4 Ways To Improve Your Vocabulary

Question 1

noun: ​continuing to keep something

muhafaza, tutma, alıkoyma; öğrenip özümleme; zihinde/akılda kalma

*Just like a clogged coffee filter yields a weak brew, your unfocused brain yields poor ———-.*

Answer 1

• retention

Question 2

verb : to fill something so that nothing can pass through it, or to be filled in this way

tıkamak, tıkanmak

*Just like a ———-ged coffee filter yields a weak brew, your unfocused brain yields poor retention.*

Answer 2

• clog

Question 3

verb : PRODUCE : to produce or provide something

ürün vermek, sağlamak, vermek

*Just like a clogged coffee filter ———s a weak brew, your unfocused brain ——-s poor retention.*

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to be forced to do something : kabul etmek, boyun eğmek, yapmaya zorlanmak

TRAFFIC [I] us uk give way : to stop in order to allow other vehicles to go past before you drive onto a bigger road

yol vermek; tâli yoldan ana yola girerken dikkatli/yavaş ve diğer araçları kollayarak girmek

Answer 3

• yield

Question 4

verb: to pour liquid somewhere without intending to

dökmek

*And if you try using the same filter between several pots, you’ll end up ———ing and wasting a lot of your coffee.*

Answer 4

• spill

Question 5

verb: CHANGE: to change something so that it is more accurate

elden geçirmek, gözden geçirmek

*While you may be able to ———- on the sofa, or on the beach, a properly set-up (ergonomic) study area can boost your learning effectiveness.*

STUDY [I, T] uk us review: B1 to study a subject before you take a test

sınavdan önce göz atmak/tekrar yapmak

Answer 5

• revise

Question 6

noun: a large, comfortable seat for more than one person

kanape, sedir

*While you may be able to revise on the ———-, or on the beach, a properly set-up (ergonomic) study area can boost your learning effectiveness.*

Answer 6

• sofa

Question 7

noun: ​how often something happens, especially something bad

oran, nispet

*Also, avoid studying with the sunlight (or any light) shining directly in your face, as glare from both ————s can tire your eyes.*

Answer 7

• incidence

Question 8

adjective: not having enough food, money, and the things that you need to have a normal life

yoksun

*You may already know this, but let me say it out loud: a tired, hungry or sleep_———— body is not a learning body.*

Answer 8

• deprived

Question 9

verb: GET STRONGER : to make sure that you become more powerful, or that success and achievements continue strongly

takviye etmek, sağlamlaştırmak, güçlendirmek

*While you sleep, your brain —————-s what you have learnt during the day, enhancing memory formation.*

COMBINE : to combine several things, especially businesses, so that they become more effective, or to be combined in this way

(iş) birleş(tir)mek, birlik oluşturmak, güçlenmek

*He —————d his businesses into one large company.*

Answer 9

• consolidate

Question 10

verb : to force things into a small space

tıkmak, tıkıştırmak, zorla yerleştirmek/sokmak, tıka basa doldurmak

*The refugees were ———-med into the truck.*

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[I] to study a lot before an exam

*Sometimes you are better off catching up on your ‘zzz’ before an exam or an important conversation than ———-ming all night.*

Answer 10

• cram

Question 11

verb: to show that something is less important, less good, or less true than it has been made to appear:

Açığa çıkarmak, gerçeği göstermek, putları kırmak

*While ‘brain training’ has been ————ed recently, there is one type of exercise that undoubtedly improves memory, learning and other cognitive skills.*

Synonym: expose

Answer 11

• debunk

Question 12

adverb: used to emphasize that something is true

hiç süphesiz, şüphesiz ki; kesinlikle

*While ‘brain training’ has been debunked recently, there is one type of exercise that ————- improves memory, learning and other cognitive skills.*

Answer 12

• undoubtedly

Question 13

noun: the act of delaying something that must be done, often because it is unpleasant or boring:

erteleme, oyalama

*Boredom and monotony of study sessions often lead to distractions and ——————, so break through it to keep your mind on track.*

Answer 13

• procrastination

Question 14

verb: APPEAR : to appear as a large, sometimes frightening shape

beklenenden/normalden çok daha büyük ve korkutucu olarak ortaya çıkmak

*Dark storm clouds ——-ed on the horizon.*

WORRY: If an unpleasant event ——–s, it is likely to happen soon.

olması yakın ve muhtemel olmak; eli kulağında olmak, gelip çatmak

*The threat of closure ———s over the workforce.*

Answer 14

• loom