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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. Dangerous






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






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






4. Creative in thinking of ways to make money






5. To protect






6. Full of energy






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






8. The first one made of a machine or system






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






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






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






12. Fearless






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






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






15. Only






16. A person who makes a living by selling things






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






18. To argue back and forth about a price






19. To decrease in power or amount






20. A possession that has positive value






21. Control according to a set of rules






22. Something one gets for having done well






23. Not very significant or effective






24. Owner - usually of a business or a building






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






26. Willing to work hard






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






28. To make a person or group poor






29. To give out different amounts for different purposes






30. To move back and forth often between two places






31. Extreme comfort - beyond what anyone needs






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






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






34. To build up a large amount of something






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






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






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






38. After all costs have been subtracted from an amount






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






40. To take out






41. In an amount appropriate to each of several recipients






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






43. To quit one's job






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






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






46. To estimate the value of something






47. Together with one or more other parties






48. For each person






49. Honor and respect for being better than the average






50. Belonging to a special - honored group