Class vocabulary

Question 1

a phrasal verb that could be useful if someone is talking really quietly or not clearly

Answer 1

speak up

Question 2

a phrasal verb used when you are experiencing problems with your audio/video

Answer 2

break up / cut out

Question 3

a delay in audio/video

Answer 3

lag

Question 4

a phrase used when you show your screen to the other participants

Answer 4

share your screen

Question 5

like when the aliens take you and do experiments on you

Answer 5

abduct

Question 6

try to hide the fact of illegal or illicit activity.

Ex. The prime minister was accused of trying to c___ u___ the scandal.

Answer 6

cover up

Question 7

to take legal action against a person or organization

Ex. Juan s___ his boss for sexual harassment.

Answer 7

sue

Question 8

(phrasal verb) to plan

Ex. They m____ ___ the next sprint.

Answer 8

map out

Question 9

(phrasal verb) to succeed

Ex. He p____ ___ the presentation.

Answer 9

pull off

Question 10

(phrasal verb) to investigate deeply

Ex. The team d____ ___ ___ some of the issues from the last sprint.

Answer 10

drill down into

Question 11

(phrasal verb) to appear

Ex. A lot of errors p___ ___ during testing yesterday.

Answer 11

pop up

Question 12

(phrasal verb) to delay or postpone something

Ex. We need to h____ ___ ___ making the decision.

Answer 12

hold off on

Question 13

(phrasal verb) to organize

Ex. They s___ __ a meeting with the new client.

Answer 13

set up

Question 14

(phrasal verb) to wait attentively

Ex. I’ll l____ ___ ___ the meeting invitation from you.

Answer 14

look out for

Question 15

(phrasal verb) to talk with (someone) in order to report or find out new information.

Ex. I have to go to a meeting now, but I’ll c___ __ ____ you later.

Answer 15

check in with

Question 16

the word for cookie in British English.

Ex. I had a b____ with my coffee.

Answer 16

biscuit

Question 17

to distribute irregularly

Ex. In many companies, the employees are s_____ all around the world.

Answer 17

scatter

Question 18

a phrase that means the gap or opportunity for a person to speak is very slim
Ex. Everyone was talking at once, so I couldn’t g____ __ ___ __ e______.

Answer 18

get a word in edgewise

Question 19

to increase or improve

Ex. In order to b____ effectiveness, managers should be transparent at every stage of the decision-making process.

Answer 19

boost

Question 20

a person or thing that has the same position or purpose as another person or thing in a different place or organization
Ex. The book provides vital insights for working effectively and sensitively with one’s c_______ in the new global marketplace.

Answer 20

counterpart

Question 21

the interpretation of situations, actions, or data based on the standards of one’s own culture.
Ex. Managers should make their team members understand c_____ b_____ and their impact on the team interactions.

Answer 21

cultural biases

Question 22

improve or enhance the quality or value of something

Ex. My trip to France was an e_______ experience.

Answer 22

enriching

Question 23

a period of absence from work for a death

Answer 23

bereavement leave

Question 24

a woman who is getting married

Answer 24

bride

Question 25

when your skin gets darker from exposure to the sun and usually desirable

Answer 25

(sun)tan

Question 26

a document that has work experience, education and skills

Answer 26

resume

Question 27

when your skin gets red and sometimes hurts from too much sun exposure

Answer 27

sunburn

Question 28

to say something

Ex. She sat through the entire meeting and didn’t u_____ a word.

Answer 28

utter

Question 29

to speak in a loud voice

Ex. The children were y____ at each other across the street.

Answer 29

yell

Question 30

voluntarily leave a job or office.

Ex. He r_____ from the company.

Answer 30

resign

Question 31

to cry out sharply in a high voice when you are excited, frightened or in pain
Ex. She s______ in fright.

Answer 31

shriek

Question 32

to connect, join

Ex. Portugal’s economy is closely t___ to Spain’s.

Answer 32

tie

Question 33

to be known or discovered finally and surprisingly:

Ex. The truth t____ ___ to be stranger than we had expected.

Answer 33

turn out

Question 34

to attract someone or persuade someone to do something

Ex. He c____ his way out of trouble with the police.

Answer 34

charm

Question 35

(expression)

To cause someone to have to answer a difficult question or make a difficult decision

Answer 35

put on the spot

Question 36

to experience difficulty and make a very great effort in order to do something
Ex. I’ve been s________ to figure out this code all morning.

Answer 36

struggle

Question 37

to release gas from the bowels through the bottom

Ex. When she f_______ during the presentation, it was very embarrasing.

Answer 37

fart

Question 38

a small plant with branches that grow close to the ground

Answer 38

bush

Question 39

(expression) to talk around a subject without getting to the point
Ex. I just asked you if you stole my cell phone, so stop b____ ___ __ ____ and tell me the truth.

Answer 39

beat around the bush

Question 40

(expression) affects everything or everyone in a particular group
Ex. The initiative affects the entire company, a____ ___ ____.

Answer 40

across the board

Question 41

(expression) to have the right to speak

Ex. It is Diego’s turn to present, so he h____ ____ _____.

Answer 41

have the floor

Question 42

(expression) to talk about or deal with the important parts of a subject and not waste time with things that are not important
Ex. Come on, c____ ___ __ ____ already—what exactly are you trying to say?

Answer 42

cut to the chase

Question 43

(expression) to accomplish or perform something without full preparation or knowledge; improvise
Ex. I didn’t prepare the presentation, so I’m just gonna w____ it.

Answer 43

to wing something

Question 44

to add information such as your name or address in the empty spaces on an official document
Ex. Please f___ ___ your name and address in the space provided.

Answer 44

fill in

Question 45

to complete an entire form or application

Answer 45

fill out

Question 46

comparative and superlative forms of far (American and British English)

Answer 46

further/furthest, farther/farthest

Question 47

a bodily fluid that comes from your nose

Answer 47

snot

Question 48

(phrasal verb) to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong:
Ex. The teacher t___ me o___ for swearing.

Answer 48

tell off

Question 49

to be friendly with each other immediately

Ex. We had similar ideas about the show, and the two of us h___ __ ___ right away.

Answer 49

hit it off

Question 50

a single sexual encounter in which there is an expectation that there shall be no further relations between the sexual participants
Ex. It is common for people that meet at nightclubs to have a o____ ___ _____.

Answer 50

one night stand

Question 51

a person that you know but not very well

Ex. I consider the person at the tiendita near my house to be my a________.

Answer 51

acquaintance

Question 52

a short-term sexual relationship

Ex. He had a f_____ with a beautiful woman while on vacation in Italy.

Answer 52

fling

Question 53

something that makes you decide that you don’t want to be involved in a relationship or situation
Ex. The candidate’s support for the war is the d_______. (= people will not vote for the candidate because of it).

Answer 53

deal-breaker