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Viable

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Adj
Able to be done, possible
Noun - viablity

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Redundancy

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Noun
the state of being not or no longer needed or useful

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Glimpse

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Noune
A brief look (anlik bakis)
I only got a glimpse of the car

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Glance

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Verb
To look briefly (Kisa bakis atmak)
She glanced at her reflection

Glance eachother-bakismak
Glance through-hizlica okumak
Glance over/at-goz gezdirmek

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Glance off

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Verb
If an object glances off something, it hits it at an angle and bounces away in another direction (Siyirip gecmek)
The ball glanced off the edge of his racquet.

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Do away with

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Verb
Eliminate, destroy, make an end of

We must make every effort to do away with all discrimination.

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Dispair

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Verb
To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of

Noun
Loss of hope (umutsuzluk/caresizlik)
He turned around in despair, aware that he was not going to survive.

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Streamline

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To streamline an organization or process means to make it more efficient by removing unnecessary parts of it.

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Monetize

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To convert something into money (paraya cevirmek/para basmak)

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Illustrious

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Adj
Brilliant, highly distinguish, well known

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Convene

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To come together
You need to convene your employee as a group to discuss the situation

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Intuition

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Noun
A sense of something not evident and deducible
You should listen to your intuition

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Evident

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Adj
Obviously true by observation (belli/apacik)
It was evident she was angry

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Evidently

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Adj
Obviously
You said you would text me in the evening, but you lied, evidently.

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Deduce

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Verb

If you deduce something or deduce that something is true, you reach that conclusion because of other things that you know to be true.
Alison had cleverly deduced that I was the author of the letter

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Deducible

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Adj
Capable of being concluded or understood through reasons

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Controversy

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Discussion (noun)
He doesn’t like contreversy

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Inclusive

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Adj
Including everything concerned (kapsamli)
He gave us an inclusive list

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Comprehensive

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Adj

Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something

There is no such a thing as a comprehensive textbook.

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Ambiguous

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Adj
Unclear, uncertain
He gave an ambiguous answe

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Detrimental to

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Adj
Causing damage or harm
Smoking tobacco can be detrimental to your health.

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Overhaul

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Noun
A major repair, remake, renovation, or revision
The engine required a complete overhaul to run properly.

Verb - renovate
Engine is being overhauled

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Overarching

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Adj
Covering, including, all-embracing or overwhelming
Articulate overarching goals to employees to decrease the ambiguity in the group

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Articulate

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Verb

To explain; to put into words; to make something specific
I like this painting, but I can’t articulate why.

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Incompatible

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Inconsistent, contradictory, inharmoniously

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Prevail

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Verb
To be superior in strength, dominance, to gain advantage over others, to have the upper hand

Adj - ex: prevailing strategy

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Compelling

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Difficult
Compelling situation to overcome

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Adhesive

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Noun
Substance like glue

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Intact

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Adj
Untouched, especially by anything that harms, defiles, or the like; uninjured; whole; undefiled; left complete or entire; not damaged
I packed my belongings carefully so that they would survive the move intact.

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Conform

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Verb

If you conform, you behave in the way that you are expected or supposed to behave.

Many children who can’t or don’t conform are often bullied

He did not feel obliged to conform to the rules that applied to ordinary men rebel

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Confirm

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Verb
To approve

I’d like to confirm my reservation for the 30th.

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With unanimity

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When there is unanimity among a group of people, they all agree about something or all vote for the same thing.

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Opponent

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A player of the other side; a member of the partnership to which one is opposed
In a sporting contest, your opponent is the person who is playing against you

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Interdependence

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Noun
Logical or natural association between two or more things, connection

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Interdepentent

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Adj
Mutually dependent

36
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Cohesiveness

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Noun
The state of connecting
Connection
Team’s cohesiveness is important for the process of project

37
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Foster (v)

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To promote the growth and development
Ex. To foster new ideas

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Foster

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Providing parental care and nurture to children not related through legal or blood ties:
Ex.foster parents

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Firm (adj)

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definitely established; decided; settled
Not soft rigid and solid

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Liaison

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communication and contact between groups or units

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Stealthy

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Adj
So slow, deliberate, and secret as to escape observation

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Decelerate

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To decrease, to slow down

43
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Span

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N

the complete duration or extent: the span of his life.

44
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Contemplate

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Verb

To look at attentively and thoughtfully: “He stood at the hall closet, contemplating his hats”

45
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Incompatible

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Noun
incapable of living or existing together in peace or harmony; conflicting or antagonistic

46
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Competence

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Noun

the condition of being capable; ability

47
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Coalition

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a combination or alliance, esp. a temporary one between factions, parties, states, etc.

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Inquire

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Verb
To seek information/answers by asking a question

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Explicit

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Adj
Fully and clearly expressed, leaving nothing implied
They were explicit in their criticism

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Imply

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Verb
To express, mean
Her words imply a lock of caring

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Fish out of water

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Idiom
To refer to a person who is in unfamiliar, and often uncomfortable surroundings
He was a fish out of water before he learns how things work in this company.

52
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Acronym

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Bas hartlerden olusan kisaltma

53
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Leeway

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Room for free movements within limits
Extra time, space etc.
The instructions give us plenty of leeway
We have ten minutes leeway to act.

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Emphasis

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Noun
Special expression that gives importance to smth
Newspaper’s emphasis on local affairs caused a confusion in the region

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Emphasize

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Verb
To give emphasis to
To cause to appear important or deserving attention

56
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Deceive

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Verb
To cause to believe what is not true, to mislead

57
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Praise

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Noun
Compliment, expression of approval

58
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Hiccup

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Hickirmak

59
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Jabber

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Verb
To speak or say rapidly without making sense

60
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Compassion

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a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for someone struck by misfortune, accompanied by a desire to alleviate the suffering; mercy.

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Assertive

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Confident and direct in claiming one’s right or putting forward one’s views

62
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Conscience

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Noun
An awareness of morality in regard to one’s behavior; a sense of right and wrong that urges one to act morally
eg. Let your conscience be your guide

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Conscientious

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Adj
Governed by or done according to conscience
Eg. A conscientious judge

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Competence

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Noun
The condition of being capable; ability
Eg. He has achieved a certain level of competence in reading
Eg. That is not within my conoetence

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Competent

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Adj
Capable, skilled
You are competent to play a piano, you are a competent pianist

66
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Infrastructure

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Noun
The basic structure of an organization; facilities, services, and installations needed for the functioning

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Dispute

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Verb
To express disagreement

68
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Ambiquous

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Not certain, doubtful
Open for more than one interpretation

69
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Interpret

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To explain and to show the meaning of
The newspapers interpreted the character with the great sublety

70
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Aspiration

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Noun
A strong desire for high achievement

71
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Uphold

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Ver
To maintain
Uphold a standard of behaviour

72
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Being opposed to

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To present in contrast
The ideas that were opposed to each other in her first book

73
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Governance

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Noun
A method, system of government and management

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Surplus

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Adj
Being more than or in excess of what is needed or required

75
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Perquisite

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A payment, profit or benefir received in addition to a regular wage or salary

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Incentive

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Reward / tesvik

77
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Explicit

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Noun clearly expressed
Leaving nothing to implication

78
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Lenient

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Noun

Not harsh or strict; merciful or generous
Lenient rules

79
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Leniency

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Musamaha

lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers

80
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Tangible

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Somut

81
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Perishable

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Goods such as food that are perishable go bad after quite a short length of time.

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