Matching Meanings
Choose the word which best matches the meaning of the academic word that’s been highlighted in each sentence below.
Increased spending on direct advertising is a key component of our marketing plan.
- limit
- framework
- result
- part
This is a complex question which requires careful consideration.
- important
- new
- not simple
- separate
We see a lot of each other as we work in adjacent buildings.
- small
- next-door
- see-through
- modern
The project team consist(s) of the HR manager, a marketing consultant and the company accountant.
- needs
- is made up
- is looking
- is part
The elderly constitute a large and growing proportion of the population.
- change
- work
- use
- are
The conference will encompass a number of themes ranging from management to finance.
- attend
- take place
- answer
- cover
The joint venture bore the names of both parent companies but was in reality an entirely separate legal entity.
- person
- place
- problem
- thing
The final draft of the report incorporate(d) a number of revisions.
- needed
- was written
- included
- changed
The central government established the parameter(s) within which local governments can work.
- money
- limits
- parts
- buildings
Management must accept its portion of the blame for the company’s poor performance.
- result
- share
- cause
- failure
The company needs to reduce its costs substantial(ly) if it is to remain competitive.
- a lot
- quickly
- well
- expensively
His research was outside the established paradigm, which meant that it was difficult to attract funding.
- framework
- society
- class
- library
