TOEIC Essential

enterprise

The new enterprise quickly estabished an account with the office supply store.

indispensable, essential, necessary

ordinary, common, routine

to obtain, to acquire

I've been trying to obtain a list of supplies from the administrator for three weeks now.

The employee obtained the report from her supervisor.

prerequisite noun

One of the prerequisites for this job os competence in bookkeaping.

Here are the prerequisites that you need to purchase before coming to class.

to purchase

smooth, without difficulties, deliberately polite and agreeable in order to win favor

The tranaction to the new supplier went smoothly without interruption in shipments.

Her smooth manner won her the appreciation of the manager but not her coleagues.

deliberately 

stationery , noun ; writing paper and envelopes

We do not have enough stationey, so please order some more.

The new stationery featured the companys logo in blue ink at the top of the page.

accurate, exact, errorless

integral adj, necessary for completion

Good customer relations is an integral component of any business

inventory noun, goods in stock

on hand adj, available

We had too much stock on hand, so we had a summer sale.

The new emloyee will be on hand if we need more help with shipping orders.

sufficient, as much as neede

The postage on that box is not sufficient to get it to its destination.

He did not order sufficient packing materials, so there was a delay in getting the boxes in the mail.

postage

agreement || mutual arrangement; a contract

The landlord an tenant were in agreement that the rent should be prorated to the middle of the month.

to prorate sth || to split sth; to divide sth. out

The landlord an tenant were in agreement that the rent should be prorated to the middle of the month.

assurance || guarantee; confidence

The sales associate gave his assurance that the missing keyboard would be replaced

cancel || to annul; to call sth. off

The man cancelled his subscription.

to determine || to find out; to influence

After reading the contract, i was still unable to determine if our company was liable for back wages.

The skill of the union bargainers will determine whether the automitive plant will open.

to engage so./sth.; to hire; to involve someone or something

We engaged a salsa band to play at the reception.

Once we engaged Otto in the decision making for the project, he became much more supportive.

to establish|| to institute permanently; to bring about

Through her many books an interviews, she established herself as an authority on conflict resolution.

The merger of the two companies established a powerful new corporation.

to obligate|| to bind legally or moraly

The contractor was obligated by the contract to work 40 hours a week.

I felt obligated to finish the project even though i could have exercised my option to quit.

party ||person or croup participating in an action or plan||the persons or sides conerned in a legal matter

The parties agreed to a settlement in their contract dispute.

The party of the first part generally has the advantage of preparing the contract or agreement.

provision || a measure taken beforehand || a stipulation

The father made provisions for his children through his will.

The contract contains provisions to deal with how payments are mad if he loses his job.

to resolve || to deal with succesfully || to declare

The mediator was able to resolve the problem to everyones satisfaction.

The businessman resolved to clean out all the files by the end of the week.

to specify || to mention explicitly

Mary specified in the contract that her bill must be paid within 30 days.

The letter des not specify which attorney is handlying our case.

establishment

attract ; to draw by appeal

The display attracted a number of people at the convention