ENGL 145 – Vocabulary

Unit 2 – Leadership

Vocabulary item Definition

1 Motivate = inspire Encourage
2 Delegate Give some of your own responsibilities to someone else
3 Subordinates Employees, people who work under the authority of
someone else in an organization
4 Deadline The very last date by which a task must be completed
5 Resolve Find solutions and solve problems
6 Dominate Have control over
7 Indispensable Can’t do without it
8 Emotional kick Feeling of excitement
9 Neurotic In a state of anxiety
10 Fragile egos Very sensitive people
11 Chief Executive (CEO) The highest-ranking person in a company or organization
12 Manager A person responsible for controlling or administering an
organization or group of staff