Weekly Vocabulary

1. Word / Phrase: Chalazion

Meaning:a small circumscribed tumor of the eyelid formed by retention of secretions of the meibomian gland and sometimes accompanied by inflammation

Context: I saw it in a person file.

2. Word / Phrase: Transferring

Meaning: to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another

Context: They are always transferring people jobs in HR.

3. Word / Phrase: Register

Meaning: a book in which records of acts, events, names, etc., are kept

Context: This is always in files.

4. Word / Phrase: Confidentiality

Meaning: spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret

Context: Jennifer is always talking about confidential files

5. Word / Phrase: Maltreatment

Meaning: to treat or handle badly, cruelly, or roughly; abuse

Context: I saw it in a person resume.