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Advanced Words Needed for TOEFL - Professional Life and Occupations

Here you will learn some English words about professional life and occupations, such as "convene", "artisan", "mason", etc. that are needed for the TOEFL exam.

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Advanced Words Needed for TOEFL
to adjourn
[verb]
to stop a meeting, trial, or game in order to resume it sometime later
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to convene
[verb]
to meet or bring together a group of people for an official meeting
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arduous
[adjective]
requiring vigorous effort, particularly on a continuous basis
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collaborative
[adjective]
involving or done by two or more parties working together toward a shared goal
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grueling
[adjective]
extremely tiring, challenging, and demanding strenuous effort and perseverance
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hectic
[adjective]
busy and full of activity
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intermittent
[adjective]
occurring irregularly over a period of time
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menial
[adjective]
(of work) not requiring special skills, often considered unimportant and poorly paid
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painstaking
[adjective]
requiring, involving, or done with a lot of effort and care
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solitary
[adjective]
done or existing alone and not involving other people
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chartered
[adjective]
(of a plane, ship, or boat) hired for a special purpose
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artisan
[noun]
a skilled craftsperson who creates objects partly or entirely by hand
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bailiff
[noun]
an officer in a court of law whose responsibility is to keep order, watch prisoners, etc.
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bursar
[noun]
a person whose responsibility is to manage the finances of a school, college, or university
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consul
[noun]
an official appointed by a government to represent that government in a foreign city
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executioner
[noun]
‌a person, especially an official, whose role or job is to kill convicted people as a means of punishment
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exterminator
[noun]
a person whose profession is to kill certain types of animals or insects that are not wanted in a place
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headhunter
[noun]
a person whose job is to find and approach skillful people that fit a specific job and persuade them to take a higher position
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fundraiser
[noun]
a person whose job or task is to collect money for a charity, cause, or an organization
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handler
[noun]
a person whose job is to train or coach someone important, especially an athlete
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machinist
[noun]
someone who operates a machine, especially an industrial one
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mason
[noun]
a craftsman who builds using stone
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midwife
[noun]
a person, particularly a woman, whose occupation is helping a woman during childbirth
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mortician
[noun]
someone who prepares dead bodies for burial or cremation and arranges funerals as their job
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superintendent
[noun]
(in the US) a person who works as the head of an urban police department
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vice president
[noun]
an executive officer whose rank is just below the rank of the president of a country and who can act in place of the president in certain cases to fulfill presidential duties
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quorum
[noun]
the minimum number of people that must be present for a meeting to officially begin or for decisions to be made
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guild
[noun]
an association of people who work in the same industry or have similar goals or interests
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demotion
[noun]
a reduction in one's rank, position, or status, often as a form of punishment
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workaholic
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a person who works compulsively and finds it hard to stop working to do other things
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