english vocab unit 3

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trap

snare,pitfall

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outweigh

cancel out, negate

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objective

impartial,dispassionate

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persist

persevere,plough on

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take into account

bear in mind

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tendency

propensity

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adverse

detrimental

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concept

notion

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bargain basement

extremely cheap

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USP

a feature of a product or service that makes it different from the rest

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venture

a risky new business

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turnover

the goods sold by a company over a period of time

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branching out

extended or expanded on the work normally done

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sales gimmick

حيلة تسويقية

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upfront investment

استثمار/راس مال اولي

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start-up

ناشئ

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word-of-mouth

التوصية الشفهية

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profit margins

نسبة الربح

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break into

get involved with

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win over

persuade

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knock something off

considerably reduce

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set up

start a business

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pass up

fail to take advantage of

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what verb pattern does coerce uses?

to do / into doing

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what verb pattern does incite uses?

into doing/to do

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what verb pattern does pressure uses?

into doing/to do

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what verb pattern does cajole uses?

into doing/to do

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what verb pattern does entice uses?

to do /into doing

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what verb pattern does coax uses?

to do / into doing

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what verb pattern does urge uses?

to do/ into doing

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what verb pattern does convince uses?

to do

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what verb pattern does sway uses?

into swaying

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paraphrase disadvantage

pitfall/drawbacks/downsides

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paraphrase reason

rational

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paraphrase theres a growing movement towards buying local

in recent years there has been a move away from stacking up on essentails at mega supermarkets

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paraphrase a growing number of people are concerned about

more and more of people are perturbed about

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paraphrase i would argue that

in my opinion