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Efficient Efficient (adj) /ɪˈfɪʃ.ənt/ working or performing in an organized, effective and fast way – effective – competent – effectual: As a busy medical doctor, I owe much of my success to my efficient secretary.
Rapport Rapport (noun) /ræˈpɔːʳ/ US /-ˈpɔːr/ a close and friendly relationship between people based on mutual understanding – relationship – bond: This job requires you to build a strong rapport with your colleagues.
In sync In sync (adv) if people or things are in sync, they work well together in agreement – in harmony – matching: In this company, the entire staff work perfectly in sync with each other.
Body language Body language (noun) changing your body movements or position, e.g. gesture, posture, etc. to show your feelings and communicate with others – mannerisms – stance: The deaf rely on nonverbal communication and body language to interact with each other.
District attorney District attorney (noun) a lawyer or prosecutor assigned by the US government in a particular area or district, prosecutor, lawyer, barrister, advocate, counsel, legal representative, attorney at law, public defender, criminal lawyer, solicitor: The district attorney could eventually arrest the culprit he was looking for.
Defendant Defendant /dɪˈfen.dənt/ (noun) a person in a court of law who is accused of having committed a crime, the accused, accused party, perpetrator, offender, respondent, suspect, culprit: There was a heated debate between the defendant and the plaintiff before the judge and the jury.
Dyad Dyad (noun) /ˈdʌɪad/ something that consists of two parts or elements – dichotomy – division – dualism: In the dyad of “teachers and students”, the former should always show enough empathy with the latter.
Inference Inference (noun) /ˈɪn.fər.ənts/ US /-fɚ-/ Any conclusion that you draw based on your reasoning or existing evidence: Because the evidence was insignificant, the detective could not make any inference about the identity of the murderer.
Solidarity Solidarity (noun) /ˌsɒl.ɪˈdær.ɪ.ti/ US /ˌsɑː.lɪˈder.ə.ţi/ general agreement and loyalty among the members of a group – alliance – team spirit – harmony: The sense of solidarity and team spirit among the staff of this company is actually unshakable.
Adjourn Adjourn /əˈdʒɜːn/ US /-ˈdʒɝːn/ (verb) to postpone a formal meeting or trial to another time, suspend judgement, defer, delay, put off, hold back, interrupt, recess: The trial took so much time and the jury had become weary. Therefore, the judge adjourned the trial.