Unit 5 Vocabulary

{ Size Matters in Business

Benevolence

NOUN: the
act of being
kind or
generous

Blast

VERB: to
strongly
criticize
(someone or
something)
especially in
public

Cite

VERB: to
mention
(something)
especially as
an example or
to support an
idea or
opinion

Compensation

NOUN:
something that
is done or given
to make up for
damage, trouble,
etc.

Emphasis

NOUN: a
forceful
quality in the
way
something is
said or written

Envisage

VERB: to
picture
(something) in
your mind

Infuriated

ADJECTIVE:
making
(someone)
very angry; to
make
(someone)
furious

Insipid

ADJECTIVE:
not
interesting or
exciting; dull
or boring

Irresistible

ADJECTIVE:
impossible to
resist especially
because of
strength or
attractiveness

Issue

NOUN:
something that
people are
talking about,
thinking about,
etc.; an important
subject or topic

License

NOUN: an
official
document, card,
etc. that gives
you permission
to do, use, or
have something

Lobby

VERB: to try to
get something
you want by
talking to the
people who make
decisions

Off the top of ones head

IDIOM: based
on what you
remember

On strike

IDIOM: to quit
working at their
jobs until
certain
demands are
met

Promote

VERB: to change
the rank or
position of
(someone) to a
higher or more
important one

Prosper

VERB: to become
very active,
healthy, or strong

Retain

VERB: to
continue to have
or use
(something)

Scrape

VERB: To
damage (the
surface of
something) or
hurt (a part of
your body)

Subsidy

NOUN: money that

is paid usually by a
government to keep
the price od a
product or service
low or to help a
business or
organization to
continue to function

Surpassing

ADJECTIVE:
very great; to a
much greater
degree than
others

Swipe

VERB: to reach toward

and try to hit
(something) with a
swinging motion
NOUN: a criticism or
insult that is directed
toward a particular
person or group

Take on

PHRASAL VERB:
to begin to deal
with (something,
such as a job or
responsibility)