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TOEFL Vocab: Business And Money

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A thing that can be bought and sold - such as grain - oil - or wood






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






3. Full of energy






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






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






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






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






8. A person who makes a living by selling things






9. Owner - usually of a business or a building






10. To decrease in power or amount






11. A possession that has positive value






12. Only






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






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






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






16. Belonging to a special - honored group






17. Together with one or more other parties






18. To quit one's job






19. To give out different amounts for different purposes






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






21. Dangerous






22. After all costs have been subtracted from an amount






23. Something one gets for having done well






24. Honor and respect for being better than the average






25. To protect






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






27. To make a person or group poor






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






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






30. Fearless






31. Control according to a set of rules






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






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






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






35. Creative in thinking of ways to make money






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






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






38. To take out






39. Willing to work hard






40. The first one made of a machine or system






41. In an amount appropriate to each of several recipients






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






43. To estimate the value of something






44. To build up a large amount of something






45. To move back and forth often between two places






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






47. Extreme comfort - beyond what anyone needs






48. To argue back and forth about a price






49. For each person






50. Not very significant or effective