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






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






3. To estimate the value of something






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






5. Not very significant or effective






6. A person who makes a living by selling things






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






8. To protect






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






10. Only






11. Belonging to a special - honored group






12. To argue back and forth about a price






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






14. The first one made of a machine or system






15. Full of energy






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






17. Dangerous






18. A possession that has positive value






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






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






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






22. For each person






23. Something one gets for having done well






24. To make a person or group poor






25. Owner - usually of a business or a building






26. Together with one or more other parties






27. Fearless






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






29. To decrease in power or amount






30. Creative in thinking of ways to make money






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






32. Control according to a set of rules






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






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






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






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






37. Honor and respect for being better than the average






38. To move back and forth often between two places






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






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






41. To take out






42. Willing to work hard






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






44. In an amount appropriate to each of several recipients






45. After all costs have been subtracted from an amount






46. To give out different amounts for different purposes






47. To build up a large amount of something






48. To quit one's job






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






50. Extreme comfort - beyond what anyone needs