Reading_3 Flashcards
to intone
to say something slowly and seriously in a voice that does not rise or fall much.
deep down
used to mean that something is true or real even if it is not said or shown to other people
shareholder
a person who owns shares in a company and therefore gets part of the company’s profits and the right to vote on how the company is controlled
lesser
lower in terms of rank or quality.
wolly
Woolly ideas and thinking are confused and not clear
foreword
a short piece of writing at the beginning of a book
amid
in the middle of or surrounded by
command and control
a situation in which managers tell employees everything that they should do
hard-headed
not influenced by emotions
staff turnover
the rate at which employees leave a company and are replaced by new employees
contented
happy and satisfied
to argue
to speak angrily to someone, telling that person that you disagree with them
prone
likely to show a particular characteristic, usually a negative one
indeed
really or certainly, often used to emphasize something
harassment
behaviour that annoys or upsets someone
shiftless
lazy and not having much determination or a clear purpose
dissipated
spending too much time enjoying physical pleasures and harmful activities
stopwatch
a watch that can be started and stopped in order to measure the exact time
to dragoon someone into something
to force or persuade someone to do something unpleasant
to cart
to take something or someone somewhere, especially using a lot of effort
load
the amount of weight carried, especially by a vehicle, a structure such as a bridge, or an animal
factory floor
the area where the ordinary workers in a factory work.
dictum
a short statement, especially one expressing advice or a general truth.
overall
in general, or including all the people or things in a particular group or situation.
grandiose
very large or wonderful, or intended to seem great and important: grandiose buildings, grandiose plans
thought
a single act or product of thinking; idea or notion.
