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IELTS Vocabulary ADVANCED Unit 17: Getting down to business

Terms in this set (50)

to raise someone to a higher or more important position or rank

money and possessions, especially a large amount of money used for producing more wealth or for starting a new business

the possibility of something bad happening

to join or unite to form a larger organization or group, or to make separate organizations do this

cutback (n) (v)

a reduction in something, made in order to save money

information intended to advise people on how something should be done or what something should be

the group of people who work for an organization

to make someone want to have or do something, especially something that is unnecessary or wrong

a company or business

the people who might want to buy something, or a part of the world where something is sold

to have formal discussions with someone in order to reach an agreement with them

an agreement or an arrangement, especially in business

to be the person in charge of a meeting

recruit (v) (n)

to persuade someone to work for a company

sufficient (adj)

enough for a particular purpose

the buildings, equipment, and services provided for a particular purpose

look after (phrasal v)

to take care of or be in charge of something

the quality of being attractive, interesting, or exciting

purchase (v) (n)

to buy something

lottery [ticket] (n)

a game, often organized by the state or a charity in order to make money, in which tickets with numbers are sold to people who then have a chance of winning a prize if their number is chosen

to persuade someone to do something by offering them something pleasant

a situation in which a business or a person becomes bankrupt (unable to pay what you owe and having lost control of your financial matters)

something valuable belonging to a person or organization that can be used for the payment of debts

to delay an event and plan or decide that it should happen at a later date or time

something, especially money, that is owed to someone else, or the state of owing something

the value of a property after you have paid any mortgage or other charges relating to it

consistent (adj)

always behaving or happening in a similar, especially positive, way

the fact that something is not available or that there is not enough of it

distress (n) (adj)

a situation in which you are suffering or are in great danger and therefore in urgent need of help

a calculation of someone's ability to pay back money that they have borrowed

credit rating (n)

a calculation of someone's ability to pay back money that they have borrowed

an amount of money that is borrowed, often from a bank, and has to be paid back

cost-cutting (n)

actions taken to reduce the amount that is spent on a service or within an organization

a plan to show how much money a person or organization will earn and how much they will need or be able to spend

money that is earned from doing work or received from investments

supplement (v) (n)

to add something to something to make it larger or better

low-income (adj)

not having or earning much money

cost of living (n)

the amount of money that a person needs to live

an extra amount of money that is given to you as a present or reward for good work as well as the money you were expecting

proposition (n)

an offer or suggestion, usually in business

a job that involves encouraging people to buy a product or service

your feeling of support or duty towards someone or something

text in a formal agreement that is printed smaller than the rest of the text, sometimes in the hope that it will not be noticed

to make someone extremely angry

cynically (adv)

used to say that someone's feelings or emotions are used to your own advantage

to use something in a way that helps you

unwittingly (adv)

without knowing or planning

transparent (adj)

open and honest, without secrets; clear and easy to understand or recognize

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VOCABULARY

From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not he used. $$ \begin{matrix} \text{paean} & \text{aphorism} & \text{affliction} & \text{impermeable}\\ \text{palpable} & \text{lax} & \text{daub}\\ \end{matrix} $$ Justin began to have second thoughts about his summer job when the temperature rose to ninety degrees. For the third day in a row, he stood on a flimsy ladder and ______ maroon paint onto the side of Mrs. Bailey's house. He wore no gloves today; yesterday, he discovered that the cheap cotton painter's gloves were not ______ when he removed them and found his hands stained maroon. To make matters worse, Mrs. Bailey frequently came outside to ensure that Justin hadn't become ______ n the job. The old ______, time flies when you're having fun," couldn't have been more applicable to Justin, because each ten-hour day of painting felt like an eternity. If hard work builds character, thought Justin, then he should have a[n] ______ amount of character after this job.

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VOCABULARY

From the list bellow, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used. evoke expatriate heinous frowzy inane sere enhance enunciate B. Jerry squinted and ran his hand through his ____ mop of hair. The Pacific sun was already high in the sky, and he had a lot of work to accomplish before his guests arrived that evening. Originally from a Minnesota diary, Jerry has lived on the tiny Micronesian Island for over sixteen years. He never really considered himself to be a[n] ____, but then again, he didn't ever plan to return to United States, either. Thinking that might be a good idea to _____ his front yard before his visitors arrived, Jerry grabbed a machete and walked to the coconut grove in front of his shack. Huffing, Jerry chopped at the ____, withered fronds hanging against the trunks of the palm trees. When he finished cutting the fronds, he gathered the stray coconuts some months old and piled then in the corner of his yard. The yard looked sharp, even with Jerry's dilapidated shack in the background. As a bonus, Jerry decided to place two rows of tiki-torches along the path to the shack. Jerry thought that such trinkets were ____, but he wanted his two nieces from Cleveland to get the total island experience.

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VOCABULARY

Study the entries and answer the questions that follow. The root chroma means "color." The prefix mono means "one." The prefix poly means "many." The root morph means "form" or "shape." Someone who speaks in a single pitch, whose voice does not raise or lower, is said to speak in a[n] _____. Doing _____ thing might become monotonous after a few hours.

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VOCABULARY

From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used. negligence, augment, expunge, bigot, argot, strident, chaos, tradition B. Much to everyone's dislike, the outspoken ____ used the ____ of the slave trade to ____ his racial supremacy speeches. The speeches often accompanied the ___ sounds of screaming protesters, many of whom claimed that the speaker's ___ in teaching tolerance inspired his followers to commit hate crimes throughout the country. He stood alone on the stage as he addresses the angered crowd; even his former friends and colleagues wanted to ___ him from their lives.

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