Flashcards on Work and Employment Vocabulary

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What is the noun meaning 'a formal request for a job', and how is it spelled?

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Work and Employment Vocabulary

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Card 1

Question: What is the noun meaning 'a formal request for a job', and how is it spelled?

Answer: application

Card 2

Question: Which phrasal verb means 'to make a request to be considered for a job'?

Answer: apply for

Card 3

Question: What phrase means 'to be dismissed from a job' (informal)?

Answer: be fired

Card 4

Question: What noun refers to 'work or a job, especially paid work'?

Answer: employment

Card 5

Question: What is the noun for 'a place where crops or animals are raised'?

Answer: farm

Card 6

Question: What do you call a person who works on a farm raising animals or crops?

Answer: farmer

Card 7

Question: Which adjective describes someone who works independently for different clients rather than being employed by one company?

Answer: freelance

Card 8

Question: Which adjective describes a job that requires working the full number of hours considered standard?

Answer: full-time

Card 9

Question: What is the noun for the field of study or system concerned with laws?

Answer: law

Card 10

Question: What is the noun for a professional who practices law?

Answer: lawyer