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Vocab Ch 6-10 Flashcards

1
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run-of-the-mill

A

ordinary

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2
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morale

A

amount of confidence felt by a person or group

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3
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holiday entitlement

A

number of days you get holiday

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4
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increments

A

increases

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5
Q

compulsory redundancies

A

losing your job while having no choice

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6
Q

skeleton staff

A

minimal employees needed

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7
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cold calling

A

phoning people who have not requested a call, to sell

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8
Q

niche market

A

special group with interests the company can meet

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9
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red tape

A

bureaucracy

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10
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holiday property letting agency

A

business renting holiday houses

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11
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methodical

A

careful

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12
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chauvinistic

A

patriotic

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13
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obliging

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ready to help

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14
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superficial

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not caring about serious things

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15
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tactless

A

saying things that upset or offend people

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16
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diligent

A

hard-working

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17
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placid

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calm, does not easily become excited or angry

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18
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shrewd

A

having good judgement

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19
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extravagant

A

spending too much money or using something too much

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20
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altruistic

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think of others rather than yourself

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21
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morose

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gloomy

22
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slender

A

thin, attractive

23
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scrawny

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thin and bony-looking, unattractive

24
Q

lanky

A

tall and thin, awkward

25
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gangly, gangling

A

tall, long, thin and awkward

26
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stout

A

solid body

27
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stocky

A

short and broad shoulders

28
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lean

A

thin and healthy

29
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wiry

A

thin but strong

30
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unkempt

A

untidy

31
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immaculate

A

in perfect condition

32
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swarthy

A

dark coloured

33
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sallow

A

yellow coloured

34
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haggard

A

ill and tired

35
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pouting

A

lips in position

36
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grimace

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expression of pain or strong dislike

37
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scowling

A

gave a bad-tempered, angry look

38
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leering

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looking in an unpleasant, sexually interested way

39
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impetuous

A

acts on a sudden idea without thinking first

40
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effusive

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gives exaggerated expressions of pleasure, praise or gratitude

41
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pushy

A

promoting yourself

42
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taciturn

A

reserved or says very little

43
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diffident

A

lacks confidence

44
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self-esteem

A

what you think of yourself

45
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aloof

A

unfriendly and not socialble

46
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haughty

A

unfriendy and thinks of herself better than others

47
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disdainful

A

does not believe others deserve respect

48
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conceited

A

thinks herself wonderful

49
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conscientious

A

always taking work seriously

50
Q

obstinate

A

unwilling to change

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