Vocabulary - Nouns

Question 1

assurance

Answer 1

a promise or guarantee

Question 2

bash

Answer 2

a large, noisy party

Question 3

consensus

Answer 3

agreement by all of the people involved

Question 4

diversion

Answer 4

a different route that is used because a road is closed

Question 5

downside

Answer 5

a negative result of an action, idea, or plan

Question 6

downsizing

Answer 6

a reduction in the number of employees in a company

Question 7

feature

Answer 7

an important or attractive element of a product

Question 8

gesture

Answer 8

a movement of the body that communicates an idea or feeling

Question 9

layoff

Answer 9

a situation in which a company makes some of its employees stop working because of financial difficulties or lack of work

Question 10

likelihood

Answer 10

probability

Question 11

merit

Answer 11

quality that makes something good or worth considering

Question 12

nondisclosure agreement

Answer 12

a legal document that prevents someone from revealing certain information

Question 13

overcharge

Answer 13

to charge someone either more than the real price or more than the value of the product or service

Question 14

pursuit

Answer 14

an activity that you spend time doing, usually when you are not working / the act of following someone or something to try to catch him, her, or it / the act of trying to achieve a plan, activity, or situation, usually over a long period of time

Question 15

retailer

Answer 15

a store that sells its products directly to the public

Question 16

retreat

Answer 16

an event away from work where people have meetings, receive training, or improve their working relationships

Question 17

scope

Answer 17

the range of a subject covered by a book, programme, discussion, class, etc.

Question 18

stability

Answer 18

the condition of being strong, steady, and unchanging

Question 19

stubbornness

Answer 19

the quality of being determined to do what you want and refusing to do anything else

Question 20

subsidiary

Answer 20

a company that is owned by another company

Question 21

supplier

Answer 21

a company, person, etc. that provides things that people want or need, especially over a long period of time

Question 22

tendency

Answer 22

If someone has a tendency to do or like something, they will probably do it or like it

Question 23

tip

Answer 23

a suggestion or piece of advice

Question 24

gig

Answer 24

a job

Question 25

bias

Answer 25

the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way, because of allowing personal opinions to influence your judgment

Question 26

gut

Answer 26

the long tube in the body of a person or animal, through which food moves during the process of digesting food

Question 27

gimmick

Answer 27

something that is not serious or of real value that is used to attract people’s attention or interest temporarily, especially to make them buy something