C-Suite Vocabulary — Set 1: Quick Drills flashcards
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Meaning to word: 33 of the Set 1 words, from a fresh one-line definition back to the word itself, with one example sentence set at work.
Drills deck · part of C-Suite Vocabulary · written against: The precise words of senior leadership: board, strategy and negotiation; extends the Willys app's Executive Register list; our own word selection. Updated 2026-10-10.
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Which word means recklessly bold, taking on dangers without stopping to count the cost?rashJudgment & Prudence
Borrowing against her house to open a fourth café, with no cushion if sales dipped, was rash of Delphine. -
Which word means deserving belief because its source or backing is trustworthy?credibleArgument & Evidence
Customers found the apology credible because the founder announced refunds the same day. -
Which word means easy to overlook because there is so little of it to notice?subtlePrecision & Nuance
A subtle shift in the client's tone told Ingrid the renewal was at risk. -
Which word means plainly true on its face, so that offering support for it would be pointless?self-evidentCertainty & Doubt
"Isn't it self-evident that customers hate waiting?" Paolo asked, but the data disagreed.
Also right: axiomatic -
Which word means how big something really is, whether reckoned in numbers or in consequences?magnitudeScale & Consequence
The magnitude of the order, ninety thousand units, forced the plant onto weekend shifts. -
Which word means the restless motion of things that keep shifting and have not come to rest?fluxChange & Trajectory
After months of flux, the team finally got a fixed product roadmap. -
Which word means even in the face of a hurdle that, in the end, changes nothing?notwithstandingConcession & Diplomacy
The renovation, notwithstanding two months of delays, came in under budget. -
Which word means too raw to work, because too little thought has gone into it yet?half-bakedVagueness & Weak Thinking
Thorvald pitched a half-baked app idea with no budget, timeline or users. -
Which word means ranking above every other consideration, overriding all the rest?paramountForce & Obligation
In the clean room, hygiene is paramount; even visitors wear full gowns. -
Which word means to treat a resource like the last water on a long trek, spending only what is truly needed?husbandScope & Restraint
With one mechanic left, Yvette husbanded his hours for the trucks that mattered most.
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