English Vocab

industrial action

Workers will take industrial action if their demands are not met

biometrics

The company uses biometrics for employee indentification

expedition

He died while returning from his expedition

Arguably

He’s arguably the greastest actor of his generation

bewildering

The instruction is bewildering to me

work permit

The company will help you apply for a work permit

career counseling

I wish I recieved career counseling in high school

treason

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He was charged with treason for selling national secrets to the enemy

deceive

he was accused of deceiving investors about his bitcoin project

fawning

He hates fawning staff

willing

she's willing staff who always volunteers for extra work

flick

you flick me

gruff

she gave me a gruff reply

egoistical

he's so egoistical that he never takes advice from anyone. That's why he loses.

discourteous

she responsed to me discourteously

crotchety

she becomes crotchety whenever he sees me. That's why I don't want to talk to her

conceited

he gave me a conceited little smile after seeing my failure

deceptive

the label on the package can be deceptive to customers

blackguardly

he used blackguardly tactics to beat his opponent

contemptible

his victory was contemptible; he cheated.

reconcile

it is an attempt to reconcile the two nations

reconcile

I need you to reconcile the results among the batches

crack open

let’s crack open a can of beer

twist off

twist off the bottle

screw on

screw on the bottle

hipster

slander

Dam Vinh Hung sued Ms. Phuong Hang for slander

libel

The company sued the former employee for libel

affinity

There is a close affinity between the two cultures