People and Relationships Vocabulary PDF
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This document provides vocabulary related to people and relationships. It includes descriptions of clients, colleagues, employers, parents, siblings, and spouses. It also describes various adjectives used to describe people and how to understand their meaning from context.
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1 People and relat ionships D e s c r ib in g p e o p le I R e c o g n iz in g a d je c t iv e s I W o r k in g o u t m e a n in g f r o m c o n te x t V o c a b u la r y P e o p le in r e l a t i o n s h i p :...
1 People and relat ionships D e s c r ib in g p e o p le I R e c o g n iz in g a d je c t iv e s I W o r k in g o u t m e a n in g f r o m c o n te x t V o c a b u la r y P e o p le in r e l a t i o n s h i p : D e s c r i b in g p e o p le : c lie n t (c lie n ts ) a u to n o m o u s N O U N A c lie n t o f a p r o fe s s io n a l p e r s o n A D J E C T IV E A n a u t o n o m o u s p e r s o n o r o r g a n i z a t i o n is a p e r s o n t h a t r e c e i v e s a m a k e s t h e i r o w n d e c is io n s r a t h e r th a n s e r v ic e f r o m th e m in r e t u r n f o r p a y m e n t. a b e in g i n f l u e n c e d b y s o m e o n e e l s e They s o l i c i t o r a n d h is c l i e n t The c o m p a n y r e q u ir e s p r o u d l y d e c la r e d t h e m s e lv e s p a r t o f a n e w c l ie n t s to p a y s u b s t a n t i a l fe e s in a d v a n c e. a u t o n o m o u s p r o v in c e. t h e l i b e r a l id e a o f th e a u t o n o m o u s in d iv id u a l c o lle a g u e (c o lle a g u e s ) N O U N Y o u r c o lle a g u e s a r e t h e p e o p le y o u c o n s is te n t w o r k w i t h , e s p e c i a l l y in a p r o f e s s i o n a l j o b. A D J E C T I V E S o m e o n e w h o is c o n s i s t e n t F e m a le a c a d e m ic s a r e s t i l l p a id le s s th a n a l w a y s b e h a v e s in t h e s a m e w a y , h a s t h e t h e i r m a le c o lle a g u e s. In th e c o r p o r a t e s a m e a t t it u d e s t o w a r d s p e o p le o r th in g s , w o r ld , th e b e s t s o u r c e s o f b u s in e s s a r e y o u r o r a c h i e v e s t h e s a m e l e v e l o f s u c c e s s in f o r m e r c o lle a g u e s. s o m e th in g. B e c k e r h a s n e v e r b e e n th e m o s t e m p lo y e r (e m p lo y e r s ) c o n s is t e n t o f p la y e r s a n y w a y. h is c o n s is t e n t N O U N Y o u r e m p l o y e r is t h e p e r s o n o r s u p p o r t o f f r e e t r a d e a c o n s is t e n t c h a r a c t e r o r g a n iz a tio n th a t y o u w o r k fo r. e m p lo y e r s w it h a m a j o r t h e m a t i c f u n c t io n w h o h ir e i l l e g a l w o r k e r s T h e te le p h o n e c o n v e n tio n a l c o m p a n y is th e c o u n t r y 's l a r g e s t e m p lo y e r. A D J E C T I V E S o m e o n e w h o is c o n v e n t i o n a l p a re n t (p a re n ts ) h a s b e h a v io u r a n d o p in io n s t h a t a r e N O U N Y o u r p a re n ts a re y o u r m o th e r a n d o r d in a r y a n d n o r m a l. a r e s p e c t a b le fa th e r. C h ild r e n n e e d t h e i r p a r e n t s. W hen m a r r i e d w o m a n w it h c o n v e n t io n a l o p in io n s y o u b e c o m e a p a r e n t th e t h in g s y o u o n c e t h is c lo s e , f a i r l y c o n v e n t io n a l E n g lis h f a m i l y c a r e d a b o u t s e e m to h a v e le s s v a lu e. c o - o p e r a t iv e a ls o c o o p e r a t iv e s ib lin g (s ib lin g s ) A D J E C T I V E I f y o u s a y t h a t s o m e o n e is N O U N Y o u r s ib lin g s a r e y o u r b r o t h e r s a n d c o -o p e r a tiv e , y o u m e a n th a t th e y d o w h a t s is t e r s. [F O R M A L ] S o m e s t u d ie s h a v e f o u n d y o u a s k th e m w it h o u t c o m p la in in g o r t h a t c h il d r e n a r e m o r e f r i e n d l y to y o u n g e r a r g u in g. T h e p r e s id e n t s a id th e v is it w o u ld s i b l i n g s o f th e s a m e s e x. S ib lin g r i v a l r y o f t e n d e v e lo p f r i e n d l y a n d c o - o p e r a t iv e r e la t io n s c a u s e s p a r e n t s a n x ie t ie s. b e t w e e n th e tw o c o u n t r ie s. a c o n t e n t e d a n d c o - o p e r a t iv e w o r k f o r c e s p o u s e (s p o u s e s ) N O U N S o m e o n e ’s s p o u s e is t h e p e r s o n t h e y e ffic ie n t a r e m a r r i e d t o. H u s b a n d s a n d w iv e s d o n o t h a v e A D J E C T IV E If s o m e t h in g o r s o m e o n e to p a y a n y in h e r ita n c e ta x w h e n t h e ir s p o u s e d ie s. is e f f i c i e n t , t h e y a r e a b l e t o d o t a s k s V o c a b u la r y f o r IE L T S