Important Vocabulary

• Obvious: Evident
• Inexpensive: Low cost
• Inconsistent with or contrary to: At odds with
• Bad health: Illness
• Remembered (or not forgotten): Borne in mind
• Poor or unemployed people: Underclass
• Rich or wealthy people: Affluent
• Success: Achievements
• Unwillingly, not eagerly: Reluctantly
• Global or worldwide: Planetary
• Costly: Expensive
• Disposed of: Spent, or used, or consumed
• On our behalf: Done for us
• A physician: A medical doctor
• Ailments: (Non-serious) illnesses
• To resort to force: To use violence
• To coerce: To compel people to do something against their well
• A mortician: Someone who arranges funerals
• A plumber: Someone who fixes water pipes
• A host of: A large number of

Extracted From

MacKenzie, I. (2002). English for Business Studies: A course for Business Studies and Economics students (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press.