TOEFL
TOEFL
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To get something, usually something with special value or meaning
acquire (Bart hoped to acquire the 1898 D Indian Head penny, which would make his collection complete.)
To estimate the value of something
assess (The Barnes building was assessed at $1.3 million, but it can probably sell for much more than that)
A possession that has positive value
asset (Vermögenswert)
Dangerous
hazardous (Parents have to be careful not to buy children’s clothes and toys made of hazardous materials)
Together with one or more other parties
jointly (In most states, a husband and wife are assumed to own all their possessions jointly)
To rent something for a long time (several months or years)
lease (Some drivers prefer to lease a car rather than buy one)
Legal responsibility for harming a person or property; a disadvantage
liability (Before you go river rafting, you sign a document releasing the trip leaders from liability in case of injury.) (Henderson is just a liability to our work team, because he never finishes anything on time.)
Owner, usually of a business or a building
proprietor (The proprietor of Hekman’s Windows is Nels Hekman, grandson of the people who established the factory.)
To protect
safeguard (A burglar-alarm system safeguards our house when we go away on vacation.)
Only
sole (Many people have wanted to invest in Harry’s publishing business, but he remains the sole owner.)
To give an employee money or other things in exchange for the work he or she does
compensate (My pay doesn’t properly compensate me for my efforts, but my other benefits, like health insurance, fill in the gap.)
Full of energy
dynamic (This job requires a dynamic person, someone who will look for opportunities instead of just waiting around for them.)
Creative in thinking of ways to make money
enterprising (Immigrants are often among the most enterprising members of society, partly because anyone brave enough to make an overseas move is likely to be a risk-taker.)
To take advantage of; to treat inconsiderately in order to profit
exploit (The company tried to exploit the low interest rates to expand operations.) (The foreign mining company exploited our copper resources and then simply left.)
A possible benefit that motivates a person to do a certain thing
incentive (This city’s willingness to support its public schools gave us an incentive to move here with our two young children.)
Willing to work hard
industrious (The Dutch settlements in Ottawa County were founded by industrious farmers who objected to frivolous behavior such as dancing.)
Not very significant or effective
marginal (Our new advertising campaign had only marginal success, raising sales by a mere 3 percent.)
Value; success based on one’s work, not on luck
merit (Pay raises at our company are based on merit, as determined by a committee of managers.)
To move someone to a higher position in a company
promote (Because of his excellent handling of the Vredeman account, Jim Harris was promoted to vice president.)
To quit one’s job
resign (Because of controversy over his leadership style, Morton resigned from his job as president.)
to remove one liquid from a mixture of liquids by boiling; to get something valuable from a confusing mix of ideas
distill (The forest peoples of Southeast Asia distill an alcoholic drink called arak from a paste of palm berries.) (Most students are confused by her lectures, but Joe can always distill her main idea.)
Able to create business opportunities from a wide variety of circumstances
entrepreneurial (Many engineers of the 1970s made great computers, but only a few were entrepreneurial enough to see the business possibilities in the new machines.)
To take out
extract (International mining companies came to the Malay Peninsula to extract the region’s massive tin deposits.)
To argue back and forth about a price
haggle (The customer and the shopkeeper haggled over the silver plate for more than an hour)
Fearless
intrepid (For nearly 200 years, only the most intrepid colonists would cross the Appalachian Mountains.)
A person who makes a living by selling things
merchant (The spice merchants of the eastern markets charged top prices to the Dutch and British sailors, who had come too far to sail away without buying.)
In an amount appropriate to each of several recipients
proportionately (The food aid was distributed proportionately per family, with larger families receiving more.)
The first one made of a machine or system
prototype (The airplane manufacturer uses robots to test every prototype, just in case there is a problem with the design.)
Something one gets for having done well
reward (The greatest reward of being a parent is to see your child make a wise decision.)
To move back and forth often between two places
shuttle (The small jet shuttles between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore nearly every two hours.)
To speak out in favor of something
advocate (Some environmentalists advocate removing large dams from the Columbia River.)
The power to make decisions, to tell others what to do.
authority (The governor has the authority to call the legislature together for emergency sessions)
Strongly and with a lot of bad feelings
bitterly (Senator Thomas bitterly opposed the movement to design a new state flag.)
Someone who wants to be chosen, especially in an election, for a position
candidate (In most U.S. elections, there are only two major-party candidates for president.)
A group of several different groups or countries that are working together to achieve a certain goal.
coalition (Several local churches, mosques, synagogues, and temples formed a coalition to promote understanding among people of different religions)
To challenge
contest (Dave Roper, who narrowly lost the mayor’s race, contested the results, demanding a recount of the votes.)
A process in which people choose officials
election (Because of problems with vote-counting four years ago, international observers monitored this year’s election to make sure it was fair)
To bring into public office; to start formally
inaugurate (An effort to bring electric service to farms and small towns was inaugurated with the Rural Electrification Act of 1936.) (The U.S. president is elected in November but is not inaugurated until the following January)
An approved way for approaching a certain kind of situation
policy (The policy said that government money could not be given to any private hospital.)
To find out a small group’s opinion so that you can guess what a much larger group thinks
poll (The newspaper polled 500 registered voters and found that only 27 percent were in favor of expanding the city zoo.)
