Vocabulary

Question 1

infer (v)
/ɪnˈfɝː/

Answer 1

to form an opinion or guess that something is true because of the information that you have:
* infer something from something What do you infer from her refusal?

Question 2

imply (v)

Answer 2

to communicate an idea or feeling without saying it directly:
* I’m not implying anything about your cooking, but could we eat out tonight?

Question 2

Imply or infer?

Answer 2

We imply something by what we say. We infer something from what somebody else says. The main difference between these two words is that a speaker can imply, but a listener can only infer. …

Question 3

Regarding
/rɪˈɡɑːr.dɪŋ/

Answer 3

About:

Thecompanyis beingquestionedregardingitsemploymentpolicy

Question 4

Significant
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/

Answer 4

important or noticeable

• There has been a significant increase in the number of women students in recent years.
• The talks between the USA and the USSR were very significant for the relationship between the two countries.
• There was no significative change of blood pressure.

Question 5

fall into something

phrasal verb with fall verb

Answer 5

to start doing something, often without intending to

• I fell into my job quite by accident.
• She fell into a conversation with the taxi driver.

Question 6

Broad
/brɑːd/

adjective

Answer 6

very wide

• We walked down a broad avenue lined with trees.
• He flashed a broad grin at us.

Question 7

End up

phrasal verb

Answer 7

to finally be in a particular place or situation
* She’ll end up penniless if she continues to spend like that.
* After working her way around the world, she ended up teaching English as a foreign language.

Question 8

Suffer
/ˈsʌf.ɚ/

verb

Answer 8

to experience physical or mental pain
* I think he suffered a lot when his wife left him.
* She suffers in the winter when it’s cold and her joints get stiff.

Question 9

Tend
/tend/

verb

Answer 9

to be likely to behave in a particular way or have a particular characteristic:
* We tend to get cold winters and warm, dry summers in this part of the country.
* I think you tend to eat more in the winter.
* The British traditionally tend not to display much emotion in public.

Question 10

Although
/ɑːlˈðoʊ/

conjunction

Answer 10

despite the fact that
* She walked home by herself, although she knew that it was dangerous.
* He decided to go, although I begged him not to.

Question 11

Defect
/ˈdiː.fekt/

noun

Answer 11

a fault or problem in something or someone that spoils that thing or person or causes it, him, or her not to work correctly

• There are so many defects in our education system.
• cost of defects in software development

Question 12

Emerge

Question 13

Pace

Question 14

Precisely

Question 15

Struggle

Question 16

Abound

Question 17

Apparently

Question 18

Marginal

Question 19

Viable

Question 20

Realization

Question 21

Contrary

Question 22

Kick off

Question 23

Payroll

noun

Answer 23

a list of the people employed by a company showing how much each one earns
* a payroll tax
* The company is growing fast, adding another 100 employees to its payroll over the last year.

Question 24

roll out something

phrasal verb

Answer 24

to make something available or known to people for the first time:

• The company has rolled out new services faster than any other in the field.

Question 25

Servant

Question 26

Carry out

Question 27

Fortnight

Question 28

Staff

Question 29

owe
/oʊ/

verb

Answer 29

to need to pay or give something to someone because they have lent money to you, or in exchange for something they have done for you

• We still owe $1,000 on our car (= we still need to pay $1,000 before we own our car).
• I owe you a drink for helping me move

Question 30

tricky
/ˈtrɪk.i/

adjective

Answer 30

If a piece of work or problem is tricky, it is difficult to deal with and needs careful attention or skill

• It’s tricky to learn to ride a skateboard, but you never forget how
• I’m in a tricky situation - whatever I do I’ll offend someone.

Question 31

Overlooked

Question 32

Early on

Question 33

Overrun