Learningexpress Vocabulary Spelling Success 4e

Practice Activities

Find a copy of a work-related memo, letter, or policy and see if the words you have learned in this chapter are used in the piece of writing. See if you can find five more business-related words that you can add to your vocabulary list.

Find an article in the business section of the paper or a magazine dedicated to business and see how many of these words are used in the publication. What are the articles about? Are there other words you can add to your vocabulary list? Try to determine the definition of the new words from the context of the article and then check the definition in your dictionary.

Answers

Words in Context

The first word we encounter is franchise and we know from the context that it must be a Wendy’s restaurant, so franchise could refer to the individual store or restaurant in a chain. Sarah reads the discrimination policy that explains that Wendy’s does not discriminate against people in their hiring practices, so discrimination must mean judging or treating someone differently. The sexual harassment policy does not allow flirting at work, so harassment must mean bothering someone or pressuring someone. Sarah makes her son the beneficiary of her life insurance policy, so we can conclude that her son will receive the money, or be the one to benefit from the policy if Sarah were to pass away. Her boss teaches her the jargon of the industry because she must know the terms used in the fast food industry, so jargon must mean language used in a particular industry. Sarah is cautioned against an act of nepotism and in the next sentence, we can deduce that nepotism must mean giving your family preferential treatment. Finally, we see the word perquisite used to explain an extra benefit Sarah receives in addition to her salary.

Sentence Completion

1.collusion. If you got this question wrong, refer back to the word’s definition.

2.arbitration. If you got this question wrong, refer back to the word’s definition.

3.capital. If you got this question wrong, refer back to the word’s definition.

4.fiscal. If you got this question wrong, refer back to the word’s definition.

5.jargon. If you got this question wrong, refer back to the word’s definition.

6.franchise. If you got this question wrong, refer back to the word’s definition.

7.exempt. If you got this question wrong, refer back to the word’s definition.

8.perquisites. If you got this question wrong, refer back to the word’s definition.

9.tenure. If you got this question wrong, refer back to the word’s definition.

10.deductions. If you got this question wrong, refer back to the word’s definition.

11.prospectus. If you got this question wrong, refer back to the word’s definition.

12.sexual harassment. If you got this question wrong, refer back to the word’s definition.

13.beneficiary. If you got this question wrong, refer back to the word’s definition.

14.nepotism. If you got this question wrong, refer back to the word’s definition.

15.consortium. If you got this question wrong, refer back to the word’s definition.

16.entitlement. If you got this question wrong, refer back to the word’s definition.

17.arbitrage. If you got this question wrong, refer back to the word’s definition.

18.equity. If you got this question wrong, refer back to the word’s definition.

19.subsidy. If you got this question wrong, refer back to the word’s definition.

20.discrimination. If you got this question wrong, refer back to the word’s definition.

Synonyms

21.c. addition. Deduction means the act of subtracting; since c is addition, it is not a synonym.

22.d. punishment. Perquisite means a bonus or privilege given in addition to salary; since punishment means a penalty, it is not a synonym.

23.a. termination of employment. Tenure means the state of holding a particular job or the guarantee of employment. Termination of employment is not a synonym because it means the end of one’s employment.

24.b. force. Exempt means to be excused from some rule or job; since force means to make someone do something, it is not a synonym.

25.d. special privilege. Equity means fairness or evenness of treatment, or the value of property after all claims have been have been made against it. Special privilege is not a synonym because it is not an even or fair arrangement. If you got this one wrong, you may have confused equity with entitlement.

26.a. one who gives. Beneficiary means one who will benefit from receiving something. Since one who gives is a person who gives something, it is not a synonym.

27.c. merger. Collusion means a deceitful agreement for fraudulent purposes. Merger is not a synonym because merger means the combining of two companies.

28.d. fair. Discrimination means the act of making distinctions and it is often used to refer to making distinctions between different groups of people in an unfair way. Since fair means even or just, it is not a synonym.

29.a. tax. Subsidy means a grant of money for a particular purpose. Tax is money paid to the government by citizens, so it is not a synonym.

30.d. franchise. Fiscal means pertaining to money or finance. Since franchise means a business owned by a parent company but run independently, it is not a synonym.

Antonyms

31.deduction. Deduction means the subtraction of cost from income, the opposite of the words in the list.

32.equity. Equity means fairness or evenness of treatment, the opposite of the words in the list.

33.entitlement. Entitlement means a special privilege or benefit enjoyed by a group of people, the opposite of the words in the list.

34.capital. Capital means accumulated wealth used to earn more money, the opposite of the words in the list.

35.exempt. Exempt means excused from a duty or job, the opposite of the words in the list.

36.discrimination. Discrimination means the act of making distinctions in treatment of people, the opposite of the words in the list.

37.harassment. Harassment means to harass or bother someone persistently in a threatening way, the opposite of the words in the list.

38.tenure. Tenure means a period of holding a job or a guarantee of employment, the opposite of the words in the list.

39.consortium. Consortium means a joining together of two or more businesses for a specific purpose, the opposite of the words in the list.

40.jargon. Jargon means the language used in a particular industry, the opposite of the words in the list.

Matching Questions

41.h

42.m

43.g

44.e

45.l

46.r

47.q

48.s

49.t

50.f

51.c

52.p

53.a

54.o

55.j

56.i

57.d

58.b

59.k

60.n

Across

4beneficiary

5harassment

6consortium

8collusion

11 entitlement

15arbitration

16capital

17equity

18tenure

19subsidy

Down

1discrimination

2nepotism

3jargon

12perquisite

13prospectus

14fiscal

17 exempt

–VOCABULARY LIST 6: BUSINESS TERMS–

D N

J B E N E F I C I A R Y E

A S P

R C O

G H A R A S S M E N T

O I I

C O N S O R T I U M S

I F M

C O L L U S I O N R

A D A

A E N T I T L E M E N T

P R I D C

E B P F O U H

A R B I T R A T I O N C A P I T A L Q T O S T S

U R S C I E

I A P A O

S G E L N

I E C

E Q U I T Y T E N U R E

X E U

E S U B S I D Y

M

P

T