You are in browse mode. You must login to use MEMORY

level: Level 1

Questions and Answers List

level questions: Level 1

Question	Answer
a short-lived trend or craze is a	fad
a statement or slogan repeated frequently, can have an spiritual significance	mantra
very serious or gloomy	grim
short, sharp, separate sounds, especially in music	staccato
high-pitched and piercing (of a voice or sound)	shrill
an old and / or old-fashioned person is a	fogey
to swell or protrude in an incongruous, perhaps rounded, way	bulge
to eat grass in a field (of farm animals)	graze
in a state of neglected and / or disrepair (used of a building or object)	dilapidated
to go through a place stealing and doing damage	ransack
University academics (-) research	carry out
magazines with academic articles in them are called	academic journals
to abandon a course	drop out
all education systems may be judged in terms of...	equality of opportunity
education paid for by the government without entrance exam	comprehensive education
education where pupils are chosen for entry usually for academic reasons	selective education
lists of schools from best to worst based on exam results	league tables
a letter sent with a job application	cover letter
to look better than others	stand out
practical and direct work experience	hands-on experience
dealing directly with costumers gives you...	costumer-facing experience
someone who is good at working with others is a	team player
the area of work in which you specialise	field
someone in the same position as you in another office (informal)	opposite number
someone in the same position as you in another office (formal)	counterpart
ordinary / uninteresting	mundane
a job that is satisfying because it´s important or useful is...	rewarding
to finish work for the day	knock off
a place nearby	purlieus
to lure someone away from their intended route	decoy
a difficult, unpleasant or embarrassing situation	predicament
the capacity to cause death	lethality
the sound of people talking simultaneously	babble
to avoid work	shirk
to make or become less, diminish	lessen
saturated with liquid, especially water	sodden
to yern to posses something (especially belonging to another person)	covet
to walk or run with a long, bounding stride	lope
perfect happiness	bliss
a painting executed without much skill	daub
someone who is dull and unadventurous and resists change	stick-in-the-mud
A word or phrase, often an item of jargon, that is fashionable at a particular time or in a particular context	buzzword
A person who comes to see you for a short visit	caller
A person who is or has the potential to be very successful, especially academically or in business	highflier
Continually criticized and given orders by one's wife or female partner	henpecked
shrivelled or wrinkled with age.	wizened
Occurring by chance in a fortunate or beneficial way	serendipitous
Causing annoyance, frustration or worry	vexing
to avoid work or responsability	shirk
encouraging / uplifting	heartening
contemtibly lacking in courage / cowardly	craven
someone boring or old-fashioned	stick-in-the-mud
someone who flatters people with power in order to gain favours	toady
someone who believes in something very fervently	zealous
cheerfulness and friendliness	bonhomie
to work very hard	toil
someone that causes unfriendly disagreement	divisive
if a liquid is not very hot / if someone acts as if they don´t know	lukewarm
spoken or written words that make no sense	gibberish
to be humorous about serious situations	facetious
lies (informal)	porkies
all the extra benefits that a company oﬀers (as well as a salary)	beneﬁts package
partly paid by a company	subsidized
selected from a larger group	shortlisted
the person who is directly responsible of your work	line manager
to improve sth	to boost
time you need to work in your job after you have officially told the company you are leaving	notice period
time off you are paid for, such as holiday or parental leave	paid leave
a system where some people have the right to get benefits/promotions before others	pecking order
to talk about work	talk shop
not interesting	mundane
boring	mind-numbing
trapped in a job they can´t scape from	stuck in a rut
a job with no prospects of promotion	a dead-end job
a small business	start-up
ordinary , not special or exciting	run-of-the-mill
amount of confidence felt by a person or group	morale
the minimum number of workers needed to keep operating	skeleton staff
the group of people interviewing someone for a job	interview panel
time away from work to prepare for and look after an adopted child.	adoption leave
benefits at work	perks
attempt to sell something by being very forceful or persuasive	hard sell
phoning people who have not requested a call in order to try to sell them something	cold calling
product sold at a low price.	loss leader
to buy a thing that is a higher value than the one you had before	trade up
for something to be sold at an auction.	come / go under the hammer
to talk in detail until a business agreement is made	hammer out a deal
bureaucracy	red tape
too patriotic	chauvinistic
ready to help	obliging
having good judgment	shrewd
gloomy	morose
speaks in a quick and rude way	brusque
unattractively thin and bony looking	scrawny
very tall and thin	lanky
to look ill and tired	haggard
always well dressed	never a hair out of place
to make an expression of pain or strong dislike	grimace
impulsive acts on a sudden idea without thinking first	imptuous
reserved or says very little	taciturn
lacks confidence	diffident
unfriendly and not sociable	aloof
unfriendly and thinks herself better than others	haughty
someone who does not believe that others deserve respect	disdainful
thinks himself wonderful	conceited