Chap 2 Flashcards

1
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Refreshments

A

A light/soft snack or drink

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2
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Interval

A

Breaktime

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3
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Inhabitant

A

Resident

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4
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Sheer

A

Complete, absolute / transparent
=> sheer hard effort / sheer fabric

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5
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Vocation

A

Strong feeling of suitability for a career or occupation
Vocation to/for smt

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6
Q

Dismissal

A

Banishment , fire, sack off

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7
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Substantial

A

Essential, crucial

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8
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Appalling

A

(a) very bad, awful

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9
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Clinch

A

(v) confirm or settle a contract/a bargain

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10
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Worthwhile

A

(a) worth the time, money & effort spent.

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11
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A sense of achievement

A

A sense of fulfilment

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12
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Provide smt to/for smb

A

Provide (supply) sb with smt

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13
Q

Be busy

A

+ Doing smt

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14
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Represent

A

(v) => representation (n) => representative (a + n)

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15
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Economize

A

(v) to optimize in economy

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16
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To get in the way of

A

To prevent someone from doing smt

17
Q

Consolidate

A

(v) solidify, strengthen
(v) unify, merge

18
Q

Redundant (a)
Redundancy (n)

A

Unnecessary because it is more than is needed

19
Q

Confidential

A

Confidential report/agreement
Secure/private

20
Q

PROPER

A

= suitable, correct
=> property

21
Q

Momentum

A

Mowf ‘men towmf

22
Q

College

A

(Ch)
Colleague (g)