Conference Flashcards
accommodate
to provide with a place to live or to be stored in:
- New students may be accommodated in halls of residence.
- [formal] There wasn’t enough space to accommodate the files.
to give what is needed to someone:
- We certainly try to accommodate students with disabilities.
arrangement
a plan for how something will happen:
- Arrangement will be made to move the prisoners to another jails
a group of objects that have been put in a particular order or position:
- There was a striking arrangement of dried flowers on the table.
attend
to go to an event, place, etc.:
- Over two hundred people attended the funeral.
to go officially and usually regularly to a place:
- Which school do your children attend?
get in touch
to make contact with
- As soon as we arrive at the hotel, we will get in touch with the manager about the unexpected guests
overcrowded
too crowded
figure something/someone out
to finally understand something or someone, or find the solution to a problem after a lot of thought:
- [ + question word ] I can’t figure out why he did it.
- I find him really odd - I can’t figure him out at all.
- Can you figure out the answer to question 5?
remuneration
payment for work or services:
- They demanded adequate remuneration for their work.
demand
to ask for something forcefully, in a way that shows that you do not expect to be refused:
- I demanded an explanation.
- The union is demanding a seven percent pay rise this year.
adequate
enough or satisfactory for a particular purpose:
- Have we got adequate food for 20 guests?
- I didn’t have adequate time to prepare.
dedication
the willingness to give a lot of time and energy to something because it is important:
- He has always shown great dedication to the cause.
- She thanked the staff for their dedication and enthusiasm.
