dishonest, deceitful e.g.: It was apparent that Helen was dishonest and not the least bit truthful., disloyal (to somebody), not giving allegiance to your friends, country, peers, etc e.g.: Barry was disloyal to his friends by breaking his promise to them., disrespectful, rude e.g.: Victor was very disrespectful to Paul; I've never seen him be so rude!, inconsistent (with something), incompatible with something e.g.: Glen's inappropriate behaviour was completely inconsistent with the image of the company., unreasonable, not just or sensible e.g.: Many of her illogical proposals were considered unreasonable and were eventually rejected., unsupportive, not providing encouragement e.g.: Henry's manager seemed unsupportive at first, but soon recognised his work and contribution., inconsiderate (of somebody to do something, thoughtless e.g.: It was so inconsiderate of Jessica to go to the shop without asking Jen if she wanted anything., untruthful, not telling the truth e.g.: Greg's untruthful remark irritated his colleagues, who didn't like him twisting the facts., broken home, a family in which the parents are divorced e.g.: Sadly, Jim comes from a broken home; his parents broke up when he was only ten., bumpy relationship, a love affair with many problems e.g.: Unfortunately, Davie and Sarah broke up because of their bumpy relationship., casual acquaintance, not a close friend e.g.: Being just one of his many casual acquaintances, Sam couldn't confide in Jack as he would if he were his best friend., close ties (with somebody), keeping in close touch with sb e.g.: Frank maintains close ties with his brother; they always keep in touch., family feud, a bitter argument between close relatives e.g.: Barry and his brother have never had a family feud and always make an effort to resolve their disagreements., emergent, arising, developing e.g. An emergent need has arisen for workers to develop their verbal communication skills in their transactions., divergent, deviating e.g. They held divergent viewpoints on the matter, having different opinions., detergent (of a substance), that cleanses e.g. You can use detergent products to clean stains from clothes., insurgent, rebellious e.g. The insurgent workers expressed their demands for better working conditions., fuse (something into something else), to combine different items to make a new one e.g. The two small groups were successfully fused into a single bigger group., blend (something with something else), to mix something with something else e.g. The artist was able to blend the two tons of green with the shades of blue, and created cyan., mingle (of feelings, senses, etc), to get mixed together e.g. Alexa's excitement was mingled with a little anxiety; she'd never been surfing before., pool resources (of several people), to put their money together for a purpose e.g. The two firms pooled their resources together in the hope of setting up an even bigger corporation., make something accessible to somebody, to make something available to somebody e.g. The final reports were made accessible to the director to check at his leisure., be eligible for something, to be entitled to claim something e.g. Being eligible for compensation, Robert decided to make a claim., hold somebody accountable for something, to consider somebody responsible for something e.g. Mel was held accountable for what he said during the meeting and was asked to justify it., eminent, distinguished, outstanding e.g. The eminent university professor, being highly acclaimed for his literary work, gave a talk on communication., run the risk of something , to do something that may end in something unpleasant e.g. Janet ran the risk of appearing a little anti-social when she repeatedly refused her colleague's invitations., be on the right/wrong track, to be dealing with something in the right/wrong way e.g. Jill seems to be on the right track; she's really improving her relationship with her colleagues., on the rack, in a difficult or stressful situation e.g. The pressure at work really had Terry on the rack., something does the trick , something solves a problem e.g. This new computer really did the trick; I was able to finish my work in half the time..

Language knowledge ( Module 3 - C 2)

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