answers high frequency gre adjectives Flashcards
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gizli; not presently active; potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
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latent
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anormal; markedly different from an accepted norm; noun one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group
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aberrant
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koyulasmak; transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass; verb change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state; cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state
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coagulate
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geveze; full of trivial conversation
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garrulous
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uyusuk; deficient in alertness or activity
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lethargic
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inandirici; powerfully persuasive
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cogent
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kanaatkar; sparing in consumption of especially food and drink; marked by temperance in indulgence
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abstemious
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orantili; corresponding in size or degree or extent
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commensurate
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tumturakli; puffed up with vanity; lofty in style
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grandiloquent
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sokulgan; instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others; (of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species; (of plants) growing in groups that are close together
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gregarious
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seyreltmek; mixed with impurities; verb corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
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adulterate
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musamahakar; showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
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complaisant
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hilesiz; free from guile; free of deceit
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guileless
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geveze; full of trivial conversation
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loquacious
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estetik; concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste; aesthetically pleasing; relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics; noun (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful
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aesthetic
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uysal; disposed or willing to comply
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compliant
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saf; easily tricked because of being too trusting; naive and easily deceived or tricked
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gullible
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berrak; having a clear mind; (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
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lucid
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toplam; gathered or tending to gather into a mass or whole; formed of separate units in a cluster; noun a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together; the whole amount; verb gather in a mass, sum, or whole; amount in the aggregate to
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aggregate
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uzlastirici; intended or likely to overcome animosity or hostility; making or willing to make concessions
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conciliatory
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dogmatik; characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles; relating to or involving dogma; of or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
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dogmatic
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aydinlik; softly bright or radiant
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luminous
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uyuyan; inactive but capable of becoming active; of eg. volcanos; not erupting and not extinct; in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
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dormant
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homojen; all of the same or similar kind or nature
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homogeneous
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birlesmek; joined together into a whole; verb to bring or combine together or with something else
amalgamate
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coskun; joyously unrestrained
ebullient
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ikonoklastik; destructive of images used in religious worship; said of religions, such as Islam, in which the representation of living things is prohibited; characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions
iconoclastic
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dovulebilir; capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; easily influenced
malleable
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belirsiz; having more than one possible meaning; having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns; open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
ambiguous
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eklektik; selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas; noun someone who selects according to the eclectic method
eclectic
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basina buyruk tip; independent in behavior or thought; noun an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it; someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
maverick
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cekismeli; involving or likely to cause controversy; inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
contentious
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degismez; not subject or susceptible to change or variation in form or quality or nature
immutable
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yalanci; intentionally untrue; given to lying
mendacious
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pisman; feeling regret for a fault or offence; feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
contrite
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vurdumduymaz; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited; deliberately impassive in manner
impassive
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titiz; marked by extreme care in treatment of details; marked by precise accordance with details
meticulous
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benzer; corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin; similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar
analogous
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kivrik; rolled or coiled together; highly complex or intricate
convoluted
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gecirmez; preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through
impermeable
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anormal; deviating from the general or common order or type
anomalous
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korkak; lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful; noun an abject coward
craven
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gorgul; derived from experiment and observation rather than theory; relying on medical quackery
empirical
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sogukkanli; not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure
imperturbable
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vurdumduymaz; not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
impervious
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suratsiz; showing a brooding ill humor
morose
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yoresel; native to or confined to a certain region; of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality; originating where it is found; noun a plant that is native to a certain limited area; a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location
endemic
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amansiz; incapable of being placated
implacable
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dunyevi; belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with the world or worldly matters; found in the ordinary course of events
mundane
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ustu kapali; being without doubt or reserve; implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something
implicit
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betimlemek; represented accurately or precisely; verb describe in vivid detail; trace the shape of; make a mark or lines on a surface; determine the essential quality of; show the form or outline of
delineate
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dikkatsiz; without intention (especially resulting from heedless action)
inadvertent
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inatci; showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
obdurate
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uygun; suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc; suitable and fitting; meant or adapted for an occasion or use; being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness; verb take possession of by force, as after an invasion; give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
appropriate
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kisa omurlu; lasting a very short time; noun anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
ephemeral
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gelismemis; only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
inchoate
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yaltakci; attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
obsequious
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cetin; difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill; characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance
arduous
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sanatsiz; simple and natural; without cunning or deceit; (of persons) lacking art or knowledge; showing lack of art; characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious
artless
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turev; resulting from or employing derivation; noun (linguistics) a word that is derived from another word; the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx; a financial instrument whose value is based on another security
derivative
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onemsiz; not following logically as a consequence; lacking worth or importance
inconsequential
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cileci; practicing great self-denial; pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline; noun someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
ascetic
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kurumak; lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; verb lose water or moisture; remove water from; preserve by removing all water and liquids from
desiccate
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bilgin; having or showing profound knowledge
erudite
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birlestirmek; formed or united into a whole; verb unite or merge with something already in existence; form a corporation; include or contain; have as a component; make into a whole or make part of a whole
incorporate
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isguzar; intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
officious
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caliskan; marked by care and persistent effort
assiduous
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duzensiz; marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another
desultory
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ezoterik; confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle
esoteric
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belirsiz; not leading to a definite ending or result; not capable of being determined; not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance; having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex; of uncertain or ambiguous nature
indeterminate
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kulfetli; not easily borne; wearing
onerous
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caydirici; tending to deter; noun something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
deterrent
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inceltmek; reduced in strength; verb become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude; weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
attenuate
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usengec; (of tumors eg.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless; disinclined to work or exertion
indolent
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curetli; disposed to venture or take risks; unrestrained by convention or propriety; invulnerable to fear or intimidation
audacious
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atil; slow and apathetic; unable to move or resist motion; having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive
inert
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gosterisli; intended to attract notice and impress others; of a display that is tawdry or vulgar
ostentatious
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sade; of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; severely simple; practicing great self-denial
austere
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icten; characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious; lacking in sophistication or worldliness
ingenuous
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ozerk; (of persons) free from external control and constraint in eg. action and judgment; existing as an independent entity; (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
autonomous
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diffuz; spread out; not concentrated in one place; lacking conciseness; (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected; verb move outward; cause to become widely known; spread or diffuse through
diffuse
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dogal; in the nature of something though not readily apparent; existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
inherent
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partizan; devoted to a cause or party; adhering or confined to a particular sect or denomination or party; noun a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries; a fervent and even militant proponent of something; an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
partisan
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zararsiz; not injurious to physical or mental health; not causing disapproval; lacking intent or capacity to injure; unlikely to harm or disturb anyone
innocuous
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patolojik; caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition; of or relating to the practice of pathology; caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology
pathological
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banal; repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
banal
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alayci; cleverly amusing in tone
facetious
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duyarsiz; unresponsive to stimulation; incapable of physical sensation; unaware of or indifferent to; barely able to be perceived
insensible
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bilgiclik taslayan; marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
pedantic
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hayirli; doing or producing good; generous in assistance to the poor
beneficent
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zeki; having or revealing keen insight and good judgment; able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive; unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic; quick to understand
discerning
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aldatici; based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information; containing or based on a fallacy; intended to deceive
fallacious
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yavan; not pleasing to the sense of taste; lacking interest or significance; lacking significance or impact; lacking taste or flavor or tang
insipid
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uyumsuz; not in agreement or harmony; lacking in harmony
discordant
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sacma; devoid of intelligence
fatuous
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tumturakli; ostentatiously lofty in style
bombastic
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yaltaklanan; attempting to win favor by flattery; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
fawning
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inatci; not tractable; difficult to manage or mold
intractable
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uzun omurlu; recurring again and again; lasting three seasons or more; lasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; noun a plant lasting for three seasons or more
perennial
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kaba; ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
boorish
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mutlu; exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style; marked by good fortune
felicitous
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vefasiz; tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans
perfidious
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ayrik; constituting a separate entity or part
discrete
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ustunkoru; hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; as a formality only
perfunctory
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iki yuzlu; not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness
disingenuous
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inured; made tough by habitual exposure
inured
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gecirgen; allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through
permeable
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ilgisiz; unaffected by self-interest
disinterested
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yavru kus; young and inexperienced; (of a young bird) having acquired its flight feathers; noun young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying; any new participant in some activity
fledgling
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yaygin; spreading or spread throughout
pervasive
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kakofonik; having an unpleasant sound
cacophonous
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kopuk; separated at the joint; taken apart at the joints; lacking orderly continuity
disjointed
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cabuk parlar; characterized by anger; quickly aroused to anger
irascible
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agirkanli; showing little emotion
phlegmatic
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kaprisli; determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; changeable
capricious
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kararsiz; uncertain how to act or proceed
irresolute
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farkli; including markedly dissimilar elements; fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
disparate
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ozlu; brief and to the point; effectively cut short
laconic
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kostik; of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action; harsh or corrosive in tone; noun any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
caustic
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beyhude; producing no result or effect; unproductive of success
futile
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tek tuk; recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances
sporadic
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uysal; easily managed (controlled or taught or molded); readily reacting to suggestions and influences
tractable
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gozenekli; full of pores or vessels or holes; able to absorb fluids; allowing passage in and out
porous
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pragmatik; of or concerning the theory of pragmatism; concerned with practical matters; guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; noun an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land
pragmatic
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keskin; strong and sharp; "the pungent taste of radishes"; capable of wounding
pungent
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suskun; reluctant to draw attention to yourself; temperamentally disinclined to talk; cool and formal in manner
reticent
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nitelikli; legally qualified; meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task; limited or restricted; not absolute; contingent on something else; having elements or qualities mixed in proper or suitable proportions; especially made less severe; restricted in meaning; (as eg. `man' in `a tall man'); holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform
qualified
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saygili; feeling or showing profound respect or veneration; showing great reverence for god
reverent
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vurdumduymaz; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
stolid
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kararsiz; affording no ease or reassurance; not secure; beset with difficulties; dangerously insecure; fraught with danger
precarious
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adacayi; of the grey-green color of sage leaves; having wisdom that comes with age and experience; noun aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc; a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom; any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb
sage
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cizgili; marked with stria or striations; verb mark with striae or striations
striate
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dogru sozlu; precisely accurate; habitually speaking the truth
veracious
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cokeltmek; done with very great haste and without due deliberation; noun a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering; verb separate as a fine suspension of solid particles; hurl or throw violently; bring about abruptly; fall vertically, sharply, or headlong; fall from clouds
precipitate
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sakin; causing no symptoms; being quiet or still or inactive; not active or activated; marked by a state of tranquil repose
quiescent
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saglikli; favorable to health of mind or body; promoting health; healthful
salubrious
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gereksiz sozlerle dolu; using or containing too many words
verbose
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seckin; reserved for an elite group; of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; having low density
rarefied
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yasayabilir; capable of life or normal growth and development; capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are
viable
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kustah; excessively forward
presumptuous
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inatci; marked by stubborn resistance to authority; stubbornly resistant to authority or control
recalcitrant
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doyurmak; supplied (especially fed) to satisfaction; verb fill to satisfaction; overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
satiate
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viskoz; having the sticky properties of an adhesive; having a relatively high resistance to flow
viscous
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kufurbaz; marked by harshly abusive criticism
vituperative
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bozulmamis; immaculately clean and unused; completely free from dirt or contamination
pristine
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kesis; withdrawn from society; seeking solitude; noun one who lives in solitude
recluse
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ucucu; tending to vary often or widely; evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures; marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments; liable to lead to sudden change or violence; noun a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor
volatile
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caprasIk; difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
recondite
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yersiz; incapable of being justified or explained; lacking justification or authorization; without a basis in reason or fact
unwarranted
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sorunsal; making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe; open to doubt or debate
problematic
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dayanikli; temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to nervous or sexual stimuli; not responding to treatment; stubbornly resistant to authority or control; noun lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace
refractory
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sozsuz; indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly
tacit
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ihtiyatli; marked by keen caution and watchful prudence; openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
wary
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musrif; marked by rash extravagance; very generous; recklessly wasteful; noun a recklessly extravagant consumer
prodigal
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teget; of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent; of superficial relevance if any
tangential
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derin; situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed; coming from deep within one; of the greatest intensity; complete; showing intellectual penetration or emotional depths; from the depths of your being; (of sleep) deep and complete; far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something
profound
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istekli; showing hovering attentiveness; full of anxiety and concern
solicitous
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ince; very thin in gauge or diameter; having thin consistency; having little substance or significance
tenuous
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kaprisli; determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
whimsical
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yasaklayici; tending to discourage (especially of prices)
prohibitive
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uyutucu; sleep inducing; inducing mental lethargy; noun a drug that induces sleep
soporific
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ayiplamak; marked by immorality; deviating from what is considered right or proper or good; noun a person without moral scruples; verb reject (documents) as invalid; abandon to eternal damnation; express strong disapproval of
reprobate
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aldatici; plausible but false; based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
specious
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dolambacli; not straightforward; marked by repeated turns and bends; highly complex or intricate
tortuous
