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Advanced Vocabulary 4

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  • a control for how much information you disclose on a social media site - You should tighten up your ________.
    privacy settings
    security buttons
    information controls
    safety adjustments
  • a record of your online activity - Whenever you visit a website you leave a digital __________.
    footprint
    impression
    note
    message
  • the information that you give about yourself on social media sites - I need to update my social media ___________ to tell my friends about my new job.
    homepage
    profile
    website
    upload
  • a desk and the area around it where you work in an office - Our work ___________ are separated by screens.
    spots
    stations
    areas
    zones
  • a period of time when you are absent from work because of illness - He was away for a fortnight on _________.
    health break
    emergency holiday
    illness time
    sick leave
  • researching why something doesn´t work right and how to improve it - The instruction manual has a section on ________ to help you with any problems you might find.
    failure fixing
    troubleshooting
    error finding
    problem finding
  • a set of rules about what is right and wrong - We have a strict ________ that all employees must follow.
    legal standard
    ethical code
    conduct lines
    work programme
  • a period of (often unpaid) work experience - She did _________ with a bank in Hong Kong.
    an internship
    a practice
    an apprentice
    a novice
  • a small amount of money available to spend - There will be no special treats this month. We’re on a __________.
    close pocket
    strict account
    small fund
    tight budget
  • to get something good as a result of your actions - I worked really hard at university, and now I’m _________.
    gaining the prizes
    receiving the medals
    winning the trophies
    reaping the rewards
  • be careful when you use something because it could cause problems - You should treat these medicines __________.
    highly important
    extremely safely
    very serious
    with respect
  • not part of a formal educational course - We encourage our students to take up ________ activities.
    extra-curricular
    outer-scholar
    non-educating
    ultra-scholastic
  • so simple, easy or perfect that it cannot go wrong - He said he had a __________ scheme for making money.
    troubleshoot
    goldful
    failess
    foolproof
  • designed to help people work efficiently and comfortably - Our offices have an _____ design.
    ergonomic
    unproblematic
    eccentric
    aerodynamic
  • to treat something as important and deal with it before doing other things - I made it ________ to contact all the club’s members.
    an urgency
    a priority
    a first
    an initial
  • to use someone unfairly for your own advantage - Employers often ________ workers who are desperate for a job.
    bolster
    sponsor
    exploit
    urge
  • To do something bad to someone who did somethin g bad to you - They have threatened to _______ against any troops that attack their country.
    respond
    reply
    reattack
    retaliate
  • being completely accurate, according to the rules - _________, the deadline for this report is Monday, but it won’t matter if you need one more day.
    Absolutely right
    strictly speaking
    Dead seriously
    Fully focused
  • a situation or project in which people work together well as a team - You can achieve more in a __________ working environment.
    collaborative
    partnering
    paralleled
    corresponding
  • disappointed with something that you thought was good in the past - He became _____________ with politics and resigned from the party.
    deprived
    deceived
    disenchanted
    disapproved
  • to make someone else´s work weaker - A series of scandals will _________ people’s confidence in the government.
    underimport
    underappreciate
    undermine
    underdo
  • Regular travel from home to work - He _________ to London every day.
    correlate
    construe
    convey
    commute
  • very old and not modern enough - Our old computer is too _________ to run the new video games.
    antiquated
    antiqued
    antiquized
    antique
  • to have no way to express or use energy, emotion, talent, etc. - She had no ________ for her creativity.
    outlease
    outlet
    outbreak
    outcome