Vocab.JAN.2024

Question 1

to experience something, usually unpleasant, as a result of action taken

Answer 1

incur

Question 2

happening many times/happening again

Answer 2

recurring

Question 3

obtain in financial language

Answer 3

procure

Question 4

an amount you can fit in your fist

Answer 4

fistful

Question 5

zamożny

Answer 5

opulent

Question 6

a natural aptitude for using words and ideas in a quick and inventive way to create humour

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wit

Question 7

powaga, dignity, seriousness

Answer 7

solemnity

Question 8

rękaw, mankiet

Answer 8

cuff

Question 9

to put something such as a plan or a system in danger of being harmed or damaged

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jeopardise

Question 10

to make a slight involuntary grymas of the body out of pain or discomfort or embarrassment

Answer 10

wince

Question 11

a small place, society that has the same characteristics as something much larger

Answer 11

microcosm

Question 12

if they are this they automatically do something and cannot change the behaviour

Answer 12

hardwired

Question 13

the situation where women hold senior jobs for a shorter period of time than men

Answer 13

gender tenure gap

Question 14

the situation where women are more tired than men in an industry

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exhaustion gap

Question 15

the situation where someone can progress quickly in the early stages of their career but finds it difficult to get a more senior post

Answer 15

broken rung

Question 16

any of the short bars that form of steps of a ladder

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rung

Question 17

mentally ill in a harsh way

Answer 17

unhinged

Question 18

a secret purpose or a reason for doing something

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ulterior

Question 19

unintentionally

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inadvertently

Question 20

niewierność

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infidelity

Question 21

zaślepienie

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infatuation

Question 22

to be involved in the productive work of the agency rather than managing it

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to be hands-on

Question 23

a good understanding of someone and an ability to communicate with them well

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to have rapport between someone

Question 24

when there is too much work you’re…

Answer 24

snowed under it

Question 25

rigid procedures

Answer 25

red tape