LESSON 1: CONTRACTS & MARKETING

resolve

(v/n) to solve or end a problem or difficulty

abide by

(v) to accept or obey an agreement, decision, or rule

consume

(v) eat, drink, or ingest (food or drink)

engage

(v) occupy, attract, or involve (someone's interest or attention)

establish

(v) set up (an organization, system, or set of rules) on a firm or permanent basis

cancellation

(n) the act of deciding that an organized event will not happen or of stopping an order for something

party

(n) a social gathering of guests, typically involving eating, drinking, and entertainment.

inspiration

(n) the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.

persuasion

(n) the action of persuading someone or of being persuaded

satisfaction

(n) a pleasant feeling that you get when you receive something you wanted

productive

(adj) having positive results

currently

(adv) at the present time

agreement

(n) a decision or arrangement, often formal and written, between two or more groups or people

agreeable

(adj) pleasant/ willing to agree to something

assure

(v) tell someone confidently that something is true, especially so that they do not worry

assurance

(n) a confident promise

assuredly

(adv) confidently

cancel

(v) decide or announce that (a planned event) will not take place

cancellation

(n) the action of canceling something that has been arranged or planned

canceled

(adj) something is canceled by someone.

obligate

(v) bind or compel (someone), especially legally or morally

obligation

(n) something that you must do

obligatory

(adj) compulsory

provide

(v) supply

provider

(n) a person or thing that provides something

provision

(n) the action of providing or supplying something for use

specify

(v) to explain or describe something clearly and exactly

specification

(n) a detailed description of how something should be done, made

specific

(adj) clear and exact

attract

(v) to pull or draw someone or something towards them

attraction

(n) something that makes people want to go to a place or do a particular thing

attractive

(adj) very pleasing in appearance or sound

compare

(v) to examine or look for the difference between two or more things:

comparison

(n) the act of comparing two or more people or things

comparable

(adj) similar to somebody/something else and able to be compared

compete

(v) to try to be more successful than someone or something else:

competition

(n) a situation in which someone is trying to win something or be more successful than someone else

competitive

(adj) wanting very much to win or be more successful than other people:

consumer

(n) a person who buys goods or services for their own use

consumable

(adj) possible to eat, drink, or use up completely

market

(n) a place or event at which people meet to buy and sell things

marketing

(n) a job that involves encouraging people to buy a product or service

marketable

(adj) easy to sell because a lot of people want them

satisfy

(v) to please someone by giving them what they want or need

satisfaction

(n) the pleasant feeling you get when you receive something you wanted, or when you have done or are doing something you wanted to do

satisfactory

(adj) good or good enough for a particular need or purpose