The Apprentice: Vocabulary

Question 1

What’s the word or phrase from the definition?

something that is sold for less than its usual price or its real value

a b _ _ g _ _ n

Answer 1

a bargain

Question 2

What’s the word or phrase from the definition?

the abilitily to make good judgements and decisions in business

b _ s _ n _ ss ac _ m _ n

Answer 2

business acumen

Question 3

What’s the word or phrase from the definition?

a colleague

a c _- w _ _ k _ _

Answer 3

a co-worker

Question 4

What’s the word or phrase from the definition?

an amount of money that you pay that is less than the usual amount

d _ sc _ _ nt pr _ c _ s

Answer 4

discount prices

Question 5

What’s the word or phrase from the definition?

an opinion from someone about something you have done or made

f _ _ db _ ck

Answer 5

feedback

Question 6

What’s the word or phrase from the definition?

smooth and shiny

gl _ ssy

Answer 6

glossy

Question 7

What’s the word or phrase from the definition?

a very positive description of an event or situation

a gl _ w _ ng r _ p _ rt

Answer 7

a glowing report

Question 8

What’s the word or phrase from the definition?

a small, temporary problem

a h _ cc _ p

Answer 8

a hiccup

Question 9

What’s the word or phrase from the definition?

very important in influencing or achieving something

k _ y

Answer 9

key

Question 10

What’s the word or phrase from the definition?

a piece of folded paper that contains information

a l _ _ fl _ t

Answer 10

a leaflet

Question 11

What’s the word or phrase from the definition?

the difference between two values

m _ rg _ n

Answer 11

margin

Question 12

What’s the word or phrase from the definition?

a speech that someone gives to influence other people positively

a m _ t _ v _ t _ _ n _ l t _ lk

Answer 12

a motivational talk

Question 13

What’s the word or phrase from the definition?

a short speech intended to encourage people to work harder or try to win a game or competition

a p _ p t _ lk

Answer 13

a pep talk

Question 14

What’s the word or phrase from the definition?

the act of delaying something that must done

pr _ c _ st _ n _ t _ _ n

Answer 14

procrastination

Question 15

What’s the word or phrase from the definition?

a team of waiters

s _ rv _ ng st _ ff

Answer 15

serving staff

Question 16

What’s the word or phrase from the definition?

the price at which goods are sold to shops rather than the price which the customer usually pays in the shop

wh _ l _ s _ l _

Answer 16

wholesale

Question 17

What’s the word or phrase from the definition?

to pretend to have something

to f _ _ gn

Answer 17

to feign

Question 18

What’s the word or phrase from the definition?

to split something into two equal parts

to h _ lv _ e

Answer 18

to halve

Question 19

What’s the word or phrase from the definition?

to complain in an annoying way

to m _ _ n

Answer 19

to moan

Question 20

What’s the word or phrase from the definition?

to work hard at something for a long time

to b _ _ v _ r _ w _ y

Answer 20

to beaver away (at sth)

Question 21

What’s the word or phrase from the definition?

to put on special clothes in order to change your appearance

to dr _ ss _ p

Answer 21

to dress up (as sth/sb)

Question 22

What’s the word or phrase from the definition?

to increase interest in something or support for something

to dr _ m _ p

Answer 22

to drum up

Question 23

What’s the word or phrase from the definition?

to fail completely and be unable to continue in the usual or intended way

to f _ ll _ p _ rt

Answer 23

to fall apart

Question 23

What’s the word or phrase from the definition?

to fail completely and be unable to continue in the usual or intended way

to f _ ll _ p _ rt

Answer 23

to fall apart

Question 24

# What's the word or phrase from the definition? to not have an advantage that others have ## Footnote to l _ s _ _ _ t

Answer 24

to lose out (on sth)

Question 25

# What's the word or phrase from the definition? to make someone very angry or annoyed (rude) ## Footnote to p _ ss (sb) _ ff

Answer 25

to piss (sb) off

Question 26

# What's the word or phrase from the definition? to attract people to buy things ## Footnote to p _ ll (sb) _ n

Answer 26

to pull (sb) in

Question 27

# What's the word or phrase from the definition? to arrange to do an acitivity, especially one that others can be involved in ## Footnote to p _ t _ n

Answer 27

to put on (sth) ## Footnote The guys want to put on a show at the theatre.

Question 28

# What's the word or phrase from the definition? to finish, use, or sell all of something, so that there is nothing left ## Footnote to r _ n _ _ t

Answer 28

to run out (of sth)

Question 29

# What's the word or phrase from the definition? to formally establish a business, organisation, way of working etc. ## Footnote to s _ t u _

Answer 29

to set up

Question 30

# What's the word or phrase from the definition? to stop talking or making a noise, or to make someone do this ## Footnote to sh _ t _ p

Answer 30

to shut up

Question 31

# What's the word or phrase from the definition? the fact that somthing is not available or that there is not enough of it ## Footnote a l _ ck _f

Answer 31

a lack of (something)

Question 32

# What's the word or phrase from the definition? to make someone stop talking (offensive) ## Footnote to sh _ t th_ f _ ck _ p

Answer 32

to shut the fuck up

Question 33

# What's the word or phrase from the definition? a situation, event or piece of work that choatic, badly organised or a mess ## Footnote to be a d _ g's d _ nn _ r

Answer 33

to be a dog's dinner

Question 34

# What's the word or phrase from the definition? a state of confusion, bad organisation or untidiness ## Footnote to be a sh _ mbl _ s

Answer 34

to be a shambles

Question 35

# What's the word or phrase from the definition? extremely disappointed and unhappy ## Footnote to be g _ tt _ d

Answer 35

to be gutted

Question 36

# What's the word or phrase from the definition? to be unable to make a decision about something ## Footnote to be _ n tw _ m _ nds

Answer 36

to be in two minds (about sth)

Question 37

# What's the word or phrase from the definition? to be extremely busy ## Footnote to be _ p t _ y _ _ r n _ ck

Answer 37

to be up to your neck (in sth)

Question 38

# What's the word or phrase from the definition? to do mathmetical work involving large amounts of information or numbers ## Footnote to cr _ nch (the) n _ mb _ rs

Answer 38

to crunch (the) numbers

Question 39

# What's the word or phrase from the definition? to do something without any success or any effect ## Footnote to do somthing t _ n _ _ v _ _ l

Answer 39

to do something to no avail

Question 40

# What's the word or phrase from the definition? to expect a lot in exchange for what you pay or do ## Footnote to dr _ v _ _ h _ rd b _ rg _ _ n

Answer 40

to drive a hard bargain

Question 41

# What's the word or phrase from the definition? to say something clearly and with a lot of force so that you are certain people understand it ## Footnote to h _ mm _ r (sth) h _ m _

Answer 41

to hammer (sth) home

Question 42

# What's the word or phrase from the definition? to be popular with many people ## Footnote to h _ v _ (a) w _ d _ _ pp _ _ l

Answer 42

to have (a) wide appeal

Question 43

# What's the word or phrase from the definition? to be much worse than you would like ## Footnote to l _ _ v _ _ l _ t t _ b _ d _ s _ r _ d

Answer 43

to leave a lot to be desired

Question 44

# What's the word or phrase from the definition? to say something quickly, usually because a reply is expected, without thinking about it making certain that it is correct ## Footnote to pl _ ck s _ m _ th _ ng _ _ t _ f th _ _ _ r

Answer 44

to pluck something out of the air ## Footnote *also: to pluck something out of thin air

Question 45

# What's the word or phrase from the definition? to say something quickly, usually because a reply is expected, without thinking about it making certain that it is correct ## Footnote to pl _ ck s _ m _ th _ ng _ _ t _ f th _ _ _ r

Answer 45

to pluck something out of the air ## Footnote *also: to pluck something out of thin air

Question 46

# What's the word or phrase from the definition? to use a method of offering cheaper or discounted goods or services ## Footnote to t _ k _ a c _ t-pr _ c _ _ ppr _ _ ch

Answer 46

to take a cut-price approach

Question 47

# What's the word or phrase from the definition? to accept responsibillity for something and have control over it ## Footnote to t _ k _ ch _ rg _ (of sth)

Answer 47

to take charge (of sth)

Question 48

# What's the word or phrase from the definition? to accept or understand an idea or piece of information ## Footnote to t _ k _ (sth) _ n b _ _ rd

Answer 48

to take (sth) on board

Question 49

# What's the word or phrase from the definition? the basic facts or finer, often unplesant details of a situation ## Footnote th_ n _ tty-gr_tty

Answer 49

the nitty-gritty

Question 50

# What's the word or phrase from the definition? losing a sudden or large amount of something, especially money ## Footnote h _ _ m _ rrh _ g _ _ _

Answer 50

haemorrhaging ## Footnote *Notice the pronunciation /he-ma-ra-gin/