EXEC VOCAB LIST

1. The CEO is adamant about the company’s need to expand into global markets. 2. The 43-year-old is adamant about making it home every night for dinner.

1. I would characterize 2012 as a year of fortuitous happenings. 2. You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist. 3. He outlined the symptoms that still characterize the disorder, including delusions, hallucinations and disorganized thinking.

1. The president’s ideas were not original or insightful, most agreed they sounded contrived. 2. The Internet craze produced a slew of contrived dot-com businesses

1. Most people assimilate new languages gradually over time, but she had the uncanny ability to rapidly master new languages. 2. It is important for new immigrants to assimilate into American culture.

1. Surveillance camera has become ubiquitous in almost every major city. 2. I have always believe that fast-food restaurants have become so ubiquitous have spoiled the uniqueness of small town and cities restaurants.

1. I'm not quite sure how to construe your strange behavior in the meeting today. 2. I apologize if I have misconstrued your statements.

1. I think the major points of this argument is tenuous at best. 2. You presented a very cogent argument unlike your opponent's which was tenuous. 3. His responses to the questions demonstrated that he had a tenuous understanding of the issues and was not the right person to interview on the subject at hand. 4. A good negotiator will never appear tenuous.

1. Mike was ambivalent about going on vacation and leaving the project in someone else’s hands. 2. Some Catholics are ambivalent about women becoming priests. 3. I was ambivalent about going on vacation and leaving the project in someone else’s hands.

My friends and I always have some desultory conversation while we are on the phone. My mind races in desultory thoughts.

1. formal engage in conversation; talk:she could be heard on the telephone confabulating with someone. 2. have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action" [syn: confer, confab, consult] 3. She loved to confabulate with her coworkers in the lunch.

The company president made a wise decision to accede to consumer pressure and lower the prices of his goods

Adopted children must face issues of abandonment as they grow older.

But Bowser could appoint new and aggressive leaders in other city agencies, where Gray’s appointees have tended to be more cautious.

The more vigilant Allen was, the more resentful and alienated Nicholas became, and the worse things got.

White was amazed when around 500 people showed up.

"I can tell you, he's keeping his doctors amused."

When rumors have circulated that officers were about to clear the site, Chan has sought to calm anxious protesters.

“And some people are able to inspire otherwise apathetic young people to vote.”

Then, ashamed and embarrassed, he disappeared under a duvet and grieved.

"Oh my God," he sputters, clearly astonished by the claim.

One awareness patient, formerly a jazz aficionado, developed a bizarre aversion to the style after an awareness experience.

A small percentage use it for avoidance, to create a distraction, and an even smaller percentage use it to get attention.

But she is too bored and depressed to sleep.

And Pierce, confident as ever, will not hesitate to shoot.

Veterans service organizations had braced for a flood of calls from confused veterans, but said so far they’ve not heard any complaints.

"To share in this way is courageous, powerful and generous," Dunham tweeted at the time, adding a link to Dylan Farrow's letter.

Try not to be too critical when assessing students' first drafts, but do focus on key places where they can improve.

Hours of rehabilitation left him feeling depressed at times.

At the end, in despair, Katerina drowns herself in a lake, dragging her rival with her.

Instead of making him more likable, it made him more detestable and he ended up becoming passive-aggressive.

In the aftermath of the quake, ordinary Italians were devastated and outraged.

One mother, Koh Young-hee, said she was deeply disappointed and furious because she had hoped that all of the defendants would be sentenced to death.

People were scared, disillusioned and confused, so they didn’t vote.

One side was euphoric, the other dismayed, but both foes and supporters of same-sex marriage swiftly turned their attention to the U.S.

"It appears some disrespectful cowards spray painted their tagging crew and tagger names over the memorial," the police department stated on its Facebook page.

Her parents, though, were distant, and the young Jean soon developed the strong independent streak which has characterised her life.

Democratic-primary voters are always eager to see a fresh potential candidate.

"I was just so ecstatic to get the ring back."

Together, they embrace then pull apart as if embarrassed by the physical closeness.

Instead I felt empty, and inside I wanted to cry.

Niall had been a goofy, energetic, creative kid who wasn’t quite sure what he wanted to do with his life.

When he returned home, he searched his wife’s cell phone and became enraged when he found a picture of another man, prosecutors said.

"Musically, visually, the image, the performance, everything aligned. I was very excited."

“If someone talks about using force, I am frightened,” she said.

"But it still make me sad that I can’t speak well. I call my interpreter when I get frustrated."

White House officials were furious, calling Krone's behavior "unprofessional."

Bonus points for having Unser actually feel guilty about taking a life.

He is hesitant around me, kind of respectfully shy.

His critique of Reaganism, published in 1986, missed what others plainly saw, that a genuinely hopeful spirit was animating the American right.

They continued to back Mr. Dunkle, saying an independent investigation had found he had not created a hostile work environment, Bishop Sisk said.

Giving children a time to present their work makes them feel important, which leads to their taking their work more seriously.

Watching your children founder in school can leave a parent feeling hopeless and inadequate.

A few staffers, though, seemed either indifferent or downright surly.

We love watching the pros, but let's be honest, it can make us feel a bit inferior when it comes to our golf games.

The result was an act of parliament that, in attempting to satisfy everyone, infuriated millions.

Her older sister, Boedges added, “is an inquisitive girl, very talkative.”

I was so insecure, and I hated myself.

“Hell, a kid’s already scared of being small and insignificant,” he once said.

Are you feeling inspired and ready to put your new-found, seemingly easy strategies into action starting tomorrow?

She learned Braille “because I’m interested in tactile things. I’m interested in hair as a language. So why not go to a tactile language?”

The couple grew so intimate that the woman promised she would move to New York in six months.

But he spoke like a frustrated political veteran, as if decades of merely watching the news had left him irritated and saddened.

"Growing up, I was isolated from this issue, rarely talked about it," Stonebraker said.

"I think it was really hard. I think he was a little jealous of the video guy at first," Gomez joked.

Those who are asleep at the switch, or judgmental, get hurt.

It was as if the reduced expectations had liberated her.

The man they are seeking is described as a survivalist and an excellent shot, with a loathing for law-enforcement officials.

Company exhausted him, even though he grew lonely in its absence.

“Because either way you voted on that, you’re making somebody mad. And the financial sector was furious.”

She said the talks were going well and she felt optimistic that progress could be made.

She was a little overwhelmed with being the adored focus of such power, as he rose and fell.

In 2001, my husband and I ditched the dot-com rat race of Silicon Valley for a more peaceful life in the mountains of Lake Tahoe.

The bankers who arrange the loan deals say that they are perplexed.

He says the fourth “Toy Story” installment will “open a new chapter” in the lives of Woody, Buzz and their playful pals.

The first option is benevolent, but the second is powerful.

“He’s very stubborn, a little fighter. And that’s why I’m proud of him,” his father told the TV station.

The teenagers did not appear to be engaged in violent or provocative behavior at the time they were shot.

In a statement, Chow said the running back was “contrite, embarrassed and remorseful.”

These incidents now strike us as repugnant discrimination.

This is how we, the electorate, are being described: sour, dyspeptic, demoralized, disgusted, rebellious, frustrated, resentful, angry.

Have football's routinely ridiculed executives actually changed something for the better?

“I was thrilled we shot more free throws as a team than James Harden,” a sarcastic Sixers coach Brett Brown said.

"I'm scared right now," she said as she watched smoke from the burning house.

The child was sensitive, perceiving even the slightest teasing as an aggressive attack.

The photo of a wide-eyed, shocked Loren glancing over at Mansfield captures a classic Hollywood moment.

Faced with skeptical — or sexist — editors and colleagues, the women found that work sometimes came at the price of their personal lives.

Finally, a textbook that teaches women the manly pursuit of science in terms that our feeble, submissive lady brains will understand.

The survey suggested that most customers remained suspicious of how companies used their data.

"She knew she was going to be murdered. She was terrified".

"I was disgusted that my voice was ignored, but they felt threatened after being called by a politician."

"She is so funny and vulnerable," he said.

Executive coach Maureen Moriarty believes that those who fail to communicate their feelings at work are often perceived as aloof, cold, withdrawn or untrustworthy.

According to the survey, 80% of Americans are worried about the government’s monitoring of phone and Internet communications.

“I was just tired of it. I was letting my family down; I was feeling worthless.”