Workplaces and Work spaces Flashcards

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cubicle

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a partially enclosed office workspace

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corporate

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large company

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conventional

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based on what is generally believed

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tapping your creative potential

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draw (exploit; make full use of something in unfair way) your potential

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authority

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a person or organization having political or administrative power and control. also makes decisions and enforce obedience

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occupant

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a person holding a position in a an office

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supervisiory

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relating to the role of observing a person or directing an activity

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to project an image of something

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to present an image of something

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9
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back-and-forth struggle

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✳ good collocation

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open-plan office

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an office with large rooms and with few or no dividing walls

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organizer of exhibition

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a person who arranges an event (i.e. exhibition)

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“executive” & “secretary” model (old)

“managerial” & “task” model (new)

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terms relating to types of chair models for an office

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rhetoric

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the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the exploitation of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.
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supposedly

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according to what is generally assumed or believed (often used to indicate that the speaker doubts the truth of the statement)

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15
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clerical worker

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concerned with or relating to work in an office

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connotation

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an idea or feeling which a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

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unsubtle obviousness

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not clever way of being easy to see and understand

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flatteringly larger

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flattering: full of praise and compliments; enhancing someone’s appearance.
larger in a way that is flattering

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residential windows

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residential: a place where it is designed for people to live

windows appropriate for residential areas

20
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big shot

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(INFORMAL) an important or influential person

21
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presumably

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used to convey that what is asserted is very likely though not known for certain
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