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Unit 8 EKKI TIL PRÓFS Flashcards

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Reflection

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serious thought or consideration.

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Practical

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convenient

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Punctual

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usually on time

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Deadline

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the latest time or date by which something should be completed

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Esprit de corps

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a feeling of pride and mutual loyalty shared by the members of a group.
“they developed some esprit de corps through athletics competitions”

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To mismatch

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(of things or people) to go together badly or to be not suitable for each other

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Bilateral

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having or relating two sides

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Hyperlink

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link

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To energise

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to give vitality and enthusiasm to somebody

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Speciality

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a pursuit, area of study, or skill to which someone has devoted much time and effort and in which they are expert

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Consultation

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the action or process of formally seeking advice/giving advice or discussing

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Personnel

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staff - the people who work for an organization or one of the armed forces

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Debrief

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to ask somebody questions officially, in order to get information about the task that they have just completed

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To brief

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to give somebody information about something so that they are prepared to deal with it

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Decisive

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able to decide something quickly and with confidence

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Efficient

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doing something well and thoroughly with no waste of time, money or energy

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Enthusiastic

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feeling or showing a lot of excitement and interest about somebody/something

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Flexible

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(approving) able to change to suit new conditions or situations

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Focused

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with your attention directed to what you want to do; with very clear aims

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Imaginative

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having or showing new and exciting ideas

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Loyal

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loyal (to somebody/something) - remaining faithful to somebody/something and supporting them or it

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Practical

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(of a person) sensible and realistic

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Stable

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(of a person) calm and reasonable; not easily upset

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Tolerant

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able to accept what other people say or do even if you do not agree with it

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Patient

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able to wait for a long time or accept annoying behaviour or difficulties without becoming angry

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Cutting-edge

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if a company or its work is at the cutting edge of an activity, they are working in the most advanced area of it, using the newest methods, systems, equipment etc

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Foster

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to encourage something to develop

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To break bread

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(idiom (orðatiltæki)) - to break bread (with someone) - to share a meal with someone. (This expression means more than just eating; it is sharing a sense of brotherhood with someone or some group of people. (From the Bible)).

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Corporate

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involving or shared by all the members of a group

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A corporate cookery course

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a cookery course where a whole group take part in

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Claim

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say something is true

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Dedicated

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(here) [only before noun] designed to do only one particular type of work; used for one particular purpose only

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Based

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(also in compounds (samsettum orðum)) if a person or business is based in a particular place, that is where they live or work, or where the work of the business is done

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Founder

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a person who starts an organization, institution, etc. or causes something to be built

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Brisk

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quick; busy (here: business is doing well)

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To cook up a storm

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cook up, dance up, talk up, etc. a storm - (informal) to do something with a lot of energy and often skill:

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Mr

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a title that comes before a man’s family name, or before his first and family names together

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Mrs

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a title that comes before a married woman’s family name or before her first and family names together

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Ms

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a title used before the surname or full name of any woman regardless of her marital status (a neutral alternative to Mrs or Miss ).

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Competitive

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Used to describe a situation in which people compete against each other

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Therapy

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a treatment that helps someone feel better, grow stronger, etc., especially after an illness

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A graduate

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a person who has a university degree

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Retirement

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the fact of stopping work because you have reached a particular age

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Do

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a party, a social event (informal)

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Joint venture

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a business project or activity that is begun by two or more companies, etc., which remain separate organizations

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Ravioli

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pasta in the shape of small squares filled with meat, cheese, etc., usually served with a sauce

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Loin

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a piece of meat from the back or sides of an animal, near the tail

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Profiterole

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a small cake in the shape of a ball, made of light pastry, filled with cream and usually with chocolate on top

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Culinary

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connected with cooking or food

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A dab hand

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a person who is very good at doing something or using something

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To pitch in

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to join in and help with an activity, by doing some of the work (or by giving money, advice, etc.)

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To pipe

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to decorate food, especially a cake, with thin lines of icing, etc. by squeezing it out of a special bag or tube

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Barrier

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something that exists between one thing or person and another and keeps them separate

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Disperse

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to spread or to make something spread over a wide area

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To cut across something

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to affect or be true for different groups that usually remain separate

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Construct

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to build or make something such as a road, building or machine

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Stream

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a small narrow river

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Contrived

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planned in advance and not natural or genuine; written or arranged in a way that is not natural or realistic

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Compromise

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comprise something - to be the parts or members that form something

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Eponymous

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giving their name to something

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Differentiate

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to recognize or show that two things are not the same

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Psychologist

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a scientist who studies and is trained the study of the mind and how it influences behaviour

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Observe

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see and notice

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Confrontational

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tending to deal with people in an aggressive way that is likely to cause arguments, rather than discussing things with them

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Microcosm

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a thing, a place or a group that has all the features and qualities of something much larger

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Intriguing

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very interesting because of being unusual or not having an obvious answer

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Entertainment

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something done to to interest and amuse people in order to please them

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Hospitality

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(here) food, drink or services that are provided by an organization for guests, customers, etc.

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Income

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the money that a person, a region, a country, etc. earns from work, from investing money, from business, etc.

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Income stream

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a way of receiving a regular income

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Pedestrian

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(noun) a person walking in the street and not travelling in a vehicle
(adjective) (here) without any imagination or excitement; dull

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