Your boss has a bigger vocabulary than you have. That's one good reason why he's your boss.
This discovery has been made in the word laboratories of the world Not by theoretical English professors, but by practical, hard-headed scientists who have been searching for the secrets of success.
After a host of experiments and years of testing they have found out:
That if your vocabulary is limited your chances of success are limited.
That one of the easiest and quickest ways to get ahead is by consciously building up your knowledge of words.
That the vocabulary of the average person almost stops growing by the middle twenties.
And that from then on it is necessary to have an intelligent plan if progress is to be made. No hit-or-miss methods will do.
This discovery has been made in the word laboratories of the world Not by theoretical English professors, but by practical, hard-headed scientists who have been searching for the secrets of success.
After a host of experiments and years of testing they have found out:
That if your vocabulary is limited your chances of success are limited.
That one of the easiest and quickest ways to get ahead is by consciously building up your knowledge of words.
That the vocabulary of the average person almost stops growing by the middle twenties.
And that from then on it is necessary to have an intelligent plan if progress is to be made. No hit-or-miss methods will do.
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⭕️ evenly
divided in an equal way
The profits will be split evenly between the three of us.
Government ministers are fairly evenly divided on this issue.
The prospects for the country are fairly evenly balanced between peaceful reform and revolution.
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⭕️dominance
dominance
the fact of being more powerful, more important, or more noticeable than other people or things
ￚsee also dominate
dominance of
the continuing dominance of the army in Uganda
political/economic/cultural etc dominance
the economic and political dominance of Western countries
dominance over
television’s dominance over other media
Another Source
the fact or position of dominating; importance, power, or controlling influence:
Our dominance of the market is seriously threatened by this new product.
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⭕️component
component
any of the parts that together make a whole machine or system: the components/component parts of a camera | Revenues from oil are the biggest single component in the country’s income.
companies that make electronic components for computer products
component of
each component of their work
key/major/important etc component
Exercise is one of the key components of a healthy lifestyle.
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⭕️reinforce
reinforce
to add strength or support to; make stronger or firmer: to reinforce the elbows of a jacket with leather patches | Their arguments are strongly reinforced by the latest trade figures. | Newspapers like this tend to reinforce people’s prejudices.
Another Source
to give support to an opinion, idea, or feeling, and make it stronger
The film reinforces the idea that women should be pretty and dumb.
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⭕️norms[plural]
norms
generally accepted standards of social behaviour
terrorists who violate the norms of civilized
society social/cultural etc norms
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⭕️sought-after
sought-after
wanted or popular because of rarity or high quality:
He’s one of the world’s most sought-after singers.
much/highly sought-after
a much sought-after defense lawyer
By the mid-1920s, she had become one of Broadway’s most sought-after actresses.
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⭕️visible adjective
visible
a lot of people notice them
always appearing in public, on television, in the papers, etc.:
highly visible politicians
—
⭕️sovereignty
sovereignty
complete freedom and power to govern
the sovereignty of Parliament
sovereignty over
Spain’s claim of sovereignty over the territory
divided in an equal way
The profits will be split evenly between the three of us.
Government ministers are fairly evenly divided on this issue.
The prospects for the country are fairly evenly balanced between peaceful reform and revolution.
—
⭕️dominance
dominance
the fact of being more powerful, more important, or more noticeable than other people or things
ￚsee also dominate
dominance of
the continuing dominance of the army in Uganda
political/economic/cultural etc dominance
the economic and political dominance of Western countries
dominance over
television’s dominance over other media
Another Source
the fact or position of dominating; importance, power, or controlling influence:
Our dominance of the market is seriously threatened by this new product.
—
⭕️component
component
any of the parts that together make a whole machine or system: the components/component parts of a camera | Revenues from oil are the biggest single component in the country’s income.
companies that make electronic components for computer products
component of
each component of their work
key/major/important etc component
Exercise is one of the key components of a healthy lifestyle.
—
⭕️reinforce
reinforce
to add strength or support to; make stronger or firmer: to reinforce the elbows of a jacket with leather patches | Their arguments are strongly reinforced by the latest trade figures. | Newspapers like this tend to reinforce people’s prejudices.
Another Source
to give support to an opinion, idea, or feeling, and make it stronger
The film reinforces the idea that women should be pretty and dumb.
—
⭕️norms[plural]
norms
generally accepted standards of social behaviour
terrorists who violate the norms of civilized
society social/cultural etc norms
—
⭕️sought-after
sought-after
wanted or popular because of rarity or high quality:
He’s one of the world’s most sought-after singers.
much/highly sought-after
a much sought-after defense lawyer
By the mid-1920s, she had become one of Broadway’s most sought-after actresses.
—
⭕️visible adjective
visible
a lot of people notice them
always appearing in public, on television, in the papers, etc.:
highly visible politicians
—
⭕️sovereignty
sovereignty
complete freedom and power to govern
the sovereignty of Parliament
sovereignty over
Spain’s claim of sovereignty over the territory