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Unit 1: communication Flashcards

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Fluency

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The quality of being able to speak or write a language, especially a foreign language, easily and well

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Accuracy

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The state of being exact or correct; the ability to do something skilfully without making mistakes

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Extensive

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Covering a large area

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Articulate

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Good at expressing ideas or feelings clearly in words

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Coherent

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Logical and well organized, easy to understand and clear

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Eloquent

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Able to use language and express your opinions your opinions well

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Hesitant

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Slow to speak or act because you feel uncertain, embarrassed or unwilling

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Inhibited

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Unable to relax or express your feelings in a natural way

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Extrovert

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Lively and confident person who enjoys being with other people

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Persuasive

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Able to persuade somebody to do or believe something

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Rambling

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A speech or writing, very long and confused

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Responsive

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React quickly and in a positive way

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Sensitive

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Aware of and able to understand other people’s feelings

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Succinct

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Expressed clearly and in a few words

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Reserved

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Slow or unwilling to show feelings or express opinions.

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To digress

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To start talking about that is not connected with the main point of what you are saying

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Abbreviation

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A short form of a word (skammstöfun)

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Jargon

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Words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group of people, and are difficult for other people to understand

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Terminology

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The set of technical words or expressions used in a particular subject

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To elaborate

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To explain or describe something in a more detailed way

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Asset

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A person or thing that is valuable or useful to someone

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Salary

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Money that employees get for their work every month

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Credit

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To add an amount of money to someone’s bank account

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Inherent

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Something that is a basic or permanent part of something that cannot be removed

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Bandwidth

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A measurement of the amount of information that a particular computer network or internet connection can send in a particular time. It is often measured in bits per second

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Onus

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The responsibility for something

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Distil

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To get the essential meaning or ideas from thoughts, information, experiences, etc.

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Abysmal

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Extremely bad

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Maze

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A system of paths separated by walls or hedges built in a park or garden, that is designed so that it is difficult to find your way through

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Efficiency

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The quality of doing something very well with no waste of time or money

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Economist

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A person who studies or writes about economics

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Prosperity

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The state of being successful, especially in making money

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Impetuous

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Acting or done quickly and without thinking carefully about the results

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Fester

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To become much worse because you do not deal with them successfully

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Abusive

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Rude and offensive

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Severe

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Very difficult

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Verbally

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In spoken words and not in writing or actions

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Medium

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A way of communicating information

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To swamp

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To make someone have more of something than they can deal with

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Spam

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To send the same message to large numbers of internet users who have not requested the information

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Corrupted

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Willing to use their power to do dishonest or illegal things in return for money or to get an advantage

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Chronic

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Lasting for a long time; difficult to cure and get rid of

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Reprimand

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To tell someone officially that you do not approve of them or their actions

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Hypocrisy

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Behaviour in which someone pretends to have have moral standards or opinions that they do not actually have

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PDA-type devices

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Short for personal digital assistant, a handheld device that combines computing, telephone, internet and networking features

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To chair

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To act as the chairwoman of a meeting (að stjórna fundi)

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Wow

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A formal or serious promise especially a religious one, to do something

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Civil

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Polite in a formal way but possibly not friendly

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Uncivil

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Not polite

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Transmitter

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A person or a thing that transmits something something from one person to another

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A host of

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A large number of

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Postage

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The cost of sending a letter, etc. by post

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Engaged

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Busy doing something

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Economical

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Providing good service or value in relation to the amount of time or money spent

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Far-flung

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Spread over a wide area

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Commerce

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Trade, especially between countries; the buying and selling of goods and services

57
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Commercial

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Connected with the buying and selling of goods and services

58
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At your leisure

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When you have the time to do something without hurrying

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Discreet

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Careful about what you say or do, so that you do not offend, upset, or embarrass people or tell secrets

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Discreetly

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In a careful and prudent manner, especially in order to keep something confidential or to avoid embarrassment

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To pitch

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To try to persuade someone to buy something, to give you something or to make a business deal with you

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Senior

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High in rank or status

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Financier

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A person concerned in the management of large amount of money on behalf of governments or other large organizations

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FTSE

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The financial time stock exchange

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To dictate

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To say words for somebody else to write down or type

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Grapevine

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A plant that produces grapes

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Organogram

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A diagram of the structure of an organization, especially a large business, showing the relationships between all the jobs in it

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To report to somebody

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Someone that is responsible for for your work and tells you what to do

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Subsidiary

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A business company that is owned or controlled by another larger company

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Supplier

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A person or a company that supplies goods

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Executive toys

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Office toys that are to provide decoration or pleasure, relieve stress or inspire creativity

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State-of-the-art

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Using the most modern or advanced techniques or methods; as good as it can be at the present time

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To remedy

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To correct or improve something

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Key account

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A regular customer’s account

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Rep

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An abbreviation (stytting) of representative

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Procedure

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A way of doing something, especially the usual or correct way

77
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Defective

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Having a fault or faults; not perfect or complete

78
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Bureaucratic

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Connected with a bureaucracy or bureaucrats and involving complicated official rules which may seem unnecessary

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Administrative staff

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Fill a variety of roles in office settings

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Generate

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To produce or create something

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