In Company Unit 15 - English Vocab
In Company Unit 15 - English Vocab
In Company Unit 15 - English Vocab
Kartei Details
| Karten | 188 |
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| Sprache | English |
| Kategorie | Englisch |
| Stufe | Universität |
| Erstellt / Aktualisiert | 09.10.2011 / 03.11.2012 |
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compromise (v)
Her refusal to compromise infuriated her colleagues.
conflict (n)
The issue provoked conflicts between the press and the police.
conglomerate (n)
The company was taken over by a huge mining conglomerate.
consensus (n)
It will be difficult to reach any sort of consensus on this issue.
constraint (n)
The organisation has to operate within the usual democratic constraints.
conventional (adj) - (opposite = unconventional)
You can cook the meat either in a microwave or in a conventional oven.
core business (n)
Selling insurance is still our core business.
counterintuitive (adj) - (opposite = intuitive)
It sounds counterintuitive but to work faster you need to slow down.
de facto (adj)
English is the de facto language of the computer industry.
debate (n)
There has been intense debate over political union.
delegate (v)
He always delegates boring tasks to his assistant.
delegation (n)
The secret to staying on top of your workload is delegation.
demonstrate (v)
The study demonstrates that cigarette advertising does encourage children to smoke.
dilemma (n)
Im in a dilemma over whether to tell him or not.
diplomat (n)
HR managers and diplomats require many of the same qualities in their work.
diverse (adj)
The newspaper aims to cover a diverse range of issues.
diversify (v)
We need to diversify in order to still be competitive.
diversity (n)
We value the rich ethnic and cultural diversity of the group.
dogma (n)
Their opposition to the reforms is based on pure dogma.
dominate (v)
She tends to dominate the conversation.
dotcom (n)
In addition to their chain of stores, the firm has started up a mail order dotcom.
elite (n)
Guests included heads of state and members of the political elite.
embrace (v)
Most countries have enthusiastically embraced the concept of high-speed railways.
empower (v)
Our goal is to empower everyone on our staff.
eradicate (v)
Inflation will never be completely eradicated from the economy.
e-tailer (n)
Most e-tailers can offer more competitive prices than high street shops.
ethnicity (n)
There is an optional box on the form for you to indicate your ethnicity.
evaluate (v)
The study will evaluate the long-term effects of exposure to radiation.
exceptional (adj)
The children had shown exceptional courage.
excessive (adj)
The charges seemed a little excessive.
exhaustive (adj)
After exhaustive research, Rob finally decided which camera he wanted to buy.
experience (n)
In my experience, very intelligent people can still make terrible mistakes.
expertise (n)
The company is keen to develop its own expertise in the area of computer programming.
feedback (n)
Initial feedback from parents has been encouraging.
fictitious (adj)
He had registered at the hotel under a fictitious name.
fierce (adj)
We face fierce competition from overseas competitors.
fire up (phr v)
Shes all fired up about this new course shes taking.
fluid (adj)
Our travel arrangements are fairly fluid.
focus sth on sth (phr v)
Efforts are now focused on cleaning up the beaches.
follower (n)
Marx still has many followers in academic circles.
