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TOEFL Vocab: Business And Money

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Honor and respect for being better than the average






2. To do very well in one's business or personal life






3. A person who makes a living by selling things






4. A group of socially prominent people with special titles given by a king or queen - such as 'duke' or 'countess'






5. Obviously real because it can be seen - touched - or otherwise observed






6. Not very significant or effective






7. Belonging to a special - honored group






8. To estimate the value of something






9. After all costs have been subtracted from an amount






10. Extreme comfort - beyond what anyone needs






11. To give an employee money or other things in exchange for the work he or she does






12. To move someone to a higher position in a company






13. The first one made of a machine or system






14. Full of energy






15. Control according to a set of rules






16. Wealth and the style of life that goes with it






17. Legal responsibility for harming a person or property; a disadvantage






18. Willing to work hard






19. To decrease in power or amount






20. A thing that can be bought and sold - such as grain - oil - or wood






21. A possession that has positive value






22. Something one gets for having done well






23. To get something - usually something with special value or meaning






24. A possible benefit that motivates a person to do a certain thing






25. To protect






26. Fearless






27. Only






28. To give out different amounts for different purposes






29. To move back and forth often between two places






30. To rent something for a long time (several months or years)






31. To take out






32. Dangerous






33. To remove one liquid from a mixture of liquids by boiling; to get something valuable from a confusing mix of ideas






34. Owner - usually of a business or a building






35. Creative in thinking of ways to make money






36. A situation in which prices for many items rise quite fast






37. To take advantage of; to treat inconsiderately in order to profit






38. Able to create business opportunities from a wide variety of circumstances






39. People with low-paying (often unskilled) jobs who are not poor but who are not securely in the middle class






40. Value; success based on one's work - not on luck






41. To build up a large amount of something






42. For each person






43. The value of one's share in an investment






44. Able to enjoy special advantages because of one's position ( usually because of being born into a wealthy or powerful family)






45. To quit one's job






46. To argue back and forth about a price






47. Together with one or more other parties






48. In an amount appropriate to each of several recipients






49. To make a person or group poor






50. Money given by a government or other organization to support an activity