Business

Question 1

niche

Answer 1

n. suitable position, specialized market

Ex: business advisers point to the importance of finding a niche

Question 2

sound (adj.)

Answer 2

healthy, without financial risk

Ex: it’s also necessary to develop a sound business plan

Although the car is basically sound, I was worried about certain areas.

Question 3

project (v.) /

afloat

Answer 3

estimate, calculate a future amount/

adj. having enough money to pay what you owe

Ex: It shows the business will make a profit and project the cash flow that will help the business stay afloat

Question 4

inevitably

Answer 4

certainly, unavoidably

Ex: if plans have not been made for supporting the costs of the business until it brings in a profit, inevitably it will fail

Question 5

Conglomerate

Answer 5

N. a large business firm consisting of several different companies

Ex: the world’s second-largest media conglomerate.

Question 6

Clientele /
Fleeting

Answer 6

clients, customers, audiences/

Adj. brief, short, ending quickly

Ex: developing a committed client can be more valuable than attracting new customers who is loyalty to accompanies products may be fleeting

Question 7

Spurious

Answer 7

Adj. false, fake

Ex: He was arrested in 1979 on spurious corruption charges.

Question 8

staples

Answer 8

Adj. main, primary basic
N. A basic household item
N. منگنه

Ex: household staples such as milk, eggs, and sugar create little brand loyalty

Question 9

endorsement

Answer 9

N. public support for sth

Ex: His commercial endorsements for everything from running shoes to breakfast cereals will take his earnings to more than ten million dollars a year.

Question 10

Confer

Answer 10

grant, give, provide
رایزنی، مشورت، اعطا کردن

Ex: The constitution also confers large powers on Brazil’s 25 constituent states.

Question 11

Prevail

Answer 11

V. overcome, succeed

Ex: A similar situation prevails in Canada.

a custom that still prevails among us

Question 12

burgeoning
(V. burgeon)

Answer 12

Adj. growing, developing

Ex:
-My confidence began to burgeon later in life
-China’s burgeoning economy

Question 13

Soar

Answer 13

rise, increase, climbe

Ex: Shares soared on the New York stock exchange.

Question 14

economic downturn

Answer 14

رکود اقتصادی

Question 15

recession

Answer 15

decline, drop,

Ex: economic recession

Question 16

Prevalent

Answer 16

Adj. common

Ex: brand loyalty is less prevalent in poor countries where consumers have fewer choices and price is usually the priority

Question 17

Outsourcing

Answer 17

N. subcontracting work to another country

Ex: outsourcing has always been a part of doing business

Question 18

decisive

Answer 18

Adj. important, significant, affecting a decision

Ex: language skills are decisive factor in where work is sent

Question 19

preponderance

Answer 19

N. the largest amount, great numbers

Ex: As a preponderance of corporations conduct business in English, the bulk of outsourcing jobs in recent have gone to India

Question 20

confront

Answer 20

V. Challenge, encounter

Ex: She was confronted with severe money problems.

Question 21

looming

Answer 21

Adj. nearing, approaching

Ex: a looming shortage of skilled workers

Question 22

Controversy

Answer 22

N. argument, discussion

Ex:
Outsourcing has long been a source of controversy, with opponents pointing to the loss of jobs and damage to the economy in the home country, and proponents viewing the saving labor costs as a boon to business

Question 23

boon

Answer 23

N. benefit, advantage

Ex: Seemingly endless talk about corruption fell away, a boon for Congress.

Question 24

Proponent

Answer 24

Supporter, advocate

Question 25

epicenter

Answer 25

N. Central or most important place.

Ex: India remains outsourcing epicenter for now

Question 26

Coincide

Answer 26

V. Occur simultaneously, be concurrent
-ent, -ence, -ental
Ex: The exhibition coincides with the 50th anniversary of his death.

Question 27

entice

Answer 27

V. Lure, attract, seduce
Adj. enticing, n. Enticement

Ex: once wages rise high enough in India, foreign workers somewhere else will be as enticing to outsourcing countries as Indian now are to Europe