Job Flashcards

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Formal word for clothes

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Attire (uncountable)
Business attire
Ex: if people dressed in their preferred attire, they would feel confident.
Ex: COVID-19 pandemic gave workplace attire another shakeup.

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Stop working as a protest against something relating to work

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Strike
Ex: they are striking for the right to have their trade union recognized in law.

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Unusual or interesting enough to be easily noticed
Or
Attractive in an unusual way

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Striking
Ex: a striking contrast between wealth and poverty
Ex: a dark man with striking features
Striking contrast/similarity/parallel

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A way of doing something that has been officially agreed and chosen by a political party, a business or organization

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Policy
Ex: company has adopted a strict no-smoking policy.
Ex: government policy on higher education
Ex: US policy towards China

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5
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The quality of being or looking the same as all other members of group
یکسانی

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Uniformity
Ex: there seems to be no uniformity among the various systems.

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6
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If there is …….. among a group all the parts are connected or related in a reasonable way
پیوستگی

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Cohesion
Ex: employees wear formal attire to convey professionalism and cohesion.

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Likely to happen
احتمالی

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Prospective
Ex: the prospective costs of providing pensions
Prospective employer/employee/candidate/buyer: someone who is likely to do a particular thing or achieve a particular position
Ex: smart appearance is important to most prospective employers.

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The opinion or feeling you have about someone or something because of the way they seem

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Impression
Ex: a casual dress code could make the wrong impression.

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A situation in which an employer allows employees to choose the times that they work

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Flexible working
Ex: if you embrace flexible working from home, you can go as chilled as you want.

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10
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To choose one thing or do one thing instead of another

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Opt
Ex: the absence of a formal work environment means employees opt for loungewear.

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On a computer rather than real world

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Virtually
Ex: should you have any work meetings virtually, your employer will expect you to have a polished appearance.

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Shiny
Done with great skill and style
Polite, confident and graceful

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Polished
Ex: a polished and handsome lawyer

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13
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The quality of being real or true
اعتبار

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Authenticity
Ex: apart from being more comfortable, casual wear increases feelings of authenticity.
Ex: art experts have questioned the painting’s authenticity.

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Done or made in the traditional or original way/
Of undisputed origin and not a copy
= genuine
Based on facts
The real thing
معتبر موثق

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Authentic
Ex: authentic French food
Ex: an authentic work by Picasso
Ex: the letter is now accepted as an authentic document.

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Accepted or allowed by law

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Legitimate (adj)
Ex: their business operations are perfectly legitimate.

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Who you are
The qualities and attitudes that a person or a group have that make them different from others
Or
Exact similarity between two things (formal)
هویت

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Identity(n)
Ex: The company didn’t reveal the identity of the prospective buyer.
Ex: an identity between the company’s own interests and those of the local community.

17
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To pay money back to someone when their money has been spent
= repay

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Reimburse
Ex: the company will reimburse you for travel expenses.
Reimbursement بازپرداخت