Public Administration Personnel:

Role-Types

A. Vocabulary

List of the Key Words and Expressions

Learn the following words and word-combinations using the information presented in the Vocabulary section at the end of the book (Unit 4):

lead (v) - led

to be led into the courtroom; to ~ a child by the hand; to ~ down to the river; to ~ a full, active life; to ~ a campaign; to ~ a band, an orchestra; to ~ a meeting

lead (n)

to assume the ~, take the ~ ; to build up one's ~, increase one's ~ ; to give up/ lose the ~; to hold/ maintain the ~ ; the ~ of the governor; to give a ~

leader (n)

born/ natural ~ ; majority ~ ; minority ~ ; military ~

leadership (n)

lend (v) - lent

to ~ the money to smb

Identify (V)

to ~ the intruder to the police; to ~ oneself; to ~ the limits

Identification (n)

overload (n)

overload (v)

demand (v)

to ~ money from the passengers

demand (n)

excessive ~ ; moderate/ modest/ reasonable ~ ; make ~ ; meet ~ ; satisfy ~ ; give in to ~ ; yield to ~ ; reject ~ ; payment on ~ ; to create a ~ ; meet/ satisfy a ~ ; enormous/ great/ brisk/ strong ~ ; a brisk ~ for home computers; small cars are in great ~; limited ~ ; the law of supply and ~

overwhelm (v)

appoint (v)

to ~ the time; to ~ smb. professor of the University; to be ~ed to the position; to ~ smb. а task; to ~ smb to do smth

appointment (n)

hold an ~ ; according to an ~ ; to break an ~ ; keep an ~ ; make an ~ (with), set up an ~ (with), book an ~ (with)

role (n)

to assume, take (on) a ~; to assign, hand out ~s; to perform, play, support a ~; key ~ ; leading ~ ; secondary ~ ; starring ~ ;Syn: part

initiate (v)

to ~ new members into the society; to ~ a program of reform

initiation (n)

initiative (n)

initiate (n)

initiate (adj)

oversee (v) - oversaw ; - overseen

to ~ all the company's advertising; to be overseen by environmental experts

assist (v)

to ~ at her first operation; to ~ with the editing of a manuscript; to be ~ ed at dinner

assistance (n)

to render (give, offer, provide) ~ ; considerable/great ~ ; economic/financial ~ ; legal ~ ; public ~ ; to be of considerable ~ to us; any ~ will be gratefully received

assistant (n)

teaching ~

probation (n)

to be on ~

Interfere (V)

to ~ in smth; to ~ with our plans; their interests were very little ~ed.

Interference (n)

unwarranted ~

justify (v)

to ~ science in the eyes of the nation; to ~ (as) bail; to ~ an assertion

require (v)

to be ~-ed to go there; to ~ that everyone attend/should attend the meeting; it ~s careful consideration; hard work will be ~ed of students; the house ~s painting

requirement (n)

flexible (adj)

a ~ schedule

flexibility (n)

to demonstrate, show ~ ; to have enough ~

complain (v)

to ~ of a headache; to ~ about that boy; to ~ to the boy's mother

complaint (n)

top (n)

to come/rise to the ~ ; •• to be/sit on ~ of the world to be at the ~ of the ladder/tree

top (adj)

the ~ floor; ~ value; ~ form; one of the world's ~ journalists •• top secret

top (v)

bottom (n)

at the ~ of the page; to go to the ~ ; to stand on one's own ~ ; to get (down) to/at the ~ of

bottom (adj)

the ~ step; ~ price

treat (v)

to ~ with reverence; to ~ upon the subject •• treat as; treat for

treat (n)

the usual ~ ; to promise a ~

believe (v)

we soon ~ what we desire; ~ it or not; to ~ firmly, sincerely, strongly; mistakenly ~ ; to ~ in early rising, I ~ so

belief (n)

to express a ~ ; to hold to a ~; to shake one's ~ ; to give up one's ~ ; erroneous/false/mistaken ~ ; firm/strong/unshakable ~ ; popular/prevalent ~ ; to the best of my ~

obscure (adj)

misty and ~ day; an ~ poet; an ~ country village

obscure (v)

entrepreneur (n)

an independent ~ ; a private ~

affect (v)

shouting ~s the voice; to ~ smb. deeply, profoundly, strongly, to be ~ed by influenza

affect (n)