TOEIC 500 Words


ability: 능력 (_____ to speak fluently)
absenteeism: 결근* (repeated ____ )
access: 접근권한* (have ____ to)
accessible: 접근이 가능한 (make it ___ to someone)
accommodate: 수용하다* (____ a large party)
accompanied: 동반된* (unless ____ by an adult)
accomplished: 성공한 (an _____ musician)
accordance: 부합 (in ____ with)
accordingly: 상응하여*
account: 계좌 (a checking _____)
accrue: 적립하다. (_____ interest; ____ sick leave credits)
accurately: 정확히 (_____ account for)
acknowledge: 인정하다
acquisition: 인수 (= take-over)
additional: 추가적인* (at an ____ cost)
adequately: 적절히 (must be ____ wrapped)
adopt: 채택하다 (______ a new method)
advances: 발전* (The ____ in medical technology)
advantage: 유리한 점 (take ____ of)
advertisement: 광고 (an ______)
advice: 충고 (give an _____)
affect: 영향을 끼치다.* (will ____ the outcome)
affix: 부착하다.* (____ the label)
affordable: 저렴한* (at an _____ rate)
agenda: 안건 (a printed ____)
agreement: 동의 (reach an ______)
aggressively: 적극적으로 (____ pursue)
aim: 목표 (with the ____ of)
aimed: 겨냥한 (sports gear ____ at young teenagers)

air-tight: 꽉 닫힌 (_____ container)
allocate: 할당하다* (____ the resources)
allow: 허용하다 (____ 사람 to 부정사)
already: 벌써 (have ____ arrived in time for)
alternative: 대안/대체* (feasible _____s to fossil fuels; an _____ plan)
analysis: 분석 (the final _____)
announcement: 발표 (make an _____)
annual: 연례의 (_____ conference)
apparel: 의상
appliance: 기기 (home ____)
applicable: 적용되는* (____ sales tax)
applicant: 지원자
application: 지원(서)
apply: 지원하다, 적용되다 (The term was applied to)
appointment: 예약 (make an _______)
appraisal: 감정, 평가* (performance ______)
appreciation: 감사 (showed their ____ for)
apprehension: 불안감 (___ among the employees)
appropriately: 적절하게* (should dress _____ for the occasion)
approval: 승인* (the final ____)
approximately: 대략 (in ____ one hour)
arbitration: 중재 (_____ began)
argumentative: 논쟁적인 (became _____)
arrangement: 사전 준비 (make an _____)
assignment: 과제 (give an ______)
assistant: 비서, 보조 (an ____ to)
association: 연합 (in ____ with)
attached: 부착된* (the ____ form)
attendance: 참석* (the poorest ______ record)
attendant: 접대원 (a flight ____)
attendee: 참석자
attire: 의상* (formal _____; professional _____)
audit: 감사 (receive an _____)
authority: 권위자 (the authority in the field)
authorization: 허가 (with written _____)
automated: 자동화된* (the ____ assembly line)
available: 주어진, 쓸 수 있는 (is readily _____ upon request)
awards: 상 (_____ ceremony)

barely: 겨우 (with _____ eight weeks left)
barring: 제외하면 (_____ extreme fluctuations)
beautification: 미화* (city ______ project)
benefits: 혜택 (_____ package; salary and _____)
boost: 활성화하다 (____ sales of the product)
branch: 지사 (____ office)
breakage: 파손 (to prevent any _____)
broaden: 넓히다 (____ the research into a few areas)
brochure: 소책자 (a very informative and interesting ______)
budget: 예산 (_____ proposal)

cancellation: 취소 (is subject to ______)
candidate: 후보 (the most qualified _____)
cash: 현금화하다 (_____ a check)
capable: 능력 있는 (_____ of)
capacity: 용량* (storage ______)
caution: 주의/주의를 주다 (with ______; must _____ young students)
cautiously: 신중하게* (_____ optimistic)
certain: 확실한 (X make certainly that)
certificate: 증서 (a _____ of authenticity)
chemical: 화학(품) (X chemist producing company)
child-proof: 어린이 안전용 (_____ safety lock)
choice: 선택한 것 (your ____ of soup)
cite: 인용하다. (____ employee satisfaction as)
clear: 맑은 (on a ____ day)
closer: 더욱 더 정밀한 (upon _____ examination)
cognizant 인식하는 (be _____ of)
collaborate: 협력하다. (_____ on)
collate: 대조하다 (_____ their thoughts)
collection: 소장품, 수집품* (museum ______; ceramic tile collection)
collectively: 집합적으로
commensurate: 비례하는 (remuneration ____ with their experience)
commercial: 방송광고
commitment: 서약, 책임감 (a lack of ______)
commodity: 기초 물품 (____ prices)
commuter: 통근자
comparable: 비교할 만한 (____ to)
comparison: 비교 (in ____ with: 비교하여)
compatible: 호환성 있는 (____ with)
compensate: 보상하다 (____ for the injury)
competition: 경쟁(사)
complacent: 게으른 (become _____)
complimentary: 무료의 (____ light breakfast)
complex: 복잡한; 시설단지 (a ____ process; sports ____)
comply: 순응하다 (____ with the building codes)
comprehensive: 종합적인 (a _____ guide to the region)
concerning: ~에 관한
concurrently: 동시에 (The product and packaging are ____ developed)
condense: 압축하다, 요약하다. (____ the book/file into)
confident: 확신 있는 (____ in)
confidentiality: 기밀 (______ agreement)
confirmation: 확인 (written ______)
confiscate: 압수하다. (____ the stolen property)
conjunction: 결합 (in _____ with)
conscious: 의식하는 (____ of)
consecutively: 연속적으로
consent: 동의 (with a written _____)
considerable: 상당한 (_____ amount)
consistently: 지속적으로*
consult: 조회하다. (Please, ______ the product manual)
contact: 연락하다. (Please, ______ the customer service center)
continually: 계속 (are _____ dumping pollutants)
contribution: 공헌, 기부금 (make ____ to)
control: 통제 (beyond ______: 어쩔 수 없는)
convenience: 편의 (for your ______)
cooperatively: 협조하여 (work ______)
cordially: 진심으로 (You are ____ invited)
correspondence: 서신 연락 (the business _____ on this matter)
corrosion: 부식 (resistant to ______)
cost-effective: 저렴한* (____ method)
costly: 값 비싼 (a ____ item)
coverage: 적용, 보도 (media _____; insurance ______)
conveyed: 전달된 (The information should be ________ to)
criticism: 비평 (sharp ______)
currently: 현재 (is ____ under construction)
custody: 구금 (taken into _____)

damaged: 파손된 (____ luggage)
dedicated: 헌신적인; 전용이 (a ____ worker; ____ telephone lines)
dedication: 헌신
defects: 결함
defiance: 대항하여 (in ____ of)
defy: 배반하다 (____ description: 형용할 수 없는)
demand: 수요 (much _____ for cars; ___ for seats at the seminar)
demanding: 까다로운 (an overly _____ supervisor)
demoralized: 사기가 저하된. (employees were very _______)
deposit: 입금, 예치금 (security ____: 보증금; make a _____)
description: 설명, 묘사 (for more extensive _____ of the product)
designated:지정된 (____ seats: 지정석)
desirous: 갈망하는 (is _____ of)
detailed: 상세한 (for more ____ information)
deteriorating: 약화되는 (deteriorating conditions)
development: 개발 (all phases of project _______)
differently: 다르게 (____ colored patterns)
dignitary: 유명인사 (the local ____)

dilute: 희석시키다
discretion: 판단 (at the ____ of)
disperse: 흩어지다 (_____ the crowd/population)

diversify: 다각화하다 (The conglomerate decided to ______)
divided: 나눠진 (is ____ into)
dividends 수익 배당금 (paying _____ on its common stock.
division: 부서* (automobile _____)
donate: 기부하다 (____ money/blood)
dramatically: 급격히* (increase ______)
drape: 천으로 덮다 (_____ the table)
duplicate: 사본 2통 (in _____)
durable: 내구성 있는 (_____ goods; a very ____ material)

effect: 효과, 효력 (come/go into _____)
efficiently: 효율적으로* (as ______ as possible)
effective: 효과적인 (an ___ sales campaign)
effort: 노력 (in an ____ to)
electronically: 이메일로, 전신으로 (sent ______)
eligible: 자격이 되는 (be _____ to 부정사; be ______ for 명사)
emphasis: 강조 (place an ____ on)
enable: 가능하게 하다* (____ A to 부정사)
enclosed: 동봉된, 지붕이 덮인 (The shopping center is _____)
endangered: 멸종위기의 (_____ species)
engraved: 새겨진 (A watch ____ with your intials)
enhance: 향상시키다
entitled: 자격이 되는 (____ to 명사)
enthusiasm: 열정 (with such _____ that)
equip: 설치하다* (A with B)
escort: 수행하다 (She will ____ you to ~)
estimated: 예상되는 (the _____ time of arrival)
exactly: 정확히 (to decide _____)
exception: 예외 (with the ______ of)
exceptional: 이례적인 (show an _____ job performance)
excitedly: 흥분되어 (spoke _____ about)
exclusively: 전적으로, 제한적으로 (_____ for today’s busy executives)
existing: 기존에 있는 (make use of the ____ facilities)
expansion: 확장 (business ______ plan)
expansive: 광범위한* (an _____ view of the landscape)
expectation: 기대하는 바* (The _____ is that S+V)
expedite: 신속화하다 (to ____ the handling of your call)
expense: 비용 (at the owner’s _____)
experience: 경험하다 (If you ____ any problem with)
expiration: 만기, 만료 (the _____ date)
exposure: 노출 (too much ____ to sunlight)
extend: 연장하다 (____ the deadline)
extensively: 대대적으로 (was _____ renovated)
extinction: 멸종 (are in danger of ______)
extremely: 극도로 (be ____ careful)
evacuate: (건물 등을) 비우다, 대피하다
evaluation: 평가 (_____ card; course _____s)
eventually: 결국에는 (will _____ need to be modernized)

fabric: 천 (a soft ____)
faced: 직면된 (Faced with)
factions: 당파들 (split into a number of rival _____)
familiarize: 익숙하게 하다 (familiarize A with B)
fascinated: 매혹된 (with)
favorable: 유리한 (____ weather condition)
favorably: 우호적으로 (has bee received _____)
feats: 위업들
feature: 특징, 기능, 특별히 선보이다. (will ____ a report on)
finally: 결국* (have ____ been)
findings: 발견한 사실들 (was consistent with his findings)
finished: 완성된 (the _____ product)
fiscal: 회계의 (____ year; ____ responsibility)
fitness: 헬스 (physical _____ program)
flexibility: 융통성, 유연성 (X the flexible of)
focus: 초접을 맞추다 (will ____ our study on~)
forecast: 전망 (a long-term economic _____; the local weather _____)
formal: 공식의 (____ dinner)
forfeit: 몰수당하다
foreseeable: 내다보이는 (in the _____ future)
fortunate: 행운의
foster: 육성하다 (___ good relations between A and B)
freshness: 신선함* (retain _____ and flavor)
further: 추후의, 추가적인 (until ____ notice)

gauge: 측정하다 (____ the reaction of the consumers)
gratuity: 팁 (standard _____)
grandeur: 웅장함 (former _____)
guidelines: 지침사항들 (within the _____)

handle: 다루다 (cannot ____ the workload)
hardly: 거의 ~하지 않는다. (He ____ ever comes to the meeting)
hazardous: 위험한 (is ____ to your health)
heavily: 많이 (rely ____ on; will rain ____ tomorrow)
hesitantly: 우물쭈물 (rather _____)
highly: 매우 (____ competitive market; ____ successful careers)
honor: 명예 (in ___ of)

identification:신분 (two forms of proper _____)
immediate: 직속 (______ supervisor)
imperative: 중요한* (It is ____ that S+동사원형)
implement: 실행하다. (will _____ changes)
improve: 개선시키다. (_____ customer relations)
inaugurate: 개시하다* (____ the route between A and B)
incidental: 부가적인 (_____ expenses)
inconvenience: 불편한 것 (what is seen as _____ by one culture)
inclement: 매서운 (_____ weather)
incompetent: 무능한 (an ____ employee)
inconsistent: 불일치의 (is _____ with)
increasingly: 점점 더
indicated: 명시된, 표시된 (as _____ on the chart)
indication: 표시, 징표 (a good _____ of)
inform: 통보하다
informative: 교육적인* (is both _____ and interesting)
informed: 박식한* (____ decision; _____ readers)
inherently: 본질적으로 (_____ risky business)
initial: 약식서명하다 (should _____ the time cards)
initiative: 솔선수범 (take the _____)
innovative: 혁신적인 (a fresh and _____ idea)
insert: 삽입하다. (___ your card into the electronic reader)
install: 설치하다
installments: 할부 (금액) (three easy monthly ______)
intended: 의도된 (is ____ for publication)
interested: 관심이 있는 (be ______ in)
interpretation: 해석 (the _____ of the authorities in the field)
interfere: 방해하다* (Dust can ____ with)
involved: 관여된* (____ in)
irrelevant: 무관한 (is ____ to us)
itinerary: 일정 (travel _____)

juvenile: 미성년의 (a _____ crime)

labor: 노동; 일하다 (who ____ed outdoors)
lag: 처지다; 지체 (____ behind the schedule; suffering from a jet ___)
largely: 주로 (due ____ to)
lasting: 지속되는 (leave a _____ impression; have a ____ effect on))
launch: 시작하다 (____ a new sales campaign)
lawsuit: 소송 (to file a ______)
lax: 느슨한 (be ____ in)
lease: 임대하다* (____ a car)
level: 단계, 위치 (he rose to the ____ of the vice president)
likely: 확률이 있는* (it is _____ that; is ___ to)
limited: 제한된 (for a _____ time only)
live: 생방송의 (a ____ broadcast)
local: 지역의 (____ production; ____ high school)
locally: 지역적으로 (prefer to hire _____ than ~ overseas)
lucrative: 수익성이 있는 (a highly _____ business)

mandatory: 필수적인
maintenance: 유지관리 (a regular ____ schedule)
malfunction: 고장 (due to a mechanical ____)
mandatory: 필수의
marginal: 적은 양의 (there is only ____ interest in)
maximum: 최대량 (at the ______; ____ security)
means: 수단 (the preferred ____ of travel; by ____ of)
memoirs: 회고록 (published his ______)
merged: 합병된 (Once _____)
minimum: 최소량 (a ____ of)
misplaced: 잘못 두어진
missing: 분실된, 실종된 (____ luggage; _____ child)
modification: 수정 (make the necessary ______)
monopoly: 독점 (has a ____ on)
monitor: 감시하다 (should ____ the progress of each employee)
mounting: 가중되는 (____ pressure from the public)
mural: 벽화 (the _____ on the wall)
mutually: 상호간에 (reach a _____ beneficial solution)

narrow: 좁히다 (____ down the list of candidates to three)
needs: 욕구 (meet the _____)
negotiations: 협상들 (_____ are under way)
neutrality: 중립성 (her ______ was called into question)
nominate: 공천하다
normal: 정상의 (during the ____ business hours)
notice: 공고, 알아채다.* (X notify the paintings on the wall)
notification: 통보
notify: 통보하다* (___ A of B; ___ A that S+V)
numerous: 수많은 (____ attempts have been made)

objective: 목표 (the _____ of)
observance: 준수 (in _____ of the national holiday)
observe:준수하다 (___ the “no-smoking” sign:금연사인을 지키다)
offer: 제안, 특별 가격 제안 (a promotional _____)
onset: 시작하는 시접 (at the ____ of the game)
openings: 빈 자리 (job _____)
opposing: 상반된 (the ____ point of view)
optimistic: 낙관적인* (is _____ that S+V)
outfit: 의복 (put on a new ____)
outstanding: 뛰어난; 미지급된 (_____ qualifications; an ____ debt)
overcome: 극복하다 (____ this temporary difficulty)
overdue: 연체된 (The library book was 5 days _____)
overhead: 머리 위의 *(the ______ compartment)

participate: 참가하다 (___ in)
participation: 참여 (the _____ of each member)
particularly: 유난히 (are _____ small)
parties: 당사자들 (all interested _____ should contact)
perfect: 완벽한, 최적의 (is the _____ setting for)
periodical: 정기간행물 (____ section)
permit: 허가증 (To purchase a parking ____)
personal: 개인의 (_____ checks)
personally: 개인적으로 (The president ____ welcomed)
persuasively: 설득력 있게 (present arguments ______)
phase: 단계 (at the last _____ of the construction)
portion: 부분, 몫 (this ____ of the city)
potential: 가능한; 가능성 (______ customers/bidders; a full ______)
precipitation: 강수 (temperature and _____ data)
preclude: 사전에 막다
predict: 예상하다 (X many predicts)
premium: 할증금 (insurance _____)
prescription: 처방 (fill the _____)
present: 주다 (will ____ a plaque and a check to)
presiding: 주재하는 (the _____ officer/judge)
presumably: 추측컨대
prevalent: 널리 퍼진 (once so _____ in this province)
primarily: 주로 (made ____ of plastic)
print: 인쇄 (out of ____:절판된)
priority: 우선순위 (the highest ______)
procedure: 절차 (X the required procedural)
proceeding: 진행되다 (The work was ____ as scheduled)
proceeds:수익금
processing: 처리 (for _____ processing)
procrastinate: 게으름을 피우다.
production: 생산(량) (good _____ facilities)
productivity: 생산성 (employee ______)
prohibited: 금지된
promotion: 승진 (He received a ______)
promptly: 신속히 (must be answered _____)
properly: 올바르게 (must be ____ aligned; to function _____)
prospective: 잠재 (_______ buyer/client/customer)
prosperity: 번영 (in times of _____)
protective: 보호용 (____ clothing; ____ equipment)
provide: 제공하다 (A with B)
provision: 대비 (make ____ for)
proxy: 대리인 (You can send your _____ instead)
punitive: 징벌의 (in _____ damages)

qualified: 자격이 되는 (is the better ____ of the two; ____ applicants)
quality: 품질 (____ control: 품질관리)
quarterly: 사분기의 (the _____ earnings report)

raise: 인상(하다); 제기하다 (a pay ____; ___ questions about)
rarely: 거의 ~ 못하다 (____ has the situation been~)
reach: 도달하다 (____ an agreement)
realistically: 현실적으로 (cannot _____ expect)
readily:기꺼이 (___ available: 기꺼이 사용 가능한)
recall: 회수 (issue a ____ notice)
recently: 최근에 (according to a ____ issued government report)
reception: 접대 (at the ______ )
recommendation: 추천 (on the _____ of)
reference: 참조 (in ____ to)
redeemable: 상환 가능한
reduction: 감소* (cost _____)
reference: 참고, 추천 (in _____ to; a letter of ______)
refund: 환불 (a ___ refund: 전액환불)
regarding: ~에 관한
regretably: 후회스럽게도 (we must ____ inform you that S+V)
regular: 정규의 (____ banking hours)
reimbursement: 배상 (request a _____ for; monthly _____)
request: 요구* (All ____ must be made)
required: 필수의 (a ____ tax document)
released: 발표된 (a recently released press report)
reliable: 믿을 만한* (is completely _____)
remainder: 나머지 (for the ____ of the month)
remittance: 송금 (a _____ slip)
remuneration: 보상, 보수 (will give some _____ to)
rendered: 되다 (was ____ useless)
repair: 수리(하다) (the cost of _____)
replace: 교체하다 (A with B)
relatively: 상대적으로 (_____ speaking,)
required: 필수의 (the ____ tax documents)
reservation: 예약 (make a ____)
resignation: 사임 (the _____ of the personnel director)
respect: 존중심* (with _____)
respectively: 제각기
respond: 응답하다 (_____ promptly to the client’s request)
response: 응답 (in _____ to)
responsibility: 책임* (environmental and social ______)
responsive: 반응을 보이는 (is ____ to)
restore: 재건하다, 복원되다 (____ to its original condition)
result: 결과 (as a ____ of)
retirement: 은퇴 (a _____ party/banquet; early ______)
retrieval: 복구 (the information _____ system)
reveal: 공개하다 (reveal a strong preference for)
revenues: 수입 (tax ____ over three years)
revised: 개정된* (_____ edition; _____ premium rate)
revolution: 혁명 (caused a ______; a cultural ____)
rich: 풍부한 (a ____ source of information)
rise: 상승; 상승하다 (the ____ in the oil price; on the ____)
risk: 위험률 (run a ____ of; ___ premium 위험수당)
rival: 경쟁자; 경쟁상대의

salary: 급여 (____ history: 연봉 경력)
satisfaction: 만족* (customer ______)
satisfactory: 만족스런 (a ____ excuse/outcome)
savings: 저축 (____ banks)
scrutinize: 면밀히 조사하다 (_____ the vase)
securely: 안전하게* (must be _____ fastened/anchored)
seldom: 거의 ~않는다. (He ____ comes to the regular meeting)
selection: 엄선된 것들 (includes only a _____ of those retailers who)
separately: 따로 (Each lens is made _____)
service: 서비스* (customer _____ desk)
settlement: 합의 (finally reached a ______)
severely: 심하게 (will be _____ reprimanded for)
share: 몫, 주식, 점유율 (market _____)
significantly: 상당히 (increased ______)
simply: 단순히 (_____ too few; ____ fill out the enclosed form)
skilled: 숙련된 (a ____ labor)
slightly: 약간 (is ____ higher than)
sophisticated: 정교한 (a _____ equipment)
speeding: 과속 (was ticketed for _____)
specific: 구체적인 (for more _____ information)
spending: 지출 (the development ______)
sponsor: 후원자; 후원하다
stable: 안정적인 (remained _____)
staff: 스탭진 (X all staffs)
standards: 기준 (safety _____)
stir: 휘젓다 (thoroughly ____ the mixture)
stock: 물량 (out of ____)
stockholder: 주주 (the company’s _____)
strategic: 전략적인 (a _____ objective of the company)
strategy: 전략 (a creative advertising ___; an effective marketing ___)
streamline: 간소화하다.
striking: 놀라운 (_____ difference between them)
strongly: 강력히 (it is _____ recommended that S+V)
subject:* 가능한* (is ____ to change)
subscription: 구독 cf. subscribe to ~에 구독하다.
substantial: 상당한 (a ____ amount of)
successful: 성공적인 (X to highly successive careers)
sufficiently: 충분히
superior: 월등한 (is ____ to)
sure: 확실한* (X make surely that)
surprise: 놀람 (taken by ____)
surprisingly: 놀랍게도 (is ____ low in fat)
surrounding: 둘러싼* (in the ______ area)
suspicious 의심하는 (be _____ of)

tax: 세금 (sales ____ on)
telecommunications: 정보통신 (______ industry)
tentative: 임시의 (discussing a _____ agreement)
temporarily: 일시적으로 (was ____ suspended; is ____ closed)
terms: 용어들 (in the strongest possible ____)
timely: 적기의 (in a ____ manner)
toll: 요금 (____ collection: 요금 징수)
transaction: 거래 (was charged for each ____)
transcribe: 받아 적다 (had her ____ the minutes)
transfer: 전근 (put in for a _____: 전근을 신청하다)
transferable: 양도 가능한 (The tickets are not _____ to)

unanimous: 만장일치의 (a ____ support/decision)
unbiased: 편견 없는 (an ____ opinion/advice)
understanding: 이해심이 많은 (for being so ______)
updated: 개정된 (____ report/edition/manual)
unlimited: 무제한의 (____ mileage/access)
unoccupied: 차지된 (remained ______)
unusually: 이례적인 (____ high staff turnover)
user-friendly: 사용이 편리한 (_____ computer software)

vacant: 비어 있는 (X vacancy lot)
valuables: 귀중품 (Do not leave any ______ unattended)
vary: 다양하게 변하다. (the results may _____ depending on~)
varied: 다양한
ventilation: 환기 (good ______)
vested: 기득의 (___ interest: 기득권)
voluntarily: 자원해서

waiver: 면제 (request a _____)
wane: 쇠퇴 (on the _____)
warranty: 보증 (comes with a limited five-year ______)
willing: 의지가 있는 (is ____ to help; ____ to buy)
workload: 업무량 (a heavy _____)
written: 서면 상의 (a ____ confirmation/notification)

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