BUSINESS COMMUNICATION Q1
Chapter 1
Society = all the people who interact in a Generation = the average period of time
defined space and share culture between the birth of a person and the
birth of that person’s children
Source = a thing, place, activity that
something comes from Consequences = the results of a particular
action or situation
Diverse = different or varied
Manipulate = to skillfully handle, control
Estimate = to judge an amount partly by or use something
calculating and partly guessing
Contrast = a difference
Encounter = to meet someone or
experience something without planning to Evolve = develop/grow
Complex = having many closely related Global = worldwide
parts or details
Environment = surroundings or setting
Neutral = not supporting one purpose or
case above another Evidence = proof/facts
Item = a single thing in a set, group or list Symbolize = stand for or represent
Interact = to talk or work together with Transform = change/alter
others
Furthermore = in addition
Element = a basic or important part of
something Eventually = in the end
Contemporary = belonging to the present Decline = weaken
time; modern
Diane Schmitt and Norbert Schmitt - Focus on Vocabulary 2
Chapter 1
Society = all the people who interact in a Generation = the average period of time
defined space and share culture between the birth of a person and the
birth of that person’s children
Source = a thing, place, activity that
something comes from Consequences = the results of a particular
action or situation
Diverse = different or varied
Manipulate = to skillfully handle, control
Estimate = to judge an amount partly by or use something
calculating and partly guessing
Contrast = a difference
Encounter = to meet someone or
experience something without planning to Evolve = develop/grow
Complex = having many closely related Global = worldwide
parts or details
Environment = surroundings or setting
Neutral = not supporting one purpose or
case above another Evidence = proof/facts
Item = a single thing in a set, group or list Symbolize = stand for or represent
Interact = to talk or work together with Transform = change/alter
others
Furthermore = in addition
Element = a basic or important part of
something Eventually = in the end
Contemporary = belonging to the present Decline = weaken
time; modern
Diane Schmitt and Norbert Schmitt - Focus on Vocabulary 2
