Chapter 1 Flashcards
Assuage
To make unpleasant feelings less strong / bastırmak, tatmin etmek
Seldom
Almost never / Nadiren
Punt
A way of kicking the ball in Rugby or American Football
Creek
A small river or steam / Dere
Paddle
To walk with no shoes through water that is not very deep
Consulte
To get information or advice from a person or book who is specialized in that subject / danışmak
Ancestor
A person related to you who lived a long time ago / Ata
Apothecary
A person who in the past made and sold medicines / eczacı
Stinginess
Unwillingness to spend money / Cimrilik
Persecute
To treat people unfairly or cruelly over a period of time because of their rae, religion etc., racism / Zulüm
Brethren
(Used as a form of address to members of an organization or religious group) brothers / Tarikat üyeleri
Thence
From there / O yerden
Stricture
A statement of severe criticism or disapproval / Kınama
Apparel
Clothes of a particular type when they are being sold in a shop / Kıyafet
Lest
In order to prevent any possibility that something will happen / Olmasın diye
Dictum
A short statement, especially one expressing advice or a general truth / Görüş
Chattel
A personal possession / Taşınabilir eşya
Homestead
A house and the surrounding area of land, used as a farm / Çiftlik evi
Impotent
Not having the power or ability to change or improve a situation / Etkisiz
Descendant
A person who is related to you and who lives after you, such as your child or grandchild / Neslinden olan kişi
Taciturn
Tending not to speak much / Sessiz
Rack
A frame or shelf, often formed of bars, that is used to hold things / Raf, askı
Spittoon
Especially in the past, a metal container on the floor in a public place for spitting into
Checkerboard
A board with black and white squares used for playing draughts / Dama tahtası
Unsullied
Not damaged or made dirty by anything / Lekesiz
Allege
To say that someone has done something illegal or wrong without giving proof / Sözüm ona, iddia edilmiş
Mare
An adult female horse / Kısrak
Imprudent
Unwise, by failing to consider the likely results of your actions / Tedbirsiz
Persist
To try to do or continue doing something in a determined but often unreasonable way / Üstelemek
Pleading
Showing in an emotional way that you want something urgently / Yalvarma
Profound
Felt or experienced very strongly or in an extreme way / Engin, çok derin
Distaste
A dislike of something that you find unpleasant or unacceptable / Beğenmeme
Derived
Coming from or caused by something else / Elde edilmiş
