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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 take advantage of; to treat inconsiderately in order to profit






2. Belonging to a special - honored group






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






4. In an amount appropriate to each of several recipients






5. Dangerous






6. Only






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






8. To argue back and forth about a price






9. Fearless






10. Control according to a set of rules






11. A possession that has positive value






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






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






14. To protect






15. Something one gets for having done well






16. Together with one or more other parties






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






18. Willing to work hard






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






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






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






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






23. Creative in thinking of ways to make money






24. For each person






25. Full of energy






26. To take out






27. A person who makes a living by selling things






28. Honor and respect for being better than the average






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






30. To give out different amounts for different purposes






31. To build up a large amount of something






32. Owner - usually of a business or a building






33. The first one made of a machine or system






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






35. Not very significant or effective






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






37. After all costs have been subtracted from an amount






38. Extreme comfort - beyond what anyone needs






39. To quit one's job






40. To move back and forth often between two places






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






42. To estimate the value of something






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






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






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






46. To make a person or group poor






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






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






49. To decrease in power or amount






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