3.1a - TEST YOURSELF on Master Vocabulary

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A quality or characteristic that someone or somebody has

1. Empathy is a great _________ for the leader of any company.
2. Organizational ability is an essential ________ for a good manager.

Collocations:
Key _______________, essential ______________, positive or negative ________________.

To say or think that something is the result of a particular thing, or the result of someone's thinking

1. His success can be ________________ to two main factors.
2. The research _____________ the improvement to a more efficient process.
3. His poor health is _______________ to his bad eating habits.
4. The improvement in financial results can be ______________ to the introduction of the new products.

bring you up to speed

you have all the latest information about it and are able to do it well

1. Before we start the meeting I'm going ___________________________with the latest developments.
2. We arranged for some extra training to _________________ with the new software.
3. It took me a while to _______________ after Covid-19.

When two or more things happen at the same time when there was no plan for that to happen

1. ___________________, we both went to the same restaurant at the same time.
2. It was no _______________ that she showed up at the meeting.
3. It was a ________________ that we both called each other at the same time.
4. It was a great ________________ that our product launch happened the day the government offered a tax rebate.

Useful and likely or intended to improve something

1. The employee review was very helpful because it included a lot of _____________________ advice.
2. The client gave me a lot of _____________ feedback that allowed us to make the necessary changes.
3. It is important to conduct __________________ meetings, not meetings that have no purpose.

Collocations:
______________________ criticism, a __________________ conversation, a ______________________ meeting, a _________________ discussion

counter-intuitive

The opposite of what you would expect

1. The steps to complete the project were ___________________, but they were correct.
2. While it may seem ___________________ to start the project in this way, it will lead to success.
3. The findings of the project were surprising, and somewhat _________________________.
4. The statement seemed _______________ to many on the management team.

draw a conclusion

To consider the facts of a situation and make a decision about what is true, correct or likely to happen in the future.

1. After looking at the numbers, she __________________ that it was time to expand the business.
2. These are the facts, you can ________________________.
3. I _____________________ that we must hire three more people.
4. I find it difficult to ____________________ from this limited information.

To understand something difficult or complex

1. It was critical that the VP of Marketing ______________ the new digital marketing problems.
2. She has a very good ____________ of the issues.
3. Success of the new product line is now clearly within our ____________.
4. We are not sure why success always seems beyond his _____________ (impossible to achieve).

half the battle

A large part of the effort or work that is needed

1. Completing the first phase of the project without any hurdles was __________________.
2. With so many software choices available, deciding which one is best is ____________________.
3. _______________ is getting the employees to believe in the new vision of the company.
4. She knows that _________________ will be to get management to agree to the increased budget.

Necessary and important as part of something

1. His work is an _____________ part of the success of this project.
2. The reliability of our suppliers has been _________ to the company's improvement.
3. She plays an ___________ role in the growth of the company.
4. The new CEO was ________ to the significant improvement of the company's financial performance.