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TYF Expert - Final Vocab Review

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  • something that is popular for a short time
    a fad
  • a ... sight or experience is one that frightens, shocks, or upsets you very much
    harrowing
  • all the people who work in a country or company
    workforce
  • to remain calm in a difficult or stressful situation
    keep a cool head
  • an event that is held to collect money for a charity or a political party
    a fundraiser
  • a person or company that provides money to help pay for a team, an event, or an activity, usually on an ongoing basis
    a sponsor
  • to say that you firmly believe that something is true or good because of your knowledge
    vouch for
  • to discover something, usually by chance
    come across
  • something needed for a particular purpose
    a prerequisite
  • the buildings and land that a store, restaurant, company, etc., uses
    the premises
  • to be satisfied with what you have done so that you do not make any further effort
    rest on your laurels
  • to be successful in a competition without cheating
    win fair and square
  • to exert maximum effort while playing a sport, game or instrument
    play your heart out
  • a system in which people work a particular number of hours each week or month, but can change the times at which they start and finish working
    flextime
  • someone who deceives people in order to get something they want
    a fraud
  • shining with shimmering light
    glittering
  • a place that people go to be safe
    a haven
  • something designed to make users want to access content with questionable value
    clickbait
  • to go and get something and bring it back
    fetch
  • with surprisingly rapid progress
    by leaps and bounds
  • to be very easy to see or notice
    stand out
  • formal: to start trying to solve a problem
    address (a problem)
  • people who work for an organization
    personnel
  • a very bad situation when a lot of people do not have enough food to eat
    a famine
  • unusual or attractive in a way that makes you notice it
    eye-catching
  • someone who is in a place when something happens
    a bystander
  • the rate at which employees leave a company and then are replaced
    turnover