Week 3 Spelling And Terminology List

Question 1

A fixed amount of wages paid to an employee on a regular basis for a prescribed period of time, for example, weekly or monthly

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Salary

Question 2

The amount of work accomplished in a period of time

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Productivity

Question 3

Remaining after all deductions have been made; to clear as profit

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Net

Question 4

Amount of wages paid to an employee per hour; a varying amount of income, depending on hours worked

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Hourly wage

Question 5

Freed from or not liable for something to which others are subject

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Exemptions

Question 6

To deduct or subtract; remove, take away

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Deductions

Question 7

(Wages) Sometimes known as fringe benefits

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Benefits

Question 8

Generally, involving such concepts as responsibility, liability, and other terms associated with the expectation of account giving

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Accountability

Question 9

The part of a written or spoken statement that surrounds a particular word or passage, and can clarify its meaning

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Context

Question 10

Written communication; communication by the exchange of letters

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Correspondence

Question 11

Reading of printed proofs to discover and correct errors

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Proofread

Question 12

Standardized marks, and written matter to clarify meaning

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Punctuation

Question 13

Computer program (such as Microsoft Word) that contains numerous built in templates

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Word processing

Question 14

Assessment; judgment concern concerning the worth, quality, significance, or value of a situation, person, or product

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Evaluations

Question 15

Exclusive of deductions; total; entire

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Gross

Question 16

The quality of being competent; adequacy; possession of required skill, knowledge, qualification, or capacity

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Competence

Question 17

The process of the lens changing shape to permit close vision

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Accommodation

Question 18

Peripheral nerve ending of a sensory nerve that responds to stimuli

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Receptors

Question 19

A ringing or tingling sound in the air that is heard only by the person affected

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Tinnitus

Question 20

An eye disorder caused by imbalance of the ocular muscles

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Strabismus

Question 21

Degeneration of the retina caused by decrease in blood supply

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retinopathy

Question 22

Hidden; not apparent

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Insidious

Question 23

A watery, transparent liquid that circulates between the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye

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Aqueous humor

Question 24

Surgical excision of the eyeball

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Enucleation

Question 25

Nosebleed; hemorrhage from the nose

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Epistaxis