The Search for Meaning in Work

1. The Search for Meaning in Work By: Paul Stevens

2. Counsel: • n. advice or guidance, especially as solicited from a knowledgeable person; a lawyer or group of lawyers giving legal advice and especially conducting a case in court e.g. a career counsel in-house legal counsel

3. counsel • V. to give advice or guidance to Students will be counseled by their lecturers and required to attend smoking cessation programme.

4. Close to (Line 9) • close to someone • friendly or intimate with someone. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) • She is very shy and really won't let anyone get close to her. • It is difficult to get close to a loner like Wally.

5. contemplation • Thoughtful observation or study • Contemplate: primary stress on the first syllable • Gaze • ponder

6. ingredient • an abstract part of something; food that is a component of a mixture in cooking Synonyms: component, constituent, element, factor • "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech"

7. Foreign to respondents in the survey • not familiar; strange

8. Take pride in (Line 24) • to be proud of someone or something. • I take a great deal of pride in my children. • She takes pride in her work and it shows in her products.

9. Pay packet (Line 28) • pay packet– • wages enclosed in an envelope for distribution to the wage earner

10. Payslip

11. Fluctuate (Line 38) • to change frequently and erratically: • share prices fluctuated wildly throughout the day

12. Guidance (Line 49) • help, advice, or instruction, usually from someone more experienced or more qualified: marriage guidance

13. At odds with (Line 52) • In disagreement; in conflict: Director Peckinpah and actor Scott were frequently at odds during filming Their views are frequently at odds with the perceptions of professionals.

14. drudgery • uninteresting work that must be done

15. Gritty determination (Line 60) • courageous and tough

16. A deeply valued pursuit (Line 64) • 1. the act of pursuing • 2. an occupation or pastime • "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits" • "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"

17. Setback (Line 65) • An unanticipated or sudden check in progress; a change from better to worse e.g. Our economy suffers a temporary setback and a slowdown.

18. Set aside (Line 69) • to reserve something for someone or some purpose. • I will set a piece of cake aside for you. Liz set aside some cake for Karen. • to save something for a particular purpose • It's wise to set aside some money for unexpected expenses that may come up in the future.

19. Synergy (Line 75) • the potential ability for individuals or groups to be more successful working together than on their own

20. Authentic (Line 79) • 1. of undisputed origin or authorship; genuine • 2. reliable or accurate • "an authentic account by an eyewitness"; • not counterfeit or copied; "an authentic signature";

21. Beckon from other directions (L84) • 1. to summon with a gesture • 2. to lure: fame beckoned

22. Approval (Line 85) • 1. consent • 2. a favourable opinion • "although she fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with approval" • 3. on approval (of articles for sale) with an option to be returned without payment if unsatisfactory: each volume in the collection will be sent to you on approval

23. Pay one’s dues (Line 88) • to have earned one's right to something through hard work or suffering. • He worked hard to get to where he is today. He paid his dues and did what he was told. • I have every right to be here. I paid my dues!

24. to pay the fees required to belong to an organization. • If you haven't paid your dues, you can't come to the club picnic. • How many people have paid their dues?

25. Participate (Line 91) • 1. To take part in something: participated in the festivities. • 2. To share in something: If only I could participate in your good fortune.

26. Grapple with (Line 96) • to deal with a problem; to get a "good hold" on a problem. • I have enough to grapple with now. • No more problems, please.I cannot grapple with any additional problems.

27. Fit together (Line 102) • to put the parts of something together. • First you have to fit the pieces together to see if they are all there. • I think I can fit the parts of the model airplane together.Do you think you can fit together all the parts of the puzzle?

28. fit together • [for things] to conform in shape to one another. All the pieces of the puzzle fit together. They really do.This nut and bolt just don't fit together.

29. Facilitate (Line 103) • to make easier the progress of: • the agreement helped facilitate trade between the countries

30. Dilemma (Line 108) • a situation offering a choice between two equally undesirable alternatives • USAGE:The use of dilemma to refer to a problem that seems incapable of a solution is considered by some people to be incorrect.

31. Satisfactory (Line 114 ) • giving satisfaction; • "satisfactory living conditions"; • "his grades were satisfactory" • meeting requirements; "the step makes a satisfactory seat"

32. Commence (Line 117) • take the first step or steps in carrying out an action • commence learning English • We commence building on March 18th

33. Interplay (Line 119) • the action and reaction of things upon each other • the interplay of light and shadow

34. Multifarious analysis (Line 123) • many and varied: • multifarious religious movements and political divisions sprang up around this time

35. Irrevocable (Line 128) • not possible to change or undo

36. Ordain (Line 129) • order by virtue of superior authority; decree; • "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; • "the legislature enacted this law in 1985"

37. Rational (Line 131) • 1. Having or exercising the ability to reason. • 2. Of sound mind; sane. • 3. Consistent with or based on reason; logical: rational behavior

38. Glimpse (Line 137) • a brief view: a glimpse of a rare snow leopard

39. A host of (Line 144) • 1. An army. • 2. A great number; a multitude.

40. Variable (Line 144) • Something that varies or is prone to variation. • adj.1. a. Likely to change or vary; subject to variation; changeable. • b. Inconstant; fickle.

41. Have a bearing on (Line 153) • to have relevance to something. • (Note the use of no and any in the negative.) • I know something that has some bearing on the issue you are discussing. • This has no bearing on anything that will happen today.This doesn't have any bearing on all that. • What bearing does John's decision have on the situation?

42. Conform (Line 144) • to agree with or behave within guidelines or regulations. • I hope that your policies will conform to our guidelines.Does my casual dress conform to your regulations?

43. Set ourselves up (Line 166) • to help establish someone in business; to provide the money someone needs to start a business. • My father set my sisters up in business. He helped set them up so he could keep the business in the family.

44. Debilitating (Line 177) • impairing the strength and vitality

45. Abdication (Line 181) • the formal act by a regent of resigning from his position.

46. Tapestry of life (Line 189) • a colourful and complicated situation that is made up of many different kinds of things: • the rich tapestry of Hindustani music • A heavy cloth woven with rich, often varicolored designs or scenes, usually hung on walls for decoration and sometimes used to cover furniture.

47. Bear up (Line 190) • (under something) • 1.Lit. to hold up under something; to sustain the weight of something. How is the new beam bearing up under the weight of the floor?It isn't bearing up. It broke. • 2.Fig. [for someone] to remain brave under a mental or emotional burden. Jill did not bear up well under problems with her family.Jill bore up quite well amid serious difficulties.