Friday, September 28, 2007

Vocabulary: “Workaholics”

A workaholic is a person who is compulsively addicted to work.

An alcoholic is addicted to alcohol.

Alcohol and work can both be addictive.

Compulsive work can keep you from enjoying life.

That executive is compulsive about work. He lives in his office -- even on weekends.

Work, alcohol, smoking and shopping can be addictions for people with compulsive behavior.

Note that adjectives can describe persons or things. Decide whether the word describes persons or things:

addicted = adjective describing _____________________

addictive = adjective describing __________________________

compulsive = adjective describing ________________________

or _____________________________

compulsion, addiction = nouns describing a problem of behavior without self-control.

Drinking too much alcohol is a sign of an addiction. He has a compulsion to work all the time.

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