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to appear gauche, so he is polite even though he is con- 16. laissez-faire. If you got this question wrong, refer
fused by the comment. We can conclude that gauche back to the word s definition.
must mean impolite or lacking social graces. We can 17. imbroglio. If you got this question wrong, refer
deduce that malaise must mean feeling ill or tired back to the word s definition.
because the young woman needs to go home and rest. 18. fait-accompli. If you got this question wrong,
Finally, the entrepreneur asks the young woman to refer back to the word s definition.
rendezvous at the park the next day, so we can con- 19. debut. If you got this question wrong, refer back to
clude that rendezvous must mean meet. the word s definition.
20. bourgeois. If you got this question wrong, refer
Sentence Completion back to the word s definition.
1. malaise. If you got this question wrong, refer back
to the word s definition. Synonyms
2. vendetta. If you got this question wrong, refer back 21. b. enthusiastic. Blasé means apathetic about
to the word s definition. something due to over indulgence. Enthusi-
3. naïve. If you got this question wrong, refer back to astic would not be a synonym because it
the word s definition. means to be excited about something.
4. non sequitur. If you got this question wrong, refer 22. c. conventional. Avant-garde means original
back to the word s definition. and creative, so conventional is not a syn-
5. rendezvous. If you got this question wrong, refer onym because it means lacking originality.
back to the word s definition.
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23. c. knowledgeable. Naïve means simple and 34. fait-accompli. Fait accompli means a completed
innocent, so knowledgeable is not a synonym fact that is irreversible, the opposite of the words
because it means having knowledge. in the group.
24. a. disinterest. Élan means spirit or enthusiasm 35. ingénue. An ingénue is a young naïve girl, the
so disinterest is not a synonym because it opposite of the words in the group.
means lacking interest. 36. élan. Élan means spirit, enthusiasm, the opposite
25. b. novice. An aficionado is an expert or devotee of the words in the list.
to something. A novice is someone who is 37. imbroglio. An imbroglio is a complicated situa-
new to something, so it is not a synonym. tion or an embarrassing misunderstanding, the
26. c. clear line of thought. A non sequitur is a state- opposite of the words listed.
ment that is not connected to the previous 38. blasé. Blasé means apathetic due to over indul-
statement. A clear line of thought refers to gence in something, the opposite of the words
several statements that follow each other, so listed.
it is not a synonym. 39. vendetta. Vendetta means a feud or grudge char-
27. d. truce. A vendetta is grudge or feud character- acterized by retaliation.
ized by acts of retaliation. A truce is not a 40. debut. Debut means first appearance, usually relat-
synonym because it means to settle or end a ing to one s entrance into society, the opposite of
fight or disagreement. the words in the list.
28. a. novel. A vignette is a short descriptive piece,
but a novel is a long written story, so it is not Matching Questions
a synonym. 41. p
29. c. original statement. A cliché is a statement or 42. m
saying that has been so overused that it lacks 43. n
meaning. An original statement is not a syn- 44. e
onym because it means a statement that is 45. b
new and has not been used before. 46. t
30. c. healthy. Malaise means a feeling of sickness, 47. l
but healthy means to feel well, so it is not a 48. k
synonym. 49. j
50. i
Antonyms 51. q
31. gauche. Gauche means lacking social grace or 52. r
sophistication, the opposite of the meaning of the 53. h
words in the group. 54. c
32. naïve. Naïve means simple and innocent, the 55. a
opposite of the meaning of the words in the group. 56. s
33. bourgeois. Bourgeois means characteristics of 57. f
the middle class and materialistic, the opposite of 58. o
the words in the group. 59. g
60. d
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Across
C B
4 imbroglio
B L O
7 élan
I M B R O G L I O I U
9 ingénue
11 naïve A C R
12 vignette
G S H G
14 vendetta
A A É L A N I N G É N U E
17 fait-accompli
U N A Ï V E A O O
18 epitome
19 malaise C A V I G N E T T E N I
20 debut
H N S N S S
Down V E N D E T T A S A T E
1 cliché
- E F R Q
2 bourgeois
R G Z I E U
3 blasé
E F A I T - A C C O M P L I
5 gauche
N R F I R T
6 avant-garde
8 laissez-faire
D D A O E U
10 nonsequitur
E P I T O M E I N N R
13 entrepreneur
Z R A E
15 aficionado
V M A L A I S E D E B U T
16 rendezvous
O O R
U
S
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Vocabulary List 6:
Business Terms
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CHAPTER SUMMARY
In this chapter, you will learn words frequently used in business. Many
of the words in this chapter may be familiar to you, but it is important
to become comfortable using these words in your day-to-day life. You
will see these words in articles about business and economic matters,
as well as in the written policies and procedures found in most work
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