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






2. Dangerous






3. To protect






4. Belonging to a special - honored group






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






6. Owner - usually of a business or a building






7. To argue back and forth about a price






8. Creative in thinking of ways to make money






9. Fearless






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






11. To estimate the value of something






12. Control according to a set of rules






13. Full of energy






14. To build up a large amount of something






15. To take out






16. To quit one's job






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






18. Extreme comfort - beyond what anyone needs






19. In an amount appropriate to each of several recipients






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






21. To make a person or group poor






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






23. Something one gets for having done well






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






25. The first one made of a machine or system






26. A person who makes a living by selling things






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






28. Not very significant or effective






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






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






31. For each person






32. After all costs have been subtracted from an amount






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






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






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






36. Together with one or more other parties






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






38. A possession that has positive value






39. To decrease in power or amount






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






41. Only






42. Honor and respect for being better than the average






43. To give out different amounts for different purposes






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






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






46. Willing to work hard






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






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






49. To move back and forth often between two places






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