinery and appliances

(a) proposition (b) leave (c) technician (d) barter

Q6 n. pertaining to a value that is approximately in the middle of a series of values

(a) estimate (b) replacement (c) visibility (d) mid-range

Q7 adj. flawless; complete; undamaged

(a) perfect (b) discouraged (c) elemental (d) permanent

Q8 adj. in the event of sudden need

(a) own (b) preventive (c) regardless (d) emergency

Q9 adj. guilty; dishonest

(a) inalienable (b) least (c) fluent (d) fraudulent

Q10 adj. pertinent; relevant; connected

(a) germane (b) subordinate (c) unfair (d) proud

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Test 3


Q1 n. forward movement; progress; promotion

(a) advancement (b) bank (c) crop (d) internal

Q2 n. something interesting or amusing; fun; hospitality

(a) car (b) entertainment (c) dictate (d) statistics

Q3 n. defect; imperfection; crack; strong gust or wind

(a) flaw (b) dispatch (c) estimate (d) enrichment

Q4 n. lawyer; barrister; advocate; solicitor

(a) benefit (b) attorney (c) range (d) description

Q5 n. preference; precedence; higher rank; privileged position; seniority

(a) incline (b) premises (c) altitude (d) priority

Q6 n. breadth; thickness

(a) width (b) aircraft (c) driver (d) minute

Q7 n. viewpoint; outlook; vista; view

(a) vehicle (b) perspective (c) priority (d) flat money

Q8 n. form; model; image; condition; fitness; mold

(a) fuel (b) expansion (c) disk (d) shape

Q9 n. meal; nourishment; material supplied; act of inserting into a machine (especially of putting paper

into a printer)

(a) campaign (b) rival (c) feed (d) implication

Q10 n. trust; certainty; faith in oneself; secret

(a) interruption (b) scale (c) confidence (d) fame

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Test 4


Q1 v. to exercise; to use; to make an effort

(a) rank (b) enroll (c) indicate (d) exert

Q2 v. to have different opinions; to differ

(a) disagree (b) protect (c) familiarize (d) place

Q3 v. to represent by chart; to draw a curve representing a given function

(a) subsidize (b) mitigate (c) fetch (d) graph

Q4 v. to behave; to manage; to carry out; to transmit

(a) conduct (b) waver (c) engineer (d) institute

Q5 v. to indicate; to itemize; to mark; to designate; to stipulate

(a) mend (b) crop (c) verify (d) specify

Q6 n. commitment; obligation; period of employment

(a) senior (b) engagement (c) consignment (d) pretense

Q7 v. to go in search of; to look for; to search for; to request

(a) seek (b) entitle (c) exaggerate (d) recover

Q8 v. to assess; to appraise; to determine value; to grade; to classify; to sort

(a) apply (b) pretend (c) itemize (d) rate

Q9 v. to make or earn a total of (before taxes and other expenses)

(a) catalog (b) order (c) gross (d) adhere

Q10 v. to issue a command; to make an official order

(a) recover (b) mandate (c) expedite (d) certify

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Test 5


Q1 abbr. person who is responsible for ensuring that a company and its employees are in compliance

with government regulations and internal policies

(a) C.C.O. (b) etc. (c) C.O.O. (d) H.R.

Q2 abbr. quickly; immediately; swiftly; speedily; fast

(a) corp. (b) H.R. (c) a.m. (d) ASAP

Q3 abbr. American corporation headquartered in Virginia, owner and operator of on line and interactive

computer services

(a) AOL (b) C.V. (c) Inc. (d) C.I.O.

Q4 abbr. total value of goods and services produced by a country in a given period (generally one year)

(a) A.O.B. (b) G.N.P. (c) C.T.O. (d) no.

Q5 abbr. top executive rank; person who is responsible for research and development and possibly for

new product plans

(a) Ph.D. (b) corp. (c) C.F.O. (d) C.T.O.

Q6 abbr. public limited liability company in Britain

(a) C.S.O. (b) C.E.O. (c) no. (d) plc

Q7 abbr. signed note acknowledging a debt

(a) ASAP (b) mth. (c) I.O.U. (d) C.I.O.

Q8 abbr. given money that was owed

(a) C.C.O. (b) A.O.B. (c) pd. (d) C.O.D.

Q9 abbr. department in a company that develops new products

(a) mth. (b) attn. (c) R&D (d) p.m.

Q10 abbr. resume; chronological description of one's employment and educational history; biography

(a) C.V. (b) etc. (c) C.E.O. (d) ROI

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Test 6


Q1 prep. about

(a) within (b) concerning (c) below (d) opposite

Q2 prep. intermediate to; common; shared

(a) above (b) below (c) between (d) save

Q3 prep. in every part; at every point or moment

(a) beyond (b) outside (c) until (d) throughout

Q4 prep. further; more distant

(a) upon (b) apart (c) beyond (d) between

Q5 prep. with relation to

(a) except (b) above (c) regarding (d) beneath

Q6 prep. on; atop

(a) between (b) upon (c) despite (d) within

Q7 prep. notwithstanding

(a) save (b) opposite (c) until (d) despite

Q8 prep. across from; facing

(a) regarding (b) between (c) opposite (d) despite

Q9 prep. up to

(a) beyond (b) opposite (c) until (d) behind

Q10 prep. after; in back of

(a) considering (b) behind (c) save (d) during

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Test 7


Q1 adv. against; in contrast to

(a) apart (b) counter (c) firm (d) opposite

Q2 adv. ahead; to the front

(a) forward (b) instead (c) consistently (d) contrary

Q3 adv. confidently; certainly; without a doubt; yes; of course

(a) likely (b) frequently (c) upwards (d) surely

Q4 adv. meticulously; exactingly; scrupulously; diligently; thoroughly

(a) minutely (b) beneath (c) barely (d) tight

Q5 adv. relatively

(a) fine (b) pretty (c) small (d) comparatively

Q6 adv. based on individual thoughts and feelings

(a) thus (b) subjectively (c) clearly (d) courteously

Q7 adv. under; below

(a) unfortunately (b) beneath (c) beyond (d) ultimately

Q8 adv. after the usual or expected time; tardily; recently; far on time; formerly

(a) easy (b) small (c) late (d) either

Q9 adv. in a close-fitting manner; firmly

(a) above (b) tight (c) particularly (d) late

Q10 adv. past; further than

(a) beyond (b) anyhow (c) precisely (d) beneath

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Test 8


Q1 n. honor; esteem; high regard; consideration; attention

(a) line (b) position (c) bias (d) respect

Q2 n. person that you have met but do not know well; knowledge of something; familiarity

(a) acquaintance (b) damage (c) straight (d) influx

Q3 adj. nicely; thoughtfully; graciously; considerately; sympathetically

(a) intense (b) kindly (c) fueled (d) square

Q4 n. wager; bet; investment; share

(a) stake (b) degree (c) alternative (d) instruction

Q5 n. capability of being carried out; capability of being achieved; likelihood; probability

(a) feasibility (b) gratitude (c) subordinate (d) president

Q6 adv. almost certainly; very likely; apparently; in all likelihood

(a) cheap (b) probably (c) sincerely (d) pretty

Q7 adj. composed of elastic material; made from caoutchouc

(a) maternal (b) due (c) rubber (d) favorite

Q8 n. public; large group of people; gathering

(a) ambivalence (b) passport (c) origin (d) crowd

Q9 adj. near; adjacent; careful

(a) base (b) close (c) ambiguous (d) operational

Q10 v. to cover; to coat

(a) task (b) advantage (c) initial (d) blanket

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Test 9


Q1 adj. discovered

(a) payable (b) wire (c) capable (d) found

Q2 adj. coming or occurring after the usual or expected time; tardy; slow; delayed

(a) ready (b) late (c) incredible (d) choice

Q3 adj. annoyed; aggravated; exasperated

(a) difficult (b) crafted (c) central (d) irritated

Q4 adj. doubtful; dubious

(a) formal (b) internal (c) suspect (d) proper

Q5 adj. determined; firm; steadfast

(a) various (b) adept (c) foster (d) resolute

Q6 adj. regular; common

(a) complete (b) unique (c) ordinary (d) clear

Q7 adj. expendable; spoils rapidly; likely to spoil; mortal

(a) perishable (b) flawed (c) remote (d) artificial

Q8 adj. competent; talented; apt

(a) able (b) similar (c) plain (d) adult

Q9 adj. rotating; one after the other; interchanging

(a) cheap (b) alternate (c) overseas (d) liable

Q10 adj. not the same; unusual; distinctive

(a) complicated (b) different (c) changeable (d) disparate

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Test 10


Q1 n. citizenship; patriotism

(a) subsidy (b) calculator (c) schedule (d) nationality

Q2 n. mode; fashion; style; behavior; way; type

(a) implementation (b) agent (c) manner (d) minority

Q3 n. graph; diagram

(a) chart (b) advance (c) grit (d) delivery

Q4 n. percentage of profits paid to an artist for each copy of his work that is sold

(a) drive (b) visibility (c) royalties (d) franchisor

Q5 n. car; vehicle; ride

(a) realization (b) automobile (c) competitor (d) misgiving

Q6 v. to move; to circulate; to draft; to assemble for action (especially armed reserves)

(a) indicate (b) mobilize (c) foster (d) resign

Q7 n. pouch used to carry objects; sac; underground deposit of oil

(a) impression (b) tender (c) pocket (d) barometer

Q8 n. attraction; closeness; liking; likeness

(a) corruption (b) affinity (c) satisfaction (d) rent

Q9 n. caption beneath an illustration

(a) coal (b) inspiration (c) episode (d) underline

Q10 n. cereal; seed; granule; particle; texture; weave

(a) story (b) grain (c) project (d) table

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Test 11


Q1 v. to fill with water and sink; to fall; to fail; to stumble; to cause to sink

(a) founder (b) recap (c) harmonize (d) term

Q2 v. to examine; to break down into parts and study (as in a subject)

(a) analyze (b) commit (c) insist (d) overcome

Q3 v. to accommodate; to house; to enter (a plane, ship, bus, etc.)

(a) require (b) stall (c) board (d) fee

Q4 v. to situate; to place; to identify; to find; to settle

(a) coach (b) locate (c) esteem (d) mean

Q5 v. to take a picture

(a) survey (b) track (c) photograph (d) encourage

Q6 v. to choose; to select; to pull out; to tear out; to peck

(a) pick up (b) strap (c) irritate (d) cost

Q7 v. must (indicating duty or obligation); would (softening the statement)

(a) withdraw (b) jeopardy (c) should (d) entrust

Q8 v. to schedule; to plan; to write a system of operating instructions for a computer

(a) program (b) thread (c) hesitate (d) declare

Q9 v. to enter information into a chart; to postpone; to set aside for future consideration

(a) diet (b) capture (c) realize (d) table

Q10 v. to convert an object or image into a digital image using an optical device to browse

(a) scan (b) carry out (c) audit (d) intend

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Test 12


Q1 abbr. graduate with a doctorate; graduate of a doctoral program; university degree; title

(a) attn. (b) R&D (c) H.R. (d) Ph.D.

Q2 abbr. head manager of a company or large organization

(a) PIN (b) i.e. (c) lb (d) C.O.O.

Q3 abbr. treasurer; person who is responsible for all financial aspects of a company

(a) I.P.O. (b) AOL (c) hr (d) C.F.O.

Q4 abbr. Latin for and so on; and so forth

(a) I.O.U. (b) lb (c) N/A (d) etc.

Q5 abbr. that is to say (Latin); for example; for instance

(a) C.F.O. (b) i.e. (c) pd. (d) mth.

Q6 abbr. period of about 30 days or 4 weeks; 1/12 of a year

(a) mth. (b) lb (c) R&D (d) PTO

Q7 abbr. Chief Information Officer; person who is responsible for a company's internal information

systems

(a) C.O.D. (b) C.I.O. (c) C.E.O. (d) C.S.O.

Q8 abbr. actions of promoting goodwill and distributing information for a company or organization

(a) G.D.P. (b) PR (c) a.m. (d) G.N.P.

Q9 abbr. morning; time before noon; hours between midnight and noon

(a) p.m. (b) C.O.O. (c) PR (d) a.m.

Q10 abbr. used at the end of the list of subjects to be discussed at a meeting or conference

(a) a.m. (b) ASAP (c) A.O.B. (d) I.O.U.

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Test 13


Q1 prep. under; underneath

(a) throughout (b) outside (c) upon (d) beneath

Q2 prep. during

(a) considering (b) upon (c) within (d) except

Q3 prep. besides; but; excluding

(a) beneath (b) apart (c) concerning (d) throughout

Q4 prep. taking into account; in light of

(a) during (b) considering (c) regarding (d) except

Q5 prep. under; beneath; underneath

(a) apart (b) below (c) until (d) throughout

Q6 prep. except; besides; but

(a) behind (b) beyond (c) concerning (d) save

Q7 prep. besides; aside from

(a) beneath (b) considering (c) despite (d) outside

Q8 prep. while; throughout

(a) behind (b) below (c) during (d) outside

Q9 prep. but; besides

(a) above (b) within (c) except (d) concerning

Q10 prep. over; higher than; more than

(a) during (b) above (c) regarding (d) apart

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Test 14


Q1 adv. moderately; quite; rather; to some extent

(a) forward (b) rapidly (c) pretty (d) back

Q2 adv. without pleasure or happiness; wretchedly; poorly

(a) moderately (b) miserably (c) initially (d) below

Q3 adv. quite; sufficiently; fairly

(a) counter (b) seamlessly (c) enough (d) rarely

Q4 adv. dutifully; with care; thoroughly

(a) manually (b) twice (c) conscientiously (d) below

Q5 adv. very quite; to a degree; somewhat; slightly; a bit; might as well

(a) rather (b) further (c) nearby (d) entirely

Q6 adv. politely; respectfully; graciously

(a) courteously (b) instinctively (c) forward (d) nearby

Q7 v. to load; to oppress; to burden; to regard; to esteem

(a) become (b) distract (c) evade (d) weight

Q8 adv. amid; in the middle

(a) precisely (b) miserably (c) between (d) hard

Q9 adv. softly; in a low voice; without strength or force; weakly; into little pieces

(a) directly (b) subjectively (c) small (d) nevertheless

Q10 adv. to the rear; to the past

(a) late (b) unfortunately (c) back (d) outside

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Test 15


Q1 adj. produced; made; manufactured

(a) crafted (b) talkative (c) secure (d) terrible

Q2 adv. progressively

(a) gradually (b) direct (c) slantwise (d) firm

Q3 n. housing; residence; lodging; arrangement; adjustment

(a) hem (b) accommodation (c) boiler room (d) good

Q4 n. esteem; respect; integrity; honesty; award; privilege

(a) registering (b) honor (c) cabinet (d) accommodation

Q5 n. instructional booklet; handbook

(a) unit (b) consumer (c) manual (d) return

Q6 n. endorsement; approval; letter of reference; suggestion; advice

(a) draw (b) misunderstanding (c) recommendation (d) precondition

Q7 adj. temporary; provisional

(a) interim (b) generous (c) entire (d) informal

Q8 n. display; layout; clothing; menu

(a) sound (b) attention (c) array (d) improvement

Q9 v. to let; to enable; to allow; to authorize; to sanction

(a) instruct (b) permit (c) accelerate (d) owe

Q10 v. to emphasize; to accentuate

(a) stress (b) change (c) license (d) compute

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Test 16


Q1 adj. appropriate; noble

(a) becoming (b) delicious (c) paramount (d) constant

Q2 adj. comprising; containing; embracing

(a) becoming (b) including (c) temporary (d) dense

Q3 adj. not real; fanciful

(a) legitimate (b) swift (c) imaginary (d) pushy

Q4 adj. inner; inside; inland; of a country's domestic affairs; of an individual's inner life

(a) interior (b) inbound (c) resolute (d) glossy

Q5 adj. passing; brief

(a) obsolete (b) cheap (c) temporary (d) beneficent

Q6 adj. non-transferable

(a) renowned (b) smart (c) available (d) inalienable

Q7 adj. silent; noiseless; peaceful; tranquil; still; lacking activity

(a) cautious (b) quiet (c) final (d) above

Q8 adj. vital; essential; indispensable; unavoidable

(a) elect (b) coherent (c) suspect (d) necessary

Q9 adj. back; hind

(a) record (b) rear (c) prize (d) supportive

Q10 adj. existent; in attendance; on hand; of the current times; pertaining to the current times

(a) capable (b) reverse (c) appealing (d) present

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Test 17


Q1 n. quantity; sum

(a) pollution (b) addition (c) resilience (d) amount

Q2 n. freedom from danger; quality of not causing injury or loss; any security device

(a) thoroughness (b) assistance (c) safety (d) acquaintance

Q3 n. choice; alternative; possibility; selection; election

(a) option (b) compromise (c) reflection (d) refuse

Q4 n. push; lift; incentive; encouragement

(a) attachment (b) fence (c) option (d) boost

Q5 n. inventory of legal investments for savings banks and trust funds

(a) firm (b) inspector (c) semester (d) approved list

Q6 n. delivery; dispatch; conveyance

(a) consignment (b) index (c) significance (d) trustee

Q7 adj. in favor of reform; supporting a progressive philosophy; tolerant; open-minded

(a) maximum (b) ill (c) liberal (d) measurable

Q8 n. track; lane; route; search route

(a) assessment (b) law (c) experiment (d) path

Q9 n. dossier; collection of documents on a subject; tool for smoothing surfaces; line; queue

(a) supplement (b) motivation (c) bank draft (d) file

Q10 n. financial obligation; debt; responsibility; obligation

(a) liability (b) scratch (c) desk (d) existence

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Test 18


Q1 v. to plan; to scheme; to send; to dispatch; to throw

(a) project (b) host (c) suspend (d) oversee

Q2 v. to delay; to obstruct; to hinder; to prevent; to thwart

(a) impede (b) halt (c) inflict (d) bulk

Q3 v. to grant a license to an individual or group; to grant the right to vote

(a) pipe (b) spread (c) enlighten (d) franchise

Q4 v. to demolish; to ruin; to destruct; to erase

(a) diet (b) finalize (c) destroy (d) go along with

Q5 v. to elevate; to lift; to excite; to arouse; to cause

(a) harness (b) search (c) respond (d) raise

Q6 v. to recover

(a) accompany (b) get over (c) envision (d) evict

Q7 v. to go on a journey; to move; to go from one place to another

(a) link (b) envision (c) travel (d) coach

Q8 v. to support; to provide for; to finance; to assist; to encourage

(a) wait (b) sustain (c) occur (d) carry out

Q9 v. to channel; to centralize

(a) funnel (b) classify (c) note (d) divert

Q10 v. to extend; to lengthen

(a) break down (b) delegate (c) prolong (d) venture

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Test 19


Q1 abbr. describing something that can be left out isn't required

(a) I.P.O. (b) PIN (c) etc. (d) N/A

Q2 abbr. numeral; mathematical value or its symbol; unit in a series; part

(a) PR (b) no. (c) Ph.D. (d) plc

Q3 abbr. legally established as a corporation

(a) A.O.B. (b) Inc. (c) C.F.O. (d) Ltd.

Q4 abbr. cash payment to be made upon receipt of products or goods

(a) AOL (b) C.O.D. (c) I.O.U. (d) G.N.P.

Q5 abbr. firm, company that is organized in such a way as to give its owners limited liability

(a) Ltd. (b) hr (c) ASAP (d) plc

Q6 abbr. pound; unit of weight in ancient Rome equaling approximately 12 ounces

(a) attn. (b) lb (c) pd. (d) AOL

Q7 abbr. manpower; personnel; human work force; human labor; staff

(a) corp. (b) H.R. (c) R&D (d) HTML

Q8 abbr. directed to a particular person (generally used when addressing a letter or message) or issue

(a) attn. (b) PTO (c) C.T.O. (d) C.C.

Q9 abbr. between noon and midnight; in the afternoon; after the hour of 12:00 noon

(a) p.m. (b) C.C. (c) C.O.O. (d) Ltd.

Q10 abbr. secondary email address; copy of a document, message, or email that is sent to a third party

(a) G.D.P. (b) PR (c) i.e. (d) C.C.

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Test 20


Q1 adv. as a result; therefore

(a) plain (b) entirely (c) consequently (d) comparatively

Q2 adv. evidently; obviously; allegedly; seemingly

(a) regardless (b) adversely (c) apparently (d) surely

Q3 adv. hardly; scarcely

(a) consequently (b) anyway (c) barely (d) upwards

Q4 adv. intentionally; purposefully; methodically

(a) deliberately (b) anyway (c) apparently (d) fair

Q5 adv. to a higher level; more than; higher than

(a) unfortunately (b) yearly (c) upwards (d) close

Q6 adv. exactly; accurately; definitely; certainly; surely

(a) perhaps (b) good (c) consciously (d) precisely

Q7 adj. pertaining to the commercial center of a city

(a) downtown (b) yearly (c) beneficent (d) compatible

Q8 adv. simply; in an unembellished manner; clearly

(a) plain (b) smoothly (c) tight (d) drastically

Q9 adv. after all others; finally; at the end; most recently

(a) last (b) plain (c) entirely (d) miserably

Q10 adv. sturdily; steadily; assertively; in a determined manner

(a) last (b) firm (c) ahead (d) certainly

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Test 21


Q1 n. model; pattern; something which serves as an illustration

(a) example (b) collateral (c) notebook (d) investor

Q2 v. to occupy; to live in; to dwell in; to reside in; to populate

(a) phone (b) exit (c) inhabit (d) edge

Q3 n. custody; property; asset; control; ownership

(a) forward (b) implication (c) tax (d) possession

Q4 n. financial sheet listing salaries; list of workers who receive wages and salaries

(a) necessity (b) fundamental (c) smart (d) payroll

Q5 n. innovativeness; inventiveness

(a) entertainer (b) adjustable rate (c) creativity (d) millennium

Q6 v. to be composed of; to be made up of

(a) consist (b) source (c) decide (d) shape

Q7 adj. main; principal; major

(a) evasive (b) sound (c) elemental (d) central

Q8 n. disorder; embarrassment; bewilderment

(a) edge (b) approved list (c) volunteer (d) confusion

Q9 v. to cause someone enjoyment

(a) embark (b) assort (c) anticipate (d) pleasure

Q10 v. to protect; to guard; to evade a question; to respond in a vague manner

(a) fence (b) enlist (c) reveal (d) reiterate

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Test 22


Q1 adj. prepared; set; eager; willing; quick; fast

(a) ample (b) comfortable (c) ready (d) few

Q2 adj. present; opposite of absent; accompanying

(a) scrupulous (b) environmental (c) lasting (d) attendant

Q3 adj. independent; independent contractor; business owner; person who is not a hired laborer

(a) lead (b) confident (c) prior (d) self-employed

Q4 adj. lucky; successful; opportune

(a) annual (b) fortunate (c) efficient (d) precise

Q5 adj. shiny; polished; smooth

(a) major (b) conscious (c) including (d) glossy

Q6 adj. signed with initials; marked with the first letter or letter of a name

(a) initialed (b) private (c) objective (d) express

Q7 adj. commercial; of commerce

(a) independent (b) trade (c) elaborate (d) pertinent

Q8 adj. ill; nauseous; feeling the need to vomit; disgusted; fed up

(a) profuse (b) sick (c) current (d) trial

Q9 adj. of a smaller version or dimension

(a) mental (b) downsize (c) terrible (d) rival

Q10 adj. just; reasonable; handsome; light colored; clean; clear

(a) top (b) fair (c) downtown (d) kind

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Test 23


Q1 n. contrast

(a) engagement (b) innocent (c) break (d) compare

Q2 n. person who accepts; person who takes or gets

(a) recipient (b) press (c) entertainer (d) delegate

Q3 n. enhancement; refinement; improvement

(a) enrichment (b) employer (c) interior (d) clock

Q4 n. informal word for a commercial announcement

(a) vacation (b) ad (c) appointment (d) return

Q5 n. easement; alleviation; liberation; aid; assistance

(a) official (b) executive (c) relief (d) argument

Q6 n. rapid multiplication; rapid reproduction; prosperity

(a) electrician (b) proliferation (c) intent (d) scope

Q7 n. last testament listing inheritors of a dying person's property

(a) preface (b) will (c) surprise (d) qualification

Q8 n. location; description of a location

(a) suit (b) address (c) clearance (d) formula

Q9 n. benefit; profit; utility; avail

(a) accord (b) rear (c) advantage (d) election

Q10 n. resident; native of a country

(a) interpreter (b) citizen (c) birth rate (d) backlash

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Test 24


Q1 v. to ask for; to petition for

(a) saw (b) request (c) correct (d) condition

Q2 v. to stay somewhere temporarily; to make an official inspection

(a) mark (b) visit (c) collide (d) cure

Q3 v. to provide with a combustible substance that provides energy

(a) brief (b) customize (c) fuel (d) motivate

Q4 v. to alter; to change; to fluctuate

(a) aim (b) adorn (c) idle (d) vary

Q5 v. to disregard an outstanding debt (as of a customer)

(a) write off (b) elucidate (c) phone (d) eliminate

Q6 n. guidebook; library; catalog

(a) switchboard (b) taste (c) directory (d) defense

Q7 v. to try to; to assay

(a) exist (b) attempt (c) publicize (d) provision

Q8 v. to write down in a timetable; to register

(a) size (b) attempt (c) calendar (d) tantalizing

Q9 v. to bind; to fasten with a rope or cord

(a) insist (b) tie (c) boost (d) release

Q10 v. to cite; to state a price; to offer a price

(a) delete (b) take (c) quote (d) accept

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Test 25


Q1 abbr. large company; firm; business

(a) C.T.O. (b) corp. (c) p.m. (d) ROI

Q2 abbr. first offering to the public of a company's shares on the stock market

(a) PIN (b) C.O.D. (c) PTO (d) I.P.O.

Q3 abbr. head manager of a corporation, company or large organization

(a) HTML (b) Inc. (c) Ph.D. (d) C.E.O.

Q4 abbr. period of 60 minutes

(a) I.P.O. (b) C.C. (c) C.C.O. (d) hr

Q5 abbr. total goods and services produced by nation during one year excluding payments on foreign

investments

(a) no. (b) C.C.O. (c) C.V. (d) G.D.P.

Q6 abbr. method of measuring the profitability of a company (derived by dividing the net income by total

assets)

(a) ROI (b) plc (c) pd. (d) i.e.

Q7 abbr. requesting to view or read the opposite side of a page or document

(a) PTO (b) N/A (c) Inc. (d) G.D.P.

Q8 abbr. top executive rank; person who is responsible for the security of a company's communications

and business systems

(a) C.I.O. (b) C.S.O. (c) G.N.P. (d) hr

Q9 abbr. set of numbers which identifies a person

(a) C.S.O. (b) PIN (c) HTML (d) Ltd.

Q10 abbr. language used to write pages and sites for the Internet

(a) HTML (b) ROI (c) N/A (d) C.V.

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Test 26


Q1 adv. meanwhile; in the meantime

(a) twice (b) already (c) overhead (d) interim

Q2 adv. seemingly; probably

(a) likely (b) above (c) further (d) nevertheless

Q3 adv. regrettably

(a) unfortunately (b) deliberately (c) manually (d) particularly

Q4 adv. briefly; bluntly; rudely

(a) moderately (b) directly (c) overhead (d) curtly

Q5 adv. obviously; apparently; unmistakably

(a) tight (b) opposite (c) consequently (d) clearly

Q6 adv. infrequently; not often; seldom

(a) seamlessly (b) enough (c) rarely (d) ill

Q7 adv. in a place across an ocean

(a) hard (b) perhaps (c) overseas (d) quarterly

Q8 adv. contrarily

(a) necessarily (b) clearly (c) regularly (d) opposite

Q9 adv. towards a lower place, position or section

(a) likely (b) downward (c) previously (d) minutely

Q10 adv. nearby

(a) close (b) slantwise (c) forward (d) abroad

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Test 27


Q1 v. to go along with; to go together with; to join; to attach

(a) affect (b) forward (c) accompany (d) narrow

Q2 n. guarantee; authority; justification

(a) square (b) scramble (c) warranty (d) recruitment

Q3 n. one who activates; worker of a telephone switchboard; operation symbol

(a) operator (b) exposure (c) divide (d) output

Q4 adj. attentive; conscious of

(a) representative (b) aware (c) large (d) unsatisfactory

Q5 n. fleece from some animals; frizzy hair

(a) litter (b) wool (c) gate (d) offset

Q6 n. one who damages a person or his property or rights

(a) facility (b) denial (c) coincidence (d) trespasser

Q7 adj. reliable; trustworthy; dependable

(a) commercial (b) aggregate (c) robust (d) credible

Q8 v. to substitute for; to return something to a particular position or location

(a) scan (b) replace (c) pad (d) leave

Q9 adj. enduring; lasting; continuing; leftover; remaining

(a) persistent (b) intensive (c) severe (d) residual

Q10 n. bed covering; quilt

(a) size (b) special (c) blanket (d) downtown

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Test 28


Q1 adj. relating to supervision and responsibility

(a) digital (b) rival (c) lucrative (d) managerial

Q2 adj. of public funds; of or pertaining to money matters

(a) potential (b) fiscal (c) supportive (d) remote

Q3 adj. invaluable; beyond any expressible value; very expensive

(a) bothersome (b) genuine (c) priceless (d) confidential

Q4 adj. skilled; able; proficient; adept

(a) tender (b) resident (c) capable (d) contemporary

Q5 adj. coherent; steadfast; firm

(a) additional (b) circumspect (c) substantive (d) consistent

Q6 adj. well; not sick; fit; sound

(a) healthy (b) comprehensive (c) elementary (d) imaginary

Q7 adj. inferior; of secondary importance; under the authority of another

(a) precise (b) collectible (c) adamant (d) subordinate

Q8 v. to advance; to move forward; to gain

(a) dispense (b) prevent (c) shop (d) progress

Q9 adj. of or pertaining to the upper class

(a) buoyant (b) various (c) certain (d) society

Q10 adj. inexpensive; cheap; of or relating to a financial plan

(a) budget (b) discrete (c) peculiar (d) brokered

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Test 29


Q1 n. general expenses; manufacturing and business expenses

(a) cash (b) border (c) overhead (d) layman

Q2 n. person or business that sells goods to final consumers

(a) retailer (b) persistence (c) clip (d) rise

Q3 n. opposition; appeal; denial; protest

(a) proliferation (b) source (c) objection (d) satisfaction

Q4 n. wages; rent; rental; charge; fee

(a) progress (b) hire (c) inflation (d) creditor

Q5 n. one who is subservient; someone under the authority of another

(a) compatible (b) subordinate (c) vegetarian (d) measurement

Q6 n. small machine that makes computations

(a) delegate (b) few (c) calculator (d) inspector

Q7 n. garbage; trash; waste

(a) resume (b) traffic (c) refuse (d) daily

Q8 n. work beyond regular working hours; pay for such work

(a) segment (b) crop (c) overtime (d) expert

Q9 n. detailed account of an occurrence or situation

(a) impulse (b) operation (c) report (d) stay

Q10 n. mark; symbol; indication; hint; trace; notice; advertisement

(a) part (b) candidate (c) sign (d) messenger

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Test 30


Q1 v. to bear witness; to declare under oath; to attest

(a) testify (b) salvage (c) file (d) list

Q2 v. to set apart an additional amount of space or money for security

(a) locate (b) foster (c) margin (d) award

Q3 v. to bill; to charge

(a) rebound (b) aggregate (c) manage (d) invoice

Q4 v. to cause to be acquainted; to accustom; to make something well known; to publicize

(a) store (b) cushion (c) familiarize (d) lack

Q5 v. to rub off; to remove totally; to delete

(a) know (b) pose (c) groom (d) erase

Q6 n. tag; sign; identification tag

(a) bonus (b) badge (c) feature (d) requirement

Q7 v. to adapt oneself; to host guests; to provide lodging

(a) accommodate (b) prize (c) pose (d) slip

Q8 v. to fall; to make fall; to bring down; to go down; to omit; to abandon

(a) tenant (b) drop (c) publicize (d) suspend

Q9 v. to nominate; to designate

(a) prevail (b) climb (c) appoint (d) compare

Q10 v. to shut; to be shut; to finish; to complete

(a) give up (b) post (c) machine (d) close

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Test 31


Q1 adv. knowingly; with awareness

(a) surely (b) good (c) consciously (d) initially

Q2 adv. also; too; as well

(a) nearby (b) either (c) pretty (d) least

Q3 adv. in another country; outside; widely

(a) frequently (b) abroad (c) etc. (d) behind

Q4 adv. side by side; in alignment; on top of; up-to-date; well-informed

(a) gradually (b) abreast (c) ostensibly (d) smoothly

Q5 adv. commonly; generally; regularly

(a) between (b) usually (c) especially (d) necessarily

Q6 n. appraisal; estimation; assessment

(a) affiliate (b) accordance (c) effort (d) evaluation

Q7 adv. without consideration for possible problems; anyway; in any case

(a) below (b) foremost (c) regardless (d) randomly

Q8 adv. at an angle; obliquely; in a slanting direction

(a) slantwise (b) originally (c) apparently (d) solely

Q9 adv. from above; above; in the sky

(a) especially (b) overhead (c) downward (d) fine

Q10 adv. in place of; as a replacement

(a) instead (b) originally (c) downtown (d) severely

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Test 32


Q1 adj. foreign; abroad

(a) somber (b) tense (c) overseas (d) thorough

Q2 adj. aspiring; desirous of success; requiring great effort

(a) conversant (b) ambitious (c) comfortable (d) distinctive

Q3 v. to enter; to penetrate; to infiltrate; to suffuse

(a) permeate (b) bottom (c) reflect (d) resemble

Q4 adj. resistant; invulnerable; impervious; sealed; durable

(a) payable (b) commercial (c) duplicate (d) proof

Q5 adj. lively; vigorous; crucial; critical; necessary

(a) persistent (b) eligible (c) vital (d) select

Q6 v. to become bigger; to expand

(a) enlarge (b) guarantee (c) expel (d) mull

Q7 v. to stretch; to enlarge; to lengthen; to reach out

(a) progress (b) extend (c) order (d) inhabit

Q8 n. person who translates from one language to another (orally); person how clarifies; commentator

(a) interpreter (b) baggage (c) pick up (d) dispense

Q9 n. foundation; organization which provides a certain service or supports a particular cause

(a) offer (b) perspective (c) letter (d) institute

Q10 v. to arrive; to obtain; to procure; to extend the arm outward

(a) misunderstand (b) remove (c) reach (d) fetch

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Test 33


Q1 adj. facing; across from; contrary; reverse; different; antithetical

(a) meaning (b) payable (c) opposite (d) legitimate

Q2 adj. intrinsic; existing as a natural and integral part; natural; inborn

(a) inherent (b) profitable (c) fussy (d) uncertain

Q3 adj. lazy; vain; unoccupied; unemployed

(a) idle (b) straightforward (c) colloquial (d) gross

Q4 adj. infinite; boundless

(a) evasive (b) unlimited (c) corporate (d) previous

Q5 n. distant part of the sea visible from the shore; remote place far from the shore; high seas

(a) offing (b) traffic (c) hem (d) mood

Q6 v. to rotate; to turn; to spin; to encircle; to think about; to contemplate

(a) counterbalance (b) revolve (c) base (d) reflect

Q7 adj. ready; attentive; quick; agile

(a) incumbent (b) diligent (c) alert (d) absent

Q8 adj. delicate; thin; flimsy; handsome; top-quality; excellent

(a) simple (b) state (c) fine (d) significant

Q9 adj. binding; compelling; must be done; necessary

(a) obligatory (b) widespread (c) enthusiastic (d) eligible

Q10 adj. containing; comprehensive; all-embracing; extensive; taking in

(a) predictable (b) credible (c) continuous (d) inclusive

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Test 34


Q1 n. act of dragging or pulling with a rope or chain

(a) deposit (b) tow (c) adjustment (d) area

Q2 n. standard against which something is measured; factor; discipline

(a) surface (b) applicant (c) gratuity (d) criterion

Q3 n. wages; living; stronghold

(a) retailer (b) pose (c) keep (d) coincidence

Q4 n. gross error; stupid mistake

(a) response (b) food (c) commodity (d) blunder

Q5 n. state of losing property to one's creditor's due to unpaid debts; insolvency

(a) gap (b) present (c) bankruptcy (d) inspiration

Q6 n. an interest percentage that changes over time

(a) disclaimer (b) adjustable rate (c) license (d) editor

Q7 n. demand for goods or services; rate of purchase and sale; fair

(a) market (b) exit (c) illustration (d) resist

Q8 n. period; era; generation

(a) calculator (b) age (c) advance (d) mail

Q9 n. knowledge obtained by doing; something that one has lived through

(a) treatment (b) target (c) aging schedule (d) experience

Q10 n. piece of equipment which can be used with other machines without alternation

(a) addiction (b) imagining (c) cruise (d) compatible

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Test 35


Q1 v. to present; to show or illustrate something through example, or physical demonstrations

(a) adjourn (b) ignore (c) hesitate (d) demonstrate

Q2 v. to bend; to turn sharply in a different direction

(a) angle (b) release (c) foster (d) carry

Q3 v. to relate to; to deal with; to process; to pay for

(a) treat (b) collate (c) acquaint (d) slot

Q4 v. to agree; to reconcile; to be in concert with

(a) harmonize (b) founder (c) nurse (d) secure

Q5 v. to cause suffering to; to behave unjustly toward

(a) mark (b) argue (c) wrong (d) conceal

Q6 v. to gather; to garner; to assemble; to accumulate; to take payments

(a) legitimate (b) collect (c) button (d) number

Q7 adj. under the rule of; subordinate; exposed to; liable to; conditional

(a) irrelevant (b) above (c) subject (d) token

Q8 v. to establish; to erect; to throw; to toss

(a) fizzle (b) pitch (c) attract (d) tax

Q9 v. to collect; to gather; to accumulate; to store; to place in reserve

(a) head (b) garner (c) anticipate (d) decrease

Q10 v. to hawk; to vend; to deal; to distribute; to sell

(a) resist (b) peddle (c) rise (d) disappear

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Test 36


Q1 adv. at first; in the first place; at the beginning

(a) solely (b) ostensibly (c) surely (d) initially

Q2 adv. only; exclusively; merely

(a) solely (b) though (c) already (d) overtime

Q3 adv. accidentally; by chance

(a) between (b) overtime (c) close (d) randomly

Q4 adv. forward; in advance

(a) especially (b) ahead (c) apparently (d) rather

Q5 adv. at first; in the first place; in a unique manner

(a) randomly (b) overseas (c) ostensibly (d) originally

Q6 adv. doubly

(a) twice (b) foremost (c) cheap (d) regularly

Q7 n. concern; affair; percentage on a loan which is paid over time

(a) slope (b) interest (c) cycle (d) tackle

Q8 adv. to a greater distance; more; in addition

(a) apart (b) last (c) further (d) enough

Q9 adv. in every; during

(a) sternly (b) between (c) throughout (d) outside

Q10 adv. with difficulty; barely; scarcely; poorly; improperly

(a) ill (b) truly (c) quarterly (d) ahead

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Test 37


Q1 v. to decide; to define; to conclude; to cause; to affect

(a) compensate (b) determine (c) excite (d) credit

Q2 adj. lasting throughout the whole year; continuing for many years; perpetual; everlasting

(a) equivalent (b) anxious (c) perennial (d) audio

Q3 n. criterion; measure; point of reference for comparison

(a) benchmark (b) mayor (c) diversity (d) predisposition

Q4 n. occurrence; happening; contest; campaign; promotion

(a) conduct (b) practice (c) event (d) fund

Q5 n. acknowledgment; strong persuasion or belief; condemnation

(a) export (b) innovator (c) conviction (d) specification

Q6 n. variety; collection; selection; range; mixture

(a) character (b) assortment (c) leaflet (d) slander

Q7 n. rage; fury

(a) anger (b) protocol (c) surplus (d) express

Q8 n. introduction of something new; change; new method or practice

(a) directory (b) official (c) innovation (d) junction

Q9 v. to return money; to reimburse; to repay; to finance again

(a) strike (b) refund (c) merchandise (d) journey

Q10 adv. four times a year; once every three months

(a) obviously (b) least (c) quarterly (d) close

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Test 38


Q1 adj. sole; limited to a selected few; incompatible; fashionable; unique

(a) urban (b) society (c) above (d) exclusive

Q2 adj. honest; truthful; frank; straightforward; genuine; earnest

(a) sincere (b) essential (c) exact (d) several

Q3 adj. small; of a pouch

(a) capital (b) pocket (c) prevalent (d) particular

Q4 adj. perfect; imaginary; excellent; best; exemplary

(a) vacant (b) ideal (c) exclusive (d) portable

Q5 adj. comprehensive; complete; finished

(a) independent (b) minute (c) thorough (d) outdoor

Q6 adj. substantial; real; tangible; current

(a) enthusiastic (b) flawed (c) retail (d) actual

Q7 adj. strong; healthy

(a) certain (b) robust (c) efficient (d) hidden

Q8 adj. lifeless; spiritless

(a) ideal (b) alive (c) inanimate (d) versatile

Q9 adj. forceful; energetic; vigorous; spirited; alive

(a) dynamic (b) permanent (c) introductory (d) inspiring

Q10 adj. chief; head; leading; primary; main

(a) favorable (b) savvy (c) candid (d) principal

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Test 39


Q1 n. newspaper; magazine; diary; blog; bookkeeping ledger

(a) journal (b) supply (c) claim (d) significance

Q2 n. something that causes a person to act; cause; incentive; purpose; intention

(a) motive (b) competition (c) underline (d) hallmark

Q3 n. finding fault; act of expressing displeasure; pleading entered by a plaintiff (Law)

(a) goal (b) enterprise (c) complaint (d) composition

Q4 n. obligation; responsibility; assignment; customs tax

(a) collection (b) ad (c) irritation (d) duty

Q5 n. place; position; situation; site; spot

(a) perishable (b) rise (c) location (d) chain

Q6 n. character; nature; trait; arrangement; placement

(a) itinerary (b) deal (c) disposition (d) initial

Q7 n. inflow; inward flow; place where a stream flows into another body of water

(a) procedure (b) inspiration (c) influx (d) particular

Q8 n. act of rescuing; rescued items

(a) appearance (b) neglect (c) salvage (d) applicant

Q9 n. beginning letter of a person's first name; first letter (as of a word)

(a) fix (b) initial (c) director (d) anchor

Q10 n. confirmation; endorsement; positive opinion

(a) judge (b) approval (c) output (d) fortune

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Test 40


Q1 v. to contemplate again

(a) reconsider (b) funnel (c) box (d) clear

Q2 v. to cover with a thin layer of metal; to coat with metal

(a) segment (b) plate (c) style (d) boost

Q3 v. to crumble into granules

(a) cart (b) replace (c) travel (d) grain

Q4 v. to set a new time and date

(a) lay off (b) issue (c) reschedule (d) contract

Q5 v. to persuade; to influence; to prove

(a) damage (b) defect (c) site (d) convince

Q6 v. to quit an office or position; to relinquish; to give up; to abdicate

(a) detect (b) resign (c) fence (d) lead

Q7 v. to travel; to take a trip

(a) encounter (b) screen (c) journey (d) advise

Q8 v. to occupy a place; to take a place; to obtain at an advance opportunity

(a) anticipate (b) locate (c) preempt (d) cast

Q9 v. to appreciate; to esteem; to respect; to appraise; to assess worth

(a) prize (b) demolish (c) sustain (d) reclaim

Q10 v. to grow older; to mature

(a) detail (b) authorize (c) age (d) scramble

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Test 41


Q1 adv. exceeding regular working hours

(a) ill (b) overtime (c) consistently (d) certainly

Q2 adv. strenuously; with great effort; to the full extent; intently; to the extreme limit

(a) ahead (b) back (c) instantaneously (d) hard

Q3 adv. at fixed intervals; at evenly-spaced intervals; usually; customarily

(a) regularly (b) systematically (c) opposite (d) easy

Q4 adv. first in place or rank; primary; leading; main

(a) anyhow (b) moderately (c) either (d) foremost

Q5 adv. smoothly; continuously; inconspicuously

(a) systematically (b) behind (c) though (d) seamlessly

Q6 adv. before; at an earlier time; in the past; antecedently

(a) abreast (b) particularly (c) beyond (d) previously

Q7 v. to answer adequately or successfully

(a) angle (b) house (c) field (d) graduate

Q8 adv. and so on; and so forth

(a) small (b) contrary (c) etc. (d) deliberately

Q9 adv. very well; excellent

(a) sternly (b) anyway (c) directly (d) fine

Q10 adv. in any event; anyway

(a) fine (b) curtly (c) however (d) enough

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Test 42


Q1 n. tip; bonus; recompense

(a) blue sky laws (b) sharp (c) gratuity (d) improvement

Q2 v. to carry; to encourage; to assist financially; to substantiate

(a) support (b) fold (c) agree (d) supervise

Q3 n. physical position or bearing; opinion; attitude

(a) supplier (b) wrench (c) calendar (d) stance

Q4 v. to confess to something; to allow entrance; to accept as valid

(a) admit (b) respect (c) bond (d) inspire

Q5 n. practice session for a performance

(a) misgiving (b) postmaster (c) wire (d) rehearsal

Q6 n. meeting; seminar; convention

(a) capitalization (b) conference (c) prejudice (d) quote

Q7 v. to write or print a series of names or items according to a certain order; to inscribe; to record

(a) manufacture (b) discover (c) list (d) secure

Q8 n. fitness; suitability; limitation; diploma or certificate stating one's abilities

(a) willingness (b) qualification (c) terminology (d) expense

Q9 v. to stance

(a) scan (b) pose (c) envision (d) overlap

Q10 v. to confirm the truth of something

(a) hide (b) verify (c) pitch (d) consume

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Test 43


Q1 adj. still; fixed in place; static; settled; tending to stay in one place

(a) routine (b) extraordinary (c) unauthorized (d) stationary

Q2 adj. striking; noteworthy; extraordinary; exceptional

(a) remarkable (b) equal (c) injured (d) private

Q3 adj. providing assistance

(a) familiar (b) crucial (c) supportive (d) impatient

Q4 adj. preferred; beloved; liked

(a) stipendiary (b) sufficient (c) warning (d) favorite

Q5 adj. benevolent; giving; unselfish; abundant; plentiful

(a) generous (b) false (c) confidential (d) residential

Q6 adj. decayed; decomposed; putrid; spoiled; despicable

(a) few (b) rotten (c) contemporary (d) dotted

Q7 n. astonishment; something which startles or astonishes; unexpected event

(a) departure (b) treaty (c) surprise (d) printer

Q8 adj. conspicuous; bulging outward; protruding; remarkable; noticeable

(a) inventive (b) gifted (c) salient (d) pleased

Q9 adj. coming after all others; most recent; final; newest

(a) unlimited (b) fraudulent (c) last (d) reliable

Q10 adj. controlling; aggressive; extremely self-assertive; bossy

(a) objective (b) pushy (c) favorite (d) ambitious

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Test 44


Q1 n. incorrect interpretation

(a) attendance (b) total (c) vessel (d) misunderstanding

Q2 n. portable personal computer; laptop computer

(a) notebook (b) landscape (c) mentor (d) impulse

Q3 n. woman who serves tables in a restaurant or pub

(a) blunder (b) money supply (c) waitress (d) uniqueness

Q4 n. offer; plan; theory; problem

(a) midmorning (b) apology (c) proposition (d) dietician

Q5 n. area; territory; domain; field; area of activity or interest; sphere

(a) mailing (b) reimbursement (c) region (d) journal

Q6 v. to wither; to die out; to bleach; to disappear

(a) authorize (b) fade (c) weigh (d) revive

Q7 n. buyer; client

(a) consumer (b) advert (c) duress (d) developer

Q8 n. schedule; agenda; written order of events

(a) program (b) creativity (c) still (d) trust

Q9 n. symbol; sign; mark; remembrance

(a) sneakers (b) token (c) finance (d) evidence

Q10 n. word or phrase by which someone or something is called or identified; moniker

(a) minimum (b) name (c) blame (d) courtesy

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Test 45


Q1 v. to appoint; to specify; to identify; to designate

(a) receipt (b) name (c) combine (d) table

Q2 v. to delete; to skip over; to neglect

(a) complicate (b) crop (c) omit (d) resist

Q3 v. to follow; to drag; to tow

(a) stress (b) trail (c) customize (d) edit

Q4 v. to travel; to go; to journey; to happen; to eat and drink

(a) vary (b) put off (c) establish (d) fare

Q5 v. to globalize; to make worldwide

(a) hit (b) internationalize (c) launch (d) fleet

Q6 n. collection of written records; use of written records as evidence

(a) documentation (b) announcement (c) privilege (d) overview

Q7 v. to demand the return of property; to repossess

(a) economize (b) prioritize (c) disturb (d) reclaim

Q8 v. to gather together; to group together; to press in

(a) crowd (b) take over (c) develop (d) crate

Q9 v. to push; to iron; to remove creases or wrinkles; to confiscate for public or government use

(a) manufacture (b) major (c) press (d) rank

Q10 v. to fight for; to challenge; to appeal

(a) pose (b) field (c) contest (d) constrain

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Test 46


Q1 adv. previously; before a certain time

(a) instinctively (b) already (c) gradually (d) subjectively

Q2 adv. chiefly; principally; mainly; initially

(a) truly (b) nevertheless (c) interim (d) primarily

Q3 adv. in some way

(a) adversely (b) severely (c) anyhow (d) ill

Q4 adv. naturally; spontaneously; intuitively; automatically

(a) foremost (b) cordially (c) instinctively (d) further

Q5 adv. in whatever manner; however

(a) easy (b) courteously (c) back (d) anyway

Q6 adv. by hand; physically

(a) smoothly (b) instantaneously (c) manually (d) anyhow

Q7 adv. nice; excellent; of high quality

(a) rarely (b) good (c) beyond (d) instinctively

Q8 adv. at a further point

(a) below (b) firm (c) direct (d) deliberately

Q9 adv. clearly; straight; frankly; immediately; soon

(a) apart (b) adversely (c) directly (d) barely

Q10 adv. in opposition; against; counter

(a) instead (b) behind (c) contrary (d) regardless

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Test 47


Q1 n. program; scheme; agenda; timetable; schedule

(a) scene (b) confusion (c) occupation (d) plan

Q2 adv. regularly; persistently; steadily; stably

(a) however (b) consistently (c) throughout (d) quarterly

Q3 n. particular form of something; variant; rendering; translation

(a) article (b) mood (c) profession (d) version

Q4 v. to take a risk in order to achieve a goal

(a) dismiss (b) qualify (c) venture (d) get over

Q5 n. hope; anticipation; assumption

(a) drop (b) disease (c) expectancy (d) apparatus

Q6 n. person or thing which promotes; expeditor

(a) premises (b) enclosure (c) facilitator (d) dealing

Q7 v. to give; to submit; to transform; to represent; to depict

(a) persuade (b) render (c) reimburse (d) excel

Q8 n. goods; ware; stock; articles or items to be sold

(a) acronym (b) addition (c) peace (d) merchandise

Q9 v. to demand; to require; to insist upon; to force

(a) intensify (b) mortgage (c) refund (d) exact

Q10 v. to fix in place; to link firmly together; to be held in place

(a) accomplish (b) lock (c) scale (d) introduce

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Test 48


Q1 adj. pertaining to the sale of goods to final consumers; of the sale of merchandise to end users

(a) retail (b) horrible (c) blanket (d) sophisticated

Q2 adj. common; regular; ordinary

(a) usual (b) valid (c) corrupt (d) susceptible

Q3 adj. having begun a journey (especially of a sea vessel); initiated; in progress; under construction

(a) elect (b) dotted (c) effusive (d) underway

Q4 adj. not standard; not ordinary

(a) token (b) collectible (c) unconventional (d) candid

Q5 adj. ambitious; industrious; hard-working

(a) straight (b) powerful (c) feasible (d) diligent

Q6 adj. having four equal sides enclosing four equal angles

(a) permanent (b) stationary (c) cohesive (d) square

Q7 adj. very important; critical; decisive; vital

(a) pleased (b) crucial (c) prior (d) remote

Q8 adj. smooth; straight; level; parallel; equal; consistent

(a) even (b) salient (c) compatible (d) initiative

Q9 adj. careful; cautious

(a) town (b) curt (c) circumspect (d) limited

Q10 adj. possible; capable of becoming; able to be

(a) plane (b) introductory (c) potential (d) fussy

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Test 49


Q1 n. manager; person or group of persons having administrative authority within an organization

(a) obligation (b) baggage (c) concern (d) executive

Q2 n. article cut from a newspaper

(a) insert (b) clipping (c) mark (d) accommodation

Q3 n. stimulus; motivation; revelation; insight; idea

(a) fellow (b) sequence (c) inspiration (d) browser

Q4 n. paragraph; section in a document; part of a contract

(a) harness (b) clause (c) contest (d) honesty

Q5 n. gradual payment of debt; the reduction of the value of an asset

(a) gross (b) lock (c) amortization (d) basis

Q6 n. seminar; brief intensive educational program; discussion group

(a) research (b) skill (c) course (d) workshop

Q7 n. slice; part; segment; creation; work

(a) piece (b) feed (c) van (d) medium

Q8 n. quarrel; disagreement; argument

(a) grade (b) obligation (c) dispute (d) nationality

Q9 n. ingredient; single piece which forms part of a larger unit; part; constituent; element

(a) component (b) behind (c) step (d) offensive

Q10 n. movement; journeying

(a) travel (b) equality (c) charge (d) deregulation

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Test 50


Q1 v. to drill; to practice an action repeatedly in order to perfect it

(a) rehearse (b) collect (c) invite (d) debate

Q2 v. to contest; to contend against another; to participate in a contest

(a) compete (b) reprove (c) remain (d) reach

Q3 v. to see with the eyes; to view; to notice; to discern; to observe

(a) further (b) run (c) stay (d) sight

Q4 v. to demand; to emphasize firmly; to request firmly; to require; to persevere

(a) queues (b) preserve (c) trash (d) insist

Q5 v. to open; to free from restraints; to release

(a) reimburse (b) list (c) unlock (d) concrete

Q6 v. to impose a tariff; to impose a levy; to burden; to demand too much

(a) remember (b) tax (c) floor (d) provision

Q7 v. to buy; to obtain; to purchase; to attain

(a) arrange (b) climb (c) acquire (d) peddle

Q8 v. to collapse; to decline; to decrease; to deteriorate; to settle

(a) regress (b) exact (c) apply (d) slump

Q9 v. to express regret; to say sorry

(a) slot (b) chop (c) apologize (d) mistake

Q10 v. to furnish with a caption or heading

(a) title (b) slip (c) spend (d) industrialize

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Test 51


Q1 v. to appoint someone (for a position, office, or honor); to designate; to select

(a) rebuild (b) fill out (c) ponder (d) nominate

Q2 adj. easy; relaxing; cosy; financially well to do

(a) inanimate (b) hard (c) upcoming (d) comfortable

Q3 n. list; record; regulator; gauge

(a) crew (b) ill (c) registering (d) command

Q4 n. periodic wage paid to someone for work; pay

(a) enthusiasm (b) posture (c) bulk (d) salary

Q5 v. to mystify; to baffle; to confound; to confuse; to perplex

(a) puzzle (b) minute (c) clerk (d) urbanize

Q6 n. a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects; projection; rock ledge; sandbank

(a) refuse (b) lead (c) content (d) shelf

Q7 conj. in what way?

(a) until (b) except (c) however (d) whether

Q8 n. place where grain is stored; granary; storehouse; collection; store

(a) tray (b) attitude (c) garner (d) cargo

Q9 conj. not before; precluding; barring; except; aside from

(a) though (b) either (c) immediately (d) unless

Q10 v. to ship; to send abroad; to sell goods and products overseas

(a) resume (b) reimburse (c) export (d) mean

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Test 52


Q1 adj. grand; magnificent; striking

(a) indoor (b) disparate (c) impressive (d) transcendent

Q2 adj. plain; clear; visible; public; intentional; undisguised (Law)

(a) splendid (b) kindly (c) collateral (d) overt

Q3 adj. unlicensed; forbidden; unlawful

(a) unauthorized (b) consistent (c) weak (d) prime

Q4 adj. excellent; having superior characteristics; fine

(a) quality (b) second (c) recognizable (d) surface

Q5 n. purchase; something that has been purchased or obtained

(a) acquisition (b) appearance (c) episode (d) finish

Q6 n. elected official acting as executive head of a town or city

(a) reserve requirement (b) tense (c) mayor (d) condition

Q7 adj. superior; supreme; above all; of the highest rank; most important

(a) complete (b) motive (c) legitimate (d) paramount

Q8 adj. belonging to oneself or itself (mine, yours, his, etc.); self; by oneself

(a) own (b) administrative (c) located (d) nearby

Q9 adj. stated briefly but clearly; clear and concise; short and to the point

(a) succinct (b) temporary (c) irrelevant (d) committed

Q10 adj. strong; solid; stable; fixed; immovable; determined

(a) final (b) ample (c) firm (d) prior

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Test 53


Q1 n. fee for sending letters or packages by mail

(a) postage (b) conversation (c) customs (d) duration

Q2 n. path along which a fluid flows; direction in which a particle flows; aerodynamic shape

(a) enrichment (b) streamline (c) slander (d) detail

Q3 n. the level of monetary funding a company needs to run smoothly

(a) card (b) chapter (c) bookcase (d) capital requirement

Q4 n. back end; hindmost unit of an army (or fleet, etc.)

(a) acquisition (b) drop (c) rear (d) virtual

Q5 n. realization; carrying out; performing; putting into effect; execution

(a) implementation (b) index (c) tool (d) situation

Q6 n. nourishment; substance which provides the body with nutrients; sustenance

(a) avail (b) food (c) demographics (d) weapon

Q7 n. attainment of something desired or attempted; accomplishment; prosperity

(a) acquisition (b) vacancy (c) success (d) impact

Q8 n. coins and paper notes which have value; currency; medium of trade; wealth

(a) example (b) lifestyle (c) money (d) clerk

Q9 n. frequent customer; repeat customer

(a) income (b) regular (c) component (d) limit

Q10 n. point at which something ends; edge; border; restriction; restraint

(a) flat money (b) cement (c) limit (d) population

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Test 54


Q1 v. to place in particular situations

(a) corrupt (b) circumstance (c) traffic (d) reschedule

Q2 v. to train; to accustom; to adapt; to stipulate; to prepare

(a) condition (b) vacillate (c) plate (d) fulfill

Q3 v. to put up with something or somebody unpleasant

(a) describe (b) acquaint (c) fade (d) endure

Q4 v. to notch; to groove; to assign to a place or position (in an organization, system, etc.)

(a) slot (b) prohibit (c) solve (d) fertilize

Q5 v. to plan; to invent; to design

(a) devise (b) witness (c) comprise (d) trail

Q6 v. to reach a destination; to return; to come back; to succeed

(a) write off (b) arrive (c) associate (d) subscribe

Q7 v. to question formally; to evaluate through questioning

(a) circle (b) interview (c) adjust (d) enrich

Q8 v. to instruct; to provide with intellectual or spiritual understanding

(a) satisfy (b) enlighten (c) raise (d) keep

Q9 v. to leave; to go out

(a) exit (b) report (c) mail (d) demonstrate

Q10 v. to perform for the first time; to make one's premiere performance

(a) empty (b) debut (c) assemble (d) insure

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Test 55


Q1 n. proposal; recommendation; insinuation; hint

(a) salary (b) imagination (c) suggestion (d) dash

Q2 adj. careful; wary; suspicious

(a) cautious (b) impressive (c) loyal (d) disparate

Q3 v. to disregard; to ignore; to forget to perform (a duty); to shirk; to abandon

(a) institute (b) will (c) neglect (d) conserve

Q4 conj. despite the fact that; in spite of the fact that

(a) directly (b) yet (c) until (d) although

Q5 n. rules introduced by the government to regulate the trade of securities and mutual funds

(a) blue sky laws (b) common (c) contrary (d) nationality

Q6 n. probability; feasibility; chance; likelihood

(a) concept (b) meter (c) transfer (d) possibility

Q7 n. elasticity; cheerfulness; quality of quickly recovering from sadness or failure; buoyancy

(a) current (b) stay (c) landscape (d) resilience

Q8 adv. still; already; but; in spite of; although

(a) probably (b) yet (c) throughout (d) consciously

Q9 n. system; group of items; collection; posture; carriage; series; sequence

(a) trial (b) set (c) van (d) reward

Q10 adj. opposite of expensive; inexpensive

(a) honest (b) manual (c) cheap (d) durable

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Test 56


Q1 adj. special; unique; different

(a) distinctive (b) emergency (c) inspiring (d) choice

Q2 adj. remunerated ahead of time; settled beforehand via payment

(a) appropriate (b) instant (c) innocent (d) prepaid

Q3 adj. sequential; following one after another

(a) internal (b) splendid (c) consecutive (d) obvious

Q4 adj. full of or accompanied by; charged with; laden with

(a) fraught (b) pretend (c) mental (d) standard

Q5 n. person who travels back and forth between home and work

(a) explorer (b) dedication (c) shrewdness (d) commuter

Q6 n. ruin; desolation; annihilation

(a) destruction (b) hazard (c) sort (d) court

Q7 adj. being one fourth; having four equal parts

(a) quarter (b) intense (c) direct (d) token

Q8 adj. suitable; appropriate; intelligent; savvy; capable

(a) apt (b) departmental (c) obligatory (d) placid

Q9 adj. final; occurring as a result

(a) eventual (b) traditional (c) cautious (d) frisky

Q10 adj. gloomy; dark; depressing; sad; mournful

(a) fellow (b) hazardous (c) remarkable (d) somber

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Test 57


Q1 n. model; criterion; norm; average; commodity which backs a monetary system

(a) offset (b) standard (c) reject (d) briefcase

Q2 n. routine; course of action; advance; summons to court

(a) process (b) capitalization (c) explorer (d) warehouse

Q3 n. faithfulness; devotion; constancy

(a) loyalty (b) finish (c) item (d) entrance

Q4 n. freight; luggage; baggage; load

(a) priority (b) paint (c) occurrence (d) cargo

Q5 n. verification of a person or thing; recognition

(a) consumer (b) identification (c) metropolitan (d) ingredient

Q6 n. large batch of letters sent at one time by a single sender; rented property

(a) border (b) recession (c) leader (d) mailing

Q7 n. cement; something tangible (idea, object, etc.)

(a) concrete (b) recommendation (c) collection (d) sum

Q8 n. set; equipment; outfit; clothing; wash basin

(a) junction (b) expiration (c) readership (d) kit

Q9 n. rite; ritual; formality

(a) facility (b) lounge (c) ceremony (d) complaint

Q10 n. confidence; faith; credit; monopoly; several companies banded together in order to reduce

competition

(a) trust (b) layout (c) postmaster (d) legacy

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Test 58


Q1 v. to take off; to shed; to take away; to eliminate; to get rid of

(a) alternate (b) remove (c) recruit (d) perform

Q2 v. to transport via locomotive; to convey by train

(a) railroad (b) believe (c) thread (d) absorb

Q3 v. to send off quickly; to dismiss; to conclude with speed and efficiency; to eliminate

(a) dispatch (b) appear (c) advise (d) number

Q4 v. to provide a guarantee against possible damage or loss; to make certain

(a) cause (b) manage (c) insure (d) chart

Q5 v. to sway; to oscillate; to vacillate; to fluctuate

(a) surprise (b) dispense (c) waver (d) clock

Q6 v. to give in; to surrender; to yield; to present; to propose

(a) gain (b) survive (c) submit (d) identify

Q7 v. to copy; to replicate; to photocopy

(a) appeal (b) reply (c) recognize (d) duplicate

Q8 v. to hold a party; to feast; to dine; to drink

(a) account (b) campaign (c) banquet (d) promote

Q9 v. to ascend; to up; to slope upward; to move upward gradually

(a) profit (b) rely (c) climb (d) criticize

Q10 v. to contrive false evidence against; to set up; to construct; to build; to fashion; to formulate

(a) fine (b) dominate (c) deal (d) frame

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Test 59


Q1 n. recession; sudden decrease; drooping posture; slouch; collapse

(a) delay (b) expectancy (c) poll (d) slump

Q2 adj. shared; ordinary; mediocre; average; public

(a) effective (b) supplementary (c) common (d) service

Q3 v. to carry; to impart or to communicate by statement, suggestion, gesture or appearance

(a) convey (b) grant (c) measure (d) lesson

Q4 n. individual's social or professional standing; position; rank; present situation

(a) means (b) offing (c) status (d) cushion

Q5 adj. inquisitive; desiring to know and understand; odd; strange; rare

(a) empty (b) level (c) colloquial (d) curious

Q6 n. gas pedal of a motor vehicle

(a) cover (b) bulk (c) accelerator (d) frank

Q7 v. to fight with fists; to put crates

(a) caution (b) comfort (c) set out (d) box

Q8 n. belief in a particular thing or person; religion; trust; confidence; loyalty

(a) concrete (b) faith (c) company (d) monitor

Q9 n. substance obtained from a plant; essence; text paragraph; passage

(a) value (b) extract (c) accordance (d) enclosure

Q10 v. to mark; to indicate; to write one's name

(a) sign (b) deploy (c) interpret (d) value

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Test 60


Q1 adj. low; despicable; ignoble

(a) manual (b) plain (c) intent (d) base

Q2 adj. detached; disconnected; distinct; set apart

(a) separate (b) administrative (c) staple (d) guilty

Q3 adj. impartial; equitable

(a) final (b) exclusive (c) gifted (d) unbiased

Q4 adj. advantageous; pleasurable; enjoyable

(a) precise (b) beneficial (c) small (d) central

Q5 adj. commonplace; ordinary; usual; customary; habitual

(a) routine (b) equivalent (c) expensive (d) bottom

Q6 adj. extra; supplemental

(a) visible (b) additional (c) tight (d) outside

Q7 adj. valuable; unique; outstanding; award-winning

(a) fiscal (b) capital (c) trade (d) prize

Q8 adj. necessary; needed; fundamental; crucial; very important

(a) visible (b) unfair (c) essential (d) enough

Q9 adj. pertaining to home; pertaining to family; tame (about an animal)

(a) domestic (b) private (c) incredible (d) overseas

Q10 adj. extreme; great; powerful; strong; profound

(a) succinct (b) prevalent (c) intense (d) perennial

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Test 61


Q1 n. development; progress

(a) shelf (b) growth (c) dot (d) wealth

Q2 n. conformity; agreement; coordination; suitability

(a) notebook (b) accordance (c) wrench (d) seminar

Q3 n. area; domain; range; piece of land; surface

(a) realization (b) lack (c) decade (d) field

Q4 n. person who has been appointed; candidate

(a) owner (b) anger (c) turnover (d) nominee

Q5 n. person who designs gardens or large areas

(a) check (b) courtesy (c) landscaper (d) plumber

Q6 n. device; system; machine; gadget; appliance

(a) apparatus (b) rental (c) disposal (d) fear

Q7 n. festival; exhibition; show; market; bazaar

(a) inventor (b) fair (c) development (d) interviewer

Q8 n. distinguishing mark; unique ability; area of expertise

(a) specialty (b) fortune (c) transaction (d) consciousness

Q9 n. friend; member of an academic organization; suitor

(a) recipient (b) instant (c) fellow (d) rubber

Q10 n. yearly date commemorating a special event; birthday

(a) examination (b) challenge (c) wool (d) anniversary

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Test 62


Q1 v. to be plentiful; to be filled with; to overflow with

(a) employ (b) reinforce (c) abound (d) expose

Q2 v. to compile; to increase; to accumulate; to grow

(a) jeopardy (b) trouble (c) discount (d) accrue

Q3 v. to exchange a check (or another money order) for coins and bank notes; to redeem

(a) pitch (b) saw (c) level (d) cash

Q4 v. to raise money for; to provide with funds; to fund; to pay for

(a) analyze (b) equip (c) lend (d) finance

Q5 v. to fix; to mend; to correct a problem or malfunction

(a) board (b) repair (c) finalize (d) cycle

Q6 v. to give assignments; to overburden; to strain

(a) distinguish (b) overlap (c) task (d) unveil

Q7 v. to shape; to create; to design; to arrange; to be created

(a) hurry (b) margin (c) form (d) adopt

Q8 v. to pave the way; to create a path; to guide; to initiate; to originate

(a) lock (b) firm (c) pioneer (d) pounce

Q9 v. to fall on; to storm; to invade; to attack; to seize; to assault

(a) pounce (b) compute (c) dedicate (d) allay

Q10 v. to earn income; to make financial gains; to be of service; to be beneficial

(a) profit (b) set out (c) go after (d) interpret

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Test 63


Q1 adj. somewhat

(a) part (b) inclusive (c) coordinate (d) global

Q2 v. to watch; to study; to monitor; to supervise; to discern

(a) headquarter (b) substantiate (c) reinforce (d) observe

Q3 n. expression of intent to damage or injure; intimidation; danger

(a) opposite (b) aim (c) panel (d) threat

Q4 v. to negotiate; to arrive at an agreement

(a) survive (b) purchase (c) swap (d) bargain

Q5 n. readiness; agreeableness

(a) willingness (b) context (c) advisor (d) dollar drain

Q6 n. metal cord with sharp projecting points

(a) food (b) recovery (c) layman (d) barbed wire

Q7 v. to impede; to obstruct; to hinder; to meddle

(a) pretend (b) margin (c) interfere (d) tie

Q8 n. certificate; written file

(a) paper (b) ambivalence (c) document (d) calendar

Q9 v. to bind with a contract

(a) serve (b) determine (c) bill (d) article

Q10 n. trouble; misfortune; evil; harm; disease; sickness

(a) removal (b) ill (c) fair (d) interpreter

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Test 64


Q1 adj. sick; bad; unfriendly; unsatisfactory; inadequate; inferior

(a) coordinate (b) consecutive (c) trivial (d) ill

Q2 adj. thankful; appreciative; expressing thanks

(a) grateful (b) frequent (c) congruent (d) beneficial

Q3 adj. pertaining to hearing and listening; sound

(a) intricate (b) competent (c) straight (d) audio

Q4 adj. humble; unpretentious; unassuming; simple; limited

(a) attendant (b) quiet (c) modest (d) crafted

Q5 adj. preliminary; beginning

(a) informal (b) subordinate (c) introductory (d) rational

Q6 n. lift; mechanical apparatus for moving people or items from floor to floor within a building

(a) elevator (b) pitch (c) conserve (d) aspect

Q7 adj. experienced; knowledgeable (Slang)

(a) further (b) powerful (c) least (d) savvy

Q8 adj. pertaining to business; pertaining to buying and selling

(a) inherent (b) commercial (c) alternate (d) sharp

Q9 adj. acting as a replacement

(a) frequent (b) outstanding (c) substitute (d) sensible

Q10 adj. comprising the best result ever attained

(a) perishable (b) usual (c) record (d) awesome

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Test 65


Q1 n. headway; forward movement; development; advancement

(a) progress (b) disease (c) place (d) petrol

Q2 n. merchandise; goods; item that is bought and sold; something useful

(a) originality (b) cart (c) imaging (d) commodity

Q3 n. person or organization that owns part of a company

(a) liberal (b) shareholder (c) invention (d) opposite

Q4 n. act of quitting a position; letter stating that one quits a position; relinquishment

(a) effort (b) paradigm (c) resignation (d) traveler

Q5 n. something that is demanded; necessity; something that is needed

(a) requirement (b) duration (c) midday (d) pleasure

Q6 n. something of value (property, equipment, goods, etc.); item of quality; something beneficial

(a) commitment (b) asset (c) pitch (d) client

Q7 n. location where sick and injured people receive medical treatment

(a) form (b) aisle (c) hospital (d) interim

Q8 n. spot; speck; part (the point) in an Internet web address

(a) dot (b) pointer (c) lumber (d) conclusion

Q9 n. part of a chair; rear part of the human body

(a) worry (b) remit (c) back (d) furniture

Q10 n. device used to open locks; button on a board

(a) brand (b) directory (c) scratch (d) key

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Test 66


Q1 v. to be talented; to do very well; to surpass; to do better than

(a) wrong (b) involve (c) warehouse (d) excel

Q2 v. to set up for use; to put in (i.e. machinery); to establish in an office or position

(a) loop (b) install (c) subside (d) press

Q3 v. to cause to become involved in; to arouse curiosity

(a) interest (b) qualify (c) reveal (d) ensure

Q4 v. to give a heading or name to (i.e. a book, painting, etc.); to grant a right; to claim something

(a) entitle (b) maintain (c) take over (d) bias

Q5 v. to make certain; to guarantee; to make secure

(a) supplement (b) process (c) tow (d) ensure

Q6 v. to restore to good condition; to restart; to resume; to refresh

(a) renew (b) circumstance (c) style (d) cash

Q7 v. to save from destruction; to rescue

(a) harness (b) name (c) delete (d) salvage

Q8 v. to divide; to apportion; to receive a portion; to participate

(a) share (b) hazard (c) rebound (d) auction

Q9 v. to sell; to trade or deal; to distribute; to promote

(a) prefer (b) indulge (c) market (d) generate

Q10 v. to prejudice; to influence opinions

(a) complain (b) bias (c) embark (d) swap

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Test 67


Q1 n. ability to speak and write easily; eloquence; articulateness; gracefulness

(a) carpenter (b) announcement (c) fluency (d) prerogative

Q2 n. reiteration; act of redoing something

(a) repetition (b) alternative (c) dignity (d) adjustable rate

Q3 adj. lucrative; paying; rewarding; beneficial; producing income

(a) fundamental (b) collectible (c) narrow (d) profitable

Q4 v. to use one's influence to affect people or circumstances

(a) point (b) inhabit (c) leverage (d) delay

Q5 adv. maybe; possibly; could be

(a) perhaps (b) certainly (c) hard (d) above

Q6 n. national money of a country; circulation; custom; prevalence

(a) health (b) currency (c) experience (d) hurry

Q7 adj. superior; extraordinary; outstanding

(a) hard (b) excellent (c) fundamental (d) assistant

Q8 adj. being in competition; contending

(a) rival (b) attendant (c) healthy (d) daily

Q9 adv. overhead; over; in a higher place

(a) regularly (b) randomly (c) sincerely (d) above

Q10 adj. different; varied

(a) diverse (b) sanitary (c) state (d) supervisory

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Test 68


Q1 adj. arbitrary; fickle; flexible

(a) initialed (b) changeable (c) thorough (d) abundant

Q2 adj. content; satiated; having one's desires satisfied

(a) bulk (b) pleased (c) unnecessary (d) effusive

Q3 adj. obedient; submissive; obliging; yielding; acquiescent

(a) tense (b) blanket (c) flawless (d) compliant

Q4 adj. new; fresh; late; of late times

(a) narrow (b) immediately (c) maternal (d) recent

Q5 adj. close-fitting; tense; narrow

(a) negotiable (b) tight (c) moral (d) mean

Q6 adj. doubtful; not reliable; ambiguous

(a) appropriate (b) uncertain (c) congruent (d) house

Q7 adj. important; significant; fundamental; necessary; crucial

(a) pleased (b) discrete (c) subordinate (d) key

Q8 adj. inclusive; complete; total; general; without deductions

(a) assistant (b) mediocre (c) waste (d) gross

Q9 adj. relevant; related; appropriate; fitting

(a) own (b) foreign (c) supervisory (d) pertinent

Q10 adj. profitable; yielding monetary rewards; gainful

(a) present (b) staple (c) set (d) lucrative

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Test 69


Q1 n. rival; (i.e. Coca Cola and Pepsi); person who participates in a contest

(a) joint venture (b) competitor (c) switch (d) disk

Q2 n. exit; electrical source for connecting appliances; store; shop; joint

(a) corruption (b) outlet (c) affinity (d) expression

Q3 n. mark or signature which allows a letter or package to be sent free of charge

(a) mid-range (b) session (c) frank (d) valuable

Q4 n. agreement in which the seller of securities agrees to buy them back at a specified time and price

(a) fold (b) repo (c) aim (d) offer

Q5 n. professional cook; head cook in a restaurant of hotel

(a) ambiguity (b) chef (c) florist (d) knowledge

Q6 n. group of people who attend a seminar, a talk, etc.

(a) border (b) rate (c) programmer (d) audience

Q7 n. one of the four quarters of the year (winter, spring, summer, autumn)

(a) setup (b) mistake (c) tray (d) season

Q8 adj. reputed; famous

(a) elementary (b) unfair (c) graduate (d) name

Q9 n. number with a fixed value; factor

(a) complaint (b) must (c) agenda (d) constant

Q10 n. make-up; constitution; essay

(a) density (b) enrichment (c) composition (d) lock

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Test 70


Q1 v. to fit; to adapt; to adjust; to tune; to supply with an explanatory device

(a) mitigate (b) key (c) reduce (d) reason

Q2 v. to eat or drink; to use up; to destroy

(a) consist (b) plug (c) consume (d) penalize

Q3 v. to appear as a large and indistinct form; to appear as larger than life; to impend

(a) encroach (b) engage (c) grant (d) loom

Q4 v. to exchange one thing for another; to trade; to barter

(a) transcend (b) broadcast (c) tow (d) swap

Q5 n. person who makes changes; person who introduces new methods or procedures; creative person

(a) liability (b) innovator (c) persuasion (d) manual

Q6 n. opinion; creed; religion; faith; conviction

(a) belief (b) resistance (c) cover (d) replay

Q7 v. to make happen; to bring about

(a) comment (b) cause (c) doubt (d) remain

Q8 v. to go out of sight; to become extinct; to cease to exist; to vanish

(a) disappear (b) affiliate (c) entrance (d) award

Q9 v. to establish an agreement; to settle a dispute

(a) precondition (b) award (c) compromise (d) alter

Q10 v. to decline; to deny; to reject

(a) plant (b) refuse (c) borrow (d) affect

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Test 71


Q1 adj. not guilty; pure; simple; naive; unsophisticated; harmless

(a) domestic (b) innocent (c) peculiar (d) beneficent

Q2 n. chance occurrence; unforeseen event

(a) brake (b) taste (c) shipyard (d) coincidence

Q3 adv. into the city center; into the the town

(a) seamlessly (b) downtown (c) plain (d) instead

Q4 v. to try and obtain something through persuasion or earnest requests

(a) cater (b) feature (c) infer (d) solicit

Q5 n. event; occurrence; one of a group of loosely connected stories

(a) capital requirement (b) episode (c) machine (d) extent

Q6 n. plan; idea; thought; structure; system

(a) item (b) spy (c) concept (d) recruit

Q7 adj. alert; clever; ingenious; skillful; adept

(a) service (b) global (c) ill (d) adroit

Q8 adj. external

(a) domestic (b) surface (c) confidential (d) famous

Q9 v. can; to allow; to be possible; to wish

(a) underline (b) disturb (c) counsel (d) might

Q10 n. railing; hedge; ability to argue; person who sells stolen goods

(a) fence (b) date (c) commodity (d) general

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Test 72


Q1 adj. quiet; tranquil; calm; motionless

(a) still (b) lucid (c) second (d) tense

Q2 adj. tenacious; stubborn; constant; continual; diligent

(a) found (b) competitive (c) frisky (d) persistent

Q3 adj. arrogant; haughty; magnificent; impressive

(a) whole (b) select (c) bonded (d) proud

Q4 adj. having membership in; belonging to (a group, academic organization, etc.); of the same type

(a) unsatisfactory (b) pervasive (c) recognizable (d) fellow

Q5 adj. identifiable; determinable; able to be distinguished

(a) reliable (b) recognizable (c) intricate (d) flawless

Q6 adj. unable to think in a clear and orderly manner; giddy or frivolous

(a) several (b) prosaic (c) capital (d) scatterbrained

Q7 adj. precise; meticulous; extremely accurate

(a) exact (b) last (c) objective (d) substantial

Q8 adj. pedantic; cautious concerning minute details; scrupulous

(a) meticulous (b) crowded (c) comforting (d) pretentious

Q9 adj. giving off a foul odor; fertile; productive; fruitful; growing vigorously

(a) inventive (b) rank (c) beneficial (d) elaborate

Q10 adj. mobile; movable; can be transported from one place to another

(a) dynamic (b) invisible (c) portable (d) striped

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Test 73


Q1 n. estimation; appraisal; measurement

(a) salient (b) assessment (c) wallpaper (d) superior

Q2 n. opening; breach; hiatus; space; great difference; disparity

(a) conviction (b) frequency (c) incinerator (d) gap

Q3 n. awareness; cognition; ability to perceive

(a) consciousness (b) attorney (c) reverse (d) floor

Q4 n. meaning; sense; importance; consequence; act of pointing out

(a) signification (b) operation (c) seminar (d) assortment

Q5 n. spot; tip; essence; gist; matter

(a) disclaimer (b) point (c) crux (d) arrest

Q6 n. reply; answer; reaction

(a) pose (b) loss (c) catering (d) response

Q7 n. quest; hunt; instance of looking for something; investigation; examination

(a) search (b) balance (c) badge (d) sample

Q8 n. cord; line; string; telegraph cable

(a) photo (b) wire (c) allowance (d) access

Q9 n. violent twist; violent ripping; tool for gripping or turning bolts

(a) duplicate (b) personnel (c) fold (d) wrench

Q10 n. office; bureau; institution; franchise; method

(a) availability (b) agency (c) average (d) number

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Test 74


Q1 v. to reflect; to think; to consider; to meditate

(a) become (b) jeopardize (c) ponder (d) cook

Q2 v. to furnish; to equip; to make up for; to compensate for; to substitute for temporarily

(a) revive (b) post (c) insulate (d) supply

Q3 v. to plan; to mean; to have in mind do or accomplish; to designate for a particular purpose

(a) attire (b) code (c) intend (d) title

Q4 v. to be worthy of; to have a right to

(a) slash (b) deserve (c) term (d) render

Q5 n. state of mind; predominant emotion

(a) patience (b) serve (c) mood (d) infant

Q6 adj. receiving of a regular or fixed payment

(a) coherent (b) stipendiary (c) legal (d) present

Q7 v. to make equal

(a) plug (b) balance (c) match (d) defect

Q8 v. to arrange; to order; to systematize; to set up; to unite; to structure

(a) inventory (b) abound (c) organize (d) take over

Q9 v. to bring from another place; to bring goods from a foreign country; to signify; to imply

(a) will (b) import (c) clear (d) approach

Q10 v. to apply force or weight; to push; to stress

(a) support (b) pressure (c) harvest (d) registering

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Test 75


Q1 v. to grind the teeth together; to abrade; to grind; to make a harsh grinding noise

(a) feed (b) share (c) grit (d) might

Q2 n. substitution; substitute

(a) talk (b) replacement (c) credit (d) mistake

Q3 v. to move backward; to go back; to return to a previous condition

(a) compartmentalize (b) speed (c) catalog (d) regress

Q4 n. product of the division of one number by another; part of a whole; segment; fragment; quotient

(a) board (b) fraud (c) technology (d) fraction

Q5 n. view; vista; panorama; set; backdrop used on stage to portray a particular setting or locale

(a) scenery (b) entry (c) toll (d) top

Q6 n. statement which denies responsibility or affiliation; repudiation; denial

(a) fizzle (b) spread (c) disclaimer (d) incumbent

Q7 n. pausing; stammering; faltering

(a) empathy (b) retrieval (c) hesitation (d) bank draft

Q8 v. to invite; to speak loudly; to visit; to phone

(a) discard (b) imagine (c) emphasize (d) call

Q9 n. computerized representation of an actual object

(a) private (b) virtual (c) banknote (d) standard

Q10 adj. unusual; exceptional; unique; particular; highly valued

(a) harmful (b) funnelled (c) fundamental (d) special

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Test 76


Q1 adj. most important; main; first; opening; beginning

(a) lead (b) incumbent (c) party (d) priceless

Q2 adj. excellent; conspicuous; prominent; due

(a) vast (b) outstanding (c) urgent (d) frank

Q3 adj. significant; important

(a) spot (b) meaning (c) articulate (d) pretentious

Q4 adj. having the back side exposed to view; opposite; contrary

(a) periodical (b) brokered (c) reverse (d) superior

Q5 adj. may be settled

(a) payable (b) prime (c) reticent (d) attentive

Q6 adj. occurring within a building; meant to be used inside

(a) diligent (b) lucid (c) indoor (d) prime

Q7 adj. of reason or cause; inspiring to action

(a) favorable (b) motive (c) whole (d) potential

Q8 adj. involving rivalry; tending to contest

(a) competitive (b) apt (c) adamant (d) inspiring

Q9 adj. occurring at regular intervals; recurrent; cyclic; seasonal

(a) periodical (b) slantwise (c) wire (d) emergency

Q10 adj. kind; good

(a) beneficent (b) local (c) unjudged (d) superfluous

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Test 77


Q1 n. dress; clothing; apparel

(a) research (b) stance (c) attire (d) subject

Q2 n. extension of an archived file compressed with a special program; type of drive using removable

disks

(a) hazard (b) climb (c) reply (d) ZIP

Q3 n. certificate that bears monetary value; coupon; receipt; authorizer; endorser

(a) craft (b) voucher (c) discard (d) avail

Q4 n. swindle; deceit; cheating; forgery; embezzlement

(a) fraud (b) debut (c) difficulty (d) run

Q5 n. gift; contribution

(a) donation (b) loyalty (c) agreement (d) manner

Q6 n. performance; operation; attainment; mission; success

(a) preference (b) achievement (c) feed (d) confidence

Q7 v. to continue; to carry on; to advance; to progress; to move forward

(a) contest (b) articulate (c) proceed (d) admonish

Q8 n. amount of money that has been borrowed; something borrowed; act of giving temporarily

(a) creditor (b) loan (c) point (d) expectation

Q9 n. affiliate; office; industry; trade; business unit

(a) branch (b) conference (c) banquet (d) collectible

Q10 n. repayment; something done to make up for (a loss, deficiency or fault)

(a) logistics (b) compensation (c) base (d) productivity

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Test 78


Q1 v. to summarize; to review with a short summary

(a) recap (b) agree (c) lounge (d) allay

Q2 v. to hold superior; to appoint; to nominate; to like better

(a) condition (b) resemble (c) solace (d) prefer

Q3 v. to reveal; to uncover; to disclose; to abandon

(a) finalize (b) expose (c) procure (d) major

Q4 v. to protect; to guard from harm

(a) conserve (b) stand out (c) funnel (d) solicit

Q5 v. to deliver a discourse before an audience; to reprimand tediously

(a) interest (b) lecture (c) piece (d) dial

Q6 v. to display; to undertake; to attempt; to begin a journey; to arrange

(a) merchandise (b) arrest (c) page (d) set out

Q7 v. to repay; to refund; to compensate for a loss; to repay for an expense

(a) defend (b) resolve (c) perpetuate (d) reimburse

Q8 v. to suggest; to recommend; to tender; to make an offer of marriage

(a) increase (b) purpose (c) propose (d) recruit

Q9 v. to draft into military service; to voluntarily join a cause

(a) enlist (b) apologize (c) pounce (d) hem

Q10 v. to endanger; to imperil; to dare; to venture

(a) debut (b) slope (c) install (d) hazard

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Test 79


Q1 n. honesty; uprightness; morality; wholeness; unity

(a) custom (b) support (c) integrity (d) waiter

Q2 n. roundish stain; speck; place; awkward or difficult situation; predicament

(a) dress code (b) payroll (c) instance (d) spot

Q3 n. minimum amount of money and liquid assets set by the central banking system of the U.S.

(a) reserve requirement (b) visit (c) progress (d) notice

Q4 v. to equip; to outfit with supplies

(a) kit (b) weight (c) complicate (d) admonish

Q5 v. to place between other things; to throw into the center of

(a) cure (b) circle (c) interject (d) jeopardize

Q6 adj. unbelievable; inconceivable; fabulous; great; amazing

(a) incredible (b) senior (c) rational (d) civic

Q7 v. to transmit over the radio; to publicize; to advertise

(a) interject (b) validate (c) fare (d) broadcast

Q8 v. to go on holiday

(a) slump (b) back up (c) keep (d) vacation

Q9 v. to join; to connect; to associate with; to relate to

(a) link (b) border (c) injure (d) owe

Q10 v. to gauge; to quantify; to assess; to evaluate; to estimate

(a) measure (b) specialize (c) precede (d) earn

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Test 80


Q1 adj. avoiding; tending to shrink; elusive

(a) downward (b) salient (c) tentative (d) evasive

Q2 adj. distorted; crooked; twisted; askew

(a) valid (b) town (c) previous (d) wry

Q3 adj. sticking together; forming a unit or union; united; related to each other

(a) grateful (b) curious (c) unforeseen (d) cohesive

Q4 adj. terrible; awful; disgusting

(a) horrible (b) crowded (c) characteristic (d) feasible

Q5 adj. continual

(a) hourly (b) state (c) due (d) adamant

Q6 n. idea; concept; product of the mind

(a) parentheses (b) thought (c) vat (d) penalty

Q7 adj. cautioning; giving advice about danger

(a) responsive (b) warning (c) society (d) compliant

Q8 adj. important; consequential; meaningful; having meaning; of a considerable amount

(a) inclusive (b) present (c) quality (d) significant

Q9 adj. sufficient; adequate

(a) enough (b) overt (c) indoor (d) guilty

Q10 adj. being more than is needed; excessive; unnecessary

(a) salient (b) striped (c) residual (d) superfluous

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Test 81


Q1 n. thin muslin fabric (Hindi); beach cliff (Scottish)

(a) lesson (b) bubble (c) whereas (d) mull

Q2 n. greater number or part; number greater than half of the total

(a) discard (b) majority (c) regulations (d) anniversary

Q3 n. a measurement of output per hours worked; creativeness; fruitfulness; prolificness

(a) currency (b) productivity (c) state (d) queues

Q4 n. putting into words; phrase; word; manifestation

(a) expression (b) tour (c) technique (d) rescue

Q5 n. sports shoe; one who moves about stealthily; one who acts furtively

(a) erasure (b) accomplishment (c) sneakers (d) bankruptcy

Q6 n. excitement; great interest

(a) slogan (b) background (c) property (d) enthusiasm

Q7 n. denial; rejection

(a) refusal (b) instructor (c) belief (d) anticipation

Q8 n. money in the form of coins and bank notes

(a) carpet (b) alternative (c) cash (d) call

Q9 n. flat surface at the bottom of the room on which you walk; story; level of a building

(a) floor (b) departure (c) contemporary (d) stem

Q10 n. action; step; criterion; amount; degree; extent

(a) component (b) address (c) imagination (d) measure

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Test 82


Q1 v. to raise an opinion; to adjust the tone of

(a) comprehend (b) vacation (c) voice (d) remove

Q2 v. to affect strongly; to emphasize; to stamp

(a) volunteer (b) impress (c) exist (d) circle

Q3 v. to go regularly to (a certain place); to patronize

(a) paint (b) frequent (c) initial (d) divide

Q4 v. to transfer control from governmental to individual powers

(a) identify (b) banquet (c) privatize (d) demand

Q5 v. helping verb for use in a question; request or expression of desire

(a) would (b) validate (c) collide (d) organize

Q6 v. to accuse; to admonish

(a) reprove (b) schedule (c) abolish (d) guarantee

Q7 v. to hunt; to pursue; to run over; to race

(a) gain (b) instrument (c) course (d) preface

Q8 v. to evolve; to make to progress; to grow professionally; to develop; to speed

(a) card (b) check (c) overcome (d) career

Q9 v. to enlarge; to add to; to multiply; to raise; to intensify

(a) pass (b) occasion (c) harness (d) increase

Q10 v. to display; to demonstrate; to bestow; to grant

(a) picture (b) copy (c) present (d) drive

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Test 83


Q1 n. harvest; return; produce; income; profit

(a) structure (b) superior (c) demonstration (d) yield

Q2 n. facet; outlook; direction; issue; point

(a) department (b) creativity (c) aspect (d) kit

Q3 n. connection; confiscation; file sent via email

(a) announcement (b) witness (c) abbreviation (d) attachment

Q4 adj. firm; wealthy; influential; important; considerable

(a) lead (b) innocent (c) substantial (d) aggregate

Q5 v. to cause to lose heart; to deter; to dissuade; to show disapproval of; to derail

(a) implement (b) decrease (c) license (d) discourage

Q6 v. to further; to encourage sales; to aid; to help; to assist

(a) promote (b) lack (c) supplement (d) conceptualize

Q7 v. to divide; to split

(a) section (b) sign (c) compartmentalize (d) schedule

Q8 v. to take money from the bank; to retire; to remove

(a) connote (b) treat (c) misunderstand (d) withdraw

Q9 n. management of resources (i.e. money, goods, etc.); thrift; careful spending

(a) due (b) situation (c) counter (d) economy

Q10 n. secret agent; person who secretly investigates and gathers information about other people

(a) warning (b) anniversary (c) spy (d) flexibility

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Test 84


Q1 adj. pertaining to accommodations; domesticated

(a) house (b) lasting (c) opposite (d) close

Q2 adj. large; enormous; huge

(a) vast (b) whole (c) pocket (d) forecast

Q3 adj. satisfied; pleased

(a) outbound (b) executive (c) content (d) total

Q4 adj. done without waste (of time, resources, etc.)

(a) waste (b) expert (c) stationary (d) efficient

Q5 adj. exceptional; special; strange; odd; curious

(a) tall (b) peculiar (c) tender (d) necessary

Q6 n. process of breaking down a subject and studying it; examination

(a) analysis (b) agreement (c) aspect (d) privilege

Q7 adj. honest; sincere; straightforward; open; candid

(a) subsidiary (b) gifted (c) swift (d) frank

Q8 adj. existing independently; real; tangible

(a) incentive (b) empty (c) continuous (d) substantive

Q9 adj. complex; complicated; involved; entangled

(a) scrupulous (b) appealing (c) intricate (d) empty

Q10 adj. pertinent; related; connected to the current subject

(a) prosaic (b) unconventional (c) back (d) relevant

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Test 85


Q1 n. something or someone that does not match up to standards; object of lower quality; outcast

(a) reject (b) divide (c) scanner (d) doubt

Q2 n. a fraud scheme involving cold calling

(a) boiler room (b) dispense (c) office (d) ceremony

Q3 n. shortened form of a word or word combination

(a) nuance (b) grant (c) schedule (d) abbreviation

Q4 n. a person who keeps financial records; a person who conducts financial audits

(a) respect (b) reinforcement (c) link (d) accountant

Q5 n. boss; supervisor; manager; head

(a) harvest (b) science (c) chart (d) director

Q6 n. suggestion; tender; plan; offer of marriage

(a) altitude (b) proposal (c) onus (d) machine

Q7 n. sharp stinging pain

(a) ado (b) prospect (c) downsizing (d) smart

Q8 n. chance; occasion; favorable time to act

(a) opportunity (b) gauge (c) central (d) pedicure

Q9 n. financial framework; financial plan

(a) meter (b) budget (c) wool (d) opportunity

Q10 n. petition; instance of asking for something; something that is asked for; object of a petition

(a) substitute (b) fizzle (c) request (d) concern

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Test 86


Q1 v. to characterize; to depict; to describe; to present; to emphasize

(a) call (b) fall off (c) care (d) feature

Q2 v. to lessen; to diminish; to decrease

(a) charge (b) strengthen (c) reduce (d) concoct

Q3 v. to continue

(a) extend (b) separate (c) cost (d) get on with

Q4 v. to sign using the first letter or letters of a name

(a) initial (b) economize (c) import (d) change

Q5 v. to hide; to keep secret; to cover up

(a) detail (b) inform (c) conceal (d) abound

Q6 v. to write a statement of purchases; to make a bill of sale

(a) coin (b) page (c) invest (d) receipt

Q7 v. to learn; to ponder; to examine; to investigate; to memorize

(a) study (b) kit (c) brand (d) imply

Q8 v. to devise; to invent; to dream up; to design (often in a negative way)

(a) stress (b) contrive (c) cope (d) survey

Q9 v. to feel; to sense; to distinguish; to discern; to see

(a) head (b) pad (c) perceive (d) dislodge

Q10 v. to rely on; to trust; to be supported by

(a) depend (b) deliver (c) segment (d) instance

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Test 87


Q1 n. consolation; relief from distress; source of comfort

(a) defense (b) barren capital (c) caveat (d) solace

Q2 v. to organize; to arrange; to give form to

(a) suggest (b) harmonize (c) resonate (d) structure

Q3 n. study of the statistical characteristics of a population

(a) unit (b) affiliation (c) demographics (d) measure

Q4 n. act of deriving; speculation; drawing of a conclusion

(a) chef (b) inference (c) exposure (d) fleet

Q5 n. mistake; something that is incorrect

(a) error (b) reflection (c) alliance (d) area

Q6 v. to cap; to cork; to stop up; to block; to advertise

(a) plug (b) registering (c) evidence (d) bond

Q7 v. to make a scheme; to plot; to design; to contrive; to think up

(a) offset (b) pertain (c) plan (d) certificate

Q8 v. to fill; to pack (with goods, cargo, etc.)

(a) treasure (b) load (c) sample (d) impede

Q9 v. to convince; to induce; to sway

(a) persuade (b) operate (c) dash (d) bargain

Q10 n. person who is resistant to change; person who favors traditional political parties

(a) spread (b) likelihood (c) plan (d) conservative

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Test 88


Q1 adj. occurring at fixed intervals; normal; usual; ordinary; common

(a) dismal (b) terrible (c) perfect (d) regular

Q2 adj. compact; having a high mass per unit volume; close

(a) certain (b) unauthorized (c) dense (d) outbound

Q3 adj. of great worth; costly; cherished; dear; important

(a) valuable (b) fraudulent (c) downtown (d) practical

Q4 adj. clear; evident; simple; flat; smooth

(a) striped (b) diverse (c) proof (d) plain

Q5 adj. averting; avoiding; delaying; inhibiting

(a) preventive (b) bound (c) sanitary (d) corrupt

Q6 adj. inventive; innovative; artistic

(a) placid (b) creative (c) occupied (d) irritated

Q7 adj. behind; after; rear; hind

(a) earnest (b) back (c) standard (d) essential

Q8 adj. collective; total; taking all units as a whole

(a) lucrative (b) impatient (c) complicated (d) aggregate

Q9 adj. sublime; exalted; superior

(a) pushy (b) transcendent (c) portable (d) managerial

Q10 adj. clear; exact; precise; quick

(a) competent (b) perfect (c) environmental (d) express

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Test 89


Q1 n. word; expression; idiom; condition; stipulation

(a) skim (b) damage (c) fraud (d) term

Q2 n. person of group of people that runs and administers a business or other enterprise

(a) management (b) incumbent (c) pocket (d) badge

Q3 n. condition; phase; mood; splendor; nation

(a) briefcase (b) rebound (c) state (d) endorsement

Q4 n. magazine; journal

(a) manner (b) tradition (c) periodical (d) amount

Q5 n. incentive; drive; inspiration; state of being stirred to action

(a) relief (b) transaction (c) owner (d) motivation

Q6 n. shelves used to store printed items

(a) blunder (b) consortium (c) bookcase (d) complex

Q7 n. postponement; hindrance; hold-up; stopping; lingering

(a) wealth (b) fixture (c) order (d) delay

Q8 n. traveler; fare; person who rides or travels

(a) essence (b) slice (c) passenger (d) involvement

Q9 n. car; wagon; coach; carriage; trolley

(a) cart (b) modification (c) commercial (d) shareholder

Q10 n. earnings; financial gain; benefit; advantage; privilege

(a) saw (b) profit (c) search (d) direction

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Test 90


Q1 v. to record the proceedings of a meeting; to make a memorandum

(a) cushion (b) enter (c) minute (d) check

Q2 v. to give; to contribute; to grant; to bestow

(a) slump (b) point (c) switch (d) donate

Q3 v. to discern; to perceive; to pay attention; to observe; to remark

(a) satisfy (b) notice (c) would (d) prepare

Q4 v. to obtain; to attain; to perform; to accomplish

(a) advert (b) qualify (c) evade (d) achieve

Q5 adv. honestly; genuinely; earnestly; faithfully

(a) slantwise (b) sincerely (c) however (d) solely

Q6 adj. preoccupied; lost in thought

(a) absent (b) urban (c) hard (d) fair

Q7 v. to rub; to achieve or obtain with difficulty; to delete; to cross out

(a) elect (b) scratch (c) veil (d) originate

Q8 v. to respect; to honor; to admire; to value

(a) drill (b) exchange (c) mobilize (d) esteem

Q9 v. to feel; to perceive; to apprehend; to understand

(a) hide (b) lose (c) host (d) sense

Q10 v. to increase; to enlarge; to enhance; to multiply

(a) augment (b) avail (c) empty (d) perform

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Test 91


Q1 n. outcome; compensation; counterbalance

(a) slump (b) autograph (c) offset (d) quiet

Q2 n. person who belongs to an organization or group; part; organ

(a) member (b) locksmith (c) gain (d) manager

Q3 n. formal approval; proof; verification; religious ceremony

(a) confirmation (b) correlation (c) outside (d) vegetable

Q4 n. picture or design used as a background for the other images in a graphical user interface

(a) wallpaper (b) official (c) pharmacist (d) desk

Q5 adv. therefore; so

(a) direct (b) rapidly (c) thus (d) downtown

Q6 n. case in a court of law brought by one party against another; legal claim

(a) space (b) tension (c) lawsuit (d) daily

Q7 v. to describe; to illustrate; to characterize; to portray; to elucidate

(a) pair (b) hide (c) depict (d) mind

Q8 n. situation; requirement; circumstance; stipulation

(a) reservation (b) hallmark (c) condition (d) inference

Q9 v. to appear; to come out; to be revealed

(a) blame (b) enter (c) emerge (d) rush

Q10 adj. brief; blunt; rude

(a) international (b) confident (c) excellent (d) curt

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Test 92


Q1 adj. leaving; sailing; traveling to another country

(a) complacent (b) renowned (c) outbound (d) brief

Q2 adj. enough; adequate

(a) prize (b) sufficient (c) modest (d) rubber

Q3 adj. exacting; choosy; ornate; nagging; annoying

(a) principal (b) stipendiary (c) fussy (d) consecutive

Q4 adj. motivating; stimulating; encouraging; provoking; inhaling

(a) inspiring (b) quiet (c) exclusively (d) immediate

Q5 adj. not functional; not practical

(a) useless (b) reliable (c) enough (d) vivid

Q6 adj. distant; located far away; secluded; isolated; aloof

(a) prolific (b) remote (c) initiative (d) reverse

Q7 adj. irregular; fitful; occasional; infrequent

(a) outdoor (b) sporadic (c) mental (d) reverse

Q8 adj. having a thin edge intended for cutting; sudden; clear; smart

(a) sharp (b) infant (c) virtual (d) inventive

Q9 adj. hard; troublesome; complicated; complex

(a) regular (b) effective (c) difficult (d) budget

Q10 adj. beside the point; unconnected; impertinent; immaterial

(a) irrelevant (b) graduate (c) dependent (d) outbound

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Test 93


Q1 n. bank deposits that are available on a short-term basis; treasury bills

(a) due (b) obligation (c) paper (d) cash reserves

Q2 n. slide; stumble; mistake; blunder; error

(a) signification (b) criterion (c) slip (d) insult

Q3 n. getting rid of; arranging

(a) disposal (b) pad (c) apparel (d) drive

Q4 n. opposition; act of fighting against; act of withstanding the effects of

(a) administration (b) resistance (c) crate (d) setback

Q5 n. government department responsible for collecting taxes on imports

(a) detail (b) customs (c) affiliation (d) formal

Q6 n. anticipation; longing or waiting for; hope

(a) expectation (b) space (c) badge (d) arrival

Q7 n. list; evidence; best result ever attained; list of events or actions

(a) record (b) disposition (c) industry (d) tenure

Q8 n. partitioning; department; faculty; ranking; level according to difficulty

(a) elaboration (b) change (c) division (d) protection

Q9 n. degree of difference; promotion of a student to a higher grade

(a) remove (b) royalties (c) surface (d) engineer

Q10 n. denouncement; revealing; photograph; abandoning; placement

(a) qualification (b) leisure (c) banknote (d) exposure

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Test 94


Q1 v. to fulfill; to meet a request or requirement; to compensate; to remunerate

(a) invite (b) sight (c) satisfy (d) draft

Q2 v. to postpone; to hinder; to linger; to move slowly; to loiter

(a) concern (b) increase (c) adapt (d) delay

Q3 v. read superficially; to cause an object to skip across the surface of a liquid

(a) procure (b) skim (c) feature (d) found

Q4 v. to confirm to be true; to authorize

(a) mollify (b) invent (c) satisfy (d) certify

Q5 v. to make an application; to enter; to let something or someone enter

(a) supervise (b) put in (c) cash (d) rise

Q6 v. to offer at lower prices than the competition; to weaken; to undermine

(a) procure (b) exceed (c) rule (d) undercut

Q7 v. to worry; to cause concern; to annoy; to bother; to disturb

(a) trouble (b) loan (c) sample (d) participate

Q8 v. to identify; to acknowledge; to know; to admit

(a) mark (b) guarantee (c) enrich (d) recognize

Q9 v. to incline; to slant upward or downward; to cause to tilt

(a) line (b) go through (c) slope (d) ought

Q10 v. to act as an agent on behalf of a person or organization; to symbolize

(a) pull out (b) represent (c) sum (d) falter

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Test 95


Q1 adj. certain; sure of oneself; composed

(a) rank (b) name (c) overt (d) confident

Q2 adj. mature; full grown

(a) adult (b) absorbed (c) current (d) fluent

Q3 n. statement; proclamation; announcement

(a) level (b) declaration (c) sink (d) check

Q4 v. to permit; to approve; to empower

(a) compromise (b) summarize (c) authorize (d) familiarize

Q5 n. computer peripheral used for exporting documents to paper

(a) printer (b) function (c) compliment (d) impact

Q6 n. cargo or goods that are shipped for a fee; shipping cost; transportation; conveyance; shipment

(a) government (b) counsel (c) freight (d) accident

Q7 n. line that is not curved; section that is not curved

(a) waitress (b) straight (c) maximum (d) plumber

Q8 n. intersection; crossing; connection

(a) junction (b) destination (c) foundation (d) form

Q9 n. tool for cutting consisting of a toothed blade; saying; maxim; proverb

(a) incinerator (b) haze (c) legacy (d) saw

Q10 n. period of time that something continues

(a) fee (b) adult (c) duration (d) removal

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Test 96


Q1 adj. characterized; by or occupying a particular place

(a) local (b) commercial (c) found (d) brief

Q2 adj. not anticipated; not expected

(a) great (b) unbiased (c) unforeseen (d) sick

Q3 adj. empty; unfilled; unoccupied; lacking expression

(a) recent (b) severe (c) vacant (d) departmental

Q4 adj. treated as an expense

(a) major (b) absorbed (c) further (d) name

Q5 adj. judgmental; important; crucial; vital

(a) main (b) confident (c) critical (d) small

Q6 n. class; division; section; segment

(a) wool (b) category (c) adept (d) change

Q7 adj. anesthetized; lacking sensitivity (to pain); in shock; senseless

(a) rank (b) number (c) artificial (d) modest

Q8 adj. dangerous; risky; perilous

(a) hazardous (b) favorite (c) different (d) ready

Q9 adj. typical; characteristic; acting on behalf of another person or organization

(a) absent (b) representative (c) proud (d) overseas

Q10 adj. containing nothing; without people; without contents; hollow; meaningless

(a) edge (b) imperative (c) empty (d) attentive

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Test 97


Q1 n. structure in which horses and other animals are housed

(a) spy (b) imperative (c) health (d) stable

Q2 n. understanding; wisdom; intelligence (Slang)

(a) lawyer (b) permit (c) savvy (d) focus

Q3 n. collaboration; working together

(a) gratuity (b) set (c) creditor (d) cooperation

Q4 n. foods and other goods sold at a small supermarket or store

(a) groceries (b) imperative (c) counsel (d) provision

Q5 n. something which legally or rightfully belongs to an individual; payment; fee

(a) slot (b) capability (c) rivalry (d) due

Q6 n. the proportion of available time that an item of equipment is operating

(a) utilization (b) offense (c) aptitude (d) coalition

Q7 n. putting to use; putting into action; effort; struggle; strain

(a) exertion (b) particular (c) cure (d) state

Q8 n. obligation; something owed (i.e. money)

(a) part-time (b) debt (c) gift (d) receptionist

Q9 n. transmission; dispatch; radio program

(a) consortium (b) broadcast (c) allowance (d) shipyard

Q10 n. one who is higher than another in rank or position

(a) volunteer (b) pick up (c) superior (d) sales

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Test 98


Q1 v. to exchange goods and services

(a) barter (b) imply (c) observe (d) stage

Q2 v. to be compatible; to be suitable; to be an equal competitor; to compare

(a) cancel (b) match (c) design (d) budget

Q3 v. to depend on; to trust in

(a) rely (b) affiliate (c) barter (d) ferry

Q4 v. to allot; to apportion; to give somebody a task or responsibility; to delegate; to appoint

(a) assign (b) overlook (c) select (d) interfere

Q5 v. to keep in existence; to preserve; to support; to provide for

(a) bond (b) experience (c) maintain (d) process

Q6 n. fantasizing; visualizing

(a) midmorning (b) imagining (c) election (d) location

Q7 v. to halt; to cease; to quit; to close; to block; to impede

(a) wrench (b) temper (c) elect (d) stop

Q8 v. to cause; to incite; to bring to pass

(a) assemble (b) occasion (c) post (d) index

Q9 v. to throw away; to get rid of

(a) depart (b) obtain (c) confirm (d) discard

Q10 v. to join; to cause to become one

(a) fluctuate (b) fee (c) renew (d) unify

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Test 99


Q1 n. prize; grant; arbitration

(a) damage (b) award (c) luggage (d) composure

Q2 n. reaping; gathering in of crops; outcome; product

(a) wallet (b) voyage (c) harvest (d) fulfillment

Q3 n. short informational periodical that is usually distributed to the members of an interest group

(a) newsletter (b) measurement (c) mend (d) president

Q4 adv. mildly; deliberatively; in a temperate manner; not excessively; reasonably

(a) subjectively (b) overseas (c) late (d) moderately

Q5 v. to put into practice; to accomplish; to perform; to conduct

(a) carry out (b) profit (c) circumstance (d) complete

Q6 n. meeting; assembly; term; semester

(a) check (b) luncheon (c) honor (d) session

Q7 adj. average; middle; unkind; base; inferior

(a) adroit (b) becoming (c) mean (d) regardless

Q8 adj. presently holding an office or position; compulsory; necessary; resting; lying

(a) corrupt (b) central (c) incumbent (d) previous

Q9 pref. against; opposed

(a) step (b) counter (c) photo (d) ad

Q10 v. to withdraw from a position (usually due to old age); go into seclusion; to withdraw

(a) retire (b) grit (c) embark (d) spend

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Test 100


Q1 adj. descending

(a) intensive (b) constant (c) simple (d) downward

Q2 adj. bothersome; troublesome; worrisome; harassing

(a) curious (b) annoying (c) general (d) inanimate

Q3 adj. worthy of adoration; impressive; wonderful; marvelous

(a) apt (b) admirable (c) number (d) sensitive

Q4 adj. legitimate; legally acceptable; not expired; logical; well-founded

(a) generous (b) valid (c) meaning (d) remarkable

Q5 adj. chosen; picked out; choice; superior; prime; picky

(a) unbiased (b) correct (c) foster (d) select

Q6 adj. solemn; acute; critical; requiring much consideration; humorless; grim

(a) fair (b) underway (c) serious (d) second

Q7 adj. pertaining to a city; municipal

(a) guilty (b) urban (c) international (d) wry

Q8 adj. end; closing; concluding; final; mortal

(a) circumspect (b) routine (c) terminal (d) idle

Q9 adj. content; self-satisfied; comfortable; smug

(a) metropolitan (b) complacent (c) minimum (d) average

Q10 adj. made of a thin flexible cord of metal

(a) healthy (b) rear (c) fellow (d) wire

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Test 101


Q1 n. supplement; mathematical operation

(a) barrier (b) bank draft (c) addition (d) sponsor

Q2 n. negotiation; settlement; business deal

(a) decrease (b) grooming (c) transaction (d) period

Q3 n. survey; review; news reporting; insurance

(a) coverage (b) straight (c) stem (d) rise

Q4 n. show; presentation; execution; act; deed

(a) performance (b) appeal (c) will (d) last

Q5 n. type of fuel; gasoline

(a) priority (b) novelty (c) petrol (d) hesitation

Q6 n. a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment

(a) average (b) lease (c) warranty (d) arrival

Q7 n. movement of vehicles or persons; trade; commerce; load of messages in a communications

network

(a) traffic (b) leakage (c) mention (d) symposium

Q8 n. rare object

(a) warning (b) collectible (c) capability (d) issue

Q9 n. cost; value; worth; rate; measure

(a) approval (b) beige book (c) price (d) inventor

Q10 n. rope; cord; link; connection; equal score in a game

(a) tension (b) availability (c) tie (d) simple

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Test 102


Q1 v. to arrange according to dimension

(a) pressure (b) judge (c) size (d) leave

Q2 v. to mirror; to send back energy from a surface; to cause to return; to express

(a) idle (b) reflect (c) assign (d) construe

Q3 v. to stay; to abide; to continue; to go on

(a) remain (b) justify (c) offer (d) design

Q4 v. to reconstruct; to erect again

(a) accept (b) quote (c) build (d) rebuild

Q5 v. to wrap; to combine things together as one inseparable unit

(a) abuse (b) package (c) photograph (d) case

Q6 v. to protect; to secure; to vindicate

(a) graph (b) elaborate (c) defend (d) work

Q7 v. to change; to shift; to exchange; to trade; to turn on or off

(a) fax (b) vilify (c) switch (d) haze

Q8 v. to supervise; to observe; to follow up on; to check up on

(a) margin (b) monitor (c) calendar (d) pleasure

Q9 v. to create; to conceive; to produce; to conceptualize

(a) hire (b) deliver (c) leave (d) design

Q10 v. to name; to call; to designate

(a) arrest (b) rate (c) banquet (d) term

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Test 103


Q1 n. concentration; ability to concentrate on an issue

(a) condition (b) attentiveness (c) document (d) degree

Q2 n. review; overview; statistical study

(a) sale (b) survey (c) stage (d) background

Q3 v. to require; to compel; to force upon; to enforce; to institute

(a) floor (b) second (c) execute (d) impose

Q4 adj. answering; reacting (esp. positively or sympathetically)

(a) responsive (b) located (c) slantwise (d) available

Q5 n. model; ideal; mold; form; example; pattern

(a) advisor (b) paradigm (c) cast (d) purpose

Q6 adj. select; fine; excellent

(a) eventual (b) curious (c) managerial (d) choice

Q7 v. to gain entrance to; to get at

(a) present (b) access (c) frame (d) frank

Q8 v. to eternalize; to make everlasting; to preserve from extinction

(a) appoint (b) dictate (c) perpetuate (d) insulate

Q9 v. to oppose; to protest

(a) progress (b) object (c) lounge (d) browse

Q10 v. to speak or act in a rude or contemptuous manner; to offend; to affront

(a) describe (b) estimate (c) insult (d) spy

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Test 104


Q1 adj. excessive; redundant; superfluous

(a) unlimited (b) superior (c) located (d) unnecessary

Q2 adj. harsh; strict; severe; exact; precise

(a) rigorous (b) grateful (c) sound (d) mean

Q3 adj. nominal; symbolic; perfunctory

(a) token (b) international (c) underway (d) liberal

Q4 adj. confined within a boundary; restricted; narrow; mediocre

(a) self-employed (b) limited (c) actual (d) elementary

Q5 n. meeting or conference at which a specific topic is discussed

(a) angle (b) symposium (c) reputation (d) occasion

Q6 v. to subdue; to solve

(a) overcome (b) yield (c) organize (d) elucidate

Q7 adj. suitable; fitting

(a) weak (b) funnelled (c) general (d) appropriate

Q8 adj. common; regular; boring; tedious; dull

(a) imaginary (b) advance (c) prosaic (d) straightforward

Q9 adj. suitable; worthy of; qualified; entitled to; allowed

(a) corporate (b) special (c) eligible (d) stable

Q10 adj. at or constituting a place where two surfaces meet

(a) appropriate (b) edge (c) negotiable (d) idle

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Test 105


Q1 n. client; buyer; person who buys a product or service

(a) sponsor (b) customer (c) coupon (d) rescue

Q2 n. choice; option

(a) consistency (b) barbed wire (c) cab (d) alternative

Q3 n. diligence; neatness

(a) consultancy (b) destruction (c) violation (d) thoroughness

Q4 n. part; district; paragraph; passage; department; unit

(a) section (b) majority (c) resist (d) definition

Q5 n. metal money; piece of stamped metal currency (as opposed to paper bills)

(a) bias (b) coin (c) standard (d) remove

Q6 adj. simple; basic

(a) elemental (b) rational (c) obligatory (d) secret

Q7 n. strength; period; permanence

(a) tenure (b) reward (c) staple (d) repetition

Q8 n. guidance; supervision; conducting; management

(a) abbreviation (b) forecast (c) survey (d) direction

Q9 n. head; leader; chairman; chief

(a) examinee (b) scan (c) availability float (d) president

Q10 n. something unyielding; something hard; stone similar to diamond

(a) adamant (b) employee (c) beverage (d) replay

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Test 106


Q1 v. to put to practical use; to take advantage of

(a) acquire (b) introduce (c) utilize (d) observe

Q2 v. to realize; to make a reality; to accomplish; to complete; to execute

(a) exit (b) fulfill (c) delegate (d) disrupt

Q3 v. to hunt for; to look for; to investigate; to examine

(a) erase (b) search (c) lease (d) branch

Q4 v. to provide with the required supplies, tools and items

(a) equip (b) privatize (c) inconvenience (d) overlap

Q5 v. to disregard; to overlook; to refuse to recognize; to reject

(a) average (b) ignore (c) rent (d) update

Q6 n. notoriety; renown; good reputation

(a) communication (b) recruit (c) fame (d) correlation

Q7 v. to segregate; to set apart; to split; to divide; to disconnect

(a) separate (b) regulate (c) expel (d) pipe

Q8 v. to take a cruise; to travel; to make a journey

(a) import (b) refund (c) voyage (d) plant

Q9 v. to specialize in a certain field

(a) major (b) perceive (c) command (d) interest

Q10 v. to satisfy; to please; to meet a request

(a) plan (b) pursue (c) conduct (d) content

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Test 107


Q1 n. rectangular traveling bag; valise

(a) suitcase (b) appointment (c) formula (d) ignorance

Q2 v. to stop; to discontinue; to disturb; to bring a conversation to a halt

(a) interrupt (b) approve (c) scan (d) pleasure

Q3 n. metal clip for binding papers; essential element

(a) staple (b) reject (c) town (d) correlation

Q4 n. pullover; employer who underpays his employees

(a) strength (b) sweater (c) scenery (d) pad

Q5 conj. despite; in spite of

(a) although (b) though (c) unless (d) whether

Q6 n. speed; haste; sudden increase in activity or speed

(a) project (b) rush (c) limit (d) conviction

Q7 n. principle; basis; essential

(a) fundamental (b) license (c) code (d) generation

Q8 n. competition

(a) beverage (b) patch (c) pipe (d) contest

Q9 adj. having a degree or diploma; concerning studies beyond a bachelor's degree

(a) sharp (b) incentive (c) supplementary (d) graduate

Q10 v. to show how (people or things) are alike or different; to consider to be similar

(a) structure (b) compare (c) program (d) evaluate

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Test 108


Q1 adj. occurring on a regular basis

(a) absorbed (b) novel (c) mean (d) daily

Q2 adj. staying in a particular place; not migratory; intrinsic; existing

(a) resident (b) sick (c) dotted (d) underway

Q3 adj. logical; reasonable; intelligent; prudent; expressible as a whole number (Mathematics)

(a) rational (b) vast (c) hazardous (d) inalienable

Q4 adj. cautious; particular; concentrated; meticulous

(a) adequate (b) glossy (c) serious (d) careful

Q5 adj. defective; imperfect; cracked

(a) flawed (b) perishable (c) straight (d) ambitious

Q6 adj. firm; faithful; persistent; unbending; adamant

(a) swift (b) sincere (c) superb (d) constant

Q7 v. to esteem; to cherish; to assess; to estimate

(a) incline (b) discuss (c) target (d) value

Q8 adj. spoiled; immoral; dishonest; perverted

(a) flexible (b) corrupt (c) edge (d) admirable

Q9 adj. vulnerable; prone; impressionable

(a) main (b) tentative (c) awesome (d) susceptible

Q10 adj. equal; equivalent; of equal rank or authority

(a) portable (b) robust (c) unique (d) coordinate

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Test 109


Q1 n. weather conditions; surrounding conditions; atmosphere; setting

(a) discount (b) superior (c) fraction (d) climate

Q2 n. choice; assortment; collection of items available to choose

(a) minute (b) selection (c) momentum (d) payroll

Q3 n. temporary stop; standstill; break or pause in a march or journey

(a) letter (b) contract (c) entertainment (d) halt

Q4 n. awareness; perception

(a) confirmation (b) cognition (c) square (d) hire

Q5 n. ability of the mind to create mental pictures which do not exist in reality

(a) imagination (b) security (c) attribute (d) whereas

Q6 n. ball; sphere; planet Earth; world

(a) globe (b) admission (c) glove (d) estate

Q7 n. small retail store; studio; business; office; outlet

(a) handling (b) code (c) file (d) shop

Q8 n. effect; impact; person or thing which has power to affect others

(a) resume (b) instant (c) quantity (d) influence

Q9 n. law; custom; common practice; government; flat tool used for measuring distances

(a) wait (b) extension (c) advice (d) rule

Q10 n. inhabitant; one who lives in a particular location

(a) resident (b) embrace (c) remit (d) gate

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Test 110


Q1 v. to waver; to be uncertain; to vacillate; to falter; to be indecisive

(a) signify (b) tie (c) hesitate (d) permit

Q2 v. to terminate; to end; to destroy; to defeat; to complete

(a) trustee (b) finish (c) broker (d) join

Q3 v. to complete a course of study and receive a degree or diploma

(a) graduate (b) tackle (c) summarize (d) relocate

Q4 v. to end; to sum up; to complete; to conclude

(a) fix (b) finalize (c) characterize (d) cope

Q5 v. to reduce the size of; to make smaller; to cut the number of employees

(a) ferry (b) impress (c) downsize (d) destroy

Q6 v. to defend; to save from harm; to watch over; to guard

(a) protect (b) invest (c) cause (d) gauge

Q7 v. to advance; to encourage; to promote; to assist

(a) subsidize (b) overwhelm (c) form (d) further

Q8 v. to provide secret information about another country; to examine

(a) spy (b) brake (c) indicate (d) comply

Q9 v. to register; to adjust prices or salaries in accordance with changes in economic indicators

(a) capitalize (b) stay (c) index (d) allow

Q10 v. to cede; to surrender; to give up; to forsake; to abandon

(a) seek (b) relinquish (c) move (d) postpone

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Test 111


Q1 n. progress; advance

(a) weakness (b) piece (c) headway (d) denominator

Q2 adj. confined usually by illness

(a) competent (b) anxious (c) homebound (d) magnificent

Q3 v. to appear to be; to look like; to give the impression of; to have the appearance of

(a) seem (b) pocket (c) deal (d) involve

Q4 adj. common; shared; collective

(a) corporate (b) profuse (c) set (d) crucial

Q5 adv. totally; completely; absolutely

(a) entirely (b) consciously (c) interim (d) yet

Q6 n. overseer; director; manager

(a) customs (b) back order (c) supervisor (d) chapter

Q7 n. condition; influencing factor; situation

(a) guide (b) circumstance (c) city (d) letterhead

Q8 adj. lasting; enduring; perpetual; regular; fixed; invariable

(a) susceptible (b) obsolete (c) permanent (d) comforting

Q9 n. attention; concern; caution; supervision; management

(a) economy (b) care (c) rehearsal (d) solace

Q10 conj. but; in spite of; despite

(a) yet (b) until (c) however (d) immediately

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Test 112


Q1 adj. classified; secret; strictly private

(a) senior (b) duplicate (c) confidential (d) manual

Q2 adj. leftover; unused; desolate; desert; destroyed

(a) still (b) discouraged (c) impossible (d) waste

Q3 adj. comprehensible; intelligible; rational; transparent; bright

(a) elemental (b) lucid (c) tight (d) exact

Q4 adj. beginning; introductory

(a) sporadic (b) initiative (c) thorough (d) infant

Q5 adj. frail; feeble; faint; dilute; watery

(a) principal (b) forward (c) fraudulent (d) weak

Q6 n. calculation of size or extent; assessment of capacity or dimension

(a) measurement (b) barometer (c) attribute (d) levy

Q7 adj. little; not many; some

(a) few (b) stock (c) fraught (d) complacent

Q8 adj. refined; cultured; complex; intricate; complicated

(a) special (b) part (c) sophisticated (d) advance

Q9 adj. lawful; acceptable; justified; authorized

(a) collect (b) blanket (c) competitive (d) legitimate

Q10 adj. sticking together; consistent

(a) detailed (b) set (c) coherent (d) supportive

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Test 113


Q1 n. product which can rot or spoil (fruit, food etc.)

(a) danger (b) perishable (c) bubble (d) printer

Q2 n. agreement; settling of a disagreement by making mutual concessions

(a) compromise (b) report (c) challenge (d) ship

Q3 n. corporation; firm; ensemble; association with another

(a) book (b) company (c) coordinate (d) airport

Q4 n. test; quiz; investigation; inquiry

(a) examination (b) staff (c) credit risk (d) prescription

Q5 n. something which escapes or passes through a hole or opening (i.e. liquid, gas, etc.)

(a) expiration (b) leakage (c) clause (d) mall

Q6 n. range; extent; sphere; expanse

(a) library (b) scope (c) perspective (d) article

Q7 n. piece of long fiction with a plot and characters; story

(a) inhabitant (b) novel (c) qualification (d) loop

Q8 n. range; journey; track; path; series; sequence

(a) run (b) suggestion (c) uncertainty (d) attachment

Q9 n. distance that an arm can extend

(a) familiar (b) reach (c) caution (d) advancement

Q10 n. degree of diversity; change; modified version; deviation

(a) aid (b) stance (c) slump (d) variation

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Test 114


Q1 v. to demand; to claim; to need; to call for; to order; to command

(a) acquire (b) discern (c) supply (d) require

Q2 v. to meet by chance; to face; to meet with (difficulties, hardships, etc.)

(a) mind (b) break down (c) absorb (d) encounter

Q3 v. to join with; to connect to; to become attached to

(a) streamline (b) prefer (c) volunteer (d) affiliate

Q4 v. to fasten; to link to; to add; to ascribe to; to connect to

(a) include (b) haze (c) revolve (d) attach

Q5 v. to exchange; to replace; to convert; to travel back and forth regularly (i.e. to work)

(a) commute (b) discourage (c) implement (d) permeate

Q6 adj. positive; approving; likable; helpful; encouraging; desirable

(a) temporary (b) quarterly (c) favorable (d) annual

Q7 v. to govern; to control; to determine; to decide; to decree

(a) detect (b) drop (c) advert (d) rule

Q8 v. to reduce; to lessen; to decline

(a) taste (b) decrease (c) function (d) insure

Q9 v. to unite; to join; to come together; to become one

(a) respect (b) source (c) bother (d) combine

Q10 v. to impose a tax or fine; to conscript troops

(a) launch (b) soar (c) demonstrate (d) levy

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Test 115


Q1 n. messenger; company that delivers messages, documents, parcels, etc.

(a) path (b) courier (c) pleasure (d) daily

Q2 adj. rational; reasonable; wise; judicious; cognizant; aware

(a) controlling (b) sensible (c) standard (d) intensive

Q3 adj. secured in a warehouse

(a) bonded (b) lasting (c) suspect (d) similar

Q4 n. small container for documents; tool for synchronizing files between two computers

(a) registering (b) adept (c) accuracy (d) briefcase

Q5 n. the sale of all or most of a company's inventory or assets to another company

(a) bulk transfer (b) interview (c) underline (d) production

Q6 n. upkeep; repairs; livelihood; means of support

(a) maintenance (b) rubber (c) switch (d) exception

Q7 n. custom; practice; convention

(a) tradition (b) waste (c) ferry (d) bond

Q8 n. change of residence; action; turn in a game; formal request or proposition

(a) research (b) deed of surrender (c) move (d) gap

Q9 v. to express in a fluent and clear manner

(a) come along (b) brief (c) articulate (d) contrive

Q10 n. danger; risk; game of chance

(a) close (b) hazard (c) express (d) vaccination

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Test 116


Q1 adj. more distant; additional

(a) further (b) main (c) routine (d) substantive

Q2 adj. plentiful; copious; profuse; full abounding with

(a) record (b) abundant (c) innocent (d) viable

Q3 adj. common; popular; extensive; prevalent

(a) widespread (b) ostentatious (c) serious (d) responsible

Q4 adj. intended for inhabitation; occupied with homes

(a) awesome (b) residential (c) bottom (d) anxious

Q5 adv. in a friendly manner; warmly

(a) conscientiously (b) probably (c) cordially (d) downward

Q6 adj. reciprocal; done in response to a previous action; repeated; recurring

(a) moral (b) return (c) warning (d) unable

Q7 adj. appropriate; fitting; well-timed; timely; proper; expedient

(a) residential (b) conscientious (c) significant (d) opportune

Q8 adj. capable of living; having a reasonable chance of succeeding; practical

(a) separate (b) interim (c) superb (d) viable

Q9 adj. singular; matchless; rare

(a) recent (b) unique (c) tremendous (d) alive

Q10 adj. unyielding; firm; hard; unbending

(a) overhead (b) equal (c) adamant (d) motive

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Test 117


Q1 n. trip in a vehicle; type of computer hardware; combined effort to accomplish a goal (i.e. fund raiser)

(a) esteem (b) drive (c) backlash (d) thread

Q2 n. traveling on a ship; sea voyage; sailing

(a) cruise (b) array (c) productivity (d) season

Q3 n. inducement; act of convincing

(a) persuasion (b) wait (c) affinity (d) plain

Q4 n. stance

(a) mainframe (b) pose (c) doctor (d) technician

Q5 n. sheet of paper on which information has been printed; flyer

(a) aim (b) diet (c) leaflet (d) expiration

Q6 n. device made up of interconnected parts that work together to perform a given task or function

(a) accelerator (b) time (c) machine (d) character

Q7 n. unit of time equal to one thousand years; thousandth year anniversary

(a) opinion (b) resistance (c) operator (d) millennium

Q8 n. advice; person who gives advice; attorney; lawyer

(a) counsel (b) expression (c) prerogative (d) guess

Q9 n. sound produced in the throat; expression; language

(a) shop (b) account (c) consumption (d) voice

Q10 n. gift; offering; something that is given to another person without compensation

(a) present (b) postage (c) stall (d) fraud

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Test 118


Q1 v. to confuse; to make hard to understand; to make difficult; to make complex

(a) vacation (b) bias (c) complicate (d) monitor

Q2 v. to keep busy; to occupy; to employ; to commit

(a) bargain (b) invoice (c) engage (d) temper

Q3 v. to celebrate

(a) reconsider (b) bound (c) party (d) lose

Q4 v. to devote to; to set apart for; to inscribe (a book, poem, song, story, etc.) to someone

(a) realize (b) deposit (c) dedicate (d) recommend

Q5 v. to manage; to supervise; to supply; to dispense

(a) impose (b) predominate (c) enlarge (d) administer

Q6 v. to cause not to happen; to avert; to delay; to impede; to hinder

(a) sponsor (b) travel (c) prevent (d) border

Q7 v. to give a cost to something

(a) elude (b) request (c) debate (d) price

Q8 v. to perform; to carry out; to put into practice

(a) reduce (b) apologize (c) execute (d) position

Q9 v. to limit; to restrict; to contract; to lessen in width; to taper

(a) narrow (b) spread (c) preempt (d) elude

Q10 v. to cut into portions; to cleave

(a) transact (b) slice (c) evidence (d) honor

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Test 119


Q1 v. to perform; to do; to engage

(a) commit (b) object (c) include (d) switch

Q2 n. indicator; something used to point; hand on a clock; clue; advice

(a) automobile (b) pointer (c) appliance (d) host

Q3 adj. free; autonomous; sovereign; self-reliant; self-sufficient

(a) common (b) independent (c) reasonable (d) further

Q4 conj. up to the time which

(a) whereas (b) however (c) until (d) yet

Q5 n. supplementary charge; additional charge; amount paid for insurance; reward

(a) occupancy (b) premium (c) journey (d) harmony

Q6 n. survey; general study; examination; inspection

(a) conjunction (b) leverage (c) globe (d) review

Q7 adj. additional; extra

(a) opportune (b) dependent (c) supplementary (d) significant

Q8 n. pillow; soft padded object

(a) cushion (b) variety (c) onus (d) humidity

Q9 v. to reap; to gather in ripe crops; to catch; to gather

(a) harvest (b) travel (c) explore (d) occasion

Q10 v. to fail after starting well; to make a hissing noise which gradually fades into silence

(a) combine (b) define (c) concentrate (d) fizzle

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Test 120


Q1 adj. of a skilled occupation; working in one of the skilled occupations

(a) professional (b) average (c) repeat (d) constant

Q2 adj. close at hand

(a) rubber (b) nearby (c) severe (d) simple

Q3 adj. obligated; certain; fastened; tied

(a) absent (b) intent (c) ordinary (d) bound

Q4 adj. wonderful; excellent; marvelous; grand; elegant; magnificent

(a) subject (b) interior (c) necessary (d) splendid

Q5 adj. biased; dishonest

(a) congruent (b) tremendous (c) unfair (d) quality

Q6 adj. equivalent to; equal to

(a) obligatory (b) tantamount (c) firm (d) head

Q7 adj. major; chief; select; of the highest quality; excellent

(a) pocket (b) prime (c) eager (d) periodical

Q8 adj. simulated; feigned; make-believe

(a) late (b) interchangeable (c) effusive (d) pretend

Q9 adj. immediate; quick; urgent; pressing; present; current

(a) instant (b) environmental (c) pretend (d) aggregate

Q10 adj. tiny; extremely small; trivial; petty; accurate

(a) minute (b) traditional (c) meticulous (d) choice

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Test 121


Q1 n. colored substance applied to surfaces; layer of dried pigment on a surface

(a) paint (b) study (c) essence (d) discussion

Q2 n. act of enlisting or drafting new members

(a) recruitment (b) mailing (c) integrity (d) continuity

Q3 n. the practice of giving expert advice within a particular field

(a) inquiry (b) consultancy (c) joint venture (d) region

Q4 n. heart of the matter; main point

(a) version (b) lawyer (c) sign (d) crux

Q5 n. textile; weave; structure; framework; construction

(a) encounter (b) contract (c) monitor (d) fabric

Q6 n. ability; skill; trait; characteristic; quality

(a) adamant (b) society (c) capability (d) awareness

Q7 n. shipping of goods to other countries

(a) export (b) entertainment (c) final (d) coverage

Q8 n. expression of admiration; word of praise for someone

(a) composition (b) compliment (c) discipline (d) mortgage

Q9 n. act of halting; visit; temporary residence; suspension of a legal proceeding

(a) wallpaper (b) enlightenment (c) stay (d) interruption

Q10 n. adviser; counselor; person who guides and teaches; spiritual instructor

(a) emphasis (b) mentor (c) receptionist (d) behavio(u)r

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Test 122


Q1 v. to assign too low a value to

(a) underestimate (b) privatize (c) regulate (d) box

Q2 v. to practice; to employ; to exploit; to treat; to consume

(a) assume (b) get into (c) use (d) pocket

Q3 v. to esteem; to regard highly; to become more valuable

(a) cover (b) name (c) appreciate (d) case

Q4 v. to tempt or tease by presenting something as available and then withholding it

(a) lecture (b) alert (c) aid (d) tantalizing

Q5 v. to imply; to suggest; to hint

(a) connote (b) drill (c) caution (d) idealize

Q6 v. to assume; to anticipate; to hope

(a) expect (b) amend (c) paint (d) wait

Q7 v. to straighten; to flatten; to make even; to equalize

(a) assort (b) content (c) level (d) sample

Q8 v. to add

(a) commute (b) sum (c) plan (d) cope

Q9 v. to produce; to design; to make; to manufacture

(a) anchor (b) route (c) inflict (d) create

Q10 v. to communicate data to; to tell; to brief; to notify

(a) administer (b) inform (c) scratch (d) ticket

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Test 123


Q1 n. educator; teacher; trainer

(a) instructor (b) swap (c) care (d) profession

Q2 v. to arrange in proper order

(a) coordinate (b) advertise (c) call (d) litter

Q3 n. commercial transaction; instance of offering goods at a reduced price; demand for merchandise;

auction

(a) money supply (b) repair (c) commitment (d) sale

Q4 v. to impersonate; to act in a role; to claim; to assert

(a) expose (b) oversee (c) impact (d) pretend

Q5 n. act of forcefully taking possession of an area; seizure; conquest; possession or settlement of land

(a) control (b) carriage (c) occupation (d) event

Q6 v. to annoy; to bother; to aggravate; to anger

(a) search (b) subtract (c) irritate (d) figure

Q7 v. to visit; to spend time in a place; to remain temporarily; to lodge

(a) stay (b) exact (c) advance (d) divert

Q8 n. compound; various objects that for m a unit

(a) complex (b) relation (c) prospectus (d) sort

Q9 n. hold; understanding; knowledge; realization

(a) millennium (b) grasp (c) corner (d) purchase

Q10 adj. careful; wanting to do what is right

(a) sufficient (b) conscientious (c) common (d) efficient

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Test 124


Q1 adj. full; packed; crammed together

(a) crowded (b) prize (c) impressive (d) overt

Q2 adj. inner; inside; located within; of a country's domestic affairs

(a) credible (b) internal (c) bonded (d) total

Q3 adj. done over again

(a) dynamic (b) base (c) repeat (d) robust

Q4 adj. whole; including every part; complete; full

(a) concrete (b) entire (c) sophisticated (d) regular

Q5 adj. estimable; determinable; assessable

(a) opportune (b) instant (c) measurable (d) remarkable

Q6 adj. intelligent; clever; shrewd; lively; fashionable; stylish

(a) excellent (b) initialed (c) smart (d) detailed

Q7 v. to honor; to admire; to esteem; to hold in high regard

(a) respect (b) distract (c) expire (d) yield

Q8 adj. customary; routine; formal

(a) conventional (b) fair (c) downward (d) residential

Q9 adj. rational; logical; intelligent; wise; plausible; likely; credible

(a) reasonable (b) widespread (c) firm (d) correct

Q10 adj. available on a regular basis; employed to handle merchandise or goods

(a) reticent (b) outstanding (c) steadfast (d) stock

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Test 125


Q1 n. transgressor; person who breaks the law; one who insults

(a) shortage (b) offender (c) capex (d) market

Q2 n. hyphen; drop; pinch; rush; sprint

(a) dash (b) readiness (c) scratch (d) firm

Q3 n. slope; grade; slant

(a) coin (b) consumption (c) gymnasium (d) incline

Q4 n. flat

(a) span (b) apartment (c) characteristic (d) sum

Q5 n. working together; cooperation

(a) cushion (b) permit (c) garment (d) collaboration

Q6 n. plan; goal; aim; objective; meaning

(a) couple (b) utilization (c) intent (d) layer

Q7 n. article, thing; goal; focus of a thought or action

(a) still (b) object (c) pharmacist (d) premium

Q8 n. period of one hundred years

(a) century (b) accountant (c) protocol (d) photo

Q9 n. small globule of liquid; drip; very small amount; pendant

(a) drop (b) alert (c) main (d) category

Q10 n. supervisor; device for regulating; screen

(a) monitor (b) merger (c) cab (d) keep

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Test 126


Q1 v. to reduce the price of; to mark down; to ignore

(a) discern (b) route (c) discount (d) blame

Q2 v. to investigate

(a) cancel (b) look into (c) lead (d) encroach

Q3 v. to aid; to help; to support; to guide; to direct

(a) elucidate (b) motivate (c) put in (d) assist

Q4 v. to classify; to categorize; to systematize; to structure

(a) achieve (b) assort (c) cruise (d) copy

Q5 v. to arrange in a line; to grade; to classify

(a) search (b) rank (c) originate (d) recant

Q6 v. to repeat; to say again; to restate

(a) voyage (b) reiterate (c) summarize (d) anchor

Q7 v. to put away for future use

(a) treasure (b) corner (c) effect (d) cook

Q8 v. to expend; to disburse; to put out (money, resources, etc.)

(a) frame (b) spend (c) go along with (d) host

Q9 v. to choose; to select from several options; to conclude; to resolve

(a) decide (b) founder (c) seem (d) witness

Q10 v. to make easy; to assist; to forward; to promote; to expedite

(a) receive (b) facilitate (c) itemize (d) aggregate

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Test 127


Q1 adj. conquered; seized; filled; taken up; inhabited; populated

(a) bankrupt (b) occupied (c) express (d) important

Q2 adv. apparently; seemingly; to all appearances

(a) originally (b) yearly (c) necessarily (d) ostensibly

Q3 adj. sure; definite; particular; specific

(a) upcoming (b) certain (c) conscious (d) drastic

Q4 adv. nearly; about; around; circa

(a) curtly (b) probably (c) approximately (d) cordially

Q5 v. to go into; to join; to record; to inscribe

(a) stop (b) revere (c) enter (d) supply

Q6 v. to lounge; to do nothing; to laze around

(a) invent (b) account (c) plate (d) idle

Q7 v. to bore a hole; to practice; to train; to sow seeds in rows

(a) second (b) allay (c) appoint (d) drill

Q8 adj. loyal; faithful; unchanging

(a) original (b) steadfast (c) sensitive (d) crucial

Q9 v. to show; to display; to demonstrate; to present

(a) blunder (b) exhibit (c) ascertain (d) convey

Q10 n. disregard; inattention; forgetfulness; abandonment

(a) support (b) budget (c) neglect (d) pioneer

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Test 128


Q1 adj. fearful; worried; worrisome; eager; keen

(a) rotten (b) careful (c) anxious (d) scatterbrained

Q2 adj. objective

(a) metropolitan (b) bound (c) proper (d) unjudged

Q3 adj. serene; quiet; peaceful; tranquil; relaxed; calm

(a) metropolitan (b) placid (c) unable (d) liable

Q4 adj. tangible; real; substantial; solid

(a) rival (b) concrete (c) arbitrary (d) foster

Q5 adj. not healthful; not clean

(a) exact (b) contemporary (c) smart (d) unsanitary

Q6 adj. could be; might be; may be

(a) possible (b) intermittent (c) committed (d) kind

Q7 adj. first; primary; innovative; creative; novel

(a) eager (b) original (c) limited (d) fussy

Q8 adj. at the end; last; ultimate; decisive; conclusive; definitive

(a) initiative (b) convenient (c) final (d) town

Q9 adj. gentle; good-hearted; understanding; compassionate

(a) coherent (b) proof (c) kind (d) relevant

Q10 adj. motherly; related through a mother; relating to or characteristic of a mother or motherhood

(a) number (b) famous (c) maternal (d) rigorous

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Test 129


Q1 n. neglect; disregard; carelessness; failure to provide the necessary provision for (Law)

(a) leverage (b) negligence (c) indulgence (d) assistant

Q2 n. period; era; hour; rate

(a) part-time (b) hire (c) hazard (d) barbed wire

Q3 n. rubble; ruins; wreckage; fragments

(a) novelty (b) photo (c) debris (d) infancy

Q4 n. stability; consistency; continuousness; unbroken succession

(a) fence (b) shortage (c) continuity (d) coupon

Q5 n. way of life

(a) blanket (b) pursuit (c) lifestyle (d) approach

Q6 n. host; performer; comedian

(a) enclosure (b) accord (c) electrician (d) entertainer

Q7 n. limit; border

(a) venture (b) bound (c) satisfaction (d) credit risk

Q8 n. money (in a bank account); trust; confidence; respect

(a) ado (b) parentheses (c) credit (d) shipping

Q9 n. applicant; nominee; examinee

(a) trial (b) reception (c) save (d) candidate

Q10 n. state of perfection; state of highest quality

(a) accordance (b) illustration (c) shipping (d) prime

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Test 130


Q1 v. to hold at bay; to gain advantage on the market; to approach; to catch; to trap

(a) conceal (b) corner (c) consider (d) intend

Q2 v. to advertise; to bring to the attention of a large audience

(a) publicize (b) perfect (c) counter (d) temper

Q3 v. to supervise; to manage; to inspect

(a) subtract (b) oversee (c) accredit (d) represent

Q4 v. to act as a middleman; to buy and to sell property for other people

(a) stop (b) emphasize (c) broker (d) puzzle

Q5 adj. chatty; loquacious

(a) forward (b) viable (c) able (d) talkative

Q6 v. to lease; to rent; to employ

(a) set up (b) hire (c) indulge (d) predominate

Q7 v. to pack; to crate; to box

(a) lay off (b) default (c) crate (d) case

Q8 v. to create or adapt for a particular need or desire

(a) capitalize (b) coin (c) absorb (d) tailor

Q9 v. to make an error; to be wrong; to confuse

(a) mistake (b) evaluate (c) come along (d) idle

Q10 v. to counsel; to offer guidance; to notify; to inform

(a) target (b) advise (c) talk (d) bottom

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Test 131


Q1 adv. anyway; anyhow; still; all the same

(a) nevertheless (b) throughout (c) usually (d) abroad

Q2 adj. earlier; antecedent; hasty; premature

(a) ill (b) proud (c) previous (d) collect

Q3 v. to recompense someone for a service

(a) reward (b) plane (c) prove (d) craft

Q4 n. sameness; uniformity

(a) temper (b) equality (c) resilience (d) fizzle

Q5 adv. of course; surely; doubtlessly; definitely; absolutely

(a) yearly (b) conscientiously (c) interim (d) certainly

Q6 adv. strictly; firmly

(a) curtly (b) clearly (c) truly (d) sternly

Q7 v. to pretend; to feign

(a) purchase (b) aid (c) reconsider (d) posture

Q8 v. to cover a part of; to have something in common

(a) experience (b) overlap (c) sign (d) party

Q9 n. timetable; agenda; itinerary; plan

(a) schedule (b) retail (c) commercial (d) funnel

Q10 v. to make false and injurious statements about another; to defame; to vilify; to malign

(a) assist (b) entrance (c) slander (d) tantalizing

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Test 132


Q1 adj. occurring once within 12 months

(a) serious (b) either (c) yearly (d) distinctive

Q2 adj. having the capacity for feeling; susceptible to external influences or agents

(a) sensitive (b) secure (c) outstanding (d) conventional

Q3 adj. necessary; obligatory; commanding

(a) imperative (b) maximum (c) reasonable (d) upcoming

Q4 adj. about to happen; imminent

(a) infant (b) upcoming (c) administrative (d) sound

Q5 adj. filled with petrol, gas or another substance that produces energy

(a) representative (b) invisible (c) graduate (d) fueled

Q6 adj. overflowing; unreserved; unrestrained; exuberant

(a) effusive (b) homebound (c) professional (d) minute

Q7 adj. same; identical; able; capable

(a) occupied (b) obsolete (c) imperative (d) equal

Q8 adj. same in worth or value; same in importance; corresponding

(a) equivalent (b) reticent (c) useless (d) irrelevant

Q9 adj. reasonable; probable; possible; appropriate; promising

(a) likely (b) daily (c) steadfast (d) straightforward

Q10 adj. advanced; ahead; ready; brash; of the future; progressive

(a) forward (b) lucid (c) immediate (d) imperative

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Test 133


Q1 n. act of sending out; act of starting or initiating; commencement; inauguration

(a) incentive (b) behind (c) launch (d) brand

Q2 n. process of turning money into profit

(a) idea (b) capitalization (c) tax (d) variety

Q3 n. person who receives guests; large number; multitude (of people or things)

(a) host (b) objection (c) junction (d) retailer

Q4 n. variable which determines the form of a function

(a) loom (b) invitation (c) parameter (d) automobile

Q5 n. risk; peril; hazard

(a) danger (b) subscription (c) residence (d) discretion

Q6 n. withdrawal from one's job or occupation

(a) retirement (b) pie (c) initial (d) program

Q7 n. exchange; conveying something from one person to another

(a) garment (b) lease (c) transfer (d) inference

Q8 n. apparatus; appliance; gadget; trick; scheme

(a) van (b) site (c) endorsement (d) device

Q9 n. manner; way; fashion; chic; vogue

(a) downsizing (b) percent (c) style (d) press

Q10 n. fright; horror; concern; terror

(a) fear (b) backlash (c) absence (d) suite

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Test 134


Q1 v. to make a detailed list of property; to summarize; to sum up the worth of

(a) take (b) cushion (c) inventory (d) pertain

Q2 v. to create a timetable; to enter into a timetable; to plan for a certain date

(a) cater (b) taste (c) case (d) schedule

Q3 v. to obtain; to protect; to defend; to strengthen

(a) secure (b) hurry (c) franchise (d) express

Q4 v. to request the presence of; to solicit; to attract; to encourage; to promote

(a) station (b) improve (c) invite (d) worry

Q5 v. to narrate; to tell; to make a connection between; to have a good relationship with

(a) strive (b) relate (c) cause (d) urbanize

Q6 v. to record; to order in advance; to inscribe; to indicate

(a) own (b) instrument (c) book (d) succeed

Q7 v. to expend money or effort for future benefits; to grant; to install; to cover; to authorize

(a) reference (b) invest (c) counter (d) press

Q8 v. to bargain; to deal; to work out; to compromise; to clear or pass an obstacle

(a) negotiate (b) familiarize (c) review (d) secure

Q9 v. to travel in a car; to transport in a vehicle; to compel

(a) expand (b) drive (c) poll (d) disrupt

Q10 v. to explain; to clarify; to describe; to depict

(a) recommend (b) run (c) trouble (d) elucidate

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Test 135


Q1 n. hug; act of wrapping one's arms around another person or thing

(a) format (b) pay (c) embrace (d) commission

Q2 v. to stop a vehicle; to slow down a vehicle

(a) cover (b) brake (c) figure (d) convince

Q3 v. to design; to plan (i.e. machinery, roads, etc.)

(a) engineer (b) dominate (c) hem (d) slash

Q4 v. to find fault; to express displeasure; to protest

(a) complain (b) demonstrate (c) tackle (d) undercut

Q5 v. to blend; to be blended; to combine or unite into a single body; to be assimilated

(a) fade (b) coach (c) bank (d) merge

Q6 adj. awful

(a) either (b) terrible (c) detailed (d) prolific

Q7 v. to suggest indirectly; to hint; to infer; to mean; to import

(a) imply (b) stipulate (c) go along with (d) refer

Q8 n. supply; stock; measure; means; condition; stipulation

(a) report (b) pie (c) provision (d) elaboration

Q9 n. working, performance, handling; venture, undertaking; series of actions

(a) debris (b) fax (c) operation (d) conference

Q10 n. person skilled in a particular area; specialist

(a) expert (b) union (c) synthesis (d) essence

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Test 136


Q1 adj. pertaining to a city; pertaining to citizenship

(a) nearby (b) civic (c) unnecessary (d) admirable

Q2 adj. straight; equal; even; honest

(a) talkative (b) level (c) novel (d) head

Q3 adj. of nature

(a) outdoor (b) opposite (c) potential (d) promotional

Q4 adj. sloping; inclined

(a) adult (b) return (c) slantwise (d) large

Q5 adj. occurring once a year; yearly

(a) secret (b) formatted (c) committed (d) annual

Q6 adj. perfect; impeccable

(a) flawless (b) germane (c) sensible (d) terminal

Q7 adj. some; few; separate; distinct; individual; various

(a) senior (b) several (c) dismal (d) substantial

Q8 adj. modern; current

(a) contemporary (b) secure (c) practical (d) part

Q9 adj. serious; sober; sincere; fervent; eager

(a) firm (b) earnest (c) terminal (d) pertinent

Q10 adj. of or relating to the mind; intellectual; psychosocial

(a) narrow (b) evident (c) compliant (d) mental

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Test 137


Q1 n. abstract; summary; concise report; instructions

(a) outlet (b) occupancy (c) brief (d) recruit

Q2 n. management; supervisors; leadership

(a) award (b) approach (c) supplier (d) administration

Q3 n. large craft made for navigation on water; boat; ship; container

(a) vessel (b) warranty (c) bankrupt (d) bookcase

Q4 n. refers to the cost of developing a product or system

(a) clip (b) simulation (c) capex (d) box

Q5 n. written account of daily events and occurrences; journal; daily calendar; log book; blog

(a) term (b) diary (c) anger (d) fence

Q6 n. truthfulness; sincerity; integrity; frankness

(a) plane (b) supplement (c) merger (d) honesty

Q7 n. examination; careful inspection; debate

(a) propensity (b) attendant (c) information (d) canvass

Q8 n. advantage; profit; aid; stipend

(a) expert (b) benefit (c) width (d) preface

Q9 n. alliance; union; agreement

(a) adamant (b) coalition (c) convenience (d) subsidiary

Q10 n. combination of related things or parts that form a complex whole

(a) system (b) speech (c) recommendation (d) tailor

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Test 138


Q1 v. to determine; to decide; to separate into constituent parts

(a) internationalize (b) pad (c) refurbish (d) resolve

Q2 v. to be indebted to; to be under obligation to pay or repay

(a) command (b) debut (c) owe (d) journey

Q3 v. to move heavily or awkwardly; to accumulate; to collect

(a) lumber (b) fax (c) chain (d) incline

Q4 v. to answer; to reply; to react

(a) ponder (b) neglect (c) stake (d) respond

Q5 v. to vote; to elect; to count votes; to make a survey

(a) must (b) believe (c) poll (d) form

Q6 v. to erect; to set; to put; to place

(a) structure (b) guide (c) surmise (d) position

Q7 v. to upset; to disturb; to divide

(a) disrupt (b) field (c) stack (d) key

Q8 v. to overstate; to make something seem greater or more important than it really is

(a) weight (b) rehearse (c) pioneer (d) exaggerate

Q9 v. to warn; to put on standby; to alarm

(a) choose (b) dominate (c) waver (d) alert

Q10 v. to inflate; to play an important role

(a) mend (b) honor (c) suggest (d) bulk

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Test 139


Q1 adj. more important than others; great; serious

(a) appealing (b) controlling (c) comfortable (d) major

Q2 v. to argue; to discuss; to consider; to ponder

(a) debate (b) stay (c) change (d) watch

Q3 adj. serving as an aide; helpful; supportive; auxiliary

(a) honest (b) assistant (c) different (d) close

Q4 n. instinctual urge; sudden desire; whim; wave of energy sent via a nerve

(a) aircraft (b) fertilizer (c) impulse (d) analysis

Q5 adj. famous; prominent

(a) eager (b) renowned (c) conscious (d) adept

Q6 v. to advance beyond proper limits; to infringe

(a) augment (b) stall (c) promote (d) encroach

Q7 v. to make different; to invest one's assets in various securities

(a) confuse (b) represent (c) diversify (d) divert

Q8 v. to deliver without charge

(a) cash (b) upgrade (c) frank (d) entitle

Q9 adj. exact; not more and not less; meticulous; strict

(a) unnecessary (b) prepaid (c) savvy (d) precise

Q10 adj. impartial; unbiased; existing outside of the mind

(a) possible (b) objective (c) excellent (d) last

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Test 140


Q1 adj. begging; attractive; interesting

(a) yearly (b) drastic (c) appealing (d) maternal

Q2 adj. fixed; arranged; prepared; resolute; firmly resolved; determined in advance

(a) additional (b) set (c) succinct (d) necessary

Q3 adj. original; real; true; natural; honest; sincere

(a) able (b) profuse (c) rotten (d) genuine

Q4 adj. identical; corresponding; in agreement; harmonious

(a) congruent (b) regardless (c) evasive (d) initialed

Q5 adj. tasty; having a pleasant taste or smell

(a) unconventional (b) delicious (c) advance (d) legal

Q6 adj. assorted; different; individual; several

(a) vital (b) fine (c) steadfast (d) various

Q7 adj. excellent; wonderful; splendid; magnificent

(a) absorbed (b) superb (c) elaborate (d) tight

Q8 adj. easy; uncomplicated; modest; ordinary; plain

(a) simple (b) perfect (c) reasonable (d) irritated

Q9 adj. supplementary; auxiliary; secondary; lesser in importance

(a) dismal (b) domestic (c) subsidiary (d) pervasive

Q10 adj. next after the first; alternate; other; additional; subordinate; having a lower rank

(a) meticulous (b) generous (c) admirable (d) second

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Test 141


Q1 n. thin piece cut from a larger object; portion; share

(a) last (b) cuisine (c) slice (d) flat money

Q2 n. number; image; character; price; human shape; symbol

(a) protocol (b) figure (c) crowd (d) slice

Q3 n. citation; passage taken from another source; reference; commercial offer; statement of price

(a) mistreatment (b) forward (c) statement (d) quotation

Q4 n. tolerance; forbearance

(a) patience (b) routine (c) enlightenment (d) omission

Q5 n. direct or incidental reference; recognition of an achievement

(a) section (b) facilitator (c) mention (d) enlargement

Q6 n. harvesting machine

(a) combine (b) readiness (c) editor (d) gymnasium

Q7 n. nomenclature; specific vocabulary

(a) terminology (b) conversation (c) attendee (d) innovator

Q8 n. increase in the supply of money in relation to the amount of goods available resulting in a rise in

prices

(a) applicant (b) caveat (c) director (d) inflation

Q9 n. possibility; ability; capability of being

(a) potential (b) demonstration (c) method (d) prior

Q10 n. climb over rough terrain; struggle for possession; disorderly or chaotic proceeding

(a) scramble (b) carpet (c) stop (d) party

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Test 142


Q1 v. to stand in line; to make a row

(a) accompany (b) decline (c) enlarge (d) queues

Q2 v. to photograph; to paint; to draw; to describe; to depict

(a) afford (b) grit (c) picture (d) rise

Q3 v. to explain; to clarify; to limit; to set boundaries

(a) mention (b) improve (c) define (d) advance

Q4 v. to consent; to concur; to suit; to have the same opinion; to fit

(a) agree (b) fertilize (c) amount (d) lesson

Q5 v. to enter

(a) ship (b) close (c) get into (d) extract

Q6 v. to instruct; to teach; to scold; to reprove; to rebuke

(a) browse (b) merge (c) experience (d) lesson

Q7 v. to load with goods; to load; to weigh down; to send as cargo

(a) place (b) withstand (c) put up with (d) freight

Q8 v. to presume to be true; to hypothesize; to believe

(a) grant (b) remember (c) dot (d) suppose

Q9 v. to set up; to found; to base; to build

(a) establish (b) focus (c) conduct (d) range

Q10 v. to support; to assist; to strengthen

(a) retrieve (b) back (c) graduate (d) write off

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Test 143


Q1 n. competitor; opponent; contender

(a) pay (b) rival (c) decision (d) part-time

Q2 n. monetary or material worth; importance; merit

(a) value (b) vendor (c) disclaimer (d) title

Q3 n. extensive piece of land usually with a large house on it; person's property; wealth; possessions

(a) repo (b) medicine (c) insurance (d) estate

Q4 v. to work; to toil; to exert oneself; to work hard

(a) cruise (b) reject (c) defend (d) labor

Q5 n. manner of doing business; behavior; distribution; giving out

(a) fare (b) initiative (c) plane (d) dealing

Q6 adj. hygienic; clean; healthy

(a) record (b) trade (c) sanitary (d) somber

Q7 n. price; expense

(a) performance (b) industry (c) cost (d) ill

Q8 v. to record; to enroll; to have an effect; to have influence

(a) ticket (b) registering (c) project (d) comment

Q9 v. to extricate; to remove; to evict; to oust; to expel

(a) dislodge (b) sway (c) replay (d) interfere

Q10 n. reason; purpose; principle; factor; basis for a legal case

(a) course (b) comment (c) airport (d) cause

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Test 144


Q1 adj. not continuous; sporadic; fitful; alternately stopping and starting

(a) resolute (b) proper (c) intermittent (d) forward

Q2 adj. large; important; huge; immense; wonderful; exciting

(a) wry (b) annoying (c) consecutive (d) great

Q3 adj. channeled; centralized

(a) forecast (b) funnelled (c) found (d) superfluous

Q4 n. something that is discarded; rubbish; trash; junk; waste

(a) bias (b) watch (c) investment (d) garbage

Q5 v. to exemplify; to clarify; to explain; to depict; to elucidate

(a) surmise (b) enlighten (c) illustrate (d) propose

Q6 adj. steady; firm; lasting; dependable; faithful

(a) repeat (b) stable (c) part (d) scatterbrained

Q7 adj. of a political group; of social gatherings

(a) concrete (b) local (c) familiar (d) party

Q8 adj. elastic; easily bent; adroit; adept; pliable

(a) supplementary (b) fraught (c) flexible (d) unbiased

Q9 adj. gentle; soft; delicate

(a) promotional (b) resident (c) familiar (d) tender

Q10 adj. short; concise

(a) unsanitary (b) brief (c) rigorous (d) key

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Test 145


Q1 n. financial assistance

(a) command (b) subsidy (c) accomplishment (d) factor

Q2 n. division of a company; section; area

(a) formal (b) breakdown (c) grasp (d) department

Q3 n. manual; guide; guideline; document containing instructions

(a) handbook (b) domestic (c) greenhouse (d) refund

Q4 n. workers' association; federation; amalgamation

(a) close (b) union (c) offer (d) haze

Q5 adv. methodically; in an organized fashion

(a) etc. (b) sternly (c) systematically (d) twice

Q6 n. player positioned at the front of the offensive line (Sports)

(a) regulations (b) forecaster (c) forward (d) property

Q7 n. characteristic; function; capability (of a product, machine, device, software etc.)

(a) feature (b) insert (c) line (d) influence

Q8 n. ascent

(a) angle (b) fear (c) ideal (d) climb

Q9 n. something which enhances or improves; addition or change which adds value to something

(a) improvement (b) lifestyle (c) repo (d) surprise

Q10 n. the act of transferring a property title from one person to another

(a) comment (b) conveyance (c) contractor (d) assistance

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Test 146


Q1 v. to produce via mechanical means

(a) lumber (b) drop (c) except (d) machine

Q2 v. to move to a different apartment; to move to a different place

(a) distract (b) task (c) relocate (d) transact

Q3 v. to involve; to affect; to worry; to interest; to relate to

(a) pattern (b) prove (c) concern (d) insert

Q4 v. to leaf through a book; to surf Internet websites

(a) browse (b) allot (c) article (d) sustain

Q5 v. to check; to look over carefully and critically; to examine officially; to review

(a) study (b) inspect (c) measure (d) harmonize

Q6 v. to cancel; to revoke

(a) facilitate (b) corrupt (c) abolish (d) exceed

Q7 v. to measure; to evaluate; to determine; to estimate

(a) argue (b) focus (c) slander (d) gauge

Q8 v. to be concerned with; to look out for; to watch over; to like; to be fond of

(a) article (b) care (c) deserve (d) overlook

Q9 v. to accommodate someone; to stay; to reside; to dwell; to store; to shelter

(a) house (b) forecast (c) preface (d) loom

Q10 v. to finance; to supply with money; to allocate financial sums; to extend a short-term obligation

(a) blanket (b) fund (c) recognize (d) stretch

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Test 147


Q1 v. to record for evidence; to write down; to substantiate

(a) strike (b) suggest (c) proliferate (d) document

Q2 v. to couple; to be part one of a match; to mate

(a) mandate (b) permit (c) pair (d) sight

Q3 v. to rely on; to extend business credit

(a) found (b) trust (c) reward (d) divide

Q4 adj. hurt; wounded; insulted; offended; damaged

(a) residual (b) genuine (c) injured (d) ambitious

Q5 v. to make a request; to implement; to realize; to put into practice

(a) apply (b) revere (c) revolve (d) prevail

Q6 adj. not true; counterfeit; deceitful; wrong; artificial; not faithful

(a) key (b) conservative (c) budget (d) false

Q7 n. middleman; agent who buys and sells property or shares etc. for other people

(a) slip (b) broker (c) will (d) budget

Q8 n. substance; component; all that is inside of something

(a) content (b) paint (c) tailor (d) period

Q9 v. to give one thing in return for another; to replace one thing with another; to trade; to barter

(a) exchange (b) mobilize (c) trust (d) instance

Q10 adv. late; tardy

(a) downtown (b) counter (c) behind (d) yet

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Test 148


Q1 adj. adept; capable; suitably skilled; well qualified; experienced

(a) relevant (b) competent (c) obvious (d) expensive

Q2 adj. little; few in number; trivial; unimportant; modest

(a) uncertain (b) crowded (c) small (d) sincere

Q3 adj. impossible to see; imperceptible; hidden; concealed

(a) select (b) minute (c) fleet (d) invisible

Q4 adj. injurious; causing damage

(a) critical (b) arbitrary (c) sharp (d) harmful

Q5 adj. frank; candid; sincere; honest; simple; uncomplicated

(a) ideal (b) collect (c) injured (d) straightforward

Q6 adj. serious; grave; acute; difficult; rigorous; harsh; strict

(a) transcendent (b) wire (c) buoyant (d) severe

Q7 adj. governmental; bureaucratic; majestic; dignified

(a) state (b) interchangeable (c) ready (d) urban

Q8 adj. useful; providing assistance; repairing; performing maintenance tasks

(a) flawed (b) placid (c) service (d) perennial

Q9 adj. inclusive; of all things

(a) flexible (b) intermittent (c) trivial (d) general

Q10 adj. comprehensive; inclusive

(a) sick (b) superb (c) blanket (d) corporate

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Test 149


Q1 n. variety; difference; unlikeness

(a) strategy (b) diversity (c) drill (d) leader

Q2 n. strong durable fabric; persistence

(a) token (b) slogan (c) lasting (d) trouble

Q3 n. materials that are used to cushion and cover furniture (i.e. fabric, lining, padding, etc.)

(a) building (b) nomination (c) upholstery (d) assortment

Q4 n. long trip; distance; voyage

(a) journey (b) cognition (c) standpoint (d) disposal

Q5 n. joining; union; an ordered sequence

(a) combination (b) fortune (c) wrong (d) refund

Q6 n. notch; narrow opening; place; position (within a system, etc.)

(a) slot (b) locksmith (c) commitment (d) voyage

Q7 n. person who designs and plans (machinery, roads, etc.)

(a) promise (b) engineer (c) area (d) advancement

Q8 n. opening stroke or hit of the ball (Sports)

(a) defect (b) serve (c) council (d) relation

Q9 n. person who currently holds an office or position

(a) incumbent (b) emergency (c) error (d) technician

Q10 n. container devoid of contents

(a) tool (b) attitude (c) empty (d) sense

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Test 150


Q1 v. to chase after; to follow; to aspire to; to strive for

(a) ship (b) irritate (c) dispute (d) pursue

Q2 v. to grant a permit; to authorize; to permit; to allow

(a) copy (b) signify (c) stem (d) license

Q3 v. to create; to write; to relax; to calm oneself; to settle

(a) regulate (b) posture (c) compose (d) rate

Q4 v. to restore to health; to make well; to correct a bad habit; to preserve food

(a) image (b) assign (c) relinquish (d) cure

Q5 v. to include; to contain; to consist

(a) decline (b) reward (c) look forward to (d) comprise

Q6 v. to meet; to assemble to gather; to get together

(a) converge (b) revive (c) create (d) treasure

Q7 v. to desert; to abandon; to change sides

(a) monetize (b) slope (c) kit (d) defect

Q8 v. to search for valuable materials (such as gold, oil, etc.)

(a) stretch (b) allow (c) cart (d) prospect

Q9 v. to establish; to create; to build; to set up; to start a company

(a) resolve (b) legitimate (c) found (d) chart

Q10 v. to act against; to oppose (with an equal weight, force etc.)

(a) counterbalance (b) aim (c) negotiate (d) clarify

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Test 151


Q1 v. to draw a likeness; to describe; to reflect; to picture in the mind

(a) image (b) spy (c) mail (d) signify

Q2 v. to give in to desire; to yield to; to satisfy; to spoil; to humor

(a) suppose (b) indulge (c) halt (d) hazard

Q3 adj. including a lot; large in scope; extensive

(a) changeable (b) durable (c) comprehensive (d) unlimited

Q4 n. public announcement or printed notice designed to attract attention

(a) pursuit (b) compromise (c) preventive (d) advert

Q5 n. small purse used to carry money and personal documents; billfold; handbag

(a) substitute (b) management (c) levy (d) wallet

Q6 v. to fork; to divide into parts or sections

(a) afford (b) should (c) appropriate (d) branch

Q7 n. public sale where goods are sold to the highest bidder (such as eBay)

(a) stall (b) guarantee (c) auction (d) harvest

Q8 adj. older; elder; having a higher rank; aged

(a) senior (b) impossible (c) entitled (d) tentative

Q9 n. central stalk of a plant; petiole

(a) dispute (b) stem (c) dot (d) logistics

Q10 n. routine; protocol; course of action; subroutine; sequence of instructions (Computers)

(a) slice (b) trustee (c) procedure (d) stage

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Test 152


Q1 adj. available to lease or rent

(a) outside (b) circumspect (c) rental (d) wry

Q2 adj. regular; ordinary; low-grade; poor

(a) complete (b) express (c) mediocre (d) great

Q3 adj. worldwide; universal; of the whole world

(a) inherent (b) bankrupt (c) global (d) vivid

Q4 adj. deserving of punishment; responsible

(a) rear (b) extraordinary (c) coordinate (d) guilty

Q5 adj. in view; observable; obvious; apparent

(a) scatterbrained (b) visible (c) unique (d) essential

Q6 adj. whole; perfect; finished

(a) enthusiastic (b) top (c) complete (d) useful

Q7 adj. fulfilling many functions; multi-purpose; skilled to do many things

(a) creative (b) beneficial (c) versatile (d) expert

Q8 adj. provocative; stimulating; encouraging

(a) bottom (b) incentive (c) buoyant (d) introductory

Q9 adj. excellent; pleasant; valid; competent; skilled; positive

(a) idle (b) good (c) sporadic (d) eventual

Q10 adj. double; identical; matching

(a) subject (b) quality (c) duplicate (d) sensible

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Test 153


Q1 n. citation; commercial offer

(a) environment (b) department (c) quote (d) stable

Q2 n. report of recent events; information about previously unknown facts

(a) offence (b) meaning (c) quotation (d) news

Q3 n. coach; buggy; transportation

(a) surprise (b) carriage (c) statement (d) pioneer

Q4 n. person employed to deliver official dispatches or go on special errands

(a) circumstance (b) messenger (c) equity (d) propensity

Q5 n. a person who makes things out of wood such as furniture

(a) weapon (b) guide (c) client (d) carpenter

Q6 n. influence; ability to affect or alter people or circumstance

(a) leverage (b) vessel (c) request (d) harness

Q7 n. ethic; lesson; principle

(a) environment (b) readiness (c) moral (d) artisan

Q8 n. expertise; state of having expert skills; skillfulness; adeptness; masterfulness

(a) toll (b) language (c) quantity (d) proficiency

Q9 n. replacement; alteration; shift; coins; money received back after paying for goods

(a) money supply (b) change (c) perishable (d) citation

Q10 n. judgment of an object's worth; appraisal; opinion; judgment

(a) will (b) estimate (c) pointer (d) collaboration

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Test 154


Q1 v. to warn; to notify of danger

(a) caution (b) attribute (c) endure (d) commission

Q2 v. to require; to be in distress; to be under hardship; to be obligated

(a) contact (b) need (c) alter (d) possess

Q3 v. to fasten; to connect

(a) button (b) adhere (c) dial (d) go through

Q4 v. to attach; to connect; to unite; to combine; to become a member

(a) gauge (b) excel (c) reflect (d) join

Q5 v. to go on; to keep doing something; to last; to perpetuate

(a) disembark (b) effect (c) continue (d) extract

Q6 v. to dispute; to claim; to give reasons

(a) argue (b) abolish (c) embrace (d) overcome

Q7 v. to organize; to settle; to structure; to order; to systematize

(a) rent (b) refund (c) surprise (d) arrange

Q8 v. to sail; to move at a moderate speed; to travel; to coast; to drive along slowly

(a) advantage (b) exchange (c) dedicate (d) cruise

Q9 v. to transmit document electronically

(a) analyze (b) defect (c) index (d) fax

Q10 v. to climb; to ascend; to weigh; to do according to a particular ratio

(a) discuss (b) pay (c) reach (d) scale

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Test 155


Q1 n. television or radio advertisement

(a) receipt (b) commercial (c) sample (d) president

Q2 n. income; return; gains; government income earned through taxation

(a) anticipation (b) audience (c) section (d) revenue

Q3 adj. active; attentive

(a) predictable (b) recent (c) alive (d) forecast

Q4 v. to confirm; to license; to authorize

(a) certificate (b) display (c) link (d) render

Q5 adj. arranged in divisions; divisional; concerning an office

(a) paramount (b) evident (c) departmental (d) diligent

Q6 n. device used to destroy documents by cutting them into small strips or pieces

(a) lock (b) petrol (c) shredder (d) addition

Q7 v. to stand up; to get into an upright position; to climb; to ascend

(a) attempt (b) justify (c) screen (d) rise

Q8 v. to look on; to see; to observe; to testify; to vouch for

(a) accord (b) mollify (c) transcend (d) witness

Q9 n. influence; effect; colliding of two bodies; touch

(a) institute (b) impact (c) bearer (d) indulgence

Q10 n. profit from the difference between costs and net sales

(a) shredder (b) shrewdness (c) margin (d) news

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Test 156


Q1 adj. describing an asset or item which can easily be sold or transferred

(a) compatible (b) substantial (c) negotiable (d) comforting

Q2 adj. flat, level; even

(a) common (b) plane (c) surface (d) original

Q3 adj. itemized; marked by thoroughness in treating small items or parts

(a) invisible (b) healthy (c) detailed (d) repeat

Q4 adj. basic; fundamental

(a) elementary (b) aware (c) downsize (d) extensive

Q5 adj. truthful; candid; frank

(a) irritated (b) honest (c) great (d) hourly

Q6 adj. talented; skilled; having great natural ability

(a) fueled (b) competitive (c) gifted (d) minimum

Q7 adj. separate; individual; discontinuous

(a) foreign (b) susceptible (c) formal (d) discrete

Q8 adj. beforehand

(a) genuine (b) fleet (c) advance (d) rental

Q9 adj. floating; light; lively; cheerful

(a) buoyant (b) unsatisfactory (c) dense (d) informal

Q10 adj. alike; having common qualities; comparable

(a) similar (b) intricate (c) equal (d) separate

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Test 157


Q1 n. financial industry owned cooperative supplying secure, standardized messaging services to

financial institutions

(a) swift (b) citizen (c) existence (d) date

Q2 n. newsreader; broadcaster

(a) inquiry (b) reinforcement (c) mail (d) anchor

Q3 n. devotion to a certain habit; dependency

(a) education (b) catering (c) handling (d) addiction

Q4 n. bias; sentence passed before proper examination of the circumstances

(a) intensity (b) dealing (c) association (d) prejudice

Q5 n. display; show; public presentation of work or skills; trade fair

(a) attention (b) freight (c) clear (d) exhibition

Q6 n. piece of soft material which cushions; block of pages stacked together and connected on one side

(a) resilience (b) pad (c) ado (d) rush

Q7 n. surroundings; conditions in which someone or something lives

(a) repetition (b) reach (c) campaign (d) environment

Q8 n. agreement; pact; deal

(a) slander (b) contract (c) surveillance (d) fleet

Q9 n. punctuation mark; end; pause at end of a phrase; full sentence; age; season

(a) period (b) proficiency (c) upholstery (d) perennial

Q10 n. instrument that automatically measures quantities of substances (gas, water or electricity)

(a) luncheon (b) pile (c) guilt (d) meter

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Test 158


Q1 v. to turn into money; to turn profit; to finance

(a) enhance (b) delete (c) capitalize (d) verify

Q2 v. to make ready; to get oneself ready; to put into the proper condition

(a) prepare (b) upgrade (c) perpetuate (d) join

Q3 v. to join parts together; to attach segments

(a) piece (b) depict (c) destroy (d) reprove

Q4 v. to cipher

(a) exclude (b) calendar (c) code (d) rectify

Q5 v. to be conspicuous; to be noticeable; to project; to protrude

(a) disrupt (b) queues (c) stand out (d) hesitate

Q6 v. to improve; to raise the quality of

(a) streamline (b) circumstance (c) upgrade (d) might

Q7 v. to refer to; to comment on; to draw attention to

(a) subsidize (b) advert (c) apparel (d) rectify

Q8 v. to shape with skill

(a) benefit (b) specify (c) resonate (d) craft

Q9 v. to provide a detailed statement about an occurrence or situation; inform

(a) puzzle (b) display (c) report (d) ship

Q10 v. to write one's name by hand; to sign one's name

(a) nurse (b) watch (c) autograph (d) found

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Test 159


Q1 n. person who lives in a particular place; resident; tenant; occupant

(a) building (b) behavio(u)r (c) objection (d) inhabitant

Q2 v. to find the answer to; to explain

(a) exist (b) interview (c) level (d) solve

Q3 adv. unfavorably; in a manner that works against; antagonistically

(a) abreast (b) usually (c) adversely (d) gradually

Q4 n. flammable liquid mixture derived from petroleum (used as fuel, etc.)

(a) periodical (b) agency (c) gasoline (d) dependent

Q5 n. transgression; desecration; attack or disruption; rape

(a) saw (b) work (c) violation (d) slogan

Q6 v. to approve; to verify; to ascertain

(a) confirm (b) branch (c) dispatch (d) watch

Q7 v. to prophesy; to foretell; to announce in advance

(a) predict (b) exert (c) space (d) sort

Q8 v. to take a small portion of something as a specimen

(a) sample (b) screen (c) downsize (d) underline

Q9 adj. penetrating; infiltrating; spreading; extending; permeating

(a) incorrect (b) novel (c) pervasive (d) acquainted

Q10 n. institution for saving and borrowing money; cashier

(a) competitor (b) reason (c) bank (d) takeover

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Test 160


Q1 adj. having a specified height; difficult to believe; exaggerated; challenging

(a) contrary (b) valuable (c) tall (d) fellow

Q2 adj. recent; common; prevalent; present; popular

(a) careful (b) spot (c) current (d) rental

Q3 adj. costly; precious; opposite of cheap

(a) intense (b) still (c) expensive (d) entire

Q4 adj. in a manner which shuts out all others; solely; in a limited manner

(a) dynamic (b) fiscal (c) scrupulous (d) exclusively

Q5 adj. familiar; close; intimate; informed; aware

(a) total (b) acquainted (c) hourly (d) splendid

Q6 adj. mild; slight; comfortable; simple

(a) substitute (b) fine (c) easy (d) foreign

Q7 adj. greatest; most; utmost; highest

(a) curt (b) practical (c) savvy (d) maximum

Q8 adj. significant; influential; essential; crucial; critical

(a) important (b) sensitive (c) clear (d) formatted

Q9 adj. straight; forthright; clear

(a) responsive (b) direct (c) recognizable (d) conversant

Q10 adj. happening often; regular; common; usual

(a) staple (b) society (c) frequent (d) unauthorized

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Test 161


Q1 n. act or instance of rendering insusceptible to disease by inoculating

(a) stay (b) passenger (c) method (d) vaccination

Q2 n. person or thing that is the same

(a) equal (b) estate (c) work (d) policy

Q3 n. request; plea; petition for a new trial or judgment

(a) appeal (b) office (c) vegetable (d) opportunity

Q4 n. enlargement; increase; spread; development

(a) expansion (b) completion (c) base (d) prejudice

Q5 n. supplement

(a) receipt (b) shelf (c) additive (d) restriction

Q6 n. straw-filled mattress; hard and simple bed; platform used to stack items during moving or storage

(a) bullion (b) attentiveness (c) pallet (d) share

Q7 n. device with a wide opening at the top which narrows as it reaches the bottom

(a) confirmation (b) tenure (c) funnel (d) security

Q8 n. special individual right not enjoyed by others; benefit; advantage

(a) privilege (b) episode (c) catalog (d) merger

Q9 n. something of great worth

(a) clerk (b) import (c) provision (d) valuable

Q10 n. art and science of disease treatment and health maintenance; remedy; drug

(a) recession (b) sense (c) medicine (d) exclusive

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Test 162


Q1 v. to answer; to respond

(a) unify (b) sense (c) reply (d) correct

Q2 v. to supply; to support; to send; to move into a machine

(a) draw (b) feed (c) avoid (d) court

Q3 v. to leave; to go away; to go in a different direction; to die

(a) course (b) fear (c) depart (d) alleviate

Q4 v. to belong to; to be connected to; to relate; to refer

(a) emerge (b) pertain (c) detail (d) score

Q5 v. to establish; to start; to found; to being; to raise

(a) price (b) share (c) maintain (d) set up

Q6 v. to come into view; to show up; to seem

(a) recap (b) appear (c) come across (d) release

Q7 v. to make a remark; to explain; to write an explanatory note

(a) expel (b) attend (c) access (d) comment

Q8 v. to employ a group of workers; to provide with employees; to man

(a) staff (b) traffic (c) surmise (d) carpet

Q9 v. to share company; to connect; to relate to; to combine

(a) section (b) assume (c) associate (d) predict

Q10 v. to accelerate; to cause to move quickly; to expedite; to further; to hurry

(a) speed (b) appeal (c) elaborate (d) set out

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Test 163


Q1 n. cat (Slang); feline

(a) layer (b) stop (c) pushy (d) compare

Q2 adj. comfortable; useful; serviceable

(a) convenient (b) inanimate (c) minimum (d) fine

Q3 v. to avoid; to escape; to shrink

(a) attend (b) emulate (c) enclose (d) elude

Q4 v. to give on a temporary basis; to give money as a loan; to donate

(a) assess (b) lend (c) concern (d) incur

Q5 n. termination; end

(a) deadline (b) expiration (c) attempt (d) terminal

Q6 n. gratification of a need; remuneration; fulfillment

(a) franchisor (b) liberal (c) replacement (d) satisfaction

Q7 n. money paid for the use of property; rip; tear; laceration

(a) rent (b) project (c) advertisement (d) comparison

Q8 n. labor; task; profession; occupation; vocation; effort

(a) success (b) expert (c) work (d) bearer instrument

Q9 n. competition; equal opponent; partner; counterweight; game

(a) elevator (b) price (c) match (d) facility

Q10 v. to encourage; to nurture; to promote; to raise; to care for

(a) foster (b) attire (c) season (d) present

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Test 164


Q1 adj. opposed

(a) actual (b) particular (c) apt (d) contrary

Q2 adj. can be prophesied; can be foretold

(a) visible (b) urgent (c) fluent (d) predictable

Q3 adj. strained; taut; rigid; nervous; stressful

(a) tense (b) overhead (c) bothersome (d) civic

Q4 adj. confusing; hard to understand; difficult; complex

(a) rubber (b) bulk (c) useful (d) complicated

Q5 adj. inattentive; unmindful

(a) regardless (b) interchangeable (c) articulate (d) maximum

Q6 adj. managerial; overseeing

(a) trivial (b) supervisory (c) discouraged (d) extraordinary

Q7 adj. having no curves or bends; frank; continuous; honest; consistent

(a) straight (b) rigorous (c) waste (d) terminal

Q8 adj. experimental; exploratory; test; used as a sample

(a) glossy (b) trial (c) resolute (d) house

Q9 adj. made or done immediately; paid at once; performed randomly

(a) including (b) inalienable (c) becoming (d) spot

Q10 adj. pure; obvious; easy to understand; comprehensible

(a) lead (b) prosaic (c) clear (d) trial

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Test 165


Q1 n. problem; challenge; hardship; trouble

(a) difficulty (b) implementation (c) private (d) harvest

Q2 n. release; approval; washing

(a) plate (b) clearance (c) downtown (d) customer

Q3 n. rematch; repetition

(a) catalog (b) contrary (c) replay (d) brochure

Q4 n. expenditure; pardon

(a) loyalty (b) dispense (c) quarter (d) goal

Q5 n. thing; object; article; news story; piece of information

(a) save (b) florist (c) item (d) offense

Q6 n. figure; form; reflection; picture; likeness; embodiment

(a) image (b) pleasure (c) fundamental (d) professional

Q7 n. act of giving back; reply; answer; profit; yield; repayment

(a) procurement (b) return (c) likelihood (d) raise

Q8 n. learning; field of learning; thorough investigation; report; analysis

(a) debris (b) gasoline (c) study (d) exchange

Q9 n. diligence; tenacity; stubbornness; continuation

(a) persistence (b) percent (c) perspective (d) takeover

Q10 n. sign; indication; symbol; grade; trace

(a) mark (b) code (c) software (d) subject

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Test 166


Q1 v. to endanger; to place in danger; to imperil; to put at risk

(a) peddle (b) jeopardize (c) package (d) approach

Q2 v. to plan; to design; to imagine; to conceive; to envision

(a) conceptualize (b) use (c) box (d) balance

Q3 v. to fix; to repair; to correct; to calibrate; to adjust

(a) bound (b) rectify (c) review (d) substantiate

Q4 v. to cover a hole with a piece of material; to use to cover a hole

(a) dash (b) patch (c) court (d) report

Q5 v. to promote; to draw attention to; to publicize

(a) break down (b) note (c) unlock (d) advertise

Q6 v. to distract; to entertain; to turn in a different direction; to deflect

(a) task (b) commit (c) divert (d) converge

Q7 v. to remove; to get rid of

(a) advertise (b) queues (c) fail (d) eliminate

Q8 v. to make clear; to concentrate

(a) focus (b) conceive (c) offset (d) quote

Q9 v. to by-pass; to side-step; to evade

(a) section (b) itemize (c) fix (d) circumvent

Q10 v. to set some distance apart

(a) underestimate (b) space (c) relocate (d) foresee

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Test 167


Q1 v. to control to rule over; to be superior

(a) prize (b) put up with (c) predominate (d) equal

Q2 n. part of an object designed to be gripped by the hand; fist name; nickname; code name; title

(a) house (b) handle (c) defect (d) briefing

Q3 n. one of several separate payments into which a debt has been divided; section; portion

(a) pair (b) adverse opinion (c) butcher (d) ability

Q4 n. dividend; perk; monetary gift

(a) voucher (b) semester (c) bonus (d) division

Q5 adj. spotted; speckled; composed of a series of small dashes (about a line)

(a) contrary (b) durable (c) dotted (d) critical

Q6 n. progression; succession; order; arrangement

(a) part (b) sequence (c) barren capital (d) rate

Q7 n. newspaper that is published 5 to 7 times a week

(a) poll (b) chart (c) mail (d) daily

Q8 n. short written reminder; memo; brief informal letter; official message

(a) clause (b) setback (c) moral (d) note

Q9 n. either end of a passenger line; bus or train station

(a) ambiguity (b) call (c) disposal (d) terminal

Q10 n. group of people working together; team

(a) insult (b) sway (c) tackle (d) crew

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Test 168


Q1 n. seal; trademark

(a) few (b) affiliation (c) path (d) chop

Q2 n. before noon

(a) collection (b) resolve (c) midmorning (d) blame

Q3 n. communication; information; announcement; note; memo; intimation

(a) admiration (b) message (c) ferry (d) skim

Q4 n. quotation; official praise; summons to a court of law

(a) refund (b) waiter (c) plan (d) citation

Q5 n. customer; buyer; computer that serves as a terminal

(a) practice (b) conserve (c) client (d) helicopter

Q6 n. freedom; liberation; newly distributed film (or record, book, etc.); statement provided to the media

(a) danger (b) union (c) blunder (d) release

Q7 n. good deal; agreement; item that has been bought at a specially low price

(a) card (b) expectation (c) program (d) bargain

Q8 n. management committee; food

(a) freight (b) board (c) debate (d) cutback

Q9 n. duty; role; purpose; feature; convention

(a) tax (b) ticket (c) function (d) substantive

Q10 n. roll; roster; inventory; strip; band

(a) price (b) nexus (c) pounce (d) list

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Test 169


Q1 v. to continue; to suffice; to endure; to persist

(a) set up (b) barter (c) last (d) allow

Q2 v. to strengthen; to fortify; to support; to increase

(a) avoid (b) reinforce (c) elicit (d) recant

Q3 v. to agree; to concur; to confirm; to endorse

(a) lose (b) impact (c) fall off (d) approve

Q4 v. to include; to hold back; to restrain; to keep under control

(a) contain (b) influence (c) slander (d) describe

Q5 adv. seriously; gravely; acutely; critically

(a) frequently (b) severely (c) regardless (d) approximately

Q6 v. to labor; to act; to operate; to activate; to process

(a) interrupt (b) get over (c) prioritize (d) work

Q7 v. to estimate; to gauge; to evaluate; to measure

(a) capture (b) mention (c) damage (d) assess

Q8 v. to give up; to renounce; to deny; to disavow; to retract

(a) customize (b) administer (c) appear (d) recant

Q9 v. to compel; to reinforce; to oblige; to coerce

(a) borrow (b) format (c) constrain (d) update

Q10 v. to lend a sum of money for a period of time; to give temporarily

(a) fertilize (b) close (c) loan (d) predominate

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Test 170


Q1 n. false and injurious statements made about another; defamation; calumny

(a) metropolitan (b) position (c) slander (d) prescription

Q2 v. to oppose; to fight against; to challenge; to withstand

(a) regress (b) resist (c) solicit (d) link

Q3 n. building for indoor sports and exercise; fitness center

(a) occurrence (b) release (c) gymnasium (d) cuisine

Q4 n. motto; catchword; attention getting phrase used in advertising

(a) slogan (b) overdraft (c) overall (d) shareholder

Q5 n. peripheral device used to convert objects or images into digital images (Computers)

(a) injury (b) scanner (c) opinion (d) cost

Q6 n. blister; gas-filled sac

(a) bulk transfer (b) compare (c) bubble (d) backup

Q7 n. tube; trachea; flute; toot

(a) delivery (b) pipe (c) cook (d) lawyer

Q8 n. small vegetable growth; factory; equipment

(a) plant (b) duty (c) uncertainty (d) remove

Q9 adj. between countries; of relations between two or more countries

(a) liberal (b) international (c) due (d) consistent

Q10 n. person who gives support to a superior; aide; helper

(a) tour (b) commodity (c) pose (d) assistant

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Test 171


Q1 n. ten years; group of tens

(a) decade (b) assistant (c) innovation (d) product

Q2 n. flat circular object

(a) duplicate (b) target (c) disk (d) debut

Q3 n. person who runs a company; director; administrator; supervisor

(a) collectible (b) manager (c) vacancy (d) whereas

Q4 n. rivalry; contest; act of competing against another

(a) competition (b) edge (c) access (d) definition

Q5 n. finishing; finalizing

(a) certificate (b) concept (c) groceries (d) completion

Q6 n. dispute; claim; rationale; cause

(a) course (b) airways (c) argument (d) veil

Q7 n. necessity; obligation; command; order

(a) imperative (b) ad (c) rivalry (d) apartment

Q8 n. injustice; evil; bad; broken law; transgression

(a) skirting (b) protection (c) wrong (d) economy

Q9 n. leveling; harmony; stability; rest; remainder

(a) folder (b) fluency (c) forecaster (d) balance

Q10 n. plan; sketch; model; layout; structure

(a) rescue (b) design (c) fluctuation (d) fame

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Test 172


Q1 v. to catalog; to list; to enumerate; to set down in full detail

(a) itemize (b) confuse (c) analyze (d) introduce

Q2 v. to deposit money; in a money institution; to count on; to depend upon

(a) strengthen (b) construe (c) bank (d) index

Q3 v. to partition; to be partitioned

(a) stress (b) segment (c) enthuse (d) demolish

Q4 v. to advocate; to endorse; to speak well of; to advise; to suggest

(a) borrow (b) disclaim (c) design (d) recommend

Q5 v. to direct along a particular path; to chart a course

(a) route (b) crowd (c) chain (d) plan

Q6 v. to show; to exhibit; to display; to expose; to disclose

(a) cement (b) charge (c) reveal (d) instrument

Q7 v. to travel to unknown regions; to investigate; to examine; to research

(a) revere (b) finance (c) explore (d) draw

Q8 v. to conduct a series of activities organized to accomplish a goal

(a) allot (b) apologize (c) campaign (d) dispatch

Q9 v. to see; to look; to pay attention; to supervise

(a) watch (b) leverage (c) harvest (d) subscribe

Q10 v. to gain; to obtain; to earn a point (in a game, etc.); to tally; to grade a test

(a) strike (b) price (c) score (d) monitor

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Test 173


Q1 v. to extend across; to stretch from one point another; to bridge

(a) refuse (b) commission (c) span (d) look into

Q2 n. conference; routine; custom; treaty

(a) stationery (b) hire (c) convention (d) fellow

Q3 n. progress; modernization; promotion

(a) article (b) exclusion (c) treatment (d) advance

Q4 n. derailment; feeling of despair in the face of obstacles

(a) release (b) attire (c) resource (d) discouragement

Q5 adj. arranged in a particular way; prepared for reading and writing

(a) substitute (b) adroit (c) actual (d) formatted

Q6 v. to assemble; to collect; to accumulate; to conclude; to deduce

(a) gather (b) encounter (c) accord (d) clarify

Q7 v. to construct; to create; to increase intensity; to energize

(a) pretense (b) build (c) tour (d) get

Q8 n. approach; entry; permission to enter a computer system or network and/or retrieve data

(a) pointer (b) access (c) ability (d) shipping

Q9 v. to look over; to observe; to examine carefully; to study

(a) survey (b) complicate (c) dissipate (d) convince

Q10 n. true or fictional account of some occurrence; short work of fiction; plot; news report

(a) appliance (b) bottom (c) design (d) story

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Test 174


Q1 n. need; want; shortage; absence

(a) lack (b) matter (c) peace (d) technician

Q2 n. lodging; dwelling

(a) demand (b) patience (c) housing (d) law

Q3 n. high ranking military officer

(a) general (b) share (c) bankrupt (d) graph

Q4 n. one who donates money; person or organization that promotes or supports (an event, program,

candidate, etc.)

(a) grain (b) wrong (c) screen (d) sponsor

Q5 n. afternoon party where a light meal is served

(a) luncheon (b) mull (c) inspection (d) custom

Q6 n. bar; counting device

(a) loss (b) adept (c) counter (d) sense

Q7 n. mathematical value or its symbol; indefinite amount; quantity of; sum

(a) equal (b) scope (c) advertisement (d) number

Q8 n. aim; purpose, goal

(a) path (b) coincidence (c) objective (d) chop

Q9 n. rule; command; supervision; restraint

(a) rivalry (b) decline (c) control (d) intelligence

Q10 n. sudden need demanding immediate action

(a) novel (b) broker (c) adjustment (d) emergency

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Test 175


Q1 v. to surrender; to quit; to stop doing

(a) attract (b) mistake (c) give up (d) institute

Q2 v. to escape; to keep away from; to prevent; to keep from happening; to evade

(a) rely (b) formulate (c) avoid (d) score

Q3 v. to postpone; to dismiss from a job; to fire

(a) lay off (b) contest (c) inform (d) define

Q4 n. place where vessels are built and repaired

(a) back door (b) procedure (c) demand (d) shipyard

Q5 v. to move; to be moved

(a) download (b) budge (c) license (d) reiterate

Q6 v. to stop; to cause to stop; to pause; to hesitate; to be uncertain

(a) stack (b) relinquish (c) commute (d) halt

Q7 v. to limit the amount of food eaten; to eat only certain kinds of food

(a) vilify (b) fill out (c) erase (d) diet

Q8 v. to make by machine; to produce; to fabricate; to invent

(a) collide (b) supplement (c) manufacture (d) confirm

Q9 v. to lead; to be in charge; to direct; to be at the front; to go in a certain direction

(a) adjust (b) head (c) occur (d) confirm

Q10 v. to have faith in; to assume; to suppose

(a) believe (b) concentrate (c) page (d) look into

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Test 176


Q1 n. copy; photocopy; exact replica; reproduction

(a) duplicate (b) jeopardy (c) invention (d) terminology

Q2 adj. unusual

(a) priceless (b) extraordinary (c) smart (d) horrible

Q3 n. specimen; small part of something; representative part of a larger group

(a) import (b) negligence (c) sample (d) money

Q4 adj. principal; head; chief

(a) main (b) limited (c) obvious (d) operational

Q5 n. compactness; closeness

(a) fluency (b) density (c) underline (d) occupancy

Q6 v. to hold onto; to save; to store; to watch over; to care for

(a) invoice (b) stake (c) keep (d) rebuild

Q7 n. shape; image; framework; document with blank spaces to be filled in; fitness; type

(a) incentive (b) waste (c) form (d) employment

Q8 adj. dependable; reliable; accountable; liable

(a) responsible (b) negotiable (c) famous (d) unsanitary

Q9 n. link; connection; obligation; grasp; certificate of debt

(a) waste (b) vocabulary (c) bond (d) asset

Q10 n. method of dealing with a certain subject; draft of a treaty

(a) vegetable (b) protocol (c) neglect (d) paradigm

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Test 177


Q1 n. comment; observation; notice

(a) remark (b) guideline (c) ambivalence (d) veil

Q2 n. license; authorization

(a) least (b) permit (c) suitcase (d) glossary

Q3 n. person who purchases something; client; customer; shopper; purchaser

(a) broker (b) menu (c) buyer (d) exclusion

Q4 n. throw; team of actors; squint (of the eye)

(a) gain (b) cast (c) rule (d) nexus

Q5 n. luggage; cargo; things to take on a trip; equipment

(a) baggage (b) precondition (c) momentum (d) surveillance

Q6 n. doctrine; tenet; precept; fundamental law; primary law on which other laws are based

(a) acronym (b) principle (c) territory (d) rate

Q7 n. person living at about the same time as another person

(a) contemporary (b) variation (c) attendee (d) opportunity

Q8 n. goal; aim; intention; objective

(a) loan (b) payment (c) purpose (d) expansion

Q9 n. a document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the

home country

(a) strike (b) fraction (c) passport (d) management

Q10 n. pact; treaty; connection; relationship

(a) alliance (b) interim (c) chart (d) automobile

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Test 178


Q1 v. to surround; to enclose; to hesitate; to falter in speaking

(a) hem (b) need (c) blanket (d) entrust

Q2 v. to predict; to prophesy; to foretell

(a) assign (b) apply (c) advert (d) foresee

Q3 v. to need to; must; to be obligated

(a) article (b) locate (c) proof (d) ought

Q4 v. to register; to sign up; to join up; to enter one's name on a list

(a) enroll (b) slope (c) thrive (d) equip

Q5 v. to go after and bring back; to pick up; to charm

(a) fetch (b) extend (c) resign (d) part

Q6 v. to remove totally; to erase; to eliminate

(a) get through with (b) delete (c) litter (d) compare

Q7 v. to compensate; to balance

(a) testify (b) couple (c) bottom (d) offset

Q8 v. to convey; to give; to bring; to distribute; to express

(a) levy (b) damage (c) compensate (d) deliver

Q9 v. to ascribe to; to link to; to associate with; to relate to

(a) attribute (b) balance (c) fence (d) phone

Q10 v. to provide; to offer; to distribute; to supply; to sell; to trade

(a) inconvenience (b) limit (c) deal (d) arrive

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Test 179


Q1 v. to reveal; to uncover; to disclose

(a) pursue (b) unveil (c) run (d) testify

Q2 n. farm with large pasture land for raising livestock

(a) mark (b) publisher (c) mood (d) ranches

Q3 v. to surround

(a) circle (b) range (c) abolish (d) enlarge

Q4 v. to check flavor by eating; to attempt; to try

(a) compete (b) characterize (c) taste (d) perfect

Q5 adj. courteous; having good manners; gentle; genial; kind

(a) interim (b) sophisticated (c) polite (d) peculiar

Q6 n. written order directing a bank to pay a specific amount of money

(a) negotiator (b) cheque (c) privacy (d) implement

Q7 v. to deal with; to stop; to undertake; to set about

(a) tackle (b) accrue (c) entertain (d) barter

Q8 n. truthfulness; something that is a truth

(a) veracity (b) adversity (c) crew (d) feature

Q9 adj. occurring every three months; taking place four times a year

(a) capable (b) correct (c) conservative (d) quarterly

Q10 n. safety; pledge; guarantee; stock; bond

(a) graph (b) security (c) apartment (d) identification

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Test 180


Q1 n. company; firm; undertaking; business; endeavor

(a) enterprise (b) charge (c) shipment (d) fixture

Q2 n. a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum

(a) administration (b) additive (c) lever (d) bargain

Q3 n. test; attempt; experiment; annoyance

(a) retirement (b) suitcase (c) wait (d) trial

Q4 n. foundation; grounding

(a) duress (b) relief (c) basis (d) colleague

Q5 n. person who works with pipe and water systems

(a) plumber (b) mid-range (c) progress (d) interest

Q6 n. arrangement; structure; organization; hoax; configuration of hardware or software (Computers)

(a) staple (b) perennial (c) exception (d) setup

Q7 n. customary action; habit; drill; training exercise

(a) default (b) salient (c) elevation (d) practice

Q8 adj. instantaneous; prompt; direct; close

(a) immediate (b) quarter (c) complicated (d) internal

Q9 n. business; commerce; barter; occupation

(a) protection (b) trade (c) dispense (d) lack

Q10 n. setting apart; devotion; inscription (in a book, poem, etc.)

(a) dignity (b) membership (c) image (d) dedication

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Test 181


Q1 v. to refer to a case or occurrence to explain or prove a point; to cite; to mention

(a) thrive (b) erase (c) instance (d) scale

Q2 v. to comprise; to contain; to embrace

(a) include (b) suit (c) direct (d) scratch

Q3 v. to defeat; to master; to crush; to stagger; to stun; to daze

(a) overwhelm (b) prejudice (c) circumvent (d) combine

Q4 v. to seize; to grip; to comprehend; to understand; to realize

(a) vaccinate (b) grasp (c) counter (d) look forward to

Q5 v. to aim at something

(a) get on with (b) amount (c) target (d) dispose

Q6 v. to reward; to reimburse; to pay back; to make up for

(a) render (b) tax (c) feed (d) compensate

Q7 v. to determine; to stabilize; to arrange; to repair; to prepare

(a) would (b) resume (c) fix (d) warehouse

Q8 v. to affect; to impact; to impel; to control

(a) dash (b) influence (c) bankrupt (d) quote

Q9 v. to copy; to pretend; to fake

(a) simulate (b) visit (c) circumvent (d) excite

Q10 v. to increase; to intensify; to improve; to raise the value of

(a) promise (b) enhance (c) encroach (d) resist

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Test 182


Q1 n. failure; fiasco; sputtering which gradually fades into silence

(a) proposition (b) fizzle (c) swift (d) posture

Q2 adj. fruitful; productive; abundant; plentiful; multiplying; producing fruit

(a) responsive (b) usual (c) sanitary (d) prolific

Q3 n. place where one is going; the purpose for which something is destined

(a) minority (b) attorney (c) destination (d) handbook

Q4 n. synopsis; general survey; introduction

(a) image (b) gross (c) overview (d) control

Q5 v. to understand; to contain; to grasp; to absorb; to perceive

(a) unify (b) might (c) edge (d) comprehend

Q6 v. to fit; to match; to satisfy; to please; to clothe

(a) suit (b) come across (c) prohibit (d) poll

Q7 v. to guard; to keep safe; to keep; to defend; to protect

(a) default (b) preserve (c) manufacture (d) leverage

Q8 adj. essential; regularly used; primary; principal; main (of goods or products)

(a) effective (b) stationary (c) perishable (d) staple

Q9 v. to put out for others to see; to show; to exhibit; to reveal

(a) display (b) age (c) conceptualize (d) accomplish

Q10 v. to sow; to place seeds or vegetation into soil; to establish; to set

(a) concrete (b) inspect (c) plant (d) proceed

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Test 183


Q1 n. salary; wages

(a) alert (b) pay (c) embrace (d) valuable

Q2 n. ability; aptitude; proficiency; expertise; craft or trade that requires special training

(a) stack (b) birth rate (c) skill (d) save

Q3 n. determination; resolution; ruling (especially in court)

(a) success (b) grade (c) frank (d) decision

Q4 n. side of a hill; incline; upward or downward slant; degree to which a surface deviates from the

vertical

(a) slope (b) headquarters (c) enthusiasm (d) metropolitan

Q5 n. act of going around; avoidance; evasion

(a) skirting (b) performance (c) century (d) conservative

Q6 n. part of a population differing in some characteristic; state of being under legal age

(a) haze (b) commentary (c) minority (d) sharp

Q7 n. organization; order; selection; range; assortment

(a) arrangement (b) reference (c) ZIP (d) exhibit

Q8 n. day, month and year according to the calendar; interview; meeting

(a) society (b) segment (c) index (d) date

Q9 n. something which is permanently or securely attached; set date for a sporting event

(a) barrier (b) fixture (c) quarter (d) humidity

Q10 n. stock; list of assets; act of checking stock

(a) pallet (b) inventory (c) book (d) background

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Test 184


Q1 v. to make level; to smooth; to balance

(a) doubt (b) even (c) sink (d) respect

Q2 v. to take away part of a whole; to remove; to deduct

(a) pleasure (b) display (c) adhere (d) subtract

Q3 v. to bother; to trouble; to disturb; to upset

(a) annoy (b) excel (c) evoke (d) assemble

Q4 v. to place in; to put in; to add to

(a) attain (b) insert (c) vaccinate (d) earn

Q5 n. chauffeur; program which enables an operating system to communicate with a particular device

(a) driver (b) climate (c) quote (d) subsidiary

Q6 v. to accept; to belief; to hug; to hold tight

(a) prepare (b) disappear (c) embrace (d) freight

Q7 v. to design; to mold; to form; to direct; to be formed

(a) shape (b) irritate (c) involve (d) source

Q8 v. to pull; to drag

(a) value (b) tow (c) presume (d) counsel

Q9 v. to smooth wood; to make smooth; to remove rough areas

(a) monetize (b) guess (c) disclaim (d) plane

Q10 v. to send; to convey; to transmit; to promote; to advance

(a) anger (b) forward (c) overlook (d) accrue

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Test 185


Q1 adj. lacking; deficient; insolvent; unable to pay debts

(a) bankrupt (b) digital (c) valid (d) useful

Q2 n. picture in a book or other work; explanation; clarification

(a) offensive (b) acceptance (c) illustration (d) understatement

Q3 v. to take for granted; to dare; to venture; to take liberties; to permit oneself

(a) size (b) subside (c) presume (d) gauge

Q4 adj. showy; pretentious; bombastic; pompous; garish

(a) bound (b) ostentatious (c) exclusively (d) conventional

Q5 n. acknowledgment; identification

(a) mention (b) recognition (c) vending machine (d) record

Q6 v. to sharpen; to provide with a border; to advance gradually or furtively

(a) handle (b) edge (c) place (d) initial

Q7 pref. toward; at

(a) counter (b) post (c) ad (d) step

Q8 adj. of a city; local

(a) easy (b) town (c) predictable (d) entire

Q9 n. path for a train made of parallel metal tracks

(a) brake (b) aging schedule (c) railroad (d) posting

Q10 v. to go on board a ship; to put on board a ship; to begin; to become involved in an enterprise

(a) verify (b) issue (c) embark (d) campaign

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Test 186


Q1 n. formal agreement between two states; compact; covenant; contract

(a) simple (b) clout (c) treaty (d) vehicle

Q2 n. forming of mental pictures to control bodily processes

(a) benefit (b) lumber (c) imaging (d) origin

Q3 n. one of several separate payments into which a debt has been divided

(a) context (b) chore (c) instalment (d) preserve

Q4 n. series of activities organized to accomplish a goal

(a) attachment (b) sight (c) concern (d) campaign

Q5 n. anything that is set up; institution (i.e. business, church, authority, government, etc.)

(a) ingredient (b) establishment (c) period (d) margin

Q6 n. researcher; investigator; software program for file management

(a) journey (b) likelihood (c) explorer (d) strike

Q7 v. to make a stupid mistake; to move back and forth in a clumsy manner

(a) stipulate (b) blunder (c) level (d) aid

Q8 n. matching outfit consisting of a jacket and trousers or a skirt; request; courtship

(a) suit (b) conserve (c) station (d) millennium

Q9 n. levy; fee

(a) journalist (b) tax (c) fluctuation (d) spread

Q10 n. a document giving details about an offering of securities investment for sale to the public

(a) consumption (b) stock (c) prospectus (d) software

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Test 187


Q1 v. to cut with a sharp quick stroke; to reduce; to lower; to criticize strongly

(a) vary (b) scale (c) frame (d) slash

Q2 v. to make whole; to finish; to perfect

(a) complete (b) agree (c) build (d) realize

Q3 v. to refuse; to go down; to decrease; to fall

(a) segment (b) decline (c) industrialize (d) lease

Q4 v. to assign to a particular post or position; to appoint

(a) station (b) condition (c) classify (d) trash

Q5 v. to train; to certify; to meet the minimum standards; to moderate; to modify

(a) get over (b) invite (c) qualify (d) blame

Q6 v. to finish; to infer; to deduce; to make a decision

(a) conclude (b) lend (c) allot (d) presume

Q7 n. material coherence; firmness; persistence; steadfastness

(a) logistics (b) arrest (c) consistency (d) leave

Q8 v. to start; to run; to activate; to inaugurate; to break into

(a) firm (b) perceive (c) launch (d) assure

Q9 v. to propose; to mention; to imply; to hint; to evoke

(a) reference (b) observe (c) suggest (d) subside

Q10 v. to oppose; to retaliate; to react; to strike back

(a) suppose (b) certificate (c) counter (d) dictate

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Test 188


Q1 v. to rent; to inhabit; to occupy

(a) visit (b) further (c) even (d) tenant

Q2 n. security deposit

(a) undercut (b) duress (c) persuasion (d) collateral

Q3 v. to resuscitate; to bring back to life; to put into action again

(a) constrain (b) staff (c) remind (d) revive

Q4 adj. unofficial; relaxed; casual; easy; laid-back

(a) stock (b) valuable (c) aware (d) informal

Q5 n. type of dessert; cake; baked dish consisting of a crust and filling

(a) assortment (b) violation (c) raise (d) pie

Q6 n. a word which is formed from the first letters of several words; i.e. TOEIC or NATO

(a) cancellation (b) lifestyle (c) record (d) acronym

Q7 n. embarrassing situation; predicament; location; position (i.e. of a ship or individual)

(a) fix (b) memo (c) release (d) brochure

Q8 n. trainer; tutor; teacher; bus

(a) mandate (b) criterion (c) survey (d) coach

Q9 n. caution; wisdom; careful judgment

(a) flight (b) offender (c) discretion (d) cancellation

Q10 v. to do without; to give up; to distribute; to give out; to hand out

(a) finish (b) dispense (c) create (d) grade

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Test 189


Q1 n. a person who prepares food

(a) cook (b) overall (c) advert (d) care

Q2 n. house; dwelling; structure; premises

(a) building (b) coverage (c) monitor (d) terminal

Q3 n. spoken or written words with which people communicate thoughts and feelings

(a) limit (b) originality (c) language (d) counsel

Q4 n. stroke; blow; collision; success; popular event or production

(a) citizen (b) misunderstanding (c) hit (d) clock

Q5 n. furnace which burns things to ashes

(a) effect (b) stem (c) ship (d) incinerator

Q6 n. organic or chemical substance added to soil to enrich it (i.e. manure)

(a) button (b) dependent (c) use (d) fertilizer

Q7 n. view; scenery; horizontal page orientation

(a) avail (b) pallet (c) peace (d) landscape

Q8 n. sofa; couch; lobby; slow walk; stroll

(a) clear (b) carpet (c) topic (d) lounge

Q9 n. company that is owned or controlled by another company

(a) subsidiary (b) revenue (c) instruction (d) recruitment

Q10 n. esteem; respect; thought; consideration; look; glance

(a) overlap (b) regard (c) payroll (d) slope

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Test 190


Q1 v. to offer to do or give something for free; to propose

(a) execute (b) esteem (c) appear (d) volunteer

Q2 v. to examine

(a) edit (b) consist (c) look over (d) market

Q3 v. to meet with; to bring upon oneself; to acquire

(a) incur (b) book (c) calculate (d) equip

Q4 v. to connect; to join; to link

(a) couple (b) object (c) advantage (d) disturb

Q5 v. to bend; to crease; to wrap; to envelop; to clasp

(a) project (b) salvage (c) write off (d) fold

Q6 v. not intended to earn profits; to observe; to remark on; to make a comment; to record

(a) project (b) get through with (c) note (d) depend

Q7 v. to prosper; to achieve; to attain; to follow; to inherit

(a) get into (b) sum (c) succeed (d) exclude

Q8 v. to hasten; to increase the speed of something; to speed something up

(a) season (b) persuade (c) accelerate (d) blunder

Q9 v. to put into a stable; to delay; to check the progress of

(a) sort (b) assist (c) concur (d) stall

Q10 v. to soften in force or severity; to lessen the impact or intensity of; to appease

(a) downsize (b) donate (c) mitigate (d) canvass

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Test 191


Q1 n. case; crate; punch; hit

(a) dress code (b) instruction (c) box (d) yield

Q2 v. to support; to inspire; to give hope

(a) get on with (b) feature (c) encourage (d) waver

Q3 v. to accompany someone; to appear; to advance; to succeed

(a) salvage (b) study (c) judge (d) come along

Q4 n. reporter; person who writes for a newspaper or magazine; correspondent

(a) upgrade (b) remark (c) autograph (d) journalist

Q5 adv. intensely; in an extreme manner; severely

(a) drastically (b) comparatively (c) primarily (d) counter

Q6 v. to set up a center of operations; to be set up in a center of operations

(a) calculate (b) prospect (c) headquarter (d) simulate

Q7 adj. one of two

(a) crafted (b) ample (c) either (d) opposite

Q8 n. device which is used to slow or stop a vehicle

(a) capacity (b) brake (c) store (d) dealing

Q9 n. town; large urban area

(a) city (b) cement (c) surveillance (d) traveler

Q10 v. to convey passengers or cargo by boat across a small body of water

(a) mull (b) proceed (c) approve (d) ferry

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Test 192


Q1 n. drawing together; fold; pucker

(a) gather (b) jeopardy (c) panel (d) drop

Q2 n. gross revenues; total business done; rate of selling or producing

(a) balance (b) series (c) turnover (d) fuel

Q3 n. trade; business; transactions; exchange of products/services and money

(a) quality (b) search (c) pitch (d) commerce

Q4 n. return of money; repayment; reimbursement

(a) structure (b) refund (c) loan (d) constraint

Q5 n. assortment; kind; sort

(a) simulation (b) subordinate (c) recommendation (d) variety

Q6 n. portion of a wall or fence that opens and closes; any barrier which opens and closes; entrance;

entryway

(a) gate (b) interviewee (c) intent (d) drill

Q7 v. to vacillate; to waver; to vary; to change

(a) tour (b) fluctuate (c) file (d) handle

Q8 n. person who falls prey (to an attack, deception, etc.)

(a) victim (b) danger (c) cure (d) keep

Q9 n. firm decision; ruling; decisiveness; determination

(a) resolve (b) trespasser (c) cargo (d) forward

Q10 n. inheritance; bequest; something handed down from one's ancestors

(a) continuity (b) legacy (c) characteristic (d) photograph

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Test 193


Q1 v. to plan; to design; to name; to call

(a) style (b) omit (c) clarify (d) clip

Q2 v. to describe; to depict; to portray; to outline

(a) budget (b) characterize (c) peddle (d) rent

Q3 v. to happen; to take place; to transpire; to come to mind; to suggest itself

(a) occur (b) loom (c) eliminate (d) tailor

Q4 v. to revise; to alter; to make changes and corrections prior to printing

(a) pretense (b) edit (c) plane (d) specify

Q5 v. to disturb; to confuse; to worry; to divert; to amuse

(a) amend (b) decline (c) innovate (d) distract

Q6 v. to put a sum of money in a bank for safekeeping; to pay in part; to set down

(a) deposit (b) receive (c) download (d) conclude

Q7 v. to devote oneself to a particular profession or field of study; to limit

(a) broadcast (b) unify (c) last (d) specialize

Q8 v. to control; to rule; to command

(a) dominate (b) build (c) voice (d) connote

Q9 v. to impose a tax upon; to purify; to make thin or thinner; to reduce; to clarify

(a) transfer (b) stage (c) dissipate (d) fine

Q10 v. to guide; to lead; to instruct; to manage; to supervise

(a) evaluate (b) discourage (c) direct (d) angle

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Test 194


Q1 adj. impersonating; putting on a false appearance; feigning; arrogant; haughty

(a) concrete (b) sporadic (c) pretentious (d) responsible

Q2 v. to embarrass; to mix up; to muddle up; to bewilder; to startle

(a) cast (b) prevent (c) confuse (d) inventory

Q3 v. to establish communication; to make a connection; to link to; to connect with

(a) avoid (b) enlighten (c) replace (d) contact

Q4 n. vagueness; lack of clarity

(a) ambiguity (b) brand (c) supervisor (d) confidence

Q5 adj. aware; awake; attentive

(a) conscious (b) quarter (c) pervasive (d) fueled

Q6 v. to tie with a narrow piece of leather; to lash

(a) adapt (b) strap (c) focus (d) image

Q7 n. requirement; shortage of an indispensable item; distress; hardship

(a) evaluation (b) railroad (c) array (d) need

Q8 adj. mentioned earlier in the same text

(a) usual (b) magnificent (c) rental (d) above

Q9 n. downward; descent; slope; ebb

(a) notice (b) crux (c) assistant (d) decline

Q10 v. to change; to alter; to improve

(a) amend (b) request (c) forecast (d) fine

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Test 195


Q1 n. exhibition; explanation; showing

(a) addiction (b) demonstration (c) associate (d) renovation

Q2 n. advantage; profit; help; benefit

(a) promise (b) passage (c) degree (d) avail

Q3 n. attitude; outlook; formal judgment or estimation

(a) birth rate (b) opinion (c) object (d) gate

Q4 n. reminder; internal document

(a) supply (b) memo (c) conviction (d) reservation

Q5 n. transferal of ownership from government to private hands; privatization

(a) manager (b) deregulation (c) counter (d) career

Q6 n. vacation; time off; permission to be absent; departure; farewell

(a) revenue (b) title (c) donation (d) leave

Q7 n. punctuation mark in the form of a diagonal line (/); reduction; decrease

(a) climb (b) collateral (c) locksmith (d) slash

Q8 n. part of a television or computer monitor where the picture is displayed

(a) screen (b) consignment (c) sweater (d) moral

Q9 n. thin sheets of fibrous material used to write on; article; essay; questionnaire

(a) leader (b) paper (c) citizenship (d) point

Q10 n. combination; conjunction; group; mixture

(a) imperative (b) aggregate (c) commuter (d) definition

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Test 196


Q1 v. to conceal; to cover up; to keep secret; to place out of sight

(a) rush (b) transact (c) go through (d) hide

Q2 v. to pass something through an opening

(a) sense (b) enclose (c) thread (d) prize

Q3 v. to compare in a critical manner; to verify; to collect; to compile

(a) propose (b) collate (c) match (d) concrete

Q4 v. to drag or to carry by force

(a) cart (b) withstand (c) provision (d) conduct

Q5 v. to manage in spite of difficulty; to struggle successfully

(a) cope (b) disclaim (c) decide (d) image

Q6 v. to try or to intend to achieve something; to direct; to plan; to aspire

(a) aim (b) except (c) carpet (d) relinquish

Q7 v. to find out; to come across; to get information about something

(a) point (b) compartmentalize (c) discover (d) express

Q8 v. to carry out; to conduct; to perform

(a) spend (b) transact (c) intensify (d) pull out

Q9 v. to harvest; to cut short; to clip

(a) establish (b) imagine (c) crop (d) fund

Q10 v. to mint; to invent a new word or phrase

(a) coin (b) solace (c) budge (d) finance

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Test 197


Q1 n. happening; event; incident

(a) patch (b) arrangement (c) occurrence (d) moral

Q2 adv. to the smallest extent possible

(a) ultimately (b) cheap (c) rapidly (d) least

Q3 n. more current version of something

(a) resource (b) update (c) shrewdness (d) ranches

Q4 adj. strange; unfamiliar; from or of another place; pertaining to dealings with another country

(a) suspect (b) loyal (c) overhead (d) foreign

Q5 adv. particularly

(a) severely (b) either (c) previously (d) especially

Q6 n. passage; distinct portion of text (usually begins with an indented line); section; clause

(a) ability (b) preface (c) income (d) paragraph

Q7 v. to endanger; to imperil; to put at risk; to place in danger

(a) insert (b) must (c) depict (d) jeopardy

Q8 n. sending off; shipment; message; communication; promptness

(a) dispatch (b) auction (c) expenditure (d) calendar

Q9 adj. of general expenses; general

(a) profitable (b) audio (c) overhead (d) relevant

Q10 n. summary; synopsis; abstract; CV; curriculum vitae

(a) ambition (b) associate (c) resume (d) breakdown

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Test 198


Q1 n. width; broadness

(a) breadth (b) donation (c) restriction (d) breakthrough

Q2 n. meeting at which a person is evaluated through questioning (as for a job)

(a) interview (b) diet (c) possession (d) queues

Q3 n. tax; charge; levy; grievous price

(a) currency (b) toll (c) dispute (d) voyage

Q4 n. manufacturing; trade; diligence; perseverance; tendency to work hard

(a) industry (b) package (c) internal (d) age

Q5 n. sample; model; form; mold; decorative design

(a) globe (b) care (c) pattern (d) insult

Q6 n. amount; extent; measure; degree; size; magnitude

(a) developer (b) guideline (c) population (d) quantity

Q7 n. pathfinder; forerunner; person who paves the way; member of a military engineering corps

(a) groceries (b) condition (c) diversity (d) pioneer

Q8 n. vision; ability to see; look; glimpse; spectacle

(a) fulfillment (b) inspector (c) sight (d) tradition

Q9 n. person who has completed a course of study and received a degree or diploma

(a) journalist (b) graduate (c) fertilizer (d) repair

Q10 n. person or company that ships things; shipping company; truck

(a) remit (b) carrier (c) agreement (d) gather

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Test 199


Q1 v. to entrust; to order; to command; to supply with power

(a) interrupt (b) affect (c) charge (d) gross

Q2 v. to visit a store and purchase goods; to browse in a store; to inform on; to betray (British Slang)

(a) incur (b) shop (c) omit (d) adjust

Q3 v. to support; to solidify; to strengthen

(a) back up (b) discern (c) extract (d) document

Q4 v. to insert written information into the gaps on a form

(a) entitle (b) sway (c) fill out (d) compel

Q5 v. to dare; to invite to engage in a contest; to stimulate; to test one's ability

(a) strengthen (b) regard (c) challenge (d) put off

Q6 v. to impregnate; to inseminate; to enrich the soil by the addition of organic or chemical substances

(a) call (b) fertilize (c) discard (d) idealize

Q7 v. to back; to support; to finance; to subsidize; to promote

(a) join (b) upgrade (c) circumvent (d) sponsor

Q8 v. to make familiar; to present someone; to introduce someone

(a) acquaint (b) downsize (c) should (d) determine

Q9 v. to solidify

(a) graph (b) repair (c) saw (d) concrete

Q10 v. to work together; to cooperate

(a) obtain (b) collaborate (c) compel (d) care

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Test 200


Q1 n. panel containing buttons for connecting and disconnecting telephone or electrical circuits

(a) switchboard (b) gasoline (c) extension (d) capacity

Q2 v. to permit; to enable

(a) delay (b) vacillate (c) admit (d) allow

Q3 n. chart showing the months of a year (including days and weeks); schedule; timetable

(a) calendar (b) case (c) enlargement (d) formula

Q4 n. meeting; conference; set; group of people

(a) joint venture (b) terminal (c) population (d) assembly

Q5 n. printed form that entitles the holder to certain rights such as in a discount

(a) audit (b) match (c) coupon (d) newsletter

Q6 v. to convey; to relocate; to hand over; to pass on

(a) audit (b) transfer (c) journey (d) note

Q7 n. string; thin cord; Internet discussion

(a) explanation (b) request (c) principle (d) thread

Q8 n. percentage of profits earned by a salesperson

(a) advice (b) chore (c) mission (d) commission

Q9 n. source; beginning; birth; parentage; nationality

(a) format (b) level (c) possession (d) origin

Q10 adj. safe; protected; strong; stable; confident

(a) attentive (b) secure (c) inclusive (d) vacant

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Test 201


Q1 n. exercise; assignment given to a student; something to be studied and learned

(a) lesson (b) occupation (c) knowledge (d) logo

Q2 n. warning; alarm; attitude of readiness

(a) uncertainty (b) function (c) list (d) alert

Q3 n. series of remarks; explanation (often written in essay or book form)

(a) misunderstanding (b) exertion (c) commentary (d) pattern

Q4 n. person who is tested; candidate

(a) quote (b) examinee (c) information (d) voice

Q5 n. base; fundament; substructure; establishing; institution

(a) bullion (b) rental (c) privacy (d) foundation

Q6 n. dossier for storing papers; directory

(a) exclusion (b) alert (c) folder (d) stress

Q7 v. to examine; to debate; to scrutinize; to solicit votes or opinions

(a) angle (b) canvass (c) corner (d) nominate

Q8 n. misuse; loss; rubbish; garbage; sewage

(a) waste (b) journal (c) plant (d) injury

Q9 n. prevention; rejection; leaving out; keeping out; shutting out

(a) post (b) garbage (c) programmer (d) exclusion

Q10 n. a charge imposed and collected

(a) levy (b) clout (c) maximum (d) amortization

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Test 202


Q1 v. to be similar to; to be akin to; to look like; to have a similar appearance to

(a) resemble (b) sum (c) exact (d) obtain

Q2 v. to make right; to amend

(a) correct (b) remark (c) mitigate (d) persuade

Q3 v. to separate into sections; to partition

(a) alternate (b) compartmentalize (c) function (d) skim

Q4 v. to use; to apply; to employ; to control; to channel

(a) brief (b) harness (c) clip (d) collect

Q5 v. to devise; to conceive; to develop; to plan

(a) promise (b) consider (c) formulate (d) replay

Q6 v. to control; to dominate; to hold; to own; to have as property

(a) possess (b) slice (c) trouble (d) file

Q7 v. to acquire; to earn; to purchase; to obtain; to profit

(a) posture (b) supply (c) gain (d) remind

Q8 v. to grant special rights; to give special advantages or benefits

(a) consume (b) reject (c) plate (d) privilege

Q9 v. to solidify; to become solid; to stabilize; to become stable

(a) falter (b) go after (c) progress (d) firm

Q10 v. to conform; to change; to make suitable; to match; to fit

(a) pioneer (b) adapt (c) move (d) revise

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Test 203


Q1 v. to direct to; to speak to; to direct to a specific destination; to refer to

(a) auction (b) would (c) address (d) reason

Q2 adj. successive; uninterrupted; permanent

(a) either (b) retail (c) continuous (d) last

Q3 v. to agree; to give; to bestow; to answer to; to donate

(a) grant (b) fence (c) carry out (d) concern

Q4 n. building; structure; the industry of erecting buildings

(a) regular (b) review (c) construction (d) communication

Q5 n. staying where one is; expectation; ambush

(a) wait (b) catering (c) variation (d) tool

Q6 n. list of choices; list of commands or options which may be selected

(a) need (b) experience (c) compensation (d) menu

Q7 adj. excited; passionate; ardent; fervent

(a) enthusiastic (b) flexible (c) executive (d) additional

Q8 v. to begin; to be created; to result from; to develop; to be produced

(a) economize (b) originate (c) refer (d) finish

Q9 v. to relieve; to calm; to alleviate pain

(a) excite (b) export (c) imagine (d) allay

Q10 n. replacement; person or thing that takes the place of another

(a) division (b) error (c) necessary (d) substitute

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Test 204


Q1 n. large vessel made for sailing on the sea; aircraft; spacecraft

(a) factor (b) offence (c) ship (d) width

Q2 n. total number of people who subscribe to a particular publication

(a) readership (b) brief (c) speed (d) payment

Q3 n. arrangement; plan; sketch; drawing; something which has been arranged

(a) demonstration (b) layout (c) review (d) loom

Q4 n. salesman; supplier; automatic machine for selling goods

(a) precondition (b) auditorium (c) vendor (d) landscape

Q5 n. concentration; consideration; focus; care; acknowledgment; recognition

(a) function (b) principal (c) attention (d) potency

Q6 n. equipment; device for lifting and lowering objects

(a) minority (b) measure (c) requirement (d) tackle

Q7 v. to ride a bike

(a) cycle (b) dot (c) weight (d) authorize

Q8 n. difficult situation; something which tests one's ability to handle difficult tasks

(a) modification (b) involvement (c) challenge (d) invoice

Q9 n. quality; factor; characteristic; feature

(a) landscaper (b) attribute (c) upgrade (d) promise

Q10 n. garbage; refuse; scrap

(a) dictate (b) mistreatment (c) fuel (d) discard

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Test 205


Q1 v. to work; to act; to operate; to perform

(a) appropriate (b) assess (c) function (d) recognize

Q2 v. to shatter; to crack; to be cut off; to cancel

(a) express (b) break (c) instruct (d) update

Q3 v. to cut with a toothed blade

(a) saw (b) emphasize (c) harvest (d) dispense

Q4 v. to arrange papers methodically for preservation and reference; to submit in a formal way

(a) duplicate (b) file (c) deposit (d) impose

Q5 v. to make a call; to ring

(a) serve (b) emerge (c) phone (d) infer

Q6 v. to hang; to postpone; to defer; to expel

(a) refuse (b) pipe (c) seek (d) suspend

Q7 v. to annoy; to harass; to worry; to make an effort; to be concerned

(a) bother (b) alert (c) score (d) set up

Q8 v. to provide medical treatment; to fix; to repair; to mend

(a) require (b) doctor (c) span (d) hurry

Q9 v. to expel a tenant by legal process; to turn out

(a) ascertain (b) sight (c) attribute (d) evict

Q10 v. to exclude; to leave out; to skip; to protest; to object

(a) speed (b) graph (c) except (d) book

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Test 206


Q1 n. movable articles for use in a home or office (i.e. chairs, desks, cabinets, closets, etc.)

(a) furniture (b) dietician (c) switch (d) trouble

Q2 n. aid; help; support; direction; upkeep

(a) region (b) back door (c) assistance (d) box

Q3 v. to encase; to review; to protect; to include; to insure

(a) treat (b) ought (c) cover (d) document

Q4 n. doubtfulness

(a) uncertainty (b) mind (c) impulse (d) fair

Q5 v. to move back and forth; to lean in a certain direction; to be sympathetic to; to hesitate

(a) command (b) sway (c) strap (d) enrich

Q6 v. to impose; to cause something unpleasant

(a) solve (b) inflict (c) engineer (d) deserve

Q7 adj. feasible; workable; applicable; useful; efficacious

(a) careful (b) practical (c) stipendiary (d) good

Q8 v. to command; to request something; to arrange; to manage

(a) pitch (b) imply (c) confuse (d) order

Q9 n. intimidation; constraint; pressure; coercion

(a) reverse (b) duress (c) location (d) whole

Q10 v. to stress; to show the importance of

(a) elaborate (b) assort (c) collect (d) emphasize

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Test 207


Q1 n. viewpoint, opinion; siting; locus; location; place; job

(a) position (b) paper (c) sales (d) retailer

Q2 n. voyage; sightseeing excursion; trip; route

(a) tour (b) understatement (c) picture (d) season

Q3 n. topic; branch of studies; major; citizen; motive

(a) lawsuit (b) doubt (c) subject (d) patience

Q4 n. politeness; good manners; cordiality; civility

(a) courtesy (b) treat (c) court (d) diversification

Q5 n. person who has the right to grant a license

(a) relation (b) franchisor (c) anchor (d) photographer

Q6 n. person or organization that lends something; lender; loaner; moneylender

(a) collectible (b) pattern (c) overdraft (d) creditor

Q7 adv. next to; alongside

(a) nearby (b) approximately (c) though (d) barely

Q8 n. toll; payment for services rendered; cost of admission; commission; feudal estate

(a) shape (b) lecture (c) deposit (d) fee

Q9 n. misfortune; hardship; distress; suffering

(a) adversity (b) division (c) special (d) asset

Q10 n. silence; noiselessness; stillness; tranquility; muteness; speechlessness

(a) stress (b) convention (c) feedback (d) quiet

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Test 208


Q1 v. to stud; to constellate

(a) tantalizing (b) assist (c) dot (d) research

Q2 v. to train; to teach; to instruct; to guide; to counsel

(a) traffic (b) career (c) coach (d) rule

Q3 v. to recover; to regain; to bring back; to fetch; to rescue

(a) retrieve (b) certificate (c) patch (d) legitimate

Q4 v. to focus; to pay attention

(a) site (b) instance (c) concentrate (d) insulate

Q5 v. to arouse; to bring out; to summon; to wake

(a) evoke (b) stem (c) discard (d) stretch

Q6 v. to be uncertain; to have misgivings

(a) assume (b) doubt (c) rehearse (d) poll

Q7 v. to remove the contents of

(a) empty (b) interview (c) even (d) garner

Q8 v. to want; to command; to determine; to decide

(a) section (b) encourage (c) will (d) broker

Q9 v. to dress; to put on clothes

(a) interrupt (b) fulfill (c) develop (d) attire

Q10 v. to manage; to process; to deal in; to do business with; to treat

(a) staff (b) handle (c) cycle (d) precondition

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Test 209


Q1 v. to comply; to obey; to conform; to stay; to tolerate

(a) convey (b) abide (c) decrease (d) pick up

Q2 n. act of paying back; repayment; compensation for a loss; repayment for an expense

(a) reimbursement (b) place (c) focus (d) process

Q3 n. center; hub; concentration

(a) dignity (b) focus (c) talk (d) evidence

Q4 n. work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps)

(a) order (b) overall (c) accounting (d) update

Q5 n. person who takes part in a particular event such as a conference or seminar; participant

(a) economy (b) rebound (c) contact (d) attendee

Q6 n. one who makes a journey

(a) main (b) access (c) wealth (d) traveler

Q7 adj. trifling; unimportant; insignificant; minor

(a) substitute (b) executive (c) trivial (d) creative

Q8 v. to think over; to believe; to regard; to take into account

(a) part (b) consider (c) default (d) research

Q9 n. something which has been bought; act of buying

(a) taste (b) purchase (c) inhabitant (d) merchandise

Q10 v. to crack; to become defective; to become cracked

(a) destroy (b) flaw (c) doubt (d) package

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Test 210


Q1 n. admiration; respect

(a) feasibility (b) content (c) esteem (d) attempt

Q2 n. accessibility; attainability; obtainability

(a) denominator (b) thought (c) thoroughness (d) availability

Q3 n. thin and flat object

(a) card (b) attire (c) post (d) garbage

Q4 n. deficiency; flaw

(a) halt (b) setback (c) defect (d) banquet

Q5 n. relief; consolation; coziness

(a) keep (b) comfort (c) expenditure (d) crop

Q6 n. person who is being asked questions; job candidate

(a) total (b) interviewee (c) kit (d) slip

Q7 adj. relating to or designed for the mass of people; large-scale; widespread; popular

(a) bulk (b) indoor (c) interim (d) colloquial

Q8 adj. open to dispute; obscure; vague

(a) frequent (b) unconventional (c) modest (d) ambiguous

Q9 adj. administrative; operational; having the power to execute laws and policy

(a) executive (b) important (c) artificial (d) alternate

Q10 n. summit; peak; head

(a) top (b) technology (c) headway (d) conclusion

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Test 211


Q1 v. to make better; to increase in quality; to enhance; to develop

(a) exhibit (b) improve (c) part (d) empty

Q2 v. to tolerate; to be patient

(a) put up with (b) inspire (c) labor (d) strive

Q3 v. to motivate; to stimulate; to provoke; to influence; to encourage

(a) criticize (b) comprise (c) inspire (d) annoy

Q4 v. to understand; to comprehend; to grasp

(a) litter (b) pattern (c) suit (d) conceive

Q5 v. to call off; to annul; to terminate; to stop

(a) depict (b) cancel (c) work (d) climb

Q6 v. to show; to point out; to mark; to signify; to imply; to exhibit

(a) finish (b) indicate (c) judge (d) reason

Q7 v. to perform; to put into effect; to carry out; to execute; to realize

(a) certify (b) raise (c) implement (d) craft

Q8 v. to indicate; to signal; to write down; to record; to notice

(a) mark (b) prolong (c) piece (d) finance

Q9 v. to calculate; to think; to assume; to portray; to depict; to express verbally

(a) pretense (b) enthuse (c) figure (d) commit

Q10 v. to fluctuate; to hesitate; to waver

(a) loan (b) vacillate (c) railroad (d) crowd

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Test 212


Q1 n. importance that is attached to something; accent or stress that is placed on a word or words

(a) emphasis (b) logo (c) creativity (d) establishment

Q2 n. list of information arranged in columns and rows; chart; flat surface

(a) cook (b) work (c) table (d) luncheon

Q3 n. vibrations that can be detected by the human ear; noise; vocal utterance

(a) sound (b) visit (c) nurse (d) divide

Q4 v. to examine accounts and other financial records

(a) audit (b) attend (c) age (d) minute

Q5 v. to vindicate; to defend; to support; to excuse

(a) value (b) recant (c) trust (d) justify

Q6 v. to comfort; to console; to encourage; to relieve; to appease

(a) break (b) solace (c) compensate (d) insult

Q7 n. something which is smallest in size or importance

(a) independent (b) tow (c) retrieval (d) least

Q8 n. argument; dispute; discussion; conversation

(a) enough (b) cart (c) debate (d) resume

Q9 v. to be in possession of; to belong to; to confess

(a) rely (b) own (c) advertise (d) scrutinize

Q10 n. agreement; business transaction; exchange; amount

(a) semester (b) consultant (c) labor (d) deal

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Test 213


Q1 n. message sent to a newsgroup or mailing list (Internet)

(a) prerogative (b) bank (c) posting (d) commuter

Q2 n. confinement; additional document or letter placed within another

(a) century (b) enclosure (c) task (d) sway

Q3 n. planning and execution; management of a business or other operation

(a) logistics (b) deposit (c) meaning (d) publication

Q4 n. telephone conversation; visit; invitation; claim; need

(a) shelf (b) call (c) inconvenience (d) sign

Q5 n. care; treatment; procedure; system; touch

(a) handling (b) doctor (c) fame (d) interim

Q6 n. partner company; distributor

(a) sympathy (b) market (c) affiliate (d) earnings

Q7 n. try; assay; test; trial

(a) relationship (b) breakthrough (c) attempt (d) achievement

Q8 n. monetary penalty; punishment which involves the payment of specified sum of money

(a) component (b) possibility (c) fine (d) viewpoint

Q9 n. means of connection; link; joint; connected group

(a) capacity (b) decrease (c) nexus (d) close

Q10 n. commercial center of a city; business distract

(a) meter (b) grasp (c) discouragement (d) downtown

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Test 214


Q1 v. to think; to consider logically; to argue; to claim

(a) ferry (b) bill (c) reason (d) undercut

Q2 v. to examine; to investigate; to inspect; to scrutinize

(a) stipulate (b) check (c) cater (d) commute

Q3 v. to gather; to collect; to converge; to arrange; to meet

(a) prioritize (b) assemble (c) receipt (d) fuel

Q4 v. to modify; to adapt; to fit; to arrange; to settle

(a) adjust (b) prefer (c) become (d) look over

Q5 v. to go ashore from a boat; to leave a plane or vehicle; to land

(a) edit (b) disembark (c) administer (d) explore

Q6 v. to endeavor; to try hard; to compete; to struggle; to resist

(a) give up (b) eliminate (c) strive (d) aggregate

Q7 v. to create; to produce; to bring into being

(a) put off (b) remark (c) generate (d) canvass

Q8 v. to throw; to project; to form; to shape

(a) accommodate (b) insult (c) loan (d) cast

Q9 v. to convey a fluid; to transport a liquid; to make a high-pitched sound

(a) rule (b) innovate (c) pipe (d) arrive

Q10 v. to support a proposal or statement; to endorse; to approve; to help; to assist

(a) ensure (b) clip (c) draft (d) second

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Test 215


Q1 adv. immediately; momentarily

(a) courteously (b) etc. (c) initially (d) instantaneously

Q2 n. new member of a group; new employee

(a) profession (b) nomination (c) recruit (d) fellow

Q3 v. to place one thing on top of another in a heap; to pile

(a) prevail (b) stack (c) vaccinate (d) publicize

Q4 n. cessation; end; visit; obstacle; hindrance

(a) queues (b) enterprise (c) stop (d) panel

Q5 v. to authorize; to appoint as representative; to pass a duty or responsibility on to someone else

(a) suit (b) receipt (c) explain (d) delegate

Q6 v. to glide; to fly upward; to ascend; to increase; to rise

(a) arrange (b) devise (c) soar (d) ought

Q7 n. an undertaking that is dangerous, daring, or of uncertain outcome

(a) venture (b) comfort (c) court (d) expectation

Q8 n. force of movement; strength or motivation derived from an initial effort

(a) attempt (b) momentum (c) majority (d) courtesy

Q9 adj. complete; full; entire; healthy

(a) compliant (b) major (c) funnelled (d) whole

Q10 v. to come to a sum; to become; to total

(a) distinguish (b) offer (c) amount (d) specialize

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Test 216


Q1 n. marketing; activities associated with selling a product or service

(a) instance (b) sales (c) series (d) motivation

Q2 n. headquarters of a business; dwelling place; abode; home; domicile

(a) independent (b) residence (c) gift (d) elevator

Q3 n. rubbing out; deletion; eradication

(a) fax (b) carriage (c) erasure (d) example

Q4 n. a situation in which the imports of a country from the USA are larger than their exports to the USA

(a) link (b) chop (c) dollar drain (d) pick up

Q5 n. protection; security; rampart; shield

(a) defense (b) vocabulary (c) instance (d) bankruptcy

Q6 n. ecclesiastical judge; priest

(a) apparatus (b) ordinary (c) citation (d) downturn

Q7 n. exchange; trade

(a) potential (b) copy (c) swap (d) back order

Q8 n. disposition; mood

(a) temper (b) exclusive (c) fine (d) violation

Q9 n. examination; money order; payment order; restaurant bill

(a) recovery (b) competition (c) shredder (d) check

Q10 n. temporary arrangement; in between period

(a) interim (b) award (c) composure (d) regular

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Test 217


Q1 v. to recommence; to begin again; to retake; to take back; to continue

(a) enlist (b) attach (c) railroad (d) resume

Q2 v. to confirm; to sanction; to legalize

(a) flaw (b) card (c) dislodge (d) validate

Q3 v. to cover with a curtain; to filter; to sift; to hide; to conceal; to separate

(a) board (b) couple (c) interject (d) screen

Q4 v. to reach; to achieve; to fulfill; to realize (a goal, purpose, etc.)

(a) conclude (b) attain (c) pretend (d) converge

Q5 v. to provide; to supply (food, etc.); to care for

(a) comply (b) cater (c) reclaim (d) assimilate

Q6 v. to obtain; to acquire; to get; to buy; to purchase

(a) disagree (b) procure (c) frank (d) contest

Q7 v. to alter; to replace; to become different

(a) affiliate (b) change (c) station (d) utilize

Q8 v. to be concerned; to harass; to advance through great effort

(a) utilize (b) worry (c) reveal (d) comprehend

Q9 v. to discover; to discern; to find out

(a) base (b) detect (c) consider (d) reschedule

Q10 v. to estimate; to compute; to depend upon

(a) access (b) accredit (c) attribute (d) calculate

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Test 218


Q1 v. to spring back

(a) franchise (b) rebound (c) suppose (d) leverage

Q2 conj. as soon as

(a) immediately (b) either (c) unless (d) though

Q3 adj. spreading over a large area; comprehensive

(a) extensive (b) self-employed (c) rank (d) clear

Q4 v. to present for the first time; to initiate; to establish; to announce

(a) impede (b) introduce (c) reply (d) pull out

Q5 v. to experience; to endure

(a) receive (b) go through (c) scratch (d) argue

Q6 v. to substantiate with evidence; to demonstrate; to show clearly

(a) depart (b) even (c) prove (d) export

Q7 v. to feign; to impersonate; to put on a false show

(a) explain (b) attach (c) rebound (d) pretense

Q8 v. to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to heat and spice for drinking

(a) taste (b) mull (c) own (d) railroad

Q9 n. painstaking labor; careful planning; adding of extra details; act of improving; production

(a) terminology (b) resolve (c) elaboration (d) crate

Q10 n. device for electronically transmitting written material; electronically transmitted document

(a) franchise (b) gather (c) fraction (d) fax

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Test 219


Q1 n. limitation; limit

(a) restriction (b) client (c) application (d) myriad

Q2 n. plans or methods created for the purpose of achieving a goal

(a) margin (b) strategy (c) clearance (d) special

Q3 n. any vehicle which can be flown (i.e. helicopter)

(a) interviewee (b) bearer (c) matter (d) aircraft

Q4 n. inclusion; participation; connection; association; relation

(a) gratitude (b) term (c) furniture (d) involvement

Q5 adj. working; functional; ready for use

(a) germane (b) spot (c) operational (d) departmental

Q6 n. connection; attachment

(a) affiliation (b) associate (c) trial (d) temper

Q7 n. conjecture; supposition; hypothesis

(a) incinerator (b) guess (c) technology (d) diary

Q8 n. substance burned to create energy (petrol, gasoline, gas, wood, coal, etc.)

(a) appearance (b) apology (c) regard (d) fuel

Q9 n. section; piece; region; role; function; side in an agreement

(a) vocabulary (b) plan (c) part (d) estate

Q10 n. line at which a surface ends; thin sharp side of a blade; excitement

(a) improvement (b) edge (c) habit (d) slip

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Test 220


Q1 v. to accomplish; to put into action; to execute; to do

(a) dispute (b) exchange (c) effect (d) trust

Q2 v. to present in a condensed form; to list the main points in a brief and comprehensive manner

(a) summarize (b) stall (c) pocket (d) loop

Q3 v. to provide additional details; to plan carefully and with great detail; to produce; to develop

(a) sign (b) elaborate (c) launch (d) grade

Q4 v. to surround; to confine; to close in; to place an additional document or letter within another

(a) floor (b) intensify (c) enclose (d) neglect

Q5 v. to make or to fit according to individual needs or desires; to personalize; to individualize

(a) pair (b) customize (c) feed (d) calculate

Q6 v. to give out; to distribute; to ration; to set aside for a special purpose

(a) position (b) allot (c) draw (d) illustrate

Q7 n. behavior; management

(a) capital (b) penalty (c) frequency (d) conduct

Q8 v. to send; to direct; to ascribe to; to relate to; to apply to; to call attention to

(a) arrive (b) refer (c) wait (d) mistake

Q9 v. to come near to; to tackle (a problem or situation)

(a) approach (b) grasp (c) conjure (d) enter

Q10 v. to irritate; to infuriate; to enrage

(a) disembark (b) anger (c) scrutinize (d) route

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Test 221


Q1 v. to cause; to bring about; to set in motion; to influence

(a) embrace (b) specialize (c) induce (d) contract

Q2 v. to give a mark to; to classify; to make level; to evaluate; to assess

(a) grade (b) fleet (c) volunteer (d) fail

Q3 n. celebration; feast; dinner; drinking

(a) vendor (b) banquet (c) auditorium (d) attendant

Q4 n. amount of money received in payment for goods or services or from other sources; revenue; profits

(a) income (b) rent (c) method (d) implementation

Q5 adj. obligated; engaged; industrious; ambitious; loyal

(a) annoying (b) committed (c) harmful (d) occupied

Q6 adj. unable to wait; intolerant; restless

(a) conventional (b) earnest (c) acquainted (d) impatient

Q7 v. to move quickly; to pass quickly

(a) fleet (b) weigh (c) target (d) emulate

Q8 n. examination of financial accounts; internal investigation

(a) fare (b) photographer (c) audit (d) anchor

Q9 v. to list; to describe; to specify; to assign

(a) detail (b) emulate (c) merchandise (d) reinforce

Q10 v. to buy; to acquire in exchange for money; to procure; to obtain

(a) fluctuate (b) diet (c) purchase (d) deny

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Test 222


Q1 n. person or company that does a particular job or assignment

(a) membership (b) contractor (c) element (d) certificate

Q2 n. totality; completeness; entirety

(a) whole (b) customs (c) vendor (d) bubble

Q3 n. training

(a) run (b) discipline (c) warehouse (d) predisposition

Q4 n. distinction; unusual quality; disagreement; remainder

(a) difference (b) agenda (c) forecaster (d) midmorning

Q5 n. respected position; honor; nobility

(a) export (b) document (c) dignity (d) leisure

Q6 n. large closed vehicle used for transporting goods or people

(a) preventive (b) van (c) increase (d) matter

Q7 n. reference point; geographical location

(a) arrest (b) facilitator (c) coordinate (d) myriad

Q8 n. wash basin; sewer; drain; cesspool; place where criminals gather

(a) store (b) sink (c) distributor (d) potency

Q9 n. position; place where a person or thing is usually found; headquarters; broadcast frequency

(a) serve (b) prospect (c) step (d) station

Q10 n. sickness; illness

(a) disease (b) segment (c) luggage (d) frame

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Test 223


Q1 v. to slander; to defame

(a) annoy (b) vilify (c) house (d) warehouse

Q2 v. to tend carefully; to take care of; to make clean and tidy; to prepare for

(a) continue (b) dispose (c) groom (d) guide

Q3 v. to finish; to complete

(a) capitalize (b) experiment (c) figure (d) get through with

Q4 v. to hire as a worker; to activate; to operate; to use

(a) employ (b) negotiate (c) jeopardy (d) enhance

Q5 v. to pull by force; to twist; to cut off; to distort; to pervert

(a) issue (b) wrench (c) dismiss (d) content

Q6 v. to divide; to separate; to be divided; to allocate

(a) convince (b) resign (c) part (d) privilege

Q7 v. to bring relief; to encourage; to console

(a) trustee (b) get (c) worry (d) comfort

Q8 v. to be frightened; to be concerned; to be afraid of; to have respect for

(a) space (b) second (c) fear (d) garner

Q9 v. to receive as a result of work or other service performed; to profit; to be eligible; to be worthy

(a) earn (b) soar (c) rescue (d) represent

Q10 v. to argue; to debate; to contest; to oppose; to fight against

(a) halt (b) sponsor (c) doctor (d) dispute

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Test 224


Q1 n. business of sending or transporting cargo; sea voyage (Archaic)

(a) adverse opinion (b) dollar drain (c) shipping (d) affinity

Q2 v. to invent; to create; to contrive; to think up

(a) concoct (b) know (c) bankrupt (d) hit

Q3 adj. extreme; intense; severe

(a) representative (b) prevalent (c) pretentious (d) drastic

Q4 n. realization; performance; completion; gratification; satisfaction

(a) equality (b) fulfillment (c) strategy (d) assembly

Q5 adj. using numbers; with numbers

(a) digital (b) residual (c) base (d) substantive

Q6 v. to treat; to adapt; to prepare; to make ready

(a) process (b) participate (c) pass (d) fund

Q7 v. to receive; to obtain; to purchase; to bring; to persuade

(a) endure (b) practice (c) get (d) break

Q8 adj. splendid; majestic; superb; glorious; impressive

(a) level (b) magnificent (c) controlling (d) alert

Q9 n. mind; understanding; leader; person in authority; top

(a) ticket (b) constraint (c) break (d) head

Q10 adj. imaginary; hypothetical; computer simulated

(a) virtual (b) viable (c) prepaid (d) vital

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Test 225


Q1 n. reaching a destination; incoming; opposite of departure

(a) royalties (b) destination (c) letterhead (d) arrival

Q2 n. scope; range; scale; size; measure; degree

(a) extent (b) valuable (c) assembly (d) mull

Q3 n. commercial and market information that indicates overall economic trends

(a) barometer (b) success (c) council (d) familiar

Q4 n. noon; 12 a.m.

(a) midday (b) consideration (c) coalition (d) might

Q5 n. shape having three sides and three corners; group of three

(a) floor (b) employer (c) triangle (d) house

Q6 n. routine job; unpleasant task

(a) procedure (b) original (c) chore (d) attribute

Q7 n. rug; fabric floor covering

(a) proximity (b) carpet (c) conduct (d) grocery

Q8 n. type of beef tenderloin; type of cavity with a broad base

(a) width (b) infant (c) undercut (d) exclusive

Q9 n. conversation; speech; lecture; meeting

(a) secret (b) talk (c) victim (d) briefcase

Q10 n. official document; license; reference; attestation

(a) certificate (b) personnel (c) element (d) display

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Test 226


Q1 v. to attract; to pull; to sketch; to depict with lines; to conclude

(a) draw (b) experiment (c) reject (d) transcend

Q2 v. to be unsuccessful; to not do; to disappoint; to go bankrupt; to be used up

(a) vacation (b) crop (c) achieve (d) fail

Q3 v. to pay to; to hire; to employ

(a) recommend (b) fee (c) browse (d) mind

Q4 adj. marked with narrow bands of contrasting color or texture

(a) tall (b) difficult (c) available (d) striped

Q5 adj. clear; unmistakable; apparent; evident; plain

(a) elect (b) tremendous (c) current (d) obvious

Q6 v. to spice; to flavor; to accustom; to acclimatize; to become experienced

(a) contain (b) get into (c) formulate (d) season

Q7 v. to infer; to conjecture; to guess; to presume

(a) put in (b) pressure (c) surmise (d) abuse

Q8 v. eject; drive out; banish

(a) illustrate (b) expel (c) collaborate (d) protect

Q9 v. to excel; to rise above

(a) transcend (b) misunderstand (c) duplicate (d) deny

Q10 v. to perform a thorough investigation; to study a subject closely

(a) evoke (b) research (c) address (d) contrive

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Test 227


Q1 n. tanned and preserved animal skin; item made of animal skin

(a) leather (b) profit (c) offset (d) adversity

Q2 n. casualty; misadventure; mishap; failure

(a) trash (b) accident (c) reservation (d) decision

Q3 n. supply; stock; means of accomplishing a goal; expedient

(a) stance (b) secret (c) statement (d) resource

Q4 n. enchantment; affection; adoration

(a) examiner (b) veracity (c) mainframe (d) admiration

Q5 v. to mark as different; to see as different; to discern; to recognize

(a) canvass (b) distinguish (c) exceed (d) provide

Q6 adj. owed; payable; right; fitting; suitable; adequate

(a) due (b) equivalent (c) outdoor (d) comprehensive

Q7 n. geometric figure having four equal sides; plaza

(a) consultant (b) square (c) increase (d) attendance

Q8 v. to reproduce quickly; to multiply rapidly; to thrive; to grow quickly

(a) pattern (b) proliferate (c) demand (d) span

Q9 adv. separately; aside; into pieces

(a) precisely (b) apart (c) contrary (d) fair

Q10 v. to indicate; to emphasize; to sharpen; to direct

(a) dispute (b) constrain (c) point (d) dial

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Test 228


Q1 n. person of higher rank; older person; elder

(a) floor (b) relationship (c) cognition (d) senior

Q2 n. drawback; disadvantage; defect; foible

(a) finish (b) conveyance (c) accounting (d) weakness

Q3 n. period of residence; act of taking possession (Law); right of possession

(a) occurrence (b) photograph (c) government (d) occupancy

Q4 n. money which is not generating profit

(a) barren capital (b) decision (c) disk (d) confusion

Q5 n. beginning phase of a project; babyhood

(a) downtown (b) infancy (c) lead (d) willingness

Q6 n. any of the five faculties of perception; perception; recognition; awareness

(a) wire (b) cover (c) pile (d) sense

Q7 n. representative; deputy; agent; participant of a conference, convention, seminar etc.

(a) complex (b) proposition (c) delegate (d) report

Q8 n. expression of regret or sorrow; excuse; defense; justification

(a) apology (b) colleague (c) skirting (d) certificate

Q9 n. refuse; trash; disorder

(a) litter (b) chapter (c) invoice (d) character

Q10 n. postal service; letters and other items that are sent via the postal service

(a) mail (b) college (c) comparison (d) delay

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Test 229


Q1 v. to endorse; to donate; to contribute; to pledge; to support; to approve

(a) subscribe (b) alleviate (c) effect (d) grit

Q2 v. to press buttons; to place a phone call by pressing buttons

(a) dial (b) narrow (c) expose (d) keep

Q3 v. to be able to pay for; to supply; to provide

(a) merge (b) preempt (c) undercut (d) afford

Q4 v. to cause to be dishonest; to pervert; to spoil

(a) corrupt (b) serve (c) scramble (d) equal

Q5 v. to imagine to oneself; to picture; to visualize

(a) mollify (b) envision (c) pay (d) concur

Q6 v. to set going; to launch; to begin; to start

(a) explain (b) term (c) revolve (d) initiate

Q7 v. to respect; to esteem; to pay tribute; to praise; to accept

(a) depend (b) venture (c) honor (d) elicit

Q8 v. to decorate; to imitate; to mimic; to copy an example

(a) dispose (b) crowd (c) innovate (d) pattern

Q9 v. to remind of; to state; to refer to; to hint at; to indicate

(a) hit (b) mention (c) study (d) reward

Q10 v. to accuse; to denounce

(a) dedicate (b) stake (c) blame (d) precede

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Test 230


Q1 v. to suppose; to hypothesize; to conjecture

(a) reach (b) disembark (c) guess (d) alternate

Q2 n. supply of goods; inventory; share; company's capital divided into shares

(a) stock (b) grocer (c) century (d) preserve

Q3 n. printed work which is bound together; bundle

(a) inhabitant (b) screen (c) convention (d) book

Q4 n. plant; edible fruit of a plant

(a) convenience (b) consultancy (c) exposure (d) vegetable

Q5 n. process of producing and distributing printed material; act of advertising

(a) city (b) publication (c) warning (d) initiative

Q6 adj. can be traded; can be substituted by something else

(a) service (b) cautious (c) interchangeable (d) trade

Q7 adj. much; plenty; large; spacious

(a) earnest (b) likely (c) ample (d) managerial

Q8 n. cipher; collection of instructions of the law

(a) status (b) brief (c) fear (d) code

Q9 v. to win; to succeed; to overcome; to surpass; to prove superior

(a) plane (b) survey (c) prevail (d) sustain

Q10 v. to equip with devices for measuring, recording, or controlling

(a) interview (b) give up (c) track (d) instrument

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Test 231


Q1 n. expenditure of money or effort for future benefits; authorization

(a) investment (b) board (c) citizen (d) ideal

Q2 n. exchange; transfer; device

(a) crew (b) bill (c) switch (d) insurance

Q3 n. person who presides over court trials; arbiter; expert; critic

(a) order (b) procurement (c) halt (d) judge

Q4 n. partnership; association

(a) dictate (b) consortium (c) additive (d) admission

Q5 n. act of casting back a mirror image; act of sending back energy from a surface; idea; concept

(a) cash (b) reflection (c) cheque (d) plumber

Q6 n. unexperienced person

(a) novel (b) invention (c) frame (d) layman

Q7 adj. predicted; expected; anticipated

(a) incredible (b) exclusive (c) forecast (d) conversant

Q8 n. purpose; goal; objective; target

(a) story (b) fabric (c) consortium (d) aim

Q9 n. ring-shaped geometric figure; round figure; group; society

(a) increase (b) vegetarian (c) advert (d) circle

Q10 n. suggestion; proposal of a price; tender; bid

(a) cure (b) above (c) offer (d) arrangement

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Test 232


Q1 v. to look at; to concern; to relate to; to esteem; to appreciate; to consider

(a) extend (b) regard (c) survive (d) penalize

Q2 v. to influence; to affect strongly; to collide; to squeeze in

(a) impact (b) install (c) replay (d) fuel

Q3 v. to surpass; to pass; to go beyond; to outdo

(a) exceed (b) equal (c) worry (d) gross

Q4 v. to provide financial assistance

(a) back (b) witness (c) subsidize (d) characterize

Q5 v. to train in advance

(a) evidence (b) precondition (c) compose (d) evict

Q6 v. to allay; to soothe; to relieve; to soften; to lessen

(a) brand (b) alleviate (c) store (d) discount

Q7 v. to moderate; to soften; to tone down; to toughen; to harden

(a) temper (b) guess (c) deploy (d) publish

Q8 v. to create boundaries; to restrict; to reduce; to function as a border

(a) limit (b) concentrate (c) urbanize (d) cancel

Q9 v. to knock down; to astound; to shock

(a) fizzle (b) deserve (c) floor (d) declare

Q10 v. to assign to a duty; to station; to publicize; to advertise

(a) recover (b) conceal (c) post (d) succeed

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Test 233


Q1 adj. entire; complete; absolute

(a) meticulous (b) total (c) daily (d) able

Q2 v. to leave out; to keep out; to prevent from happening or being; to reject

(a) privatize (b) retire (c) engage (d) exclude

Q3 n. grant; pocket money; stipend; discount; deduction

(a) allowance (b) plaid (c) proficiency (d) timeliness

Q4 n. fellow worker; cowoker

(a) capability (b) headway (c) colleague (d) union

Q5 n. setting; biography

(a) administration (b) background (c) conversation (d) policy

Q6 adj. concealed; secret; not to be seen; ulterior

(a) entitled (b) rotten (c) attendant (d) hidden

Q7 adj. of secondary importance; insignificant; corresponding

(a) late (b) ambiguous (c) collateral (d) imaginary

Q8 v. to illustrate; to elucidate; to interpret; to describe; to define

(a) explain (b) voice (c) lecture (d) impede

Q9 n. worker; person who works for a company or an individual

(a) couple (b) company (c) employee (d) menu

Q10 n. item; piece of information; part of a whole

(a) government (b) extension (c) fine (d) detail

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Test 234


Q1 n. least possible amount; smallest possible size; lowest degree

(a) minimum (b) revise (c) launch (d) statistics

Q2 n. danger; peril; hazard; risk; endangerment

(a) product (b) jeopardy (c) emphasis (d) quantity

Q3 n. legal right of possession

(a) evaluation (b) franchisor (c) vaccination (d) ownership

Q4 n. commercial information designed to attract attention; commercial

(a) cooperation (b) angle (c) advertisement (d) retail

Q5 n. arrangement; instruction; command; request for something

(a) mistreatment (b) briefing (c) entry (d) order

Q6 n. person who creates sets of instructions for a computer or other device

(a) generation (b) programmer (c) pushy (d) duty

Q7 adj. skilled; knowledgeable; highly sophisticated; very experienced

(a) kind (b) contrary (c) inbound (d) expert

Q8 n. yard; formal reception; place where legal trials take place

(a) setup (b) senior (c) expense (d) court

Q9 n. product; item; asset; benefit

(a) loss (b) prime (c) good (d) elevation

Q10 n. track; footprints; path; way

(a) imaging (b) innovation (c) nexus (d) trail

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Test 235


Q1 v. to form a relationship with another person

(a) implement (b) foresee (c) minute (d) adopt

Q2 v. to duplicate; to imitate

(a) bill (b) get through with (c) copy (d) table

Q3 v. to advise; to instruct; to coach; to advocate

(a) comment (b) counsel (c) trail (d) freight

Q4 v. to outlaw; to forbid by law; to interdict; to ban; to prevent

(a) brand (b) treasure (c) lay off (d) prohibit

Q5 v. to originate from; to reveal the origin of something; to obtain from a particular supplier

(a) hire (b) source (c) propose (d) present

Q6 v. to act; to function; to manage; to use; to activate; to perform surgery

(a) refuse (b) name (c) operate (d) pair

Q7 v. to make clear; to explain

(a) clarify (b) indulge (c) negotiate (d) brake

Q8 v. to signify; to be significant; to intend; to indicate

(a) notice (b) mean (c) fold (d) sink

Q9 v. to determine the scope of a target; to extend; to stretch; to vary

(a) picture (b) range (c) bankrupt (d) resolve

Q10 v. to be short of; to be without; to be missing; to need; to want

(a) career (b) lack (c) audit (d) achieve

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Test 236


Q1 v. to arise; to come from; to originate; to stop; to check

(a) construe (b) stand out (c) enhance (d) stem

Q2 adj. moral; adhering to ethical principles; precise; strict; exact

(a) stock (b) scrupulous (c) plane (d) outside

Q3 n. thankfulness; appreciation

(a) gratitude (b) rectangle (c) paradigm (d) span

Q4 n. ruling of a country or area; political control; authority

(a) swift (b) impression (c) government (d) consignment

Q5 n. using up

(a) encounter (b) omission (c) renovation (d) consumption

Q6 n. plant; any location which mass-produces one type of product

(a) career (b) commentary (c) tenant (d) factory

Q7 v. to make new again; to renovate; to restore to good condition

(a) deal (b) refurbish (c) will (d) withdraw

Q8 n. award; gift; present; contribution; donation

(a) grant (b) ownership (c) commerce (d) grit

Q9 v. to mark with an iron; to disgrace; to condemn

(a) photograph (b) brand (c) encounter (d) remove

Q10 n. pair; group of two

(a) couple (b) fax (c) tenant (d) salary

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Test 237


Q1 n. explanation; illustration; instruction

(a) main (b) bearer (c) maintenance (d) description

Q2 n. seriousness; industriousness

(a) founder (b) company (c) comparison (d) earnest

Q3 n. act of acquainting one person with another; preface

(a) introduction (b) name (c) assignment (d) auction

Q4 n. emphasis; importance; accent; strain; tension; pressure

(a) major (b) opposite (c) consultancy (d) stress

Q5 n. narration; act of telling; family member; connection; association

(a) description (b) application (c) relation (d) streamline

Q6 n. owner of a flower shop; person who makes flower arrangements

(a) florist (b) vending machine (c) name (d) engagement

Q7 n. sciences of the industrial arts; applied sciences

(a) estimate (b) technology (c) triangle (d) adamant

Q8 n. profit; assets; achievement; increase; benefit; advantage

(a) context (b) headway (c) gain (d) membership

Q9 n. something that is the same of the same level

(a) equivalent (b) award (c) repo (d) break

Q10 n. representative; rep; factor; cause

(a) airport (b) forecast (c) recipient (d) agent

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Test 238


Q1 v. to bother; to interrupt; to confuse; to worry

(a) resemble (b) campaign (c) disturb (d) veil

Q2 v. to administer; to direct; to supervise; to accomplish; to handle

(a) manage (b) party (c) improve (d) move

Q3 v. to prompt; to spur; to provide inspiration; to stir to action; to induce

(a) trustee (b) motivate (c) board (d) complain

Q4 v. to hand over to another nation or judicial authority

(a) monitor (b) extradite (c) treat (d) compose

Q5 v. to get; to accept; to absorb; to take in; to host; to accommodate

(a) receive (b) slump (c) choose (d) back up

Q6 v. to make strong; to fortify; to reinforce; to toughen

(a) slip (b) repair (c) cast (d) strengthen

Q7 v. to make valid; to make lawful; to justify; to make permissible

(a) permeate (b) legitimate (c) facilitate (d) prejudice

Q8 v. to give; to match; to fit; to complement

(a) interest (b) adorn (c) tenant (d) accord

Q9 v. to match; to correspond; to resemble; to be similar to

(a) cruise (b) seek (c) organize (d) equal

Q10 v. to ruin financially; to go bust; to go broke; to collapse

(a) bankrupt (b) lend (c) key (d) delay

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Test 239


Q1 n. combining of separate elements into a complete whole

(a) lecture (b) pedicure (c) synthesis (d) dollar drain

Q2 v. to work as an employee (i.e. in the legal or bank business)

(a) machine (b) replace (c) clerk (d) back

Q3 v. to exercise; to train; to drill

(a) draft (b) comprise (c) practice (d) lack

Q4 n. theme; subject of conversation; issue

(a) approved list (b) service (c) treat (d) topic

Q5 v. to draw attention; to captivate; to fascinate

(a) put in (b) mobilize (c) rebuild (d) attract

Q6 n. total number of people living in an area

(a) scenery (b) stationery (c) station (d) population

Q7 v. to hurry; to make haste; to act or move quickly; to cause to hurry

(a) execute (b) rush (c) classify (d) arrest

Q8 n. increase in salary; wage increase

(a) standard (b) package (c) aid (d) raise

Q9 n. educational meeting; training session

(a) span (b) expression (c) seminar (d) sympathy

Q10 adj. characterized by a high degree; highly concentrated

(a) intensive (b) impressive (c) small (d) slantwise

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Test 240


Q1 n. passage that leads out

(a) library (b) premises (c) injury (d) exit

Q2 n. work; occupation; keeping busy

(a) carrier (b) association (c) employment (d) handling

Q3 n. a person who provides guidance; consultant; counselor

(a) subject (b) advisor (c) credit (d) current

Q4 n. emptiness; available position; job opening

(a) tie (b) sound (c) vacancy (d) base

Q5 n. proprietor

(a) sneakers (b) argument (c) victim (d) owner

Q6 n. person who greets visitors or clients on the telephone and upon their arrival

(a) headquarters (b) receptionist (c) landscaper (d) flexibility

Q7 n. state of having both positive and negative feelings towards a subject

(a) boiler room (b) postmaster (c) ambivalence (d) fleet

Q8 n. entering into the feelings of another; sympathy; vicarious emotion; understanding

(a) mark (b) office (c) performance (d) empathy

Q9 n. cost for traveling (on a bus, train, etc.)

(a) fare (b) doctor (c) discount (d) collateral

Q10 n. apparatus on which fabrics are woven; weaving machine

(a) chain (b) lead (c) key (d) loom

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Test 241


Q1 v. to set aside; to allot; to adapt; to embrace; to accept

(a) fade (b) size (c) remit (d) appropriate

Q2 v. to emphasize

(a) duplicate (b) underline (c) nominate (d) motivate

Q3 v. to clarify; to confirm; to reinforce; to verify

(a) reduce (b) assure (c) brake (d) ascertain

Q4 v. to remove; to take out; to squeeze; to press; to elicit

(a) supervise (b) carry (c) permit (d) extract

Q5 v. to expect; to predict; to assume

(a) shop (b) anticipate (c) rehearse (d) grain

Q6 v. to go before; to be in front; to be ahead of; to predate

(a) justify (b) precede (c) carpet (d) underestimate

Q7 v. to move with sudden speed; to bolt; to shatter; to hurl; to cast

(a) publish (b) forward (c) dash (d) include

Q8 v. to warn; to scold; to reprove

(a) arrange (b) schedule (c) disappear (d) admonish

Q9 v. to charge; to announce; to advertise

(a) rescue (b) bill (c) auction (d) create

Q10 v. to strike; to beat; to reach; to find; to collide

(a) court (b) slice (c) hit (d) demolish

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Test 242


Q1 v. to fail to perform a duty; to fail to pay on time; to fail to appear in court

(a) default (b) prospect (c) contain (d) care

Q2 adj. ordinary; skilled; close; intimate; well-known

(a) frisky (b) similar (c) familiar (d) ambiguous

Q3 n. sending of cargo or freight

(a) concrete (b) shipment (c) expertise (d) nomination

Q4 n. hurt; wound; harm; damage; insult

(a) resignation (b) cement (c) rush (d) injury

Q5 v. to make into a city

(a) collate (b) course (c) come across (d) urbanize

Q6 v. to be involved; to join in

(a) choose (b) recruit (c) participate (d) engage

Q7 n. end; conclusion; last edition of a newspaper

(a) vegetarian (b) ordinary (c) empathy (d) final

Q8 adj. lower; under

(a) aware (b) bottom (c) possible (d) fiscal

Q9 adj. congruous

(a) duplicate (b) stable (c) compatible (d) back

Q10 n. a significant decline in general economic activity extending over a period of time

(a) recession (b) forecast (c) ticket (d) part-time

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Test 243


Q1 n. a person's handwritten signature

(a) counterbalance (b) autograph (c) mind (d) layman

Q2 n. a signed money order which is payable on demand to the holder

(a) adverse opinion (b) equivalent (c) routine (d) bearer instrument

Q3 n. habit; tradition; convention

(a) vacancy (b) ordinary (c) illustration (d) custom

Q4 n. profession; development; progress; gradual growth

(a) figure (b) cause (c) trail (d) career

Q5 v. to postpone; to disgust; to repulse; to deter

(a) put off (b) freight (c) endure (d) notice

Q6 n. price; cost; speed; pace; tax

(a) rate (b) refuse (c) resolve (d) constant

Q7 n. resident of a capital city; sophisticated big-city person

(a) prospectus (b) incline (c) application (d) metropolitan

Q8 n. main component; something which is a part of a complex whole

(a) element (b) glossary (c) toll (d) interest

Q9 n. detention; imprisonment

(a) helicopter (b) arrest (c) earnest (d) relationship

Q10 n. backlash

(a) practice (b) earnest (c) rebound (d) butcher

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Test 244


Q1 v. to sell something through a bidding system

(a) look into (b) ignore (c) cement (d) auction

Q2 v. to amass; to accumulate; to supply; to equip

(a) store (b) impose (c) export (d) posture

Q3 v. to stir up; to arouse feelings; to provoke; to stimulate

(a) come along (b) excite (c) headquarter (d) comply

Q4 v. to extend; to elongate; to reach out; to pull; to strain

(a) fold (b) consume (c) rectify (d) stretch

Q5 v. to represent; to indicate; to communicate; to express; to convey

(a) capture (b) injure (c) attain (d) signify

Q6 v. to inspect; to supervise; to miss; to omit; to ignore; to excuse

(a) inventory (b) crate (c) overlook (d) interpret

Q7 v. to criticize; to assess; to determine; to rule

(a) manage (b) separate (c) judge (d) expect

Q8 v. to locate

(a) switch (b) firm (c) site (d) rescue

Q9 v. to count; to equal in amount; to limit; to allot

(a) prohibit (b) maintain (c) number (d) remit

Q10 v. to arrange systematically; to structure; to group; to sort; to make confidential

(a) comfort (b) classify (c) influence (d) labor

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Test 245


Q1 adj. higher in rank or position; above average; exceptional

(a) abundant (b) superior (c) vacant (d) powerful

Q2 v. to choose; to vote for; to prefer; to decide

(a) conceive (b) precondition (c) nurse (d) elect

Q3 adj. unbearable; cannot be done; cannot be endured

(a) pushy (b) characteristic (c) direct (d) impossible

Q4 n. person or company that produces and distributes printed material

(a) dedication (b) publisher (c) newsletter (d) pipe

Q5 n. housemaid; servant; housekeeper

(a) shape (b) flight (c) sound (d) domestic

Q6 n. bundle; parcel; container for storage or transportation; inseparable combination of items

(a) session (b) package (c) brochure (d) synthesis

Q7 adj. concentrated; focused; determined; resolute; purposeful

(a) intent (b) bulk (c) party (d) fortunate

Q8 adj. whole; healthy; in good condition; sane; firm; valid

(a) sufficient (b) plane (c) content (d) sound

Q9 adj. immediate; common; usual; standard

(a) brief (b) number (c) articulate (d) average

Q10 adj. conversational; not used in formal speaking or writing; informal

(a) colloquial (b) quarter (c) brokered (d) preventive

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Test 246


Q1 n. person who gives a test

(a) examiner (b) paragraph (c) garner (d) ingredient

Q2 n. the prospect that a bond issuer will fail to make required debt payments

(a) credit risk (b) car (c) benefit (d) layout

Q3 n. occasion which requires fancy dress (dance, ball, etc.); evening gown

(a) repeat (b) principal (c) carriage (d) formal

Q4 n. request for one's presence; summons; call

(a) inflation (b) esteem (c) prime (d) invitation

Q5 adj. allowed; eligible; having the right to something

(a) germane (b) cohesive (c) entitled (d) important

Q6 n. target; aim; purpose; objective; destination

(a) process (b) bond (c) library (d) goal

Q7 n. one part of a hundred

(a) percent (b) instructor (c) goal (d) railroad

Q8 n. favor; liking; fondness; priority; superior status

(a) preference (b) track (c) recruitment (d) bulk transfer

Q9 n. druggist; apothecary

(a) intensity (b) pharmacist (c) stack (d) surface

Q10 n. comfort; fitness or suitability for performing an action

(a) integrity (b) convenience (c) imagination (d) college

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Test 247


Q1 v. to cause to remember

(a) deposit (b) dictate (c) remind (d) reconsider

Q2 v. to send away; to fire; to release; to free

(a) skim (b) dismiss (c) induce (d) alleviate

Q3 v. to destroy; to ruin; to tear down; to remove

(a) gather (b) assess (c) demolish (d) fare

Q4 v. to require that certain conditions be met before the signing of a contract; to specify; to require

(a) stipulate (b) develop (c) lock (d) fall off

Q5 v. to fail; to collapse; to defeat; to overthrow; to descend

(a) speed (b) complete (c) break down (d) plant

Q6 v. to trade; to plan for and promote for sales of; to market goods

(a) merchandise (b) proliferate (c) injure (d) subtract

Q7 v. to refine; to improve; to complete; to make faultless

(a) perfect (b) seem (c) site (d) accommodate

Q8 v. to cushion; to fill; to fill out; to walk; to go by foot

(a) pad (b) succeed (c) lesson (d) know

Q9 v. to tend to; to attend; to work; to perform a duty or task

(a) induce (b) patch (c) interfere (d) serve

Q10 v. to profit; to roll a ball into a hole (Billiards)

(a) shape (b) pocket (c) guess (d) report

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Test 248


Q1 n. system of knowledge gained by research; specific field of systematic knowledge; skill; proficiency

(a) situation (b) implement (c) enlargement (d) science

Q2 n. time when a project; assignment; task or job must be completed or turned in

(a) deadline (b) share (c) image (d) posting

Q3 adj. strongly desiring; keen; fervently interested

(a) impossible (b) unjudged (c) eager (d) good

Q4 n. harvest; produce (Agriculture); group; whip; short haircut

(a) credit (b) crop (c) barter (d) nationality

Q5 v. to say something aloud for someone to write down; to command; to order; to impose

(a) store (b) dictate (c) alert (d) industrialize

Q6 n. signature on a money order such as a check

(a) address (b) endorsement (c) engine (d) extract

Q7 n. act of providing; provision; reserve; stock

(a) passport (b) persuasion (c) examinee (d) supply

Q8 v. to rent out property for a specific period of time; to let

(a) object (b) lease (c) promote (d) nominate

Q9 pref. related to by the remarriage of a parent and not by blood

(a) ad (b) photo (c) post (d) step

Q10 v. to originate; to create; to design; to fabricate; to concoct

(a) accommodate (b) invent (c) catalog (d) simulate

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Test 249


Q1 n. group of twenty items; debt; account; bill; grade on a test

(a) document (b) score (c) mentor (d) weakness

Q2 n. inherent nature of something; central or outstanding characteristic

(a) assessment (b) cash reserves (c) essence (d) lounge

Q3 n. property; financial means; assets; main city of a country of region

(a) system (b) patch (c) capital (d) service

Q4 n. large room used for lectures; talks, performances and other events

(a) house (b) regulations (c) auditorium (d) display

Q5 n. creativity; resourcefulness; fabrication; falsehood

(a) invention (b) browser (c) publisher (d) wallpaper

Q6 n. graphic symbol which represents a company or organization

(a) stock (b) logo (c) back (d) assessment

Q7 adj. basic; elemental; essential

(a) flawless (b) mediocre (c) opportune (d) fundamental

Q8 n. conversion; stock market; trade; barter; conversation

(a) focus (b) familiar (c) exchange (d) general

Q9 n. deliverance; act of saving from danger or injury; act of freeing from risk

(a) landscaper (b) territory (c) deadline (d) rescue

Q10 n. defense; shelter; safety

(a) enlightenment (b) protection (c) survey (d) removal

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Test 250


Q1 v. to imitate; to try to equal or excel; to take after; to copy

(a) emulate (b) graduate (c) exaggerate (d) monetize

Q2 v. to prove; to verify; to confirm; to actualize

(a) import (b) border (c) scrutinize (d) substantiate

Q3 v. to sign over property to a creditor as security for money that is owed; to obligate

(a) mortgage (b) perpetuate (c) lock (d) talk

Q4 v. to improve; to make better

(a) illustrate (b) prospect (c) enrich (d) conjure

Q5 v. to cover or to furnish with textile materials; to reprimand; to scold

(a) attach (b) loop (c) coordinate (d) carpet

Q6 v. to disapprove; to censure; to find fault

(a) voice (b) course (c) accelerate (d) criticize

Q7 v. to be acquainted with; to understand; to distinguish; to be aware of

(a) autograph (b) spy (c) esteem (d) know

Q8 v. to measure time; to register on a time piece

(a) require (b) impress (c) clock (d) compromise

Q9 v. to pack in a box

(a) experiment (b) employ (c) fear (d) crate

Q10 v. to be useful; to help; to facilitate

(a) diversify (b) avail (c) relate (d) proof

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Test 251


Q1 n. whole amount; entire quantity; essence; gist

(a) commuter (b) sum (c) link (d) indulgence

Q2 adj. credible; trustworthy; dependable

(a) quiet (b) arbitrary (c) large (d) reliable

Q3 v. to oversee; to administer; to direct; to manage; to watch over

(a) admit (b) supervise (c) accredit (d) compete

Q4 v. to supply with stock; to equip with supplies (esp. food)

(a) protect (b) bargain (c) provision (d) caution

Q5 n. small room; piece of office furniture; office; part of a government

(a) cabinet (b) instrument (c) principal (d) originality

Q6 n. commonplace activity; everyday task; habit; custom; practice

(a) implement (b) comment (c) bother (d) routine

Q7 n. honesty; fairness; justice

(a) breakdown (b) treaty (c) equity (d) possession

Q8 adj. honest; straightforward; open; frank

(a) ideal (b) tantamount (c) average (d) candid

Q9 adj. productive; in operation; impressive; striking

(a) effective (b) downtown (c) unforeseen (d) downward

Q10 adj. proficient; skilled; expert

(a) yearly (b) adept (c) grateful (d) useless

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Test 252


Q1 n. luck; wealth; chance; success; riches

(a) revise (b) stall (c) broadcast (d) fortune

Q2 n. concrete; mortar; bonding agent; filling (for teeth)

(a) cement (b) offing (c) canvass (d) place

Q3 n. progress; reaching a new level; removal of a barrier; penetration

(a) leakage (b) salvage (c) customer (d) breakthrough

Q4 n. formal question; exploration; questioning; investigation

(a) inquiry (b) plant (c) original (d) name

Q5 n. competition; contention; act of competing

(a) threat (b) case (c) invitation (d) rivalry

Q6 n. location; position; standing; role; function

(a) equality (b) glove (c) specialty (d) place

Q7 n. guidance; advance position; first place; guide

(a) lead (b) inventory (c) accelerator (d) scramble

Q8 n. attack; act of aggression; position of pursuit or aggression

(a) amount (b) copy (c) offensive (d) default

Q9 n. plan; scheme; program; task; assignment; activity

(a) letter (b) paint (c) project (d) stake

Q10 n. nourishment; nutrition; food and drink; regimen; weight loss plan

(a) disposition (b) halt (c) diet (d) driver

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Test 253


Q1 v. to have a price; to require payment; to set a price

(a) look over (b) station (c) cost (d) interject

Q2 v. to appeal; to summon; to invoke; to implore

(a) franchise (b) criticize (c) market (d) conjure

Q3 v. to help; to assist; to promote; to be beneficial to

(a) advantage (b) complete (c) frequent (d) match

Q4 v. to submit; to consent; to obey; to agree with

(a) contain (b) assure (c) comply (d) clock

Q5 v. to try to get; to attempt to get

(a) go after (b) counterbalance (c) field (d) purchase

Q6 v. to dress; to adorn wear

(a) proceed (b) underestimate (c) enclose (d) apparel

Q7 v. to attach firmly; to fasten tightly

(a) challenge (b) conceive (c) anchor (d) autograph

Q8 v. to send; to dispatch; to transport (by airplane, truck, etc.); to embark

(a) grow (b) consist (c) corner (d) ship

Q9 v. to cause to be concerned with; to engage; to engross

(a) title (b) insure (c) involve (d) offer

Q10 v. to act as master of ceremonies; to receive guests into one's home; to give a party

(a) host (b) balance (c) scramble (d) drill

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Test 254


Q1 v. to open; to extend; to apply a layer on; to scatter; to distribute

(a) exit (b) stem (c) book (d) spread

Q2 v. to control; to arrange; to put in order

(a) strap (b) delegate (c) discourage (d) dispose

Q3 n. something which annoys or aggravates

(a) device (b) garner (c) top (d) irritation

Q4 v. to seek to please; to flatter; to seek to gain the affections of someone

(a) craft (b) court (c) program (d) associate

Q5 n. suitcases; cases and bags carried by travelers

(a) resident (b) factory (c) coupon (d) luggage

Q6 n. strenuous physical or mental work; toil; exertion

(a) labor (b) manufacture (c) reputation (d) acronym

Q7 v. to avoid; to run away; to shrink

(a) estimate (b) form (c) renew (d) evade

Q8 n. system for prompt transportation of people or parcels; dispatch conveyed by special messenger

(a) express (b) production (c) incline (d) shipment

Q9 adj. markedly different; contrasting

(a) disparate (b) top (c) extensive (d) profitable

Q10 v. to rebroadcast

(a) direct (b) research (c) cook (d) replay

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Test 255


Q1 n. formally or socially imposed standards of attire

(a) expectancy (b) talk (c) infant (d) dress code

Q2 n. probability; chance; feasibility; possibility

(a) likelihood (b) declaration (c) approval (d) couple

Q3 n. machine which supplies force and motion; motor; truck; part of a program which handles certain

types of date

(a) anticipation (b) engine (c) route (d) claim

Q4 n. problem; misfortune; annoyance; cause of worry

(a) trouble (b) autograph (c) reference (d) mull

Q5 n. choosing; time when people vote for a political candidate

(a) election (b) corner (c) testimonial (d) proliferation

Q6 n. prediction of a future event or condition (i.e. development of the economy)

(a) interest (b) forecast (c) medicine (d) balance

Q7 n. deletion; act of unmarking; removal of a mark from a check box (Computers)

(a) clear (b) adversity (c) run (d) handle

Q8 n. establisher; organization or channel; person who gives authorization to operate a channel

(a) franchise (b) conference (c) regard (d) founder

Q9 n. slight difference; subtle distinction

(a) denial (b) head (c) nuance (d) suit

Q10 n. richness; prosperity; capital; fortune; abundance

(a) offence (b) posture (c) wealth (d) conservative

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Test 256


Q1 v. to make up for a deficiency; to add on to

(a) cycle (b) retrieve (c) supplement (d) ponder

Q2 v. to turn into; to develop into; to grow into

(a) submit (b) become (c) age (d) inspect

Q3 v. to survey; to conduct a general study; to inspect; to examine; to reconsider

(a) review (b) mail (c) shape (d) certify

Q4 v. to interpret incorrectly; to comprehend incorrectly

(a) misunderstand (b) mortgage (c) counterbalance (d) fine

Q5 v. to cover; to hide

(a) conserve (b) program (c) veil (d) ensure

Q6 v. to ask for an identification (i.e. in a bar)

(a) fetch (b) card (c) grasp (d) drop

Q7 v. to receive; to agree; to consent

(a) remember (b) accomplish (c) coordinate (d) accept

Q8 v. to modernize; to make current

(a) update (b) instruct (c) collaborate (d) lounge

Q9 v. to set free; to emancipate; to make available to the general public; to surrender

(a) release (b) flaw (c) trail (d) average

Q10 v. to examine; to investigate; to check closely; to inspect

(a) scrutinize (b) honor (c) format (d) dispatch

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Test 257


Q1 v. to prepare a financial plan; to make financial arrangements

(a) substantiate (b) budget (c) aim (d) initiate

Q2 n. manufacture; assembly; output; yield

(a) medium (b) production (c) founder (d) barbed wire

Q3 adj. well-versed; proficient; skilled

(a) rear (b) homebound (c) conversant (d) entitled

Q4 n. selection; choice; assortment; accumulation

(a) time (b) collection (c) tense (d) subordinate

Q5 adj. ruling; supervising; regulating; managing; restraining

(a) gross (b) party (c) controlling (d) virtual

Q6 n. course or method of action; guidelines; position; standpoint; insurance contract

(a) caveat (b) policy (c) destruction (d) electrician

Q7 v. to derive; to conclude; to guess; to surmise; to hint

(a) patch (b) yield (c) infer (d) fear

Q8 n. area of fabric used to repair a hole; stain; bandage; lot

(a) dedication (b) abuse (c) boost (d) patch

Q9 n. fracture; pause; rest; opportunity; alteration

(a) resident (b) judge (c) break (d) carrier

Q10 n. cause; basis for action; intelligence; sense

(a) reason (b) corner (c) persistence (d) form

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Test 258


Q1 n. casing; skeleton; structure; body structure; mood

(a) frame (b) swift (c) choice (d) car

Q2 n. person who represents people in a court or advises them on legal matters; attorney; barrister

(a) overtime (b) lawyer (c) objective (d) compatible

Q3 n. volume; mass; main part; most

(a) offense (b) bulk (c) percent (d) coordinate

Q4 n. report on current economic conditions, published by the Federal Reserve Board

(a) branch (b) intelligence (c) folder (d) beige book

Q5 n. right to live in a country; condition of being a member of a country

(a) element (b) straight (c) suggestion (d) citizenship

Q6 n. job; assignment; obligation; role

(a) task (b) prime (c) introduction (d) admission

Q7 n. schedule; calendar; outline of things to be done

(a) education (b) agenda (c) retirement (d) association

Q8 n. heap; tall bookshelf; chimney

(a) bill (b) stack (c) mission (d) building

Q9 n. piece of paper; attendant; servant

(a) page (b) majority (c) ordinary (d) enthusiasm

Q10 n. equal weight or power acting in opposition

(a) rubber (b) message (c) major (d) counterbalance

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Test 259


Q1 v. to accumulate; to gather; to collect; to assemble

(a) budge (b) aggregate (c) expire (d) precede

Q2 v. to call; to summon (e.g. to the telephone); to number sheets of paper in a collection

(a) page (b) gross (c) base (d) paint

Q3 v. to give confidence; to promise; to pledge; to encourage

(a) take (b) retire (c) assure (d) benefit

Q4 v. to copy files from a distant computer onto another computer through an Internet connection

(a) limit (b) download (c) load (d) continue

Q5 v. to lie down; to recline; to move in a relaxed manner; to walk lazily

(a) garner (b) unlock (c) lounge (d) promise

Q6 v. to explain; to give a report; to cause; to regard

(a) internationalize (b) account (c) use (d) conclude

Q7 v. to incorporate; to take in; to absorb

(a) omit (b) key (c) assimilate (d) appoint

Q8 v. to have a mean of a certain amount

(a) last (b) ascertain (c) average (d) purpose

Q9 v. to prepare food by heating; to falsify account records

(a) inconvenience (b) cook (c) coordinate (d) measure

Q10 v. to interpret; to see; to perceive

(a) accompany (b) prolong (c) ticket (d) construe

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Test 260


Q1 adv. as a logical result; unavoidably

(a) abroad (b) fair (c) perhaps (d) necessarily

Q2 n. feigning; impersonation; false show; claim; assertion

(a) combination (b) pretense (c) watch (d) permit

Q3 n. delegate; agent; person who acts on behalf of another person or organization

(a) cart (b) audit (c) representative (d) discouragement

Q4 pref. after; later; subsequent to

(a) photo (b) post (c) counter (d) ad

Q5 n. chamber; bureau; incumbency; agency; authority

(a) office (b) task (c) strike (d) headquarters

Q6 n. attitude; stance; opinion

(a) viewpoint (b) shipment (c) common (d) slash

Q7 n. place where two surfaces meet; angle

(a) itinerary (b) agency (c) corner (d) support

Q8 n. company; commercial business; corporation

(a) firm (b) source (c) software (d) food

Q9 v. to express excitement; to motivate

(a) slice (b) enthuse (c) entrance (d) funnel

Q10 v. to plead; to request; to petition for a new trial or judgment

(a) presume (b) surprise (c) appeal (d) number

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Test 261


Q1 n. organization; custom; convention; law or activity which is accepted in a society

(a) cutback (b) maximum (c) institution (d) prospect

Q2 n. way; route; course; section; piece

(a) pair (b) standpoint (c) capex (d) passage

Q3 n. place where an event occurs; vista; view

(a) must (b) engine (c) scene (d) sympathy

Q4 n. lack; scarcity; deficit; deficiency

(a) consideration (b) symposium (c) shortage (d) dispatch

Q5 n. certificate; entry pass; tag

(a) hurry (b) ticket (c) climb (d) cargo

Q6 n. organization and interpretation of numerical data

(a) constant (b) statistics (c) credit risk (d) frank

Q7 n. political group; social gathering; side of an agreement; group; gang

(a) analysis (b) party (c) arrangement (d) age

Q8 n. state of not being at war; silence; quietness; tranquility

(a) letterhead (b) arrival (c) peace (d) tour

Q9 n. something previously mentioned or indicated

(a) above (b) interview (c) feed (d) rebound

Q10 n. heading; caption; right; ownership; championship

(a) reference (b) merchandise (c) foundation (d) title

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Test 262


Q1 v. to try; to live through; to feel; to endure

(a) experience (b) retrieve (c) tailor (d) branch

Q2 v. to prosper; to flourish; to succeed

(a) thrive (b) formulate (c) mention (d) increase

Q3 v. to proclaim; to make a statement; to make a full statement of (one's taxable or dutiable property)

(a) work (b) possess (c) declare (d) solve

Q4 v. to throw away; to discard; to destroy; to damage

(a) avail (b) withstand (c) career (d) trash

Q5 v. to treat someone new in a humiliating manner; to harass; to humiliate

(a) rush (b) regard (c) pay (d) haze

Q6 v. to risk; to gamble; to finance; to underwrite

(a) depend (b) banquet (c) stake (d) expect

Q7 v. to profit; to gain; to be advantageous

(a) handle (b) concur (c) benefit (d) compute

Q8 v. to consider; to be of a particular heaviness; to burden

(a) inspire (b) rate (c) practice (d) weigh

Q9 v. to talk about; to debate; to converse

(a) provide (b) look forward to (c) discuss (d) conceptualize

Q10 v. to store in a warehouse

(a) trash (b) bond (c) get (d) fund

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Test 263


Q1 n. maltreatment; corrupt practice; foul language

(a) cutback (b) sale (c) abuse (d) inventory

Q2 n. payment; thoughtfulness; respectfulness; careful attention

(a) domestic (b) consideration (c) destination (d) cash reserves

Q3 adj. pertaining to a minor

(a) subsidiary (b) infant (c) priceless (d) close

Q4 n. protecting covering for the hand; padded covering for the hand

(a) contest (b) glove (c) hesitation (d) inconvenience

Q5 n. process of making neat and attractive

(a) factory (b) crate (c) handbook (d) grooming

Q6 n. part; portion; slice; piece

(a) achievement (b) segment (c) receipt (d) climate

Q7 v. to make changes; to create something new; to invent

(a) chain (b) innovate (c) remain (d) apparel

Q8 v. to sightsee; to voyage; to travel

(a) tour (b) load (c) review (d) offset

Q9 adj. relying on; needing (the help or support of another person); conditional; contingent

(a) professional (b) several (c) dependent (d) adroit

Q10 v. to certify; to recognize; to assign; to license

(a) elect (b) accredit (c) explore (d) drive

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Test 264


Q1 n. instrument for use in attack or defense in combat

(a) weapon (b) overlap (c) topic (d) citizenship

Q2 n. colorful fabric with a pattern of square s and crossbars

(a) suite (b) grooming (c) plaid (d) parentheses

Q3 n. contamination; dirtying; soiling; spoiling; destruction

(a) pollution (b) lecture (c) business (d) voucher

Q4 n. being physically present; act of accompanying or serving

(a) behalf (b) victim (c) attendance (d) transaction

Q5 n. negative tendency (especially in economy or business)

(a) profit (b) value (c) combination (d) downturn

Q6 n. seclusion; solitude; reclusion; secrecy; confidentiality

(a) piece (b) contemporary (c) mean (d) privacy

Q7 n. picture; snapshot; image

(a) tow (b) grocery (c) bonus (d) photograph

Q8 n. track; path; customary series of stops during a trip

(a) gratitude (b) route (c) leather (d) appliance

Q9 n. restriction; force; limitation; limit

(a) guarantee (b) leaflet (c) constraint (d) reserve requirement

Q10 n. price reduction; rebate

(a) enterprise (b) discount (c) reach (d) passage

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Test 265


Q1 v. to cause discomfort; to trouble; to put out; to disturb

(a) dislodge (b) inconvenience (c) continue (d) anger

Q2 v. to detain; to slow down; to capture; to imprison

(a) entertain (b) expedite (c) arrest (d) check

Q3 v. to misplace; to be deprived of; to be defeated; to fail; opposite of to win

(a) originate (b) forward (c) lose (d) shop

Q4 v. to pledge; to give one's word; to vow; to commit oneself to a certain course of action

(a) dot (b) frank (c) content (d) promise

Q5 v. to control; to govern; to manage; to adjust to a specific level or condition

(a) regulate (b) boost (c) occur (d) avail

Q6 v. to transport; to continue; to bear

(a) publish (b) carry (c) levy (d) couple

Q7 v. to be ready or available; to work as an attendant; to postpone

(a) convey (b) select (c) wait (d) solicit

Q8 v. to put; to lay; to lodge; to nominate; to appoint

(a) venture (b) place (c) decide (d) augment

Q9 v. to rule; to control; to be in charge; to be in authority

(a) address (b) conserve (c) command (d) own

Q10 v. to progress; to promote; to make a payment before it is due

(a) preempt (b) approach (c) advance (d) relate

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Test 266


Q1 adj. lively; bright; dazzling; clear; graphic

(a) immediately (b) expert (c) vivid (d) unjudged

Q2 n. meaning; sense; quality of having meaning

(a) significance (b) contact (c) persistence (d) term

Q3 n. a system of recording and analyzing financial transactions; auditing; a detailed financial statement

(a) vacation (b) general (c) accounting (d) institution

Q4 n. the time or amount of money that defined by checks that have been deposited but not cleared yet

(a) proposal (b) availability float (c) cab (d) category

Q5 n. copying of data for safety purposes; substitute; reserve; spare

(a) backup (b) price (c) status (d) climate

Q6 v. to comply; to conform; to follow; to agree

(a) code (b) go along with (c) generate (d) prove

Q7 v. to calculate; to figure; to estimate

(a) space (b) debut (c) compute (d) attempt

Q8 v. to have to; to be obligated; to be likely or probable

(a) must (b) prepare (c) enthuse (d) clerk

Q9 adv. clearly; in a straightforward manner

(a) direct (b) overtime (c) overhead (d) least

Q10 n. sum; whole

(a) tray (b) examiner (c) assignment (d) total

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Test 267


Q1 n. cosmetic foot treatment

(a) specialty (b) sign (c) pedicure (d) bound

Q2 n. attack; misdeed; insult; transgression

(a) encounter (b) provision (c) demographics (d) offense

Q3 n. alleyway; narrow road between mountains; successful grade on a test

(a) veil (b) pass (c) device (d) coal

Q4 n. careful observation of a person or group

(a) spot (b) greenhouse (c) attendant (d) surveillance

Q5 n. item; object; piece of text; paragraph of a contract

(a) craft (b) litter (c) circumstance (d) article

Q6 n. temporary work stoppage; good luck; discovery of natural resources

(a) staff (b) strike (c) worry (d) awareness

Q7 n. base; foot; seat of a chair

(a) interviewee (b) piece (c) machine (d) bottom

Q8 n. fog; mist; obscurity; vagueness

(a) haze (b) tenant (c) edge (d) occupation

Q9 n. flow (of water, electricity, etc.); process; tendency; direction

(a) current (b) housing (c) garner (d) poll

Q10 n. failure to appear; state of being away; state of being not present

(a) availability float (b) capex (c) absence (d) accident

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Test 268


Q1 n. assembly; meeting; convention; cluster; collection

(a) composure (b) site (c) gratuity (d) gathering

Q2 v. to attempt to discover or test something; to try; to venture; to research

(a) postpone (b) head (c) experiment (d) share

Q3 adv. inexpensively

(a) cheap (b) overseas (c) miserably (d) already

Q4 v. to tie down

(a) chain (b) renew (c) support (d) tackle

Q5 n. volume which can be contained or received; function; role; feature; potential

(a) capacity (b) interview (c) contractor (d) scramble

Q6 v. to acquire; to procure; to secure; to earn; to achieve

(a) unveil (b) obtain (c) refurbish (d) card

Q7 v. to save; to cut back; to be thrifty; to be frugal

(a) economize (b) perform (c) practice (d) prolong

Q8 n. open public area in a city or town; park; square

(a) remove (b) strategy (c) common (d) setup

Q9 v. to get well; to get back; to regain; to obtain again

(a) calendar (b) hem (c) recover (d) need

Q10 n. something which makes up for a deficiency; addition; extra added part

(a) difficulty (b) supplement (c) ship (d) barter

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Test 269


Q1 n. effort; nuisance

(a) ferry (b) vaccination (c) occasion (d) bother

Q2 n. group of ships, cars, trucks or other vehicles

(a) browser (b) auditorium (c) need (d) fleet

Q3 n. detail; individual characteristic; item; article; specific proposition

(a) weight (b) pounce (c) particular (d) cruise

Q4 n. organization; society; union; coalition; foundation

(a) association (b) host (c) failure (d) whole

Q5 n. written order for a medication; instruction; directive; order; command

(a) effort (b) coach (c) prescription (d) impression

Q6 n. something that is out of the ordinary; anomaly; objection; opposition

(a) exception (b) mailing (c) hit (d) choice

Q7 n. growth; expansion; addition; enlargement; escalation

(a) coin (b) rehearsal (c) increase (d) speed

Q8 n. small rough granules or particles (i.e. sand); bravery; pluck; endurance

(a) speed (b) consistency (c) grit (d) decline

Q9 n. rule enacted by a community or country; custom; principle; convention

(a) law (b) virtual (c) clock (d) formal

Q10 n. exchanging of goods and services; trade

(a) launch (b) barter (c) bank (d) harness

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Test 270


Q1 v. to innovate and develop production

(a) industrialize (b) categorize (c) solace (d) generate

Q2 v. to intend; to plan; to design; to aim

(a) narrow (b) apparel (c) purpose (d) abide

Q3 v. to deal in; to sell

(a) commission (b) traffic (c) pioneer (d) influence

Q4 n. boat for crossing a body of water; shuttle

(a) chore (b) ferry (c) spy (d) fix

Q5 n. declaration; notice; the act of informing the public

(a) beige book (b) contract (c) announcement (d) blue sky laws

Q6 adj. main; major; chief; principal

(a) capital (b) easy (c) loyal (d) weak

Q7 v. to be adjacent to

(a) challenge (b) discover (c) border (d) unveil

Q8 n. remark; note; statement; explanation

(a) comment (b) availability float (c) continuity (d) objection

Q9 adj. ceremonious; conventional; according to custom; stiff; strict; symmetrical

(a) formal (b) principal (c) alternate (d) likely

Q10 v. to cut off; to curtail; to trim off

(a) clip (b) piece (c) look over (d) submit

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Test 271


Q1 n. journals and newspapers collectively; act or process of printing

(a) exchange (b) press (c) knowledge (d) surplus

Q2 n. enjoyment; amusement; entertainment; delight; joy

(a) staple (b) pleasure (c) cost (d) particular

Q3 n. one who relies on another especially for financial support

(a) dependent (b) local (c) tow (d) density

Q4 n. apprehension; worry; doubt; hesitation; reservation

(a) exhibit (b) approach (c) misgiving (d) conjunction

Q5 n. office table

(a) desk (b) lack (c) equipment (d) boost

Q6 n. abuse; molestation

(a) institution (b) mistreatment (c) parameter (d) treatment

Q7 v. to enlist or draft new members; to gain; to obtain; to procure

(a) support (b) recruit (c) demand (d) close

Q8 n. protective coating

(a) erasure (b) resist (c) absence (d) idea

Q9 n. good friend; acquaintance

(a) design (b) currency (c) familiar (d) score

Q10 n. reform; repair; act of repairing; state of healing or improvement

(a) age (b) mend (c) circle (d) bond

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Test 272


Q1 v. to postpone; to delay; to end a meeting; to move to another place

(a) contrive (b) adjourn (c) comfort (d) function

Q2 v. to send a letter or other item via the postal service; to post

(a) mail (b) wrench (c) owe (d) articulate

Q3 v. to say that something is not true; to refuse; to renounce

(a) enlist (b) revise (c) reclaim (d) deny

Q4 v. to perform; to present; to carry out; to execute

(a) devise (b) corrupt (c) suspend (d) stage

Q5 adv. clearly; unmistakably; plainly; apparently

(a) drastically (b) obviously (c) good (d) downward

Q6 n. nullification; termination; revocation

(a) cancellation (b) interviewer (c) profusion (d) denial

Q7 v. to make changes in order to improve something; to edit; to correct

(a) abuse (b) revise (c) underline (d) converge

Q8 adj. common; widespread; current

(a) prevalent (b) resident (c) diverse (d) return

Q9 n. bid; offer; overseer; supervisor

(a) dial (b) tender (c) interpreter (d) proliferation

Q10 v. to echo

(a) resonate (b) operate (c) acquire (d) cement

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Test 273


Q1 n. exertion of force; application of weight; weight; burden; encumbrance

(a) pressure (b) innocent (c) travel (d) preference

Q2 n. strength; power; force; bravery

(a) might (b) nuance (c) experiment (d) cabinet

Q3 n. state of having committed a crime or offense; culpability; feeling of having done something wrong

(a) maintenance (b) guilt (c) confusion (d) airways

Q4 n. vacillation; instability; wavering; inconstancy; change

(a) behind (b) fluctuation (c) variety (d) realization

Q5 n. series (of stories, articles, reports etc.); recurring period of time

(a) cycle (b) still (c) search (d) instalment

Q6 n. computer which can serve many users simultaneously

(a) use (b) salient (c) mainframe (d) explanation

Q7 adj. chosen for office but net yet formally installed

(a) regular (b) elect (c) key (d) bonded

Q8 n. option; selection; variety

(a) choice (b) dot (c) faith (d) salvage

Q9 n. act of making changes; alteration; proof sheet made to verify changes made and check for

additional errors

(a) stack (b) cast (c) revise (d) instrument

Q10 n. end; completion; conclusion; polish; something which completes or perfects

(a) prior (b) transfer (c) move (d) finish

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Test 274


Q1 n. main office; central office of a company; center of operation

(a) routine (b) headquarters (c) advisor (d) operation

Q2 v. to converse; to speak; to spread rumors; to lecture; to reveal secret information

(a) voyage (b) talk (c) staff (d) mortgage

Q3 n. leaving; going away; opposite of arrival

(a) photograph (b) departure (c) honesty (d) examination

Q4 v. to remove; to withdraw; to abandon; to exit; to depart

(a) vary (b) pick up (c) impress (d) pull out

Q5 n. association; organization; community; rich upper class; fellowship; companionship

(a) sales (b) entrance (c) society (d) groceries

Q6 n. head; chief; director; carrier; main article

(a) collaboration (b) minute (c) leader (d) threat

Q7 adj. lucid; eloquent; expressed using clear and distinct words; able to speak

(a) articulate (b) traditional (c) difficult (d) false

Q8 n. definition; significance; intention; explanation

(a) meaning (b) failure (c) citizenship (d) resignation

Q9 v. to be present in a place; to care for; to serve; to accompany

(a) limit (b) remind (c) compose (d) attend

Q10 v. to glide; to sneak; to slide; to decline; to deteriorate; to make a mistake

(a) detect (b) neglect (c) provide (d) slip

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Test 275


Q1 n. fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines

(a) scan (b) guide (c) loop (d) periodical

Q2 n. unity; agreement; accord; pleasing balance; symmetry

(a) comfort (b) availability (c) harmony (d) nominee

Q3 n. expansion; increase in size; magnification

(a) purchase (b) overlap (c) enlargement (d) watch

Q4 n. limit to which money may be withdrawn from the bank on credit

(a) coach (b) overdraft (c) accuracy (d) value

Q5 n. heap; mound; wealth; fortune; group of buildings; dike; levee

(a) backup (b) pile (c) page (d) complaint

Q6 n. entrance; permission to enter; confession

(a) discretion (b) take (c) outlet (d) admission

Q7 n. enterprise; drive; ambition; beginning move in a process; first step

(a) bottom (b) infancy (c) initiative (d) design

Q8 n. match; whole consisting of two parts; couple

(a) rival (b) pair (c) scan (d) loyalty

Q9 n. voting, electing; counting of votes; number of votes; referendum

(a) diversification (b) poll (c) empty (d) occasion

Q10 n. decline; reduction; lessening

(a) finance (b) lease (c) dash (d) decrease

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Test 276


Q1 n. period; era; hour; rate

(a) time (b) margin (c) leisure (d) authority

Q2 n. acceptance; event in which guests are formally welcomed by their host; check-in

(a) irritation (b) tie (c) representative (d) reception

Q3 v. to complete; to achieve; to attain; to perform

(a) complain (b) insist (c) headquarter (d) accomplish

Q4 adj. functional; practical; applicable

(a) still (b) even (c) content (d) useful

Q5 adj. not genuine; simulated; unreal

(a) gross (b) artificial (c) diverse (d) proof

Q6 n. pledge; vow; declaration of intention; source of hope; basis for expectations

(a) consumer (b) quality (c) slash (d) promise

Q7 v. to speed up; to accelerate; to facilitate; to dispatch

(a) pressure (b) expedite (c) major (d) comprehend

Q8 n. group of stores, outlets, banks etc., under one management

(a) equity (b) set (c) institute (d) chain

Q9 adj. serving as a model; normal; regular; typical; widely accepted

(a) incumbent (b) complacent (c) standard (d) preventive

Q10 v. to let; to allow someone to use property in return for regular payments; to hire

(a) doctor (b) specify (c) pounce (d) rent

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Test 277


Q1 n. caution; advice about danger; advance notice

(a) warning (b) policy (c) incentive (d) discipline

Q2 n. programs which control the functions of a computer's hardware

(a) software (b) midday (c) payment (d) message

Q3 n. testifier; onlooker; bystander; testimony

(a) security (b) shredder (c) clipping (d) witness

Q4 n. inability to succeed; lack of success; lack; bankruptcy; downfall

(a) replacement (b) failure (c) line (d) tailor

Q5 n. act of repairing; renewal; act of restoring to good condition

(a) clout (b) renovation (c) status (d) field

Q6 n. tool; instrument; piece of equipment

(a) implement (b) guideline (c) empty (d) equivalent

Q7 n. raised platform; resting place on a journey; phase

(a) pretense (b) respect (c) stage (d) resignation

Q8 n. prize; recompense; benefit received as payment for a service

(a) reward (b) variation (c) gain (d) figure

Q9 n. appointment; proposal of a candidate (for an office or an honor)

(a) nomination (b) central (c) due (d) development

Q10 n. building used for a particular purpose; business; audience; legislative body

(a) cognition (b) refusal (c) house (d) wrench

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Test 278


Q1 n. way into a building or other structure; gate; doorway

(a) entrance (b) entertainer (c) crowd (d) cabinet

Q2 v. to add a footnote; to place a note that directs readers to another source of information (in a book,

journal, etc.)

(a) reference (b) grade (c) should (d) perceive

Q3 v. to outlive; to remain in use; to outlast; to endure; to withstand

(a) line (b) survive (c) raise (d) disagree

Q4 n. collective enterprise; group endeavor; collaboration

(a) bankrupt (b) joint venture (c) boost (d) speech

Q5 v. to capture; to assume control

(a) take over (b) edge (c) inspect (d) unlock

Q6 v. to do; to carry out; to execute; to present; to arrange; to manage

(a) except (b) perform (c) tow (d) talk

Q7 v. to make an outline; to draw up in written form; to conscript; to draw out and separate

(a) connote (b) entrust (c) draft (d) fix

Q8 v. to decline; to deny; to turn down

(a) accord (b) last (c) plug (d) reject

Q9 n. switch; icon to click on

(a) position (b) blame (c) button (d) coverage

Q10 v. to give money for goods or to cancel debts; to settle; to be worthwhile; to be profitable

(a) tour (b) anger (c) extradite (d) pay

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Test 279


Q1 n. great number of persons or things; many; a lot; composed of a countless number of items

(a) donation (b) coach (c) aging schedule (d) myriad

Q2 n. assembly; board; group of people (gathered to advise, plan, etc.)

(a) substantive (b) council (c) expertise (d) substitute

Q3 n. something presented as evidence in a court of law; display; show

(a) exhibit (b) sweater (c) acceptance (d) fund

Q4 n. the U.S. treasury

(a) humidity (b) back door (c) framework (d) reimbursement

Q5 n. store which sells food and other household goods

(a) session (b) merchandise (c) distributor (d) grocery

Q6 n. profit; amount of assets that is higher than liabilities

(a) surplus (b) site (c) honesty (d) puzzle

Q7 n. standard of perfection; pattern; model; person or thing that embodies a standard of perfection

(a) voice (b) lesson (c) nurse (d) ideal

Q8 n. plateau; area of level ground; prairie; savanna

(a) plain (b) invitation (c) specification (d) flexibility

Q9 n. topic; subject; matter; question; problem; publication

(a) interviewer (b) issue (c) artisan (d) earnings

Q10 n. contrast; something contrary

(a) opposite (b) benchmark (c) influx (d) plug

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Test 280


Q1 n. quality of occurring regularly; rate at which a function reoccurs

(a) frequency (b) innovation (c) token (d) safety

Q2 n. pull; influence; power; weight

(a) exit (b) clout (c) initial (d) prejudice

Q3 adj. consoling; encouraging; reassuring; brining relief; heartening

(a) professional (b) fortunate (c) convenient (d) comforting

Q4 adj. sturdy; long lasting

(a) local (b) durable (c) characteristic (d) trial

Q5 n. representing; in support of

(a) publisher (b) legacy (c) behalf (d) recognition

Q6 n. guest; migrating bird

(a) quarter (b) sample (c) scanner (d) visitor

Q7 v. to follow

(a) contact (b) accrue (c) track (d) fuel

Q8 n. plan; aim; goal; purpose

(a) litter (b) intention (c) extract (d) beige book

Q9 v. to declare; to say; to send quickly; to squeeze; to extract

(a) adopt (b) express (c) separate (d) grain

Q10 n. set way of saying or doing something; principle; pattern

(a) formula (b) grant (c) sweater (d) tense

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Test 281


Q1 n. command; order; authorization granted from one body to a subordinate body

(a) banquet (b) mandate (c) elevation (d) return

Q2 n. preciseness; exactness

(a) assembly (b) accuracy (c) rectangle (d) back

Q3 n. trip; journey; travel; cruise

(a) deed of surrender (b) idea (c) voyage (d) adjustment

Q4 n. bill; money made of paper

(a) scene (b) diet (c) banknote (d) default

Q5 n. official date; meeting; interview; nomination

(a) appointment (b) study (c) agency (d) witness

Q6 n. short dash; short line used to connect or separate words or syllables (-)

(a) examiner (b) proposal (c) hyphen (d) baggage

Q7 n. structure; pattern; design; organization; pattern of data organization

(a) barren capital (b) ceremony (c) format (d) potential

Q8 n. route; travel plans; travel journal

(a) itinerary (b) achievement (c) response (d) plant

Q9 n. attraction; lottery; contest which ends in a tie; natural channel; gully

(a) draw (b) total (c) system (d) acceptance

Q10 n. failure to perform a duty; option on a computer which is automatically selected

(a) candidate (b) default (c) yield (d) consideration

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Test 282


Q1 v. to hesitate; to stumble; to sway; to totter; to be unstable

(a) merge (b) doctor (c) falter (d) abound

Q2 n. exchange of information or ideas; transfer; passing along; letter; message

(a) operator (b) venture (c) empty (d) communication

Q3 adj. exerting great force; effective; potent; producing the desired effect; influential

(a) powerful (b) perennial (c) tantamount (d) pocket

Q4 n. yield; product; manufacture; information sent out from a computer

(a) output (b) diversification (c) picture (d) attainment

Q5 adv. especially; specifically

(a) manually (b) abreast (c) particularly (d) cordially

Q6 v. to cause harm; to cause injury; to destroy partly

(a) streamline (b) damage (c) mandate (d) distinguish

Q7 v. to make more efficient; to organize; to simplify

(a) autograph (b) vacillate (c) streamline (d) relocate

Q8 conj. but; only

(a) however (b) directly (c) whereas (d) except

Q9 v. to live; to be

(a) exist (b) internationalize (c) alter (d) determine

Q10 n. military rank above captain; main subject of study chosen by a college or university student

(a) major (b) generation (c) deadline (d) breadth

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Test 283


Q1 n. business of supplying and servicing food

(a) safety (b) equipment (c) minimum (d) catering

Q2 n. person who participates in a bargaining session

(a) negotiator (b) means (c) postage (d) photographer

Q3 n. lack of knowledge; illiteracy; lack of education; state of being uninformed

(a) ignorance (b) waiter (c) size (d) ideal

Q4 n. thickness of some material that covers a surface; covering; bed; stratum

(a) layer (b) engineer (c) loop (d) harmony

Q5 n. person who owns and operates a food store

(a) overhead (b) grocer (c) feasibility (d) import

Q6 n. large container; tank; tub

(a) mandate (b) original (c) vat (d) developer

Q7 adj. ancient; archaic; no longer in use; outdated; useless

(a) obsolete (b) likely (c) valuable (d) self-employed

Q8 v. to notice; to observe; to comment; to state; to say

(a) puzzle (b) remark (c) falter (d) gather

Q9 n. bend; crease; depression in the ground; hollow between two hills; yard

(a) tenure (b) fold (c) slot (d) printer

Q10 n. knowledge; intelligence; data

(a) capital requirement (b) pressure (c) fare (d) information

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Test 284


Q1 n. time free from work other demands and duties; free time; rest; recreation

(a) recipient (b) leisure (c) accomplishment (d) imaging

Q2 n. chance; probability of advancement or success; hope; promise

(a) career (b) motivation (c) gauge (d) prospect

Q3 n. banknote; invoice; proposed law

(a) bill (b) plain (c) adjustable rate (d) present

Q4 n. opening; record; information or item in a book, dictionary, catalog, list, directory, etc.

(a) entry (b) scope (c) abuse (d) saw

Q5 n. person who ask questions (i.e. reporter or employer)

(a) shipyard (b) empathy (c) interviewer (d) passage

Q6 v. to interest; to amuse; to host

(a) augment (b) direct (c) entertain (d) inhabit

Q7 v. to express a preconceived opinion; to express one's biases

(a) acquaint (b) discuss (c) testify (d) prejudice

Q8 n. therapy; care; relation; attitude; behavior

(a) procurement (b) helicopter (c) pair (d) treatment

Q9 n. baby; very young child; toddler; tot; minor

(a) impact (b) infant (c) head (d) equal

Q10 n. trees that have been sawed into rough planks; useless items that been put in storage

(a) extent (b) lumber (c) few (d) ambition

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Test 285


Q1 n. punishment; fine; punishment in the form of a financial payment

(a) manufacture (b) penalty (c) signification (d) fulfillment

Q2 n. adaption; settlement of an insurance claim

(a) error (b) drill (c) compensation (d) adjustment

Q3 n. obligation; promise

(a) lasting (b) hesitation (c) commitment (d) courier

Q4 n. place used by planes for takeoff and landing

(a) inventory (b) event (c) airport (d) cost

Q5 n. production; creating; group of people born around the same time

(a) journey (b) quiet (c) market (d) generation

Q6 n. spatial dimension; measurement; extent; degree

(a) size (b) veracity (c) ignorance (d) gathering

Q7 n. help; assistance; accessory

(a) skill (b) thought (c) aid (d) rear

Q8 n. region; domain; field; category

(a) bottom (b) slash (c) score (d) area

Q9 n. stupid person substance unmixed with other substances; commoner

(a) simple (b) consultant (c) initiative (d) negotiator

Q10 n. notice; warning; caveat; carefulness; premonition

(a) central (b) present (c) passport (d) caution

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Test 286


Q1 n. boundary; edge; limit

(a) border (b) possibility (c) driver (d) gift

Q2 v. to respect deeply; to honor greatly

(a) revere (b) haze (c) weigh (d) admonish

Q3 n. mutual connection (between two or more things); similarity; parallel

(a) correlation (b) duplicate (c) amortization (d) framework

Q4 v. to come to an end; to finish; to terminate

(a) reprove (b) expire (c) collaborate (d) address

Q5 v. to explain; to clarify; to elucidate; to understand or explain in a particular way

(a) sway (b) believe (c) regard (d) interpret

Q6 v. to illustrate; to explain; to characterize; to elucidate

(a) format (b) describe (c) party (d) chop

Q7 n. license to market a company's goods or services; business which has been granted a license

(a) vending machine (b) savvy (c) imagining (d) franchise

Q8 adj. typical; distinctive

(a) characteristic (b) candid (c) responsible (d) back

Q9 n. shop; place where merchandise is sold; supply of goods or materials set aside for future use

(a) offender (b) store (c) cause (d) viewpoint

Q10 adv. annually

(a) yearly (b) previously (c) ultimately (d) minutely

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Test 287


Q1 n. proficiency; skill; specialist knowledge and information

(a) productivity (b) draw (c) deal (d) expertise

Q2 n. innovation; something new; discovery

(a) guarantee (b) ignorance (c) business (d) novelty

Q3 n. passage; walkway (between rows of seats or shelves)

(a) establishment (b) table (c) triangle (d) aisle

Q4 n. act of giving in to desire; something which gratifies; luxury; leniency

(a) broadcast (b) charge (c) intelligence (d) indulgence

Q5 n. exterior or upper boundary of a thing; external part or layer; outward appearance

(a) request (b) surface (c) calculator (d) dress code

Q6 n. a list of accounts receivable

(a) aging schedule (b) load (c) briefing (d) cycle

Q7 n. long thin mark; row; border; domain; tactic

(a) alliance (b) subscription (c) line (d) operator

Q8 n. obligation; need; requirement

(a) kit (b) necessity (c) receptionist (d) potency

Q9 n. consequence; outcome; result; indirect suggestion; connotation; hint

(a) craft (b) synthesis (c) implication (d) insert

Q10 n. amount collected at one time; income; proceeds; profits (Informal)

(a) part (b) proposal (c) product (d) take

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Test 288


Q1 adj. external; of the outdoors; from the outdoors; maximal

(a) quarterly (b) outside (c) original (d) few

Q2 n. affinity; compassion; pity; concern; empathy

(a) scale (b) sympathy (c) gather (d) quotation

Q3 v. to create a formal agreement; to bind legally; to obtain

(a) wrong (b) contract (c) founder (d) exert

Q4 n. height of something; altitude above sea or ground level; raising; lifting up; grandeur

(a) stable (b) attitude (c) elevation (d) advantage

Q5 n. tool; gadget; device; apparatus

(a) science (b) appliance (c) plaid (d) must

Q6 v. to happen upon; to find by chance; to discover; to see

(a) come across (b) labor (c) afford (d) define

Q7 n. midpoint; middle; equally far from two extremes; average

(a) belief (b) requirement (c) mean (d) editor

Q8 n. hoe; tool used to spread soil; choice; selection

(a) top (b) pick up (c) dealer (d) mayor

Q9 v. to make resistant; to make impervious; to edit

(a) dissipate (b) proof (c) approve (d) grain

Q10 n. insurance; shelter; casing; front; lid

(a) move (b) cover (c) profusion (d) topic

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Test 289


Q1 n. person whose job it is to supervise and examine; police officer ranking below a superintendent

(a) upholstery (b) inspector (c) paragraph (d) counter

Q2 n. act of pretending; counterfeit; imitation of the operation or features of one system using an other

system

(a) executive (b) simulation (c) combination (d) clipping

Q3 n. distribution; liberation; transference

(a) bound (b) delivery (c) regard (d) bullion

Q4 n. end; deduction; cognition; final decision

(a) readership (b) conclusion (c) colleague (d) vacation

Q5 n. chase; quest; search; occupation; pastime

(a) pursuit (b) supplier (c) mortgage (d) enough

Q6 n. preparedness; willingness; promptness; quickness

(a) coordinate (b) move (c) audit (d) readiness

Q7 n. concept; thought; opinion; intention; plan

(a) facilitator (b) idea (c) plaid (d) puzzle

Q8 n. automobile; elevator; vehicle; ride

(a) car (b) expenditure (c) back (d) pipe

Q9 n. software program; written request; formal letter; implementation

(a) account (b) hit (c) cuisine (d) application

Q10 n. cost; price; payment

(a) expense (b) compliment (c) pioneer (d) issue

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Test 290


Q1 n. partner; fellow worker; co-worker; friend

(a) barrier (b) bother (c) associate (d) cushion

Q2 adj. correct; suitable; just; complete

(a) square (b) proper (c) hazardous (d) hidden

Q3 n. task; duty; responsibility; role; obligation

(a) assignment (b) affiliate (c) cheque (d) conveyance

Q4 v. to increase; to strengthen; to heighten

(a) intensify (b) get on with (c) button (d) bother

Q5 v. to anticipate gladly

(a) look forward to (b) exhibit (c) reference (d) adorn

Q6 n. place where one can borrow books

(a) display (b) library (c) education (d) plug

Q7 adj. well-known; excellent; wonderful

(a) collateral (b) famous (c) inbound (d) return

Q8 v. to jump; to leap

(a) operate (b) dismiss (c) bound (d) lumber

Q9 v. to establish; to found; to set up; to place on

(a) base (b) veil (c) clerk (d) prejudice

Q10 n. something that continues for many years

(a) inconvenience (b) region (c) perennial (d) foundation

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Test 291


Q1 n. component; element; factor; one of the substances which comprises a mixture

(a) ingredient (b) trade (c) gauge (d) ambiguity

Q2 n. separation; ridge between drainage areas; watershed

(a) bankruptcy (b) franchise (c) existence (d) divide

Q3 n. person or organization that prepares printed matter for publication

(a) investor (b) editor (c) branch (d) screen

Q4 n. means of transport (car, bus, etc.); instrument; means; medium

(a) glove (b) puzzle (c) vehicle (d) blanket

Q5 adv. quickly; fast; swiftly

(a) thus (b) rapidly (c) rarely (d) systematically

Q6 n. money management (including investment, banking etc.); science of money management

(a) factory (b) disposition (c) finance (d) contractor

Q7 n. minor office worker; book-keeper; bureaucrat

(a) process (b) clerk (c) backup (d) emergency

Q8 n. inside a building; inland section of a country

(a) interior (b) layer (c) compromise (d) takeover

Q9 n. information that is confidential or classified; mystery; unexplained phenomenon

(a) traveler (b) description (c) secret (d) employer

Q10 n. one who offers his services of his own free will or without pay

(a) volunteer (b) denominator (c) graduate (d) member

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Test 292


Q1 n. flying; aviation; trip on an airplane; escape

(a) flight (b) incumbent (c) address (d) mayor

Q2 n. singularity; individuality; incomparability

(a) agent (b) uniqueness (c) paragraph (d) control

Q3 n. movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down in another place; stair; stage in a process

(a) apartment (b) language (c) step (d) testimonial

Q4 n. person who puts money into a project

(a) investor (b) specification (c) authority (d) brief

Q5 adj. intimate; for or pertaining to a small group of people; personal; of an individual

(a) tender (b) private (c) secret (d) convenient

Q6 v. to make a summary; to give a report; to inform; to instruct somebody

(a) fulfill (b) brief (c) lecture (d) thread

Q7 n. response; critique; information about the results of a certain procedure or performance

(a) note (b) feedback (c) diary (d) capital

Q8 v. to extract from; to bring out; to draw out

(a) soar (b) donate (c) elicit (d) extradite

Q9 n. action or instance in which the ball or puck is prevented from entering the goal

(a) supply (b) remark (c) duty (d) save

Q10 n. company; enterprise; trade; commerce; issue

(a) business (b) resident (c) slot (d) fabric

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Test 293


Q1 n. area of land set aside to protect natural resources and wildlife

(a) preserve (b) caution (c) purpose (d) range

Q2 n. act of suddenly swooping down and grabbing; sudden assault or attack

(a) manual (b) evaluation (c) handle (d) pounce

Q3 n. list of subjects or other information arranged in alphabetical order; indicator; sign

(a) back order (b) index (c) memo (d) accommodation

Q4 n. sensitivity; susceptibility (to disease, etc.)

(a) compare (b) treaty (c) dial (d) predisposition

Q5 n. teaching; direction; guidance; training; education; information

(a) instruction (b) pursuit (c) staff (d) means

Q6 n. length; distance; duration; period of time

(a) plane (b) span (c) volunteer (d) documentation

Q7 n. physical or mental well-being; freedom from disease

(a) founder (b) frame (c) health (d) message

Q8 n. bill of sale; written statement of purchases

(a) insurance (b) lawsuit (c) negligence (d) receipt

Q9 n. a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid; film; thin layer

(a) skim (b) issue (c) gross (d) freight

Q10 n. flat dish for serving food; portion; covering, coating; board

(a) inflation (b) plate (c) reserve requirement (d) pushy

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Test 294


Q1 adv. regularly; often

(a) sincerely (b) frequently (c) instantaneously (d) however

Q2 v. to represent as the embodiment of perfection

(a) fill out (b) account (c) frequent (d) idealize

Q3 n. opportunity; occurrence, event; incident; reason; cause

(a) embrace (b) lever (c) city (d) occasion

Q4 adj. clear; obvious; apparent

(a) legal (b) evident (c) frank (d) conscientious

Q5 n. money gained; salary; revenue; profit; income

(a) apparatus (b) earnings (c) appeal (d) florist

Q6 n. delight; refreshment or entertainment given to its recipient without cost

(a) treat (b) shareholder (c) council (d) debt

Q7 n. rear; end; seat

(a) title (b) behind (c) examination (d) registering

Q8 n. silence; quiet; photograph

(a) cycle (b) still (c) necessary (d) secret

Q9 conj. immediately following; the moment that; as soon as

(a) either (b) although (c) except (d) directly

Q10 adv. out of doors

(a) primarily (b) obviously (c) beneath (d) outside

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Test 295


Q1 n. durability; determination; resolve; power; intensity; force

(a) weakness (b) ill (c) lesson (d) strength

Q2 n. position; opinion; viewpoint; outlook; perspective

(a) exertion (b) equity (c) attitude (d) property

Q3 n. staff; work force; team; crew

(a) ambition (b) personnel (c) suite (d) venture

Q4 n. person who installs or maintains wiring systems

(a) interior (b) labor (c) electrician (d) flaw

Q5 n. flat receptacle used to hold other items; platter

(a) employee (b) attire (c) integrity (d) tray

Q6 n. unit of time equal to 60 seconds; 1/60 of an hour; memo; protocol; memorandum

(a) system (b) minute (c) garment (d) tender

Q7 n. occasion; instance; situation; bag

(a) airways (b) manner (c) harmony (d) case

Q8 n. person who works in a skilled occupation; specialist

(a) match (b) construction (c) gymnasium (d) professional

Q9 n. boss; person or company that hires people to do work

(a) confirmation (b) discipline (c) employer (d) employment

Q10 n. sale of products to final consumers; sale of goods to end users

(a) judge (b) admiration (c) beverage (d) retail

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Test 296


Q1 n. act of bringing back; restoration; act of finding information and sending it to the user as output

(a) repetition (b) corruption (c) retrieval (d) election

Q2 adj. managerial; executive

(a) expensive (b) renowned (c) administrative (d) liberal

Q3 adj. pressing; compelling; immediate; prompt

(a) mediocre (b) own (c) uncertain (d) urgent

Q4 n. connection; overall situation; background

(a) habit (b) outside (c) hospital (d) context

Q5 n. check

(a) declaration (b) wallet (c) bank draft (d) college

Q6 v. to injure; to harm; to mistreat

(a) grow (b) idealize (c) abuse (d) price

Q7 n. expansion; growth; range; story or advertisement that covers two pages

(a) salvage (b) spread (c) debate (d) rehearsal

Q8 n. end; conclusion; plug

(a) alliance (b) post (c) close (d) surplus

Q9 v. to scatter; to spread out; to be scattered

(a) incline (b) attract (c) dissipate (d) stand out

Q10 n. standard of measure; device for measuring (pressure, amount, distance, etc.)

(a) gauge (b) measurement (c) aptitude (d) sight

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Test 297


Q1 n. introduction; foreword; opening statement

(a) undercut (b) preface (c) revise (d) investment

Q2 n. regard; esteem; renown

(a) picture (b) might (c) reputation (d) ZIP

Q3 n. consciousness

(a) bonus (b) target (c) anniversary (d) awareness

Q4 n. vocation; skilled occupation; declaration; proclamation

(a) profession (b) aisle (c) grooming (d) discouragement

Q5 adj. situated; placed; identified; found; existing; standing

(a) alert (b) dense (c) unable (d) located

Q6 n. responsibility; duty; burden; impediment; blame

(a) vehicle (b) bearer instrument (c) note (d) onus

Q7 n. a person who was unable to repay their debts

(a) button (b) emphasis (c) bound (d) bankrupt

Q8 n. bill

(a) dial (b) invoice (c) negotiator (d) gap

Q9 n. degree; rank; height; plane; flat horizontal plain

(a) employee (b) doubt (c) level (d) schedule

Q10 n. angle that points outward

(a) preserve (b) subscription (c) salient (d) consciousness

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Test 298


Q1 n. cause; agent; broker; financier; money lender

(a) factor (b) behalf (c) warranty (d) exchange

Q2 v. to establish; to set up; to begin; to initiate; to start

(a) expedite (b) challenge (c) institute (d) reschedule

Q3 n. person who foretells future events; weatherman

(a) retail (b) key (c) basis (d) forecaster

Q4 n. dishonesty; immorality; irregularity; unlawfulness; illegality

(a) health (b) jeopardy (c) corruption (d) upgrade

Q5 conj. if

(a) whereas (b) whether (c) although (d) except

Q6 n. link; connection; touch; interface

(a) memo (b) contact (c) sale (d) least

Q7 n. prejudice; tendency; leaning

(a) common (b) composition (c) bias (d) triangle

Q8 adj. entrusted to the care

(a) polite (b) foster (c) even (d) different

Q9 n. itemized list; index; directory

(a) reverse (b) load (c) catalog (d) advertisement

Q10 n. reduced price; sale on particular items; extra newspaper edition

(a) special (b) utilization (c) equivalent (d) crux

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Test 299


Q1 n. mean; median

(a) average (b) personnel (c) waitress (d) intention

Q2 n. aircraft which flies by means of horizontally rotating blades

(a) savvy (b) agenda (c) helicopter (d) fold

Q3 n. structure built mainly of glass in which plants are cultivated out of season

(a) news (b) greenhouse (c) tradition (d) pass

Q4 n. route through traveled by vehicles above ground level

(a) airways (b) compensation (c) furniture (d) debt

Q5 n. trade; skill; occupation; boat; plane

(a) benchmark (b) clip (c) craft (d) review

Q6 n. aspiration; hope; goal; dream

(a) kind (b) ambition (c) sink (d) discard

Q7 n. permit; official permission; authorization; document which shows proof of authorization; certificate

(a) premium (b) license (c) altitude (d) instrument

Q8 n. elastic material derived from of some tropical plants; eraser

(a) stable (b) posting (c) housing (d) rubber

Q9 n. photograph; drawing; painting; film; embodiment

(a) exhibition (b) picture (c) fluctuation (d) medium

Q10 n. foundation; principal element; fundamental part

(a) base (b) additive (c) explanation (d) faith

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Test 300


Q1 v. to suggest; to tender; to bid; to propose a price; to present

(a) offer (b) anchor (c) process (d) stop

Q2 v. to distinguish; to perceive; to recognize; to discriminate

(a) respond (b) discern (c) adapt (d) defend

Q3 v. to make an itemized list; to index; to classify

(a) load (b) budge (c) credit (d) catalog

Q4 n. item or detail included in a description of requirements or plans

(a) misgiving (b) layout (c) ownership (d) specification

Q5 adj. energetic; full of life; playful; lively

(a) curt (b) unsanitary (c) frisky (d) somber

Q6 v. to bear; to endure

(a) validate (b) withstand (c) refer (d) voyage

Q7 v. to forgive; to absolve; to release; to discharge

(a) remit (b) download (c) reply (d) install

Q8 n. person who does not belong to any political party

(a) grade (b) garbage (c) independent (d) defect

Q9 adj. chief; leading; main; principal

(a) motive (b) head (c) cohesive (d) creative

Q10 v. to cross; to transport; to approve

(a) refurbish (b) wrench (c) entertain (d) pass

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Test 301


Q1 n. shared characteristic; common feature

(a) swap (b) evidence (c) denominator (d) pallet

Q2 n. program used for viewing websites on the Internet

(a) browser (b) brake (c) hospital (d) exertion

Q3 n. state of intellectual or spiritual awareness

(a) above (b) enlightenment (c) pressure (d) visitor

Q4 n. relative highness or lowness of a sound; tar; asphalt; throw

(a) bargain (b) tender (c) pitch (d) thought

Q5 n. statute; law; act of controlling; management; direction

(a) regulations (b) weapon (c) analysis (d) barometer

Q6 n. something which is opposite

(a) language (b) contrary (c) timeliness (d) selection

Q7 n. price; cargo; responsibility

(a) charge (b) inspection (c) style (d) structure

Q8 n. perception of flavor; sense; reason

(a) taste (b) modification (c) folder (d) inference

Q9 n. something discarded; rubbish; garbage; refuse; nonsense

(a) behalf (b) science (c) recovery (d) trash

Q10 n. something carried; cargo; burden; unit of measure or weight; capacity

(a) load (b) necessity (c) take (d) above

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Test 302


Q1 n. 12 dozen; 144

(a) attendee (b) gross (c) rental (d) back door

Q2 v. to grant a person or persons legal custodianship over property not belonging to them

(a) deploy (b) attire (c) carry (d) trustee

Q3 adj. annoying; irritating

(a) vital (b) ordinary (c) adequate (d) bothersome

Q4 n. act of ordering in advance (hotel room, airline ticket, etc.)

(a) vat (b) bill (c) introduction (d) reservation

Q5 n. meat cutter; meat slaughterer; owner of a meat shop

(a) agent (b) butcher (c) slump (d) nominee

Q6 v. to apply color to a surface; to put makeup on; to describe something in words

(a) slot (b) paint (c) pass (d) lead

Q7 n. comprehensive inquiry; extensive investigation of a subject

(a) research (b) set (c) publication (d) cooperation

Q8 adj. right away; shortly; at once; without delay

(a) immediately (b) conservative (c) global (d) urgent

Q9 n. attempt to discover or test something; trial; research

(a) branch (b) honor (c) experiment (d) acquaintance

Q10 v. to give; to grant; to judge; to rule

(a) sink (b) seem (c) award (d) strive

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Test 303


Q1 n. clothing; garments; clothes; garb

(a) minimum (b) substantive (c) apparel (d) plate

Q2 n. ability; skill; talent

(a) aptitude (b) preference (c) trail (d) file

Q3 n. ordered merchandise that is not currently in stock but will be supplied in the future

(a) back order (b) equipment (c) authority (d) reply

Q4 n. drink; refreshment

(a) beverage (b) solace (c) final (d) breadth

Q5 n. fusion; agglomeration

(a) merger (b) executive (c) instant (d) ownership

Q6 n. grouping symbols ()

(a) reply (b) parentheses (c) elevator (d) grasp

Q7 n. adjacency; nearness; closeness; vicinity

(a) mind (b) proximity (c) capital requirement (d) rule

Q8 v. to slope; to bend; to bow; to slant; to influence

(a) coin (b) incline (c) expand (d) counsel

Q9 v. to judge an object's value; to appraise; to assess; to guess

(a) document (b) access (c) estimate (d) overwhelm

Q10 n. issue; affair; question; problem; substance of a particular composition and consistency

(a) matter (b) party (c) workshop (d) admiration

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Test 304


Q1 n. custom; something that one is used to doing; part of a routine; behavior pattern

(a) residence (b) copy (c) habit (d) intensity

Q2 conj. since; inasmuch as; while; while on the contrary

(a) whereas (b) unless (c) though (d) directly

Q3 v. to toss or dump garbage in an unauthorized place; to scatter objects in disorder

(a) cover (b) ignore (c) concoct (d) litter

Q4 n. disturbance; discontinuance; stoppage; cutting-off

(a) blanket (b) fluency (c) interruption (d) pass

Q5 adj. negotiated by an intermediary; settled through a middleman

(a) adult (b) brokered (c) injured (d) measurable

Q6 adj. able to be carried out; achievable; possible; likely

(a) feasible (b) intermittent (c) impatient (d) prepaid

Q7 adj. detailed; complicated; carefully planned; worked out in great detail

(a) polite (b) interior (c) elaborate (d) name

Q8 v. to make circular shape

(a) expire (b) depart (c) loop (d) bulk

Q9 v. to suck up; take up; take in

(a) expect (b) transfer (c) absorb (d) bank

Q10 adv. anyway

(a) though (b) rather (c) minutely (d) consequently

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Test 305


Q1 n. stand; booth; pen; pretext to delay

(a) apparel (b) stall (c) disease (d) yield

Q2 n. something that is essential or imperative; essentials of life (food, clothing, and shelter)

(a) instalment (b) rule (c) necessary (d) supervisor

Q3 n. pact; contract; accord; consent; concurrence

(a) bearer instrument (b) banknote (c) program (d) agreement

Q4 n. one who serves tables at a restaurant or pub

(a) outside (b) subsidy (c) circumstance (d) waiter

Q5 n. living; state of being; life

(a) unit (b) existence (c) voucher (d) sharp

Q6 n. elasticity; ability to adapt to new circumstances; pliability

(a) flexibility (b) graduate (c) strength (d) update

Q7 n. sewing needle; swindler; cheater; professional gambler

(a) sharp (b) conveyance (c) investment (d) transfer

Q8 n. familiarity; understanding; wisdom; education; awareness

(a) lease (b) perishable (c) motive (d) knowledge

Q9 n. quickness; velocity; transmission gear in a motor vehicle

(a) manager (b) speed (c) switchboard (d) resist

Q10 n. person who is native to or resides in a particular area

(a) constraint (b) aptitude (c) local (d) engagement

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Test 306


Q1 adj. characteristic of a capital city; sophisticated

(a) vivid (b) metropolitan (c) pertinent (d) annoying

Q2 v. to give to for safekeeping; to empower someone with a responsibility or duty

(a) entrust (b) enroll (c) stack (d) skim

Q3 n. person who creates something; chemical substance used in photography

(a) treat (b) money (c) notebook (d) developer

Q4 v. to understand; to comprehend; to accomplish; to convert into cash; to liquidate

(a) compel (b) declare (c) relate (d) realize

Q5 adj. gloomy; cheerless; bad; depressing; sad

(a) false (b) sincere (c) late (d) dismal

Q6 conj. precedes two or more coordinate words or phrases

(a) immediately (b) yet (c) whether (d) either

Q7 n. this being the case; since (used in formal documents)

(a) esteem (b) stationery (c) whereas (d) acquaintance

Q8 v. to save from harm; to deliver from danger; to free from risk

(a) blanket (b) rescue (c) range (d) postpone

Q9 n. not many; some; several; small number of

(a) messenger (b) few (c) completion (d) decade

Q10 n. principal pipe or duct in a system; chief part of something; strength or force; high sea

(a) main (b) trust (c) introduction (d) vat

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Test 307


Q1 n. commotion; flurry; excitement

(a) ado (b) pedicure (c) travel (d) guilt

Q2 n. number of babies that are born per year per thousand

(a) grit (b) artisan (c) birth rate (d) belief

Q3 n. caution; warning; admonition; suspension of proceedings (law)

(a) ceremony (b) caveat (c) quotation (d) earnings

Q4 n. telephone exchange; operator; main bureau or office

(a) central (b) graduate (c) habit (d) declaration

Q5 n. nutritionist; expert on nutrition

(a) time (b) dietician (c) mean (d) objective

Q6 n. piece of clothing; outer covering

(a) garment (b) trash (c) industry (d) apology

Q7 n. building; something created from a number of interconnecting parts

(a) number (b) uniqueness (c) structure (d) veracity

Q8 n. advance stipulation; preliminary terms

(a) precondition (b) reflection (c) version (d) anger

Q9 n. source from which something arises; prototype; model

(a) professional (b) source (c) original (d) passenger

Q10 n. present; talent; offering

(a) gift (b) premium (c) major (d) professional

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Test 308


Q1 n. achievement; fulfillment; ability

(a) asset (b) attainment (c) funnel (d) debut

Q2 v. to reduce; to protect; to soften; to upholster

(a) cushion (b) mend (c) gather (d) exhibit

Q3 adj. payable; subject to or requiring payment especially as specified

(a) kindly (b) hidden (c) collectible (d) easy

Q4 adv. really; genuinely

(a) usually (b) truly (c) outside (d) primarily

Q5 n. dampness; moistness; mugginess

(a) principle (b) humidity (c) mentor (d) salary

Q6 v. to decorate; to beautify

(a) exaggerate (b) pick up (c) forecast (d) adorn

Q7 adv. comfortably; without great difficulty or effort

(a) yet (b) last (c) obviously (d) easy

Q8 n. method of performance

(a) tension (b) technique (c) series (d) spot

Q9 n. soldier of the three lowest military ranks

(a) privilege (b) overview (c) private (d) rent

Q10 v. to produce and distribute printed material; to advertise

(a) slash (b) reiterate (c) bound (d) publish

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Test 309


Q1 n. rush; haste; urgency

(a) hurry (b) possibility (c) compliment (d) call

Q2 n. product made by hand or by machine

(a) respect (b) objective (c) button (d) manufacture

Q3 n. rough outline; sketch; written order for payment; conscription

(a) itinerary (b) draft (c) reinforcement (d) willingness

Q4 n. automated device used for selling items

(a) upholstery (b) exhibition (c) contemporary (d) vending machine

Q5 n. means of expression; channel of communication; middle man; intermediary; broker

(a) confidence (b) acquisition (c) medium (d) custom

Q6 n. universe; empty area; gap; area; interval

(a) construction (b) documentation (c) choice (d) space

Q7 n. marmalade; jam

(a) conserve (b) representative (c) owner (d) grain

Q8 n. mail; column; opinion; role; job placement

(a) mainframe (b) perennial (c) lasting (d) post

Q9 n. worry; issue; problem; group of companies; large corporation

(a) demeanor (b) overtime (c) rectangle (d) concern

Q10 n. injury; harm

(a) draft (b) damage (c) cruise (d) glossary

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Test 310


Q1 n. presentation; show; screen; monitor; exposure; exhibition

(a) display (b) draft (c) book (d) quiet

Q2 n. apparatus; device

(a) rival (b) tool (c) style (d) distributor

Q3 adj. new; strange

(a) novel (b) abundant (c) adequate (d) conscientious

Q4 n. declaration; allegation; official account

(a) manufacture (b) statement (c) ZIP (d) privacy

Q5 n. interpretation; something that clarifies; description; definition

(a) combine (b) explanation (c) abuse (d) thread

Q6 v. to suppose; to take on a position or duty; to accept an idea

(a) assume (b) annoy (c) compare (d) order

Q7 v. to place in a row; to cover the inside of; to pad

(a) line (b) donate (c) drive (d) chop

Q8 adj. big; enormous; wide; spacious; famous

(a) intent (b) acquainted (c) interior (d) large

Q9 n. institution of higher education that grants degrees; type of school; council

(a) resource (b) bulk (c) college (d) conjunction

Q10 v. to hypnotize; to enthrall

(a) entrance (b) permeate (c) inform (d) invest

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Test 311


Q1 n. affront; offense; rude remark or action

(a) reason (b) spot (c) insult (d) benchmark

Q2 n. process of becoming varied; sale of a variety of products and services

(a) diversification (b) feature (c) trouble (d) take

Q3 n. close examination; scrutinizing look

(a) demeanor (b) adult (c) scan (d) workshop

Q4 n. counsel; guidance; specific information; hint

(a) identification (b) location (c) advice (d) utilization

Q5 n. method; way; medium; resources; funds

(a) local (b) means (c) field (d) reception

Q6 n. punctuality

(a) timeliness (b) growth (c) convenience (d) profit

Q7 n. sum of money that has been put in a bank for safekeeping; partial payment; pledge

(a) deposit (b) accountant (c) kind (d) inventor

Q8 n. part of a book; phase; stage; local branch of an organization

(a) board (b) chapter (c) myriad (d) hyphen

Q9 n. business arrangement; client; funds deposited in a bank

(a) trash (b) extract (c) account (d) comfort

Q10 n. netting attached to a woman's hat

(a) space (b) employment (c) veil (d) gasoline

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Test 312


Q1 n. mail manager, person responsible for managing electronic mail on a network (Computers)

(a) signification (b) page (c) item (d) postmaster

Q2 n. a legal document that temporarily transfers a property from one individual to another

(a) skim (b) deed of surrender (c) broker (d) citation

Q3 v. to repair; to improve; to be improved

(a) loom (b) mend (c) mean (d) hazard

Q4 v. to separate; to be separated; to decrease; to become smaller

(a) proliferate (b) prevent (c) fall off (d) compromise

Q5 n. advisor (adviser); counselor; coach; person who gives professional advice

(a) thread (b) pay (c) consultant (d) exhibition

Q6 n. slope; incline; increase; ascent; raise in position or status; promotion; angry response

(a) rise (b) service (c) weight (d) grocery

Q7 n. brining in of goods from another country; opposite of export; meaning; significance

(a) import (b) average (c) novel (d) defense

Q8 n. news story publicized in only a newspaper or television/radio station

(a) simulation (b) exclusive (c) clause (d) production

Q9 n. external part or surface of something

(a) prescription (b) outside (c) skill (d) advance

Q10 v. to make haste; to rush; to urge; to prod; to dash

(a) hurry (b) swap (c) categorize (d) mull

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Test 313


Q1 n. wooden box; old car; old plane

(a) imagining (b) figure (c) housing (d) crate

Q2 n. instructor; director; escort; leader; manual; handbook

(a) difficulty (b) coal (c) guide (d) newsletter

Q3 n. act of strengthening; reward or punishment designed to encourage or discourage a particular

response

(a) table (b) guilt (c) mall (d) reinforcement

Q4 n. region; district; zone; area; domain

(a) significance (b) influence (c) reputation (d) territory

Q5 n. candidate; nominee

(a) involvement (b) attainment (c) difference (d) applicant

Q6 n. property; site; area; grounds; building with the grounds belonging to it

(a) track (b) buyer (c) engine (d) premises

Q7 adj. special; unusual; detailed; precise; pedantic; strict

(a) level (b) delicious (c) credible (d) particular

Q8 n. plentifulness; abundance; numerousness; plurality

(a) guess (b) profusion (c) example (d) invoice

Q9 n. type of aircraft; two-dimensional surface; rank; level

(a) crowd (b) relief (c) plane (d) communication

Q10 n. concern; fear; misfortune; distress

(a) case (b) express (c) worry (d) kind

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Test 314


Q1 adj. very great in numbers; huge; powerful

(a) polite (b) tremendous (c) changeable (d) feasible

Q2 n. debate; conversation; talk; dispute; argument

(a) discussion (b) mission (c) press (d) effect

Q3 n. holiday

(a) vacation (b) discussion (c) budget (d) replay

Q4 n. something that is superimposed

(a) leave (b) expense (c) entry (d) overlap

Q5 adj. traveling in an inward direction

(a) annual (b) inbound (c) drastic (d) supervisory

Q6 n. cameraman; person who takes pictures

(a) photographer (b) caution (c) trespasser (d) load

Q7 v. to temporarily cease working as a protest; to impress

(a) remark (b) initiate (c) encourage (d) strike

Q8 v. to help; to assist

(a) fluctuate (b) aid (c) fail (d) hire

Q9 v. to pay attention to; to supervise; to regret; to oppose; to remember; to notice

(a) assimilate (b) fare (c) mind (d) position

Q10 n. rotatable disk on a telephone

(a) slope (b) dial (c) subsidy (d) virtual

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Test 315


Q1 n. specific quantity regarded as a standard; combination which acts a whole; piece

(a) unit (b) hurry (c) establishment (d) wrong

Q2 n. greatest quantity or amount possible; highest capacity

(a) maximum (b) commerce (c) option (d) technique

Q3 n. leaflet; booklet; printed product information

(a) brochure (b) sponsor (c) repeat (d) member

Q4 n. order; direction; control; domination; headquarters

(a) expansion (b) gathering (c) command (d) device

Q5 n. talk; dialog; discussion; verbal exchange

(a) conclusion (b) demographics (c) prospectus (d) conversation

Q6 n. shopping center; pedestrian walkway; promenade

(a) reward (b) remark (c) lever (d) mall

Q7 n. answer; response

(a) plug (b) reply (c) trade (d) senior

Q8 n. straps and other parts by which a draft animal is attached to a vehicle

(a) menu (b) harness (c) origin (d) mention

Q9 n. type; sort; class; group of things which are classed together because of their similarities

(a) station (b) capitalization (c) kind (d) renovation

Q10 n. conditional conveyance of property as for security on a loan; pledging; lien

(a) need (b) mortgage (c) motive (d) study

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Test 316


Q1 v. to believe; to have faith in; to supply goods by deferred payment

(a) adopt (b) list (c) credit (d) respond

Q2 v. to jumble; to mix together confusedly; to clamber; to climb on all fours

(a) lease (b) resume (c) scramble (d) collate

Q3 v. to store in a large building

(a) amount (b) warehouse (c) appreciate (d) inflict

Q4 n. fuel made from carbon; cinder; ember

(a) coal (b) hyphen (c) completion (d) command

Q5 v. to agree; to harmonize; to coincide; to collaborate; to consent

(a) discover (b) cart (c) compete (d) concur

Q6 n. deletion; negligence; failure; default

(a) omission (b) necessary (c) experiment (d) adverse opinion

Q7 v. to vouch for; to give a warranty; to assure; to promise

(a) guarantee (b) profit (c) foresee (d) exclude

Q8 n. safeguard; something used to avert an unwanted situation

(a) royalties (b) preventive (c) page (d) trail

Q9 n. briefcase; attache case; list of securities and stocks

(a) solace (b) serve (c) portfolio (d) refusal

Q10 v. to conduct; to guide; to direct; to influence

(a) evict (b) spread (c) lead (d) amend

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Test 317


Q1 n. medical caretaker (especially in a hospital under the supervision of a doctor)

(a) advancement (b) abbreviation (c) cast (d) nurse

Q2 n. security; warranty; pledge; assurance

(a) account (b) guarantee (c) examinee (d) voice

Q3 n. connection; association; closeness

(a) range (b) relationship (c) explorer (d) exit

Q4 n. payment given for regularly scheduled performances or publications

(a) subscription (b) loop (c) negligence (d) finance

Q5 n. supplier; seller; merchant; agent; sales representative

(a) journalist (b) chain (c) dealer (d) savvy

Q6 n. enigma; riddle; game; jigsaw

(a) handbook (b) puzzle (c) appointment (d) warehouse

Q7 n. moving back and forth; influence; control; authority

(a) pass (b) category (c) principle (d) sway

Q8 n. inflection; verbal 'time'

(a) object (b) demand (c) hospital (d) tense

Q9 n. tool; implement; device; appliance; agent; means

(a) fee (b) instrument (c) liberal (d) debris

Q10 n. possessions; belongings; estate; assets; ownership

(a) property (b) delivery (c) speech (d) nurse

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Test 318


Q1 pref. of light

(a) post (b) step (c) counter (d) photo

Q2 n. connection; relation; association; one ring of a chain; ring

(a) innovator (b) guess (c) audience (d) link

Q3 n. one who does not eat meat; herbivore

(a) subsidiary (b) independent (c) box (d) vegetarian

Q4 adj. ready for use; attainable; present; vail

(a) liable (b) honest (c) available (d) exclusively

Q5 adj. faithful; true to one's obligations

(a) loyal (b) distinctive (c) ostentatious (d) surface

Q6 n. bringing something down to a smaller scale; lowering expenses

(a) novelty (b) deregulation (c) downsizing (d) cheque

Q7 adj. plentiful; abundant; generous; extravagant; wasteful

(a) incorrect (b) retail (c) tall (d) profuse

Q8 v. to descend; to decline; to abate; to lessen

(a) subside (b) retire (c) mandate (d) credit

Q9 v. to breast-feed; to suckle; to provide medical care; to take care of

(a) nurse (b) elude (c) abide (d) back

Q10 n. steward; stewardess; person who serves others; person who accompanies others

(a) circle (b) attendant (c) dependent (d) pounce

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Test 319


Q1 n. pasture; scope; extent; field; domain; assortment

(a) campaign (b) number (c) range (d) retrieval

Q2 n. act of providing; act of offering; work; labor; function; role; offer

(a) service (b) compatible (c) technique (d) residence

Q3 n. strong feeling or idea left by an experience; effect; vague memory

(a) downturn (b) temper (c) intention (d) impression

Q4 n. lane; path; signs; trails; channel

(a) track (b) gathering (c) canvass (d) difference

Q5 n. one of the two periods of an academic year (usually 15-18 weeks)

(a) semester (b) grain (c) supervisor (d) petrol

Q6 n. opposite of child; a grown-up; a mature person

(a) profusion (b) style (c) repair (d) adult

Q7 n. cork; stopper; electrical connector; block; advertisement

(a) lasting (b) ranches (c) plug (d) head

Q8 n. opposite; contrary; back side; rear; setback; defeat

(a) interior (b) characteristic (c) reverse (d) recognition

Q9 n. ability to reason and understand; cleverness; brilliance; information

(a) intelligence (b) task (c) society (d) pushy

Q10 n. expansion; branch of a telephone network; supplement; reprieve

(a) extension (b) maintenance (c) meaning (d) erasure

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Test 320


Q1 n. physical or mental exertion; labor; attempt; organized operation

(a) directory (b) sneakers (c) effort (d) offensive

Q2 n. one fourth; neighborhood; coin worth 25 cents; period of three months; district

(a) witness (b) quarter (c) hem (d) enough

Q3 adj. pertaining to the world and nature around us

(a) environmental (b) delicious (c) immediate (d) incorrect

Q4 n. one who makes or alters garments

(a) tailor (b) aisle (c) streamline (d) proximity

Q5 adj. of publicizing; of advancement; of encouragement; of fostering; of an enterprise

(a) incentive (b) promotional (c) measurable (d) civic

Q6 n. degree of excellence; characteristic; attribute; character; excellence

(a) level (b) streamline (c) overtime (d) quality

Q7 v. to interchange; to take turns; to rotate; to substitute

(a) alternate (b) need (c) proof (d) back up

Q8 adj. ethical; virtuous; righteous; principled; having integrity

(a) moral (b) special (c) content (d) fortunate

Q9 n. diagram; chart

(a) destruction (b) circle (c) graph (d) entrance

Q10 n. mark; objective; aim; object; goal

(a) dietician (b) trade (c) format (d) target

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Test 321


Q1 n. city

(a) discretion (b) flight (c) fix (d) town

Q2 n. person who holds public position; authority

(a) readership (b) season (c) proficiency (d) official

Q3 n. change; adjustment, agreement; adaptation; restriction

(a) direction (b) commerce (c) modification (d) intention

Q4 n. taxi; carriage; driver's compartment

(a) business (b) duration (c) card (d) cab

Q5 n. condition; circumstance; location; position; job; place of employment

(a) situation (b) match (c) good (d) simple

Q6 n. quality of being clearly seen

(a) endorsement (b) visibility (c) pollution (d) deal

Q7 n. height; distance above sea level

(a) event (b) altitude (c) stock (d) approval

Q8 n. method or course that restores health; prescribed treatment for an illness

(a) cure (b) appeal (c) sequence (d) lumber

Q9 n. sequence; succession; television program broadcast in installments

(a) pattern (b) series (c) assistance (d) expectancy

Q10 n. announcement; poster, sign; warning; attention; consideration

(a) notice (b) awareness (c) portfolio (d) customer

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Test 322


Q1 v. to inform; to direct; to guide; to command; to order; to educate

(a) broker (b) extradite (c) instruct (d) bulk

Q2 adv. gently; without roughness or projections; evenly; calmly

(a) smoothly (b) consistently (c) approximately (d) thus

Q3 v. to hurt; to wound; to insult; to offend; to damage

(a) injure (b) budget (c) exert (d) table

Q4 n. spending; disbursement; outlay (especially financial)

(a) chop (b) expenditure (c) bookcase (d) diary

Q5 v. to supply; to grant; to set; to offer

(a) categorize (b) provide (c) button (d) utilize

Q6 n. list of terms and definitions (usually at the end of a book); dictionary of technical or specific terms

(a) midday (b) manual (c) glossary (d) reject

Q7 adv. justly; equitably; directly; completely; really

(a) fair (b) rather (c) comparatively (d) drastically

Q8 v. to predict a future event or condition; to foretell

(a) thrive (b) participate (c) guide (d) forecast

Q9 n. origin; starting point

(a) source (b) logo (c) dealer (d) leather

Q10 n. power; strength; force; capacity to be

(a) potency (b) auction (c) penalty (d) host

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Test 323


Q1 n. rebound; recoiling; sudden movement to the rear

(a) law (b) supplement (c) advice (d) backlash

Q2 n. abrasion; cut; score of zero; cash; money (Slang)

(a) mortgage (b) restriction (c) investor (d) scratch

Q3 n. clamp; fastener; shred; segment of video

(a) construction (b) hallmark (c) railroad (d) clip

Q4 n. the total amount of funds in circulation in a given country's economy

(a) money supply (b) income (c) delay (d) might

Q5 n. act of looking over carefully and critically; official examination; audit; review

(a) commission (b) overall (c) inspection (d) luggage

Q6 n. attack; misdeed; insult; transgression

(a) weight (b) sight (c) nuance (d) offence

Q7 n. officer of a monastery; high-ranking member of a religious order

(a) money (b) pad (c) prior (d) worry

Q8 n. act of fixing; correction; act of mending

(a) criterion (b) trustee (c) clear (d) repair

Q9 n. end; conclusion; final appearance; power of endurance; vitality; unit of weight

(a) exception (b) last (c) cooperation (d) current

Q10 n. inclination; tendency; disposition; aptitude

(a) propensity (b) parameter (c) diversity (d) experience

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Test 324


Q1 v. to seize; to capture; to possess; to contract

(a) take (b) contract (c) machine (d) jeopardize

Q2 v. to render insusceptible to a disease by inoculating

(a) sort (b) vaccinate (c) diversify (d) span

Q3 v. to turn into profit; to generate revenue

(a) fleet (b) articulate (c) tie (d) monetize

Q4 n. the process of installing a newer and more powerful version of a software package or a piece of

hardware

(a) concept (b) growth (c) upgrade (d) frequency

Q5 adj. impressive; inspiring; great; frightening

(a) even (b) awesome (c) eligible (d) bothersome

Q6 n. state of belonging to an organization or group; fellowship

(a) discussion (b) membership (c) pocket (d) record

Q7 n. viewpoint; stance; condition; state; mood; attitude

(a) attainment (b) coalition (c) posture (d) consciousness

Q8 adj. physical; done using human skill or force

(a) periodical (b) operational (c) manual (d) assistant

Q9 v. to submerge; to fall down below the surface (especially in water)

(a) photograph (b) sink (c) line (d) groom

Q10 n. mark; level; degree; rank; type; extend; class (in a school)

(a) potential (b) pretense (c) delegate (d) grade

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Test 325


Q1 n. place; location; area

(a) site (b) town (c) store (d) bother

Q2 n. tautness; strain; nervousness; agitation; apprehension

(a) onus (b) tension (c) contact (d) portfolio

Q3 n. guilt; responsibility; liability

(a) blame (b) seminar (c) inquiry (d) fixture

Q4 n. duty responsibility; indebtedness; agreement

(a) obligation (b) information (c) waitress (d) standpoint

Q5 n. line printed at the top of a piece of stationary

(a) uniqueness (b) shape (c) letterhead (d) aspect

Q6 n. lexicon; list of words and their definitions in alphabetical order

(a) recession (b) opinion (c) blue sky laws (d) vocabulary

Q7 n. stimulus; inducement; enticement; encouragement

(a) parameter (b) incentive (c) behavio(u)r (d) carpenter

Q8 n. timepiece; device for telling time

(a) measure (b) suit (c) scenery (d) clock

Q9 n. learning; instruction; imparting of knowledge; upbringing

(a) education (b) aggregate (c) conduct (d) courier

Q10 n. comment; remark; ascription; mention; regard

(a) intent (b) stage (c) liability (d) reference

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Test 326


Q1 n. person who is licensed to practice medicine (i.e. physician, surgeon etc.)

(a) doctor (b) swap (c) advantage (d) mistake

Q2 v. to classify; to organize; to separate from others; to clarify

(a) privilege (b) insult (c) sort (d) press

Q3 v. to put off to a later time; to delay; to defer; to put off until later; to stay

(a) intend (b) contact (c) benefit (d) postpone

Q4 adj. concentrated; focused; observant; polite; caring

(a) ordinary (b) attentive (c) eventual (d) paramount

Q5 n. wage; salary; compensation; bonus; punishment

(a) private (b) shop (c) file (d) payment

Q6 n. person who is free from sin or wrongdoing

(a) note (b) outlet (c) innocent (d) symposium

Q7 v. to influence

(a) affect (b) accelerate (c) bank (d) stage

Q8 v. to label; to fine

(a) simulate (b) privilege (c) ticket (d) season

Q9 n. direction; series of lessons or training units; layer; part of a meal

(a) state (b) breakthrough (c) course (d) ad

Q10 n. right; special privilege

(a) funnel (b) addiction (c) sway (d) prerogative

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Test 327


Q1 n. access; method; system; procedure

(a) proximity (b) factor (c) faith (d) approach

Q2 n. serenity; self-control; calmness; coolness

(a) breadth (b) infancy (c) greenhouse (d) composure

Q3 n. pointing out of similarities and differences; similarity; likeness

(a) accountant (b) comparison (c) decline (d) attention

Q4 n. support; skeleton; structure; system

(a) framework (b) motive (c) last (d) effect

Q5 n. act of receiving; approval; state of believing in something

(a) journal (b) smart (c) liability (d) acceptance

Q6 n. character which is part of an alphabet; written communication sent to a person or organization

(a) cash reserves (b) buyer (c) letter (d) cancellation

Q7 v. to raise; to push; to urge; to lift

(a) conjure (b) style (c) fax (d) boost

Q8 n. discourse given before an audience; tedious reprimand; formal reproof

(a) raise (b) sum (c) route (d) lecture

Q9 n. temporary stay somewhere; instance of spending time with a person or group of people; inspection

(a) aggregate (b) export (c) engineer (d) visit

Q10 n. inner quality; intrinsic characteristic

(a) internal (b) adult (c) accuracy (d) reimbursement

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Test 328


Q1 v. to speak out; to move into a position of readiness and availability

(a) remit (b) average (c) fee (d) deploy

Q2 v. to organize according to importance

(a) prioritize (b) incur (c) adjourn (d) induce

Q3 n. employees working in an organization; personnel; crew; team

(a) trust (b) canvass (c) commercial (d) staff

Q4 v. to establish; to construct; to base; to provide a foundation

(a) bottom (b) devise (c) pursue (d) perfect

Q5 n. obstacle; misfortune; something which hinders progress

(a) leakage (b) framework (c) debate (d) setback

Q6 adj. not capable

(a) collateral (b) transcendent (c) homebound (d) unable

Q7 n. progression of steps; table of graduated rates; system of marks used for measuring

(a) preventive (b) globe (c) lawsuit (d) scale

Q8 n. creator; craftsman; skilled workman

(a) purchase (b) artisan (c) difference (d) overdraft

Q9 v. to separate from others; to segregate

(a) submit (b) cure (c) appreciate (d) insulate

Q10 v. to build; to create; to design; to grow

(a) sense (b) debate (c) house (d) develop

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Test 329


Q1 n. impression; the way a person looks; image; semblance

(a) appearance (b) cook (c) challenge (d) fee

Q2 n. parallelogram

(a) mean (b) identification (c) rectangle (d) basis

Q3 n. representing something less strongly than what the facts would justify

(a) understatement (b) whole (c) grocer (d) key

Q4 n. accomplishment; fulfillment

(a) representative (b) innocent (c) realization (d) growth

Q5 n. trademark; type; make; variety; product name

(a) dash (b) brand (c) exhibit (d) draft

Q6 n. occurrence; occasion; example; illustration

(a) carpenter (b) instance (c) safety (d) leather

Q7 n. lodger; occupant; resident; renter; landlord

(a) hit (b) cause (c) tenant (d) grocer

Q8 n. something created separately for the purpose of being added to or placed inside (a book,

newspaper, etc.)

(a) portfolio (b) insert (c) instructor (d) sink

Q9 n. duplicate; photostat

(a) array (b) competitor (c) draw (d) copy

Q10 n. result; outcome; impact; trick; natural phenomenon

(a) mend (b) nominee (c) effect (d) point

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Test 330


Q1 v. to stick to; to cling to; to be devoted to (an idea, group, organization etc.)

(a) admit (b) employ (c) preface (d) adhere

Q2 n. banknote printed by a government as legal tender which is not redeemable and which lacks

economic value

(a) local (b) lever (c) traffic (d) flat money

Q3 v. to design the appearance of; to arrange; to prepare a diskette or hard disk for use

(a) format (b) deny (c) bother (d) grasp

Q4 v. to act on; to transfer from one place to another; to change residence

(a) move (b) engineer (c) expand (d) package

Q5 n. refusal to accept; refusal to believe; refusal to recognize

(a) amortization (b) aggregate (c) denial (d) assignment

Q6 n. task; assignment; delegation; errand; religious delegation

(a) wallet (b) news (c) refusal (d) mission

Q7 v. to grow larger; to broaden; to increase; to enlarge; to add to

(a) market (b) initiate (c) structure (d) expand

Q8 n. person granted legal custodianship over property not belonging to him

(a) lounge (b) scale (c) equal (d) trustee

Q9 v. to use as an introduction; to use as a foreword

(a) infer (b) pertain (c) purpose (d) preface

Q10 v. to claim; to require; to request strongly

(a) slander (b) rank (c) demand (d) broadcast

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Test 331


Q1 n. school director; school master; capital sum (Finance)

(a) domestic (b) mall (c) apparel (d) principal

Q2 n. official institution; agency; power; control; jurisdiction

(a) density (b) authority (c) flaw (d) advantage

Q3 n. fulfillment; realization; attainment; achievement

(a) accomplishment (b) entertainment (c) decade (d) claim

Q4 n. nature; disposition; attitude; figure; person; statement of qualities

(a) levy (b) vessel (c) member (d) character

Q5 n. group of judges; board; band; strip; crew; staff

(a) deregulation (b) section (c) travel (d) panel

Q6 n. collapse; crash; incident

(a) commission (b) object (c) final (d) breakdown

Q7 n. folded and stitched down edge of cloth; edge of a garment

(a) instalment (b) leaflet (c) selection (d) hem

Q8 n. part; portion; quota; allocation; issue of stock

(a) tie (b) output (c) accord (d) share

Q9 n. border; limit; obstacle; barricade

(a) stress (b) department (c) barrier (d) combine

Q10 n. procedure; plan of action; way; manner in which one conducts business; technique

(a) territory (b) score (c) emergency (d) method

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Test 332


Q1 n. trait; feature; ability; distinguishing quality; attribute

(a) shortage (b) periodical (c) characteristic (d) consistency

Q2 n. explanation; meaning; interpretation (as of a word or term)

(a) definition (b) step (c) prior (d) route

Q3 n. recuperation; getting well; return

(a) recovery (b) constant (c) mend (d) use

Q4 adj. earlier; antecedent; former

(a) widespread (b) superior (c) direct (d) prior

Q5 adj. wrong; erroneous; imprecise; unseemly; improper

(a) budget (b) incorrect (c) formal (d) superfluous

Q6 n. speaking ability; something that is communicated orally

(a) version (b) clipping (c) plain (d) speech

Q7 n. necessity; obligation; new wine; grape juice that has not yet fermented

(a) reason (b) least (c) must (d) pile

Q8 n. depot; wholesale store; large retail store

(a) track (b) repeat (c) size (d) warehouse

Q9 n. opening of a show; first public appearance

(a) influx (b) debut (c) allowance (d) buyer

Q10 n. type; kind; character; manner; quality

(a) flaw (b) sort (c) programmer (d) desk

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Test 333


Q1 n. person who holds a money order

(a) viewpoint (b) labor (c) bearer (d) scanner

Q2 n. skill; talent; aptitude; capacity; power

(a) ability (b) debt (c) thoroughness (d) rear

Q3 n. act of forgiving; discharging; dispatching

(a) remit (b) skirting (c) offender (d) switchboard

Q4 n. reduction; curtailing; decrease

(a) quality (b) demeanor (c) cutback (d) tackle

Q5 n. act of shedding; act of taking away; elimination; ejection; dismissal

(a) removal (b) feedback (c) update (d) competition

Q6 n. heaviness; unit of mass; pressure; importance; influence

(a) weight (b) predisposition (c) commentary (d) overview

Q7 n. behavior; conduct; bearing; appearance

(a) demeanor (b) turnover (c) pie (d) expertise

Q8 n. adequate amount; sufficient degree

(a) dispatch (b) enough (c) accident (d) purpose

Q9 n. point of view; perspective

(a) square (b) downturn (c) angle (d) conservative

Q10 n. money paid for the use of property; property that is leased; act of leasing

(a) management (b) rental (c) dispute (d) elaboration

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Test 334


Q1 n. contract by which property or persons are guaranteed against damage or loss

(a) insurance (b) ranches (c) coin (d) implication

Q2 v. to punish

(a) occasion (b) penalize (c) further (d) must

Q3 v. to force; to coerce; to influence; to impose; to demand

(a) compel (b) wrong (c) possess (d) regress

Q4 v. to become larger; to cultivate; to be changed; to turn into

(a) repair (b) blunder (c) grow (d) sponsor

Q5 n. opposite of profit; deprivation; defeat; destruction

(a) loss (b) graph (c) complex (d) stake

Q6 n. intelligence; ability to think in a clever manner

(a) shrewdness (b) visitor (c) dealer (d) detail

Q7 adj. pertaining to the smallest; indicating the least

(a) alert (b) hourly (c) minimum (d) kindly

Q8 n. lawsuit; request; right

(a) earnest (b) contrary (c) license (d) claim

Q9 adj. right; proper; exact; accurate

(a) fleet (b) correct (c) vast (d) square

Q10 n. bother; disturbance; nuisance; discomfort

(a) inconvenience (b) reach (c) launch (d) sort

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Test 335


Q1 adv. in the end; eventually

(a) likely (b) conscientiously (c) ultimately (d) upwards

Q2 n. creator; designer

(a) party (b) honor (c) inventor (d) fair

Q3 n. outlook; perspective; view; opinion; attitude

(a) wire (b) trespasser (c) option (d) standpoint

Q4 v. to envision; to fantasize; to visualize; to think; to assume

(a) fizzle (b) gain (c) imagine (d) chart

Q5 n. expectation; hope; intuition

(a) anticipation (b) mid-range (c) date (d) overhead

Q6 n. chance meeting

(a) counterbalance (b) encounter (c) workshop (d) response

Q7 adj. difficult; complicated; rigid; stiff

(a) extensive (b) least (c) audio (d) hard

Q8 n. moment; very short space of time; current month

(a) stop (b) instant (c) pharmacist (d) carrier

Q9 adj. fast; immediate; prompt; smart

(a) immediately (b) house (c) alive (d) swift

Q10 n. small clock that is usually worn on the wrist; guarding; observation

(a) watch (b) testimonial (c) propensity (d) development

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Test 336


Q1 n. fastening mechanism which is opened with a key or other device

(a) fundamental (b) rush (c) courier (d) lock

Q2 n. identifying characteristic

(a) understatement (b) director (c) pocket (d) hallmark

Q3 adj. classified; confidential; clandestine; covert; hidden; latent

(a) versatile (b) harmful (c) secret (d) promotional

Q4 n. supplies; necessary items; tools, instruments or other objects for completing a task

(a) content (b) equipment (c) interruption (d) internal

Q5 adj. inadequate; disappointing; not good enough

(a) moral (b) prolific (c) digital (d) unsatisfactory

Q6 v. to direct; to lead; to instruct

(a) use (b) preserve (c) predict (d) guide

Q7 v. to produce; to supply; to bear (profit, harvest, fruit, etc.)

(a) yield (b) withdraw (c) request (d) frequent

Q8 adj. tight; strait; reduced; not wide

(a) narrow (b) plain (c) good (d) various

Q9 v. to cut; to cut down; to cut into pieces; to mince

(a) chop (b) kit (c) transfer (d) advise

Q10 v. to reinforce; to bind together; to strengthen a connection

(a) insert (b) deliver (c) cement (d) identify

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Test 337


Q1 adj. keeping quiet; reserved; showing self-restraint

(a) edge (b) reticent (c) persistent (d) separate

Q2 v. to clarify; to explain; to approve

(a) resonate (b) revise (c) track (d) clear

Q3 v. to recall to the mind; to retain in one's mind; to have a recollection

(a) diversify (b) lumber (c) remember (d) appropriate

Q4 n. amount of money set aside for a specific purpose; supply

(a) field (b) statistics (c) hyphen (d) fund

Q5 n. group of things that together form a set; group of attendants

(a) deed of surrender (b) discount (c) suite (d) attentiveness

Q6 adj. of or pertaining to the law; allowed by law

(a) consistent (b) general (c) legal (d) bankrupt

Q7 n. ruling principle; command; decree

(a) clerk (b) broadcast (c) dictate (d) candidate

Q8 adj. having the receiver pay the charges (for a phone call)

(a) nearby (b) collect (c) favorable (d) continuous

Q9 v. to contract; to empower; to authorize; to confer

(a) recap (b) code (c) estimate (d) commission

Q10 n. agreement; settlement; harmony

(a) firm (b) revenue (c) inspection (d) accord

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Q1 n. word or phrase functioning as a noun

(a) list (b) chef (c) substantive (d) absence

Q2 v. to change; to modify

(a) alter (b) impact (c) picture (d) cost

Q3 n. person who who makes and fixes keys and fasting mechanisms

(a) locksmith (b) handle (c) boiler room (d) chef

Q4 n. act of assuming control of something (as in a government or business)

(a) visibility (b) takeover (c) specialty (d) attentiveness

Q5 v. to operate; to activate; to manage; to direct; to carry out; to fulfill

(a) correct (b) assimilate (c) run (d) select

Q6 v. to crash; to meet head on; to come together with solid or direct impact

(a) notice (b) levy (c) collide (d) adjourn

Q7 adj. swift; fast

(a) adept (b) pretend (c) fleet (d) downsize

Q8 v. to offer proof; to prove; to show to be true

(a) elicit (b) appreciate (c) evidence (d) overwhelm

Q9 n. rank; extent; university certificate

(a) town (b) degree (c) mandate (d) accounting

Q10 v. to deny connection with; to renounce; to repudiate; to disavow

(a) disclaim (b) embrace (c) evoke (d) appeal

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Q1 n. state of not being a derivative of anything else

(a) originality (b) messenger (c) feasibility (d) visit

Q2 n. claim; requirement; strong request

(a) grant (b) influence (c) scene (d) demand

Q3 n. device; tool; convenience; talent; ability; building

(a) regular (b) attendance (c) smart (d) facility

Q4 n. result of manufacturing; goods; merchandise

(a) drive (b) bulk transfer (c) product (d) suitcase

Q5 n. short meeting; summarizing; giving and receiving instructions; reporting

(a) story (b) institution (c) briefing (d) catalog

Q6 n. strength; energy; extreme degree; depth; clarity

(a) reception (b) intensity (c) pollution (d) approved list

Q7 v. to choose; to pick out

(a) select (b) groom (c) evade (d) clock

Q8 n. proof; something which proves or disproves

(a) timeliness (b) package (c) evidence (d) pressure

Q9 v. to depart; to exit; to quit; to omit; to let alone

(a) visit (b) leave (c) attain (d) tailor

Q10 n. line; file (British); row; braid; plait

(a) stake (b) undercut (c) queues (d) amount

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Q1 n. paper used for writing letters

(a) visitor (b) stationery (c) irritation (d) fabric

Q2 n. person, company or organization that markets a commodity, product or service; wholesaler; dealer

(a) loan (b) capital (c) distributor (d) list

Q3 v. to startle; to astonish; to ambush

(a) break (b) surprise (c) advance (d) enroll

Q4 adj. deprived of hope or confidence; dissuaded from

(a) enough (b) particular (c) discouraged (d) useless

Q5 n. misgiving; lack of certainty

(a) failure (b) leverage (c) doubt (d) medicine

Q6 adj. under legal obligation; responsible; prone

(a) subject (b) liable (c) fraught (d) ostentatious

Q7 v. to separate into parts; to part; to share; to apportion

(a) divide (b) abide (c) vilify (d) invoice

Q8 n. act of redoing something

(a) aid (b) contest (c) repeat (d) recognition

Q9 v. to take on loan; to copy; to steal

(a) preserve (b) tenant (c) tax (d) borrow

Q10 adj. optional; uncertain; changeable; open; unrestricted

(a) arbitrary (b) unforeseen (c) lucrative (d) tantamount

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Q1 n. practice; training; furrow; seeding machine; row of seeds in a furrow

(a) neglect (b) drill (c) publication (d) threat

Q2 n. person who favors political and social reform

(a) liberal (b) suggestion (c) fund (d) feedback

Q3 n. letter of recommendation

(a) fertilizer (b) testimonial (c) change (d) butcher

Q4 n. provider

(a) bargain (b) affiliate (c) loom (d) supplier

Q5 n. instructions; manual; handbook; indication of acceptable conduct or procedure

(a) concrete (b) guideline (c) combine (d) accelerator

Q6 n. person who is an expert; person who is skilled

(a) adept (b) fine (c) cash (d) turnover

Q7 adj. experimental; trial; temporary; hesitant

(a) possible (b) tentative (c) meaning (d) downsize

Q8 v. to copy; to photograph; to snapshot

(a) discount (b) clear (c) capture (d) registering

Q9 n. prop; brace; economic assistance; upkeep; encouragement; aid

(a) selection (b) decrease (c) environment (d) support

Q10 n. picture; snapshot

(a) sequence (b) photo (c) omission (d) counterbalance

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Q1 adj. sufficient; suitable; appropriate; proper

(a) dependent (b) instant (c) adequate (d) inherent

Q2 v. to recognize; to show to be the same; to sympathize; to relate

(a) bias (b) identify (c) subscribe (d) establish

Q3 adj. highest; prime; leading

(a) cheap (b) top (c) independent (d) succinct

Q4 n. style of cooking; national food

(a) necessity (b) convention (c) cuisine (d) direction

Q5 n. evolvement; gradual growth; evolution; maturation; progression

(a) passenger (b) development (c) clearance (d) attorney

Q6 v. to make a graph; to draw; to diagram

(a) flaw (b) earn (c) chart (d) invent

Q7 n. connection; link; uniting; joining

(a) plate (b) departure (c) argument (d) conjunction

Q8 adj. smallest in size; smallest in amount; lowest in importance

(a) discrete (b) least (c) frank (d) critical

Q9 adj. continuing; enduring; remaining for a long time; durable

(a) talkative (b) emergency (c) lasting (d) horrible

Q10 v. to calm; to soften; to pacify; to relieve

(a) divide (b) mollify (c) predict (d) accept

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TOEIC VocabularyAnswer Keys

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TOEIC Vocabulary / Word by Meaning / Test # 1 (Answer Keys)

A1 v. to appraise; to judge the worth or quality; to assess; to gauge

definition (d) evaluate

A2 n. bars of gold; bars of silver

definition (b) bullion

A3 v. to select; to prefer; to pick; to make a choice

definition (b) choose

A4 n. manner of acting; conduct

definition (c) behavio(u)r

A5 n. purchase; sale; acquisition

definition (a) procurement

A6 v. to arrange in groups; to classify; to sort; to structure

definition (c) categorize

A7 n. function; utilization; benefit; advantage; consumption

definition (d) use

A8 v. to publish; to distribute; to circulate; to emit

definition (c) issue

A9 n. blunder; fault; error

definition (a) mistake

A10 n. brain; memory; recollection; opinion; intention; desire

definition (a) mind

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A1 adj. customary

definition (b) traditional

A2 adj. creative; new; original

definition (b) inventive

A3 adj. resisting change; desiring to preserve traditions; cautious

definition (a) conservative

A4 adj. articulate; eloquent; able to read and write with ease; graceful; flowing

definition (a) fluent

A5 n. specialist in repairs of machinery and appliances

definition (c) technician

A6 n. pertaining to a value that is approximately in the middle of a series of values

definition (d) mid-range

A7 adj. flawless; complete; undamaged

definition (a) perfect

A8 adj. in the event of sudden need

definition (d) emergency

A9 adj. guilty; dishonest

definition (d) fraudulent

A10 adj. pertinent; relevant; connected

definition (a) germane

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A1 n. forward movement; progress; promotion

definition (a) advancement

A2 n. something interesting or amusing; fun; hospitality

definition (b) entertainment

A3 n. defect; imperfection; crack; strong gust or wind

definition (a) flaw

A4 n. lawyer; barrister; advocate; solicitor

definition (b) attorney

A5 n. preference; precedence; higher rank; privileged position; seniority

definition (d) priority

A6 n. breadth; thickness

definition (a) width

A7 n. viewpoint; outlook; vista; view

definition (b) perspective

A8 n. form; model; image; condition; fitness; mold

definition (d) shape

A9 n. meal; nourishment; material supplied; act of inserting into a machine (especially of putting paper

into a printer)

definition (c) feed

A10 n. trust; certainty; faith in oneself; secret

definition (c) confidence

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A1 v. to exercise; to use; to make an effort

definition (d) exert

A2 v. to have different opinions; to differ

definition (a) disagree

A3 v. to represent by chart; to draw a curve representing a given function

definition (d) graph

A4 v. to behave; to manage; to carry out; to transmit

definition (a) conduct

A5 v. to indicate; to itemize; to mark; to designate; to stipulate

definition (d) specify

A6 n. commitment; obligation; period of employment

definition (b) engagement

A7 v. to go in search of; to look for; to search for; to request

definition (a) seek

A8 v. to assess; to appraise; to determine value; to grade; to classify; to sort

definition (d) rate

A9 v. to make or earn a total of (before taxes and other expenses)

definition (c) gross

A10 v. to issue a command; to make an official order

definition (b) mandate

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A1 abbr. person who is responsible for ensuring that a company and its employees are in compliance

with government regulations and internal policies

definition (a) C.C.O.

A2 abbr. quickly; immediately; swiftly; speedily; fast

definition (d) ASAP

A3 abbr. American corporation headquartered in Virginia, owner and operator of on line and interactive

computer services

definition (a) AOL

A4 abbr. total value of goods and services produced by a country in a given period (generally one year)

definition (b) G.N.P.

A5 abbr. top executive rank; person who is responsible for research and development and possibly for

new product plans

definition (d) C.T.O.

A6 abbr. public limited liability company in Britain

definition (d) plc

A7 abbr. signed note acknowledging a debt

definition (c) I.O.U.

A8 abbr. given money that was owed

definition (c) pd.

A9 abbr. department in a company that develops new products

definition (c) R&D

A10 abbr. resume; chronological description of one's employment and educational history; biography

definition (a) C.V.

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A1 prep. about

definition (b) concerning

A2 prep. intermediate to; common; shared

definition (c) between

A3 prep. in every part; at every point or moment

definition (d) throughout

A4 prep. further; more distant

definition (c) beyond

A5 prep. with relation to

definition (c) regarding

A6 prep. on; atop

definition (b) upon

A7 prep. notwithstanding

definition (d) despite

A8 prep. across from; facing

definition (c) opposite

A9 prep. up to

definition (c) until

A10 prep. after; in back of

definition (b) behind

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A1 adv. against; in contrast to

definition (b) counter

A2 adv. ahead; to the front

definition (a) forward

A3 adv. confidently; certainly; without a doubt; yes; of course

definition (d) surely

A4 adv. meticulously; exactingly; scrupulously; diligently; thoroughly

definition (a) minutely

A5 adv. relatively

definition (d) comparatively

A6 adv. based on individual thoughts and feelings

definition (b) subjectively

A7 adv. under; below

definition (b) beneath

A8 adv. after the usual or expected time; tardily; recently; far on time; formerly

definition (c) late

A9 adv. in a close-fitting manner; firmly

definition (b) tight

A10 adv. past; further than

definition (a) beyond

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A1 n. honor; esteem; high regard; consideration; attention

definition (d) respect

A2 n. person that you have met but do not know well; knowledge of something; familiarity

definition (a) acquaintance

A3 adj. nicely; thoughtfully; graciously; considerately; sympathetically

definition (b) kindly

A4 n. wager; bet; investment; share

definition (a) stake

A5 n. capability of being carried out; capability of being achieved; likelihood; probability

definition (a) feasibility

A6 adv. almost certainly; very likely; apparently; in all likelihood

definition (b) probably

A7 adj. composed of elastic material; made from caoutchouc

definition (c) rubber

A8 n. public; large group of people; gathering

definition (d) crowd

A9 adj. near; adjacent; careful

definition (b) close

A10 v. to cover; to coat

definition (d) blanket

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A1 adj. discovered

definition (d) found

A2 adj. coming or occurring after the usual or expected time; tardy; slow; delayed

definition (b) late

A3 adj. annoyed; aggravated; exasperated

definition (d) irritated

A4 adj. doubtful; dubious

definition (c) suspect

A5 adj. determined; firm; steadfast

definition (d) resolute

A6 adj. regular; common

definition (c) ordinary

A7 adj. expendable; spoils rapidly; likely to spoil; mortal

definition (a) perishable

A8 adj. competent; talented; apt

definition (a) able

A9 adj. rotating; one after the other; interchanging

definition (b) alternate

A10 adj. not the same; unusual; distinctive

definition (b) different

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A1 n. citizenship; patriotism

definition (d) nationality

A2 n. mode; fashion; style; behavior; way; type

definition (c) manner

A3 n. graph; diagram

definition (a) chart

A4 n. percentage of profits paid to an artist for each copy of his work that is sold

definition (c) royalties

A5 n. car; vehicle; ride

definition (b) automobile

A6 v. to move; to circulate; to draft; to assemble for action (especially armed reserves)

definition (b) mobilize

A7 n. pouch used to carry objects; sac; underground deposit of oil

definition (c) pocket

A8 n. attraction; closeness; liking; likeness

definition (b) affinity

A9 n. caption beneath an illustration

definition (d) underline

A10 n. cereal; seed; granule; particle; texture; weave

definition (b) grain

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A1 v. to fill with water and sink; to fall; to fail; to stumble; to cause to sink

definition (a) founder

A2 v. to examine; to break down into parts and study (as in a subject)

definition (a) analyze

A3 v. to accommodate; to house; to enter (a plane, ship, bus, etc.)

definition (c) board

A4 v. to situate; to place; to identify; to find; to settle

definition (b) locate

A5 v. to take a picture

definition (c) photograph

A6 v. to choose; to select; to pull out; to tear out; to peck

definition (a) pick up

A7 v. must (indicating duty or obligation); would (softening the statement)

definition (c) should

A8 v. to schedule; to plan; to write a system of operating instructions for a computer

definition (a) program

A9 v. to enter information into a chart; to postpone; to set aside for future consideration

definition (d) table

A10 v. to convert an object or image into a digital image using an optical device to browse

definition (a) scan

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A1 abbr. graduate with a doctorate; graduate of a doctoral program; university degree; title

definition (d) Ph.D.

A2 abbr. head manager of a company or large organization

definition (d) C.O.O.

A3 abbr. treasurer; person who is responsible for all financial aspects of a company

definition (d) C.F.O.

A4 abbr. Latin for and so on; and so forth

definition (d) etc.

A5 abbr. that is to say (Latin); for example; for instance

definition (b) i.e.

A6 abbr. period of about 30 days or 4 weeks; 1/12 of a year

definition (a) mth.

A7 abbr. Chief Information Officer; person who is responsible for a company's internal information

systems

definition (b) C.I.O.

A8 abbr. actions of promoting goodwill and distributing information for a company or organization

definition (b) PR

A9 abbr. morning; time before noon; hours between midnight and noon

definition (d) a.m.

A10 abbr. used at the end of the list of subjects to be discussed at a meeting or conference

definition (c) A.O.B.

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A1 prep. under; underneath

definition (d) beneath

A2 prep. during

definition (c) within

A3 prep. besides; but; excluding

definition (b) apart

A4 prep. taking into account; in light of

definition (b) considering

A5 prep. under; beneath; underneath

definition (b) below

A6 prep. except; besides; but

definition (d) save

A7 prep. besides; aside from

definition (d) outside

A8 prep. while; throughout

definition (c) during

A9 prep. but; besides

definition (c) except

A10 prep. over; higher than; more than

definition (b) above

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A1 adv. moderately; quite; rather; to some extent

definition (c) pretty

A2 adv. without pleasure or happiness; wretchedly; poorly

definition (b) miserably

A3 adv. quite; sufficiently; fairly

definition (c) enough

A4 adv. dutifully; with care; thoroughly

definition (c) conscientiously

A5 adv. very quite; to a degree; somewhat; slightly; a bit; might as well

definition (a) rather

A6 adv. politely; respectfully; graciously

definition (a) courteously

A7 v. to load; to oppress; to burden; to regard; to esteem

definition (d) weight

A8 adv. amid; in the middle

definition (c) between

A9 adv. softly; in a low voice; without strength or force; weakly; into little pieces

definition (c) small

A10 adv. to the rear; to the past

definition (c) back

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A1 adj. produced; made; manufactured

definition (a) crafted

A2 adv. progressively

definition (a) gradually

A3 n. housing; residence; lodging; arrangement; adjustment

definition (b) accommodation

A4 n. esteem; respect; integrity; honesty; award; privilege

definition (b) honor

A5 n. instructional booklet; handbook

definition (c) manual

A6 n. endorsement; approval; letter of reference; suggestion; advice

definition (c) recommendation

A7 adj. temporary; provisional

definition (a) interim

A8 n. display; layout; clothing; menu

definition (c) array

A9 v. to let; to enable; to allow; to authorize; to sanction

definition (b) permit

A10 v. to emphasize; to accentuate

definition (a) stress

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A1 adj. appropriate; noble

definition (a) becoming

A2 adj. comprising; containing; embracing

definition (b) including

A3 adj. not real; fanciful

definition (c) imaginary

A4 adj. inner; inside; inland; of a country's domestic affairs; of an individual's inner life

definition (a) interior

A5 adj. passing; brief

definition (c) temporary

A6 adj. non-transferable

definition (d) inalienable

A7 adj. silent; noiseless; peaceful; tranquil; still; lacking activity

definition (b) quiet

A8 adj. vital; essential; indispensable; unavoidable

definition (d) necessary

A9 adj. back; hind

definition (b) rear

A10 adj. existent; in attendance; on hand; of the current times; pertaining to the current times

definition (d) present

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A1 n. quantity; sum

definition (d) amount

A2 n. freedom from danger; quality of not causing injury or loss; any security device

definition (c) safety

A3 n. choice; alternative; possibility; selection; election

definition (a) option

A4 n. push; lift; incentive; encouragement

definition (d) boost

A5 n. inventory of legal investments for savings banks and trust funds

definition (d) approved list

A6 n. delivery; dispatch; conveyance

definition (a) consignment

A7 adj. in favor of reform; supporting a progressive philosophy; tolerant; open-minded

definition (c) liberal

A8 n. track; lane; route; search route

definition (d) path

A9 n. dossier; collection of documents on a subject; tool for smoothing surfaces; line; queue

definition (d) file

A10 n. financial obligation; debt; responsibility; obligation

definition (a) liability

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A1 v. to plan; to scheme; to send; to dispatch; to throw

definition (a) project

A2 v. to delay; to obstruct; to hinder; to prevent; to thwart

definition (a) impede

A3 v. to grant a license to an individual or group; to grant the right to vote

definition (d) franchise

A4 v. to demolish; to ruin; to destruct; to erase

definition (c) destroy

A5 v. to elevate; to lift; to excite; to arouse; to cause

definition (d) raise

A6 v. to recover

definition (b) get over

A7 v. to go on a journey; to move; to go from one place to another

definition (c) travel

A8 v. to support; to provide for; to finance; to assist; to encourage

definition (b) sustain

A9 v. to channel; to centralize

definition (a) funnel

A10 v. to extend; to lengthen

definition (c) prolong

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A1 abbr. describing something that can be left out isn't required

definition (d) N/A

A2 abbr. numeral; mathematical value or its symbol; unit in a series; part

definition (b) no.

A3 abbr. legally established as a corporation

definition (b) Inc.

A4 abbr. cash payment to be made upon receipt of products or goods

definition (b) C.O.D.

A5 abbr. firm, company that is organized in such a way as to give its owners limited liability

definition (a) Ltd.

A6 abbr. pound; unit of weight in ancient Rome equaling approximately 12 ounces

definition (b) lb

A7 abbr. manpower; personnel; human work force; human labor; staff

definition (b) H.R.

A8 abbr. directed to a particular person (generally used when addressing a letter or message) or issue

definition (a) attn.

A9 abbr. between noon and midnight; in the afternoon; after the hour of 12:00 noon

definition (a) p.m.

A10 abbr. secondary email address; copy of a document, message, or email that is sent to a third party

definition (d) C.C.

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A1 adv. as a result; therefore

definition (c) consequently

A2 adv. evidently; obviously; allegedly; seemingly

definition (c) apparently

A3 adv. hardly; scarcely

definition (c) barely

A4 adv. intentionally; purposefully; methodically

definition (a) deliberately

A5 adv. to a higher level; more than; higher than

definition (c) upwards

A6 adv. exactly; accurately; definitely; certainly; surely

definition (d) precisely

A7 adj. pertaining to the commercial center of a city

definition (a) downtown

A8 adv. simply; in an unembellished manner; clearly

definition (a) plain

A9 adv. after all others; finally; at the end; most recently

definition (a) last

A10 adv. sturdily; steadily; assertively; in a determined manner

definition (b) firm

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A1 n. model; pattern; something which serves as an illustration

definition (a) example

A2 v. to occupy; to live in; to dwell in; to reside in; to populate

definition (c) inhabit

A3 n. custody; property; asset; control; ownership

definition (d) possession

A4 n. financial sheet listing salaries; list of workers who receive wages and salaries

definition (d) payroll

A5 n. innovativeness; inventiveness

definition (c) creativity

A6 v. to be composed of; to be made up of

definition (a) consist

A7 adj. main; principal; major

definition (d) central

A8 n. disorder; embarrassment; bewilderment

definition (d) confusion

A9 v. to cause someone enjoyment

definition (d) pleasure

A10 v. to protect; to guard; to evade a question; to respond in a vague manner

definition (a) fence

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A1 adj. prepared; set; eager; willing; quick; fast

definition (c) ready

A2 adj. present; opposite of absent; accompanying

definition (d) attendant

A3 adj. independent; independent contractor; business owner; person who is not a hired laborer

definition (d) self-employed

A4 adj. lucky; successful; opportune

definition (b) fortunate

A5 adj. shiny; polished; smooth

definition (d) glossy

A6 adj. signed with initials; marked with the first letter or letter of a name

definition (a) initialed

A7 adj. commercial; of commerce

definition (b) trade

A8 adj. ill; nauseous; feeling the need to vomit; disgusted; fed up

definition (b) sick

A9 adj. of a smaller version or dimension

definition (b) downsize

A10 adj. just; reasonable; handsome; light colored; clean; clear

definition (b) fair

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A1 n. contrast

definition (d) compare

A2 n. person who accepts; person who takes or gets

definition (a) recipient

A3 n. enhancement; refinement; improvement

definition (a) enrichment

A4 n. informal word for a commercial announcement

definition (b) ad

A5 n. easement; alleviation; liberation; aid; assistance

definition (c) relief

A6 n. rapid multiplication; rapid reproduction; prosperity

definition (b) proliferation

A7 n. last testament listing inheritors of a dying person's property

definition (b) will

A8 n. location; description of a location

definition (b) address

A9 n. benefit; profit; utility; avail

definition (c) advantage

A10 n. resident; native of a country

definition (b) citizen

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A1 v. to ask for; to petition for

definition (b) request

A2 v. to stay somewhere temporarily; to make an official inspection

definition (b) visit

A3 v. to provide with a combustible substance that provides energy

definition (c) fuel

A4 v. to alter; to change; to fluctuate

definition (d) vary

A5 v. to disregard an outstanding debt (as of a customer)

definition (a) write off

A6 n. guidebook; library; catalog

definition (c) directory

A7 v. to try to; to assay

definition (b) attempt

A8 v. to write down in a timetable; to register

definition (c) calendar

A9 v. to bind; to fasten with a rope or cord

definition (b) tie

A10 v. to cite; to state a price; to offer a price

definition (c) quote

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A1 abbr. large company; firm; business

definition (b) corp.

A2 abbr. first offering to the public of a company's shares on the stock market

definition (d) I.P.O.

A3 abbr. head manager of a corporation, company or large organization

definition (d) C.E.O.

A4 abbr. period of 60 minutes

definition (d) hr

A5 abbr. total goods and services produced by nation during one year excluding payments on foreign

investments

definition (d) G.D.P.

A6 abbr. method of measuring the profitability of a company (derived by dividing the net income by total

assets)

definition (a) ROI

A7 abbr. requesting to view or read the opposite side of a page or document

definition (a) PTO

A8 abbr. top executive rank; person who is responsible for the security of a company's communications

and business systems

definition (b) C.S.O.

A9 abbr. set of numbers which identifies a person

definition (b) PIN

A10 abbr. language used to write pages and sites for the Internet

definition (a) HTML

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A1 adv. meanwhile; in the meantime

definition (d) interim

A2 adv. seemingly; probably

definition (a) likely

A3 adv. regrettably

definition (a) unfortunately

A4 adv. briefly; bluntly; rudely

definition (d) curtly

A5 adv. obviously; apparently; unmistakably

definition (d) clearly

A6 adv. infrequently; not often; seldom

definition (c) rarely

A7 adv. in a place across an ocean

definition (c) overseas

A8 adv. contrarily

definition (d) opposite

A9 adv. towards a lower place, position or section

definition (b) downward

A10 adv. nearby

definition (a) close

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A1 v. to go along with; to go together with; to join; to attach

definition (c) accompany

A2 n. guarantee; authority; justification

definition (c) warranty

A3 n. one who activates; worker of a telephone switchboard; operation symbol

definition (a) operator

A4 adj. attentive; conscious of

definition (b) aware

A5 n. fleece from some animals; frizzy hair

definition (b) wool

A6 n. one who damages a person or his property or rights

definition (d) trespasser

A7 adj. reliable; trustworthy; dependable

definition (d) credible

A8 v. to substitute for; to return something to a particular position or location

definition (b) replace

A9 adj. enduring; lasting; continuing; leftover; remaining

definition (d) residual

A10 n. bed covering; quilt

definition (c) blanket

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A1 adj. relating to supervision and responsibility

definition (d) managerial

A2 adj. of public funds; of or pertaining to money matters

definition (b) fiscal

A3 adj. invaluable; beyond any expressible value; very expensive

definition (c) priceless

A4 adj. skilled; able; proficient; adept

definition (c) capable

A5 adj. coherent; steadfast; firm

definition (d) consistent

A6 adj. well; not sick; fit; sound

definition (a) healthy

A7 adj. inferior; of secondary importance; under the authority of another

definition (d) subordinate

A8 v. to advance; to move forward; to gain

definition (d) progress

A9 adj. of or pertaining to the upper class

definition (d) society

A10 adj. inexpensive; cheap; of or relating to a financial plan

definition (a) budget

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A1 n. general expenses; manufacturing and business expenses

definition (c) overhead

A2 n. person or business that sells goods to final consumers

definition (a) retailer

A3 n. opposition; appeal; denial; protest

definition (c) objection

A4 n. wages; rent; rental; charge; fee

definition (b) hire

A5 n. one who is subservient; someone under the authority of another

definition (b) subordinate

A6 n. small machine that makes computations

definition (c) calculator

A7 n. garbage; trash; waste

definition (c) refuse

A8 n. work beyond regular working hours; pay for such work

definition (c) overtime

A9 n. detailed account of an occurrence or situation

definition (c) report

A10 n. mark; symbol; indication; hint; trace; notice; advertisement

definition (c) sign

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A1 v. to bear witness; to declare under oath; to attest

definition (a) testify

A2 v. to set apart an additional amount of space or money for security

definition (c) margin

A3 v. to bill; to charge

definition (d) invoice

A4 v. to cause to be acquainted; to accustom; to make something well known; to publicize

definition (c) familiarize

A5 v. to rub off; to remove totally; to delete

definition (d) erase

A6 n. tag; sign; identification tag

definition (b) badge

A7 v. to adapt oneself; to host guests; to provide lodging

definition (a) accommodate

A8 v. to fall; to make fall; to bring down; to go down; to omit; to abandon

definition (b) drop

A9 v. to nominate; to designate

definition (c) appoint

A10 v. to shut; to be shut; to finish; to complete

definition (d) close

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A1 adv. knowingly; with awareness

definition (c) consciously

A2 adv. also; too; as well

definition (b) either

A3 adv. in another country; outside; widely

definition (b) abroad

A4 adv. side by side; in alignment; on top of; up-to-date; well-informed

definition (b) abreast

A5 adv. commonly; generally; regularly

definition (b) usually

A6 n. appraisal; estimation; assessment

definition (d) evaluation

A7 adv. without consideration for possible problems; anyway; in any case

definition (c) regardless

A8 adv. at an angle; obliquely; in a slanting direction

definition (a) slantwise

A9 adv. from above; above; in the sky

definition (b) overhead

A10 adv. in place of; as a replacement

definition (a) instead

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A1 adj. foreign; abroad

definition (c) overseas

A2 adj. aspiring; desirous of success; requiring great effort

definition (b) ambitious

A3 v. to enter; to penetrate; to infiltrate; to suffuse

definition (a) permeate

A4 adj. resistant; invulnerable; impervious; sealed; durable

definition (d) proof

A5 adj. lively; vigorous; crucial; critical; necessary

definition (c) vital

A6 v. to become bigger; to expand

definition (a) enlarge

A7 v. to stretch; to enlarge; to lengthen; to reach out

definition (b) extend

A8 n. person who translates from one language to another (orally); person how clarifies; commentator

definition (a) interpreter

A9 n. foundation; organization which provides a certain service or supports a particular cause

definition (d) institute

A10 v. to arrive; to obtain; to procure; to extend the arm outward

definition (c) reach

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A1 adj. facing; across from; contrary; reverse; different; antithetical

definition (c) opposite

A2 adj. intrinsic; existing as a natural and integral part; natural; inborn

definition (a) inherent

A3 adj. lazy; vain; unoccupied; unemployed

definition (a) idle

A4 adj. infinite; boundless

definition (b) unlimited

A5 n. distant part of the sea visible from the shore; remote place far from the shore; high seas

definition (a) offing

A6 v. to rotate; to turn; to spin; to encircle; to think about; to contemplate

definition (b) revolve

A7 adj. ready; attentive; quick; agile

definition (c) alert

A8 adj. delicate; thin; flimsy; handsome; top-quality; excellent

definition (c) fine

A9 adj. binding; compelling; must be done; necessary

definition (a) obligatory

A10 adj. containing; comprehensive; all-embracing; extensive; taking in

definition (d) inclusive

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A1 n. act of dragging or pulling with a rope or chain

definition (b) tow

A2 n. standard against which something is measured; factor; discipline

definition (d) criterion

A3 n. wages; living; stronghold

definition (c) keep

A4 n. gross error; stupid mistake

definition (d) blunder

A5 n. state of losing property to one's creditor's due to unpaid debts; insolvency

definition (c) bankruptcy

A6 n. an interest percentage that changes over time

definition (b) adjustable rate

A7 n. demand for goods or services; rate of purchase and sale; fair

definition (a) market

A8 n. period; era; generation

definition (b) age

A9 n. knowledge obtained by doing; something that one has lived through

definition (d) experience

A10 n. piece of equipment which can be used with other machines without alternation

definition (d) compatible

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A1 v. to present; to show or illustrate something through example, or physical demonstrations

definition (d) demonstrate

A2 v. to bend; to turn sharply in a different direction

definition (a) angle

A3 v. to relate to; to deal with; to process; to pay for

definition (a) treat

A4 v. to agree; to reconcile; to be in concert with

definition (a) harmonize

A5 v. to cause suffering to; to behave unjustly toward

definition (c) wrong

A6 v. to gather; to garner; to assemble; to accumulate; to take payments

definition (b) collect

A7 adj. under the rule of; subordinate; exposed to; liable to; conditional

definition (c) subject

A8 v. to establish; to erect; to throw; to toss

definition (b) pitch

A9 v. to collect; to gather; to accumulate; to store; to place in reserve

definition (b) garner

A10 v. to hawk; to vend; to deal; to distribute; to sell

definition (b) peddle

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A1 adv. at first; in the first place; at the beginning

definition (d) initially

A2 adv. only; exclusively; merely

definition (a) solely

A3 adv. accidentally; by chance

definition (d) randomly

A4 adv. forward; in advance

definition (b) ahead

A5 adv. at first; in the first place; in a unique manner

definition (d) originally

A6 adv. doubly

definition (a) twice

A7 n. concern; affair; percentage on a loan which is paid over time

definition (b) interest

A8 adv. to a greater distance; more; in addition

definition (c) further

A9 adv. in every; during

definition (c) throughout

A10 adv. with difficulty; barely; scarcely; poorly; improperly

definition (a) ill

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A1 v. to decide; to define; to conclude; to cause; to affect

definition (b) determine

A2 adj. lasting throughout the whole year; continuing for many years; perpetual; everlasting

definition (c) perennial

A3 n. criterion; measure; point of reference for comparison

definition (a) benchmark

A4 n. occurrence; happening; contest; campaign; promotion

definition (c) event

A5 n. acknowledgment; strong persuasion or belief; condemnation

definition (c) conviction

A6 n. variety; collection; selection; range; mixture

definition (b) assortment

A7 n. rage; fury

definition (a) anger

A8 n. introduction of something new; change; new method or practice

definition (c) innovation

A9 v. to return money; to reimburse; to repay; to finance again

definition (b) refund

A10 adv. four times a year; once every three months

definition (c) quarterly

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A1 adj. sole; limited to a selected few; incompatible; fashionable; unique

definition (d) exclusive

A2 adj. honest; truthful; frank; straightforward; genuine; earnest

definition (a) sincere

A3 adj. small; of a pouch

definition (b) pocket

A4 adj. perfect; imaginary; excellent; best; exemplary

definition (b) ideal

A5 adj. comprehensive; complete; finished

definition (c) thorough

A6 adj. substantial; real; tangible; current

definition (d) actual

A7 adj. strong; healthy

definition (b) robust

A8 adj. lifeless; spiritless

definition (c) inanimate

A9 adj. forceful; energetic; vigorous; spirited; alive

definition (a) dynamic

A10 adj. chief; head; leading; primary; main

definition (d) principal

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A1 n. newspaper; magazine; diary; blog; bookkeeping ledger

definition (a) journal

A2 n. something that causes a person to act; cause; incentive; purpose; intention

definition (a) motive

A3 n. finding fault; act of expressing displeasure; pleading entered by a plaintiff (Law)

definition (c) complaint

A4 n. obligation; responsibility; assignment; customs tax

definition (d) duty

A5 n. place; position; situation; site; spot

definition (c) location

A6 n. character; nature; trait; arrangement; placement

definition (c) disposition

A7 n. inflow; inward flow; place where a stream flows into another body of water

definition (c) influx

A8 n. act of rescuing; rescued items

definition (c) salvage

A9 n. beginning letter of a person's first name; first letter (as of a word)

definition (b) initial

A10 n. confirmation; endorsement; positive opinion

definition (b) approval

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A1 v. to contemplate again

definition (a) reconsider

A2 v. to cover with a thin layer of metal; to coat with metal

definition (b) plate

A3 v. to crumble into granules

definition (d) grain

A4 v. to set a new time and date

definition (c) reschedule

A5 v. to persuade; to influence; to prove

definition (d) convince

A6 v. to quit an office or position; to relinquish; to give up; to abdicate

definition (b) resign

A7 v. to travel; to take a trip

definition (c) journey

A8 v. to occupy a place; to take a place; to obtain at an advance opportunity

definition (c) preempt

A9 v. to appreciate; to esteem; to respect; to appraise; to assess worth

definition (a) prize

A10 v. to grow older; to mature

definition (c) age

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A1 adv. exceeding regular working hours

definition (b) overtime

A2 adv. strenuously; with great effort; to the full extent; intently; to the extreme limit

definition (d) hard

A3 adv. at fixed intervals; at evenly-spaced intervals; usually; customarily

definition (a) regularly

A4 adv. first in place or rank; primary; leading; main

definition (d) foremost

A5 adv. smoothly; continuously; inconspicuously

definition (d) seamlessly

A6 adv. before; at an earlier time; in the past; antecedently

definition (d) previously

A7 v. to answer adequately or successfully

definition (c) field

A8 adv. and so on; and so forth

definition (c) etc.

A9 adv. very well; excellent

definition (d) fine

A10 adv. in any event; anyway

definition (c) however

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A1 n. tip; bonus; recompense

definition (c) gratuity

A2 v. to carry; to encourage; to assist financially; to substantiate

definition (a) support

A3 n. physical position or bearing; opinion; attitude

definition (d) stance

A4 v. to confess to something; to allow entrance; to accept as valid

definition (a) admit

A5 n. practice session for a performance

definition (d) rehearsal

A6 n. meeting; seminar; convention

definition (b) conference

A7 v. to write or print a series of names or items according to a certain order; to inscribe; to record

definition (c) list

A8 n. fitness; suitability; limitation; diploma or certificate stating one's abilities

definition (b) qualification

A9 v. to stance

definition (b) pose

A10 v. to confirm the truth of something

definition (b) verify

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A1 adj. still; fixed in place; static; settled; tending to stay in one place

definition (d) stationary

A2 adj. striking; noteworthy; extraordinary; exceptional

definition (a) remarkable

A3 adj. providing assistance

definition (c) supportive

A4 adj. preferred; beloved; liked

definition (d) favorite

A5 adj. benevolent; giving; unselfish; abundant; plentiful

definition (a) generous

A6 adj. decayed; decomposed; putrid; spoiled; despicable

definition (b) rotten

A7 n. astonishment; something which startles or astonishes; unexpected event

definition (c) surprise

A8 adj. conspicuous; bulging outward; protruding; remarkable; noticeable

definition (c) salient

A9 adj. coming after all others; most recent; final; newest

definition (c) last

A10 adj. controlling; aggressive; extremely self-assertive; bossy

definition (b) pushy

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A1 n. incorrect interpretation

definition (d) misunderstanding

A2 n. portable personal computer; laptop computer

definition (a) notebook

A3 n. woman who serves tables in a restaurant or pub

definition (c) waitress

A4 n. offer; plan; theory; problem

definition (c) proposition

A5 n. area; territory; domain; field; area of activity or interest; sphere

definition (c) region

A6 v. to wither; to die out; to bleach; to disappear

definition (b) fade

A7 n. buyer; client

definition (a) consumer

A8 n. schedule; agenda; written order of events

definition (a) program

A9 n. symbol; sign; mark; remembrance

definition (b) token

A10 n. word or phrase by which someone or something is called or identified; moniker

definition (b) name

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A1 v. to appoint; to specify; to identify; to designate

definition (b) name

A2 v. to delete; to skip over; to neglect

definition (c) omit

A3 v. to follow; to drag; to tow

definition (b) trail

A4 v. to travel; to go; to journey; to happen; to eat and drink

definition (d) fare

A5 v. to globalize; to make worldwide

definition (b) internationalize

A6 n. collection of written records; use of written records as evidence

definition (a) documentation

A7 v. to demand the return of property; to repossess

definition (d) reclaim

A8 v. to gather together; to group together; to press in

definition (a) crowd

A9 v. to push; to iron; to remove creases or wrinkles; to confiscate for public or government use

definition (c) press

A10 v. to fight for; to challenge; to appeal

definition (c) contest

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A1 adv. previously; before a certain time

definition (b) already

A2 adv. chiefly; principally; mainly; initially

definition (d) primarily

A3 adv. in some way

definition (c) anyhow

A4 adv. naturally; spontaneously; intuitively; automatically

definition (c) instinctively

A5 adv. in whatever manner; however

definition (d) anyway

A6 adv. by hand; physically

definition (c) manually

A7 adv. nice; excellent; of high quality

definition (b) good

A8 adv. at a further point

definition (a) below

A9 adv. clearly; straight; frankly; immediately; soon

definition (c) directly

A10 adv. in opposition; against; counter

definition (c) contrary

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A1 n. program; scheme; agenda; timetable; schedule

definition (d) plan

A2 adv. regularly; persistently; steadily; stably

definition (b) consistently

A3 n. particular form of something; variant; rendering; translation

definition (d) version

A4 v. to take a risk in order to achieve a goal

definition (c) venture

A5 n. hope; anticipation; assumption

definition (c) expectancy

A6 n. person or thing which promotes; expeditor

definition (c) facilitator

A7 v. to give; to submit; to transform; to represent; to depict

definition (b) render

A8 n. goods; ware; stock; articles or items to be sold

definition (d) merchandise

A9 v. to demand; to require; to insist upon; to force

definition (d) exact

A10 v. to fix in place; to link firmly together; to be held in place

definition (b) lock

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A1 adj. pertaining to the sale of goods to final consumers; of the sale of merchandise to end users

definition (a) retail

A2 adj. common; regular; ordinary

definition (a) usual

A3 adj. having begun a journey (especially of a sea vessel); initiated; in progress; under construction

definition (d) underway

A4 adj. not standard; not ordinary

definition (c) unconventional

A5 adj. ambitious; industrious; hard-working

definition (d) diligent

A6 adj. having four equal sides enclosing four equal angles

definition (d) square

A7 adj. very important; critical; decisive; vital

definition (b) crucial

A8 adj. smooth; straight; level; parallel; equal; consistent

definition (a) even

A9 adj. careful; cautious

definition (c) circumspect

A10 adj. possible; capable of becoming; able to be

definition (c) potential

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A1 n. manager; person or group of persons having administrative authority within an organization

definition (d) executive

A2 n. article cut from a newspaper

definition (b) clipping

A3 n. stimulus; motivation; revelation; insight; idea

definition (c) inspiration

A4 n. paragraph; section in a document; part of a contract

definition (b) clause

A5 n. gradual payment of debt; the reduction of the value of an asset

definition (c) amortization

A6 n. seminar; brief intensive educational program; discussion group

definition (d) workshop

A7 n. slice; part; segment; creation; work

definition (a) piece

A8 n. quarrel; disagreement; argument

definition (c) dispute

A9 n. ingredient; single piece which forms part of a larger unit; part; constituent; element

definition (a) component

A10 n. movement; journeying

definition (a) travel

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A1 v. to drill; to practice an action repeatedly in order to perfect it

definition (a) rehearse

A2 v. to contest; to contend against another; to participate in a contest

definition (a) compete

A3 v. to see with the eyes; to view; to notice; to discern; to observe

definition (d) sight

A4 v. to demand; to emphasize firmly; to request firmly; to require; to persevere

definition (d) insist

A5 v. to open; to free from restraints; to release

definition (c) unlock

A6 v. to impose a tariff; to impose a levy; to burden; to demand too much

definition (b) tax

A7 v. to buy; to obtain; to purchase; to attain

definition (c) acquire

A8 v. to collapse; to decline; to decrease; to deteriorate; to settle

definition (d) slump

A9 v. to express regret; to say sorry

definition (c) apologize

A10 v. to furnish with a caption or heading

definition (a) title

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A1 v. to appoint someone (for a position, office, or honor); to designate; to select

definition (d) nominate

A2 adj. easy; relaxing; cosy; financially well to do

definition (d) comfortable

A3 n. list; record; regulator; gauge

definition (c) registering

A4 n. periodic wage paid to someone for work; pay

definition (d) salary

A5 v. to mystify; to baffle; to confound; to confuse; to perplex

definition (a) puzzle

A6 n. a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects; projection; rock ledge; sandbank

definition (d) shelf

A7 conj. in what way?

definition (c) however

A8 n. place where grain is stored; granary; storehouse; collection; store

definition (c) garner

A9 conj. not before; precluding; barring; except; aside from

definition (d) unless

A10 v. to ship; to send abroad; to sell goods and products overseas

definition (c) export

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A1 adj. grand; magnificent; striking

definition (c) impressive

A2 adj. plain; clear; visible; public; intentional; undisguised (Law)

definition (d) overt

A3 adj. unlicensed; forbidden; unlawful

definition (a) unauthorized

A4 adj. excellent; having superior characteristics; fine

definition (a) quality

A5 n. purchase; something that has been purchased or obtained

definition (a) acquisition

A6 n. elected official acting as executive head of a town or city

definition (c) mayor

A7 adj. superior; supreme; above all; of the highest rank; most important

definition (d) paramount

A8 adj. belonging to oneself or itself (mine, yours, his, etc.); self; by oneself

definition (a) own

A9 adj. stated briefly but clearly; clear and concise; short and to the point

definition (a) succinct

A10 adj. strong; solid; stable; fixed; immovable; determined

definition (c) firm

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A1 n. fee for sending letters or packages by mail

definition (a) postage

A2 n. path along which a fluid flows; direction in which a particle flows; aerodynamic shape

definition (b) streamline

A3 n. the level of monetary funding a company needs to run smoothly

definition (d) capital requirement

A4 n. back end; hindmost unit of an army (or fleet, etc.)

definition (c) rear

A5 n. realization; carrying out; performing; putting into effect; execution

definition (a) implementation

A6 n. nourishment; substance which provides the body with nutrients; sustenance

definition (b) food

A7 n. attainment of something desired or attempted; accomplishment; prosperity

definition (c) success

A8 n. coins and paper notes which have value; currency; medium of trade; wealth

definition (c) money

A9 n. frequent customer; repeat customer

definition (b) regular

A10 n. point at which something ends; edge; border; restriction; restraint

definition (c) limit

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A1 v. to place in particular situations

definition (b) circumstance

A2 v. to train; to accustom; to adapt; to stipulate; to prepare

definition (a) condition

A3 v. to put up with something or somebody unpleasant

definition (d) endure

A4 v. to notch; to groove; to assign to a place or position (in an organization, system, etc.)

definition (a) slot

A5 v. to plan; to invent; to design

definition (a) devise

A6 v. to reach a destination; to return; to come back; to succeed

definition (b) arrive

A7 v. to question formally; to evaluate through questioning

definition (b) interview

A8 v. to instruct; to provide with intellectual or spiritual understanding

definition (b) enlighten

A9 v. to leave; to go out

definition (a) exit

A10 v. to perform for the first time; to make one's premiere performance

definition (b) debut

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A1 n. proposal; recommendation; insinuation; hint

definition (c) suggestion

A2 adj. careful; wary; suspicious

definition (a) cautious

A3 v. to disregard; to ignore; to forget to perform (a duty); to shirk; to abandon

definition (c) neglect

A4 conj. despite the fact that; in spite of the fact that

definition (d) although

A5 n. rules introduced by the government to regulate the trade of securities and mutual funds

definition (a) blue sky laws

A6 n. probability; feasibility; chance; likelihood

definition (d) possibility

A7 n. elasticity; cheerfulness; quality of quickly recovering from sadness or failure; buoyancy

definition (d) resilience

A8 adv. still; already; but; in spite of; although

definition (b) yet

A9 n. system; group of items; collection; posture; carriage; series; sequence

definition (b) set

A10 adj. opposite of expensive; inexpensive

definition (c) cheap

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A1 adj. special; unique; different

definition (a) distinctive

A2 adj. remunerated ahead of time; settled beforehand via payment

definition (d) prepaid

A3 adj. sequential; following one after another

definition (c) consecutive

A4 adj. full of or accompanied by; charged with; laden with

definition (a) fraught

A5 n. person who travels back and forth between home and work

definition (d) commuter

A6 n. ruin; desolation; annihilation

definition (a) destruction

A7 adj. being one fourth; having four equal parts

definition (a) quarter

A8 adj. suitable; appropriate; intelligent; savvy; capable

definition (a) apt

A9 adj. final; occurring as a result

definition (a) eventual

A10 adj. gloomy; dark; depressing; sad; mournful

definition (d) somber

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A1 n. model; criterion; norm; average; commodity which backs a monetary system

definition (b) standard

A2 n. routine; course of action; advance; summons to court

definition (a) process

A3 n. faithfulness; devotion; constancy

definition (a) loyalty

A4 n. freight; luggage; baggage; load

definition (d) cargo

A5 n. verification of a person or thing; recognition

definition (b) identification

A6 n. large batch of letters sent at one time by a single sender; rented property

definition (d) mailing

A7 n. cement; something tangible (idea, object, etc.)

definition (a) concrete

A8 n. set; equipment; outfit; clothing; wash basin

definition (d) kit

A9 n. rite; ritual; formality

definition (c) ceremony

A10 n. confidence; faith; credit; monopoly; several companies banded together in order to reduce

competition

definition (a) trust

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A1 v. to take off; to shed; to take away; to eliminate; to get rid of

definition (b) remove

A2 v. to transport via locomotive; to convey by train

definition (a) railroad

A3 v. to send off quickly; to dismiss; to conclude with speed and efficiency; to eliminate

definition (a) dispatch

A4 v. to provide a guarantee against possible damage or loss; to make certain

definition (c) insure

A5 v. to sway; to oscillate; to vacillate; to fluctuate

definition (c) waver

A6 v. to give in; to surrender; to yield; to present; to propose

definition (c) submit

A7 v. to copy; to replicate; to photocopy

definition (d) duplicate

A8 v. to hold a party; to feast; to dine; to drink

definition (c) banquet

A9 v. to ascend; to up; to slope upward; to move upward gradually

definition (c) climb

A10 v. to contrive false evidence against; to set up; to construct; to build; to fashion; to formulate

definition (d) frame

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A1 n. recession; sudden decrease; drooping posture; slouch; collapse

definition (d) slump

A2 adj. shared; ordinary; mediocre; average; public

definition (c) common

A3 v. to carry; to impart or to communicate by statement, suggestion, gesture or appearance

definition (a) convey

A4 n. individual's social or professional standing; position; rank; present situation

definition (c) status

A5 adj. inquisitive; desiring to know and understand; odd; strange; rare

definition (d) curious

A6 n. gas pedal of a motor vehicle

definition (c) accelerator

A7 v. to fight with fists; to put crates

definition (d) box

A8 n. belief in a particular thing or person; religion; trust; confidence; loyalty

definition (b) faith

A9 n. substance obtained from a plant; essence; text paragraph; passage

definition (b) extract

A10 v. to mark; to indicate; to write one's name

definition (a) sign

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A1 adj. low; despicable; ignoble

definition (d) base

A2 adj. detached; disconnected; distinct; set apart

definition (a) separate

A3 adj. impartial; equitable

definition (d) unbiased

A4 adj. advantageous; pleasurable; enjoyable

definition (b) beneficial

A5 adj. commonplace; ordinary; usual; customary; habitual

definition (a) routine

A6 adj. extra; supplemental

definition (b) additional

A7 adj. valuable; unique; outstanding; award-winning

definition (d) prize

A8 adj. necessary; needed; fundamental; crucial; very important

definition (c) essential

A9 adj. pertaining to home; pertaining to family; tame (about an animal)

definition (a) domestic

A10 adj. extreme; great; powerful; strong; profound

definition (c) intense

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A1 n. development; progress

definition (b) growth

A2 n. conformity; agreement; coordination; suitability

definition (b) accordance

A3 n. area; domain; range; piece of land; surface

definition (d) field

A4 n. person who has been appointed; candidate

definition (d) nominee

A5 n. person who designs gardens or large areas

definition (c) landscaper

A6 n. device; system; machine; gadget; appliance

definition (a) apparatus

A7 n. festival; exhibition; show; market; bazaar

definition (b) fair

A8 n. distinguishing mark; unique ability; area of expertise

definition (a) specialty

A9 n. friend; member of an academic organization; suitor

definition (c) fellow

A10 n. yearly date commemorating a special event; birthday

definition (d) anniversary

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A1 v. to be plentiful; to be filled with; to overflow with

definition (c) abound

A2 v. to compile; to increase; to accumulate; to grow

definition (d) accrue

A3 v. to exchange a check (or another money order) for coins and bank notes; to redeem

definition (d) cash

A4 v. to raise money for; to provide with funds; to fund; to pay for

definition (d) finance

A5 v. to fix; to mend; to correct a problem or malfunction

definition (b) repair

A6 v. to give assignments; to overburden; to strain

definition (c) task

A7 v. to shape; to create; to design; to arrange; to be created

definition (c) form

A8 v. to pave the way; to create a path; to guide; to initiate; to originate

definition (c) pioneer

A9 v. to fall on; to storm; to invade; to attack; to seize; to assault

definition (a) pounce

A10 v. to earn income; to make financial gains; to be of service; to be beneficial

definition (a) profit

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A1 adj. somewhat

definition (a) part

A2 v. to watch; to study; to monitor; to supervise; to discern

definition (d) observe

A3 n. expression of intent to damage or injure; intimidation; danger

definition (d) threat

A4 v. to negotiate; to arrive at an agreement

definition (d) bargain

A5 n. readiness; agreeableness

definition (a) willingness

A6 n. metal cord with sharp projecting points

definition (d) barbed wire

A7 v. to impede; to obstruct; to hinder; to meddle

definition (c) interfere

A8 n. certificate; written file

definition (c) document

A9 v. to bind with a contract

definition (d) article

A10 n. trouble; misfortune; evil; harm; disease; sickness

definition (b) ill

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A1 adj. sick; bad; unfriendly; unsatisfactory; inadequate; inferior

definition (d) ill

A2 adj. thankful; appreciative; expressing thanks

definition (a) grateful

A3 adj. pertaining to hearing and listening; sound

definition (d) audio

A4 adj. humble; unpretentious; unassuming; simple; limited

definition (c) modest

A5 adj. preliminary; beginning

definition (c) introductory

A6 n. lift; mechanical apparatus for moving people or items from floor to floor within a building

definition (a) elevator

A7 adj. experienced; knowledgeable (Slang)

definition (d) savvy

A8 adj. pertaining to business; pertaining to buying and selling

definition (b) commercial

A9 adj. acting as a replacement

definition (c) substitute

A10 adj. comprising the best result ever attained

definition (c) record

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A1 n. headway; forward movement; development; advancement

definition (a) progress

A2 n. merchandise; goods; item that is bought and sold; something useful

definition (d) commodity

A3 n. person or organization that owns part of a company

definition (b) shareholder

A4 n. act of quitting a position; letter stating that one quits a position; relinquishment

definition (c) resignation

A5 n. something that is demanded; necessity; something that is needed

definition (a) requirement

A6 n. something of value (property, equipment, goods, etc.); item of quality; something beneficial

definition (b) asset

A7 n. location where sick and injured people receive medical treatment

definition (c) hospital

A8 n. spot; speck; part (the point) in an Internet web address

definition (a) dot

A9 n. part of a chair; rear part of the human body

definition (c) back

A10 n. device used to open locks; button on a board

definition (d) key

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A1 v. to be talented; to do very well; to surpass; to do better than

definition (d) excel

A2 v. to set up for use; to put in (i.e. machinery); to establish in an office or position

definition (b) install

A3 v. to cause to become involved in; to arouse curiosity

definition (a) interest

A4 v. to give a heading or name to (i.e. a book, painting, etc.); to grant a right; to claim something

definition (a) entitle

A5 v. to make certain; to guarantee; to make secure

definition (d) ensure

A6 v. to restore to good condition; to restart; to resume; to refresh

definition (a) renew

A7 v. to save from destruction; to rescue

definition (d) salvage

A8 v. to divide; to apportion; to receive a portion; to participate

definition (a) share

A9 v. to sell; to trade or deal; to distribute; to promote

definition (c) market

A10 v. to prejudice; to influence opinions

definition (b) bias

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A1 n. ability to speak and write easily; eloquence; articulateness; gracefulness

definition (c) fluency

A2 n. reiteration; act of redoing something

definition (a) repetition

A3 adj. lucrative; paying; rewarding; beneficial; producing income

definition (d) profitable

A4 v. to use one's influence to affect people or circumstances

definition (c) leverage

A5 adv. maybe; possibly; could be

definition (a) perhaps

A6 n. national money of a country; circulation; custom; prevalence

definition (b) currency

A7 adj. superior; extraordinary; outstanding

definition (b) excellent

A8 adj. being in competition; contending

definition (a) rival

A9 adv. overhead; over; in a higher place

definition (d) above

A10 adj. different; varied

definition (a) diverse

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A1 adj. arbitrary; fickle; flexible

definition (b) changeable

A2 adj. content; satiated; having one's desires satisfied

definition (b) pleased

A3 adj. obedient; submissive; obliging; yielding; acquiescent

definition (d) compliant

A4 adj. new; fresh; late; of late times

definition (d) recent

A5 adj. close-fitting; tense; narrow

definition (b) tight

A6 adj. doubtful; not reliable; ambiguous

definition (b) uncertain

A7 adj. important; significant; fundamental; necessary; crucial

definition (d) key

A8 adj. inclusive; complete; total; general; without deductions

definition (d) gross

A9 adj. relevant; related; appropriate; fitting

definition (d) pertinent

A10 adj. profitable; yielding monetary rewards; gainful

definition (d) lucrative

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A1 n. rival; (i.e. Coca Cola and Pepsi); person who participates in a contest

definition (b) competitor

A2 n. exit; electrical source for connecting appliances; store; shop; joint

definition (b) outlet

A3 n. mark or signature which allows a letter or package to be sent free of charge

definition (c) frank

A4 n. agreement in which the seller of securities agrees to buy them back at a specified time and price

definition (b) repo

A5 n. professional cook; head cook in a restaurant of hotel

definition (b) chef

A6 n. group of people who attend a seminar, a talk, etc.

definition (d) audience

A7 n. one of the four quarters of the year (winter, spring, summer, autumn)

definition (d) season

A8 adj. reputed; famous

definition (d) name

A9 n. number with a fixed value; factor

definition (d) constant

A10 n. make-up; constitution; essay

definition (c) composition

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A1 v. to fit; to adapt; to adjust; to tune; to supply with an explanatory device

definition (b) key

A2 v. to eat or drink; to use up; to destroy

definition (c) consume

A3 v. to appear as a large and indistinct form; to appear as larger than life; to impend

definition (d) loom

A4 v. to exchange one thing for another; to trade; to barter

definition (d) swap

A5 n. person who makes changes; person who introduces new methods or procedures; creative person

definition (b) innovator

A6 n. opinion; creed; religion; faith; conviction

definition (a) belief

A7 v. to make happen; to bring about

definition (b) cause

A8 v. to go out of sight; to become extinct; to cease to exist; to vanish

definition (a) disappear

A9 v. to establish an agreement; to settle a dispute

definition (c) compromise

A10 v. to decline; to deny; to reject

definition (b) refuse

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A1 adj. not guilty; pure; simple; naive; unsophisticated; harmless

definition (b) innocent

A2 n. chance occurrence; unforeseen event

definition (d) coincidence

A3 adv. into the city center; into the the town

definition (b) downtown

A4 v. to try and obtain something through persuasion or earnest requests

definition (d) solicit

A5 n. event; occurrence; one of a group of loosely connected stories

definition (b) episode

A6 n. plan; idea; thought; structure; system

definition (c) concept

A7 adj. alert; clever; ingenious; skillful; adept

definition (d) adroit

A8 adj. external

definition (b) surface

A9 v. can; to allow; to be possible; to wish

definition (d) might

A10 n. railing; hedge; ability to argue; person who sells stolen goods

definition (a) fence

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A1 adj. quiet; tranquil; calm; motionless

definition (a) still

A2 adj. tenacious; stubborn; constant; continual; diligent

definition (d) persistent

A3 adj. arrogant; haughty; magnificent; impressive

definition (d) proud

A4 adj. having membership in; belonging to (a group, academic organization, etc.); of the same type

definition (d) fellow

A5 adj. identifiable; determinable; able to be distinguished

definition (b) recognizable

A6 adj. unable to think in a clear and orderly manner; giddy or frivolous

definition (d) scatterbrained

A7 adj. precise; meticulous; extremely accurate

definition (a) exact

A8 adj. pedantic; cautious concerning minute details; scrupulous

definition (a) meticulous

A9 adj. giving off a foul odor; fertile; productive; fruitful; growing vigorously

definition (b) rank

A10 adj. mobile; movable; can be transported from one place to another

definition (c) portable

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A1 n. estimation; appraisal; measurement

definition (b) assessment

A2 n. opening; breach; hiatus; space; great difference; disparity

definition (d) gap

A3 n. awareness; cognition; ability to perceive

definition (a) consciousness

A4 n. meaning; sense; importance; consequence; act of pointing out

definition (a) signification

A5 n. spot; tip; essence; gist; matter

definition (b) point

A6 n. reply; answer; reaction

definition (d) response

A7 n. quest; hunt; instance of looking for something; investigation; examination

definition (a) search

A8 n. cord; line; string; telegraph cable

definition (b) wire

A9 n. violent twist; violent ripping; tool for gripping or turning bolts

definition (d) wrench

A10 n. office; bureau; institution; franchise; method

definition (b) agency

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A1 v. to reflect; to think; to consider; to meditate

definition (c) ponder

A2 v. to furnish; to equip; to make up for; to compensate for; to substitute for temporarily

definition (d) supply

A3 v. to plan; to mean; to have in mind do or accomplish; to designate for a particular purpose

definition (c) intend

A4 v. to be worthy of; to have a right to

definition (b) deserve

A5 n. state of mind; predominant emotion

definition (c) mood

A6 adj. receiving of a regular or fixed payment

definition (b) stipendiary

A7 v. to make equal

definition (b) balance

A8 v. to arrange; to order; to systematize; to set up; to unite; to structure

definition (c) organize

A9 v. to bring from another place; to bring goods from a foreign country; to signify; to imply

definition (b) import

A10 v. to apply force or weight; to push; to stress

definition (b) pressure

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A1 v. to grind the teeth together; to abrade; to grind; to make a harsh grinding noise

definition (c) grit

A2 n. substitution; substitute

definition (b) replacement

A3 v. to move backward; to go back; to return to a previous condition

definition (d) regress

A4 n. product of the division of one number by another; part of a whole; segment; fragment; quotient

definition (d) fraction

A5 n. view; vista; panorama; set; backdrop used on stage to portray a particular setting or locale

definition (a) scenery

A6 n. statement which denies responsibility or affiliation; repudiation; denial

definition (c) disclaimer

A7 n. pausing; stammering; faltering

definition (c) hesitation

A8 v. to invite; to speak loudly; to visit; to phone

definition (d) call

A9 n. computerized representation of an actual object

definition (b) virtual

A10 adj. unusual; exceptional; unique; particular; highly valued

definition (d) special

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A1 adj. most important; main; first; opening; beginning

definition (a) lead

A2 adj. excellent; conspicuous; prominent; due

definition (b) outstanding

A3 adj. significant; important

definition (b) meaning

A4 adj. having the back side exposed to view; opposite; contrary

definition (c) reverse

A5 adj. may be settled

definition (a) payable

A6 adj. occurring within a building; meant to be used inside

definition (c) indoor

A7 adj. of reason or cause; inspiring to action

definition (b) motive

A8 adj. involving rivalry; tending to contest

definition (a) competitive

A9 adj. occurring at regular intervals; recurrent; cyclic; seasonal

definition (a) periodical

A10 adj. kind; good

definition (a) beneficent

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A1 n. dress; clothing; apparel

definition (c) attire

A2 n. extension of an archived file compressed with a special program; type of drive using removable

disks

definition (d) ZIP

A3 n. certificate that bears monetary value; coupon; receipt; authorizer; endorser

definition (b) voucher

A4 n. swindle; deceit; cheating; forgery; embezzlement

definition (a) fraud

A5 n. gift; contribution

definition (a) donation

A6 n. performance; operation; attainment; mission; success

definition (b) achievement

A7 v. to continue; to carry on; to advance; to progress; to move forward

definition (c) proceed

A8 n. amount of money that has been borrowed; something borrowed; act of giving temporarily

definition (b) loan

A9 n. affiliate; office; industry; trade; business unit

definition (a) branch

A10 n. repayment; something done to make up for (a loss, deficiency or fault)

definition (b) compensation

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A1 v. to summarize; to review with a short summary

definition (a) recap

A2 v. to hold superior; to appoint; to nominate; to like better

definition (d) prefer

A3 v. to reveal; to uncover; to disclose; to abandon

definition (b) expose

A4 v. to protect; to guard from harm

definition (a) conserve

A5 v. to deliver a discourse before an audience; to reprimand tediously

definition (b) lecture

A6 v. to display; to undertake; to attempt; to begin a journey; to arrange

definition (d) set out

A7 v. to repay; to refund; to compensate for a loss; to repay for an expense

definition (d) reimburse

A8 v. to suggest; to recommend; to tender; to make an offer of marriage

definition (c) propose

A9 v. to draft into military service; to voluntarily join a cause

definition (a) enlist

A10 v. to endanger; to imperil; to dare; to venture

definition (d) hazard

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A1 n. honesty; uprightness; morality; wholeness; unity

definition (c) integrity

A2 n. roundish stain; speck; place; awkward or difficult situation; predicament

definition (d) spot

A3 n. minimum amount of money and liquid assets set by the central banking system of the U.S.

definition (a) reserve requirement

A4 v. to equip; to outfit with supplies

definition (a) kit

A5 v. to place between other things; to throw into the center of

definition (c) interject

A6 adj. unbelievable; inconceivable; fabulous; great; amazing

definition (a) incredible

A7 v. to transmit over the radio; to publicize; to advertise

definition (d) broadcast

A8 v. to go on holiday

definition (d) vacation

A9 v. to join; to connect; to associate with; to relate to

definition (a) link

A10 v. to gauge; to quantify; to assess; to evaluate; to estimate

definition (a) measure

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A1 adj. avoiding; tending to shrink; elusive

definition (d) evasive

A2 adj. distorted; crooked; twisted; askew

definition (d) wry

A3 adj. sticking together; forming a unit or union; united; related to each other

definition (d) cohesive

A4 adj. terrible; awful; disgusting

definition (a) horrible

A5 adj. continual

definition (a) hourly

A6 n. idea; concept; product of the mind

definition (b) thought

A7 adj. cautioning; giving advice about danger

definition (b) warning

A8 adj. important; consequential; meaningful; having meaning; of a considerable amount

definition (d) significant

A9 adj. sufficient; adequate

definition (a) enough

A10 adj. being more than is needed; excessive; unnecessary

definition (d) superfluous

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A1 n. thin muslin fabric (Hindi); beach cliff (Scottish)

definition (d) mull

A2 n. greater number or part; number greater than half of the total

definition (b) majority

A3 n. a measurement of output per hours worked; creativeness; fruitfulness; prolificness

definition (b) productivity

A4 n. putting into words; phrase; word; manifestation

definition (a) expression

A5 n. sports shoe; one who moves about stealthily; one who acts furtively

definition (c) sneakers

A6 n. excitement; great interest

definition (d) enthusiasm

A7 n. denial; rejection

definition (a) refusal

A8 n. money in the form of coins and bank notes

definition (c) cash

A9 n. flat surface at the bottom of the room on which you walk; story; level of a building

definition (a) floor

A10 n. action; step; criterion; amount; degree; extent

definition (d) measure

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A1 v. to raise an opinion; to adjust the tone of

definition (c) voice

A2 v. to affect strongly; to emphasize; to stamp

definition (b) impress

A3 v. to go regularly to (a certain place); to patronize

definition (b) frequent

A4 v. to transfer control from governmental to individual powers

definition (c) privatize

A5 v. helping verb for use in a question; request or expression of desire

definition (a) would

A6 v. to accuse; to admonish

definition (a) reprove

A7 v. to hunt; to pursue; to run over; to race

definition (c) course

A8 v. to evolve; to make to progress; to grow professionally; to develop; to speed

definition (d) career

A9 v. to enlarge; to add to; to multiply; to raise; to intensify

definition (d) increase

A10 v. to display; to demonstrate; to bestow; to grant

definition (c) present

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A1 n. harvest; return; produce; income; profit

definition (d) yield

A2 n. facet; outlook; direction; issue; point

definition (c) aspect

A3 n. connection; confiscation; file sent via email

definition (d) attachment

A4 adj. firm; wealthy; influential; important; considerable

definition (c) substantial

A5 v. to cause to lose heart; to deter; to dissuade; to show disapproval of; to derail

definition (d) discourage

A6 v. to further; to encourage sales; to aid; to help; to assist

definition (a) promote

A7 v. to divide; to split

definition (a) section

A8 v. to take money from the bank; to retire; to remove

definition (d) withdraw

A9 n. management of resources (i.e. money, goods, etc.); thrift; careful spending

definition (d) economy

A10 n. secret agent; person who secretly investigates and gathers information about other people

definition (c) spy

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A1 adj. pertaining to accommodations; domesticated

definition (a) house

A2 adj. large; enormous; huge

definition (a) vast

A3 adj. satisfied; pleased

definition (c) content

A4 adj. done without waste (of time, resources, etc.)

definition (d) efficient

A5 adj. exceptional; special; strange; odd; curious

definition (b) peculiar

A6 n. process of breaking down a subject and studying it; examination

definition (a) analysis

A7 adj. honest; sincere; straightforward; open; candid

definition (d) frank

A8 adj. existing independently; real; tangible

definition (d) substantive

A9 adj. complex; complicated; involved; entangled

definition (c) intricate

A10 adj. pertinent; related; connected to the current subject

definition (d) relevant

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A1 n. something or someone that does not match up to standards; object of lower quality; outcast

definition (a) reject

A2 n. a fraud scheme involving cold calling

definition (a) boiler room

A3 n. shortened form of a word or word combination

definition (d) abbreviation

A4 n. a person who keeps financial records; a person who conducts financial audits

definition (d) accountant

A5 n. boss; supervisor; manager; head

definition (d) director

A6 n. suggestion; tender; plan; offer of marriage

definition (b) proposal

A7 n. sharp stinging pain

definition (d) smart

A8 n. chance; occasion; favorable time to act

definition (a) opportunity

A9 n. financial framework; financial plan

definition (b) budget

A10 n. petition; instance of asking for something; something that is asked for; object of a petition

definition (c) request

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A1 v. to characterize; to depict; to describe; to present; to emphasize

definition (d) feature

A2 v. to lessen; to diminish; to decrease

definition (c) reduce

A3 v. to continue

definition (d) get on with

A4 v. to sign using the first letter or letters of a name

definition (a) initial

A5 v. to hide; to keep secret; to cover up

definition (c) conceal

A6 v. to write a statement of purchases; to make a bill of sale

definition (d) receipt

A7 v. to learn; to ponder; to examine; to investigate; to memorize

definition (a) study

A8 v. to devise; to invent; to dream up; to design (often in a negative way)

definition (b) contrive

A9 v. to feel; to sense; to distinguish; to discern; to see

definition (c) perceive

A10 v. to rely on; to trust; to be supported by

definition (a) depend

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A1 n. consolation; relief from distress; source of comfort

definition (d) solace

A2 v. to organize; to arrange; to give form to

definition (d) structure

A3 n. study of the statistical characteristics of a population

definition (c) demographics

A4 n. act of deriving; speculation; drawing of a conclusion

definition (b) inference

A5 n. mistake; something that is incorrect

definition (a) error

A6 v. to cap; to cork; to stop up; to block; to advertise

definition (a) plug

A7 v. to make a scheme; to plot; to design; to contrive; to think up

definition (c) plan

A8 v. to fill; to pack (with goods, cargo, etc.)

definition (b) load

A9 v. to convince; to induce; to sway

definition (a) persuade

A10 n. person who is resistant to change; person who favors traditional political parties

definition (d) conservative

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A1 adj. occurring at fixed intervals; normal; usual; ordinary; common

definition (d) regular

A2 adj. compact; having a high mass per unit volume; close

definition (c) dense

A3 adj. of great worth; costly; cherished; dear; important

definition (a) valuable

A4 adj. clear; evident; simple; flat; smooth

definition (d) plain

A5 adj. averting; avoiding; delaying; inhibiting

definition (a) preventive

A6 adj. inventive; innovative; artistic

definition (b) creative

A7 adj. behind; after; rear; hind

definition (b) back

A8 adj. collective; total; taking all units as a whole

definition (d) aggregate

A9 adj. sublime; exalted; superior

definition (b) transcendent

A10 adj. clear; exact; precise; quick

definition (d) express

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A1 n. word; expression; idiom; condition; stipulation

definition (d) term

A2 n. person of group of people that runs and administers a business or other enterprise

definition (a) management

A3 n. condition; phase; mood; splendor; nation

definition (c) state

A4 n. magazine; journal

definition (c) periodical

A5 n. incentive; drive; inspiration; state of being stirred to action

definition (d) motivation

A6 n. shelves used to store printed items

definition (c) bookcase

A7 n. postponement; hindrance; hold-up; stopping; lingering

definition (d) delay

A8 n. traveler; fare; person who rides or travels

definition (c) passenger

A9 n. car; wagon; coach; carriage; trolley

definition (a) cart

A10 n. earnings; financial gain; benefit; advantage; privilege

definition (b) profit

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A1 v. to record the proceedings of a meeting; to make a memorandum

definition (c) minute

A2 v. to give; to contribute; to grant; to bestow

definition (d) donate

A3 v. to discern; to perceive; to pay attention; to observe; to remark

definition (b) notice

A4 v. to obtain; to attain; to perform; to accomplish

definition (d) achieve

A5 adv. honestly; genuinely; earnestly; faithfully

definition (b) sincerely

A6 adj. preoccupied; lost in thought

definition (a) absent

A7 v. to rub; to achieve or obtain with difficulty; to delete; to cross out

definition (b) scratch

A8 v. to respect; to honor; to admire; to value

definition (d) esteem

A9 v. to feel; to perceive; to apprehend; to understand

definition (d) sense

A10 v. to increase; to enlarge; to enhance; to multiply

definition (a) augment

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A1 n. outcome; compensation; counterbalance

definition (c) offset

A2 n. person who belongs to an organization or group; part; organ

definition (a) member

A3 n. formal approval; proof; verification; religious ceremony

definition (a) confirmation

A4 n. picture or design used as a background for the other images in a graphical user interface

definition (a) wallpaper

A5 adv. therefore; so

definition (c) thus

A6 n. case in a court of law brought by one party against another; legal claim

definition (c) lawsuit

A7 v. to describe; to illustrate; to characterize; to portray; to elucidate

definition (c) depict

A8 n. situation; requirement; circumstance; stipulation

definition (c) condition

A9 v. to appear; to come out; to be revealed

definition (c) emerge

A10 adj. brief; blunt; rude

definition (d) curt

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A1 adj. leaving; sailing; traveling to another country

definition (c) outbound

A2 adj. enough; adequate

definition (b) sufficient

A3 adj. exacting; choosy; ornate; nagging; annoying

definition (c) fussy

A4 adj. motivating; stimulating; encouraging; provoking; inhaling

definition (a) inspiring

A5 adj. not functional; not practical

definition (a) useless

A6 adj. distant; located far away; secluded; isolated; aloof

definition (b) remote

A7 adj. irregular; fitful; occasional; infrequent

definition (b) sporadic

A8 adj. having a thin edge intended for cutting; sudden; clear; smart

definition (a) sharp

A9 adj. hard; troublesome; complicated; complex

definition (c) difficult

A10 adj. beside the point; unconnected; impertinent; immaterial

definition (a) irrelevant

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A1 n. bank deposits that are available on a short-term basis; treasury bills

definition (d) cash reserves

A2 n. slide; stumble; mistake; blunder; error

definition (c) slip

A3 n. getting rid of; arranging

definition (a) disposal

A4 n. opposition; act of fighting against; act of withstanding the effects of

definition (b) resistance

A5 n. government department responsible for collecting taxes on imports

definition (b) customs

A6 n. anticipation; longing or waiting for; hope

definition (a) expectation

A7 n. list; evidence; best result ever attained; list of events or actions

definition (a) record

A8 n. partitioning; department; faculty; ranking; level according to difficulty

definition (c) division

A9 n. degree of difference; promotion of a student to a higher grade

definition (a) remove

A10 n. denouncement; revealing; photograph; abandoning; placement

definition (d) exposure

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A1 v. to fulfill; to meet a request or requirement; to compensate; to remunerate

definition (c) satisfy

A2 v. to postpone; to hinder; to linger; to move slowly; to loiter

definition (d) delay

A3 v. read superficially; to cause an object to skip across the surface of a liquid

definition (b) skim

A4 v. to confirm to be true; to authorize

definition (d) certify

A5 v. to make an application; to enter; to let something or someone enter

definition (b) put in

A6 v. to offer at lower prices than the competition; to weaken; to undermine

definition (d) undercut

A7 v. to worry; to cause concern; to annoy; to bother; to disturb

definition (a) trouble

A8 v. to identify; to acknowledge; to know; to admit

definition (d) recognize

A9 v. to incline; to slant upward or downward; to cause to tilt

definition (c) slope

A10 v. to act as an agent on behalf of a person or organization; to symbolize

definition (b) represent

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A1 adj. certain; sure of oneself; composed

definition (d) confident

A2 adj. mature; full grown

definition (a) adult

A3 n. statement; proclamation; announcement

definition (b) declaration

A4 v. to permit; to approve; to empower

definition (c) authorize

A5 n. computer peripheral used for exporting documents to paper

definition (a) printer

A6 n. cargo or goods that are shipped for a fee; shipping cost; transportation; conveyance; shipment

definition (c) freight

A7 n. line that is not curved; section that is not curved

definition (b) straight

A8 n. intersection; crossing; connection

definition (a) junction

A9 n. tool for cutting consisting of a toothed blade; saying; maxim; proverb

definition (d) saw

A10 n. period of time that something continues

definition (c) duration

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A1 adj. characterized; by or occupying a particular place

definition (a) local

A2 adj. not anticipated; not expected

definition (c) unforeseen

A3 adj. empty; unfilled; unoccupied; lacking expression

definition (c) vacant

A4 adj. treated as an expense

definition (b) absorbed

A5 adj. judgmental; important; crucial; vital

definition (c) critical

A6 n. class; division; section; segment

definition (b) category

A7 adj. anesthetized; lacking sensitivity (to pain); in shock; senseless

definition (b) number

A8 adj. dangerous; risky; perilous

definition (a) hazardous

A9 adj. typical; characteristic; acting on behalf of another person or organization

definition (b) representative

A10 adj. containing nothing; without people; without contents; hollow; meaningless

definition (c) empty

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A1 n. structure in which horses and other animals are housed

definition (d) stable

A2 n. understanding; wisdom; intelligence (Slang)

definition (c) savvy

A3 n. collaboration; working together

definition (d) cooperation

A4 n. foods and other goods sold at a small supermarket or store

definition (a) groceries

A5 n. something which legally or rightfully belongs to an individual; payment; fee

definition (d) due

A6 n. the proportion of available time that an item of equipment is operating

definition (a) utilization

A7 n. putting to use; putting into action; effort; struggle; strain

definition (a) exertion

A8 n. obligation; something owed (i.e. money)

definition (b) debt

A9 n. transmission; dispatch; radio program

definition (b) broadcast

A10 n. one who is higher than another in rank or position

definition (c) superior

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A1 v. to exchange goods and services

definition (a) barter

A2 v. to be compatible; to be suitable; to be an equal competitor; to compare

definition (b) match

A3 v. to depend on; to trust in

definition (a) rely

A4 v. to allot; to apportion; to give somebody a task or responsibility; to delegate; to appoint

definition (a) assign

A5 v. to keep in existence; to preserve; to support; to provide for

definition (c) maintain

A6 n. fantasizing; visualizing

definition (b) imagining

A7 v. to halt; to cease; to quit; to close; to block; to impede

definition (d) stop

A8 v. to cause; to incite; to bring to pass

definition (b) occasion

A9 v. to throw away; to get rid of

definition (d) discard

A10 v. to join; to cause to become one

definition (d) unify

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A1 n. prize; grant; arbitration

definition (b) award

A2 n. reaping; gathering in of crops; outcome; product

definition (c) harvest

A3 n. short informational periodical that is usually distributed to the members of an interest group

definition (a) newsletter

A4 adv. mildly; deliberatively; in a temperate manner; not excessively; reasonably

definition (d) moderately

A5 v. to put into practice; to accomplish; to perform; to conduct

definition (a) carry out

A6 n. meeting; assembly; term; semester

definition (d) session

A7 adj. average; middle; unkind; base; inferior

definition (c) mean

A8 adj. presently holding an office or position; compulsory; necessary; resting; lying

definition (c) incumbent

A9 pref. against; opposed

definition (b) counter

A10 v. to withdraw from a position (usually due to old age); go into seclusion; to withdraw

definition (a) retire

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A1 adj. descending

definition (d) downward

A2 adj. bothersome; troublesome; worrisome; harassing

definition (b) annoying

A3 adj. worthy of adoration; impressive; wonderful; marvelous

definition (b) admirable

A4 adj. legitimate; legally acceptable; not expired; logical; well-founded

definition (b) valid

A5 adj. chosen; picked out; choice; superior; prime; picky

definition (d) select

A6 adj. solemn; acute; critical; requiring much consideration; humorless; grim

definition (c) serious

A7 adj. pertaining to a city; municipal

definition (b) urban

A8 adj. end; closing; concluding; final; mortal

definition (c) terminal

A9 adj. content; self-satisfied; comfortable; smug

definition (b) complacent

A10 adj. made of a thin flexible cord of metal

definition (d) wire

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A1 n. supplement; mathematical operation

definition (c) addition

A2 n. negotiation; settlement; business deal

definition (c) transaction

A3 n. survey; review; news reporting; insurance

definition (a) coverage

A4 n. show; presentation; execution; act; deed

definition (a) performance

A5 n. type of fuel; gasoline

definition (c) petrol

A6 n. a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment

definition (b) lease

A7 n. movement of vehicles or persons; trade; commerce; load of messages in a communications

network

definition (a) traffic

A8 n. rare object

definition (b) collectible

A9 n. cost; value; worth; rate; measure

definition (c) price

A10 n. rope; cord; link; connection; equal score in a game

definition (c) tie

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A1 v. to arrange according to dimension

definition (c) size

A2 v. to mirror; to send back energy from a surface; to cause to return; to express

definition (b) reflect

A3 v. to stay; to abide; to continue; to go on

definition (a) remain

A4 v. to reconstruct; to erect again

definition (d) rebuild

A5 v. to wrap; to combine things together as one inseparable unit

definition (b) package

A6 v. to protect; to secure; to vindicate

definition (c) defend

A7 v. to change; to shift; to exchange; to trade; to turn on or off

definition (c) switch

A8 v. to supervise; to observe; to follow up on; to check up on

definition (b) monitor

A9 v. to create; to conceive; to produce; to conceptualize

definition (d) design

A10 v. to name; to call; to designate

definition (d) term

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A1 n. concentration; ability to concentrate on an issue

definition (b) attentiveness

A2 n. review; overview; statistical study

definition (b) survey

A3 v. to require; to compel; to force upon; to enforce; to institute

definition (d) impose

A4 adj. answering; reacting (esp. positively or sympathetically)

definition (a) responsive

A5 n. model; ideal; mold; form; example; pattern

definition (b) paradigm

A6 adj. select; fine; excellent

definition (d) choice

A7 v. to gain entrance to; to get at

definition (b) access

A8 v. to eternalize; to make everlasting; to preserve from extinction

definition (c) perpetuate

A9 v. to oppose; to protest

definition (b) object

A10 v. to speak or act in a rude or contemptuous manner; to offend; to affront

definition (c) insult

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A1 adj. excessive; redundant; superfluous

definition (d) unnecessary

A2 adj. harsh; strict; severe; exact; precise

definition (a) rigorous

A3 adj. nominal; symbolic; perfunctory

definition (a) token

A4 adj. confined within a boundary; restricted; narrow; mediocre

definition (b) limited

A5 n. meeting or conference at which a specific topic is discussed

definition (b) symposium

A6 v. to subdue; to solve

definition (a) overcome

A7 adj. suitable; fitting

definition (d) appropriate

A8 adj. common; regular; boring; tedious; dull

definition (c) prosaic

A9 adj. suitable; worthy of; qualified; entitled to; allowed

definition (c) eligible

A10 adj. at or constituting a place where two surfaces meet

definition (b) edge

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A1 n. client; buyer; person who buys a product or service

definition (b) customer

A2 n. choice; option

definition (d) alternative

A3 n. diligence; neatness

definition (d) thoroughness

A4 n. part; district; paragraph; passage; department; unit

definition (a) section

A5 n. metal money; piece of stamped metal currency (as opposed to paper bills)

definition (b) coin

A6 adj. simple; basic

definition (a) elemental

A7 n. strength; period; permanence

definition (a) tenure

A8 n. guidance; supervision; conducting; management

definition (d) direction

A9 n. head; leader; chairman; chief

definition (d) president

A10 n. something unyielding; something hard; stone similar to diamond

definition (a) adamant

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A1 v. to put to practical use; to take advantage of

definition (c) utilize

A2 v. to realize; to make a reality; to accomplish; to complete; to execute

definition (b) fulfill

A3 v. to hunt for; to look for; to investigate; to examine

definition (b) search

A4 v. to provide with the required supplies, tools and items

definition (a) equip

A5 v. to disregard; to overlook; to refuse to recognize; to reject

definition (b) ignore

A6 n. notoriety; renown; good reputation

definition (c) fame

A7 v. to segregate; to set apart; to split; to divide; to disconnect

definition (a) separate

A8 v. to take a cruise; to travel; to make a journey

definition (c) voyage

A9 v. to specialize in a certain field

definition (a) major

A10 v. to satisfy; to please; to meet a request

definition (d) content

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A1 n. rectangular traveling bag; valise

definition (a) suitcase

A2 v. to stop; to discontinue; to disturb; to bring a conversation to a halt

definition (a) interrupt

A3 n. metal clip for binding papers; essential element

definition (a) staple

A4 n. pullover; employer who underpays his employees

definition (b) sweater

A5 conj. despite; in spite of

definition (b) though

A6 n. speed; haste; sudden increase in activity or speed

definition (b) rush

A7 n. principle; basis; essential

definition (a) fundamental

A8 n. competition

definition (d) contest

A9 adj. having a degree or diploma; concerning studies beyond a bachelor's degree

definition (d) graduate

A10 v. to show how (people or things) are alike or different; to consider to be similar

definition (b) compare

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A1 adj. occurring on a regular basis

definition (d) daily

A2 adj. staying in a particular place; not migratory; intrinsic; existing

definition (a) resident

A3 adj. logical; reasonable; intelligent; prudent; expressible as a whole number (Mathematics)

definition (a) rational

A4 adj. cautious; particular; concentrated; meticulous

definition (d) careful

A5 adj. defective; imperfect; cracked

definition (a) flawed

A6 adj. firm; faithful; persistent; unbending; adamant

definition (d) constant

A7 v. to esteem; to cherish; to assess; to estimate

definition (d) value

A8 adj. spoiled; immoral; dishonest; perverted

definition (b) corrupt

A9 adj. vulnerable; prone; impressionable

definition (d) susceptible

A10 adj. equal; equivalent; of equal rank or authority

definition (d) coordinate

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A1 n. weather conditions; surrounding conditions; atmosphere; setting

definition (d) climate

A2 n. choice; assortment; collection of items available to choose

definition (b) selection

A3 n. temporary stop; standstill; break or pause in a march or journey

definition (d) halt

A4 n. awareness; perception

definition (b) cognition

A5 n. ability of the mind to create mental pictures which do not exist in reality

definition (a) imagination

A6 n. ball; sphere; planet Earth; world

definition (a) globe

A7 n. small retail store; studio; business; office; outlet

definition (d) shop

A8 n. effect; impact; person or thing which has power to affect others

definition (d) influence

A9 n. law; custom; common practice; government; flat tool used for measuring distances

definition (d) rule

A10 n. inhabitant; one who lives in a particular location

definition (a) resident

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A1 v. to waver; to be uncertain; to vacillate; to falter; to be indecisive

definition (c) hesitate

A2 v. to terminate; to end; to destroy; to defeat; to complete

definition (b) finish

A3 v. to complete a course of study and receive a degree or diploma

definition (a) graduate

A4 v. to end; to sum up; to complete; to conclude

definition (b) finalize

A5 v. to reduce the size of; to make smaller; to cut the number of employees

definition (c) downsize

A6 v. to defend; to save from harm; to watch over; to guard

definition (a) protect

A7 v. to advance; to encourage; to promote; to assist

definition (d) further

A8 v. to provide secret information about another country; to examine

definition (a) spy

A9 v. to register; to adjust prices or salaries in accordance with changes in economic indicators

definition (c) index

A10 v. to cede; to surrender; to give up; to forsake; to abandon

definition (b) relinquish

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A1 n. progress; advance

definition (c) headway

A2 adj. confined usually by illness

definition (c) homebound

A3 v. to appear to be; to look like; to give the impression of; to have the appearance of

definition (a) seem

A4 adj. common; shared; collective

definition (a) corporate

A5 adv. totally; completely; absolutely

definition (a) entirely

A6 n. overseer; director; manager

definition (c) supervisor

A7 n. condition; influencing factor; situation

definition (b) circumstance

A8 adj. lasting; enduring; perpetual; regular; fixed; invariable

definition (c) permanent

A9 n. attention; concern; caution; supervision; management

definition (b) care

A10 conj. but; in spite of; despite

definition (a) yet

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A1 adj. classified; secret; strictly private

definition (c) confidential

A2 adj. leftover; unused; desolate; desert; destroyed

definition (d) waste

A3 adj. comprehensible; intelligible; rational; transparent; bright

definition (b) lucid

A4 adj. beginning; introductory

definition (b) initiative

A5 adj. frail; feeble; faint; dilute; watery

definition (d) weak

A6 n. calculation of size or extent; assessment of capacity or dimension

definition (a) measurement

A7 adj. little; not many; some

definition (a) few

A8 adj. refined; cultured; complex; intricate; complicated

definition (c) sophisticated

A9 adj. lawful; acceptable; justified; authorized

definition (d) legitimate

A10 adj. sticking together; consistent

definition (c) coherent

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A1 n. product which can rot or spoil (fruit, food etc.)

definition (b) perishable

A2 n. agreement; settling of a disagreement by making mutual concessions

definition (a) compromise

A3 n. corporation; firm; ensemble; association with another

definition (b) company

A4 n. test; quiz; investigation; inquiry

definition (a) examination

A5 n. something which escapes or passes through a hole or opening (i.e. liquid, gas, etc.)

definition (b) leakage

A6 n. range; extent; sphere; expanse

definition (b) scope

A7 n. piece of long fiction with a plot and characters; story

definition (b) novel

A8 n. range; journey; track; path; series; sequence

definition (a) run

A9 n. distance that an arm can extend

definition (b) reach

A10 n. degree of diversity; change; modified version; deviation

definition (d) variation

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A1 v. to demand; to claim; to need; to call for; to order; to command

definition (d) require

A2 v. to meet by chance; to face; to meet with (difficulties, hardships, etc.)

definition (d) encounter

A3 v. to join with; to connect to; to become attached to

definition (d) affiliate

A4 v. to fasten; to link to; to add; to ascribe to; to connect to

definition (d) attach

A5 v. to exchange; to replace; to convert; to travel back and forth regularly (i.e. to work)

definition (a) commute

A6 adj. positive; approving; likable; helpful; encouraging; desirable

definition (c) favorable

A7 v. to govern; to control; to determine; to decide; to decree

definition (d) rule

A8 v. to reduce; to lessen; to decline

definition (b) decrease

A9 v. to unite; to join; to come together; to become one

definition (d) combine

A10 v. to impose a tax or fine; to conscript troops

definition (d) levy

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A1 n. messenger; company that delivers messages, documents, parcels, etc.

definition (b) courier

A2 adj. rational; reasonable; wise; judicious; cognizant; aware

definition (b) sensible

A3 adj. secured in a warehouse

definition (a) bonded

A4 n. small container for documents; tool for synchronizing files between two computers

definition (d) briefcase

A5 n. the sale of all or most of a company's inventory or assets to another company

definition (a) bulk transfer

A6 n. upkeep; repairs; livelihood; means of support

definition (a) maintenance

A7 n. custom; practice; convention

definition (a) tradition

A8 n. change of residence; action; turn in a game; formal request or proposition

definition (c) move

A9 v. to express in a fluent and clear manner

definition (c) articulate

A10 n. danger; risk; game of chance

definition (b) hazard

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A1 adj. more distant; additional

definition (a) further

A2 adj. plentiful; copious; profuse; full abounding with

definition (b) abundant

A3 adj. common; popular; extensive; prevalent

definition (a) widespread

A4 adj. intended for inhabitation; occupied with homes

definition (b) residential

A5 adv. in a friendly manner; warmly

definition (c) cordially

A6 adj. reciprocal; done in response to a previous action; repeated; recurring

definition (b) return

A7 adj. appropriate; fitting; well-timed; timely; proper; expedient

definition (d) opportune

A8 adj. capable of living; having a reasonable chance of succeeding; practical

definition (d) viable

A9 adj. singular; matchless; rare

definition (b) unique

A10 adj. unyielding; firm; hard; unbending

definition (c) adamant

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A1 n. trip in a vehicle; type of computer hardware; combined effort to accomplish a goal (i.e. fund raiser)

definition (b) drive

A2 n. traveling on a ship; sea voyage; sailing

definition (a) cruise

A3 n. inducement; act of convincing

definition (a) persuasion

A4 n. stance

definition (b) pose

A5 n. sheet of paper on which information has been printed; flyer

definition (c) leaflet

A6 n. device made up of interconnected parts that work together to perform a given task or function

definition (c) machine

A7 n. unit of time equal to one thousand years; thousandth year anniversary

definition (d) millennium

A8 n. advice; person who gives advice; attorney; lawyer

definition (a) counsel

A9 n. sound produced in the throat; expression; language

definition (d) voice

A10 n. gift; offering; something that is given to another person without compensation

definition (a) present

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A1 v. to confuse; to make hard to understand; to make difficult; to make complex

definition (c) complicate

A2 v. to keep busy; to occupy; to employ; to commit

definition (c) engage

A3 v. to celebrate

definition (c) party

A4 v. to devote to; to set apart for; to inscribe (a book, poem, song, story, etc.) to someone

definition (c) dedicate

A5 v. to manage; to supervise; to supply; to dispense

definition (d) administer

A6 v. to cause not to happen; to avert; to delay; to impede; to hinder

definition (c) prevent

A7 v. to give a cost to something

definition (d) price

A8 v. to perform; to carry out; to put into practice

definition (c) execute

A9 v. to limit; to restrict; to contract; to lessen in width; to taper

definition (a) narrow

A10 v. to cut into portions; to cleave

definition (b) slice

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A1 v. to perform; to do; to engage

definition (a) commit

A2 n. indicator; something used to point; hand on a clock; clue; advice

definition (b) pointer

A3 adj. free; autonomous; sovereign; self-reliant; self-sufficient

definition (b) independent

A4 conj. up to the time which

definition (c) until

A5 n. supplementary charge; additional charge; amount paid for insurance; reward

definition (b) premium

A6 n. survey; general study; examination; inspection

definition (d) review

A7 adj. additional; extra

definition (c) supplementary

A8 n. pillow; soft padded object

definition (a) cushion

A9 v. to reap; to gather in ripe crops; to catch; to gather

definition (a) harvest

A10 v. to fail after starting well; to make a hissing noise which gradually fades into silence

definition (d) fizzle

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A1 adj. of a skilled occupation; working in one of the skilled occupations

definition (a) professional

A2 adj. close at hand

definition (b) nearby

A3 adj. obligated; certain; fastened; tied

definition (d) bound

A4 adj. wonderful; excellent; marvelous; grand; elegant; magnificent

definition (d) splendid

A5 adj. biased; dishonest

definition (c) unfair

A6 adj. equivalent to; equal to

definition (b) tantamount

A7 adj. major; chief; select; of the highest quality; excellent

definition (b) prime

A8 adj. simulated; feigned; make-believe

definition (d) pretend

A9 adj. immediate; quick; urgent; pressing; present; current

definition (a) instant

A10 adj. tiny; extremely small; trivial; petty; accurate

definition (a) minute

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A1 n. colored substance applied to surfaces; layer of dried pigment on a surface

definition (a) paint

A2 n. act of enlisting or drafting new members

definition (a) recruitment

A3 n. the practice of giving expert advice within a particular field

definition (b) consultancy

A4 n. heart of the matter; main point

definition (d) crux

A5 n. textile; weave; structure; framework; construction

definition (d) fabric

A6 n. ability; skill; trait; characteristic; quality

definition (c) capability

A7 n. shipping of goods to other countries

definition (a) export

A8 n. expression of admiration; word of praise for someone

definition (b) compliment

A9 n. act of halting; visit; temporary residence; suspension of a legal proceeding

definition (c) stay

A10 n. adviser; counselor; person who guides and teaches; spiritual instructor

definition (b) mentor

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A1 v. to assign too low a value to

definition (a) underestimate

A2 v. to practice; to employ; to exploit; to treat; to consume

definition (c) use

A3 v. to esteem; to regard highly; to become more valuable

definition (c) appreciate

A4 v. to tempt or tease by presenting something as available and then withholding it

definition (d) tantalizing

A5 v. to imply; to suggest; to hint

definition (a) connote

A6 v. to assume; to anticipate; to hope

definition (a) expect

A7 v. to straighten; to flatten; to make even; to equalize

definition (c) level

A8 v. to add

definition (b) sum

A9 v. to produce; to design; to make; to manufacture

definition (d) create

A10 v. to communicate data to; to tell; to brief; to notify

definition (b) inform

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A1 n. educator; teacher; trainer

definition (a) instructor

A2 v. to arrange in proper order

definition (a) coordinate

A3 n. commercial transaction; instance of offering goods at a reduced price; demand for merchandise;

auction

definition (d) sale

A4 v. to impersonate; to act in a role; to claim; to assert

definition (d) pretend

A5 n. act of forcefully taking possession of an area; seizure; conquest; possession or settlement of land

definition (c) occupation

A6 v. to annoy; to bother; to aggravate; to anger

definition (c) irritate

A7 v. to visit; to spend time in a place; to remain temporarily; to lodge

definition (a) stay

A8 n. compound; various objects that for m a unit

definition (a) complex

A9 n. hold; understanding; knowledge; realization

definition (b) grasp

A10 adj. careful; wanting to do what is right

definition (b) conscientious

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A1 adj. full; packed; crammed together

definition (a) crowded

A2 adj. inner; inside; located within; of a country's domestic affairs

definition (b) internal

A3 adj. done over again

definition (c) repeat

A4 adj. whole; including every part; complete; full

definition (b) entire

A5 adj. estimable; determinable; assessable

definition (c) measurable

A6 adj. intelligent; clever; shrewd; lively; fashionable; stylish

definition (c) smart

A7 v. to honor; to admire; to esteem; to hold in high regard

definition (a) respect

A8 adj. customary; routine; formal

definition (a) conventional

A9 adj. rational; logical; intelligent; wise; plausible; likely; credible

definition (a) reasonable

A10 adj. available on a regular basis; employed to handle merchandise or goods

definition (d) stock

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A1 n. transgressor; person who breaks the law; one who insults

definition (b) offender

A2 n. hyphen; drop; pinch; rush; sprint

definition (a) dash

A3 n. slope; grade; slant

definition (d) incline

A4 n. flat

definition (b) apartment

A5 n. working together; cooperation

definition (d) collaboration

A6 n. plan; goal; aim; objective; meaning

definition (c) intent

A7 n. article, thing; goal; focus of a thought or action

definition (b) object

A8 n. period of one hundred years

definition (a) century

A9 n. small globule of liquid; drip; very small amount; pendant

definition (a) drop

A10 n. supervisor; device for regulating; screen

definition (a) monitor

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A1 v. to reduce the price of; to mark down; to ignore

definition (c) discount

A2 v. to investigate

definition (b) look into

A3 v. to aid; to help; to support; to guide; to direct

definition (d) assist

A4 v. to classify; to categorize; to systematize; to structure

definition (b) assort

A5 v. to arrange in a line; to grade; to classify

definition (b) rank

A6 v. to repeat; to say again; to restate

definition (b) reiterate

A7 v. to put away for future use

definition (a) treasure

A8 v. to expend; to disburse; to put out (money, resources, etc.)

definition (b) spend

A9 v. to choose; to select from several options; to conclude; to resolve

definition (a) decide

A10 v. to make easy; to assist; to forward; to promote; to expedite

definition (b) facilitate

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A1 adj. conquered; seized; filled; taken up; inhabited; populated

definition (b) occupied

A2 adv. apparently; seemingly; to all appearances

definition (d) ostensibly

A3 adj. sure; definite; particular; specific

definition (b) certain

A4 adv. nearly; about; around; circa

definition (c) approximately

A5 v. to go into; to join; to record; to inscribe

definition (c) enter

A6 v. to lounge; to do nothing; to laze around

definition (d) idle

A7 v. to bore a hole; to practice; to train; to sow seeds in rows

definition (d) drill

A8 adj. loyal; faithful; unchanging

definition (b) steadfast

A9 v. to show; to display; to demonstrate; to present

definition (b) exhibit

A10 n. disregard; inattention; forgetfulness; abandonment

definition (c) neglect

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A1 adj. fearful; worried; worrisome; eager; keen

definition (c) anxious

A2 adj. objective

definition (d) unjudged

A3 adj. serene; quiet; peaceful; tranquil; relaxed; calm

definition (b) placid

A4 adj. tangible; real; substantial; solid

definition (b) concrete

A5 adj. not healthful; not clean

definition (d) unsanitary

A6 adj. could be; might be; may be

definition (a) possible

A7 adj. first; primary; innovative; creative; novel

definition (b) original

A8 adj. at the end; last; ultimate; decisive; conclusive; definitive

definition (c) final

A9 adj. gentle; good-hearted; understanding; compassionate

definition (c) kind

A10 adj. motherly; related through a mother; relating to or characteristic of a mother or motherhood

definition (c) maternal

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A1 n. neglect; disregard; carelessness; failure to provide the necessary provision for (Law)

definition (b) negligence

A2 n. period; era; hour; rate

definition (a) part-time

A3 n. rubble; ruins; wreckage; fragments

definition (c) debris

A4 n. stability; consistency; continuousness; unbroken succession

definition (c) continuity

A5 n. way of life

definition (c) lifestyle

A6 n. host; performer; comedian

definition (d) entertainer

A7 n. limit; border

definition (b) bound

A8 n. money (in a bank account); trust; confidence; respect

definition (c) credit

A9 n. applicant; nominee; examinee

definition (d) candidate

A10 n. state of perfection; state of highest quality

definition (d) prime

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A1 v. to hold at bay; to gain advantage on the market; to approach; to catch; to trap

definition (b) corner

A2 v. to advertise; to bring to the attention of a large audience

definition (a) publicize

A3 v. to supervise; to manage; to inspect

definition (b) oversee

A4 v. to act as a middleman; to buy and to sell property for other people

definition (c) broker

A5 adj. chatty; loquacious

definition (d) talkative

A6 v. to lease; to rent; to employ

definition (b) hire

A7 v. to pack; to crate; to box

definition (d) case

A8 v. to create or adapt for a particular need or desire

definition (d) tailor

A9 v. to make an error; to be wrong; to confuse

definition (a) mistake

A10 v. to counsel; to offer guidance; to notify; to inform

definition (b) advise

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A1 adv. anyway; anyhow; still; all the same

definition (a) nevertheless

A2 adj. earlier; antecedent; hasty; premature

definition (c) previous

A3 v. to recompense someone for a service

definition (a) reward

A4 n. sameness; uniformity

definition (b) equality

A5 adv. of course; surely; doubtlessly; definitely; absolutely

definition (d) certainly

A6 adv. strictly; firmly

definition (d) sternly

A7 v. to pretend; to feign

definition (d) posture

A8 v. to cover a part of; to have something in common

definition (b) overlap

A9 n. timetable; agenda; itinerary; plan

definition (a) schedule

A10 v. to make false and injurious statements about another; to defame; to vilify; to malign

definition (c) slander

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A1 adj. occurring once within 12 months

definition (c) yearly

A2 adj. having the capacity for feeling; susceptible to external influences or agents

definition (a) sensitive

A3 adj. necessary; obligatory; commanding

definition (a) imperative

A4 adj. about to happen; imminent

definition (b) upcoming

A5 adj. filled with petrol, gas or another substance that produces energy

definition (d) fueled

A6 adj. overflowing; unreserved; unrestrained; exuberant

definition (a) effusive

A7 adj. same; identical; able; capable

definition (d) equal

A8 adj. same in worth or value; same in importance; corresponding

definition (a) equivalent

A9 adj. reasonable; probable; possible; appropriate; promising

definition (a) likely

A10 adj. advanced; ahead; ready; brash; of the future; progressive

definition (a) forward

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A1 n. act of sending out; act of starting or initiating; commencement; inauguration

definition (c) launch

A2 n. process of turning money into profit

definition (b) capitalization

A3 n. person who receives guests; large number; multitude (of people or things)

definition (a) host

A4 n. variable which determines the form of a function

definition (c) parameter

A5 n. risk; peril; hazard

definition (a) danger

A6 n. withdrawal from one's job or occupation

definition (a) retirement

A7 n. exchange; conveying something from one person to another

definition (c) transfer

A8 n. apparatus; appliance; gadget; trick; scheme

definition (d) device

A9 n. manner; way; fashion; chic; vogue

definition (c) style

A10 n. fright; horror; concern; terror

definition (a) fear

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A1 v. to make a detailed list of property; to summarize; to sum up the worth of

definition (c) inventory

A2 v. to create a timetable; to enter into a timetable; to plan for a certain date

definition (d) schedule

A3 v. to obtain; to protect; to defend; to strengthen

definition (a) secure

A4 v. to request the presence of; to solicit; to attract; to encourage; to promote

definition (c) invite

A5 v. to narrate; to tell; to make a connection between; to have a good relationship with

definition (b) relate

A6 v. to record; to order in advance; to inscribe; to indicate

definition (c) book

A7 v. to expend money or effort for future benefits; to grant; to install; to cover; to authorize

definition (b) invest

A8 v. to bargain; to deal; to work out; to compromise; to clear or pass an obstacle

definition (a) negotiate

A9 v. to travel in a car; to transport in a vehicle; to compel

definition (b) drive

A10 v. to explain; to clarify; to describe; to depict

definition (d) elucidate

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A1 n. hug; act of wrapping one's arms around another person or thing

definition (c) embrace

A2 v. to stop a vehicle; to slow down a vehicle

definition (b) brake

A3 v. to design; to plan (i.e. machinery, roads, etc.)

definition (a) engineer

A4 v. to find fault; to express displeasure; to protest

definition (a) complain

A5 v. to blend; to be blended; to combine or unite into a single body; to be assimilated

definition (d) merge

A6 adj. awful

definition (b) terrible

A7 v. to suggest indirectly; to hint; to infer; to mean; to import

definition (a) imply

A8 n. supply; stock; measure; means; condition; stipulation

definition (c) provision

A9 n. working, performance, handling; venture, undertaking; series of actions

definition (c) operation

A10 n. person skilled in a particular area; specialist

definition (a) expert

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A1 adj. pertaining to a city; pertaining to citizenship

definition (b) civic

A2 adj. straight; equal; even; honest

definition (b) level

A3 adj. of nature

definition (a) outdoor

A4 adj. sloping; inclined

definition (c) slantwise

A5 adj. occurring once a year; yearly

definition (d) annual

A6 adj. perfect; impeccable

definition (a) flawless

A7 adj. some; few; separate; distinct; individual; various

definition (b) several

A8 adj. modern; current

definition (a) contemporary

A9 adj. serious; sober; sincere; fervent; eager

definition (b) earnest

A10 adj. of or relating to the mind; intellectual; psychosocial

definition (d) mental

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A1 n. abstract; summary; concise report; instructions

definition (c) brief

A2 n. management; supervisors; leadership

definition (d) administration

A3 n. large craft made for navigation on water; boat; ship; container

definition (a) vessel

A4 n. refers to the cost of developing a product or system

definition (c) capex

A5 n. written account of daily events and occurrences; journal; daily calendar; log book; blog

definition (b) diary

A6 n. truthfulness; sincerity; integrity; frankness

definition (d) honesty

A7 n. examination; careful inspection; debate

definition (d) canvass

A8 n. advantage; profit; aid; stipend

definition (b) benefit

A9 n. alliance; union; agreement

definition (b) coalition

A10 n. combination of related things or parts that form a complex whole

definition (a) system

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A1 v. to determine; to decide; to separate into constituent parts

definition (d) resolve

A2 v. to be indebted to; to be under obligation to pay or repay

definition (c) owe

A3 v. to move heavily or awkwardly; to accumulate; to collect

definition (a) lumber

A4 v. to answer; to reply; to react

definition (d) respond

A5 v. to vote; to elect; to count votes; to make a survey

definition (c) poll

A6 v. to erect; to set; to put; to place

definition (d) position

A7 v. to upset; to disturb; to divide

definition (a) disrupt

A8 v. to overstate; to make something seem greater or more important than it really is

definition (d) exaggerate

A9 v. to warn; to put on standby; to alarm

definition (d) alert

A10 v. to inflate; to play an important role

definition (d) bulk

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A1 adj. more important than others; great; serious

definition (d) major

A2 v. to argue; to discuss; to consider; to ponder

definition (a) debate

A3 adj. serving as an aide; helpful; supportive; auxiliary

definition (b) assistant

A4 n. instinctual urge; sudden desire; whim; wave of energy sent via a nerve

definition (c) impulse

A5 adj. famous; prominent

definition (b) renowned

A6 v. to advance beyond proper limits; to infringe

definition (d) encroach

A7 v. to make different; to invest one's assets in various securities

definition (c) diversify

A8 v. to deliver without charge

definition (c) frank

A9 adj. exact; not more and not less; meticulous; strict

definition (d) precise

A10 adj. impartial; unbiased; existing outside of the mind

definition (b) objective

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A1 adj. begging; attractive; interesting

definition (c) appealing

A2 adj. fixed; arranged; prepared; resolute; firmly resolved; determined in advance

definition (b) set

A3 adj. original; real; true; natural; honest; sincere

definition (d) genuine

A4 adj. identical; corresponding; in agreement; harmonious

definition (a) congruent

A5 adj. tasty; having a pleasant taste or smell

definition (b) delicious

A6 adj. assorted; different; individual; several

definition (d) various

A7 adj. excellent; wonderful; splendid; magnificent

definition (b) superb

A8 adj. easy; uncomplicated; modest; ordinary; plain

definition (a) simple

A9 adj. supplementary; auxiliary; secondary; lesser in importance

definition (c) subsidiary

A10 adj. next after the first; alternate; other; additional; subordinate; having a lower rank

definition (d) second

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A1 n. thin piece cut from a larger object; portion; share

definition (c) slice

A2 n. number; image; character; price; human shape; symbol

definition (b) figure

A3 n. citation; passage taken from another source; reference; commercial offer; statement of price

definition (d) quotation

A4 n. tolerance; forbearance

definition (a) patience

A5 n. direct or incidental reference; recognition of an achievement

definition (c) mention

A6 n. harvesting machine

definition (a) combine

A7 n. nomenclature; specific vocabulary

definition (a) terminology

A8 n. increase in the supply of money in relation to the amount of goods available resulting in a rise in

prices

definition (d) inflation

A9 n. possibility; ability; capability of being

definition (a) potential

A10 n. climb over rough terrain; struggle for possession; disorderly or chaotic proceeding

definition (a) scramble

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A1 v. to stand in line; to make a row

definition (d) queues

A2 v. to photograph; to paint; to draw; to describe; to depict

definition (c) picture

A3 v. to explain; to clarify; to limit; to set boundaries

definition (c) define

A4 v. to consent; to concur; to suit; to have the same opinion; to fit

definition (a) agree

A5 v. to enter

definition (c) get into

A6 v. to instruct; to teach; to scold; to reprove; to rebuke

definition (d) lesson

A7 v. to load with goods; to load; to weigh down; to send as cargo

definition (d) freight

A8 v. to presume to be true; to hypothesize; to believe

definition (d) suppose

A9 v. to set up; to found; to base; to build

definition (a) establish

A10 v. to support; to assist; to strengthen

definition (b) back

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A1 n. competitor; opponent; contender

definition (b) rival

A2 n. monetary or material worth; importance; merit

definition (a) value

A3 n. extensive piece of land usually with a large house on it; person's property; wealth; possessions

definition (d) estate

A4 v. to work; to toil; to exert oneself; to work hard

definition (d) labor

A5 n. manner of doing business; behavior; distribution; giving out

definition (d) dealing

A6 adj. hygienic; clean; healthy

definition (c) sanitary

A7 n. price; expense

definition (c) cost

A8 v. to record; to enroll; to have an effect; to have influence

definition (b) registering

A9 v. to extricate; to remove; to evict; to oust; to expel

definition (a) dislodge

A10 n. reason; purpose; principle; factor; basis for a legal case

definition (d) cause

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A1 adj. not continuous; sporadic; fitful; alternately stopping and starting

definition (c) intermittent

A2 adj. large; important; huge; immense; wonderful; exciting

definition (d) great

A3 adj. channeled; centralized

definition (b) funnelled

A4 n. something that is discarded; rubbish; trash; junk; waste

definition (d) garbage

A5 v. to exemplify; to clarify; to explain; to depict; to elucidate

definition (c) illustrate

A6 adj. steady; firm; lasting; dependable; faithful

definition (b) stable

A7 adj. of a political group; of social gatherings

definition (d) party

A8 adj. elastic; easily bent; adroit; adept; pliable

definition (c) flexible

A9 adj. gentle; soft; delicate

definition (d) tender

A10 adj. short; concise

definition (b) brief

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A1 n. financial assistance

definition (b) subsidy

A2 n. division of a company; section; area

definition (d) department

A3 n. manual; guide; guideline; document containing instructions

definition (a) handbook

A4 n. workers' association; federation; amalgamation

definition (b) union

A5 adv. methodically; in an organized fashion

definition (c) systematically

A6 n. player positioned at the front of the offensive line (Sports)

definition (c) forward

A7 n. characteristic; function; capability (of a product, machine, device, software etc.)

definition (a) feature

A8 n. ascent

definition (d) climb

A9 n. something which enhances or improves; addition or change which adds value to something

definition (a) improvement

A10 n. the act of transferring a property title from one person to another

definition (b) conveyance

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A1 v. to produce via mechanical means

definition (d) machine

A2 v. to move to a different apartment; to move to a different place

definition (c) relocate

A3 v. to involve; to affect; to worry; to interest; to relate to

definition (c) concern

A4 v. to leaf through a book; to surf Internet websites

definition (a) browse

A5 v. to check; to look over carefully and critically; to examine officially; to review

definition (b) inspect

A6 v. to cancel; to revoke

definition (c) abolish

A7 v. to measure; to evaluate; to determine; to estimate

definition (d) gauge

A8 v. to be concerned with; to look out for; to watch over; to like; to be fond of

definition (b) care

A9 v. to accommodate someone; to stay; to reside; to dwell; to store; to shelter

definition (a) house

A10 v. to finance; to supply with money; to allocate financial sums; to extend a short-term obligation

definition (b) fund

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A1 v. to record for evidence; to write down; to substantiate

definition (d) document

A2 v. to couple; to be part one of a match; to mate

definition (c) pair

A3 v. to rely on; to extend business credit

definition (b) trust

A4 adj. hurt; wounded; insulted; offended; damaged

definition (c) injured

A5 v. to make a request; to implement; to realize; to put into practice

definition (a) apply

A6 adj. not true; counterfeit; deceitful; wrong; artificial; not faithful

definition (d) false

A7 n. middleman; agent who buys and sells property or shares etc. for other people

definition (b) broker

A8 n. substance; component; all that is inside of something

definition (a) content

A9 v. to give one thing in return for another; to replace one thing with another; to trade; to barter

definition (a) exchange

A10 adv. late; tardy

definition (c) behind

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A1 adj. adept; capable; suitably skilled; well qualified; experienced

definition (b) competent

A2 adj. little; few in number; trivial; unimportant; modest

definition (c) small

A3 adj. impossible to see; imperceptible; hidden; concealed

definition (d) invisible

A4 adj. injurious; causing damage

definition (d) harmful

A5 adj. frank; candid; sincere; honest; simple; uncomplicated

definition (d) straightforward

A6 adj. serious; grave; acute; difficult; rigorous; harsh; strict

definition (d) severe

A7 adj. governmental; bureaucratic; majestic; dignified

definition (a) state

A8 adj. useful; providing assistance; repairing; performing maintenance tasks

definition (c) service

A9 adj. inclusive; of all things

definition (d) general

A10 adj. comprehensive; inclusive

definition (c) blanket

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A1 n. variety; difference; unlikeness

definition (b) diversity

A2 n. strong durable fabric; persistence

definition (c) lasting

A3 n. materials that are used to cushion and cover furniture (i.e. fabric, lining, padding, etc.)

definition (c) upholstery

A4 n. long trip; distance; voyage

definition (a) journey

A5 n. joining; union; an ordered sequence

definition (a) combination

A6 n. notch; narrow opening; place; position (within a system, etc.)

definition (a) slot

A7 n. person who designs and plans (machinery, roads, etc.)

definition (b) engineer

A8 n. opening stroke or hit of the ball (Sports)

definition (b) serve

A9 n. person who currently holds an office or position

definition (a) incumbent

A10 n. container devoid of contents

definition (c) empty

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A1 v. to chase after; to follow; to aspire to; to strive for

definition (d) pursue

A2 v. to grant a permit; to authorize; to permit; to allow

definition (d) license

A3 v. to create; to write; to relax; to calm oneself; to settle

definition (c) compose

A4 v. to restore to health; to make well; to correct a bad habit; to preserve food

definition (d) cure

A5 v. to include; to contain; to consist

definition (d) comprise

A6 v. to meet; to assemble to gather; to get together

definition (a) converge

A7 v. to desert; to abandon; to change sides

definition (d) defect

A8 v. to search for valuable materials (such as gold, oil, etc.)

definition (d) prospect

A9 v. to establish; to create; to build; to set up; to start a company

definition (c) found

A10 v. to act against; to oppose (with an equal weight, force etc.)

definition (a) counterbalance

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A1 v. to draw a likeness; to describe; to reflect; to picture in the mind

definition (a) image

A2 v. to give in to desire; to yield to; to satisfy; to spoil; to humor

definition (b) indulge

A3 adj. including a lot; large in scope; extensive

definition (c) comprehensive

A4 n. public announcement or printed notice designed to attract attention

definition (d) advert

A5 n. small purse used to carry money and personal documents; billfold; handbag

definition (d) wallet

A6 v. to fork; to divide into parts or sections

definition (d) branch

A7 n. public sale where goods are sold to the highest bidder (such as eBay)

definition (c) auction

A8 adj. older; elder; having a higher rank; aged

definition (a) senior

A9 n. central stalk of a plant; petiole

definition (b) stem

A10 n. routine; protocol; course of action; subroutine; sequence of instructions (Computers)

definition (c) procedure

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A1 adj. available to lease or rent

definition (c) rental

A2 adj. regular; ordinary; low-grade; poor

definition (c) mediocre

A3 adj. worldwide; universal; of the whole world

definition (c) global

A4 adj. deserving of punishment; responsible

definition (d) guilty

A5 adj. in view; observable; obvious; apparent

definition (b) visible

A6 adj. whole; perfect; finished

definition (c) complete

A7 adj. fulfilling many functions; multi-purpose; skilled to do many things

definition (c) versatile

A8 adj. provocative; stimulating; encouraging

definition (b) incentive

A9 adj. excellent; pleasant; valid; competent; skilled; positive

definition (b) good

A10 adj. double; identical; matching

definition (c) duplicate

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A1 n. citation; commercial offer

definition (c) quote

A2 n. report of recent events; information about previously unknown facts

definition (d) news

A3 n. coach; buggy; transportation

definition (b) carriage

A4 n. person employed to deliver official dispatches or go on special errands

definition (b) messenger

A5 n. a person who makes things out of wood such as furniture

definition (d) carpenter

A6 n. influence; ability to affect or alter people or circumstance

definition (a) leverage

A7 n. ethic; lesson; principle

definition (c) moral

A8 n. expertise; state of having expert skills; skillfulness; adeptness; masterfulness

definition (d) proficiency

A9 n. replacement; alteration; shift; coins; money received back after paying for goods

definition (b) change

A10 n. judgment of an object's worth; appraisal; opinion; judgment

definition (b) estimate

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A1 v. to warn; to notify of danger

definition (a) caution

A2 v. to require; to be in distress; to be under hardship; to be obligated

definition (b) need

A3 v. to fasten; to connect

definition (a) button

A4 v. to attach; to connect; to unite; to combine; to become a member

definition (d) join

A5 v. to go on; to keep doing something; to last; to perpetuate

definition (c) continue

A6 v. to dispute; to claim; to give reasons

definition (a) argue

A7 v. to organize; to settle; to structure; to order; to systematize

definition (d) arrange

A8 v. to sail; to move at a moderate speed; to travel; to coast; to drive along slowly

definition (d) cruise

A9 v. to transmit document electronically

definition (d) fax

A10 v. to climb; to ascend; to weigh; to do according to a particular ratio

definition (d) scale

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A1 n. television or radio advertisement

definition (b) commercial

A2 n. income; return; gains; government income earned through taxation

definition (d) revenue

A3 adj. active; attentive

definition (c) alive

A4 v. to confirm; to license; to authorize

definition (a) certificate

A5 adj. arranged in divisions; divisional; concerning an office

definition (c) departmental

A6 n. device used to destroy documents by cutting them into small strips or pieces

definition (c) shredder

A7 v. to stand up; to get into an upright position; to climb; to ascend

definition (d) rise

A8 v. to look on; to see; to observe; to testify; to vouch for

definition (d) witness

A9 n. influence; effect; colliding of two bodies; touch

definition (b) impact

A10 n. profit from the difference between costs and net sales

definition (c) margin

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A1 adj. describing an asset or item which can easily be sold or transferred

definition (c) negotiable

A2 adj. flat, level; even

definition (b) plane

A3 adj. itemized; marked by thoroughness in treating small items or parts

definition (c) detailed

A4 adj. basic; fundamental

definition (a) elementary

A5 adj. truthful; candid; frank

definition (b) honest

A6 adj. talented; skilled; having great natural ability

definition (c) gifted

A7 adj. separate; individual; discontinuous

definition (d) discrete

A8 adj. beforehand

definition (c) advance

A9 adj. floating; light; lively; cheerful

definition (a) buoyant

A10 adj. alike; having common qualities; comparable

definition (a) similar

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A1 n. financial industry owned cooperative supplying secure, standardized messaging services to

financial institutions

definition (a) swift

A2 n. newsreader; broadcaster

definition (d) anchor

A3 n. devotion to a certain habit; dependency

definition (d) addiction

A4 n. bias; sentence passed before proper examination of the circumstances

definition (d) prejudice

A5 n. display; show; public presentation of work or skills; trade fair

definition (d) exhibition

A6 n. piece of soft material which cushions; block of pages stacked together and connected on one side

definition (b) pad

A7 n. surroundings; conditions in which someone or something lives

definition (d) environment

A8 n. agreement; pact; deal

definition (b) contract

A9 n. punctuation mark; end; pause at end of a phrase; full sentence; age; season

definition (a) period

A10 n. instrument that automatically measures quantities of substances (gas, water or electricity)

definition (d) meter

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A1 v. to turn into money; to turn profit; to finance

definition (c) capitalize

A2 v. to make ready; to get oneself ready; to put into the proper condition

definition (a) prepare

A3 v. to join parts together; to attach segments

definition (a) piece

A4 v. to cipher

definition (c) code

A5 v. to be conspicuous; to be noticeable; to project; to protrude

definition (c) stand out

A6 v. to improve; to raise the quality of

definition (c) upgrade

A7 v. to refer to; to comment on; to draw attention to

definition (b) advert

A8 v. to shape with skill

definition (d) craft

A9 v. to provide a detailed statement about an occurrence or situation; inform

definition (c) report

A10 v. to write one's name by hand; to sign one's name

definition (c) autograph

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A1 n. person who lives in a particular place; resident; tenant; occupant

definition (d) inhabitant

A2 v. to find the answer to; to explain

definition (d) solve

A3 adv. unfavorably; in a manner that works against; antagonistically

definition (c) adversely

A4 n. flammable liquid mixture derived from petroleum (used as fuel, etc.)

definition (c) gasoline

A5 n. transgression; desecration; attack or disruption; rape

definition (c) violation

A6 v. to approve; to verify; to ascertain

definition (a) confirm

A7 v. to prophesy; to foretell; to announce in advance

definition (a) predict

A8 v. to take a small portion of something as a specimen

definition (a) sample

A9 adj. penetrating; infiltrating; spreading; extending; permeating

definition (c) pervasive

A10 n. institution for saving and borrowing money; cashier

definition (c) bank

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A1 adj. having a specified height; difficult to believe; exaggerated; challenging

definition (c) tall

A2 adj. recent; common; prevalent; present; popular

definition (c) current

A3 adj. costly; precious; opposite of cheap

definition (c) expensive

A4 adj. in a manner which shuts out all others; solely; in a limited manner

definition (d) exclusively

A5 adj. familiar; close; intimate; informed; aware

definition (b) acquainted

A6 adj. mild; slight; comfortable; simple

definition (c) easy

A7 adj. greatest; most; utmost; highest

definition (d) maximum

A8 adj. significant; influential; essential; crucial; critical

definition (a) important

A9 adj. straight; forthright; clear

definition (b) direct

A10 adj. happening often; regular; common; usual

definition (c) frequent

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A1 n. act or instance of rendering insusceptible to disease by inoculating

definition (d) vaccination

A2 n. person or thing that is the same

definition (a) equal

A3 n. request; plea; petition for a new trial or judgment

definition (a) appeal

A4 n. enlargement; increase; spread; development

definition (a) expansion

A5 n. supplement

definition (c) additive

A6 n. straw-filled mattress; hard and simple bed; platform used to stack items during moving or storage

definition (c) pallet

A7 n. device with a wide opening at the top which narrows as it reaches the bottom

definition (c) funnel

A8 n. special individual right not enjoyed by others; benefit; advantage

definition (a) privilege

A9 n. something of great worth

definition (d) valuable

A10 n. art and science of disease treatment and health maintenance; remedy; drug

definition (c) medicine

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A1 v. to answer; to respond

definition (c) reply

A2 v. to supply; to support; to send; to move into a machine

definition (b) feed

A3 v. to leave; to go away; to go in a different direction; to die

definition (c) depart

A4 v. to belong to; to be connected to; to relate; to refer

definition (b) pertain

A5 v. to establish; to start; to found; to being; to raise

definition (d) set up

A6 v. to come into view; to show up; to seem

definition (b) appear

A7 v. to make a remark; to explain; to write an explanatory note

definition (d) comment

A8 v. to employ a group of workers; to provide with employees; to man

definition (a) staff

A9 v. to share company; to connect; to relate to; to combine

definition (c) associate

A10 v. to accelerate; to cause to move quickly; to expedite; to further; to hurry

definition (a) speed

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A1 n. cat (Slang); feline

definition (c) pushy

A2 adj. comfortable; useful; serviceable

definition (a) convenient

A3 v. to avoid; to escape; to shrink

definition (d) elude

A4 v. to give on a temporary basis; to give money as a loan; to donate

definition (b) lend

A5 n. termination; end

definition (b) expiration

A6 n. gratification of a need; remuneration; fulfillment

definition (d) satisfaction

A7 n. money paid for the use of property; rip; tear; laceration

definition (a) rent

A8 n. labor; task; profession; occupation; vocation; effort

definition (c) work

A9 n. competition; equal opponent; partner; counterweight; game

definition (c) match

A10 v. to encourage; to nurture; to promote; to raise; to care for

definition (a) foster

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A1 adj. opposed

definition (d) contrary

A2 adj. can be prophesied; can be foretold

definition (d) predictable

A3 adj. strained; taut; rigid; nervous; stressful

definition (a) tense

A4 adj. confusing; hard to understand; difficult; complex

definition (d) complicated

A5 adj. inattentive; unmindful

definition (a) regardless

A6 adj. managerial; overseeing

definition (b) supervisory

A7 adj. having no curves or bends; frank; continuous; honest; consistent

definition (a) straight

A8 adj. experimental; exploratory; test; used as a sample

definition (b) trial

A9 adj. made or done immediately; paid at once; performed randomly

definition (d) spot

A10 adj. pure; obvious; easy to understand; comprehensible

definition (c) clear

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A1 n. problem; challenge; hardship; trouble

definition (a) difficulty

A2 n. release; approval; washing

definition (b) clearance

A3 n. rematch; repetition

definition (c) replay

A4 n. expenditure; pardon

definition (b) dispense

A5 n. thing; object; article; news story; piece of information

definition (c) item

A6 n. figure; form; reflection; picture; likeness; embodiment

definition (a) image

A7 n. act of giving back; reply; answer; profit; yield; repayment

definition (b) return

A8 n. learning; field of learning; thorough investigation; report; analysis

definition (c) study

A9 n. diligence; tenacity; stubbornness; continuation

definition (a) persistence

A10 n. sign; indication; symbol; grade; trace

definition (a) mark

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A1 v. to endanger; to place in danger; to imperil; to put at risk

definition (b) jeopardize

A2 v. to plan; to design; to imagine; to conceive; to envision

definition (a) conceptualize

A3 v. to fix; to repair; to correct; to calibrate; to adjust

definition (b) rectify

A4 v. to cover a hole with a piece of material; to use to cover a hole

definition (b) patch

A5 v. to promote; to draw attention to; to publicize

definition (d) advertise

A6 v. to distract; to entertain; to turn in a different direction; to deflect

definition (c) divert

A7 v. to remove; to get rid of

definition (d) eliminate

A8 v. to make clear; to concentrate

definition (a) focus

A9 v. to by-pass; to side-step; to evade

definition (d) circumvent

A10 v. to set some distance apart

definition (b) space

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A1 v. to control to rule over; to be superior

definition (c) predominate

A2 n. part of an object designed to be gripped by the hand; fist name; nickname; code name; title

definition (b) handle

A3 n. one of several separate payments into which a debt has been divided; section; portion

definition (b) adverse opinion

A4 n. dividend; perk; monetary gift

definition (c) bonus

A5 adj. spotted; speckled; composed of a series of small dashes (about a line)

definition (c) dotted

A6 n. progression; succession; order; arrangement

definition (b) sequence

A7 n. newspaper that is published 5 to 7 times a week

definition (d) daily

A8 n. short written reminder; memo; brief informal letter; official message

definition (d) note

A9 n. either end of a passenger line; bus or train station

definition (d) terminal

A10 n. group of people working together; team

definition (d) crew

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A1 n. seal; trademark

definition (d) chop

A2 n. before noon

definition (c) midmorning

A3 n. communication; information; announcement; note; memo; intimation

definition (b) message

A4 n. quotation; official praise; summons to a court of law

definition (d) citation

A5 n. customer; buyer; computer that serves as a terminal

definition (c) client

A6 n. freedom; liberation; newly distributed film (or record, book, etc.); statement provided to the media

definition (d) release

A7 n. good deal; agreement; item that has been bought at a specially low price

definition (d) bargain

A8 n. management committee; food

definition (b) board

A9 n. duty; role; purpose; feature; convention

definition (c) function

A10 n. roll; roster; inventory; strip; band

definition (d) list

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A1 v. to continue; to suffice; to endure; to persist

definition (c) last

A2 v. to strengthen; to fortify; to support; to increase

definition (b) reinforce

A3 v. to agree; to concur; to confirm; to endorse

definition (d) approve

A4 v. to include; to hold back; to restrain; to keep under control

definition (a) contain

A5 adv. seriously; gravely; acutely; critically

definition (b) severely

A6 v. to labor; to act; to operate; to activate; to process

definition (d) work

A7 v. to estimate; to gauge; to evaluate; to measure

definition (d) assess

A8 v. to give up; to renounce; to deny; to disavow; to retract

definition (d) recant

A9 v. to compel; to reinforce; to oblige; to coerce

definition (c) constrain

A10 v. to lend a sum of money for a period of time; to give temporarily

definition (c) loan

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A1 n. false and injurious statements made about another; defamation; calumny

definition (c) slander

A2 v. to oppose; to fight against; to challenge; to withstand

definition (b) resist

A3 n. building for indoor sports and exercise; fitness center

definition (c) gymnasium

A4 n. motto; catchword; attention getting phrase used in advertising

definition (a) slogan

A5 n. peripheral device used to convert objects or images into digital images (Computers)

definition (b) scanner

A6 n. blister; gas-filled sac

definition (c) bubble

A7 n. tube; trachea; flute; toot

definition (b) pipe

A8 n. small vegetable growth; factory; equipment

definition (a) plant

A9 adj. between countries; of relations between two or more countries

definition (b) international

A10 n. person who gives support to a superior; aide; helper

definition (d) assistant

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A1 n. ten years; group of tens

definition (a) decade

A2 n. flat circular object

definition (c) disk

A3 n. person who runs a company; director; administrator; supervisor

definition (b) manager

A4 n. rivalry; contest; act of competing against another

definition (a) competition

A5 n. finishing; finalizing

definition (d) completion

A6 n. dispute; claim; rationale; cause

definition (c) argument

A7 n. necessity; obligation; command; order

definition (a) imperative

A8 n. injustice; evil; bad; broken law; transgression

definition (c) wrong

A9 n. leveling; harmony; stability; rest; remainder

definition (d) balance

A10 n. plan; sketch; model; layout; structure

definition (b) design

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A1 v. to catalog; to list; to enumerate; to set down in full detail

definition (a) itemize

A2 v. to deposit money; in a money institution; to count on; to depend upon

definition (c) bank

A3 v. to partition; to be partitioned

definition (b) segment

A4 v. to advocate; to endorse; to speak well of; to advise; to suggest

definition (d) recommend

A5 v. to direct along a particular path; to chart a course

definition (a) route

A6 v. to show; to exhibit; to display; to expose; to disclose

definition (c) reveal

A7 v. to travel to unknown regions; to investigate; to examine; to research

definition (c) explore

A8 v. to conduct a series of activities organized to accomplish a goal

definition (c) campaign

A9 v. to see; to look; to pay attention; to supervise

definition (a) watch

A10 v. to gain; to obtain; to earn a point (in a game, etc.); to tally; to grade a test

definition (c) score

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A1 v. to extend across; to stretch from one point another; to bridge

definition (c) span

A2 n. conference; routine; custom; treaty

definition (c) convention

A3 n. progress; modernization; promotion

definition (d) advance

A4 n. derailment; feeling of despair in the face of obstacles

definition (d) discouragement

A5 adj. arranged in a particular way; prepared for reading and writing

definition (d) formatted

A6 v. to assemble; to collect; to accumulate; to conclude; to deduce

definition (a) gather

A7 v. to construct; to create; to increase intensity; to energize

definition (b) build

A8 n. approach; entry; permission to enter a computer system or network and/or retrieve data

definition (b) access

A9 v. to look over; to observe; to examine carefully; to study

definition (a) survey

A10 n. true or fictional account of some occurrence; short work of fiction; plot; news report

definition (d) story

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A1 n. need; want; shortage; absence

definition (a) lack

A2 n. lodging; dwelling

definition (c) housing

A3 n. high ranking military officer

definition (a) general

A4 n. one who donates money; person or organization that promotes or supports (an event, program,

candidate, etc.)

definition (d) sponsor

A5 n. afternoon party where a light meal is served

definition (a) luncheon

A6 n. bar; counting device

definition (c) counter

A7 n. mathematical value or its symbol; indefinite amount; quantity of; sum

definition (d) number

A8 n. aim; purpose, goal

definition (c) objective

A9 n. rule; command; supervision; restraint

definition (c) control

A10 n. sudden need demanding immediate action

definition (d) emergency

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A1 v. to surrender; to quit; to stop doing

definition (c) give up

A2 v. to escape; to keep away from; to prevent; to keep from happening; to evade

definition (c) avoid

A3 v. to postpone; to dismiss from a job; to fire

definition (a) lay off

A4 n. place where vessels are built and repaired

definition (d) shipyard

A5 v. to move; to be moved

definition (b) budge

A6 v. to stop; to cause to stop; to pause; to hesitate; to be uncertain

definition (d) halt

A7 v. to limit the amount of food eaten; to eat only certain kinds of food

definition (d) diet

A8 v. to make by machine; to produce; to fabricate; to invent

definition (c) manufacture

A9 v. to lead; to be in charge; to direct; to be at the front; to go in a certain direction

definition (b) head

A10 v. to have faith in; to assume; to suppose

definition (a) believe

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A1 n. copy; photocopy; exact replica; reproduction

definition (a) duplicate

A2 adj. unusual

definition (b) extraordinary

A3 n. specimen; small part of something; representative part of a larger group

definition (c) sample

A4 adj. principal; head; chief

definition (a) main

A5 n. compactness; closeness

definition (b) density

A6 v. to hold onto; to save; to store; to watch over; to care for

definition (c) keep

A7 n. shape; image; framework; document with blank spaces to be filled in; fitness; type

definition (c) form

A8 adj. dependable; reliable; accountable; liable

definition (a) responsible

A9 n. link; connection; obligation; grasp; certificate of debt

definition (c) bond

A10 n. method of dealing with a certain subject; draft of a treaty

definition (b) protocol

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A1 n. comment; observation; notice

definition (a) remark

A2 n. license; authorization

definition (b) permit

A3 n. person who purchases something; client; customer; shopper; purchaser

definition (c) buyer

A4 n. throw; team of actors; squint (of the eye)

definition (b) cast

A5 n. luggage; cargo; things to take on a trip; equipment

definition (a) baggage

A6 n. doctrine; tenet; precept; fundamental law; primary law on which other laws are based

definition (b) principle

A7 n. person living at about the same time as another person

definition (a) contemporary

A8 n. goal; aim; intention; objective

definition (c) purpose

A9 n. a document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the

home country

definition (c) passport

A10 n. pact; treaty; connection; relationship

definition (a) alliance

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A1 v. to surround; to enclose; to hesitate; to falter in speaking

definition (a) hem

A2 v. to predict; to prophesy; to foretell

definition (d) foresee

A3 v. to need to; must; to be obligated

definition (d) ought

A4 v. to register; to sign up; to join up; to enter one's name on a list

definition (a) enroll

A5 v. to go after and bring back; to pick up; to charm

definition (a) fetch

A6 v. to remove totally; to erase; to eliminate

definition (b) delete

A7 v. to compensate; to balance

definition (d) offset

A8 v. to convey; to give; to bring; to distribute; to express

definition (d) deliver

A9 v. to ascribe to; to link to; to associate with; to relate to

definition (a) attribute

A10 v. to provide; to offer; to distribute; to supply; to sell; to trade

definition (c) deal

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A1 v. to reveal; to uncover; to disclose

definition (b) unveil

A2 n. farm with large pasture land for raising livestock

definition (d) ranches

A3 v. to surround

definition (a) circle

A4 v. to check flavor by eating; to attempt; to try

definition (c) taste

A5 adj. courteous; having good manners; gentle; genial; kind

definition (c) polite

A6 n. written order directing a bank to pay a specific amount of money

definition (b) cheque

A7 v. to deal with; to stop; to undertake; to set about

definition (a) tackle

A8 n. truthfulness; something that is a truth

definition (a) veracity

A9 adj. occurring every three months; taking place four times a year

definition (d) quarterly

A10 n. safety; pledge; guarantee; stock; bond

definition (b) security

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A1 n. company; firm; undertaking; business; endeavor

definition (a) enterprise

A2 n. a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum

definition (c) lever

A3 n. test; attempt; experiment; annoyance

definition (d) trial

A4 n. foundation; grounding

definition (c) basis

A5 n. person who works with pipe and water systems

definition (a) plumber

A6 n. arrangement; structure; organization; hoax; configuration of hardware or software (Computers)

definition (d) setup

A7 n. customary action; habit; drill; training exercise

definition (d) practice

A8 adj. instantaneous; prompt; direct; close

definition (a) immediate

A9 n. business; commerce; barter; occupation

definition (b) trade

A10 n. setting apart; devotion; inscription (in a book, poem, etc.)

definition (d) dedication

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A1 v. to refer to a case or occurrence to explain or prove a point; to cite; to mention

definition (c) instance

A2 v. to comprise; to contain; to embrace

definition (a) include

A3 v. to defeat; to master; to crush; to stagger; to stun; to daze

definition (a) overwhelm

A4 v. to seize; to grip; to comprehend; to understand; to realize

definition (b) grasp

A5 v. to aim at something

definition (c) target

A6 v. to reward; to reimburse; to pay back; to make up for

definition (d) compensate

A7 v. to determine; to stabilize; to arrange; to repair; to prepare

definition (c) fix

A8 v. to affect; to impact; to impel; to control

definition (b) influence

A9 v. to copy; to pretend; to fake

definition (a) simulate

A10 v. to increase; to intensify; to improve; to raise the value of

definition (b) enhance

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A1 n. failure; fiasco; sputtering which gradually fades into silence

definition (b) fizzle

A2 adj. fruitful; productive; abundant; plentiful; multiplying; producing fruit

definition (d) prolific

A3 n. place where one is going; the purpose for which something is destined

definition (c) destination

A4 n. synopsis; general survey; introduction

definition (c) overview

A5 v. to understand; to contain; to grasp; to absorb; to perceive

definition (d) comprehend

A6 v. to fit; to match; to satisfy; to please; to clothe

definition (a) suit

A7 v. to guard; to keep safe; to keep; to defend; to protect

definition (b) preserve

A8 adj. essential; regularly used; primary; principal; main (of goods or products)

definition (d) staple

A9 v. to put out for others to see; to show; to exhibit; to reveal

definition (a) display

A10 v. to sow; to place seeds or vegetation into soil; to establish; to set

definition (c) plant

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A1 n. salary; wages

definition (b) pay

A2 n. ability; aptitude; proficiency; expertise; craft or trade that requires special training

definition (c) skill

A3 n. determination; resolution; ruling (especially in court)

definition (d) decision

A4 n. side of a hill; incline; upward or downward slant; degree to which a surface deviates from the

vertical

definition (a) slope

A5 n. act of going around; avoidance; evasion

definition (a) skirting

A6 n. part of a population differing in some characteristic; state of being under legal age

definition (c) minority

A7 n. organization; order; selection; range; assortment

definition (a) arrangement

A8 n. day, month and year according to the calendar; interview; meeting

definition (d) date

A9 n. something which is permanently or securely attached; set date for a sporting event

definition (b) fixture

A10 n. stock; list of assets; act of checking stock

definition (b) inventory

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A1 v. to make level; to smooth; to balance

definition (b) even

A2 v. to take away part of a whole; to remove; to deduct

definition (d) subtract

A3 v. to bother; to trouble; to disturb; to upset

definition (a) annoy

A4 v. to place in; to put in; to add to

definition (b) insert

A5 n. chauffeur; program which enables an operating system to communicate with a particular device

definition (a) driver

A6 v. to accept; to belief; to hug; to hold tight

definition (c) embrace

A7 v. to design; to mold; to form; to direct; to be formed

definition (a) shape

A8 v. to pull; to drag

definition (b) tow

A9 v. to smooth wood; to make smooth; to remove rough areas

definition (d) plane

A10 v. to send; to convey; to transmit; to promote; to advance

definition (b) forward

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A1 adj. lacking; deficient; insolvent; unable to pay debts

definition (a) bankrupt

A2 n. picture in a book or other work; explanation; clarification

definition (c) illustration

A3 v. to take for granted; to dare; to venture; to take liberties; to permit oneself

definition (c) presume

A4 adj. showy; pretentious; bombastic; pompous; garish

definition (b) ostentatious

A5 n. acknowledgment; identification

definition (b) recognition

A6 v. to sharpen; to provide with a border; to advance gradually or furtively

definition (b) edge

A7 pref. toward; at

definition (c) ad

A8 adj. of a city; local

definition (b) town

A9 n. path for a train made of parallel metal tracks

definition (c) railroad

A10 v. to go on board a ship; to put on board a ship; to begin; to become involved in an enterprise

definition (c) embark

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A1 n. formal agreement between two states; compact; covenant; contract

definition (c) treaty

A2 n. forming of mental pictures to control bodily processes

definition (c) imaging

A3 n. one of several separate payments into which a debt has been divided

definition (c) instalment

A4 n. series of activities organized to accomplish a goal

definition (d) campaign

A5 n. anything that is set up; institution (i.e. business, church, authority, government, etc.)

definition (b) establishment

A6 n. researcher; investigator; software program for file management

definition (c) explorer

A7 v. to make a stupid mistake; to move back and forth in a clumsy manner

definition (b) blunder

A8 n. matching outfit consisting of a jacket and trousers or a skirt; request; courtship

definition (a) suit

A9 n. levy; fee

definition (b) tax

A10 n. a document giving details about an offering of securities investment for sale to the public

definition (c) prospectus

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A1 v. to cut with a sharp quick stroke; to reduce; to lower; to criticize strongly

definition (d) slash

A2 v. to make whole; to finish; to perfect

definition (a) complete

A3 v. to refuse; to go down; to decrease; to fall

definition (b) decline

A4 v. to assign to a particular post or position; to appoint

definition (a) station

A5 v. to train; to certify; to meet the minimum standards; to moderate; to modify

definition (c) qualify

A6 v. to finish; to infer; to deduce; to make a decision

definition (a) conclude

A7 n. material coherence; firmness; persistence; steadfastness

definition (c) consistency

A8 v. to start; to run; to activate; to inaugurate; to break into

definition (c) launch

A9 v. to propose; to mention; to imply; to hint; to evoke

definition (c) suggest

A10 v. to oppose; to retaliate; to react; to strike back

definition (c) counter

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A1 v. to rent; to inhabit; to occupy

definition (d) tenant

A2 n. security deposit

definition (d) collateral

A3 v. to resuscitate; to bring back to life; to put into action again

definition (d) revive

A4 adj. unofficial; relaxed; casual; easy; laid-back

definition (d) informal

A5 n. type of dessert; cake; baked dish consisting of a crust and filling

definition (d) pie

A6 n. a word which is formed from the first letters of several words; i.e. TOEIC or NATO

definition (d) acronym

A7 n. embarrassing situation; predicament; location; position (i.e. of a ship or individual)

definition (a) fix

A8 n. trainer; tutor; teacher; bus

definition (d) coach

A9 n. caution; wisdom; careful judgment

definition (c) discretion

A10 v. to do without; to give up; to distribute; to give out; to hand out

definition (b) dispense

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A1 n. a person who prepares food

definition (a) cook

A2 n. house; dwelling; structure; premises

definition (a) building

A3 n. spoken or written words with which people communicate thoughts and feelings

definition (c) language

A4 n. stroke; blow; collision; success; popular event or production

definition (c) hit

A5 n. furnace which burns things to ashes

definition (d) incinerator

A6 n. organic or chemical substance added to soil to enrich it (i.e. manure)

definition (d) fertilizer

A7 n. view; scenery; horizontal page orientation

definition (d) landscape

A8 n. sofa; couch; lobby; slow walk; stroll

definition (d) lounge

A9 n. company that is owned or controlled by another company

definition (a) subsidiary

A10 n. esteem; respect; thought; consideration; look; glance

definition (b) regard

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A1 v. to offer to do or give something for free; to propose

definition (d) volunteer

A2 v. to examine

definition (c) look over

A3 v. to meet with; to bring upon oneself; to acquire

definition (a) incur

A4 v. to connect; to join; to link

definition (a) couple

A5 v. to bend; to crease; to wrap; to envelop; to clasp

definition (d) fold

A6 v. not intended to earn profits; to observe; to remark on; to make a comment; to record

definition (c) note

A7 v. to prosper; to achieve; to attain; to follow; to inherit

definition (c) succeed

A8 v. to hasten; to increase the speed of something; to speed something up

definition (c) accelerate

A9 v. to put into a stable; to delay; to check the progress of

definition (d) stall

A10 v. to soften in force or severity; to lessen the impact or intensity of; to appease

definition (c) mitigate

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A1 n. case; crate; punch; hit

definition (c) box

A2 v. to support; to inspire; to give hope

definition (c) encourage

A3 v. to accompany someone; to appear; to advance; to succeed

definition (d) come along

A4 n. reporter; person who writes for a newspaper or magazine; correspondent

definition (d) journalist

A5 adv. intensely; in an extreme manner; severely

definition (a) drastically

A6 v. to set up a center of operations; to be set up in a center of operations

definition (c) headquarter

A7 adj. one of two

definition (c) either

A8 n. device which is used to slow or stop a vehicle

definition (b) brake

A9 n. town; large urban area

definition (a) city

A10 v. to convey passengers or cargo by boat across a small body of water

definition (d) ferry

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A1 n. drawing together; fold; pucker

definition (a) gather

A2 n. gross revenues; total business done; rate of selling or producing

definition (c) turnover

A3 n. trade; business; transactions; exchange of products/services and money

definition (d) commerce

A4 n. return of money; repayment; reimbursement

definition (b) refund

A5 n. assortment; kind; sort

definition (d) variety

A6 n. portion of a wall or fence that opens and closes; any barrier which opens and closes; entrance;

entryway

definition (a) gate

A7 v. to vacillate; to waver; to vary; to change

definition (b) fluctuate

A8 n. person who falls prey (to an attack, deception, etc.)

definition (a) victim

A9 n. firm decision; ruling; decisiveness; determination

definition (a) resolve

A10 n. inheritance; bequest; something handed down from one's ancestors

definition (b) legacy

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A1 v. to plan; to design; to name; to call

definition (a) style

A2 v. to describe; to depict; to portray; to outline

definition (b) characterize

A3 v. to happen; to take place; to transpire; to come to mind; to suggest itself

definition (a) occur

A4 v. to revise; to alter; to make changes and corrections prior to printing

definition (b) edit

A5 v. to disturb; to confuse; to worry; to divert; to amuse

definition (d) distract

A6 v. to put a sum of money in a bank for safekeeping; to pay in part; to set down

definition (a) deposit

A7 v. to devote oneself to a particular profession or field of study; to limit

definition (d) specialize

A8 v. to control; to rule; to command

definition (a) dominate

A9 v. to impose a tax upon; to purify; to make thin or thinner; to reduce; to clarify

definition (d) fine

A10 v. to guide; to lead; to instruct; to manage; to supervise

definition (c) direct

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A1 adj. impersonating; putting on a false appearance; feigning; arrogant; haughty

definition (c) pretentious

A2 v. to embarrass; to mix up; to muddle up; to bewilder; to startle

definition (c) confuse

A3 v. to establish communication; to make a connection; to link to; to connect with

definition (d) contact

A4 n. vagueness; lack of clarity

definition (a) ambiguity

A5 adj. aware; awake; attentive

definition (a) conscious

A6 v. to tie with a narrow piece of leather; to lash

definition (b) strap

A7 n. requirement; shortage of an indispensable item; distress; hardship

definition (d) need

A8 adj. mentioned earlier in the same text

definition (d) above

A9 n. downward; descent; slope; ebb

definition (d) decline

A10 v. to change; to alter; to improve

definition (a) amend

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A1 n. exhibition; explanation; showing

definition (b) demonstration

A2 n. advantage; profit; help; benefit

definition (d) avail

A3 n. attitude; outlook; formal judgment or estimation

definition (b) opinion

A4 n. reminder; internal document

definition (b) memo

A5 n. transferal of ownership from government to private hands; privatization

definition (b) deregulation

A6 n. vacation; time off; permission to be absent; departure; farewell

definition (d) leave

A7 n. punctuation mark in the form of a diagonal line (/); reduction; decrease

definition (d) slash

A8 n. part of a television or computer monitor where the picture is displayed

definition (a) screen

A9 n. thin sheets of fibrous material used to write on; article; essay; questionnaire

definition (b) paper

A10 n. combination; conjunction; group; mixture

definition (b) aggregate

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A1 v. to conceal; to cover up; to keep secret; to place out of sight

definition (d) hide

A2 v. to pass something through an opening

definition (c) thread

A3 v. to compare in a critical manner; to verify; to collect; to compile

definition (b) collate

A4 v. to drag or to carry by force

definition (a) cart

A5 v. to manage in spite of difficulty; to struggle successfully

definition (a) cope

A6 v. to try or to intend to achieve something; to direct; to plan; to aspire

definition (a) aim

A7 v. to find out; to come across; to get information about something

definition (c) discover

A8 v. to carry out; to conduct; to perform

definition (b) transact

A9 v. to harvest; to cut short; to clip

definition (c) crop

A10 v. to mint; to invent a new word or phrase

definition (a) coin

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A1 n. happening; event; incident

definition (c) occurrence

A2 adv. to the smallest extent possible

definition (d) least

A3 n. more current version of something

definition (b) update

A4 adj. strange; unfamiliar; from or of another place; pertaining to dealings with another country

definition (d) foreign

A5 adv. particularly

definition (d) especially

A6 n. passage; distinct portion of text (usually begins with an indented line); section; clause

definition (d) paragraph

A7 v. to endanger; to imperil; to put at risk; to place in danger

definition (d) jeopardy

A8 n. sending off; shipment; message; communication; promptness

definition (a) dispatch

A9 adj. of general expenses; general

definition (c) overhead

A10 n. summary; synopsis; abstract; CV; curriculum vitae

definition (c) resume

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A1 n. width; broadness

definition (a) breadth

A2 n. meeting at which a person is evaluated through questioning (as for a job)

definition (a) interview

A3 n. tax; charge; levy; grievous price

definition (b) toll

A4 n. manufacturing; trade; diligence; perseverance; tendency to work hard

definition (a) industry

A5 n. sample; model; form; mold; decorative design

definition (c) pattern

A6 n. amount; extent; measure; degree; size; magnitude

definition (d) quantity

A7 n. pathfinder; forerunner; person who paves the way; member of a military engineering corps

definition (d) pioneer

A8 n. vision; ability to see; look; glimpse; spectacle

definition (c) sight

A9 n. person who has completed a course of study and received a degree or diploma

definition (b) graduate

A10 n. person or company that ships things; shipping company; truck

definition (b) carrier

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A1 v. to entrust; to order; to command; to supply with power

definition (c) charge

A2 v. to visit a store and purchase goods; to browse in a store; to inform on; to betray (British Slang)

definition (b) shop

A3 v. to support; to solidify; to strengthen

definition (a) back up

A4 v. to insert written information into the gaps on a form

definition (c) fill out

A5 v. to dare; to invite to engage in a contest; to stimulate; to test one's ability

definition (c) challenge

A6 v. to impregnate; to inseminate; to enrich the soil by the addition of organic or chemical substances

definition (b) fertilize

A7 v. to back; to support; to finance; to subsidize; to promote

definition (d) sponsor

A8 v. to make familiar; to present someone; to introduce someone

definition (a) acquaint

A9 v. to solidify

definition (d) concrete

A10 v. to work together; to cooperate

definition (b) collaborate

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A1 n. panel containing buttons for connecting and disconnecting telephone or electrical circuits

definition (a) switchboard

A2 v. to permit; to enable

definition (d) allow

A3 n. chart showing the months of a year (including days and weeks); schedule; timetable

definition (a) calendar

A4 n. meeting; conference; set; group of people

definition (d) assembly

A5 n. printed form that entitles the holder to certain rights such as in a discount

definition (c) coupon

A6 v. to convey; to relocate; to hand over; to pass on

definition (b) transfer

A7 n. string; thin cord; Internet discussion

definition (d) thread

A8 n. percentage of profits earned by a salesperson

definition (d) commission

A9 n. source; beginning; birth; parentage; nationality

definition (d) origin

A10 adj. safe; protected; strong; stable; confident

definition (b) secure

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A1 n. exercise; assignment given to a student; something to be studied and learned

definition (a) lesson

A2 n. warning; alarm; attitude of readiness

definition (d) alert

A3 n. series of remarks; explanation (often written in essay or book form)

definition (c) commentary

A4 n. person who is tested; candidate

definition (b) examinee

A5 n. base; fundament; substructure; establishing; institution

definition (d) foundation

A6 n. dossier for storing papers; directory

definition (c) folder

A7 v. to examine; to debate; to scrutinize; to solicit votes or opinions

definition (b) canvass

A8 n. misuse; loss; rubbish; garbage; sewage

definition (a) waste

A9 n. prevention; rejection; leaving out; keeping out; shutting out

definition (d) exclusion

A10 n. a charge imposed and collected

definition (a) levy

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A1 v. to be similar to; to be akin to; to look like; to have a similar appearance to

definition (a) resemble

A2 v. to make right; to amend

definition (a) correct

A3 v. to separate into sections; to partition

definition (b) compartmentalize

A4 v. to use; to apply; to employ; to control; to channel

definition (b) harness

A5 v. to devise; to conceive; to develop; to plan

definition (c) formulate

A6 v. to control; to dominate; to hold; to own; to have as property

definition (a) possess

A7 v. to acquire; to earn; to purchase; to obtain; to profit

definition (c) gain

A8 v. to grant special rights; to give special advantages or benefits

definition (d) privilege

A9 v. to solidify; to become solid; to stabilize; to become stable

definition (d) firm

A10 v. to conform; to change; to make suitable; to match; to fit

definition (b) adapt

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A1 v. to direct to; to speak to; to direct to a specific destination; to refer to

definition (c) address

A2 adj. successive; uninterrupted; permanent

definition (c) continuous

A3 v. to agree; to give; to bestow; to answer to; to donate

definition (a) grant

A4 n. building; structure; the industry of erecting buildings

definition (c) construction

A5 n. staying where one is; expectation; ambush

definition (a) wait

A6 n. list of choices; list of commands or options which may be selected

definition (d) menu

A7 adj. excited; passionate; ardent; fervent

definition (a) enthusiastic

A8 v. to begin; to be created; to result from; to develop; to be produced

definition (b) originate

A9 v. to relieve; to calm; to alleviate pain

definition (d) allay

A10 n. replacement; person or thing that takes the place of another

definition (d) substitute

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A1 n. large vessel made for sailing on the sea; aircraft; spacecraft

definition (c) ship

A2 n. total number of people who subscribe to a particular publication

definition (a) readership

A3 n. arrangement; plan; sketch; drawing; something which has been arranged

definition (b) layout

A4 n. salesman; supplier; automatic machine for selling goods

definition (c) vendor

A5 n. concentration; consideration; focus; care; acknowledgment; recognition

definition (c) attention

A6 n. equipment; device for lifting and lowering objects

definition (d) tackle

A7 v. to ride a bike

definition (a) cycle

A8 n. difficult situation; something which tests one's ability to handle difficult tasks

definition (c) challenge

A9 n. quality; factor; characteristic; feature

definition (b) attribute

A10 n. garbage; refuse; scrap

definition (d) discard

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A1 v. to work; to act; to operate; to perform

definition (c) function

A2 v. to shatter; to crack; to be cut off; to cancel

definition (b) break

A3 v. to cut with a toothed blade

definition (a) saw

A4 v. to arrange papers methodically for preservation and reference; to submit in a formal way

definition (b) file

A5 v. to make a call; to ring

definition (c) phone

A6 v. to hang; to postpone; to defer; to expel

definition (d) suspend

A7 v. to annoy; to harass; to worry; to make an effort; to be concerned

definition (a) bother

A8 v. to provide medical treatment; to fix; to repair; to mend

definition (b) doctor

A9 v. to expel a tenant by legal process; to turn out

definition (d) evict

A10 v. to exclude; to leave out; to skip; to protest; to object

definition (c) except

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A1 n. movable articles for use in a home or office (i.e. chairs, desks, cabinets, closets, etc.)

definition (a) furniture

A2 n. aid; help; support; direction; upkeep

definition (c) assistance

A3 v. to encase; to review; to protect; to include; to insure

definition (c) cover

A4 n. doubtfulness

definition (a) uncertainty

A5 v. to move back and forth; to lean in a certain direction; to be sympathetic to; to hesitate

definition (b) sway

A6 v. to impose; to cause something unpleasant

definition (b) inflict

A7 adj. feasible; workable; applicable; useful; efficacious

definition (b) practical

A8 v. to command; to request something; to arrange; to manage

definition (d) order

A9 n. intimidation; constraint; pressure; coercion

definition (b) duress

A10 v. to stress; to show the importance of

definition (d) emphasize

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A1 n. viewpoint, opinion; siting; locus; location; place; job

definition (a) position

A2 n. voyage; sightseeing excursion; trip; route

definition (a) tour

A3 n. topic; branch of studies; major; citizen; motive

definition (c) subject

A4 n. politeness; good manners; cordiality; civility

definition (a) courtesy

A5 n. person who has the right to grant a license

definition (b) franchisor

A6 n. person or organization that lends something; lender; loaner; moneylender

definition (d) creditor

A7 adv. next to; alongside

definition (a) nearby

A8 n. toll; payment for services rendered; cost of admission; commission; feudal estate

definition (d) fee

A9 n. misfortune; hardship; distress; suffering

definition (a) adversity

A10 n. silence; noiselessness; stillness; tranquility; muteness; speechlessness

definition (d) quiet

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A1 v. to stud; to constellate

definition (c) dot

A2 v. to train; to teach; to instruct; to guide; to counsel

definition (c) coach

A3 v. to recover; to regain; to bring back; to fetch; to rescue

definition (a) retrieve

A4 v. to focus; to pay attention

definition (c) concentrate

A5 v. to arouse; to bring out; to summon; to wake

definition (a) evoke

A6 v. to be uncertain; to have misgivings

definition (b) doubt

A7 v. to remove the contents of

definition (a) empty

A8 v. to want; to command; to determine; to decide

definition (c) will

A9 v. to dress; to put on clothes

definition (d) attire

A10 v. to manage; to process; to deal in; to do business with; to treat

definition (b) handle

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A1 v. to comply; to obey; to conform; to stay; to tolerate

definition (b) abide

A2 n. act of paying back; repayment; compensation for a loss; repayment for an expense

definition (a) reimbursement

A3 n. center; hub; concentration

definition (b) focus

A4 n. work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps)

definition (b) overall

A5 n. person who takes part in a particular event such as a conference or seminar; participant

definition (d) attendee

A6 n. one who makes a journey

definition (d) traveler

A7 adj. trifling; unimportant; insignificant; minor

definition (c) trivial

A8 v. to think over; to believe; to regard; to take into account

definition (b) consider

A9 n. something which has been bought; act of buying

definition (b) purchase

A10 v. to crack; to become defective; to become cracked

definition (b) flaw

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A1 n. admiration; respect

definition (c) esteem

A2 n. accessibility; attainability; obtainability

definition (d) availability

A3 n. thin and flat object

definition (a) card

A4 n. deficiency; flaw

definition (c) defect

A5 n. relief; consolation; coziness

definition (b) comfort

A6 n. person who is being asked questions; job candidate

definition (b) interviewee

A7 adj. relating to or designed for the mass of people; large-scale; widespread; popular

definition (a) bulk

A8 adj. open to dispute; obscure; vague

definition (d) ambiguous

A9 adj. administrative; operational; having the power to execute laws and policy

definition (a) executive

A10 n. summit; peak; head

definition (a) top

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A1 v. to make better; to increase in quality; to enhance; to develop

definition (b) improve

A2 v. to tolerate; to be patient

definition (a) put up with

A3 v. to motivate; to stimulate; to provoke; to influence; to encourage

definition (c) inspire

A4 v. to understand; to comprehend; to grasp

definition (d) conceive

A5 v. to call off; to annul; to terminate; to stop

definition (b) cancel

A6 v. to show; to point out; to mark; to signify; to imply; to exhibit

definition (b) indicate

A7 v. to perform; to put into effect; to carry out; to execute; to realize

definition (c) implement

A8 v. to indicate; to signal; to write down; to record; to notice

definition (a) mark

A9 v. to calculate; to think; to assume; to portray; to depict; to express verbally

definition (c) figure

A10 v. to fluctuate; to hesitate; to waver

definition (b) vacillate

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A1 n. importance that is attached to something; accent or stress that is placed on a word or words

definition (a) emphasis

A2 n. list of information arranged in columns and rows; chart; flat surface

definition (c) table

A3 n. vibrations that can be detected by the human ear; noise; vocal utterance

definition (a) sound

A4 v. to examine accounts and other financial records

definition (a) audit

A5 v. to vindicate; to defend; to support; to excuse

definition (d) justify

A6 v. to comfort; to console; to encourage; to relieve; to appease

definition (b) solace

A7 n. something which is smallest in size or importance

definition (d) least

A8 n. argument; dispute; discussion; conversation

definition (c) debate

A9 v. to be in possession of; to belong to; to confess

definition (b) own

A10 n. agreement; business transaction; exchange; amount

definition (d) deal

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A1 n. message sent to a newsgroup or mailing list (Internet)

definition (c) posting

A2 n. confinement; additional document or letter placed within another

definition (b) enclosure

A3 n. planning and execution; management of a business or other operation

definition (a) logistics

A4 n. telephone conversation; visit; invitation; claim; need

definition (b) call

A5 n. care; treatment; procedure; system; touch

definition (a) handling

A6 n. partner company; distributor

definition (c) affiliate

A7 n. try; assay; test; trial

definition (c) attempt

A8 n. monetary penalty; punishment which involves the payment of specified sum of money

definition (c) fine

A9 n. means of connection; link; joint; connected group

definition (c) nexus

A10 n. commercial center of a city; business distract

definition (d) downtown

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A1 v. to think; to consider logically; to argue; to claim

definition (c) reason

A2 v. to examine; to investigate; to inspect; to scrutinize

definition (b) check

A3 v. to gather; to collect; to converge; to arrange; to meet

definition (b) assemble

A4 v. to modify; to adapt; to fit; to arrange; to settle

definition (a) adjust

A5 v. to go ashore from a boat; to leave a plane or vehicle; to land

definition (b) disembark

A6 v. to endeavor; to try hard; to compete; to struggle; to resist

definition (c) strive

A7 v. to create; to produce; to bring into being

definition (c) generate

A8 v. to throw; to project; to form; to shape

definition (d) cast

A9 v. to convey a fluid; to transport a liquid; to make a high-pitched sound

definition (c) pipe

A10 v. to support a proposal or statement; to endorse; to approve; to help; to assist

definition (d) second

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A1 adv. immediately; momentarily

definition (d) instantaneously

A2 n. new member of a group; new employee

definition (c) recruit

A3 v. to place one thing on top of another in a heap; to pile

definition (b) stack

A4 n. cessation; end; visit; obstacle; hindrance

definition (c) stop

A5 v. to authorize; to appoint as representative; to pass a duty or responsibility on to someone else

definition (d) delegate

A6 v. to glide; to fly upward; to ascend; to increase; to rise

definition (c) soar

A7 n. an undertaking that is dangerous, daring, or of uncertain outcome

definition (a) venture

A8 n. force of movement; strength or motivation derived from an initial effort

definition (b) momentum

A9 adj. complete; full; entire; healthy

definition (d) whole

A10 v. to come to a sum; to become; to total

definition (c) amount

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A1 n. marketing; activities associated with selling a product or service

definition (b) sales

A2 n. headquarters of a business; dwelling place; abode; home; domicile

definition (b) residence

A3 n. rubbing out; deletion; eradication

definition (c) erasure

A4 n. a situation in which the imports of a country from the USA are larger than their exports to the USA

definition (c) dollar drain

A5 n. protection; security; rampart; shield

definition (a) defense

A6 n. ecclesiastical judge; priest

definition (b) ordinary

A7 n. exchange; trade

definition (c) swap

A8 n. disposition; mood

definition (a) temper

A9 n. examination; money order; payment order; restaurant bill

definition (d) check

A10 n. temporary arrangement; in between period

definition (a) interim

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A1 v. to recommence; to begin again; to retake; to take back; to continue

definition (d) resume

A2 v. to confirm; to sanction; to legalize

definition (d) validate

A3 v. to cover with a curtain; to filter; to sift; to hide; to conceal; to separate

definition (d) screen

A4 v. to reach; to achieve; to fulfill; to realize (a goal, purpose, etc.)

definition (b) attain

A5 v. to provide; to supply (food, etc.); to care for

definition (b) cater

A6 v. to obtain; to acquire; to get; to buy; to purchase

definition (b) procure

A7 v. to alter; to replace; to become different

definition (b) change

A8 v. to be concerned; to harass; to advance through great effort

definition (b) worry

A9 v. to discover; to discern; to find out

definition (b) detect

A10 v. to estimate; to compute; to depend upon

definition (d) calculate

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A1 v. to spring back

definition (b) rebound

A2 conj. as soon as

definition (a) immediately

A3 adj. spreading over a large area; comprehensive

definition (a) extensive

A4 v. to present for the first time; to initiate; to establish; to announce

definition (b) introduce

A5 v. to experience; to endure

definition (b) go through

A6 v. to substantiate with evidence; to demonstrate; to show clearly

definition (c) prove

A7 v. to feign; to impersonate; to put on a false show

definition (d) pretense

A8 v. to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to heat and spice for drinking

definition (b) mull

A9 n. painstaking labor; careful planning; adding of extra details; act of improving; production

definition (c) elaboration

A10 n. device for electronically transmitting written material; electronically transmitted document

definition (d) fax

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A1 n. limitation; limit

definition (a) restriction

A2 n. plans or methods created for the purpose of achieving a goal

definition (b) strategy

A3 n. any vehicle which can be flown (i.e. helicopter)

definition (d) aircraft

A4 n. inclusion; participation; connection; association; relation

definition (d) involvement

A5 adj. working; functional; ready for use

definition (c) operational

A6 n. connection; attachment

definition (a) affiliation

A7 n. conjecture; supposition; hypothesis

definition (b) guess

A8 n. substance burned to create energy (petrol, gasoline, gas, wood, coal, etc.)

definition (d) fuel

A9 n. section; piece; region; role; function; side in an agreement

definition (c) part

A10 n. line at which a surface ends; thin sharp side of a blade; excitement

definition (b) edge

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A1 v. to accomplish; to put into action; to execute; to do

definition (c) effect

A2 v. to present in a condensed form; to list the main points in a brief and comprehensive manner

definition (a) summarize

A3 v. to provide additional details; to plan carefully and with great detail; to produce; to develop

definition (b) elaborate

A4 v. to surround; to confine; to close in; to place an additional document or letter within another

definition (c) enclose

A5 v. to make or to fit according to individual needs or desires; to personalize; to individualize

definition (b) customize

A6 v. to give out; to distribute; to ration; to set aside for a special purpose

definition (b) allot

A7 n. behavior; management

definition (d) conduct

A8 v. to send; to direct; to ascribe to; to relate to; to apply to; to call attention to

definition (b) refer

A9 v. to come near to; to tackle (a problem or situation)

definition (a) approach

A10 v. to irritate; to infuriate; to enrage

definition (b) anger

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A1 v. to cause; to bring about; to set in motion; to influence

definition (c) induce

A2 v. to give a mark to; to classify; to make level; to evaluate; to assess

definition (a) grade

A3 n. celebration; feast; dinner; drinking

definition (b) banquet

A4 n. amount of money received in payment for goods or services or from other sources; revenue; profits

definition (a) income

A5 adj. obligated; engaged; industrious; ambitious; loyal

definition (b) committed

A6 adj. unable to wait; intolerant; restless

definition (d) impatient

A7 v. to move quickly; to pass quickly

definition (a) fleet

A8 n. examination of financial accounts; internal investigation

definition (c) audit

A9 v. to list; to describe; to specify; to assign

definition (a) detail

A10 v. to buy; to acquire in exchange for money; to procure; to obtain

definition (c) purchase

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A1 n. person or company that does a particular job or assignment

definition (b) contractor

A2 n. totality; completeness; entirety

definition (a) whole

A3 n. training

definition (b) discipline

A4 n. distinction; unusual quality; disagreement; remainder

definition (a) difference

A5 n. respected position; honor; nobility

definition (c) dignity

A6 n. large closed vehicle used for transporting goods or people

definition (b) van

A7 n. reference point; geographical location

definition (c) coordinate

A8 n. wash basin; sewer; drain; cesspool; place where criminals gather

definition (b) sink

A9 n. position; place where a person or thing is usually found; headquarters; broadcast frequency

definition (d) station

A10 n. sickness; illness

definition (a) disease

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A1 v. to slander; to defame

definition (b) vilify

A2 v. to tend carefully; to take care of; to make clean and tidy; to prepare for

definition (c) groom

A3 v. to finish; to complete

definition (d) get through with

A4 v. to hire as a worker; to activate; to operate; to use

definition (a) employ

A5 v. to pull by force; to twist; to cut off; to distort; to pervert

definition (b) wrench

A6 v. to divide; to separate; to be divided; to allocate

definition (c) part

A7 v. to bring relief; to encourage; to console

definition (d) comfort

A8 v. to be frightened; to be concerned; to be afraid of; to have respect for

definition (c) fear

A9 v. to receive as a result of work or other service performed; to profit; to be eligible; to be worthy

definition (a) earn

A10 v. to argue; to debate; to contest; to oppose; to fight against

definition (d) dispute

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A1 n. business of sending or transporting cargo; sea voyage (Archaic)

definition (c) shipping

A2 v. to invent; to create; to contrive; to think up

definition (a) concoct

A3 adj. extreme; intense; severe

definition (d) drastic

A4 n. realization; performance; completion; gratification; satisfaction

definition (b) fulfillment

A5 adj. using numbers; with numbers

definition (a) digital

A6 v. to treat; to adapt; to prepare; to make ready

definition (a) process

A7 v. to receive; to obtain; to purchase; to bring; to persuade

definition (c) get

A8 adj. splendid; majestic; superb; glorious; impressive

definition (b) magnificent

A9 n. mind; understanding; leader; person in authority; top

definition (d) head

A10 adj. imaginary; hypothetical; computer simulated

definition (a) virtual

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A1 n. reaching a destination; incoming; opposite of departure

definition (d) arrival

A2 n. scope; range; scale; size; measure; degree

definition (a) extent

A3 n. commercial and market information that indicates overall economic trends

definition (a) barometer

A4 n. noon; 12 a.m.

definition (a) midday

A5 n. shape having three sides and three corners; group of three

definition (c) triangle

A6 n. routine job; unpleasant task

definition (c) chore

A7 n. rug; fabric floor covering

definition (b) carpet

A8 n. type of beef tenderloin; type of cavity with a broad base

definition (c) undercut

A9 n. conversation; speech; lecture; meeting

definition (b) talk

A10 n. official document; license; reference; attestation

definition (a) certificate

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A1 v. to attract; to pull; to sketch; to depict with lines; to conclude

definition (a) draw

A2 v. to be unsuccessful; to not do; to disappoint; to go bankrupt; to be used up

definition (d) fail

A3 v. to pay to; to hire; to employ

definition (b) fee

A4 adj. marked with narrow bands of contrasting color or texture

definition (d) striped

A5 adj. clear; unmistakable; apparent; evident; plain

definition (d) obvious

A6 v. to spice; to flavor; to accustom; to acclimatize; to become experienced

definition (d) season

A7 v. to infer; to conjecture; to guess; to presume

definition (c) surmise

A8 v. eject; drive out; banish

definition (b) expel

A9 v. to excel; to rise above

definition (a) transcend

A10 v. to perform a thorough investigation; to study a subject closely

definition (b) research

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A1 n. tanned and preserved animal skin; item made of animal skin

definition (a) leather

A2 n. casualty; misadventure; mishap; failure

definition (b) accident

A3 n. supply; stock; means of accomplishing a goal; expedient

definition (d) resource

A4 n. enchantment; affection; adoration

definition (d) admiration

A5 v. to mark as different; to see as different; to discern; to recognize

definition (b) distinguish

A6 adj. owed; payable; right; fitting; suitable; adequate

definition (a) due

A7 n. geometric figure having four equal sides; plaza

definition (b) square

A8 v. to reproduce quickly; to multiply rapidly; to thrive; to grow quickly

definition (b) proliferate

A9 adv. separately; aside; into pieces

definition (b) apart

A10 v. to indicate; to emphasize; to sharpen; to direct

definition (c) point

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A1 n. person of higher rank; older person; elder

definition (d) senior

A2 n. drawback; disadvantage; defect; foible

definition (d) weakness

A3 n. period of residence; act of taking possession (Law); right of possession

definition (d) occupancy

A4 n. money which is not generating profit

definition (a) barren capital

A5 n. beginning phase of a project; babyhood

definition (b) infancy

A6 n. any of the five faculties of perception; perception; recognition; awareness

definition (d) sense

A7 n. representative; deputy; agent; participant of a conference, convention, seminar etc.

definition (c) delegate

A8 n. expression of regret or sorrow; excuse; defense; justification

definition (a) apology

A9 n. refuse; trash; disorder

definition (a) litter

A10 n. postal service; letters and other items that are sent via the postal service

definition (a) mail

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A1 v. to endorse; to donate; to contribute; to pledge; to support; to approve

definition (a) subscribe

A2 v. to press buttons; to place a phone call by pressing buttons

definition (a) dial

A3 v. to be able to pay for; to supply; to provide

definition (d) afford

A4 v. to cause to be dishonest; to pervert; to spoil

definition (a) corrupt

A5 v. to imagine to oneself; to picture; to visualize

definition (b) envision

A6 v. to set going; to launch; to begin; to start

definition (d) initiate

A7 v. to respect; to esteem; to pay tribute; to praise; to accept

definition (c) honor

A8 v. to decorate; to imitate; to mimic; to copy an example

definition (d) pattern

A9 v. to remind of; to state; to refer to; to hint at; to indicate

definition (b) mention

A10 v. to accuse; to denounce

definition (c) blame

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A1 v. to suppose; to hypothesize; to conjecture

definition (c) guess

A2 n. supply of goods; inventory; share; company's capital divided into shares

definition (a) stock

A3 n. printed work which is bound together; bundle

definition (d) book

A4 n. plant; edible fruit of a plant

definition (d) vegetable

A5 n. process of producing and distributing printed material; act of advertising

definition (b) publication

A6 adj. can be traded; can be substituted by something else

definition (c) interchangeable

A7 adj. much; plenty; large; spacious

definition (c) ample

A8 n. cipher; collection of instructions of the law

definition (d) code

A9 v. to win; to succeed; to overcome; to surpass; to prove superior

definition (c) prevail

A10 v. to equip with devices for measuring, recording, or controlling

definition (d) instrument

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A1 n. expenditure of money or effort for future benefits; authorization

definition (a) investment

A2 n. exchange; transfer; device

definition (c) switch

A3 n. person who presides over court trials; arbiter; expert; critic

definition (d) judge

A4 n. partnership; association

definition (b) consortium

A5 n. act of casting back a mirror image; act of sending back energy from a surface; idea; concept

definition (b) reflection

A6 n. unexperienced person

definition (d) layman

A7 adj. predicted; expected; anticipated

definition (c) forecast

A8 n. purpose; goal; objective; target

definition (d) aim

A9 n. ring-shaped geometric figure; round figure; group; society

definition (d) circle

A10 n. suggestion; proposal of a price; tender; bid

definition (c) offer

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A1 v. to look at; to concern; to relate to; to esteem; to appreciate; to consider

definition (b) regard

A2 v. to influence; to affect strongly; to collide; to squeeze in

definition (a) impact

A3 v. to surpass; to pass; to go beyond; to outdo

definition (a) exceed

A4 v. to provide financial assistance

definition (c) subsidize

A5 v. to train in advance

definition (b) precondition

A6 v. to allay; to soothe; to relieve; to soften; to lessen

definition (b) alleviate

A7 v. to moderate; to soften; to tone down; to toughen; to harden

definition (a) temper

A8 v. to create boundaries; to restrict; to reduce; to function as a border

definition (a) limit

A9 v. to knock down; to astound; to shock

definition (c) floor

A10 v. to assign to a duty; to station; to publicize; to advertise

definition (c) post

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A1 adj. entire; complete; absolute

definition (b) total

A2 v. to leave out; to keep out; to prevent from happening or being; to reject

definition (d) exclude

A3 n. grant; pocket money; stipend; discount; deduction

definition (a) allowance

A4 n. fellow worker; cowoker

definition (c) colleague

A5 n. setting; biography

definition (b) background

A6 adj. concealed; secret; not to be seen; ulterior

definition (d) hidden

A7 adj. of secondary importance; insignificant; corresponding

definition (c) collateral

A8 v. to illustrate; to elucidate; to interpret; to describe; to define

definition (a) explain

A9 n. worker; person who works for a company or an individual

definition (c) employee

A10 n. item; piece of information; part of a whole

definition (d) detail

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A1 n. least possible amount; smallest possible size; lowest degree

definition (a) minimum

A2 n. danger; peril; hazard; risk; endangerment

definition (b) jeopardy

A3 n. legal right of possession

definition (d) ownership

A4 n. commercial information designed to attract attention; commercial

definition (c) advertisement

A5 n. arrangement; instruction; command; request for something

definition (d) order

A6 n. person who creates sets of instructions for a computer or other device

definition (b) programmer

A7 adj. skilled; knowledgeable; highly sophisticated; very experienced

definition (d) expert

A8 n. yard; formal reception; place where legal trials take place

definition (d) court

A9 n. product; item; asset; benefit

definition (c) good

A10 n. track; footprints; path; way

definition (d) trail

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A1 v. to form a relationship with another person

definition (d) adopt

A2 v. to duplicate; to imitate

definition (c) copy

A3 v. to advise; to instruct; to coach; to advocate

definition (b) counsel

A4 v. to outlaw; to forbid by law; to interdict; to ban; to prevent

definition (d) prohibit

A5 v. to originate from; to reveal the origin of something; to obtain from a particular supplier

definition (b) source

A6 v. to act; to function; to manage; to use; to activate; to perform surgery

definition (c) operate

A7 v. to make clear; to explain

definition (a) clarify

A8 v. to signify; to be significant; to intend; to indicate

definition (b) mean

A9 v. to determine the scope of a target; to extend; to stretch; to vary

definition (b) range

A10 v. to be short of; to be without; to be missing; to need; to want

definition (b) lack

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A1 v. to arise; to come from; to originate; to stop; to check

definition (d) stem

A2 adj. moral; adhering to ethical principles; precise; strict; exact

definition (b) scrupulous

A3 n. thankfulness; appreciation

definition (a) gratitude

A4 n. ruling of a country or area; political control; authority

definition (c) government

A5 n. using up

definition (d) consumption

A6 n. plant; any location which mass-produces one type of product

definition (d) factory

A7 v. to make new again; to renovate; to restore to good condition

definition (b) refurbish

A8 n. award; gift; present; contribution; donation

definition (a) grant

A9 v. to mark with an iron; to disgrace; to condemn

definition (b) brand

A10 n. pair; group of two

definition (a) couple

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A1 n. explanation; illustration; instruction

definition (d) description

A2 n. seriousness; industriousness

definition (d) earnest

A3 n. act of acquainting one person with another; preface

definition (a) introduction

A4 n. emphasis; importance; accent; strain; tension; pressure

definition (d) stress

A5 n. narration; act of telling; family member; connection; association

definition (c) relation

A6 n. owner of a flower shop; person who makes flower arrangements

definition (a) florist

A7 n. sciences of the industrial arts; applied sciences

definition (b) technology

A8 n. profit; assets; achievement; increase; benefit; advantage

definition (c) gain

A9 n. something that is the same of the same level

definition (a) equivalent

A10 n. representative; rep; factor; cause

definition (d) agent

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A1 v. to bother; to interrupt; to confuse; to worry

definition (c) disturb

A2 v. to administer; to direct; to supervise; to accomplish; to handle

definition (a) manage

A3 v. to prompt; to spur; to provide inspiration; to stir to action; to induce

definition (b) motivate

A4 v. to hand over to another nation or judicial authority

definition (b) extradite

A5 v. to get; to accept; to absorb; to take in; to host; to accommodate

definition (a) receive

A6 v. to make strong; to fortify; to reinforce; to toughen

definition (d) strengthen

A7 v. to make valid; to make lawful; to justify; to make permissible

definition (b) legitimate

A8 v. to give; to match; to fit; to complement

definition (d) accord

A9 v. to match; to correspond; to resemble; to be similar to

definition (d) equal

A10 v. to ruin financially; to go bust; to go broke; to collapse

definition (a) bankrupt

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A1 n. combining of separate elements into a complete whole

definition (c) synthesis

A2 v. to work as an employee (i.e. in the legal or bank business)

definition (c) clerk

A3 v. to exercise; to train; to drill

definition (c) practice

A4 n. theme; subject of conversation; issue

definition (d) topic

A5 v. to draw attention; to captivate; to fascinate

definition (d) attract

A6 n. total number of people living in an area

definition (d) population

A7 v. to hurry; to make haste; to act or move quickly; to cause to hurry

definition (b) rush

A8 n. increase in salary; wage increase

definition (d) raise

A9 n. educational meeting; training session

definition (c) seminar

A10 adj. characterized by a high degree; highly concentrated

definition (a) intensive

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A1 n. passage that leads out

definition (d) exit

A2 n. work; occupation; keeping busy

definition (c) employment

A3 n. a person who provides guidance; consultant; counselor

definition (b) advisor

A4 n. emptiness; available position; job opening

definition (c) vacancy

A5 n. proprietor

definition (d) owner

A6 n. person who greets visitors or clients on the telephone and upon their arrival

definition (b) receptionist

A7 n. state of having both positive and negative feelings towards a subject

definition (c) ambivalence

A8 n. entering into the feelings of another; sympathy; vicarious emotion; understanding

definition (d) empathy

A9 n. cost for traveling (on a bus, train, etc.)

definition (a) fare

A10 n. apparatus on which fabrics are woven; weaving machine

definition (d) loom

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A1 v. to set aside; to allot; to adapt; to embrace; to accept

definition (d) appropriate

A2 v. to emphasize

definition (b) underline

A3 v. to clarify; to confirm; to reinforce; to verify

definition (d) ascertain

A4 v. to remove; to take out; to squeeze; to press; to elicit

definition (d) extract

A5 v. to expect; to predict; to assume

definition (b) anticipate

A6 v. to go before; to be in front; to be ahead of; to predate

definition (b) precede

A7 v. to move with sudden speed; to bolt; to shatter; to hurl; to cast

definition (c) dash

A8 v. to warn; to scold; to reprove

definition (d) admonish

A9 v. to charge; to announce; to advertise

definition (b) bill

A10 v. to strike; to beat; to reach; to find; to collide

definition (c) hit

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A1 v. to fail to perform a duty; to fail to pay on time; to fail to appear in court

definition (a) default

A2 adj. ordinary; skilled; close; intimate; well-known

definition (c) familiar

A3 n. sending of cargo or freight

definition (b) shipment

A4 n. hurt; wound; harm; damage; insult

definition (d) injury

A5 v. to make into a city

definition (d) urbanize

A6 v. to be involved; to join in

definition (c) participate

A7 n. end; conclusion; last edition of a newspaper

definition (d) final

A8 adj. lower; under

definition (b) bottom

A9 adj. congruous

definition (c) compatible

A10 n. a significant decline in general economic activity extending over a period of time

definition (a) recession

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A1 n. a person's handwritten signature

definition (b) autograph

A2 n. a signed money order which is payable on demand to the holder

definition (d) bearer instrument

A3 n. habit; tradition; convention

definition (d) custom

A4 n. profession; development; progress; gradual growth

definition (d) career

A5 v. to postpone; to disgust; to repulse; to deter

definition (a) put off

A6 n. price; cost; speed; pace; tax

definition (a) rate

A7 n. resident of a capital city; sophisticated big-city person

definition (d) metropolitan

A8 n. main component; something which is a part of a complex whole

definition (a) element

A9 n. detention; imprisonment

definition (b) arrest

A10 n. backlash

definition (c) rebound

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A1 v. to sell something through a bidding system

definition (d) auction

A2 v. to amass; to accumulate; to supply; to equip

definition (a) store

A3 v. to stir up; to arouse feelings; to provoke; to stimulate

definition (b) excite

A4 v. to extend; to elongate; to reach out; to pull; to strain

definition (d) stretch

A5 v. to represent; to indicate; to communicate; to express; to convey

definition (d) signify

A6 v. to inspect; to supervise; to miss; to omit; to ignore; to excuse

definition (c) overlook

A7 v. to criticize; to assess; to determine; to rule

definition (c) judge

A8 v. to locate

definition (c) site

A9 v. to count; to equal in amount; to limit; to allot

definition (c) number

A10 v. to arrange systematically; to structure; to group; to sort; to make confidential

definition (b) classify

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A1 adj. higher in rank or position; above average; exceptional

definition (b) superior

A2 v. to choose; to vote for; to prefer; to decide

definition (d) elect

A3 adj. unbearable; cannot be done; cannot be endured

definition (d) impossible

A4 n. person or company that produces and distributes printed material

definition (b) publisher

A5 n. housemaid; servant; housekeeper

definition (d) domestic

A6 n. bundle; parcel; container for storage or transportation; inseparable combination of items

definition (b) package

A7 adj. concentrated; focused; determined; resolute; purposeful

definition (a) intent

A8 adj. whole; healthy; in good condition; sane; firm; valid

definition (d) sound

A9 adj. immediate; common; usual; standard

definition (d) average

A10 adj. conversational; not used in formal speaking or writing; informal

definition (a) colloquial

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A1 n. person who gives a test

definition (a) examiner

A2 n. the prospect that a bond issuer will fail to make required debt payments

definition (a) credit risk

A3 n. occasion which requires fancy dress (dance, ball, etc.); evening gown

definition (d) formal

A4 n. request for one's presence; summons; call

definition (d) invitation

A5 adj. allowed; eligible; having the right to something

definition (c) entitled

A6 n. target; aim; purpose; objective; destination

definition (d) goal

A7 n. one part of a hundred

definition (a) percent

A8 n. favor; liking; fondness; priority; superior status

definition (a) preference

A9 n. druggist; apothecary

definition (b) pharmacist

A10 n. comfort; fitness or suitability for performing an action

definition (b) convenience

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A1 v. to cause to remember

definition (c) remind

A2 v. to send away; to fire; to release; to free

definition (b) dismiss

A3 v. to destroy; to ruin; to tear down; to remove

definition (c) demolish

A4 v. to require that certain conditions be met before the signing of a contract; to specify; to require

definition (a) stipulate

A5 v. to fail; to collapse; to defeat; to overthrow; to descend

definition (c) break down

A6 v. to trade; to plan for and promote for sales of; to market goods

definition (a) merchandise

A7 v. to refine; to improve; to complete; to make faultless

definition (a) perfect

A8 v. to cushion; to fill; to fill out; to walk; to go by foot

definition (a) pad

A9 v. to tend to; to attend; to work; to perform a duty or task

definition (d) serve

A10 v. to profit; to roll a ball into a hole (Billiards)

definition (b) pocket

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A1 n. system of knowledge gained by research; specific field of systematic knowledge; skill; proficiency

definition (d) science

A2 n. time when a project; assignment; task or job must be completed or turned in

definition (a) deadline

A3 adj. strongly desiring; keen; fervently interested

definition (c) eager

A4 n. harvest; produce (Agriculture); group; whip; short haircut

definition (b) crop

A5 v. to say something aloud for someone to write down; to command; to order; to impose

definition (b) dictate

A6 n. signature on a money order such as a check

definition (b) endorsement

A7 n. act of providing; provision; reserve; stock

definition (d) supply

A8 v. to rent out property for a specific period of time; to let

definition (b) lease

A9 pref. related to by the remarriage of a parent and not by blood

definition (d) step

A10 v. to originate; to create; to design; to fabricate; to concoct

definition (b) invent

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A1 n. group of twenty items; debt; account; bill; grade on a test

definition (b) score

A2 n. inherent nature of something; central or outstanding characteristic

definition (c) essence

A3 n. property; financial means; assets; main city of a country of region

definition (c) capital

A4 n. large room used for lectures; talks, performances and other events

definition (c) auditorium

A5 n. creativity; resourcefulness; fabrication; falsehood

definition (a) invention

A6 n. graphic symbol which represents a company or organization

definition (b) logo

A7 adj. basic; elemental; essential

definition (d) fundamental

A8 n. conversion; stock market; trade; barter; conversation

definition (c) exchange

A9 n. deliverance; act of saving from danger or injury; act of freeing from risk

definition (d) rescue

A10 n. defense; shelter; safety

definition (b) protection

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A1 v. to imitate; to try to equal or excel; to take after; to copy

definition (a) emulate

A2 v. to prove; to verify; to confirm; to actualize

definition (d) substantiate

A3 v. to sign over property to a creditor as security for money that is owed; to obligate

definition (a) mortgage

A4 v. to improve; to make better

definition (c) enrich

A5 v. to cover or to furnish with textile materials; to reprimand; to scold

definition (d) carpet

A6 v. to disapprove; to censure; to find fault

definition (d) criticize

A7 v. to be acquainted with; to understand; to distinguish; to be aware of

definition (d) know

A8 v. to measure time; to register on a time piece

definition (c) clock

A9 v. to pack in a box

definition (d) crate

A10 v. to be useful; to help; to facilitate

definition (b) avail

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A1 n. whole amount; entire quantity; essence; gist

definition (b) sum

A2 adj. credible; trustworthy; dependable

definition (d) reliable

A3 v. to oversee; to administer; to direct; to manage; to watch over

definition (b) supervise

A4 v. to supply with stock; to equip with supplies (esp. food)

definition (c) provision

A5 n. small room; piece of office furniture; office; part of a government

definition (a) cabinet

A6 n. commonplace activity; everyday task; habit; custom; practice

definition (d) routine

A7 n. honesty; fairness; justice

definition (c) equity

A8 adj. honest; straightforward; open; frank

definition (d) candid

A9 adj. productive; in operation; impressive; striking

definition (a) effective

A10 adj. proficient; skilled; expert

definition (b) adept

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A1 n. luck; wealth; chance; success; riches

definition (d) fortune

A2 n. concrete; mortar; bonding agent; filling (for teeth)

definition (a) cement

A3 n. progress; reaching a new level; removal of a barrier; penetration

definition (d) breakthrough

A4 n. formal question; exploration; questioning; investigation

definition (a) inquiry

A5 n. competition; contention; act of competing

definition (d) rivalry

A6 n. location; position; standing; role; function

definition (d) place

A7 n. guidance; advance position; first place; guide

definition (a) lead

A8 n. attack; act of aggression; position of pursuit or aggression

definition (c) offensive

A9 n. plan; scheme; program; task; assignment; activity

definition (c) project

A10 n. nourishment; nutrition; food and drink; regimen; weight loss plan

definition (c) diet

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A1 v. to have a price; to require payment; to set a price

definition (c) cost

A2 v. to appeal; to summon; to invoke; to implore

definition (d) conjure

A3 v. to help; to assist; to promote; to be beneficial to

definition (a) advantage

A4 v. to submit; to consent; to obey; to agree with

definition (c) comply

A5 v. to try to get; to attempt to get

definition (a) go after

A6 v. to dress; to adorn wear

definition (d) apparel

A7 v. to attach firmly; to fasten tightly

definition (c) anchor

A8 v. to send; to dispatch; to transport (by airplane, truck, etc.); to embark

definition (d) ship

A9 v. to cause to be concerned with; to engage; to engross

definition (c) involve

A10 v. to act as master of ceremonies; to receive guests into one's home; to give a party

definition (a) host

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A1 v. to open; to extend; to apply a layer on; to scatter; to distribute

definition (d) spread

A2 v. to control; to arrange; to put in order

definition (d) dispose

A3 n. something which annoys or aggravates

definition (d) irritation

A4 v. to seek to please; to flatter; to seek to gain the affections of someone

definition (b) court

A5 n. suitcases; cases and bags carried by travelers

definition (d) luggage

A6 n. strenuous physical or mental work; toil; exertion

definition (a) labor

A7 v. to avoid; to run away; to shrink

definition (d) evade

A8 n. system for prompt transportation of people or parcels; dispatch conveyed by special messenger

definition (a) express

A9 adj. markedly different; contrasting

definition (a) disparate

A10 v. to rebroadcast

definition (d) replay

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A1 n. formally or socially imposed standards of attire

definition (d) dress code

A2 n. probability; chance; feasibility; possibility

definition (a) likelihood

A3 n. machine which supplies force and motion; motor; truck; part of a program which handles certain

types of date

definition (b) engine

A4 n. problem; misfortune; annoyance; cause of worry

definition (a) trouble

A5 n. choosing; time when people vote for a political candidate

definition (a) election

A6 n. prediction of a future event or condition (i.e. development of the economy)

definition (b) forecast

A7 n. deletion; act of unmarking; removal of a mark from a check box (Computers)

definition (a) clear

A8 n. establisher; organization or channel; person who gives authorization to operate a channel

definition (d) founder

A9 n. slight difference; subtle distinction

definition (c) nuance

A10 n. richness; prosperity; capital; fortune; abundance

definition (c) wealth

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A1 v. to make up for a deficiency; to add on to

definition (c) supplement

A2 v. to turn into; to develop into; to grow into

definition (b) become

A3 v. to survey; to conduct a general study; to inspect; to examine; to reconsider

definition (a) review

A4 v. to interpret incorrectly; to comprehend incorrectly

definition (a) misunderstand

A5 v. to cover; to hide

definition (c) veil

A6 v. to ask for an identification (i.e. in a bar)

definition (b) card

A7 v. to receive; to agree; to consent

definition (d) accept

A8 v. to modernize; to make current

definition (a) update

A9 v. to set free; to emancipate; to make available to the general public; to surrender

definition (a) release

A10 v. to examine; to investigate; to check closely; to inspect

definition (a) scrutinize

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A1 v. to prepare a financial plan; to make financial arrangements

definition (b) budget

A2 n. manufacture; assembly; output; yield

definition (b) production

A3 adj. well-versed; proficient; skilled

definition (c) conversant

A4 n. selection; choice; assortment; accumulation

definition (b) collection

A5 adj. ruling; supervising; regulating; managing; restraining

definition (c) controlling

A6 n. course or method of action; guidelines; position; standpoint; insurance contract

definition (b) policy

A7 v. to derive; to conclude; to guess; to surmise; to hint

definition (c) infer

A8 n. area of fabric used to repair a hole; stain; bandage; lot

definition (d) patch

A9 n. fracture; pause; rest; opportunity; alteration

definition (c) break

A10 n. cause; basis for action; intelligence; sense

definition (a) reason

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A1 n. casing; skeleton; structure; body structure; mood

definition (a) frame

A2 n. person who represents people in a court or advises them on legal matters; attorney; barrister

definition (b) lawyer

A3 n. volume; mass; main part; most

definition (b) bulk

A4 n. report on current economic conditions, published by the Federal Reserve Board

definition (d) beige book

A5 n. right to live in a country; condition of being a member of a country

definition (d) citizenship

A6 n. job; assignment; obligation; role

definition (a) task

A7 n. schedule; calendar; outline of things to be done

definition (b) agenda

A8 n. heap; tall bookshelf; chimney

definition (b) stack

A9 n. piece of paper; attendant; servant

definition (a) page

A10 n. equal weight or power acting in opposition

definition (d) counterbalance

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A1 v. to accumulate; to gather; to collect; to assemble

definition (b) aggregate

A2 v. to call; to summon (e.g. to the telephone); to number sheets of paper in a collection

definition (a) page

A3 v. to give confidence; to promise; to pledge; to encourage

definition (c) assure

A4 v. to copy files from a distant computer onto another computer through an Internet connection

definition (b) download

A5 v. to lie down; to recline; to move in a relaxed manner; to walk lazily

definition (c) lounge

A6 v. to explain; to give a report; to cause; to regard

definition (b) account

A7 v. to incorporate; to take in; to absorb

definition (c) assimilate

A8 v. to have a mean of a certain amount

definition (c) average

A9 v. to prepare food by heating; to falsify account records

definition (b) cook

A10 v. to interpret; to see; to perceive

definition (d) construe

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A1 adv. as a logical result; unavoidably

definition (d) necessarily

A2 n. feigning; impersonation; false show; claim; assertion

definition (b) pretense

A3 n. delegate; agent; person who acts on behalf of another person or organization

definition (c) representative

A4 pref. after; later; subsequent to

definition (b) post

A5 n. chamber; bureau; incumbency; agency; authority

definition (a) office

A6 n. attitude; stance; opinion

definition (a) viewpoint

A7 n. place where two surfaces meet; angle

definition (c) corner

A8 n. company; commercial business; corporation

definition (a) firm

A9 v. to express excitement; to motivate

definition (b) enthuse

A10 v. to plead; to request; to petition for a new trial or judgment

definition (c) appeal

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A1 n. organization; custom; convention; law or activity which is accepted in a society

definition (c) institution

A2 n. way; route; course; section; piece

definition (d) passage

A3 n. place where an event occurs; vista; view

definition (c) scene

A4 n. lack; scarcity; deficit; deficiency

definition (c) shortage

A5 n. certificate; entry pass; tag

definition (b) ticket

A6 n. organization and interpretation of numerical data

definition (b) statistics

A7 n. political group; social gathering; side of an agreement; group; gang

definition (b) party

A8 n. state of not being at war; silence; quietness; tranquility

definition (c) peace

A9 n. something previously mentioned or indicated

definition (a) above

A10 n. heading; caption; right; ownership; championship

definition (d) title

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A1 v. to try; to live through; to feel; to endure

definition (a) experience

A2 v. to prosper; to flourish; to succeed

definition (a) thrive

A3 v. to proclaim; to make a statement; to make a full statement of (one's taxable or dutiable property)

definition (c) declare

A4 v. to throw away; to discard; to destroy; to damage

definition (d) trash

A5 v. to treat someone new in a humiliating manner; to harass; to humiliate

definition (d) haze

A6 v. to risk; to gamble; to finance; to underwrite

definition (c) stake

A7 v. to profit; to gain; to be advantageous

definition (c) benefit

A8 v. to consider; to be of a particular heaviness; to burden

definition (d) weigh

A9 v. to talk about; to debate; to converse

definition (c) discuss

A10 v. to store in a warehouse

definition (b) bond

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A1 n. maltreatment; corrupt practice; foul language

definition (c) abuse

A2 n. payment; thoughtfulness; respectfulness; careful attention

definition (b) consideration

A3 adj. pertaining to a minor

definition (b) infant

A4 n. protecting covering for the hand; padded covering for the hand

definition (b) glove

A5 n. process of making neat and attractive

definition (d) grooming

A6 n. part; portion; slice; piece

definition (b) segment

A7 v. to make changes; to create something new; to invent

definition (b) innovate

A8 v. to sightsee; to voyage; to travel

definition (a) tour

A9 adj. relying on; needing (the help or support of another person); conditional; contingent

definition (c) dependent

A10 v. to certify; to recognize; to assign; to license

definition (b) accredit

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A1 n. instrument for use in attack or defense in combat

definition (a) weapon

A2 n. colorful fabric with a pattern of square s and crossbars

definition (c) plaid

A3 n. contamination; dirtying; soiling; spoiling; destruction

definition (a) pollution

A4 n. being physically present; act of accompanying or serving

definition (c) attendance

A5 n. negative tendency (especially in economy or business)

definition (d) downturn

A6 n. seclusion; solitude; reclusion; secrecy; confidentiality

definition (d) privacy

A7 n. picture; snapshot; image

definition (d) photograph

A8 n. track; path; customary series of stops during a trip

definition (b) route

A9 n. restriction; force; limitation; limit

definition (c) constraint

A10 n. price reduction; rebate

definition (b) discount

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A1 v. to cause discomfort; to trouble; to put out; to disturb

definition (b) inconvenience

A2 v. to detain; to slow down; to capture; to imprison

definition (c) arrest

A3 v. to misplace; to be deprived of; to be defeated; to fail; opposite of to win

definition (c) lose

A4 v. to pledge; to give one's word; to vow; to commit oneself to a certain course of action

definition (d) promise

A5 v. to control; to govern; to manage; to adjust to a specific level or condition

definition (a) regulate

A6 v. to transport; to continue; to bear

definition (b) carry

A7 v. to be ready or available; to work as an attendant; to postpone

definition (c) wait

A8 v. to put; to lay; to lodge; to nominate; to appoint

definition (b) place

A9 v. to rule; to control; to be in charge; to be in authority

definition (c) command

A10 v. to progress; to promote; to make a payment before it is due

definition (c) advance

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A1 adj. lively; bright; dazzling; clear; graphic

definition (c) vivid

A2 n. meaning; sense; quality of having meaning

definition (a) significance

A3 n. a system of recording and analyzing financial transactions; auditing; a detailed financial statement

definition (c) accounting

A4 n. the time or amount of money that defined by checks that have been deposited but not cleared yet

definition (b) availability float

A5 n. copying of data for safety purposes; substitute; reserve; spare

definition (a) backup

A6 v. to comply; to conform; to follow; to agree

definition (b) go along with

A7 v. to calculate; to figure; to estimate

definition (c) compute

A8 v. to have to; to be obligated; to be likely or probable

definition (a) must

A9 adv. clearly; in a straightforward manner

definition (a) direct

A10 n. sum; whole

definition (d) total

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A1 n. cosmetic foot treatment

definition (c) pedicure

A2 n. attack; misdeed; insult; transgression

definition (d) offense

A3 n. alleyway; narrow road between mountains; successful grade on a test

definition (b) pass

A4 n. careful observation of a person or group

definition (d) surveillance

A5 n. item; object; piece of text; paragraph of a contract

definition (d) article

A6 n. temporary work stoppage; good luck; discovery of natural resources

definition (b) strike

A7 n. base; foot; seat of a chair

definition (d) bottom

A8 n. fog; mist; obscurity; vagueness

definition (a) haze

A9 n. flow (of water, electricity, etc.); process; tendency; direction

definition (a) current

A10 n. failure to appear; state of being away; state of being not present

definition (c) absence

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A1 n. assembly; meeting; convention; cluster; collection

definition (d) gathering

A2 v. to attempt to discover or test something; to try; to venture; to research

definition (c) experiment

A3 adv. inexpensively

definition (a) cheap

A4 v. to tie down

definition (a) chain

A5 n. volume which can be contained or received; function; role; feature; potential

definition (a) capacity

A6 v. to acquire; to procure; to secure; to earn; to achieve

definition (b) obtain

A7 v. to save; to cut back; to be thrifty; to be frugal

definition (a) economize

A8 n. open public area in a city or town; park; square

definition (c) common

A9 v. to get well; to get back; to regain; to obtain again

definition (c) recover

A10 n. something which makes up for a deficiency; addition; extra added part

definition (b) supplement

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A1 n. effort; nuisance

definition (d) bother

A2 n. group of ships, cars, trucks or other vehicles

definition (d) fleet

A3 n. detail; individual characteristic; item; article; specific proposition

definition (c) particular

A4 n. organization; society; union; coalition; foundation

definition (a) association

A5 n. written order for a medication; instruction; directive; order; command

definition (c) prescription

A6 n. something that is out of the ordinary; anomaly; objection; opposition

definition (a) exception

A7 n. growth; expansion; addition; enlargement; escalation

definition (c) increase

A8 n. small rough granules or particles (i.e. sand); bravery; pluck; endurance

definition (c) grit

A9 n. rule enacted by a community or country; custom; principle; convention

definition (a) law

A10 n. exchanging of goods and services; trade

definition (b) barter

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A1 v. to innovate and develop production

definition (a) industrialize

A2 v. to intend; to plan; to design; to aim

definition (c) purpose

A3 v. to deal in; to sell

definition (b) traffic

A4 n. boat for crossing a body of water; shuttle

definition (b) ferry

A5 n. declaration; notice; the act of informing the public

definition (c) announcement

A6 adj. main; major; chief; principal

definition (a) capital

A7 v. to be adjacent to

definition (c) border

A8 n. remark; note; statement; explanation

definition (a) comment

A9 adj. ceremonious; conventional; according to custom; stiff; strict; symmetrical

definition (a) formal

A10 v. to cut off; to curtail; to trim off

definition (a) clip

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A1 n. journals and newspapers collectively; act or process of printing

definition (b) press

A2 n. enjoyment; amusement; entertainment; delight; joy

definition (b) pleasure

A3 n. one who relies on another especially for financial support

definition (a) dependent

A4 n. apprehension; worry; doubt; hesitation; reservation

definition (c) misgiving

A5 n. office table

definition (a) desk

A6 n. abuse; molestation

definition (b) mistreatment

A7 v. to enlist or draft new members; to gain; to obtain; to procure

definition (b) recruit

A8 n. protective coating

definition (b) resist

A9 n. good friend; acquaintance

definition (c) familiar

A10 n. reform; repair; act of repairing; state of healing or improvement

definition (b) mend

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A1 v. to postpone; to delay; to end a meeting; to move to another place

definition (b) adjourn

A2 v. to send a letter or other item via the postal service; to post

definition (a) mail

A3 v. to say that something is not true; to refuse; to renounce

definition (d) deny

A4 v. to perform; to present; to carry out; to execute

definition (d) stage

A5 adv. clearly; unmistakably; plainly; apparently

definition (b) obviously

A6 n. nullification; termination; revocation

definition (a) cancellation

A7 v. to make changes in order to improve something; to edit; to correct

definition (b) revise

A8 adj. common; widespread; current

definition (a) prevalent

A9 n. bid; offer; overseer; supervisor

definition (b) tender

A10 v. to echo

definition (a) resonate

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A1 n. exertion of force; application of weight; weight; burden; encumbrance

definition (a) pressure

A2 n. strength; power; force; bravery

definition (a) might

A3 n. state of having committed a crime or offense; culpability; feeling of having done something wrong

definition (b) guilt

A4 n. vacillation; instability; wavering; inconstancy; change

definition (b) fluctuation

A5 n. series (of stories, articles, reports etc.); recurring period of time

definition (a) cycle

A6 n. computer which can serve many users simultaneously

definition (c) mainframe

A7 adj. chosen for office but net yet formally installed

definition (b) elect

A8 n. option; selection; variety

definition (a) choice

A9 n. act of making changes; alteration; proof sheet made to verify changes made and check for

additional errors

definition (c) revise

A10 n. end; completion; conclusion; polish; something which completes or perfects

definition (d) finish

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A1 n. main office; central office of a company; center of operation

definition (b) headquarters

A2 v. to converse; to speak; to spread rumors; to lecture; to reveal secret information

definition (b) talk

A3 n. leaving; going away; opposite of arrival

definition (b) departure

A4 v. to remove; to withdraw; to abandon; to exit; to depart

definition (d) pull out

A5 n. association; organization; community; rich upper class; fellowship; companionship

definition (c) society

A6 n. head; chief; director; carrier; main article

definition (c) leader

A7 adj. lucid; eloquent; expressed using clear and distinct words; able to speak

definition (a) articulate

A8 n. definition; significance; intention; explanation

definition (a) meaning

A9 v. to be present in a place; to care for; to serve; to accompany

definition (d) attend

A10 v. to glide; to sneak; to slide; to decline; to deteriorate; to make a mistake

definition (d) slip

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A1 n. fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines

definition (c) loop

A2 n. unity; agreement; accord; pleasing balance; symmetry

definition (c) harmony

A3 n. expansion; increase in size; magnification

definition (c) enlargement

A4 n. limit to which money may be withdrawn from the bank on credit

definition (b) overdraft

A5 n. heap; mound; wealth; fortune; group of buildings; dike; levee

definition (b) pile

A6 n. entrance; permission to enter; confession

definition (d) admission

A7 n. enterprise; drive; ambition; beginning move in a process; first step

definition (c) initiative

A8 n. match; whole consisting of two parts; couple

definition (b) pair

A9 n. voting, electing; counting of votes; number of votes; referendum

definition (b) poll

A10 n. decline; reduction; lessening

definition (d) decrease

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A1 n. period; era; hour; rate

definition (a) time

A2 n. acceptance; event in which guests are formally welcomed by their host; check-in

definition (d) reception

A3 v. to complete; to achieve; to attain; to perform

definition (d) accomplish

A4 adj. functional; practical; applicable

definition (d) useful

A5 adj. not genuine; simulated; unreal

definition (b) artificial

A6 n. pledge; vow; declaration of intention; source of hope; basis for expectations

definition (d) promise

A7 v. to speed up; to accelerate; to facilitate; to dispatch

definition (b) expedite

A8 n. group of stores, outlets, banks etc., under one management

definition (d) chain

A9 adj. serving as a model; normal; regular; typical; widely accepted

definition (c) standard

A10 v. to let; to allow someone to use property in return for regular payments; to hire

definition (d) rent

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A1 n. caution; advice about danger; advance notice

definition (a) warning

A2 n. programs which control the functions of a computer's hardware

definition (a) software

A3 n. testifier; onlooker; bystander; testimony

definition (d) witness

A4 n. inability to succeed; lack of success; lack; bankruptcy; downfall

definition (b) failure

A5 n. act of repairing; renewal; act of restoring to good condition

definition (b) renovation

A6 n. tool; instrument; piece of equipment

definition (a) implement

A7 n. raised platform; resting place on a journey; phase

definition (c) stage

A8 n. prize; recompense; benefit received as payment for a service

definition (a) reward

A9 n. appointment; proposal of a candidate (for an office or an honor)

definition (a) nomination

A10 n. building used for a particular purpose; business; audience; legislative body

definition (c) house

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A1 n. way into a building or other structure; gate; doorway

definition (a) entrance

A2 v. to add a footnote; to place a note that directs readers to another source of information (in a book,

journal, etc.)

definition (a) reference

A3 v. to outlive; to remain in use; to outlast; to endure; to withstand

definition (b) survive

A4 n. collective enterprise; group endeavor; collaboration

definition (b) joint venture

A5 v. to capture; to assume control

definition (a) take over

A6 v. to do; to carry out; to execute; to present; to arrange; to manage

definition (b) perform

A7 v. to make an outline; to draw up in written form; to conscript; to draw out and separate

definition (c) draft

A8 v. to decline; to deny; to turn down

definition (d) reject

A9 n. switch; icon to click on

definition (c) button

A10 v. to give money for goods or to cancel debts; to settle; to be worthwhile; to be profitable

definition (d) pay

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A1 n. great number of persons or things; many; a lot; composed of a countless number of items

definition (d) myriad

A2 n. assembly; board; group of people (gathered to advise, plan, etc.)

definition (b) council

A3 n. something presented as evidence in a court of law; display; show

definition (a) exhibit

A4 n. the U.S. treasury

definition (b) back door

A5 n. store which sells food and other household goods

definition (d) grocery

A6 n. profit; amount of assets that is higher than liabilities

definition (a) surplus

A7 n. standard of perfection; pattern; model; person or thing that embodies a standard of perfection

definition (d) ideal

A8 n. plateau; area of level ground; prairie; savanna

definition (a) plain

A9 n. topic; subject; matter; question; problem; publication

definition (b) issue

A10 n. contrast; something contrary

definition (a) opposite

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A1 n. quality of occurring regularly; rate at which a function reoccurs

definition (a) frequency

A2 n. pull; influence; power; weight

definition (b) clout

A3 adj. consoling; encouraging; reassuring; brining relief; heartening

definition (d) comforting

A4 adj. sturdy; long lasting

definition (b) durable

A5 n. representing; in support of

definition (c) behalf

A6 n. guest; migrating bird

definition (d) visitor

A7 v. to follow

definition (c) track

A8 n. plan; aim; goal; purpose

definition (b) intention

A9 v. to declare; to say; to send quickly; to squeeze; to extract

definition (b) express

A10 n. set way of saying or doing something; principle; pattern

definition (a) formula

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A1 n. command; order; authorization granted from one body to a subordinate body

definition (b) mandate

A2 n. preciseness; exactness

definition (b) accuracy

A3 n. trip; journey; travel; cruise

definition (c) voyage

A4 n. bill; money made of paper

definition (c) banknote

A5 n. official date; meeting; interview; nomination

definition (a) appointment

A6 n. short dash; short line used to connect or separate words or syllables (-)

definition (c) hyphen

A7 n. structure; pattern; design; organization; pattern of data organization

definition (c) format

A8 n. route; travel plans; travel journal

definition (a) itinerary

A9 n. attraction; lottery; contest which ends in a tie; natural channel; gully

definition (a) draw

A10 n. failure to perform a duty; option on a computer which is automatically selected

definition (b) default

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A1 v. to hesitate; to stumble; to sway; to totter; to be unstable

definition (c) falter

A2 n. exchange of information or ideas; transfer; passing along; letter; message

definition (d) communication

A3 adj. exerting great force; effective; potent; producing the desired effect; influential

definition (a) powerful

A4 n. yield; product; manufacture; information sent out from a computer

definition (a) output

A5 adv. especially; specifically

definition (c) particularly

A6 v. to cause harm; to cause injury; to destroy partly

definition (b) damage

A7 v. to make more efficient; to organize; to simplify

definition (c) streamline

A8 conj. but; only

definition (d) except

A9 v. to live; to be

definition (a) exist

A10 n. military rank above captain; main subject of study chosen by a college or university student

definition (a) major

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A1 n. business of supplying and servicing food

definition (d) catering

A2 n. person who participates in a bargaining session

definition (a) negotiator

A3 n. lack of knowledge; illiteracy; lack of education; state of being uninformed

definition (a) ignorance

A4 n. thickness of some material that covers a surface; covering; bed; stratum

definition (a) layer

A5 n. person who owns and operates a food store

definition (b) grocer

A6 n. large container; tank; tub

definition (c) vat

A7 adj. ancient; archaic; no longer in use; outdated; useless

definition (a) obsolete

A8 v. to notice; to observe; to comment; to state; to say

definition (b) remark

A9 n. bend; crease; depression in the ground; hollow between two hills; yard

definition (b) fold

A10 n. knowledge; intelligence; data

definition (d) information

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A1 n. time free from work other demands and duties; free time; rest; recreation

definition (b) leisure

A2 n. chance; probability of advancement or success; hope; promise

definition (d) prospect

A3 n. banknote; invoice; proposed law

definition (a) bill

A4 n. opening; record; information or item in a book, dictionary, catalog, list, directory, etc.

definition (a) entry

A5 n. person who ask questions (i.e. reporter or employer)

definition (c) interviewer

A6 v. to interest; to amuse; to host

definition (c) entertain

A7 v. to express a preconceived opinion; to express one's biases

definition (d) prejudice

A8 n. therapy; care; relation; attitude; behavior

definition (d) treatment

A9 n. baby; very young child; toddler; tot; minor

definition (b) infant

A10 n. trees that have been sawed into rough planks; useless items that been put in storage

definition (b) lumber

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A1 n. punishment; fine; punishment in the form of a financial payment

definition (b) penalty

A2 n. adaption; settlement of an insurance claim

definition (d) adjustment

A3 n. obligation; promise

definition (c) commitment

A4 n. place used by planes for takeoff and landing

definition (c) airport

A5 n. production; creating; group of people born around the same time

definition (d) generation

A6 n. spatial dimension; measurement; extent; degree

definition (a) size

A7 n. help; assistance; accessory

definition (c) aid

A8 n. region; domain; field; category

definition (d) area

A9 n. stupid person substance unmixed with other substances; commoner

definition (a) simple

A10 n. notice; warning; caveat; carefulness; premonition

definition (d) caution

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A1 n. boundary; edge; limit

definition (a) border

A2 v. to respect deeply; to honor greatly

definition (a) revere

A3 n. mutual connection (between two or more things); similarity; parallel

definition (a) correlation

A4 v. to come to an end; to finish; to terminate

definition (b) expire

A5 v. to explain; to clarify; to elucidate; to understand or explain in a particular way

definition (d) interpret

A6 v. to illustrate; to explain; to characterize; to elucidate

definition (b) describe

A7 n. license to market a company's goods or services; business which has been granted a license

definition (d) franchise

A8 adj. typical; distinctive

definition (a) characteristic

A9 n. shop; place where merchandise is sold; supply of goods or materials set aside for future use

definition (b) store

A10 adv. annually

definition (a) yearly

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A1 n. proficiency; skill; specialist knowledge and information

definition (d) expertise

A2 n. innovation; something new; discovery

definition (d) novelty

A3 n. passage; walkway (between rows of seats or shelves)

definition (d) aisle

A4 n. act of giving in to desire; something which gratifies; luxury; leniency

definition (d) indulgence

A5 n. exterior or upper boundary of a thing; external part or layer; outward appearance

definition (b) surface

A6 n. a list of accounts receivable

definition (a) aging schedule

A7 n. long thin mark; row; border; domain; tactic

definition (c) line

A8 n. obligation; need; requirement

definition (b) necessity

A9 n. consequence; outcome; result; indirect suggestion; connotation; hint

definition (c) implication

A10 n. amount collected at one time; income; proceeds; profits (Informal)

definition (d) take

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A1 adj. external; of the outdoors; from the outdoors; maximal

definition (b) outside

A2 n. affinity; compassion; pity; concern; empathy

definition (b) sympathy

A3 v. to create a formal agreement; to bind legally; to obtain

definition (b) contract

A4 n. height of something; altitude above sea or ground level; raising; lifting up; grandeur

definition (c) elevation

A5 n. tool; gadget; device; apparatus

definition (b) appliance

A6 v. to happen upon; to find by chance; to discover; to see

definition (a) come across

A7 n. midpoint; middle; equally far from two extremes; average

definition (c) mean

A8 n. hoe; tool used to spread soil; choice; selection

definition (b) pick up

A9 v. to make resistant; to make impervious; to edit

definition (b) proof

A10 n. insurance; shelter; casing; front; lid

definition (b) cover

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A1 n. person whose job it is to supervise and examine; police officer ranking below a superintendent

definition (b) inspector

A2 n. act of pretending; counterfeit; imitation of the operation or features of one system using an other

system

definition (b) simulation

A3 n. distribution; liberation; transference

definition (b) delivery

A4 n. end; deduction; cognition; final decision

definition (b) conclusion

A5 n. chase; quest; search; occupation; pastime

definition (a) pursuit

A6 n. preparedness; willingness; promptness; quickness

definition (d) readiness

A7 n. concept; thought; opinion; intention; plan

definition (b) idea

A8 n. automobile; elevator; vehicle; ride

definition (a) car

A9 n. software program; written request; formal letter; implementation

definition (d) application

A10 n. cost; price; payment

definition (a) expense

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A1 n. partner; fellow worker; co-worker; friend

definition (c) associate

A2 adj. correct; suitable; just; complete

definition (b) proper

A3 n. task; duty; responsibility; role; obligation

definition (a) assignment

A4 v. to increase; to strengthen; to heighten

definition (a) intensify

A5 v. to anticipate gladly

definition (a) look forward to

A6 n. place where one can borrow books

definition (b) library

A7 adj. well-known; excellent; wonderful

definition (b) famous

A8 v. to jump; to leap

definition (c) bound

A9 v. to establish; to found; to set up; to place on

definition (a) base

A10 n. something that continues for many years

definition (c) perennial

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A1 n. component; element; factor; one of the substances which comprises a mixture

definition (a) ingredient

A2 n. separation; ridge between drainage areas; watershed

definition (d) divide

A3 n. person or organization that prepares printed matter for publication

definition (b) editor

A4 n. means of transport (car, bus, etc.); instrument; means; medium

definition (c) vehicle

A5 adv. quickly; fast; swiftly

definition (b) rapidly

A6 n. money management (including investment, banking etc.); science of money management

definition (c) finance

A7 n. minor office worker; book-keeper; bureaucrat

definition (b) clerk

A8 n. inside a building; inland section of a country

definition (a) interior

A9 n. information that is confidential or classified; mystery; unexplained phenomenon

definition (c) secret

A10 n. one who offers his services of his own free will or without pay

definition (a) volunteer

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A1 n. flying; aviation; trip on an airplane; escape

definition (a) flight

A2 n. singularity; individuality; incomparability

definition (b) uniqueness

A3 n. movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down in another place; stair; stage in a process

definition (c) step

A4 n. person who puts money into a project

definition (a) investor

A5 adj. intimate; for or pertaining to a small group of people; personal; of an individual

definition (b) private

A6 v. to make a summary; to give a report; to inform; to instruct somebody

definition (b) brief

A7 n. response; critique; information about the results of a certain procedure or performance

definition (b) feedback

A8 v. to extract from; to bring out; to draw out

definition (c) elicit

A9 n. action or instance in which the ball or puck is prevented from entering the goal

definition (d) save

A10 n. company; enterprise; trade; commerce; issue

definition (a) business

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A1 n. area of land set aside to protect natural resources and wildlife

definition (a) preserve

A2 n. act of suddenly swooping down and grabbing; sudden assault or attack

definition (d) pounce

A3 n. list of subjects or other information arranged in alphabetical order; indicator; sign

definition (b) index

A4 n. sensitivity; susceptibility (to disease, etc.)

definition (d) predisposition

A5 n. teaching; direction; guidance; training; education; information

definition (a) instruction

A6 n. length; distance; duration; period of time

definition (b) span

A7 n. physical or mental well-being; freedom from disease

definition (c) health

A8 n. bill of sale; written statement of purchases

definition (d) receipt

A9 n. a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid; film; thin layer

definition (a) skim

A10 n. flat dish for serving food; portion; covering, coating; board

definition (b) plate

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A1 adv. regularly; often

definition (b) frequently

A2 v. to represent as the embodiment of perfection

definition (d) idealize

A3 n. opportunity; occurrence, event; incident; reason; cause

definition (d) occasion

A4 adj. clear; obvious; apparent

definition (b) evident

A5 n. money gained; salary; revenue; profit; income

definition (b) earnings

A6 n. delight; refreshment or entertainment given to its recipient without cost

definition (a) treat

A7 n. rear; end; seat

definition (b) behind

A8 n. silence; quiet; photograph

definition (b) still

A9 conj. immediately following; the moment that; as soon as

definition (d) directly

A10 adv. out of doors

definition (d) outside

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A1 n. durability; determination; resolve; power; intensity; force

definition (d) strength

A2 n. position; opinion; viewpoint; outlook; perspective

definition (c) attitude

A3 n. staff; work force; team; crew

definition (b) personnel

A4 n. person who installs or maintains wiring systems

definition (c) electrician

A5 n. flat receptacle used to hold other items; platter

definition (d) tray

A6 n. unit of time equal to 60 seconds; 1/60 of an hour; memo; protocol; memorandum

definition (b) minute

A7 n. occasion; instance; situation; bag

definition (d) case

A8 n. person who works in a skilled occupation; specialist

definition (d) professional

A9 n. boss; person or company that hires people to do work

definition (c) employer

A10 n. sale of products to final consumers; sale of goods to end users

definition (d) retail

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A1 n. act of bringing back; restoration; act of finding information and sending it to the user as output

definition (c) retrieval

A2 adj. managerial; executive

definition (c) administrative

A3 adj. pressing; compelling; immediate; prompt

definition (d) urgent

A4 n. connection; overall situation; background

definition (d) context

A5 n. check

definition (c) bank draft

A6 v. to injure; to harm; to mistreat

definition (c) abuse

A7 n. expansion; growth; range; story or advertisement that covers two pages

definition (b) spread

A8 n. end; conclusion; plug

definition (c) close

A9 v. to scatter; to spread out; to be scattered

definition (c) dissipate

A10 n. standard of measure; device for measuring (pressure, amount, distance, etc.)

definition (a) gauge

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A1 n. introduction; foreword; opening statement

definition (b) preface

A2 n. regard; esteem; renown

definition (c) reputation

A3 n. consciousness

definition (d) awareness

A4 n. vocation; skilled occupation; declaration; proclamation

definition (a) profession

A5 adj. situated; placed; identified; found; existing; standing

definition (d) located

A6 n. responsibility; duty; burden; impediment; blame

definition (d) onus

A7 n. a person who was unable to repay their debts

definition (d) bankrupt

A8 n. bill

definition (b) invoice

A9 n. degree; rank; height; plane; flat horizontal plain

definition (c) level

A10 n. angle that points outward

definition (c) salient

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A1 n. cause; agent; broker; financier; money lender

definition (a) factor

A2 v. to establish; to set up; to begin; to initiate; to start

definition (c) institute

A3 n. person who foretells future events; weatherman

definition (d) forecaster

A4 n. dishonesty; immorality; irregularity; unlawfulness; illegality

definition (c) corruption

A5 conj. if

definition (b) whether

A6 n. link; connection; touch; interface

definition (b) contact

A7 n. prejudice; tendency; leaning

definition (c) bias

A8 adj. entrusted to the care

definition (b) foster

A9 n. itemized list; index; directory

definition (c) catalog

A10 n. reduced price; sale on particular items; extra newspaper edition

definition (a) special

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A1 n. mean; median

definition (a) average

A2 n. aircraft which flies by means of horizontally rotating blades

definition (c) helicopter

A3 n. structure built mainly of glass in which plants are cultivated out of season

definition (b) greenhouse

A4 n. route through traveled by vehicles above ground level

definition (a) airways

A5 n. trade; skill; occupation; boat; plane

definition (c) craft

A6 n. aspiration; hope; goal; dream

definition (b) ambition

A7 n. permit; official permission; authorization; document which shows proof of authorization; certificate

definition (b) license

A8 n. elastic material derived from of some tropical plants; eraser

definition (d) rubber

A9 n. photograph; drawing; painting; film; embodiment

definition (b) picture

A10 n. foundation; principal element; fundamental part

definition (a) base

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A1 v. to suggest; to tender; to bid; to propose a price; to present

definition (a) offer

A2 v. to distinguish; to perceive; to recognize; to discriminate

definition (b) discern

A3 v. to make an itemized list; to index; to classify

definition (d) catalog

A4 n. item or detail included in a description of requirements or plans

definition (d) specification

A5 adj. energetic; full of life; playful; lively

definition (c) frisky

A6 v. to bear; to endure

definition (b) withstand

A7 v. to forgive; to absolve; to release; to discharge

definition (a) remit

A8 n. person who does not belong to any political party

definition (c) independent

A9 adj. chief; leading; main; principal

definition (b) head

A10 v. to cross; to transport; to approve

definition (d) pass

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A1 n. shared characteristic; common feature

definition (c) denominator

A2 n. program used for viewing websites on the Internet

definition (a) browser

A3 n. state of intellectual or spiritual awareness

definition (b) enlightenment

A4 n. relative highness or lowness of a sound; tar; asphalt; throw

definition (c) pitch

A5 n. statute; law; act of controlling; management; direction

definition (a) regulations

A6 n. something which is opposite

definition (b) contrary

A7 n. price; cargo; responsibility

definition (a) charge

A8 n. perception of flavor; sense; reason

definition (a) taste

A9 n. something discarded; rubbish; garbage; refuse; nonsense

definition (d) trash

A10 n. something carried; cargo; burden; unit of measure or weight; capacity

definition (a) load

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A1 n. 12 dozen; 144

definition (b) gross

A2 v. to grant a person or persons legal custodianship over property not belonging to them

definition (d) trustee

A3 adj. annoying; irritating

definition (d) bothersome

A4 n. act of ordering in advance (hotel room, airline ticket, etc.)

definition (d) reservation

A5 n. meat cutter; meat slaughterer; owner of a meat shop

definition (b) butcher

A6 v. to apply color to a surface; to put makeup on; to describe something in words

definition (b) paint

A7 n. comprehensive inquiry; extensive investigation of a subject

definition (a) research

A8 adj. right away; shortly; at once; without delay

definition (a) immediately

A9 n. attempt to discover or test something; trial; research

definition (c) experiment

A10 v. to give; to grant; to judge; to rule

definition (c) award

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A1 n. clothing; garments; clothes; garb

definition (c) apparel

A2 n. ability; skill; talent

definition (a) aptitude

A3 n. ordered merchandise that is not currently in stock but will be supplied in the future

definition (a) back order

A4 n. drink; refreshment

definition (a) beverage

A5 n. fusion; agglomeration

definition (a) merger

A6 n. grouping symbols ()

definition (b) parentheses

A7 n. adjacency; nearness; closeness; vicinity

definition (b) proximity

A8 v. to slope; to bend; to bow; to slant; to influence

definition (b) incline

A9 v. to judge an object's value; to appraise; to assess; to guess

definition (c) estimate

A10 n. issue; affair; question; problem; substance of a particular composition and consistency

definition (a) matter

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A1 n. custom; something that one is used to doing; part of a routine; behavior pattern

definition (c) habit

A2 conj. since; inasmuch as; while; while on the contrary

definition (a) whereas

A3 v. to toss or dump garbage in an unauthorized place; to scatter objects in disorder

definition (d) litter

A4 n. disturbance; discontinuance; stoppage; cutting-off

definition (c) interruption

A5 adj. negotiated by an intermediary; settled through a middleman

definition (b) brokered

A6 adj. able to be carried out; achievable; possible; likely

definition (a) feasible

A7 adj. detailed; complicated; carefully planned; worked out in great detail

definition (c) elaborate

A8 v. to make circular shape

definition (c) loop

A9 v. to suck up; take up; take in

definition (c) absorb

A10 adv. anyway

definition (a) though

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A1 n. stand; booth; pen; pretext to delay

definition (b) stall

A2 n. something that is essential or imperative; essentials of life (food, clothing, and shelter)

definition (c) necessary

A3 n. pact; contract; accord; consent; concurrence

definition (d) agreement

A4 n. one who serves tables at a restaurant or pub

definition (d) waiter

A5 n. living; state of being; life

definition (b) existence

A6 n. elasticity; ability to adapt to new circumstances; pliability

definition (a) flexibility

A7 n. sewing needle; swindler; cheater; professional gambler

definition (a) sharp

A8 n. familiarity; understanding; wisdom; education; awareness

definition (d) knowledge

A9 n. quickness; velocity; transmission gear in a motor vehicle

definition (b) speed

A10 n. person who is native to or resides in a particular area

definition (c) local

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A1 adj. characteristic of a capital city; sophisticated

definition (b) metropolitan

A2 v. to give to for safekeeping; to empower someone with a responsibility or duty

definition (a) entrust

A3 n. person who creates something; chemical substance used in photography

definition (d) developer

A4 v. to understand; to comprehend; to accomplish; to convert into cash; to liquidate

definition (d) realize

A5 adj. gloomy; cheerless; bad; depressing; sad

definition (d) dismal

A6 conj. precedes two or more coordinate words or phrases

definition (d) either

A7 n. this being the case; since (used in formal documents)

definition (c) whereas

A8 v. to save from harm; to deliver from danger; to free from risk

definition (b) rescue

A9 n. not many; some; several; small number of

definition (b) few

A10 n. principal pipe or duct in a system; chief part of something; strength or force; high sea

definition (a) main

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A1 n. commotion; flurry; excitement

definition (a) ado

A2 n. number of babies that are born per year per thousand

definition (c) birth rate

A3 n. caution; warning; admonition; suspension of proceedings (law)

definition (b) caveat

A4 n. telephone exchange; operator; main bureau or office

definition (a) central

A5 n. nutritionist; expert on nutrition

definition (b) dietician

A6 n. piece of clothing; outer covering

definition (a) garment

A7 n. building; something created from a number of interconnecting parts

definition (c) structure

A8 n. advance stipulation; preliminary terms

definition (a) precondition

A9 n. source from which something arises; prototype; model

definition (c) original

A10 n. present; talent; offering

definition (a) gift

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A1 n. achievement; fulfillment; ability

definition (b) attainment

A2 v. to reduce; to protect; to soften; to upholster

definition (a) cushion

A3 adj. payable; subject to or requiring payment especially as specified

definition (c) collectible

A4 adv. really; genuinely

definition (b) truly

A5 n. dampness; moistness; mugginess

definition (b) humidity

A6 v. to decorate; to beautify

definition (d) adorn

A7 adv. comfortably; without great difficulty or effort

definition (d) easy

A8 n. method of performance

definition (b) technique

A9 n. soldier of the three lowest military ranks

definition (c) private

A10 v. to produce and distribute printed material; to advertise

definition (d) publish

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A1 n. rush; haste; urgency

definition (a) hurry

A2 n. product made by hand or by machine

definition (d) manufacture

A3 n. rough outline; sketch; written order for payment; conscription

definition (b) draft

A4 n. automated device used for selling items

definition (d) vending machine

A5 n. means of expression; channel of communication; middle man; intermediary; broker

definition (c) medium

A6 n. universe; empty area; gap; area; interval

definition (d) space

A7 n. marmalade; jam

definition (a) conserve

A8 n. mail; column; opinion; role; job placement

definition (d) post

A9 n. worry; issue; problem; group of companies; large corporation

definition (d) concern

A10 n. injury; harm

definition (b) damage

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A1 n. presentation; show; screen; monitor; exposure; exhibition

definition (a) display

A2 n. apparatus; device

definition (b) tool

A3 adj. new; strange

definition (a) novel

A4 n. declaration; allegation; official account

definition (b) statement

A5 n. interpretation; something that clarifies; description; definition

definition (b) explanation

A6 v. to suppose; to take on a position or duty; to accept an idea

definition (a) assume

A7 v. to place in a row; to cover the inside of; to pad

definition (a) line

A8 adj. big; enormous; wide; spacious; famous

definition (d) large

A9 n. institution of higher education that grants degrees; type of school; council

definition (c) college

A10 v. to hypnotize; to enthrall

definition (a) entrance

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A1 n. affront; offense; rude remark or action

definition (c) insult

A2 n. process of becoming varied; sale of a variety of products and services

definition (a) diversification

A3 n. close examination; scrutinizing look

definition (c) scan

A4 n. counsel; guidance; specific information; hint

definition (c) advice

A5 n. method; way; medium; resources; funds

definition (b) means

A6 n. punctuality

definition (a) timeliness

A7 n. sum of money that has been put in a bank for safekeeping; partial payment; pledge

definition (a) deposit

A8 n. part of a book; phase; stage; local branch of an organization

definition (b) chapter

A9 n. business arrangement; client; funds deposited in a bank

definition (c) account

A10 n. netting attached to a woman's hat

definition (c) veil

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A1 n. mail manager, person responsible for managing electronic mail on a network (Computers)

definition (d) postmaster

A2 n. a legal document that temporarily transfers a property from one individual to another

definition (b) deed of surrender

A3 v. to repair; to improve; to be improved

definition (b) mend

A4 v. to separate; to be separated; to decrease; to become smaller

definition (c) fall off

A5 n. advisor (adviser); counselor; coach; person who gives professional advice

definition (c) consultant

A6 n. slope; incline; increase; ascent; raise in position or status; promotion; angry response

definition (a) rise

A7 n. brining in of goods from another country; opposite of export; meaning; significance

definition (a) import

A8 n. news story publicized in only a newspaper or television/radio station

definition (b) exclusive

A9 n. external part or surface of something

definition (b) outside

A10 v. to make haste; to rush; to urge; to prod; to dash

definition (a) hurry

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A1 n. wooden box; old car; old plane

definition (d) crate

A2 n. instructor; director; escort; leader; manual; handbook

definition (c) guide

A3 n. act of strengthening; reward or punishment designed to encourage or discourage a particular

response

definition (d) reinforcement

A4 n. region; district; zone; area; domain

definition (d) territory

A5 n. candidate; nominee

definition (d) applicant

A6 n. property; site; area; grounds; building with the grounds belonging to it

definition (d) premises

A7 adj. special; unusual; detailed; precise; pedantic; strict

definition (d) particular

A8 n. plentifulness; abundance; numerousness; plurality

definition (b) profusion

A9 n. type of aircraft; two-dimensional surface; rank; level

definition (c) plane

A10 n. concern; fear; misfortune; distress

definition (c) worry

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A1 adj. very great in numbers; huge; powerful

definition (b) tremendous

A2 n. debate; conversation; talk; dispute; argument

definition (a) discussion

A3 n. holiday

definition (a) vacation

A4 n. something that is superimposed

definition (d) overlap

A5 adj. traveling in an inward direction

definition (b) inbound

A6 n. cameraman; person who takes pictures

definition (a) photographer

A7 v. to temporarily cease working as a protest; to impress

definition (d) strike

A8 v. to help; to assist

definition (b) aid

A9 v. to pay attention to; to supervise; to regret; to oppose; to remember; to notice

definition (c) mind

A10 n. rotatable disk on a telephone

definition (b) dial

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A1 n. specific quantity regarded as a standard; combination which acts a whole; piece

definition (a) unit

A2 n. greatest quantity or amount possible; highest capacity

definition (a) maximum

A3 n. leaflet; booklet; printed product information

definition (a) brochure

A4 n. order; direction; control; domination; headquarters

definition (c) command

A5 n. talk; dialog; discussion; verbal exchange

definition (d) conversation

A6 n. shopping center; pedestrian walkway; promenade

definition (d) mall

A7 n. answer; response

definition (b) reply

A8 n. straps and other parts by which a draft animal is attached to a vehicle

definition (b) harness

A9 n. type; sort; class; group of things which are classed together because of their similarities

definition (c) kind

A10 n. conditional conveyance of property as for security on a loan; pledging; lien

definition (b) mortgage

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A1 v. to believe; to have faith in; to supply goods by deferred payment

definition (c) credit

A2 v. to jumble; to mix together confusedly; to clamber; to climb on all fours

definition (c) scramble

A3 v. to store in a large building

definition (b) warehouse

A4 n. fuel made from carbon; cinder; ember

definition (a) coal

A5 v. to agree; to harmonize; to coincide; to collaborate; to consent

definition (d) concur

A6 n. deletion; negligence; failure; default

definition (a) omission

A7 v. to vouch for; to give a warranty; to assure; to promise

definition (a) guarantee

A8 n. safeguard; something used to avert an unwanted situation

definition (b) preventive

A9 n. briefcase; attache case; list of securities and stocks

definition (c) portfolio

A10 v. to conduct; to guide; to direct; to influence

definition (c) lead

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A1 n. medical caretaker (especially in a hospital under the supervision of a doctor)

definition (d) nurse

A2 n. security; warranty; pledge; assurance

definition (b) guarantee

A3 n. connection; association; closeness

definition (b) relationship

A4 n. payment given for regularly scheduled performances or publications

definition (a) subscription

A5 n. supplier; seller; merchant; agent; sales representative

definition (c) dealer

A6 n. enigma; riddle; game; jigsaw

definition (b) puzzle

A7 n. moving back and forth; influence; control; authority

definition (d) sway

A8 n. inflection; verbal 'time'

definition (d) tense

A9 n. tool; implement; device; appliance; agent; means

definition (b) instrument

A10 n. possessions; belongings; estate; assets; ownership

definition (a) property

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A1 pref. of light

definition (d) photo

A2 n. connection; relation; association; one ring of a chain; ring

definition (d) link

A3 n. one who does not eat meat; herbivore

definition (d) vegetarian

A4 adj. ready for use; attainable; present; vail

definition (c) available

A5 adj. faithful; true to one's obligations

definition (a) loyal

A6 n. bringing something down to a smaller scale; lowering expenses

definition (c) downsizing

A7 adj. plentiful; abundant; generous; extravagant; wasteful

definition (d) profuse

A8 v. to descend; to decline; to abate; to lessen

definition (a) subside

A9 v. to breast-feed; to suckle; to provide medical care; to take care of

definition (a) nurse

A10 n. steward; stewardess; person who serves others; person who accompanies others

definition (b) attendant

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A1 n. pasture; scope; extent; field; domain; assortment

definition (c) range

A2 n. act of providing; act of offering; work; labor; function; role; offer

definition (a) service

A3 n. strong feeling or idea left by an experience; effect; vague memory

definition (d) impression

A4 n. lane; path; signs; trails; channel

definition (a) track

A5 n. one of the two periods of an academic year (usually 15-18 weeks)

definition (a) semester

A6 n. opposite of child; a grown-up; a mature person

definition (d) adult

A7 n. cork; stopper; electrical connector; block; advertisement

definition (c) plug

A8 n. opposite; contrary; back side; rear; setback; defeat

definition (c) reverse

A9 n. ability to reason and understand; cleverness; brilliance; information

definition (a) intelligence

A10 n. expansion; branch of a telephone network; supplement; reprieve

definition (a) extension

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A1 n. physical or mental exertion; labor; attempt; organized operation

definition (c) effort

A2 n. one fourth; neighborhood; coin worth 25 cents; period of three months; district

definition (b) quarter

A3 adj. pertaining to the world and nature around us

definition (a) environmental

A4 n. one who makes or alters garments

definition (a) tailor

A5 adj. of publicizing; of advancement; of encouragement; of fostering; of an enterprise

definition (b) promotional

A6 n. degree of excellence; characteristic; attribute; character; excellence

definition (d) quality

A7 v. to interchange; to take turns; to rotate; to substitute

definition (a) alternate

A8 adj. ethical; virtuous; righteous; principled; having integrity

definition (a) moral

A9 n. diagram; chart

definition (c) graph

A10 n. mark; objective; aim; object; goal

definition (d) target

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A1 n. city

definition (d) town

A2 n. person who holds public position; authority

definition (d) official

A3 n. change; adjustment, agreement; adaptation; restriction

definition (c) modification

A4 n. taxi; carriage; driver's compartment

definition (d) cab

A5 n. condition; circumstance; location; position; job; place of employment

definition (a) situation

A6 n. quality of being clearly seen

definition (b) visibility

A7 n. height; distance above sea level

definition (b) altitude

A8 n. method or course that restores health; prescribed treatment for an illness

definition (a) cure

A9 n. sequence; succession; television program broadcast in installments

definition (b) series

A10 n. announcement; poster, sign; warning; attention; consideration

definition (a) notice

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A1 v. to inform; to direct; to guide; to command; to order; to educate

definition (c) instruct

A2 adv. gently; without roughness or projections; evenly; calmly

definition (a) smoothly

A3 v. to hurt; to wound; to insult; to offend; to damage

definition (a) injure

A4 n. spending; disbursement; outlay (especially financial)

definition (b) expenditure

A5 v. to supply; to grant; to set; to offer

definition (b) provide

A6 n. list of terms and definitions (usually at the end of a book); dictionary of technical or specific terms

definition (c) glossary

A7 adv. justly; equitably; directly; completely; really

definition (a) fair

A8 v. to predict a future event or condition; to foretell

definition (d) forecast

A9 n. origin; starting point

definition (a) source

A10 n. power; strength; force; capacity to be

definition (a) potency

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A1 n. rebound; recoiling; sudden movement to the rear

definition (d) backlash

A2 n. abrasion; cut; score of zero; cash; money (Slang)

definition (d) scratch

A3 n. clamp; fastener; shred; segment of video

definition (d) clip

A4 n. the total amount of funds in circulation in a given country's economy

definition (a) money supply

A5 n. act of looking over carefully and critically; official examination; audit; review

definition (c) inspection

A6 n. attack; misdeed; insult; transgression

definition (d) offence

A7 n. officer of a monastery; high-ranking member of a religious order

definition (c) prior

A8 n. act of fixing; correction; act of mending

definition (d) repair

A9 n. end; conclusion; final appearance; power of endurance; vitality; unit of weight

definition (b) last

A10 n. inclination; tendency; disposition; aptitude

definition (a) propensity

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A1 v. to seize; to capture; to possess; to contract

definition (a) take

A2 v. to render insusceptible to a disease by inoculating

definition (b) vaccinate

A3 v. to turn into profit; to generate revenue

definition (d) monetize

A4 n. the process of installing a newer and more powerful version of a software package or a piece of

hardware

definition (c) upgrade

A5 adj. impressive; inspiring; great; frightening

definition (b) awesome

A6 n. state of belonging to an organization or group; fellowship

definition (b) membership

A7 n. viewpoint; stance; condition; state; mood; attitude

definition (c) posture

A8 adj. physical; done using human skill or force

definition (c) manual

A9 v. to submerge; to fall down below the surface (especially in water)

definition (b) sink

A10 n. mark; level; degree; rank; type; extend; class (in a school)

definition (d) grade

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A1 n. place; location; area

definition (a) site

A2 n. tautness; strain; nervousness; agitation; apprehension

definition (b) tension

A3 n. guilt; responsibility; liability

definition (a) blame

A4 n. duty responsibility; indebtedness; agreement

definition (a) obligation

A5 n. line printed at the top of a piece of stationary

definition (c) letterhead

A6 n. lexicon; list of words and their definitions in alphabetical order

definition (d) vocabulary

A7 n. stimulus; inducement; enticement; encouragement

definition (b) incentive

A8 n. timepiece; device for telling time

definition (d) clock

A9 n. learning; instruction; imparting of knowledge; upbringing

definition (a) education

A10 n. comment; remark; ascription; mention; regard

definition (d) reference

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A1 n. person who is licensed to practice medicine (i.e. physician, surgeon etc.)

definition (a) doctor

A2 v. to classify; to organize; to separate from others; to clarify

definition (c) sort

A3 v. to put off to a later time; to delay; to defer; to put off until later; to stay

definition (d) postpone

A4 adj. concentrated; focused; observant; polite; caring

definition (b) attentive

A5 n. wage; salary; compensation; bonus; punishment

definition (d) payment

A6 n. person who is free from sin or wrongdoing

definition (c) innocent

A7 v. to influence

definition (a) affect

A8 v. to label; to fine

definition (c) ticket

A9 n. direction; series of lessons or training units; layer; part of a meal

definition (c) course

A10 n. right; special privilege

definition (d) prerogative

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A1 n. access; method; system; procedure

definition (d) approach

A2 n. serenity; self-control; calmness; coolness

definition (d) composure

A3 n. pointing out of similarities and differences; similarity; likeness

definition (b) comparison

A4 n. support; skeleton; structure; system

definition (a) framework

A5 n. act of receiving; approval; state of believing in something

definition (d) acceptance

A6 n. character which is part of an alphabet; written communication sent to a person or organization

definition (c) letter

A7 v. to raise; to push; to urge; to lift

definition (d) boost

A8 n. discourse given before an audience; tedious reprimand; formal reproof

definition (d) lecture

A9 n. temporary stay somewhere; instance of spending time with a person or group of people; inspection

definition (d) visit

A10 n. inner quality; intrinsic characteristic

definition (a) internal

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A1 v. to speak out; to move into a position of readiness and availability

definition (d) deploy

A2 v. to organize according to importance

definition (a) prioritize

A3 n. employees working in an organization; personnel; crew; team

definition (d) staff

A4 v. to establish; to construct; to base; to provide a foundation

definition (a) bottom

A5 n. obstacle; misfortune; something which hinders progress

definition (d) setback

A6 adj. not capable

definition (d) unable

A7 n. progression of steps; table of graduated rates; system of marks used for measuring

definition (d) scale

A8 n. creator; craftsman; skilled workman

definition (b) artisan

A9 v. to separate from others; to segregate

definition (d) insulate

A10 v. to build; to create; to design; to grow

definition (d) develop

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A1 n. impression; the way a person looks; image; semblance

definition (a) appearance

A2 n. parallelogram

definition (c) rectangle

A3 n. representing something less strongly than what the facts would justify

definition (a) understatement

A4 n. accomplishment; fulfillment

definition (c) realization

A5 n. trademark; type; make; variety; product name

definition (b) brand

A6 n. occurrence; occasion; example; illustration

definition (b) instance

A7 n. lodger; occupant; resident; renter; landlord

definition (c) tenant

A8 n. something created separately for the purpose of being added to or placed inside (a book,

newspaper, etc.)

definition (b) insert

A9 n. duplicate; photostat

definition (d) copy

A10 n. result; outcome; impact; trick; natural phenomenon

definition (c) effect

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A1 v. to stick to; to cling to; to be devoted to (an idea, group, organization etc.)

definition (d) adhere

A2 n. banknote printed by a government as legal tender which is not redeemable and which lacks

economic value

definition (d) flat money

A3 v. to design the appearance of; to arrange; to prepare a diskette or hard disk for use

definition (a) format

A4 v. to act on; to transfer from one place to another; to change residence

definition (a) move

A5 n. refusal to accept; refusal to believe; refusal to recognize

definition (c) denial

A6 n. task; assignment; delegation; errand; religious delegation

definition (d) mission

A7 v. to grow larger; to broaden; to increase; to enlarge; to add to

definition (d) expand

A8 n. person granted legal custodianship over property not belonging to him

definition (d) trustee

A9 v. to use as an introduction; to use as a foreword

definition (d) preface

A10 v. to claim; to require; to request strongly

definition (c) demand

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A1 n. school director; school master; capital sum (Finance)

definition (d) principal

A2 n. official institution; agency; power; control; jurisdiction

definition (b) authority

A3 n. fulfillment; realization; attainment; achievement

definition (a) accomplishment

A4 n. nature; disposition; attitude; figure; person; statement of qualities

definition (d) character

A5 n. group of judges; board; band; strip; crew; staff

definition (d) panel

A6 n. collapse; crash; incident

definition (d) breakdown

A7 n. folded and stitched down edge of cloth; edge of a garment

definition (d) hem

A8 n. part; portion; quota; allocation; issue of stock

definition (d) share

A9 n. border; limit; obstacle; barricade

definition (c) barrier

A10 n. procedure; plan of action; way; manner in which one conducts business; technique

definition (d) method

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A1 n. trait; feature; ability; distinguishing quality; attribute

definition (c) characteristic

A2 n. explanation; meaning; interpretation (as of a word or term)

definition (a) definition

A3 n. recuperation; getting well; return

definition (a) recovery

A4 adj. earlier; antecedent; former

definition (d) prior

A5 adj. wrong; erroneous; imprecise; unseemly; improper

definition (b) incorrect

A6 n. speaking ability; something that is communicated orally

definition (d) speech

A7 n. necessity; obligation; new wine; grape juice that has not yet fermented

definition (c) must

A8 n. depot; wholesale store; large retail store

definition (d) warehouse

A9 n. opening of a show; first public appearance

definition (b) debut

A10 n. type; kind; character; manner; quality

definition (b) sort

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A1 n. person who holds a money order

definition (c) bearer

A2 n. skill; talent; aptitude; capacity; power

definition (a) ability

A3 n. act of forgiving; discharging; dispatching

definition (a) remit

A4 n. reduction; curtailing; decrease

definition (c) cutback

A5 n. act of shedding; act of taking away; elimination; ejection; dismissal

definition (a) removal

A6 n. heaviness; unit of mass; pressure; importance; influence

definition (a) weight

A7 n. behavior; conduct; bearing; appearance

definition (a) demeanor

A8 n. adequate amount; sufficient degree

definition (b) enough

A9 n. point of view; perspective

definition (c) angle

A10 n. money paid for the use of property; property that is leased; act of leasing

definition (b) rental

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A1 n. contract by which property or persons are guaranteed against damage or loss

definition (a) insurance

A2 v. to punish

definition (b) penalize

A3 v. to force; to coerce; to influence; to impose; to demand

definition (a) compel

A4 v. to become larger; to cultivate; to be changed; to turn into

definition (c) grow

A5 n. opposite of profit; deprivation; defeat; destruction

definition (a) loss

A6 n. intelligence; ability to think in a clever manner

definition (a) shrewdness

A7 adj. pertaining to the smallest; indicating the least

definition (c) minimum

A8 n. lawsuit; request; right

definition (d) claim

A9 adj. right; proper; exact; accurate

definition (b) correct

A10 n. bother; disturbance; nuisance; discomfort

definition (a) inconvenience

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A1 adv. in the end; eventually

definition (c) ultimately

A2 n. creator; designer

definition (c) inventor

A3 n. outlook; perspective; view; opinion; attitude

definition (d) standpoint

A4 v. to envision; to fantasize; to visualize; to think; to assume

definition (c) imagine

A5 n. expectation; hope; intuition

definition (a) anticipation

A6 n. chance meeting

definition (b) encounter

A7 adj. difficult; complicated; rigid; stiff

definition (d) hard

A8 n. moment; very short space of time; current month

definition (b) instant

A9 adj. fast; immediate; prompt; smart

definition (d) swift

A10 n. small clock that is usually worn on the wrist; guarding; observation

definition (a) watch

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A1 n. fastening mechanism which is opened with a key or other device

definition (d) lock

A2 n. identifying characteristic

definition (d) hallmark

A3 adj. classified; confidential; clandestine; covert; hidden; latent

definition (c) secret

A4 n. supplies; necessary items; tools, instruments or other objects for completing a task

definition (b) equipment

A5 adj. inadequate; disappointing; not good enough

definition (d) unsatisfactory

A6 v. to direct; to lead; to instruct

definition (d) guide

A7 v. to produce; to supply; to bear (profit, harvest, fruit, etc.)

definition (a) yield

A8 adj. tight; strait; reduced; not wide

definition (a) narrow

A9 v. to cut; to cut down; to cut into pieces; to mince

definition (a) chop

A10 v. to reinforce; to bind together; to strengthen a connection

definition (c) cement

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A1 adj. keeping quiet; reserved; showing self-restraint

definition (b) reticent

A2 v. to clarify; to explain; to approve

definition (d) clear

A3 v. to recall to the mind; to retain in one's mind; to have a recollection

definition (c) remember

A4 n. amount of money set aside for a specific purpose; supply

definition (d) fund

A5 n. group of things that together form a set; group of attendants

definition (c) suite

A6 adj. of or pertaining to the law; allowed by law

definition (c) legal

A7 n. ruling principle; command; decree

definition (c) dictate

A8 adj. having the receiver pay the charges (for a phone call)

definition (b) collect

A9 v. to contract; to empower; to authorize; to confer

definition (d) commission

A10 n. agreement; settlement; harmony

definition (d) accord

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A1 n. word or phrase functioning as a noun

definition (c) substantive

A2 v. to change; to modify

definition (a) alter

A3 n. person who who makes and fixes keys and fasting mechanisms

definition (a) locksmith

A4 n. act of assuming control of something (as in a government or business)

definition (b) takeover

A5 v. to operate; to activate; to manage; to direct; to carry out; to fulfill

definition (c) run

A6 v. to crash; to meet head on; to come together with solid or direct impact

definition (c) collide

A7 adj. swift; fast

definition (c) fleet

A8 v. to offer proof; to prove; to show to be true

definition (c) evidence

A9 n. rank; extent; university certificate

definition (b) degree

A10 v. to deny connection with; to renounce; to repudiate; to disavow

definition (a) disclaim

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A1 n. state of not being a derivative of anything else

definition (a) originality

A2 n. claim; requirement; strong request

definition (d) demand

A3 n. device; tool; convenience; talent; ability; building

definition (d) facility

A4 n. result of manufacturing; goods; merchandise

definition (c) product

A5 n. short meeting; summarizing; giving and receiving instructions; reporting

definition (c) briefing

A6 n. strength; energy; extreme degree; depth; clarity

definition (b) intensity

A7 v. to choose; to pick out

definition (a) select

A8 n. proof; something which proves or disproves

definition (c) evidence

A9 v. to depart; to exit; to quit; to omit; to let alone

definition (b) leave

A10 n. line; file (British); row; braid; plait

definition (c) queues

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A1 n. paper used for writing letters

definition (b) stationery

A2 n. person, company or organization that markets a commodity, product or service; wholesaler; dealer

definition (c) distributor

A3 v. to startle; to astonish; to ambush

definition (b) surprise

A4 adj. deprived of hope or confidence; dissuaded from

definition (c) discouraged

A5 n. misgiving; lack of certainty

definition (c) doubt

A6 adj. under legal obligation; responsible; prone

definition (b) liable

A7 v. to separate into parts; to part; to share; to apportion

definition (a) divide

A8 n. act of redoing something

definition (c) repeat

A9 v. to take on loan; to copy; to steal

definition (d) borrow

A10 adj. optional; uncertain; changeable; open; unrestricted

definition (a) arbitrary

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A1 n. practice; training; furrow; seeding machine; row of seeds in a furrow

definition (b) drill

A2 n. person who favors political and social reform

definition (a) liberal

A3 n. letter of recommendation

definition (b) testimonial

A4 n. provider

definition (d) supplier

A5 n. instructions; manual; handbook; indication of acceptable conduct or procedure

definition (b) guideline

A6 n. person who is an expert; person who is skilled

definition (a) adept

A7 adj. experimental; trial; temporary; hesitant

definition (b) tentative

A8 v. to copy; to photograph; to snapshot

definition (c) capture

A9 n. prop; brace; economic assistance; upkeep; encouragement; aid

definition (d) support

A10 n. picture; snapshot

definition (b) photo

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A1 adj. sufficient; suitable; appropriate; proper

definition (c) adequate

A2 v. to recognize; to show to be the same; to sympathize; to relate

definition (b) identify

A3 adj. highest; prime; leading

definition (b) top

A4 n. style of cooking; national food

definition (c) cuisine

A5 n. evolvement; gradual growth; evolution; maturation; progression

definition (b) development

A6 v. to make a graph; to draw; to diagram

definition (c) chart

A7 n. connection; link; uniting; joining

definition (d) conjunction

A8 adj. smallest in size; smallest in amount; lowest in importance

definition (b) least

A9 adj. continuing; enduring; remaining for a long time; durable

definition (c) lasting

A10 v. to calm; to soften; to pacify; to relieve

definition (b) mollify

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