Business English Vocabulary part 3

Vocabulary / Business

consummate

perfect and complete in every respect

incorrigible

impervious to correction by punishment

veteran

a person who has served in the armed forces

subtle

difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze

redact

prepare for publication by correcting, revising, or adapting

digressive

tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects

pervasive

spreading or spread throughout

confined

being in captivity

disparate

fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind

envisage

form a mental image of something that is not present

excerpt

a passage selected from a larger work

toil

work hard

accord

concurrence of opinion

concede

give over

exponential

a function in which an independent variable is a power

provenance

where something originated or was nurtured

descent

a movement downward

contention

a dispute where there is strong disagreement

imminent

close in time; about to occur

synergistic

working together for an enhanced effect

refute

prove to be false or incorrect

dubious

fraught with uncertainty or doubt

disposition

a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency

multitude

a large indefinite number

reminiscent

serving to bring to mind

patriarch

the male head of family or tribe