In Company Unit 8 - English Vocab
In Company Unit 8 - English Vocab
In Company Unit 8 - English Vocab
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| Flashcards | 152 |
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| Language | English |
| Category | English |
| Level | University |
| Created / Updated | 09.10.2011 / 03.11.2012 |
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incur (v)
She may have to meet any costs incurred as a result of the delay.
initiative (n)
Employees are encouraged to use their initiative if faced with a problem.
integrated (adj)
They operate as a fully integrated team.
intrapreneur (n)
Intrapreneurs are the hands-on managers who make a new idea happen.
invite (v)
Applications are invited from all qualified candidates.
itemise (v)
Ive been asked to resubmit the application, itemising all the changes which are to be made.
jelly (n) - your legs turn to jelly
With legs slowly turning to jelly, I skied down the steep slope.
judge (v)
The firms success can be judged from its growing sales.
killer (n)
The test was a killer.
lead into (phr v)
Discussion of a clients tax affairs will lead naturally into consideration of investment options.
maturity (n)
It takes roughly forty years for the trees to reach maturity.
mere (adj)
Her comments are mere opinion, not fact.
mike (n) (= microphone)
The mike stopped working halfway through my presentation.
nervous (adj)
I got very nervous waiting for my turn to be called.
network (v)
Youve always got to network and make new contacts.
obstacle (n)
All major obstacles to peace have now been removed.
offend (v)
They avoided saying anything that might offend their audience.
optimal (adj)
The warm water provides optimal conditions for breeding.
outline (v)
The document outlines our companys recycling policy.
pace (v)
He paced up and down between the kitchen and the living-room.
pencil in (phr v)
Pencil me in for lunch on Friday.
penetrate (v)
This is one of the last cultures in the world that television has not penetrated.
persist (v)
She persisted in her refusal to pay.
persuasive (adj)
He can be very persuasive so we ended up helping them move house.
pitch (n)
She only had ten minutes to make her pitch for the contract.
pitch (v)
He had tried to pitch the series to all the major television networks.
pose (v)
We are being told that the accident poses no threat to the environment.
potential (n)
Our common goal is to maximise our potential for economic growth.
precisely (adv)
He measured all the ingredients precisely.
pride (v) - pride yourself on sth
We pride ourselves on the quality and thoroughness of our work.
projection (n)
It is his job to make projections about publishing trends.
prototype (n)
Designers have built a working prototype of the car.
provisionally (adv)
Weve booked provisionally for next week.
Q & A session (n) (= question and answer session)
After Jan has summed up, well have a quick Q & A session before breaking for lunch.
quote (v)
They quoted some alarming statistics about obesity.
race (n) - a race against the clock
Were in a race against the clock to finish the project before Fridays deadline.
rapport (n)
Many doctors develop an excellent rapport with their patients.
reach (n) - within the reach of sb
Air travel is now within the reach of many more customers.
relevant (adj) - (opposite = irrelevant)
How is that relevant to this discussion?
retail (v)
It retails for around 250.
