Vocab Ch 6-10

Question 1

run-of-the-mill

Answer 1

ordinary

Question 2

morale

Answer 2

amount of confidence felt by a person or group

Question 3

holiday entitlement

Answer 3

number of days you get holiday

Question 4

increments

Answer 4

increases

Question 5

compulsory redundancies

Answer 5

losing your job while having no choice

Question 6

skeleton staff

Answer 6

minimal employees needed

Question 7

cold calling

Answer 7

phoning people who have not requested a call, to sell

Question 8

niche market

Answer 8

special group with interests the company can meet

Question 9

red tape

Answer 9

bureaucracy

Question 10

holiday property letting agency

Answer 10

business renting holiday houses

Question 11

methodical

Answer 11

careful

Question 12

chauvinistic

Answer 12

patriotic

Question 13

obliging

Answer 13

ready to help

Question 14

superficial

Answer 14

not caring about serious things

Question 15

tactless

Answer 15

saying things that upset or offend people

Question 16

diligent

Answer 16

hard-working

Question 17

placid

Answer 17

calm, does not easily become excited or angry

Question 18

shrewd

Answer 18

having good judgement

Question 19

extravagant

Answer 19

spending too much money or using something too much

Question 20

altruistic

Answer 20

think of others rather than yourself

Question 21

morose

Answer 21

gloomy

Question 22

slender

Answer 22

thin, attractive

Question 23

scrawny

Answer 23

thin and bony-looking, unattractive

Question 24

lanky

Answer 24

tall and thin, awkward

Question 25

gangly, gangling

Answer 25

tall, long, thin and awkward

Question 26

stout

Answer 26

solid body

Question 27

stocky

Answer 27

short and broad shoulders

Question 28

lean

Answer 28

thin and healthy

Question 29

wiry

Answer 29

thin but strong

Question 30

unkempt

Answer 30

untidy

Question 31

immaculate

Answer 31

in perfect condition

Question 32

swarthy

Answer 32

dark coloured

Question 33

sallow

Answer 33

yellow coloured

Question 34

haggard

Answer 34

ill and tired

Question 35

pouting

Answer 35

lips in position

Question 36

grimace

Answer 36

expression of pain or strong dislike

Question 37

scowling

Answer 37

gave a bad-tempered, angry look

Question 38

leering

Answer 38

looking in an unpleasant, sexually interested way

Question 39

impetuous

Answer 39

acts on a sudden idea without thinking first

Question 40

effusive

Answer 40

gives exaggerated expressions of pleasure, praise or gratitude

Question 41

pushy

Answer 41

promoting yourself

Question 42

taciturn

Answer 42

reserved or says very little

Question 43

diffident

Answer 43

lacks confidence

Question 44

self-esteem

Answer 44

what you think of yourself

Question 45

aloof

Answer 45

unfriendly and not socialble

Question 46

haughty

Answer 46

unfriendy and thinks of herself better than others

Question 47

disdainful

Answer 47

does not believe others deserve respect

Question 48

conceited

Answer 48

thinks herself wonderful

Question 49

conscientious

Answer 49

always taking work seriously

Question 50

obstinate

Answer 50

unwilling to change