Vocab Ch 6-10 Flashcards by Quinten vanEerden

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run-of-the-mill

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ordinary

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morale

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amount of confidence felt by a person or group

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holiday entitlement

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number of days you get holiday

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increments

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increases

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compulsory redundancies

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losing your job while having no choice

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skeleton staff

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minimal employees needed

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cold calling

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phoning people who have not requested a call, to sell

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niche market

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special group with interests the company can meet

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red tape

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bureaucracy

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holiday property letting agency

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business renting holiday houses

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methodical

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careful

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chauvinistic

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patriotic

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obliging

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ready to help

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superficial

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not caring about serious things

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tactless

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saying things that upset or offend people

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diligent

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hard-working

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placid

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calm, does not easily become excited or angry

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shrewd

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having good judgement

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extravagant

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spending too much money or using something too much

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altruistic

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think of others rather than yourself

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morose

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gloomy

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slender

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thin, attractive

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scrawny

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thin and bony-looking, unattractive

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lanky

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tall and thin, awkward

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gangly, gangling

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tall, long, thin and awkward

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stout

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solid body

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stocky

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short and broad shoulders

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lean

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thin and healthy

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wiry

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thin but strong

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unkempt

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untidy

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immaculate

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in perfect condition

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swarthy

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dark coloured

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sallow

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yellow coloured

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haggard

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ill and tired

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pouting

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lips in position

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grimace

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expression of pain or strong dislike

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scowling

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gave a bad-tempered, angry look

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leering

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looking in an unpleasant, sexually interested way

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impetuous

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acts on a sudden idea without thinking first

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effusive

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gives exaggerated expressions of pleasure, praise or gratitude

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pushy

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promoting yourself

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taciturn

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reserved or says very little

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diffident

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lacks confidence

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self-esteem

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what you think of yourself

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aloof

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unfriendly and not socialble

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haughty

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unfriendy and thinks of herself better than others

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disdainful

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does not believe others deserve respect

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conceited

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thinks herself wonderful

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conscientious

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always taking work seriously

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obstinate

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unwilling to change