Al-Iman Schools (Boys' section) Teacher: Mohammed Abdultawwab

On Screen C1 Class: 12 / ………………

Module : 3 Name:………………………
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Dear students, these are some of the most important words and their equivalents in English
as given in unit1. Please keep them by heart.
S Word English equivalent synonym
1 Adaptor sb who easily adjusts to a new environment
2 an abundance of a wealth of
3 apprentice sb who works for an expert so as to learn a job
4 back-stabber sb who secretly says bad things about sb else
5 inclined to do sth to tend to do sth
6 made redundant to be laid off because you are no longer needed in a company
7 be on a strike to not go to work as a means of demanding better pay
8 self-employed to be working for yourself
9 breathing down to watch sb's activities in a way that makes them
sb neck uncomfortable
10 call it a day to stop working for the day
11 calls the shot to be in charge and make decisions
12 carpentry the craft of woodwork
13 civil engineer a scientist who plans and builds constructions
14 collaborate to work together with sb
15 collaborative cooperative
16 consummate very skillful
17 conversion changing from one form into another
18 daunting intimidating
19 delegate to assign a task to sb
20 delegator sb who shares work among employees
21 dissertation a research project prepared for a university degree
22 dwell on sth to keep thinking or talking about sth unpleasant
23 eligibility having a right to sth
24 enhance to increase; to improve
25 entrepreneur a businessman
26 expand to become larger
27 forge my own path forge his own path
28 founder an establisher
29 funding money supplied for a particular purpose
30 generate to create
31 get my foot in the door to get a chance to work in a company
32 get the sack to be fired from a job
33 get promoted to be given a higher job position
34 go on strike (of employees, etc) to decide not to go to work as a
means of demanding better pay, conditons
35 be on maternity leave of a mother) to be allowed not to go to work
because she has just had a baby
36 go on sick leave to take/have some time off work because of an illness
Al-Iman Schools (Boys' section) Teacher: Mohammed Abdultawwab
On Screen C1 Class: 12 / ………………
Module : 3 Name:………………………
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S Word English equivalent synonym
38 Be on the picket line
39 to join/be in a row of striking workers who protest against sth
and obstruct the entrance to a place
40 gripping very interesting
41 gruelling hard and exhausting
42 hazardous dangerous
43 Impose to forcefully make sb do/accept sth
44 in decline decreasing
45 ingrained firm and unchanging
46 insight a precise understanding of sth
47 insurance broker sb whose job is to sell insurance
48 internet-savvy knowing a lot about the Net
49 investment money to be used to start a business
50 irreverent disrespectful of what most people respect
51 job description all the things that sb has to do in their job
52 job market all the vacant jobs
53 job prospects chances of finding a job
54 job recognition getting awarded for the high quality of your work
55 job satisfaction the pleasure you get from your occupation
56 job title the description of sb's job
57 job vacancy an unoccupied job
58 jumble different items mixed up
59 launch to start
60 marketing executive the manager of the marketing department of a company
61 mate a friend
62 mind-numbing very boring
63 multitasker sb capable of doing several things at the same time
64 mundane boring
65 naively easily believing that all people and things are good
66 obsession excessive interest in and worry about sth
67 obsolete no longer in use; old-fashioned
68 occupational therapist an expert who helps people recover after an illness by giving
them activities to do
69 overwhelmed. stunned
70 Pay off to have the desired results
71 perseverance persistence
72 professional (of a job) requiring specific training and education
73 profit from to make money (by doing sth)
74 put together to carefully prepare (a plan, a list, etc)
75 rack up to gather a large number
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On Screen C1 Class: 12 / ………………
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76 recession, financial crisis

77 recharge my batteries to spend some time recovering from sth
78 recruiter an agent who seeks staff for employment
79 refurbish to renovate
80 refuse collector an employee who picks up people's rubbish
81 respectful showing consideration
82 restrict to limit
83 Show sb the robe to explain to sb how to do a job
84 Shrug my shoulders.
85 slacker a lazy person
86 snap a photograph
87 stimulating very exciting
88 strenuous very demanding
89 workaholic sb who enjoys working a lot of time
90 workload all the work that one has to do for the company, etc. they work for
91 workmates a colleague
91 yes-man sb who is ready to agree with and obey their superior