Academic Vocabulary 4

Question 1

Astonish

Answer 1

Şaşırtmak (suprise, astound)

His strange (garip tuhaf) behavior ( davranış tutum) ….ed me

Question 2

Break out

Answer 2

Çıkmak (erupt)

When the car …. …., thousand of people were displaced (yerinden çıkarmak, yerinden etmek)

Question 3

Collide (with)

Answer 3

Çarpışmak (crash into, hit)

The car ….d with a lorry in front of the theater

Question 4

Conform (to/ with)

Answer 4

Uymak (obey, comply with, agree with)

You must …. …. the standards

Question 5

Convince…(of)

Answer 5

İkna etmek, inandırmak (persuade)

He ….d everyone that he was innocent (masum)

He ….d me of his innocence

He ….d his gf to marry him

Question 6

Differ

Answer 6

Farklılık göstermek (vary)

The two systems …. markedly (önemli derecede)

Question 7

Enhance

Answer 7

Geliştirmek, artırmak (improve, add to, boost)

She uses a lot of make-up to …. her beauty

His achievement (başarı) has ….d his reputation (ün, itibar)

Question 8

Gather

Answer 8

Toplamak, bir araya getirmek (collect, bring together)

He ….ed a lot of data in a short time

Question 9

Heal

Answer 9

İyileş(tir)mek (cure, well)

His wound (yara) ….ed nicely

Time ….ed all ills

Question 10

İnfer (from)

Answer 10

…den sonuş çıkarmak (conclude, deduce)

We can …. …. the text that the author disagrees with the theory

Question 11

Justify

Answer 11

Haklı kılmak, haklı göstermek (give reason for rationalize (rasyonelleştirmek akla uygun hale getirmek)

The judge (hakim) said that Bill’s refusal to admit his guilt ….ied a sentence toward the high end of the range available to him