incorporate additional factors or data 5. impossible - describes a situation that is extremely difficult to deal with or solve 6. international - describes a situation that is extremely difficult to deal with or solve 7. irregular - not according to usual rules or what is expected 8. misunderstood - incorrectly understood or interpreted 9. miscalculate - to count or estimate incorrectly 10. overpaid - paid too much or more than usual 11. overbooked - to sell more tickets or places for an aircraft, holiday, etc. than are available 12. postgraduate - a student who has already got one degree and is studying at a university for a more advanced qualification 13. prepaid - paid for earlier 14. rewrite - to write something such as a book or speech again, in order to improve it or change it because new information is available 15. unstoppable - unable to be stopped or prevented from developing 16
The same will be true of the added expense of accessories like tinted windows, better tires, or special trim that the dealer might suggest in sequence. The trick is to bring up the options inde- pendently of one another so that each small price will seem petty when compared READER ' S REPORT 1.2 From a University of Chicago Business School Student hile waiting to board a flight at O'Hare, I heard a desk agent announce W that the flight was overbooked and that, if passengers were willing to take a later plane, they would be compensated with a voucher worth $1O,000! Of course, this exaggerated amount was a joke. It was supposed to make peo- ple laugh. It did. But I noticed that when he then revealed the actual offer (a $200 voucher), there were no takers. In fact, he had to raise the offer twice, to $300 and then $500, before he got any volunteers.