Vocabulary
What is the correct prefix: It’s a terrible __functional relationship
DYS
Repeatedly, again and again, or on many occasions.
TIME AFTER TIME
Participle clause used when the subject has something done to it.
Past participle
To organise workers to become members of a trade union.
UNIONISE
/ˌeɪˈaɪ/
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A fundamental or main element of something
STAPLE
Looking back at an event or decision and understanding it differently now than you did when it actually happened
IN HINDSIGHT
Use a noun to avoid the passive construction:
They talked about the minimum wage being abolished.
They talked about the ABOLITION of the minimum wage.
To do something suddenly, on impulse, or without careful planning.
ON A WHIM
/ədˈvɜː.tɪs.mənt/
/æd.vɝːˈtaɪz.mənt/
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To repeat a process or action, making improvements until a desired goal is achieved
ITERATE
A machine, system, business, or project is fully operational and functioning normally
BE UP AND RUNNING
Modal verb used when something was done although it wasn’t necessary.
NEEDN’T HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE
A possession that is useless, troublesome, or excessively expensive to maintain.
A WHITE ELEPHANT
/ˈbaɪ.əst/
BIASED. Showing an unreasonable like or dislike for a person based on personal opinions
Something that is badly made, inferior in quality, or carelessly done
SHODDY
An uncertain, risky, or highly precarious situation where the outcome could easily go either way.
BE TOUCH-AND-GO
What is the position of ‘involved’ if we want to say that something is 'referred to'?
After the noun. The people INVOLVED were all there.
Before the noun: over-complicated.
To increase in speed, force, or influence over time.
TO GATHER MOMENTUM
/ˈɪnkris/
INCREASE. Noun
To shock, excite, or stimulate someone into suddenly taking action.
Internet slang for a social media post that is widely rejected or criticized
TO GET RATIOED
Expression that shows a future event is negative:
be L______G / B________G
LOOMING / BREWING
The open, clear, and direct expression of disagreement, contradictory opinions, or resistance to people in authority.
ARTICULATE DISSENT
/ˈkæv.i.æt/
CAVEAT. A warning to consider something before taking any more action, or a statement that limits a more general statement