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Enhance your English with practical, advanced vocabulary. Learn the words and use them with the speaking questions below.

Unit 2: Vocabulary

11. Bifurcation (noun) – The division of something into two distinct branches, directions, or contradictory paths.
12. Codify (verb) – To arrange, formalize, and establish laws, rules, or operational procedures into a systematic code.
13. Disparate (adjective) – Contain elements that are fundamentally different in kind and entirely distinct from one another.
14. Exacerbate (verb) – To make a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse or more intense.
15. Incongruity (noun) – The state of being out of place, inconsistent, or incompatible with surrounding facts or expectations.
16. Proactive (adjective) – Creating or controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than responding to it after it occurs.
17. Rationale (noun) – A set of reasoned explanations or a logical basis underlying a particular belief, policy, or decision.
18. Reciprocity (noun) – The practice of exchanging things, favors, or concessions with others for mutual benefit.
19. Sanction (verb/noun) – To give official permission, approval, or authorization for an action (or impose a penalty).
20. Vetting (noun) – The thorough investigation and critical evaluation of a person, vendor, proposal, or candidate.

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Speaking Prompts

11. Are you noticing a bifurcation in customer demands between budget solutions and premium services?
12. How does your organization codify tacit expertise into formal operational playbooks?
13. How do you manage data streams coming from multiple disparate software platforms during reporting?
14. How can miscommunication between departments exacerbate an already difficult client escalation?
15. How would you handle a situation where there is a clear incongruity between reported metrics and actual team performance?
16. What proactive measures can your team put in place to prevent recurring quality defects?
17. How do you present the underlying business rationale when asking for additional project headcount?
18. How can professional reciprocity help build long-term relationships with external suppliers?
19. Does your compliance officer need to sanction all new vendor contracts before they are signed?
20. What steps does your team take during the formal vetting process before onboarding strategic partners?