Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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Assuage

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To make unpleasant feelings less strong / bastırmak, tatmin etmek

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2
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Seldom

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Almost never / Nadiren

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3
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Punt

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A way of kicking the ball in Rugby or American Football

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4
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Creek

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A small river or steam / Dere

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5
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Paddle

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To walk with no shoes through water that is not very deep

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6
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Consulte

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To get information or advice from a person or book who is specialized in that subject / danışmak

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7
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Ancestor

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A person related to you who lived a long time ago / Ata

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8
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Apothecary

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A person who in the past made and sold medicines / eczacı

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9
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Stinginess

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Unwillingness to spend money / Cimrilik

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10
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Persecute

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To treat people unfairly or cruelly over a period of time because of their rae, religion etc., racism / Zulüm

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11
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Brethren

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(Used as a form of address to members of an organization or religious group) brothers / Tarikat üyeleri

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12
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Thence

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From there / O yerden

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13
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Stricture

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A statement of severe criticism or disapproval / Kınama

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14
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Apparel

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Clothes of a particular type when they are being sold in a shop / Kıyafet

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15
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Lest

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In order to prevent any possibility that something will happen / Olmasın diye

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16
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Dictum

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A short statement, especially one expressing advice or a general truth / Görüş

17
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Chattel

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A personal possession / Taşınabilir eşya

18
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Homestead

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A house and the surrounding area of land, used as a farm / Çiftlik evi

19
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Impotent

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Not having the power or ability to change or improve a situation / Etkisiz

20
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Descendant

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A person who is related to you and who lives after you, such as your child or grandchild / Neslinden olan kişi

21
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Taciturn

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Tending not to speak much / Sessiz

22
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Rack

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A frame or shelf, often formed of bars, that is used to hold things / Raf, askı

23
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Spittoon

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Especially in the past, a metal container on the floor in a public place for spitting into

24
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Checkerboard

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A board with black and white squares used for playing draughts / Dama tahtası

25
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Unsullied

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Not damaged or made dirty by anything / Lekesiz

26
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Allege

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To say that someone has done something illegal or wrong without giving proof / Sözüm ona, iddia edilmiş

27
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Mare

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An adult female horse / Kısrak

28
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Imprudent

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Unwise, by failing to consider the likely results of your actions / Tedbirsiz

29
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Persist

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To try to do or continue doing something in a determined but often unreasonable way / Üstelemek

30
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Pleading

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Showing in an emotional way that you want something urgently / Yalvarma

31
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Profound

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Felt or experienced very strongly or in an extreme way / Engin, çok derin

32
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Distaste

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A dislike of something that you find unpleasant or unacceptable / Beğenmeme

33
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Derived

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Coming from or caused by something else / Elde edilmiş