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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 protect






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






3. In an amount appropriate to each of several recipients






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






5. Control according to a set of rules






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






7. Something one gets for having done well






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






9. Honor and respect for being better than the average






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






11. Extreme comfort - beyond what anyone needs






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






13. To move back and forth often between two places






14. Full of energy






15. After all costs have been subtracted from an amount






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






17. Dangerous






18. Creative in thinking of ways to make money






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






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






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






22. Fearless






23. Owner - usually of a business or a building






24. Together with one or more other parties






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






26. The first one made of a machine or system






27. Willing to work hard






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






29. To quit one's job






30. To give out different amounts for different purposes






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






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






33. A person who makes a living by selling things






34. Belonging to a special - honored group






35. A possession that has positive value






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






37. To argue back and forth about a price






38. For each person






39. To take out






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






41. To make a person or group poor






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






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






44. Not very significant or effective






45. Only






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






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






48. To decrease in power or amount






49. To estimate the value of something






50. To build up a large amount of something