cost v. to have a price; to require payment; to set a price cost n. price; expense Forms: cost; cost; costing Forms: plural: costs ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––359. council360. counsel council n. assembly; board; group of people (gathered to advise, plan, etc.) counsel v. to advise; to instruct; to coach; to advocate Forms: plural: councils Forms: counseled; counseled; counseling ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––361. counsel362. counter counsel n. advice; person who gives advice; attorney; lawyer counter pref. against; opposed Forms: plural: counsels ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––363. counter364. counter counter n. bar; counting device counter v. to oppose; to retaliate; to react; to strike back Forms: plural: counters Forms: countered; countered; countering ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––365. counter366. counterbalance counter adv. against; in contrast to counterbalance v. to act against; to oppose (with an equal weight, force etc.) Forms: counterbalanced; counterbalanced; counterbalancing ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––367. counterbalance368. couple counterbalance n. equal weight or power acting in opposition couple v. to connect; to join; to link Forms: plural: counterbalances Forms: coupled; coupled; coupling ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––369. couple370. coupon couple n. pair; group of two coupon n. printed form that entitles the holder to certain rights such as in a discount Forms: plural: couples Forms: plural: coupons ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––371. courier372. course courier n. messenger; company that delivers messages, documents, parcels, etc. course v. to hunt; to pursue; to run over; to race Forms: plural: couriers Forms: coursed; coursed; coursing ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––373. course374. court C 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 50 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net course n. direction; series of lessons or training units; layer; part of a meal court v. to seek to please; to flatter; to seek to gain the affections of someone Forms: plural: courses Forms: courted; courted; courting ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––375. court376. courteously court n. yard; formal reception; place where legal trials take place courteously adv. politely; respectfully; graciously Forms: plural: courts ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––377. courtesy378. cover courtesy n. politeness; good manners; cordiality; civility cover v. to encase; to review; to protect; to include; to insure Forms: plural: courtesies Forms: covered; covered; covering ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––379. cover380. coverage cover n. insurance; shelter; casing; front; lid coverage n. survey; review; news reporting; insurance Forms: plural: covers Forms: no plural ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––381. craft382. craft craft v. to shape with skill craft n. trade; skill; occupation; boat; plane Forms: crafted; crafted; crafting Forms: plural: crafts ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––383. crafted384. crate crafted adj. produced; made; manufactured crate v. to pack in a box Forms: crated; crated; crating ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––385. crate386. create crate n. wooden box; old car; old plane create v. to produce; to design; to make; to manufacture Forms: plural: crates Forms: created; created; creating ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––387. creative388. creativity creative adj. inventive; innovative; artistic creativity n. innovativeness; inventiveness Forms: no plural ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––389. credible390. credit C 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 51 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net credible adj. reliable; trustworthy; dependable credit v. to believe; to have faith in; to supply goods by deferred payment Forms: credited; credited; credited ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––391. credit392. credit risk credit n. money (in a bank account); trust; confidence; respect credit risk n. the prospect that a bond issuer will fail to make required debt payments Forms: plural: credits Forms: plural: credit risks ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––393. creditor394. crew creditor n. person or organization that lends something; lender; loaner; moneylender crew n. group of people working together; team Forms: plural: creditors Forms: plural: crews ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––395. criterion396. critical criterion n. standard against which something is measured; factor; discipline critical adj. judgmental; important; crucial; vital Forms: plural: criteria ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––397. criticize398. crop criticize v. to disapprove; to censure; to find fault crop n. harvest; produce (Agriculture); group; whip; short haircut Forms: criticized; criticizing Forms: plural: crops ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––399. crop400. crowd crop v. to harvest; to cut short; to clip crowd n. public; large group of people; gathering Forms: cropped; cropped; cropping Forms: plural: crowds ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––401. crowd402. crowded crowd v. to gather together; to group together; to press in crowded adj. full; packed; crammed together Forms: crowded; crowded; crowding ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––403. crucial404. cruise crucial adj. very important; critical; decisive; vital cruise n. traveling on a ship; sea voyage; sailing Forms: plural: cruises ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––405. cruise406. crux C 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 52 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net cruise v. to sail; to move at a moderate speed; to travel; to coast; to drive along slowly crux n. heart of the matter; main point Forms: cruised; cruised; cruising Forms: plural: cruces or cruxes ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––407. cuisine408. cure cuisine n. style of cooking; national food cure n. method or course that restores health; prescribed treatment for an illness Forms: plural: cuisines Forms: plural: cures ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––409. cure410. curious cure v. to restore to health; to make well; to correct a bad habit; to preserve food curious adj. inquisitive; desiring to know and understand; odd; strange; rare Forms: cured; cured; curing ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––411. currency412. current currency n. national money of a country; circulation; custom; prevalence current n. flow (of water, electricity, etc.); process; tendency; direction Forms: plural: currencies Forms: plural: currents ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––413. current414. curt current adj. recent; common; prevalent; present; popular curt adj. brief; blunt; rude Forms: curter; curtest ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––415. curtly416. cushion curtly adv. briefly; bluntly; rudely cushion n. pillow; soft padded object Forms: plural: cushions ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––417. cushion418. custom cushion v. to reduce; to protect; to soften; to upholster custom n. habit; tradition; convention Forms: cushioned; cushioned; cushioning Forms: plural: customs ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––419. customer420. customize customer n. client; buyer; person who buys a product or service customize v. to make or to fit according to individual needs or desires; to personalize; to individualize Forms: plural: customers Forms: customized; customized; customizing ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––421. customs422. cutback C 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 53 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net customs n. government department responsible for collecting taxes on imports cutback n. reduction; curtailing; decrease Forms: only plural Forms: plural: cutbacks ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––423. cycle424. cycle cycle v. to ride a bike cycle n. series (of stories, articles, reports etc.); recurring period of time Forms: cycled; cycled; cycling Forms: plural: cycles –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– C 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 54 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net D1. daily2. daily daily n. newspaper that is published 5 to 7 times a week daily adj. occurring on a regular basis Forms: plural: dailies ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––3. damage4. damage damage n. injury; harm damage v. to cause harm; to cause injury; to destroy partly Forms: plural: damages Forms: damaged; damaged; damaging ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––5. danger6. dash danger n. risk; peril; hazard dash n. hyphen; drop; pinch; rush; sprint Forms: plural: dangers Forms: plural: dashes ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––7. dash8. date dash v. to move with sudden speed; to bolt; to shatter; to hurl; to cast date n. day, month and year according to the calendar; interview; meeting Forms: dashed; dashed; dashing Forms: plural: dates ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––9. deadline10. deal deadline n. time when a project; assignment; task or job must be completed or turned in deal n. agreement; business transaction; exchange; amount Forms: plural: deadlines Forms: plural: deals ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––11. deal12. dealer deal v. to provide; to offer; to distribute; to supply; to sell; to trade dealer n. supplier; seller; merchant; agent; sales representative Forms: dealt; dealt; dealing Forms: plural: dealers ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––13. dealing14. debate dealing n. manner of doing business; behavior; distribution; giving out debate n. argument; dispute; discussion; conversation Forms: plural: dealings Forms: plural: debates ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––15. debate16. debris debate v. to argue; to discuss; to consider; to ponder debris n. rubble; ruins; wreckage; fragments Forms: debated; debated; debating Forms: no plural ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––17. debt18. debut D 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 55 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net debt n. obligation; something owed (i.e. money) debut n. opening of a show; first public appearance Forms: plural: debts Forms: plural: debuts ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––19. debut20. decade debut v. to perform for the first time; to make one's premiere performance decade n. ten years; group of tens Forms: debuted; debuted; debuting Forms: plural: decades ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––21. decide22. decision decide v. to choose; to select from several options; to conclude; to resolve decision n. determination; resolution; ruling (especially in court) Forms: decided; decided; deciding Forms: plural: decisions ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––23. declaration24. declare declaration n. statement; proclamation; announcement declare v. to proclaim; to make a statement; to make a full statement of (one's taxable or dutiable property) Forms: plural: declarations Forms: declared; declared; declaring ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––25. decline26. decline decline n. downward; descent; slope; ebb decline v. to refuse; to go down; to decrease; to fall Forms: plural: declines Forms: declined; declined; declining ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––27. decrease28. decrease decrease n. decline; reduction; lessening decrease v. to reduce; to lessen; to decline Forms: plural: decreases Forms: decreased; decreased; decreasing ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––29. dedicate30. dedication dedicate v. to devote to; to set apart for; to inscribe (a book, poem, song, story, etc.) to someone dedication n. setting apart; devotion; inscription (in a book, poem, etc.) Forms: dedicated; dedicated; dedicating Forms: plural: dedications ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––31. deed of surrender32. default deed of surrender n. a legal document that temporarily transfers a property from one individual to another default v. to fail to perform a duty; to fail to pay on time; to fail to appear in court Forms: plural: deeds of surrender Forms: defaulted; defaulted; defaulting ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––33. default34. defect D 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 56 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net . court C 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 50 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net course n. direction; series of lessons or training units; layer; part of a. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 389 . credible390. credit C 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 51 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net credible