English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced Book with Answers and Enhanced eBook Vocabulary Reference and Practice 3rd Edition

mundane
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tasks. Occasionally I have to 
meet a deadline
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or they need 
someone to 
volunteer
3
for something. Then the job is more 
rewarding
4
and 
stimulating
5
. Sometimes I have a heavy 
workload
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but at other times it can be 
quite light.
1
ordinary, not interesting
2
have something finished by a fixed day or time
3
offer to do something without 
being asked or told to do it
4
making you feel satisfied that you have done something important or useful, or 
done something well
5
encouraging new ideas or new thinking
6
amount of work I have to do
I start work at my machine at seven o’clock when I’m on the 
day shift
. The job’s 
mechanical
1
and 
repetitive
2
. All I ever think about is 
knocking off
3
at three o’clock. 
The shift I hate most is the 
night shift
. I start at ten and work till six in the morning. 
It’s a bit 
monotonous
4
. It’s not a 
satisfying
5
job – I feel I need something a bit more 
challenging
6
.
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you don’t have to think about what you are doing
2
the same thing is repeated every day
3
finishing work; 
informal
4
boring because it never changes
5
(does not) make me feel pleased 
by providing what I need or want
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that tests my ability or determination
I have a pretty 
glamorous
1
job. I’m a pilot. But the hours are 
irregular 
and 
anti-social
2
. 
I’m not 
stuck behind a desk
3
, but long-haul flights can be a bit