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cram

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study in a very concentrated way for a short time

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genius

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an exceptionally clever person

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past papers

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exam papers from previous years

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rote-learning

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learning purely by repetition

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mnemonics

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tricks that help your remember something

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bury yourself in your books

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spend the maximum time studying

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intensively

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in a very focused way

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inside out

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know it completely

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composition (academic writing)

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often 50-100 words used for school

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essay

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longer than a composition, more serious, hundreds or thousands of words

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assignment

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like an essay, could be hundreds or thousands of words and is usually a part of a course

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project

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usually submitted at the end of a course and it’s based on one’s own ideas and topic

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portfolio

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a collection of creative work

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dissertation

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10k-15k words, research-based work for Masters

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thesis

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80k-100k words, research-based work, original, for PhD

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mind map

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a diagram that lays out ideas for a topic and how they are connected to one another

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first draft

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first, rough version

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plagiarism

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using other people’s work as one’s own

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acknowledge

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give details of

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deadline

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date by which you must hand in the work

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submitted

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formally handed in

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assessed

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evaluated and given a grade

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feedback

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comments from a teacher/tutor about your work

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carry out research

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do research

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academic journals

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academic magazines that are published on very specialized topics and used for research

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papers/articles

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papers/articles

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equality of opportunity

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when everyone has the same chances

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selective

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pupils are chosen for entry, usually for academic or non-academic reasons.

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comprehensive

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everyone enters without exams and education is free

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schooling

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receiving education at school

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elitism

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favoring a small privileged group

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inherent in

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existing as a basic part of something

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league tables

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lists of schools and colleges ranked from best to worst based on exam results and other criteria

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perpetuate

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to make something continue

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two-tier system

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a system with two different levels

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perceives

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sees, or considers

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better-off

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richer

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less well-off

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poorer

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well-endowed

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receiving a lot of money in grants and gifts from rich people = endowment

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depressing

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reducing

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excel

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to achieve a high standard

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scholarships

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money given to pay for studies provided on the basis of academic merit

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bursaries

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money given to pay for studies provided on the basis of need

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tertiary

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education at university or college level

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student loans

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money that students can borrow from a bank while studying and then pay back once employed

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undergaraduates

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students doing a first degree

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postgarduates

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students doing a further degree

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tuition fees

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money paid to receive teaching

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the three Rs

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reading, writing, and arithmetic

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literacy

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the ability to read and write

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numeracy

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the ability to count and do basic maths

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curriculum reform

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changing the syllabus which the what is planned to be studied

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lifelong/continuing education

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education for mature students

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bullying

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threatening behavior

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passion for

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you like it very much

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challenging

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a positive word for something that is difficult and exciting

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fast-paced

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moving quickly

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openings

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available jobs

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reporting to

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the person you report to is your boss

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previous experience

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experience of this type of job from before

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full training

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all the training you need

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post

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job

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career prospects

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opportunities for promotion and career development

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leadership qualities

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the ability to lead a group

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competitive salary

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as good as or better than other salaries for similar positions

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benefits package

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all the extra benefits that a company offers (as well as a salary)

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subsidised

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partly paid for by the company

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hands-on

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practical, direct

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field

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area

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customer-facing

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dealing directly with customers

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team player

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good at working with other staff

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managerial experience

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experience at leading a group of people

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recruiting

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hiring new staff

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criteria

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requirements used for evaluation

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shortlisted

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chosen from a larger group

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trial run

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a practise of something new

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boost

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improve

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line manager

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the person who is directly responsible for your work

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body language

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physical movements which show how you’re feeling

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speak up

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speak loudly and clearly

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talk us through

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talk about it in details

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in-house

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within the company

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supervisor

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the person who checks your work

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take on

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start to have

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notice period

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the period you need to work after you give an official notice that you’re leaving

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outlining

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giving an overview of

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paid leave

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time off you are paid for

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opposite number/counterpart

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someone who works the same position in another branch of the company

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collaboration

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working together to achieve a shared goal

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rapport

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relationship

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hierarchical

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a system where people are ranked by importance

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pecking order

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a system where some people get benefits and promotions before others

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job-share

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two people working the same job

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hot-desking

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a policy where people share desks in an office

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talk shop

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talk about work

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mundane

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not interesting

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stimulating

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encouraging new thinking and new ideas

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workload

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the amount of work assigned

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mechnical

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doesn’t require thinking (manual)

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knoking off

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finishing work (clocking out)

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monotonous

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boring never changes

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glamorous

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popular and exciting

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anti-social

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doesn’t enable a normal social life

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mind-numbing

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extremely boring

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dead-end job

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job with no prospects of promotion

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technician

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practical work with electrical equipment

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went in with

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formed a business partnership with

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start-up

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a small business that has just started

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job satisfaction

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a feeling of job fullfilment

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run-of-the-mill job

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ordinary, not special

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morale

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amount of confidence felt

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dynamic

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constantly changing

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perks

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extra benefits

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skeleton staff

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minimum staff to operate

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interview panel

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a group of people who interview an applicant

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compulsary redundancies

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people who are laid off

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telesales/telemarketing

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selling or marketing goods by phone

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cold calling

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phoning people who have not requested a call to try to sell them something

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hard sell

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attempt to sell something by being very forceful or persuasive

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part with their money

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spend their money

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TV shopping channel

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TV channel devoted to selling merchandise

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merchandise

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goods bought and sold

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hasn’t looked back since

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has moved forward successfully

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purchasing power

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the ability people have to buy goods

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shop around

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try different companies before making a purchasing decision

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stocks it

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keep it in stock

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trade something up

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buying a thing of a higher value to what you currently have

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brand loyalty

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confidence in a particular make and tendency to always choose it

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loss leader

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is an underpriced item used to attract customers hoping that will also buy some other profitable ones

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niche market

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A market selling special items for a specialised group of customers such as selling yoga pants

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come/go under the hammer

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sold at an auction

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lucrative

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producing a lot of money

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red tape

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bureaucracy

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administration

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organisation and arrangement of operations

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proposition

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formal offer

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takeover

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agreement in which one company takes control of another

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reach a compromise

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come to an agreement in which both sides reduce their demands a little

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hammer out a deal

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talk in detail until a business agreement is made

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swallowed up

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taken over by a larger company

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capital assets

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building and machines owned by a company

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holiday property letting agency

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a business organising the rental of holiday houses and flats

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assertion

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a confident or forceful statement about fact or belief

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pseudoscience

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statements, beliefs, or practices that claim to be both scientific and factual but are incompatible with the scientific method such as astrology

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astrology

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a pseudoscience that claims to divine information about human affairs and terristrial events by studying the movements and relative positions of celestial objects

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imaginative

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creative

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charming

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very pleasent or attractive

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opportunistic

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using situations for own benefit

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conservative

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averse to change, traditional

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methodical

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systematic, careful

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conscientious

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wishing to do one’s work or duty well and thoroughly

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chauvinistic

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too patriotic

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get carried away

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become too excited and lose control

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obliging

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ready to help

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sentimental

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relies on emotions more than reason

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superficial

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not caring about serious things

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insecure

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not confident, uncertain about one’s abilities

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perfectionist

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not satisfied if things are not 100% perfect

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tactless

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inclinded to say things that upset other people or get one in trouble

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intuitive

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understanding instinctively

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stingy

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mean and ungenerous

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idle

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not working, inactive

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diligent

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hard-working

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placid

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calm, does not easily become excited or angry

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cunning

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deceitful

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witty

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someone chracterized by quick and inventive verbal humour

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distrustful

A

suspicious of others

167
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industrious

A

diligent and hard-working

168
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shrewd

A

having good judgement

169
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extravagant

A

spends too much money or uses too much of something

170
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down-to-earth

A

practical and sensible

171
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altruistic

A

thinking of others rather than yourself

172
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morose

A

gloomy, sullen, ill-tempered

173
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sharp-tongued

A

inclined to speak in a severe and critical way

174
Q

naive

A

without enough experience of life, trusting too easily

175
Q

slender

A

thin in an attractive way

176
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scrawny

A

unattractively thin and bony-looking

177
Q

lanky

A

very tall and thin

178
Q

gangling

A

very tall with long arms and legs moving awkwardly

179
Q

obese

A

very fat in an unhealthy way

180
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stout

A

with a quite large solid body

181
Q

stocky

A

short with broad body

182
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bulked up

A

increased in body size especially by gaining more muscle

183
Q

lean

A

thin and healthy

184
Q

wiry

A

thin but strong

185
Q

unkempt

A

untidy

186
Q

immaculate

A

in perfect condition

187
Q

swarthy

A

dark-colored skin

188
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sallow

A

yellowish

189
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haggard

A

his face looked ill and tired

190
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complexion

A

the natural color, appearance and texture of someone’s skin especially of the face

191
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grinning

A

giving a big smile

192
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pouting

A

position lips in some way

193
Q

grimace

A

making an expression of pain and annoyance

194
Q

scowled

A

gave a bad-tempered, angry look

195
Q

leering

A

looking in an unpleasant sexually interested way

196
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shrugged his shoulders

A

lifted them up and down to show he didn’t know the answer or couldn’t answer

197
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twiching

A

making small suden movements

198
Q

clench

A

close hand tightly out of anger

199
Q

tapping his fingers

A

made quick light hitting movements

200
Q

mannerisms

A

a habitual way of speaking or behaving

201
Q

impetuous

A

acting suddenly without thinking

202
Q

impulsive

A

same as impetuous but can be more used in a more positive way

203
Q

effusive

A

exaggerating experssions of pleasure and gratitude

204
Q

excitable

A

easily excited

205
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pushy

A

always selfishly promoting one’s position or interests

206
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self-conscious

A

nervous or uncomfortable of other’s judgement of oneslef

207
Q

well-balanced

A

calm and reasonable showing good judement

208
Q

taciturn

A

reserved and says very little (negative association)

209
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intorvert

A

inward-looking and quiet

210
Q

extrovert/outgoing

A

outward-looking, energetic and sociable

211
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diffident

A

someone who has low self-esteem and confidence of themsleves

212
Q

reserved

A

not immediately sociable

213
Q

aloof

A

unfriendly and not sociable

214
Q

haughty

A

thinking to be better than others

215
Q

disdainful

A

thinking others don’t deserve respect

216
Q

unapproachable

A

unfriendly and hard to talk to/start a conversation with

217
Q

conceited

A

think too high of oneself

218
Q

self-important

A

someone with an exaggerated sense of slef-importance

219
Q

modest

A

someone who doesn’t like to exaggerate one’s qualities

220
Q

gullible

A

easily deceived

221
Q

conscientious

A

taking own work seriously

222
Q

restless

A

not satisfied with what they have and wanting something new

223
Q

obstinate/pig-headed

A

unwilling to change one’s mind despite persuation

224
Q

fell head over heals in love with someone

A

fell deeply and madly in love

225
Q

only has eye for someone

A

only attracted to someone

226
Q

infatuated with/besotted with

A

romantically obsessed with

227
Q

a platonic relationship

A

affectionate relationship between people of the opposite sex that is not sexual

228
Q

hit it off/soulmates

A

like each other from first sight and understand each other deeply

229
Q

a man after my own heart

A

someone you admire because they do or think as you

230
Q

get on like a house on fire

A

have a very good enjoyable relationship

231
Q

bosom friends/buddies/pals

A

very close, good friends

232
Q

inseparable

A

always want to be together, very close

233
Q

bond

A

emotional connection

234
Q

kindred spirit

A

someone with similar mind and soul

235
Q

well-matched

A

perfect for each other

236
Q

mutual acquaintances

A

shared contacts

237
Q

as thick as thieves

A

close friends who share secrets

238
Q

adoration

A

deep love and respect

239
Q

affection

A

gentle fondness

240
Q

fondness

A

affection

241
Q

amiability

A

friendliness and agreeableness

242
Q

loyalty

A

support in good or bad times

243
Q

two-faced

A

insincere

244
Q

bitter/arch rivals

A

people in an aggresive competition with each other

245
Q

sworn enemies

A

people who will always hate each other

246
Q

scrupulously

A

in a very thorough way

247
Q

complete and unswerving

A

complete and unchanging

248
Q

staunchest ally

A

an ally you can always rely on to support you

249
Q

a rift has developed

A

a serious disagreement that divides people has developed

250
Q

discord

A

disagreement and discontent

251
Q

has turned sour

A

become bad

252
Q

family feud

A

quarrel in a family causing bad feelings for many years

253
Q

crave

A

want very strongly

254
Q

thirst

A

want to learn very strongly

255
Q

yearns to

A

you want something you can’t have

256
Q

coveted

A

wanted to be possessed

257
Q

defuse

A

make a dangerous situation calmer

258
Q

placate

A

stop someone feeling angry

259
Q

conciliate

A

end a disagreement by reaching a compromise

260
Q

appeasing

A

end a disagreement by giving an advantage to the other side

261
Q

exultant

A

formal for ecstatic, extremely happy

262
Q

jubilant

A

extremely happy at a victory

263
Q

bliss

A

perfect happiness

264
Q

antipathy (hatered)

A

feeling of strong dislike and opposition

265
Q

aversion (نفور)

A

feeling of strong dislike and unwillingness to do something

266
Q

(not) averse to

A

opposed to; I’m not averse to to a good night out

267
Q

loathing (اشمئزاز)

A

abhorrence

268
Q

scorn (استحقار وسخرية)

A

lack of respect for something

269
Q

irritation

A

a feeling of being annoyed

270
Q

distress

A

a feeling of being extremely upset or worried

271
Q

alarm

A

a feeling of being very worried and frightened

272
Q

offhand

A

lack of interest, rude

273
Q

officious

A

eager to tell others what to do

274
Q

ostentatious

A

displaying wealth or possessions in a vulgar(مبتذل) way

275
Q

pompous

A

too formal thinking you’re more important than others

276
Q

pretentious

A

tries to appear more serious and important than oneself

277
Q

puerile

A

silly and childish

278
Q

sloppy

A

careless and unsystematic; excessivly casual

279
Q

fickle

A

changing frequently

280
Q

nit-picking

A

too concerned about unimportant details

281
Q

obnoxious

A

unpleasant and rude

282
Q

dejected

A

unhappy and disappointed, dispirited

283
Q

forlorn

A

sad, alone and not cared for

284
Q

devastated

A

very shocked and upset

285
Q

distraught

A

extremely worried and upset

286
Q

down

A

unhappy

287
Q

miserable

A

very unhappy

288
Q

pregnancy

A

a nine-month period when a woman is expecting a baby

289
Q

conception

A

time when sperm and egg meet and a baby starts to form

290
Q

fertillised

A

made to start developing into new life

291
Q

embryo

A

developing baby

292
Q

implants

A

fixes itself

293
Q

uterus

A

organ inside the mother where the fertilised egg developes

294
Q

concieve

A

become pregnant

295
Q

fertility drugs

A

drugs that help a woman become pregnant

296
Q

IVF

A

in vitro fertilisation

297
Q

foetus

A

what the embryo developing in the uterus is known as from eight weeks onward

298
Q

placenta

A

organ connecting the developing baby to the mother and giving it food

299
Q

goes into labour

A

goes into the last stage of pregnancy where the womb starts pushing the baby out of the body

300
Q

induced labour

A

helped medically to start the process

301
Q

midwife

A

person medically trained to help women when they are giving birth

302
Q

deliver a baby

A

give birth to a baby

303
Q

caesarean section

A

operation in which the mother’s abdomen and womb are cut open to allow the baby to be removed

304
Q

ripe old age

A

living well into old age

305
Q

my late aunt

A

now dead

306
Q

pensioner

A

a retired person receiving a pension

307
Q

sheltered accommodation

A

special housing, usually for old people where care staff also live

308
Q

doddery

A

weak and unable to walk well because of old age

309
Q

gaga

A

unable to think clearly because of old age

310
Q

to have all your wits about you

A

still be able to think and react quickly

311
Q

dementia

A

an illness that causes problems with memory loss

312
Q

at the wake of something

A

something that happens after and because of it

313
Q

will

A

legal document saying what is to happen after someone’s death

314
Q

condolences

A

expression of sympathy said to the family/friends of the deceased

315
Q

euphemisms

A

a mild/indirect word/expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt

316
Q

to pass away, to pass on, to pass over

A

euphemisms for to die

317
Q

fatalities

A

dead people

318
Q

perished

A

died

319
Q

slaughtered

A

violently killed

320
Q

the deceased

A

the dead person

321
Q

to bequeath

A

to leave something in a will

322
Q

bequest

A

تركة

323
Q

to inherit

A

to receive a bequest from the deceased

324
Q

to die intestate

A

to die without having made a will

325
Q

rewarding

A

providing satisfaction

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