The Apprentice: Vocabulary Flashcards
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something that is sold for less than its usual price or its real value
a b _ _ g _ _ n
a bargain
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the abilitily to make good judgements and decisions in business
b _ s _ n _ ss ac _ m _ n
business acumen
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a colleague
a c _- w _ _ k _ _
a co-worker
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an amount of money that you pay that is less than the usual amount
d _ sc _ _ nt pr _ c _ s
discount prices
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an opinion from someone about something you have done or made
f _ _ db _ ck
feedback
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smooth and shiny
gl _ ssy
glossy
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a very positive description of an event or situation
a gl _ w _ ng r _ p _ rt
a glowing report
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a small, temporary problem
a h _ cc _ p
a hiccup
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very important in influencing or achieving something
k _ y
key
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a piece of folded paper that contains information
a l _ _ fl _ t
a leaflet
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the difference between two values
m _ rg _ n
margin
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a speech that someone gives to influence other people positively
a m _ t _ v _ t _ _ n _ l t _ lk
a motivational talk
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a short speech intended to encourage people to work harder or try to win a game or competition
a p _ p t _ lk
a pep talk
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the act of delaying something that must done
pr _ c _ st _ n _ t _ _ n
procrastination
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a team of waiters
s _ rv _ ng st _ ff
serving staff
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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 _
wholesale
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to pretend to have something
to f _ _ gn
to feign
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to split something into two equal parts
to h _ lv _ e
to halve
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to complain in an annoying way
to m _ _ n
to moan
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to work hard at something for a long time
to b _ _ v _ r _ w _ y
to beaver away (at sth)
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to put on special clothes in order to change your appearance
to dr _ ss _ p
to dress up (as sth/sb)
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to increase interest in something or support for something
to dr _ m _ p
to drum up
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to fail completely and be unable to continue in the usual or intended way
to f _ ll _ p _ rt
to fall apart
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to not have an advantage that others have
to l _ s _ _ _ t
to lose out (on sth)
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to make someone very angry or annoyed (rude)
to p _ ss (sb) _ ff
to piss (sb) off
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to attract people to buy things
to p _ ll (sb) _ n
to pull (sb) in
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to arrange to do an acitivity, especially one that others can be involved in
to p _ t _ n
to put on (sth)
The guys want to put on a show at the theatre.
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to finish, use, or sell all of something, so that there is nothing left
to r _ n _ _ t
to run out (of sth)
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to formally establish a business, organisation, way of working etc.
to s _ t u _
to set up
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to stop talking or making a noise, or to make someone do this
to sh _ t _ p
to shut up
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the fact that somthing is not available or that there is not enough of it
a l _ ck _f
a lack of (something)
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to make someone stop talking (offensive)
to sh _ t th_ f _ ck _ p
to shut the fuck up
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a situation, event or piece of work that choatic, badly organised or a mess
to be a d _ g’s d _ nn _ r
to be a dog’s dinner
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a state of confusion, bad organisation or untidiness
to be a sh _ mbl _ s
to be a shambles
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extremely disappointed and unhappy
to be g _ tt _ d
to be gutted
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to be unable to make a decision about something
to be _ n tw _ m _ nds
to be in two minds (about sth)
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to be extremely busy
to be _ p t _ y _ _ r n _ ck
to be up to your neck (in sth)
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to do mathmetical work involving large amounts of information or numbers
to cr _ nch (the) n _ mb _ rs
to crunch (the) numbers
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to do something without any success or any effect
to do somthing t _ n _ _ v _ _ l
to do something to no avail
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to expect a lot in exchange for what you pay or do
to dr _ v _ _ h _ rd b _ rg _ _ n
to drive a hard bargain
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to say something clearly and with a lot of force so that you are certain people understand it
to h _ mm _ r (sth) h _ m _
to hammer (sth) home
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to be popular with many people
to h _ v _ (a) w _ d _ _ pp _ _ l
to have (a) wide appeal
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to be much worse than you would like
to l _ _ v _ _ l _ t t _ b _ d _ s _ r _ d
to leave a lot to be desired
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to say something quickly, usually because a reply is expected, without thinking about it making certain that it is correct
to pl _ ck s _ m _ th _ ng _ _ t _ f th _ _ _ r
to pluck something out of the air
*also: to pluck something out of thin air
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to say something quickly, usually because a reply is expected, without thinking about it making certain that it is correct
to pl _ ck s _ m _ th _ ng _ _ t _ f th _ _ _ r
to pluck something out of the air
*also: to pluck something out of thin air
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to use a method of offering cheaper or discounted goods or services
to t _ k _ a c _ t-pr _ c _ _ ppr _ _ ch
to take a cut-price approach
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to accept responsibillity for something and have control over it
to t _ k _ ch _ rg _ (of sth)
to take charge (of sth)
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to accept or understand an idea or piece of information
to t _ k _ (sth) _ n b _ _ rd
to take (sth) on board
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the basic facts or finer, often unplesant details of a situation
th_ n _ tty-gr_tty
the nitty-gritty
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losing a sudden or large amount of something, especially money
h _ _ m _ rrh _ g _ _ _
haemorrhaging
*Notice the pronunciation /he-ma-ra-gin/
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to fail completely and be unable to continue in the usual or intended way
to f _ ll _ p _ rt
to fall apart
