Finding the real you

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psychometric
Many more firms use psychosometric tests at interview these days to measure candidates' strengths and weaknesses.
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used to measure mental abilities and ways of thinking
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recruitment
After what felt like a disastrous interview, she was amazed when the recruitment officer called to invite her the job.
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finding new people for company or organisation
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assess
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make a judgement about the nature or quality of sth
indicator
These sales figures are a clear indicator of the company's progress.
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measurement or value that shows sth clearly
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mushroom
Small shops are struggling with big out-of-town shopping centres mushrooming all over the country.
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rapidly grow or increase in number
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combine
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come together to form a single thing
virtually
It's virtually impossible to keep your eyes open when you sneeze.
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very nearly (but not quite)
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dating agency
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organisation that arranges meetings between single people who are looking for a relationship
swear by
My grandmother swears by lemon and honey to cure a sore throat.
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believe that sth can be relied upon to have a perticular effect
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will
Jane had the will and the skills needed to succeed with her venture but she needed financial support to get things going.
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ability to control your thoughts and feelings to achieve what you want to do
be shipwrecked
The crew of a British ship shipwrecked off the coast of Africa managed to swim to land.
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be left somewhere after the ship in which you were sailing has sunk or been destroyed
statistically
This drug has been statistically proven to work in 99% of cases.
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according to information shown by numbers
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appeal
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quality that makes sb/sth attractive or interesting
premise
This philosophy is based on the premise that deep down we are all good.
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idea that forms the basis for a theory
mate
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partner, such as husband or wife
subconscious
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connected with feelings that we are not aware of but that change how we behave
materialise
The goo d weather that we had been promised failed to materialise.
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start to exist as hoped or expected
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vehicle
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sth that can be used to express your feelings or ideas, or as a way of achieving sth
alienate
Despite belonging to the golf club for years, Ron was alienated by all but few members once he had gone bankrupt.
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make sb feel that they are not part of sth
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hi-tech
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using the most modern machines and equipment
intimate
If you're reffering to my divorce, I'm not prepared to discuss an intimate matter like that.
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private and personal
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anonymous
Don't worry. Your comments will remain anonymous and your feedback will be handled in the strictest confidence.
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sth which does not reveal who you are
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compulsive
That new eality show is compulsive viewing! I can't turn it off!
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making you pay attention, because sth is so interesting and exciting
hooked on
Igor had been hooked on chess from a very young age and played every day.
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liking sth so much that you want to do it as much as possible
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aspect
The only aspect of the job I never enjoyed was when customers had complaints.
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one of the parts of sth's nature or character
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mundane
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not interesting or exciting, often used to describe a job or how you feel about your life
frivolous
Sorry, I shouldn't have made that suggestion about going by helicopter. I was being frivolous.
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silly, not very important in the situation
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diligently
Dot worked diligently all her life but never realised how much it was appreciated until the day of her leaving party.
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showing a lot of care and effort in your work
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blot
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spot or mark, often of ink
nostalgic
Visiting the town where I'd grown up 50 years earlier made me feel very nostalgic.
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causing you to think affectionately, or feeling affectionately about your past
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blazing
We had a blazing argument last night and we still aren't speaking to each other.
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full of strong angry emotion, noisy
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row
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noisy argument
account (for)
Perhaps the bad weather accounted for the poor attendance at the festival.
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be or give an explanation for sth
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massive
There was a massive increase in applications for university places the year before tuition fees were due to be introducted.
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very big
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decidedly
I was upset by her remark, which was decidedly hurtful.
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definitely and very obviously
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seduce
Kate left the company at the peak of her career, seduced by the idea of living in the country.
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persuade sb to do sth that they would not normally do by making it seem attractive
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insight
There was an excellent documentary on TV last night which gave a real insight into how the Romans lived from day to day.
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ability to understand people or situations accurately
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span
The second bridge to span the River Tejo in Lisbon was completed just in time for EXPO 98.
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stretch across from one thing to another
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gulf
Mother Teresa's work focused on reducing the gulf between the rich and the poor.
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big difference
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cult
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sth fashionable or popular amongst a specific group of people with similar interest and tastes
corporation
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large company or business
predisposition
According to scientists women have a predisposition to use the right hand side of their brain more than men do.
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a tendency to behave or think in a particular way
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intuitive
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able to understand sth without knowing the facts
perceptive
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able to notice things that are not obvious
public relations
The company's demand for compensation from one of the world's poorest nations was described as public relations disaster.
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the business of giving information about a company or organisation to create a good impression
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mutter
If you've got a problem with any of this, come out and say it. Don't just sit there muttering.
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talk quietly in a negative way
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darkly
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in a threatening or unpleasant way
agreeable
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pleasant and easy to like
conscientious
Mark has contributed well in class and maintained a high standard in his homework. He is a most conscientious pupil.
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careful and concerned to do things correctly
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downside
It's much quicker by train, but the downside is that it's much more expensive.
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disadvantage or negative aspect of sth
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get on
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succeed
overly
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too, excessively
prone (to sth, to do sth)
You'll find that this car is far less prone to battery failure than that old thing you had before.
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likely to suffer from or do sth negative
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burn out
Charlie has always worked too hard. He'll burn out by 50.
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work so hard that you are unable to carry on
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all the same
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despite this
sub-industry
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business activity that has only started because another situation created the demand
cheat
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act in a dishonest way to get an advantage, especially in a game, exam
spring up
After the Bruce Lee films were first shown in cinemas, kung-fu clubs seemed to spring up everywhere overnight.
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appear suddenly, begin to exist
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fake
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fakemake sth false appear to be genuine, especially in order to cheat sb
miserable
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making you feel, or feeling, very unhappy and uncomfortable
obsession
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state of mind where sb thinks too much and too often about a particular thing or person in a way that is not normal
invade
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enter somewhere in such large numbers that causes a problem
wardrobe
Maria assured me that it was common in her country to comment on what people wore, but I found her comments on my wardrobe intensely irritating.
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collection of clothes that sb wears
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self-centred
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thinking only of yourself and not about the needs and feelings of others
navel gazing
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thinking too much about a single issue and not doing anything practical about it or considering the wider situation; Meaning literally to look at your navel, the small hollow or lunp in your stomach where the umbilical cord was cut.
disabuse
If you believe that there are sufficient funds for your proposed project, let me disabuse you of that notion. We need a much cheaper alternative.
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tell sb that what they think is true is in fact not true
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illusion
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sth that seems to exist but does not
potential
Tim can imitate people briliiantly and has the potential to become a succesful comedian.
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the necessary qualities for sth to develop or for sb to succeed at sth
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so be it
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used to show that you accept sth and will not try to or cannot change it

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