Upper Intermediate Deck 8
Total: 20 cards
devise
verb
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to plan or invent something carefully
swamp
verb
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to overwhelm someone, especially with tasks or projects
controversial
adjective
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highly talked about or likely to raise public disagreement
convincing
adjective
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capable of causing someone to believe that something is true or real
profit margin
noun
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the difference between the cost of buying or producing something and its selling price
turnover
noun
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the rate at which employees leave a place, such as a company or an organization, and are replaced by new people
utilize
verb
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to make use of something in a practical or effective way
infer
verb
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to conclude based on evidence or known facts
courtesy
noun
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polite behavior; can also refer to polite or courteous act or expression
deregulate
verb
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to remove or reduce government control over an industry, commodity, business, etc.
correspondence
noun
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the exchange of letters and emails; can also refer to the letters and emails being exchanged
consecutive
adjective
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following one after another in a continuous series
deficiency
noun
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a weakness or imperfection that someone or something has
subcontract
verb
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to hire a worker or business outside one's company to do work as part of a big project
dry goods
noun
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items or products that do not contain liquid, such as tobacco, sugar, flour, etc.
on hand
phrase
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present; available to help
out of stock
phrase
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(of goods or products) currently not available for sale or use
approximate
adjective
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nearly accurate or exact; close but not precise
adjacent to
phrase
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near, next to, or close to
sophisticated
adjective
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made and developed with great skill so that it can perform or deal with complicated tasks and systems
