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hospitality /hɒspɪˈtælɪti/ Answer: welcome, friendly, kindness, warmth, #unfriendliness.
(hospit= host i.e hospice, hospital)
critical /ˈkrɪtɪkl̩/ Answer: crucial, significant, vital, important (crit= judge i.e criterion,
apocrine)
superior / suːˈpɪərɪə/ Answer: excellent, high-class, top-quality, first-class (super= above i.e
superb, supernova)
performance /pəˈfɔːməns/ Answer: presentation, show, enactment
accomplish /əˈkʌmplɪʃ/ Answer: achieve, done, finish.
acquire /əˈkwaɪə/ Answer: obtain, gain, attain, achieve, get hold of (quir= seek i.e conquer,
inquiry)
retain / rɪˈteɪn/ Answer: keep, hold, maintain
judicious /dʒuːˈdɪʃəs/ Answer: wise, sensible #stupid #foolish
aim Answer: goal, purpose, target, intention
sector /ˈsektə/ Answer: segment, part, area, zone, field
emphasize /ˈemfəsaɪz/ Answer: highlight, underline, stress, #understate
work-life balance Answer: the ability to give a sensible amount of time and effort to your
work and to your life outside
address Answer: solve, tackle, deal with, handle, cope with
possess /pəˈzes/ Answer: own, have, retain, #lack (sess=sit i.e obsession, reside)
capability /keɪpəˈbɪlɪti/ Answer: ability, competence, potential, #inability (cap= hold i.e
caption, capacious)
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, competitive advantage Answer: an advantage that makes a company more able to succeed in
competing with others (pet= strive toward i.e appetite, petition)
recognition /rekəɡˈnɪʃn̩/ Answer: identification, know, awareness (gnit= know i.e cognition,
ignorant)
hospitality industry Answer: businesses such as hotels, bars, and restaurants that offer people
food, drink, or a place to sleep
dominated by Answer: the most prevalent, the most common (domin= master i.e domain,
predominate)
underdeveloped Answer: immature, weak, infantile
practices Answer: does, performs, exercises
substance /ˈsʌbstəns/ Answer: core, essence, central part
foster /ˈfɒstə/ Answer: nurture, raise
constructive /kənˈstrʌktɪv/ Answer: beneficial, positive, fruitful, #destructive (struct= build i.e
structure, instruct)
represent /riːprɪˈzent/ Answer: stand for, speak for, symbolize, #misrepresent
managerial /mænɪˈdʒɪərɪəl/ Answer: decision-making, administrative, organizational
enable /ɪˈneɪbl̩/ Answer: allow, permit, aid, assist. make possible, #prevent
draw out Answer: to mention, explain, elaborate
potential Answer: capacity, ability, aptitude (pot= power i.e despot, potentate)
broadly /ˈbrɔːdli/ Answer: largely, roughly, mostly
aspect /ˈæspekt/ Answer: feature, trait, quality (spect= look i.e prospect, speculate)
employee turnover Answer: the rate at which employees leave a company and are replaced by
new employees
recurring Answer: regular, frequent, repeated
cite /saɪt/ Answer: mentioned, refer to, quoted (cit= call i.e solicit, excite)
compensation /kɒmpenˈseɪʃn̩/ Answer: reward, benefit, payment
inadequate /ɪnˈædɪkwət/ Answer: deficient, unsatisfactory, too little, not enough, #sufficient
(equ= equal i.e equity, equivalence)
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hospitality /hɒspɪˈtælɪti/ Answer: welcome, friendly, kindness, warmth, #unfriendliness.
(hospit= host i.e hospice, hospital)
critical /ˈkrɪtɪkl̩/ Answer: crucial, significant, vital, important (crit= judge i.e criterion,
apocrine)
superior / suːˈpɪərɪə/ Answer: excellent, high-class, top-quality, first-class (super= above i.e
superb, supernova)
performance /pəˈfɔːməns/ Answer: presentation, show, enactment
accomplish /əˈkʌmplɪʃ/ Answer: achieve, done, finish.
acquire /əˈkwaɪə/ Answer: obtain, gain, attain, achieve, get hold of (quir= seek i.e conquer,
inquiry)
retain / rɪˈteɪn/ Answer: keep, hold, maintain
judicious /dʒuːˈdɪʃəs/ Answer: wise, sensible #stupid #foolish
aim Answer: goal, purpose, target, intention
sector /ˈsektə/ Answer: segment, part, area, zone, field
emphasize /ˈemfəsaɪz/ Answer: highlight, underline, stress, #understate
work-life balance Answer: the ability to give a sensible amount of time and effort to your
work and to your life outside
address Answer: solve, tackle, deal with, handle, cope with
possess /pəˈzes/ Answer: own, have, retain, #lack (sess=sit i.e obsession, reside)
capability /keɪpəˈbɪlɪti/ Answer: ability, competence, potential, #inability (cap= hold i.e
caption, capacious)
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, competitive advantage Answer: an advantage that makes a company more able to succeed in
competing with others (pet= strive toward i.e appetite, petition)
recognition /rekəɡˈnɪʃn̩/ Answer: identification, know, awareness (gnit= know i.e cognition,
ignorant)
hospitality industry Answer: businesses such as hotels, bars, and restaurants that offer people
food, drink, or a place to sleep
dominated by Answer: the most prevalent, the most common (domin= master i.e domain,
predominate)
underdeveloped Answer: immature, weak, infantile
practices Answer: does, performs, exercises
substance /ˈsʌbstəns/ Answer: core, essence, central part
foster /ˈfɒstə/ Answer: nurture, raise
constructive /kənˈstrʌktɪv/ Answer: beneficial, positive, fruitful, #destructive (struct= build i.e
structure, instruct)
represent /riːprɪˈzent/ Answer: stand for, speak for, symbolize, #misrepresent
managerial /mænɪˈdʒɪərɪəl/ Answer: decision-making, administrative, organizational
enable /ɪˈneɪbl̩/ Answer: allow, permit, aid, assist. make possible, #prevent
draw out Answer: to mention, explain, elaborate
potential Answer: capacity, ability, aptitude (pot= power i.e despot, potentate)
broadly /ˈbrɔːdli/ Answer: largely, roughly, mostly
aspect /ˈæspekt/ Answer: feature, trait, quality (spect= look i.e prospect, speculate)
employee turnover Answer: the rate at which employees leave a company and are replaced by
new employees
recurring Answer: regular, frequent, repeated
cite /saɪt/ Answer: mentioned, refer to, quoted (cit= call i.e solicit, excite)
compensation /kɒmpenˈseɪʃn̩/ Answer: reward, benefit, payment
inadequate /ɪnˈædɪkwət/ Answer: deficient, unsatisfactory, too little, not enough, #sufficient
(equ= equal i.e equity, equivalence)
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