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C1 Vocab Working
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| to ace | to perform extremely well in something, especially a test |
| to appoint | to give a responsibility or job to someone |
| to collaborate | to work with someone else in order to create something or reach the same goal |
| to commence | to start happening or being |
| to follow up | to investigate further based on information or suggestions provided by someone |
| to multitask | to simultaneously do more than one thing |
| to postpone | to arrange or put off an activity or an event for a later time than its original schedule |
| to recruit | to employ people for a company, etc. |
| to resign | to officially announce one's departure from a job, position, etc. |
| hectic | busy and full of activity |
| intensive | (in business) concentrating on or using something a lot, such as a piece of equipment, etc. |
| monotonous | boring because of being the same thing all the time |
| one-on-one | (of an activity) between only two people |
| stimulating | causing excitement |
| tedious | boring and repetitive, often causing frustration or weariness due to a lack of variety or interest |
| underemployed | (of a person) not having much work to do in their job or being unable to use their full potential |
| boardroom | a room where the board of directors meet |
| internship | a period when a student or graduate works, often unpaid, in order to meet some requirements to qualify for something or to gain work-related experience |
| vacancy | a position or job that is available |
| coworker | someone who works with someone else, having the same job |
| supervisor | someone who observes or directs a person or an activity |
| amateur | someone who is not skilled or experienced enough for a specific activity |
| interviewee | someone who answers the questions during an interview |
| sick leave | a specific period of time granted to a person who is ill to temporarily leave work |
| maternity leave | a period of time when a woman can take a break from working and stay home before and after the birth of her child |
| multitasking | (of people) the ability to perform more than one task simultaneously |
| labor | work, particularly difficult physical work |
| discrimination | the practice of treating a person or different categories of people less fairly than others |
| pension | a regular payment made to a retired person by the government or a former employer |
| reference | a letter written by a former employer about a former employee who has applied for a new job, giving information about them |
| schedule | a plan or timetable outlining the sequence of events or activities |
| workforce | all the individuals who work in a particular company, industry, country, etc. |
| workload | the amount of work that a person or organization has to do |
| notice | a formal statement or letter declaring that one intends to end an agreement, especially an employment or residential contract |
| increment | an increase in someone's salary that happens at regular intervals |
| professional courtesy | free service that people of the same profession provide for each other, especially common among physicians |