Unit 2 ( Words )

Question 1

Multinational

Answer 1

including or involving several countries or individuals of several nationalities.چند ملیتی

Question 2

Self-employed

Answer 2

working for oneself as a freelancer or the owner of a business rather than for an employer. شغل آزاد

Question 3

sector

Answer 3

a part of an area of activity, especially of a country’s economy بخش

Question 4

telecommunications

Answer 4

he technology of sending signals, images and messages over long distances by radio, phone, television, satellite, etc

Question 5

pharmaceuticals

Answer 5

drugs and medicines

Question 6

construction

Answer 6

the process of building things such as houses, bridges, roads etc

Question 7

manufacturing

Answer 7

the process or business of producing goods in factories

Question 8

retailing

Answer 8

the business of selling goods to customers in shops

Question 9

head office

Answer 9

The main building or location of a large organisation

Question 10

market share

Answer 10

The percentage of sales a company has in a particular market

Question 11

net profit

Answer 11

The money a company makes after taking away its costs and tax

Question 12

parent company

Answer 12

A company which owns another company

Question 13

share price

Answer 13

The cost of a company’s shares

Question 14

subsidiary

Answer 14

A company which is more than 50% owned by another company

Question 15

workforce

Answer 15

The employees in a particular country or business

Question 16

turnover

Answer 16

The amount of money a company receives from sales in a particular period

Question 17

Consequently

Answer 17

as a result

Question 18

all-time high

Answer 18

best record

Question 19

we arc able to finance

Answer 19

able to support with money

Question 20

asset

Answer 20

the things that a company owns, that can be sold to pay debts
in assets

Question 21

goods

Answer 21

things that are produced in order to be sold

Question 22

Health - desire

Answer 22

desire: a strong hope or wish

Question 23

vol‧ume /ˈvɒljuːm

Answer 23

he total amount of something, especially when it is large or increasing

Question 24

Chairman

Answer 24

someone, especially a man, who is in charge of a meeting or directs the work of a committee or an organization

Question 25

Invested

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to buy shares, property, or goods because you hope that the value will increase and you can make a profit

Question 26

retire

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to stop working, usually because you have reached a certain age

Question 27

appear

Answer 27

used when saying how someone or something seems. Appear is more formal than seem
appear to be something
The diamonds appeared to be genuine.
appear to do something
The research appears to show that the drug is effective in most cases.
appear to somebody
He didn’t appear to me to be a violent man.

Question 28

announcing

Answer 28

to officially tell people about something, especially about a plan or a decision
They announced their engagement in ‘The Times’.
announce a decision/intention/plan
The government has announced plans to create 10,000 new jobs.

Question 29

obvious

Answer 29

easy to notice or understand

The obvious way of reducing pollution is to use cars less.

Question 30

successor

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someone who takes a job or position previously held by someone else → predecessor
His successor died after only 15 months in office.
I’m sure she will be a worthy successor (=someone who is very good and deserves to be someone’s successor).

Question 31

influential

Answer 31

having a lot of influence and therefore changing the way people think and behave
He had influential friends.
influential in
Dewey was influential in shaping economic policy

Question 32

particularly

Answer 32

more than usual or more than others SYN especially

Steve was in a particularly bad mood when he got back.

Question 33

foreigner for‧eign‧er /ˈfɒrənə

Answer 33

someone who comes from a different country
The word foreigner can sound negative and not very friendly. In everyday English, people often say people from other countries:
I like meeting people from other countries

Question 34

private ˌsector

Answer 34

the industries and services that are not owned by the government

Question 35

generated

Answer 35

to produce or cause something SYN create

a useful technique for generating new ideas
The program would generate a lot of new jobs.
generate revenue/profits/income etc
Tourism generates income for local communities.

Question 36

Analysts

an‧a‧lyst /ˈænəl-ɪst/

Answer 36

someone whose job is to think about something carefully in order to understand it, and often to advise other people about it
Political analysts expect the Conservatives to win.

Question 37

transition

ran‧si‧tion1 /trænˈzɪʃən

Answer 37

when something changes from one form or state to another
transition from something to something
the smooth transition from full-time work to full retirement

Question 38

complex

com‧plex1 /ˈkɒmpleks

Answer 38

consisting of many different parts and often difficult to understand SYN complicated OPP simple
a complex system of highways
Photosynthesis is a highly complex process.
Peter seemed to have an instant understanding of the most complex issues

Question 39

critics

crit‧ic /ˈkrɪtɪk

Answer 39

someone whose job is to make judgments about the good and bad qualities of art, music, films etc SYN reviewer

Question 40

argue

ar‧gue /ˈɑːɡjuː

Answer 40

to disagree with someone in words, often in an angry way

We could hear the neighbours arguing.

Question 41

retailer

re‧tail‧er /ˈriːteɪlə

Answer 41

a person or business that sells goods to customers in a shop

Question 42

impatient
Word family (noun) patience ≠ impatience patient (adjective) patient ≠ impatient (adverb) patiently ≠ impatiently

Answer 42

annoyed because of delays, someone else’s mistakes etc OPP patient
become/grow impatient (with somebody/something)
We are growing impatient with the lack of results.
He turned away with an impatient gesture.

Question 43

co-owner

Answer 43

one of the owners of a business or an asset when there is more than one owner
Mr Soberay and his brother are co-owners of the small Soberay rubber processing equipment company

Question 44

worthwhile
Word family (noun) worth worthlessness worthy unworthiness (adjective) worth worthless worthwhile worthy ≠ unworthy

Answer 44

if something is worthwhile, it is important or useful, or you gain something from it
He wanted to do a worthwhile job.

Question 45

satisfying
Word family (noun) satisfaction ≠ dissatisfaction (adjective) satisfactory ≠ unsatisfactory satisfied ≠ dissatisfied ≠ unsatisfied satisfying (verb) satisfy (adverb) satisfactorily ≠ unsatisfactorily satisfyingly

Answer 45

making you feel pleased and happy, especially because you have got what you wanted OPP unsatisfying
a deeply satisfying feeling
it is satisfying (to do something)
It can be very satisfying to work in the garden.

Question 46

veteran

Answer 46

someone who has been a soldier, sailor etc in a war
veteran of
a veteran of the Second World War
a Vietnam veteran
2 someone who has had a lot of experience of a particular activity
veteran of
a veteran of countless political campaigns

Question 47

commitment
Word family (noun) commitment (adjective) noncommital committed ≠ uncommitted (verb) commit

Answer 47

a promise to do something or to behave in a particular way
Are you ready to make a long-term commitment?
commitment to
Our company has a commitment to quality and customer service.

Question 48

arrangements

Answer 48

plans and preparations that you must make so that something can happen

Question 49

temporary

Answer 49

continuing for only a limited period of time OPP permanent

Question 50

factual

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based on facts or relating to facts

Question 51

consider

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to think about something carefully, especially before making a choice or decision

Question 52

offer

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to ask someone if they would like to have something, or to hold something out to them so that they can take it
offer somebody something
Can I offer you something to drink?

Question 53

Independent

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an independent organization is not owned or controlled by, or does not receive money from, another organization or the government
There are plans to split the corporation into a number of smaller independent companies.

Question 54

impartial

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not involved in a particular situation, and therefore able to give a fair opinion or piece of advice SYN fair OPP biased
We offer impartial advice on tax and insurance.

Question 55

expanding

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to become larger in size, number, or amount, or to make something become larger → expansion OPP contract
Water expands as it freezes.

Question 56

insurance

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an arrangement with a company in which you pay them money, especially regularly, and they pay the costs if something bad happens, for example if you become ill or your car is damaged → assurance, third party insurance
Your father took out insurance to cover the mortgage.

Question 57

willing

Answer 57

prepared to do something, or having no reason to not want to do it
willing to do something
How much are they willing to pay?

Question 58

attractive
Word family (noun) attraction attractiveness (adjective) attractive ≠ unattractive (verb) attract (adverb) attractively

Answer 58

someone who is attractive is good looking, especially in a way that makes you sexually interested in them
an attractive young woman

Question 59

statement

Answer 59

something you say or write, especially publicly or officially, to let people know your intentions or opinions, or to record facts
In an official statement, she formally announced her resignation.

Question 60

in‧quir‧y, enquiry

Answer 60

a question you ask in order to get information
inquiry about
We’re getting a lot of inquiries about our new London–Rio service.

Question 61

Indulgence

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the habit of allowing yourself to do or have whatever you want, or allowing someone else to do or have whatever they want

Question 62

dis‧trib‧ute /dɪˈstrɪbjuːt/

Answer 62

to share things among a group of people, especially in a planned way SYN give out
distribute something among/to somebody
Clothes and blankets have been distributed among the refugees.
a man distributing leaflets to passers-by

Question 63

ex‧pand /ɪkˈspænd/

Answer 63

to become larger in size, number, or amount, or to make something become larger → expansion OPP contract
Water expands as it freezes.
Sydney’s population expanded rapidly in the 1960s.

Question 64

dis‧ap‧point‧ed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd◂/

Answer 64

unhappy because something you hoped for did not happen, or because someone or something was not as good as you expected
Dad seemed more disappointed than angry.

Question 65

ma‧jor1 /ˈmeɪdʒə $ -ər/

Answer 65

very large or important, when compared to other things or people of a similar kind OPP minor
major role/part/factor etc
Britain played a major role in the negotiations.
There are two major political parties in the US.

Question 66

ex‧ot‧ic /ɪɡˈzɒtɪk $ ɪɡˈzɑː-/

Answer 66

something that is exotic seems unusual and interesting because it is related to a foreign country – use this to show approval
exotic birds
exotic places