Academic Vocabulary 24

Question 1

Mistreat

Answer 1

kötü davranmak

Both parents have denied charges of mistreating their children

Question 2

Constitute

Answer 2

Oluşturmak, teşkil etmek

They felt that our discussions with other companies constituted a ‘‘breach of our agreement’’. (sözleşmenin ihlali)

Question 3

İnfluence

Answer 3

Etkilemek

to affect or change how someone or something develops, behaves, or thinks

Question 4

Favor

Answer 4

Tercih etmek

to support or prefer one particular possibility:

Democrats favored a temporary (geçici,daimi olmayan) increase in the state sales tax

Question 5

Evaluate

Answer 5

Değerlendirmek

It’s impossible to evaluate these results without knowing more about the research methods employed

Question 6

Presume

Answer 6

varsaymak, farzetmek (assume)

I presume (that) they’re not coming, since they haven’t replied to the invitation

Question 7

Ensure

Answer 7

Sağlama almak, garantiye almak

Their 2–0 victory today has ensured the Italian team a place in the Cup Final

Question 8

Tolerate

Answer 8

hoş görmek, müsamaha etmek

I will not tolerate that kind of behaviour in my class.

I won’t tolerate lying.

Question 9

Rear

Answer 9

Yetiştirmek, büyütmek

Some women make a deliberate choice to rear a child alone.

He describes how these birds rear their young.

Question 10

Assemble

Answer 10

Toplanmak, bir araya getirmek

We assembled in the meeting room after lunch.

This is where the car engines are assembled.

Question 11

Flow

Answer 11

Akmak

Lava from the volcano was flowing down the hillside.

Many short rivers flow into the Pacific Ocean.

Question 12

Declare

Answer 12

Deklare etmek, ilan etmek, beyan etmek, ifade etmek

She declared (that) it was the best chocolate cake she had ever tasted.

America declared war on Japan in 1941

They declared themselves (to be) bankrupt (iflas)

Question 13

Assert

Answer 13

İddia etmek, öne sürmek

The book asserts that the 1969 moon landing was a hoax.

Question 14

Obey

Answer 14

İtaat etmek

to act according to what you have been asked or ordered to do by someone in authority (otorite), or to behave according to a rule, law, or instruction:

The soldiers refused to obey

Question 15

Envisage

Answer 15

Tasavvur etmek

He wasn’t what I’d expected - I’d envisaged someone much taller.

to imagine or expect something in the future, especially something good:

Train fare increases of 15 percent are envisaged for the next year.

It’s envisaged that building will start at the end of this year.

Question 16

Perform

Answer 16

Yapmak, icra etmek

Computers can perform a ‘‘variety of’’ (çeşitli) tasks (görev,vazife).

The operation will be performed next week.

Most of the students performed well in the exam.

Question 17

Diverge

Answer 17

Sapmak, birbirinden ayrılmak

They walked along the road together until they reached (ulaşmak) the village, but then their paths (yol) diverged.

Although the two organizations have worked together for many years, their objectives (hedef, amaç) have diverged recently (son dönemlerde).

Question 18

Conflict with

Answer 18

… İle çelişmek

The results of the new research would seem (gözükmek,görünmek) to conflict with existing theories

Question 19

Confuse

Answer 19

Kafa karıştırmak, aklını karıştırmak

You’re confusing him! Tell him slowly and one thing at a time.

Question 20

Comprise

Answer 20

İçermek

The course comprises a class book, a practice book, and a CD.

Oluşturmak

Italian students comprise 60 percent of the class.