Workplace English: Tuesday's assignment

Workplace English: Tuesday's assignment: Good morning, everyone, How to Work Well in Canada is our theme this week. Trying to observe and understand culture is like trying...

Task 1:

Look up the meanings of the vocabulary words below.

Aggressive                                    
equality                            
          rituals  

Annoyed                                      
minimize                                      
task

Collaborative                                
oblivious                                    
valuable

Customs
                                        promptness          
                     values

Embarrassment

Aggressive: characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or thelike; militantly forward or menacing.

Annoyed: to disturb or bother (a person) in a way that displeases, troubles, or slightly irritates.

Collaborative: characterized or accomplished by collaboration.

Customs: a habitual practice; the usual way of acting in given circumstances.

Embarrassment: the state of being embarrassed; disconcertment; abashment.

Equality: the state or quality of being equal; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability.

Minimize: to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.

Oblivious: unmindful; unconscious; unaware (usually followed by of or to).

Promptness: done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay.

Rituals: of the nature of or practiced as a rite or ritual.

Task: a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.

Valuable: having considerable monetary worth; costing or bringing a high price.

Values: relative worth, merit, or importance.