Joining / becoming part of something bigger Flashcards
Linked
His salary is linked to the cost of living, and increases on an annual basis
Amalgamated
Merged
The International Book Association amalgamated / merged with Universal Press in 2010 to form the International
Press.
Blended
To get a better finish, he blended the two paints together
Amalgamated
Merged
The firm amalgamated / merged with its main competitor in the battle to win more customers.
Incorporated
The suggestions from all the committees were incorporated into the main proposal
Integrated
Assimilated
The immigrants faced hostility when they were first integrated / assimilated into the community.
Integrated
Assimilated
A lot of students had problems before they integrated / assimilated into college life
Took over
Swallowed up
Acquired
When the large international college took over / swallowed up the smaller school, a lot of people lost their
jobs.
Got together
Met
Assembled
The students got together one evening and decided to protest about their situation
Took over
Swallowed up
A large international company took over / swallowed up our firm last month and started making immediate
changes.
Alliance
The alliance between England and France came close to breaking down many times during the
nineteenth century.
Union
The union between England and Scotland is over 300 years old.
Federation
Last year, the three regional organisations responsible for helping homeless people formed a national federation to help and support one another
Alloy
Brass is a well-known alloy of copper and zinc.
Compound
Water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen.
Synthesis
Noun
The combination of ideas to form a theory or system: The plan is a synthesis of several earlier proposals
Unification
The unification of Italy did not occur until the second half of the nineteenth century
Blend
The company made its fortune by selling a popular blend of coffee
Coalition
The proposed coalition of the Liberal and Labour Parties in the election was cause for much
ridicule.
Merger
As a result of the merger with the other company, Flax International became the largest in its field.
