05-job Flashcards
Sensible
reasonable, practical, and showing good judgement
Venture /ˈventʃə $ -ər/
a new business activity that involves taking risks
Torn
past participle of tear
split by being pulled or pierced with a sharp implement.
“he’s wearing a torn jacket”
Wrinkle /ˈrɪŋkəl/
1wrinkles are lines on your face and skin that you get when you are old:
Her face was a mass of wrinkles.
2a small untidy fold in a piece of clothing or paper SYN crease:
She walked over to the bed and smoothed out the wrinkles.
3iron out the wrinkles to solve the small problems in something
—wrinkly adjective:
Frayed clothing
if cloth or other material frays, or if something frays it, the threads become loose because the material is old
Contingency /kənˈtɪndʒənsi/
an event or situation that might happen in the future, especially one that could cause problems:
a contingency plan
Add up your outgoings, putting on a bit more for contingencies.
Probability
احتمال وقوع
تصادفی
Loafer
1Loafer trademark a flat leather shoe that does not need to be fastened onto your foot
2someone who is lazy and does nothing when they should be working
Stockings
a thin close-fitting piece of clothing that covers a woman’s leg and foot
Tasteful
made, decorated, or chosen with good taste:
tasteful furnishings
► Do not confuse with tasty. Use tasty to describe food that tastes good: This food is really tasty.
—tastefully adverb:
tastefully decorated
—tastefulness noun [uncountable]
Cologne /kəˈləʊn $ -ˈloʊn/
Perfume
Excessive
much more than is reasonable or necessary:
his excessive drinking
$15 for two beers seems a little excessive.
Faith
1trust/confidence in somebody/something [uncountable] a strong feeling of trust or confidence in someone or something
have faith (in somebody/something)
I still have faith in him.
‘Have faith, Alexandra,’ he said.
lose faith (in somebody/something)
The public has lost faith in the government.
destroy/restore sb’s faith (in somebody/something)
It’s really helped restore my faith in human nature.
2religion
a)[uncountable] belief and trust in God:
deep religious faith
faith in
my faith in God
b)[countable] one of the main religions in the world:
People from all faiths are welcome.
Declare
state officially
اعلام
Entitlement
the official right to have or do something, or the amount that you have a right to receive
entitlement to
Do you need advice on your entitlement to state benefits?
benefit/holiday/pension etc entitlement
The paid holiday entitlement is 25 days.
استحقاق
Trainee
someone who is being trained for a job:
The trainees start next week.
Analyst
someone whose job is to think about something carefully in order to understand it, and often to advise other people about it:
Political analysts expect the Conservatives to win.
investment/financial/business analyst
Cleary has been working as a computer analyst in Winchester.
Outset
at/from the outset at or from the beginning of an event or process → set out:
It was clear from the outset that there were going to be problems.
Scheme
Program
Subsidize/subsidise
if a government or organization subsidizes a company, activity etc, it pays part of its costs
یارانه
Sabbatical
فرصت مطالعاتی
Apprenticeship
the job of being an apprentice, or the period of time in which you are an apprentice:
He’s serving an apprenticeship as a printer.
a five-year apprenticeship
Credential
اعتبارنامه
Assess
to make a judgment about a person or situation after thinking carefully about it SYN judge
Accredited
having official approval to do something, especially because of having reached an acceptable standard
Integrate
to become part of a group or society and be accepted by them, or to help someone do this
integrate (somebody) into/with something
We’re looking for people who can integrate with a team.
Replica
an exact copy of something, especially a building, a gun, or a work of art
replica of
an exact replica of the Taj Mahal
Indicate
to show that a particular situation exists, or that something is likely to be true
indicate (that)
Research indicates that over 81% of teachers are dissatisfied with their salary.
Cramp (v)
to prevent the development of someone or something SYN hinder, restrict:
Stricter anti-pollution laws may cramp economic growth.
Procedure /prəˈsiːdʒə $ -ər/
دستورالعمل
Orientation
the type of activity or subject that a person or organization seems most interested in and gives most attention to
گرایش
جهت
Delegation
نماینده
Orient
the Orient the eastern part of the world, especially China and Japan
Probation /prəˈbeɪʃən $ proʊ-/
a period of time, during which an employer can see if a new worker is suitable:
a three month probation period
Executive
1relating to the job of managing a business or organization and making decisions:
a commission with executive powers
executive body/committee etc (=a group of people who have the power to make decisions)
2for the use of people who have important jobs in a company:
the executive dining-room
3expensive and designed for people who earn a lot of money
executive cars/homes etc
executive toys (=objects to play with at work)
Statutory /ˈstætʃətəri, ˈstætʃʊtəri $ -tɔːri/
fixed or controlled by law SYN mandatory:
statutory employment rights
She’s below the statutory age for school attendance.
—statutorily adverb
Implement
to take action or make changes that you have officially decided should happen
انجام
Distribute
to share things among a group of people, especially in a planned way SYN give out
distribute something among/to somebody
Clothes and blankets have been distributed among the refugees.
Interpersonal
relating to relationships between people:
interpersonal skills
interpersonal communication
Promptly
On time
Compiled
To make a book, list, record etc, using different pieces of information, music etc
تدوین کردن
گردآوری کردن
Reduction
Decrease
Concession
امتیاز
اعطا
Complimentary
Free
Disposed
1be well/favourably/kindly disposed (to/towards somebody/something) to like or approve of someone or something:
Management is favourably disposed to the idea of job-sharing.
2be/feel/seem etc disposed to do something formal to want or be willing to do something SYN inclined:
Jon disagreed, but did not feel disposed to argue.
3be disposed to something formal to have a tendency towards something SYN inclined:
a man disposed to depression
Behalf
instead of someone, or as their representative:
She asked the doctor to speak to her parents on her behalf.
از طرف
Retractable
a retractable part of something can be pulled back into the main part:
a knife with a retractable blade
جمع شدنی
Tuition /tjuˈɪʃən $ tu-/
teaching, especially in small groups:
I had to have extra tuition in maths.
2American English, tuition fees British English the money you pay for being taught:
When I started college, tuition was $350 a quarter.
Appliance /əˈplaɪəns/
a piece of equipment, especially electrical equipment, such as a cooker or washing machine, used in people’s homes
Chamber
محفظه
اتاق
Grant
an amount of money given to someone, especially by the government, for a particular purpose
Deceptive
گول زننده
فریبنده
Rigorous
careful, thorough, and exact:
a rigorous analysis of defence needs
Testimony
1a formal statement saying that something is true, especially one a witness makes in a court of law:
Barker’s testimony is crucial to the prosecution’s case.
In his testimony, he denied that the company had ignored safety procedures.
2a fact or situation that shows or proves very clearly that something exists or is true
be a testimony to/of something
These results are a testimony to the coach’s skill and hard work.
Declare
اعلام کردن
اظهار کردن
Opt
to choose one thing or do one thing instead of another
انتخاب کردن
Fortification
1[uncountable] the process of making something stronger or more effective
2fortifications [plural] towers, walls etc built around a place in order to protect it or defend it:
a site of ancient fortifications dating from about 500 B.C.
