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VOCABULARY TABLE – CHOOSING A CAREER

No. Word Definition Example Synonym/ Collocation Word family

Antonym
Noun

1 factor a fact or situation that

influences the result of
something

2 an answer or reaction to
something that has been said
or done

3 a standard by which you

judge, decide about, or deal
with something
4 apprentice

5 the group of people who

work for a company,
industry, etc.

6 necessary or needed for a

particular purpose

1
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7 merit

8 aspiration

Adjective

1 engaging

2 acceptable or right for

someone or something

3 determined to do something
despite difficulties,
especially when other
people are against you
4 tedious

5 having the qualities of

skilled and educated people,
such as effectiveness and
seriousness of manner
6 mandatory

2
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7 willing to try new or

difficult things

8 working in and knowing a

lot about one particular
subject, skill, service, etc.
9 worthy/
worthwhile

Verb

1 secure

2 try to do or achieve
something, usually for over
a long period of time
3 to follow someone while
they are at work in order to
learn about that person’s job

4 tolerate

5 transit

3
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6 to work on a particular
subject or skill more than
any others so that you
become an expert in it
7 to send something in the
same envelope or parcel as
something else
Phrasal Verb

1 face up to deal with something in a

direct way
2 go on with continue happening

3 keep up with make progress at the same

speed with someone
4 think back on recall something in the past

5 talk back to reply quickly and often

rudely
6 drop in (on) make a short visit

7 get on with have a good relationship

with someone

4
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8 make up work extra time

9 take on start to employ; accept

(work or responsibility)
Collocations &
Phrases
1 career path

2 job orientation

3 job satisfaction

4 a spell of time

5 get to grips
with sth
6 snowed under
with sth
7 take to
something like
a duck to water