In Company Unit 4 - English Vocab
In Company Unit 4 - English Vocab
In Company Unit 4 - English Vocab
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| Sprache | English |
| Kategorie | Englisch |
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motivation (n)
These methods can help to increase students motivation and interest.
myth (n)
He has helped to dispel the myth that men do not care about their appearance.
net (adj) - (opposite = gross)
Net earnings per share amounted to 0.78.
numbing (adj) - numbing effect
I couldnt think clearly because of the numbing effect of the cold.
orator (n)
With this speech Charles de Gaulle joined the ranks of famous modern orators.
overhead (n)
You can see from this overhead that sales figures peaked in October.
override (v)
Passenger safety overrides all of our other concerns.
paradoxically (adv)
Paradoxically, it is their differences that bring them closer to each other.
peak (v)
Interest rates peaked at 19%.
perspective (n) - put sth into (some kind of) perspective
Before leaping to conclusions, we need to put this incident into some kind of perspective.
persuasion (n)
We achieve much more by persuasion than by brute force.
persuasive (n)
He can be very persuasive, so we ended up agreeing to help them move house.
phenomenal (adj)
The soundtrack played a part in the phenomenal success of the film.
pitch (v)
Ive been busy all week because were pitching for the Thomson account next week.
plateau (v)
Mobile phone sales have plateaud recently.
platform speaker (n)
This mornings platform speaker used to be my boss.
plunge (v)
The temperature is expected to plunge below zero degrees overnight.
point out (phr v)
He pointed out that we had two hours of free time before dinner.
presence (n)
Our sales director has a commanding presence.
process (v)
This part of the brain is used to process images.
project (v)
Actors have to learn to project their voices.
promising (adj) - (opposite = disappointing)
Portugal got off to a promising start with a goal in the 13th minute.
quadruple (v)
The number of passengers using this station has quadrupled in the last two years.
rally (v)
World financial markets rallied after the announcement.
readily (adv)
She had readily agreed to the interview, but now she was having second thoughts.
reinforce (v)
The message that you should not drink and drive needs to be constantly reinforced.
relate to sb (phr v)
Martin had always found it easier to relate to women.
rhetoric (n)
Often we do not realise that advertising uses rhetoric to persuade us to buy something.
road (n) - be on the road
The band was on the road for seven months last year.
rock bottom (n) - hit rock bottom
Confidence in the company has hit rock bottom.
role (n) - take on a role
The banks have taken on a new role as providers of financial services.
self-disciplined (adj)
If you work from home you need to be very self-disciplined.
shoot up (phr v)
Petrol prices have shot up in the last six months.
shut out (phr v)
I tried to shut the incident out of my mind.
significant (adj) - (opposite = insignificant)
I think we can save a significant amount of time.
simulation (n)
We watched a computer simulation of the explosion.
skyrocket (v)
The number of calls we got skyrocketed.
slump (v)
Profits slumped to under $250 million.
spectacular (adj)
The show was a spectacular success.
spotlight (n) - bring sth into the spotlight
Congress is bringing the private lives of its members into the spotlight.
