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level: Level 1 of Work and jobs

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level questions: Level 1 of Work and jobs

QuestionAnswer
to emphasize a particular feature of something or to make something more noticeableACCENTUATE
the act or process of accepting someone as a patient at a hospital or as a student at a school, college, etc.ADMISSION
relating to behaviour between people that is pleasant and friendly, often despite a difficult situationAMICABLE
someone who has agreed to work for a skilled person for a particular period of time and often for low payment, in order to learn that person's skillsAPPRENTICE
a test to find out if someone has a natural ability for a particular type of workAPTITUDE TEST
a line of machines and workers in a factory that a product moves along while it is being built or produced. Each machine or worker performs a particular job that must be finished before the product moves to the next position in the lineASSEMBLY LINE
to prevent something bad from happeningAVERT
a piece of ground used for growing plants outsideBED
the tower of a church where bells are hungBELFRY
an employee who continues to work during a strikeBLACKLEG
a mark on something that spoils its appearanceBLEMISH
relating to people who do physical work rather than mental work, and who usually do not work in an officeBLUE-COLLAR
a manCHAP
treating someone as if you are more important or more intelligent than themCONDESCENDING
a group of people who have come together in a religious building for worship and prayerCONGREGATION
a person or thing that has the same purpose as another one in a different place or organizationCOUNTERPART
to announce something clearly, firmly, publicly, or officiallyDECLARE
to lower someone or something in rank or positionDEMOTE
to move away from the main subject you are writing or talking about and to write or talk about something elseDIGRESS
careful and using a lot of effortDILIGENT
to allow someone officially to leave somewhere, especially a hospital or a law courtDISCHARGE
an argument or disagreement, especially an official one between, for example, workers and employers or two countries with a common borderDISPUTE
not using a lot of fuel, money, etc.ECONOMICAL
to send something in the same envelope or parcel as something elseENCLOSE
to imagine or expect something to happen, appear, etc. in a particular wayENVISION
a person who is sent or kept away from their own country, etc.EXILE
to produce from the inside and spread out slowlyEXUDE
a strong ability, something that a person can do wellFORTE
something that you get for working, in addition to your pay, that is not in the form of moneyFRINGE BENEFIT
someone who is very energetic, determined to be successful, and able to deal with new or difficult situations easilyGO-GETTER
an amount of money given especially by the government to a person or organization for a special purposeGRANT
a large, round stone that is turned by a machine and is used to make tools sharper or sharp edges smoothGRINDSTONE
Someone with a hands-on way of doing things becomes closely involved in managing and organizing things and in making decisionsHANDS-ON
someone who has a lot of ability and a strong wish to be successful and is therefore expected to achieve a lotHIGH-FLIER
a plan to deceive someone, such as telling the police there is a bomb somewhere when there is not one, or a trickHOAX
something that encourages a person to do somethingINCENTIVE
unusual or different from what is around or from what is generally happeningINCONGRUOUS
not skilled or effectiveINEPT
extremely smallINFINITESIMAL
the person who answers the questions during an interviewINTERVIEWEE
a person who thinks that they know much more than other peopleKNOW-IT-ALL
to stop employing someone, usually because there is no work for them to doLAY SOMEONE OFF
living for a long timeLONGEVITY
(especially of a business, job, or activity) producing a lot of moneyLUCRATIVE
relating to a manager or managementMANAGERIAL
having or showing no mercyMERCILESS
very careful and with great attention to every detailMETICULOUS
the act of working at an extra job, especially without telling your main employerMOONLIGHTING
very ordinary and therefore not interestingMUNDANE
an amount of money that has been saved or kept for a special purposeNEST EGG
information or a warning given about something that is going to happen in the futureNOTICE
an area of land where fruit trees (but not orange trees or other citrus trees) are grownORCHARD
a member of a particular parish under the care of a priest, especially one who often goes to its churchPARISHIONER
not easily satisfied and demanding that close attention should be given to every detailPARTICULAR
speaking or behaving towards someone as if they are stupid or not importantPATRONIZING
an advantage or something extra, such as money or goods, that you are given because of your jobPERK
a person who is in charge of the department that deals with the employment, training, support, records, etc. of a company's employeesPERSONNEL MANAGER
a long wooden seat with a high back, on which a row of people sit in a churchPEW
a group of workers acting as picketsPICKET LINE
central and importantPIVOTAL
a person whose job is to supply and connect or repair water pipes, baths, toilets, etc.PLUMBER
A person who is presumptuous shows little respect for others by doing things they have no right to doPRESUMPTUOUS
to keep delaying something that must be done, often because it is unpleasant or boringPROCRASTINATE
skilled and experiencedPROFICIENT
to cut off branches from a tree, bush, or plant, especially so that it will grow better in the futurePRUNE
a raised place in a church, with steps leading up to it, from which the priest or minister speaks to the people during a religious ceremonyPULPIT
to use a rake to collect leavesRAKE
a place where taxis wait for passengersRANK
a way of life in modern society, in which people compete with each other for power and moneyRAT RACE
a situation in which someone loses their job because their employer does not need themREDUNDANCY
a person who knows you and who is willing to describe and, usually, praise you, in order to support you when you are trying to get a job, etc.REFEREE
a feeling of anger because you have been forced to accept something that you do not likeRESENTMENT
to give up a job or position by telling your employer that you are leavingRESIGN
a short written description of your education, qualifications, previous jobs, and sometimes also your personal interests, that you send to an employer when you are trying to get a jobRESUME
a person who has stopped workingRETIREE
the income that a government or company receives regularlyREVENUE
a period of time when college or university teachers are allowed to stop their usual work in order to study or travel, usually while continuing to be paidSABBATICAL
to remove someone from a job, usually because they have done something wrong or badly, or sometimes as a way of saving the cost of employing themSACK
a story or piece of news discovered and published by one newspaper before all the othersSCOOP
to examine something very carefully in order to discover informationSCRUTINIZE
a woman whose job is sewing and making clothesSEAMSTRESS
a period of time when an employee is sent to work somewhere else, to increase the number of workers , to replace other workers, or to exchange experience or skillsSECONDMENT
language or behaviour that is intended to persuade other people to oppose their governmentSEDITION
to put someone or something on a list of people who have been judged the most suitable for a job or prize, made from a longer list of people originally consideredSHORT-LIST
money given by an employer to someone who cannot work because of illnessSICK PAY
having the abilities needed to do an activity or job wellSKILLED
too pleased or satisfied about something you have achieved or something you knowSMUG
to put seeds in or on the ground so that plants will growSOW
to leave a mark on something that is difficult to removeSTAIN
to say exactly how something must be or must be doneSTIPULATE
to start thinking or talking about a different subject from the one you should be giving attention toSTRAY
to refuse to continue working because of an argument with an employer about working conditions, pay levels, or job lossesSTRIKE
in a way that expresses what needs to be said clearly and without unnecessary wordsSUCCINCTLY
(a plan showing) the subjects or books to be studied in a particular course, especially a course that leads to an examSYLLABUS
to work as a tempTEMP
detailed and carefulTHOROUGH
growing, developing, or being successfulTHRIVING
a machine which records sales in a shop, and in which money is keptTILL
to get rid of or remove somethingTOSS STH OUT
the surface layer of land on which grass is growing, consisting of the grass and the soil in which its roots grow, or a piece of this that is cut from the ground and is usually rectangularTURF
Unctuous people or behaviour expresses too much praise, interest, friendliness, etc., in a way that is false and unpleasantUNCTUOUS
to show someone where they should go, or to make someone go where you want them to goUSHER
if a job is vacant, someone needs to be employed to do itVACANT
strength, energy, or enthusiasmVIGOR
to remove wild plants from a place where they are not wantedWEED
relating to people who work in offices, doing work that needs mental rather than physical effortWHITE-COLLAR
(especially of something bad or too extreme) complete or affecting a lot of things, people, places, etc.WHOLESALE
A threadbare excuse, argument, or idea is not strong and no longer persuades people because it is old or has been used too muchTHREADBARE
a remark or statement that may be true but is boring and has no meaning because it has been said so many times beforePLATITUDE