Advanced Business English 3.0

Question 1

inevitable

Answer 1

incapable of being avoided or evaded

Question 2

exaggerated

Answer 2

excessively or inappropriately heightened, inflated, or overstated

Question 3

eminent

Answer 3

standing out so as to be readily perceived or noted : conspicuous; exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent

Question 4

contemplation

Answer 4

an act of considering with attention : study; the act of regarding steadily

Question 5

digress

Answer 5

to turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument

Question 6

tarnish

Answer 6

to bring disgrace on : sully; to detract from the good quality of : vitiate

Question 7

dissent (noun)

Answer 7

difference of opinion

Question 8

upsurge

Answer 8

a rapid or sudden rise

Question 9

mull

Answer 9

to consider at length : ponder —often used with over

Question 10

conglomerate

Answer 10

a widely diversified corporation;

Question 11

notorious

Answer 11

generally known and talked of; widely and unfavorably known

Question 12

toil

Answer 12

long strenuous fatiguing labor

Question 13

concede

Answer 13

to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly; to accept as true, valid, or accurate; to grant as a right or privilege

Question 14

descent

Answer 14

a downward step (as in station or value) : decline

Question 15

synergy

Answer 15

a mutually advantageous conjunction or compatibility of distinct business participants or elements

Question 16

dubious

Answer 16

giving rise to uncertainty: such as; unsettled in opinion : doubtful

Question 17

disposition

Answer 17

prevailing tendency, mood, or inclination; final arrangement : settlement

Question 18

multitude

Answer 18

the state of being many; a great number of people

Question 19

refute

Answer 19

to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous

Question 20

accord (noun)

Answer 20

a formal reaching of agreement : compact, treaty

Question 21

contention

Answer 21

a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument

Question 22

excerpt (noun)

Answer 22

a passage (as from a book, contract or composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract

Question 23

redact

Answer 23

to select or adapt (as by obscuring or removing sensitive information) for publication or release; to obscure or remove (text) from a document prior to publication or release

Question 24

subtle

Answer 24

clever and indirect : disguised in purpose; delicate, elusive

Question 25

cite

Answer 25

to quote by way of example, authority, or proof; to bring forward or call to another person’s attention especially as an example, proof, or precedent