Chapter 3 Flashcards
(15 cards)
Deal with
Part of speech: Verb
Definition: To make business agreements with (someone).
Example: He deals with the company for his project.
Synonyms: Handle
Particular
Part of speech: Adjective
Definition: Used to indicate that one specific person or thing is being referred to and no others.
Example: I chose this particular good to buy.
Synonyms: Specific
Spread
Part of speech: Verb.
Definition: To become larger or to affect a larger area : to move into more places
Example: The perfume spread in the room.
Synonyms: Increase.
Nature
Part of speech: Noun.
Definition: a basic quality that something has
Example: It is in his nature to be happy.
Synonyms: character.
Quality
Part of speech: Noun.
Definition: how good or bad something is.
Example: The quality of that TV is so high.
Synonyms: condition.
Quite
Part of speech: Adverb.
Definition: to a very noticeable degree or extent.
Example: The quiz was quite easy.
Synonyms: fairly
Huge
Part of speech: Adjective.
Definition: very large: very great in size, amount, or degree.
Example: I saw a huge elephant in the zoo.
Synonyms: large, great.
Take over
Part of speech: Verb.
Definition: an act of assuming control of something, especially the buying out of one company by another.
Example: The company was taken over by one of its rivals.
Synonyms: buyout
Gain
Part of speech: Verb.
Definition: to get or to win (something) in a competition, battle.
Example: I hope to gain my ambition.
Synonyms: winning
Political
Part of speech: Adjective.
Definition: of or relating to politics or government.
Example: There is some political meeting going on soon.
Synonyms: civic
Economic
Part of speech: Adjective.
Definition: relating to an economy : relating to the process or system by which goods and services are produced, sold, and bought
Example: I was looking for an economic items to do my projuct.
Synonyms: commercial.
Trade
Part of speech: Verb.
Definition: to give something to someone and receive something in return : to give something in exchange for something else.
Example: There are many companies that trade their goods with other countries.
Synonyms: commerce.
Markets
Part of speech: Noun.
Definition: a place where products are bought and sold.
Example: There is a big market in Washington DC.
Synonyms: marts, store.
Invest
Part of speech: Verb.
Definition: to use money to earn more money : to use your money to purchase stock in a company, to buy property, etc., in order to make a future profit.
Example: My friend invests 500$ on the bond market.
Synonyms: increase
Employee
Part of speech: Noun.
Definition: a person who works for another person or for a company for wages or a salary.
Example: The company has a lot of employees.
Synonyms: worker.