TOEFL Vocab

Question 1

To explain the reason for something or the cause of something; ausmachen, erklären, belegen

Answer 1

to account for
The new tax accounted for the price difference
The worker had to account for his absence

Question 2

To continue to obey a rule or have a belief; etw. einhalten, sich an etwas halten

Answer 2

to adhere to

Question 3

to cause something to happen, etw. herbeiführen

Answer 3

to bring about
He brought about his company’s collapse by his reckless spending

Question 4

If something bring on an illness, pain or felling especially one that often suffer from, it causes you to have it;

Answer 4

to bring sth. on;
Bob dies of a heart attack, brought on by his lifestyle

Question 5

To start to talk about a particular subject

Answer 5

to bring up
SheÄs always bringing up her health problems

Question 6

To happen, or start to happen, especially by chance; entstehen, zustande kommen

Answer 6

to come about
How did the problem come about in the first place?

Question 7

to manage without having something; verzichten, missen, ohne etwas auskommen müssen

Answer 7

to do without
We can’t do without the help of your organisation

Question 8

to start something new or important; beginnen, sich zu etwas aufmachen

Answer 8

to embark on
After graduating from university, she embarked on a career in banking

Question 9

to include something when you are doing a calculation, or when you are trying to understand something; etw. berücksichtigen, einkalkulieren

Answer 9

to factor in
people are earning more, but when inflation is factored in, they are no better off

Question 10

to disapprove of something; missbilligen, etw. nicht gerne sehen

Answer 10

to frown upon
Smoking is frowned upon in many societies

Question 11

to manage to make someone understand or believe something; jmd. etw. vermitteln, rüberbringen

Answer 11

to get across
the teacher managed to get across how important it was to attend lectures

Question 12

if news gets around, it becomes well known as a result of being told to lots of people; etw. umgehen, herumkommmen

Answer 12

to get around
Word is getting around that this is a great place to work

Question 13

if you ask someone what they are getting at, you are asking them to explain what they mean, usually because you think that they are being unpleasant or are suggesting something that is untrue; zu etwas kommen

Answer 13

to get at
What are you getting at? Was my presentation too long?

Question 14

If you get back to a subject that you were talking about before, you start talking about it again; zurückkommen

Answer 14

to get back
Let’s get back to work

Question 15

to examine the fact about a problem or situation;

Answer 15

to look into

Question 16

to plan something in detail; etw. entwicklen, entwerfen oder planen

Answer 16

to map out (i.e. a strategy)
Her career was mapped out for her when she decided to take that job

Question 17

to make a number or list of things smaller, by removing the things that are least important, necessary or suitable; eingrenzen, einschränken

Answer 17

to narrow down
We narrowed the list of candidates down from ten to three

Question 18

to tell someone about some information, often because you believe they do not know it or have forgotten it

Answer 18

to poin out
I fell I should point out how dangerous it is

Question 19

to state an idea or opinion, or to suggest a plan or person, for other people to consider; mit wts. vorkommen, vorschlagen

Answer 19

to put forward
I wasn’t convinced by any of the arguments that he put forward

Question 20

to decide or arrange to delay an event or activity until a later time or date

Answer 20

to put off
THe meeting has been put off for a week

Question 21

to do something that you do not want to do because you cannot find any other way of achieving something; auf etw. zurückgreifen

Answer 21

to resort to
Some schools have resorted to recruiting teachers from overseas

Question 22

to stop considering something as a possibility; ausschließen, etw. verwerfen

Answer 22

to rule out
The eco said that yearly bonuses can be ruled out in light of the financial crisis

Question 23

to tell someone about something, to make sure they understand or approve;

Answer 23

to run by
I would like to run some idea by you before we agree to the deal

Question 24

to persuade someone not to do something

Answer 24

to talk out of
Her parents tried to talk her out of getting engaged

Question 25

to consider an idea or plan carefully before making a decision

Answer 25

to think over
Ill think it over and give you an answer next week

Question 26

If you turn down a person or their request or offer, you refuse their request or offer

Answer 26

to turn down
I tanked him for the offer but turned it down

Question 27

to happen in a particular way or to have a particular result, especially an unexpected one

Answer 27

to turn out

Question 28

to also be in a particular state; an etwas grenzen

Answer 28

to verge on