20 Words Per Day 2022

Question 1

grasp

good grasp of the job position for which you are applying,

Answer 1

¡

Question 2

prerequisites

Answer 2

¡

Question 3

tangents

be clear and direct: you do not have to go off on tangents while explaining what you understood the job to be

Answer 3

diverging from an original purpose or course / irrelevant

Question 4

dissenting

Answer 4

несогласные

Question 5

inferences

Answer 5

выводы

Question 6

depiction

qualitative depiction of business model dynamics

Answer 6

описание

Question 7

tradeoff

Answer 7

компромис

Question 8

Depiction

provide a visual depiction of an ideation funnel

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a representation in words or images of someone or something
//The book is fascinating in its depiction of the country's early history.

Question 9

Amenable

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: liable to be brought to account : ANSWERABLE
//citizens amenable to the law
2a : capable of submission (as to judgment or test) : SUITED
//The data is amenable to analysis

Question 10

hit the nail on the head.

Answer 10

1? Think it’s right?

Question 11

Turf

Challenging automakers in their home turf

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: territory that one considers to be under one’s control

Question 12

Remedy

may contain more policy remedies than chancellor Rishi Sunak would have wanted.

Answer 12

a medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease
2 : something that corrects or counteracts

Question 13

Linger

as the economic effects of the pandemic linger

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to be slow in parting or in quitting something : TARRY
//fans lingered outside the door
2a : to remain existent although often waning in strength, importance, or influence
//lingering doubts
//lingering odors

Question 14

Walkout

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the action of leaving a meeting or organization as an expression of disapproval

Question 15

Innate

Answer 15

Inborn, natural

Question 16

Ingrain

Ingrained (adj)

Answer 16

• firmly fix or establish ( a habit believe or attitude)in a person
• ( of dirt or a stain) - deeply embedded and thus difficult to remove

Question 17

Companionate

Answer 17

Feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others

Question 18

Perceive ( percepire, avvertire, notare)

Answer 18

• become aware or conscious of (smth), come to realize or understand
• interpret or regard ( smn or smth) in a particular way

Question 19

Prone

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• Likely or liable to suffer from, do, or experience smth unpleasant or regrettable
• lying flat especially face downwards

Question 20

thrustworthy

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Reliable

Question 21

Perseverance

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Persistence in doing smth despite difficulty or delay in achieving success
/ упорство

Question 22

Excel

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• shine , surpass

- be exceptionally good at or proficient in an activity or subject

Question 23

Compound

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• to add to : augment

to form by combining parts
//compound a medicine
3 : to put together (parts) so as to form a whole : combine

Question 24

Lay out

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\: DISPLAY, EXHIBIT
2 : SPEND
3a : to prepare (a corpse) for viewing
b : to knock flat or unconscious
4 : to plan in detail
//lay out a campaign

Question 25

then-nascent

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Нарождающийся

Question 26

Cite

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to give as an example
//cited several experts' opinions to back up her argument

Question 27

Propel

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: to drive forward or onward by or as if by means of a force that imparts motion

Question 28

Outpace

/Population growth has continued to outpace job growth for the last several decades.
//The demand for the product has outpaced the company's ability to produce it.

Answer 28

to go or grow faster than (something)

catch up, fast-forward, outrun, outstrip, overtake, surpass

/Population growth has continued to outpace job growth for the last several decades.
//The demand for the product has outpaced the company's ability to produce it.

Question 29

Akin

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essentially similar, related, or compatible
//His interests are akin to mine

Question 30

Bound

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fastened by or as if by a band : CONFINED
//desk-bound
b : very likely : SURE
//bound to rain soon

Question 31

Grievance

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\: a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance
//Her chief grievance was the sexual harassment by her boss.
2 : the formal expression of a grievance : COMPLAINT

Question 32

Trounce

One point you might hear Buffett bring up: Berkshire’s shares are absolutely trouncing the S&P 500 this year.

Answer 32

: to thrash or punish severely
especially : to defeat decisively

One point you might hear Buffett bring up: Berkshire’s shares are absolutely trouncing the S&P 500 this year.