Unit 4 - The Workplace Flashcards
To make a formal request for something
Apply (verb)
A job
Position (noun)
Famous
Renowned (adj)
Related to production, sale and use of medical drugs
Pharmaceutical (adj)
To attempt to do something
Pursue (verb)
A number of related things or events
Series (noun)
Extremely tiring and challenging
Gruelling (adj)
To be extremely pleased
To be over the moon (phrase)
Someone who receives a company’s services
Client (noun)
To tell someone to do something
Instruct (verb)
A meeting where information is given to someone before doing something
Briefing (noun)
To move unsteadily and irregularly
Flutter (verb)
To produce or assemble
Muster (verb)
To walk in a proud manner
Strut (verb)
Perfectly
Impeccably (adverb)
A person one works with
Colleague (noun)
Serious and heartfelt
Earnest (adj)
To get advice from someone
Consult (verb)
To make minor changes to something
Amend (verb)
A legal document with the terms of a formal agreement
Contract (noun)
The amount or number of something
Quantity (noun)
Words or phrases used by a group of people that are difficult to understand
Jargon (noun)
The short form of a word or phrase
Abbreviation (noun)
To be too much to deal with
Overwhelm (verb)
A written record of the discussion in a meeting
Minutes (noun)
Causing anguish
Agonising (adj)
A belief or principle that a group of people have been following for a long time
Tradition (noun)
A part of an organisation that deals with a specific area of work
Department (noun)
To become familiar and comfortable in somewhere new
Settle in (phrasal verb)
