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Unit 1: communication Flashcards

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Fluency

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The quality of being able to speak or write a language, especially a foreign language, easily and well

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Accuracy

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The state of being exact or correct; the ability to do something skilfully without making mistakes

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Extensive

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Covering a large area

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Articulate

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Good at expressing ideas or feelings clearly in words

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Coherent

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Logical and well organized, easy to understand and clear

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Eloquent

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Able to use language and express your opinions your opinions well

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Hesitant

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Slow to speak or act because you feel uncertain, embarrassed or unwilling

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Inhibited

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Unable to relax or express your feelings in a natural way

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Extrovert

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Lively and confident person who enjoys being with other people

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Persuasive

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Able to persuade somebody to do or believe something

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Rambling

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A speech or writing, very long and confused

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Responsive

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React quickly and in a positive way

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Sensitive

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Aware of and able to understand other people’s feelings

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Succinct

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Expressed clearly and in a few words

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Reserved

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Slow or unwilling to show feelings or express opinions.

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To digress

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To start talking about that is not connected with the main point of what you are saying

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Abbreviation

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A short form of a word (skammstöfun)

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Jargon

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Words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group of people, and are difficult for other people to understand

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Terminology

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The set of technical words or expressions used in a particular subject

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To elaborate

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To explain or describe something in a more detailed way

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Asset

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A person or thing that is valuable or useful to someone

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Salary

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Money that employees get for their work every month

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Credit

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To add an amount of money to someone’s bank account

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Inherent

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Something that is a basic or permanent part of something that cannot be removed

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Bandwidth
A measurement of the amount of information that a particular computer network or internet connection can send in a particular time. It is often measured in bits per second
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Onus
The responsibility for something
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Distil
To get the essential meaning or ideas from thoughts, information, experiences, etc.
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Abysmal
Extremely bad
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Maze
A system of paths separated by walls or hedges built in a park or garden, that is designed so that it is difficult to find your way through
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Efficiency
The quality of doing something very well with no waste of time or money
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Economist
A person who studies or writes about economics
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Prosperity
The state of being successful, especially in making money
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Impetuous
Acting or done quickly and without thinking carefully about the results
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Fester
To become much worse because you do not deal with them successfully
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Abusive
Rude and offensive
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Severe
Very difficult
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Verbally
In spoken words and not in writing or actions
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Medium
A way of communicating information
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To swamp
To make someone have more of something than they can deal with
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Spam
To send the same message to large numbers of internet users who have not requested the information
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Corrupted
Willing to use their power to do dishonest or illegal things in return for money or to get an advantage
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Chronic
Lasting for a long time; difficult to cure and get rid of
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Reprimand
To tell someone officially that you do not approve of them or their actions
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Hypocrisy
Behaviour in which someone pretends to have have moral standards or opinions that they do not actually have
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PDA-type devices
Short for personal digital assistant, a handheld device that combines computing, telephone, internet and networking features
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To chair
To act as the chairwoman of a meeting (að stjórna fundi)
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Wow
A formal or serious promise especially a religious one, to do something
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Civil
Polite in a formal way but possibly not friendly
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Uncivil
Not polite
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Transmitter
A person or a thing that transmits something something from one person to another
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A host of
A large number of
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Postage
The cost of sending a letter, etc. by post
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Engaged
Busy doing something
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Economical
Providing good service or value in relation to the amount of time or money spent
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Far-flung
Spread over a wide area
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Commerce
Trade, especially between countries; the buying and selling of goods and services
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Commercial
Connected with the buying and selling of goods and services
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At your leisure
When you have the time to do something without hurrying
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Discreet
Careful about what you say or do, so that you do not offend, upset, or embarrass people or tell secrets
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Discreetly
In a careful and prudent manner, especially in order to keep something confidential or to avoid embarrassment
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To pitch
To try to persuade someone to buy something, to give you something or to make a business deal with you
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Senior
High in rank or status
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Financier
A person concerned in the management of large amount of money on behalf of governments or other large organizations
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FTSE
The financial time stock exchange
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To dictate
To say words for somebody else to write down or type
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Grapevine
A plant that produces grapes
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Organogram
A diagram of the structure of an organization, especially a large business, showing the relationships between all the jobs in it
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To report to somebody
Someone that is responsible for for your work and tells you what to do
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Subsidiary
A business company that is owned or controlled by another larger company
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Supplier
A person or a company that supplies goods
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Executive toys
Office toys that are to provide decoration or pleasure, relieve stress or inspire creativity
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State-of-the-art
Using the most modern or advanced techniques or methods; as good as it can be at the present time
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To remedy
To correct or improve something
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Key account
A regular customer's account
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Rep
An abbreviation (stytting) of representative
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Procedure
A way of doing something, especially the usual or correct way
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Defective
Having a fault or faults; not perfect or complete
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Bureaucratic
Connected with a bureaucracy or bureaucrats and involving complicated official rules which may seem unnecessary
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Administrative staff
Fill a variety of roles in office settings
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Generate
To produce or create something

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