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Abstruse

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  1. hard to understand; recondite; esoteric: abstruse theories.
  2. Intellectually demanding, highly abstract, deep, recondite
  3. incomprehensible, unfathomable, arcane.
    - 1. clear, uncomplicated, simple; obvious.
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Ambivalent

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1.uncertainty or fluctuation, especially when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things, irresolute

2.
Psychology . the coexistence within an individual of positive and negative feelings toward the same person, object, or action, simultaneously drawing him or her in opposite directions.
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Arrant

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1.downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious: an arrant fool.

2.
wandering; errant.

  1. thoroughgoing, utter, confirmed, flagrant.
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Aversion

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1.a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy (usually followed by to ): a strong aversion to snakes and spiders.

2.
a cause or object of dislike; person or thing that causes antipathy: His pet aversion is guests who are always late.

  1. distaste, abhorrence, disgust. Aversion, antipathy, loathing
    - 1. predilection.
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Bemoan

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1.to express distress or grief over; lament: to bemoan one’s fate.

2.
to regard with regret or disapproval.

  1. to moan about or deplore ( a loss, grief)
    - hayıflanmak, şikayet etmek
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Boorish

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  1. of or like a boor; unmannered; crude; insensitive, rude, awkard
    - hödük, öküz

coarse, uncouth, loutish, churlish. Boorish, oafish, rude, uncouth

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Capricious

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  1. subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim; erratic: He’s such a capricious boss I never know how he’ll react.
    - değişken, kaprisli
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Coerce

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1.to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition: They coerced him into signing the document.

2.
to bring about through the use of force or other forms of compulsion; exact: to coerce obedience.
3.
to dominate or control, especially by exploiting fear, anxiety, etc.: The state is based on successfully coercing the individual.

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Condone

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1.to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like).

2.
to give tacit approval to: By his silence, he seemed to condone their behavior.
3.
to pardon or forgive (an offense); excuse.

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Corroborate

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  1. to make more certain; confirm: He corroborated my account of the accident.
  2. verify, authenticate, support, validate.
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Decree

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1.a formal and authoritative order, especially one having the force of law: a presidential decree.

2.
Law . a judicial decision or order.
3.
Theology . one of the eternal purposes of god, by which events are foreordained.

  1. to command, ordain, or decide by decree.
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Desiccate

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1.to dry thoroughly; dry up.

2.
 to preserve (food) by removing moisture; dehydrate.
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Disingenuous

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  1. lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity; falsely or hypocritically ingenuous; insincere: Her excuse was rather disingenuous. not candid
    - samimi olmayan, ikiyüzlü
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Dubious

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1.doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt: a dubious reply.

2.
of doubtful quality or propriety; questionable: a dubious compliment; a dubious transaction.
3.
of uncertain outcome: in dubious battle.

  1. equivocal, ambiguous, obscure, unclear. 4. undecided, uncertain, hesitant, fluctuating. See doubtful.
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Embellish

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  1. to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn.

2.
to enhance (a statement or narrative) with fictitious additions.
.

  1. decorate, garnish, bedeck, embroider.
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Ephemeral

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  1. lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory: the ephemeral joys of childhood.

2.
lasting but one day: an ephemeral flower.

  1. fleeting, evanescent, transient, momentary, brief.

—1. permanent.

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Evince

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  1. to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove.

2.
to reveal the possession of (a quality, trait, etc.).

-açığa vurmak

display

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Extol

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1.to praise highly; laud; eulogize: to extol the beauty of Naples.

glorify, exalt, celebrate.

—disparage.

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Fetid

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1.having an offensive odor; stinking.

malodorous, smelly, noisome.

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Flux

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1.a flowing or flow.

2.
the flowing in of the tide.
3.
continuous change, passage, or movement: His political views are in a state of flux.

  1. to melt; make fluid.
    8.
    to fuse by the use of flux.
  2. course, current, flood, stream.
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Frugal

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1.economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful: a frugal manager.

2.
entailing little expense; requiring few resources; meager; scanty: a frugal meal.

  1. thrifty, chary, provident, careful. See economical.
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Grimace

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  1. a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
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Hew

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  1. to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack.

2.
to make, shape, smooth, etc., with cutting blows: to hew a passage through the crowd; to hew a statue from marble.

  1. to uphold, follow closely, or conform (usually followed by to ): to hew to the tenets of one’s political party. , adhere, confirm
  2. See cut. 2. form.
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Immerse

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  1. to plunge into or place under a liquid; dip; sink.

2.
to involve deeply; absorb: She is totally immersed in her law practice.
3.
to baptize by immersion.

  1. to embed, bury
  2. immerge, duck, douse. See dip1 . 2. engage.

—4. disinter.

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Impromptu

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  1. made or done without previous preparation: an impromptu address to the unexpected crowds.

2.
suddenly or hastily prepared, made, etc.: an impromptu dinner.
3.
improvised; having the character of an improvisation.

  1. See extemporaneous.
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Ingratiate

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  1. to establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others, especially by deliberate effort (usually followed by with ): He ingratiated himself with all the guests.
    - gözüne girmek, yağcılık yapmak
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Invective

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1.vehement or violent denunciation, censure, or reproach.

2.
a railing accusation; vituperation.
3.
an insulting or abusive word or expression.

  • ağır hakaret, küfür mahiyetinde, suçlayıcı
    1. contumely, scorn. See abuse.
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Lavish

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1.expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.

2.
using or giving in great amounts; prodigal (often followed by of ): lavish of his time; lavish of affection.

  1. to expend or give in great amounts or without limit: to lavish gifts on a person.

1, 2. unstinted, extravagant, wasteful, improvident; generous, openhanded. Lavish, prodigal, profuse

—1, 2. niggardly.

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Manacle

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1.a shackle for the hand; handcuff.

2.
Usually, manacles. restraints; checks.
3.
to handcuff; fetter.
4.
to hamper; restrain: He was manacled by his inhibitions.

-kelepçe

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Mollify

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1.to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.

2.
to mitigate or reduce; soften: to mollify one’s demands.

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Oblique

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1 neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping.

  1. indirectly stated or expressed; not straightforward: oblique remarks about the candidate’s honesty.
  2. morally, ethically, or mentally wrong; underhand; perverse

. indirect, veiled, masked, covert. , evasive, disingenuous, underhanded

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Palate

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1 the roof of the mouth

  1. intellectual or aesthetic taste; mental appreciation.
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Peripatetic

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1 walking or traveling about; itinerant.

-gezinimci, aristocu

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Placebo

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1 a substance having no pharmacological effect but given merely to satisfy a patient who supposes it to be a medicine.

  1. smth said or done to win the favor of another
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Predilection

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1 a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference: a predilection for Bach.

bias, inclination, leaning, liking, weakness, predisposition, prepossession.

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Prosaic

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1 commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative: a prosaic mind.

2.
of or having the character or form of prose rather than poetry.

  1. ordinary, everyday; vapid, humdrum, tedious, tiresome, uninteresting.
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Quotidian

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1 daily: a quotidian report.

2.
usual or customary; everyday: quotidian needs.
3.
ordinary; commonplace: paintings of no more than quotidian artistry.

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Redoubtable

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1 that is to be feared; formidable.

2.
commanding or evoking respect, reverence, or the like.

-heybetli, korkulur

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Resplendent

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1 shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid: troops resplendent in white uniforms; resplendent virtues.

radiant; dazzling, gorgeous, magnificent.

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Savor

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1 the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.

2.
a particular taste or smell.
3.
distinctive quality or property.

  1. to give oneself to the enjoyment of: to savor the best in life.
    - kendine has tat, tadını çıkarmak
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Sinuous

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1 having many curves, bends, or turns; winding: a sinuous path.

2.
indirect; devious: sinuous questions.
3.
characterized by a series of graceful curving motions: a sinuous dance.

  1. curving, meandering, twining, twisting, coiled, curved, serpentine. 2. roundabout.

—1. straight. 2. direct.

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Stalwart

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  1. strongly and stoutly built; sturdy and robust.
    2.
    strong and brave; valiant: a stalwart knight.
    3.
    firm, steadfast, or uncompromising: a stalwart supporter of the U.N.
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Suffuse

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  1. to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, glow etc.

cover, pervade, diffuse, bathe, flood.

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Tawdry

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1.(of finery, trappings, etc.) gaudy; showy and cheap.

2.
low or mean; base: tawdry motives.

  1. cheap, gaudy apparel.
  2. flashy, meretricious.

—1. elegant.

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Trepidation

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  1. tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.

2.
trembling or quivering movement; tremor.

  • dehşet, ürperme
    1. trembling, fright. 2. quivering, shaking.
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Valorous

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  1. having valor; courageous; valiant; brave.

2.
characterized by valor: valorous deeds.

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Voluminous

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1.forming, filling, or writing a large volume or many volumes: a voluminous edition.

2.
sufficient to fill a volume or volumes: a voluminous correspondence.
3.
of great volume, size, or extent: voluminous flow of lava.

  1. extensive, copious, ample.
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  1. hard to understand; recondite; esoteric: abstruse theories.
  2. Intellectually demanding, highly abstract, deep, recondite
  3. incomprehensible, unfathomable, arcane.
    - 1. clear, uncomplicated, simple; obvious.
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1.uncertainty or fluctuation, especially when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things, irresolute

2.
Psychology . the coexistence within an individual of positive and negative feelings toward the same person, object, or action, simultaneously drawing him or her in opposite directions.
.

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Ambivalent

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1.downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious: an arrant fool.

2.
wandering; errant.

  1. thoroughgoing, utter, confirmed, flagrant.
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1.a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy (usually followed by to ): a strong aversion to snakes and spiders.

2.
a cause or object of dislike; person or thing that causes antipathy: His pet aversion is guests who are always late.

  1. distaste, abhorrence, disgust. Aversion, antipathy, loathing
    - 1. predilection.
52
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1.to express distress or grief over; lament: to bemoan one’s fate.

2.
to regard with regret or disapproval.

  1. to moan about or deplore ( a loss, grief)
    - hayıflanmak, şikayet etmek
53
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  1. of or like a boor; unmannered; crude; insensitive, rude, awkard
    - hödük, öküz

coarse, uncouth, loutish, churlish. Boorish, oafish, rude, uncouth

54
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  1. subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim; erratic: He’s such a capricious boss I never know how he’ll react.
    - değişken, kaprisli
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Capricious

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1.to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition: They coerced him into signing the document.

2.
to bring about through the use of force or other forms of compulsion; exact: to coerce obedience.
3.
to dominate or control, especially by exploiting fear, anxiety, etc.: The state is based on successfully coercing the individual.

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1.to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like).

2.
to give tacit approval to: By his silence, he seemed to condone their behavior.
3.
to pardon or forgive (an offense); excuse.

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  1. to make more certain; confirm: He corroborated my account of the accident.
  2. verify, authenticate, support, validate.
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Corroborate

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1.a formal and authoritative order, especially one having the force of law: a presidential decree.

2.
Law . a judicial decision or order.
3.
Theology . one of the eternal purposes of god, by which events are foreordained.

  1. to command, ordain, or decide by decree.
59
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1.to dry thoroughly; dry up.

2.
 to preserve (food) by removing moisture; dehydrate.
60
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  1. lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity; falsely or hypocritically ingenuous; insincere: Her excuse was rather disingenuous. not candid
    - samimi olmayan, ikiyüzlü
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Disingenuous

61
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1.doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt: a dubious reply.

2.
of doubtful quality or propriety; questionable: a dubious compliment; a dubious transaction.
3.
of uncertain outcome: in dubious battle.

  1. equivocal, ambiguous, obscure, unclear. 4. undecided, uncertain, hesitant, fluctuating. See doubtful.
62
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  1. to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn.

2.
to enhance (a statement or narrative) with fictitious additions.
.

  1. decorate, garnish, bedeck, embroider.
63
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  1. lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory: the ephemeral joys of childhood.

2.
lasting but one day: an ephemeral flower.

  1. fleeting, evanescent, transient, momentary, brief.

—1. permanent.

64
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  1. to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove.

2.
to reveal the possession of (a quality, trait, etc.).

-açığa vurmak

display

65
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1.to praise highly; laud; eulogize: to extol the beauty of Naples.

glorify, exalt, celebrate.

—disparage.

66
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1.having an offensive odor; stinking.

malodorous, smelly, noisome.

67
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1.a flowing or flow.

2.
the flowing in of the tide.
3.
continuous change, passage, or movement: His political views are in a state of flux.

  1. to melt; make fluid.
    8.
    to fuse by the use of flux.
  2. course, current, flood, stream.
68
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1.economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful: a frugal manager.

2.
entailing little expense; requiring few resources; meager; scanty: a frugal meal.

  1. thrifty, chary, provident, careful. See economical.
69
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  1. a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
70
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  1. to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack.

2.
to make, shape, smooth, etc., with cutting blows: to hew a passage through the crowd; to hew a statue from marble.

  1. to uphold, follow closely, or conform (usually followed by to ): to hew to the tenets of one’s political party. , adhere, confirm
  2. See cut. 2. form.
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  1. to plunge into or place under a liquid; dip; sink.

2.
to involve deeply; absorb: She is totally immersed in her law practice.
3.
to baptize by immersion.

  1. to embed, bury
  2. immerge, duck, douse. See dip1 . 2. engage.

—4. disinter.

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  1. made or done without previous preparation: an impromptu address to the unexpected crowds.

2.
suddenly or hastily prepared, made, etc.: an impromptu dinner.
3.
improvised; having the character of an improvisation.

  1. See extemporaneous.
73
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  1. to establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others, especially by deliberate effort (usually followed by with ): He ingratiated himself with all the guests.
    - gözüne girmek, yağcılık yapmak
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Ingratiate

74
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1.vehement or violent denunciation, censure, or reproach.

2.
a railing accusation; vituperation.
3.
an insulting or abusive word or expression.

  • ağır hakaret, küfür mahiyetinde, suçlayıcı
    1. contumely, scorn. See abuse.
75
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1.expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.

2.
using or giving in great amounts; prodigal (often followed by of ): lavish of his time; lavish of affection.

  1. to expend or give in great amounts or without limit: to lavish gifts on a person.

1, 2. unstinted, extravagant, wasteful, improvident; generous, openhanded. Lavish, prodigal, profuse

—1, 2. niggardly.

76
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1.a shackle for the hand; handcuff.

2.
Usually, manacles. restraints; checks.
3.
to handcuff; fetter.
4.
to hamper; restrain: He was manacled by his inhibitions.

-kelepçe

77
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1.to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.

2.
to mitigate or reduce; soften: to mollify one’s demands.

78
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1 neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping.

  1. indirectly stated or expressed; not straightforward: oblique remarks about the candidate’s honesty.
  2. morally, ethically, or mentally wrong; underhand; perverse

. indirect, veiled, masked, covert. , evasive, disingenuous, underhanded

79
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1 the roof of the mouth

  1. intellectual or aesthetic taste; mental appreciation.
80
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1 walking or traveling about; itinerant.

-gezinimci, aristocu

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Peripatetic

81
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1 a substance having no pharmacological effect but given merely to satisfy a patient who supposes it to be a medicine.

  1. smth said or done to win the favor of another
82
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1 a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference: a predilection for Bach.

bias, inclination, leaning, liking, weakness, predisposition, prepossession.

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Predilection

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1 commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative: a prosaic mind.

2.
of or having the character or form of prose rather than poetry.

  1. ordinary, everyday; vapid, humdrum, tedious, tiresome, uninteresting.
84
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1 daily: a quotidian report.

2.
usual or customary; everyday: quotidian needs.
3.
ordinary; commonplace: paintings of no more than quotidian artistry.

85
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1 that is to be feared; formidable.

2.
commanding or evoking respect, reverence, or the like.

-heybetli, korkulur

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Redoubtable

86
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1 shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid: troops resplendent in white uniforms; resplendent virtues.

radiant; dazzling, gorgeous, magnificent.

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Resplendent

87
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1 the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.

2.
a particular taste or smell.
3.
distinctive quality or property.

  1. to give oneself to the enjoyment of: to savor the best in life.
    - kendine has tat, tadını çıkarmak
88
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1 having many curves, bends, or turns; winding: a sinuous path.

2.
indirect; devious: sinuous questions.
3.
characterized by a series of graceful curving motions: a sinuous dance.

  1. curving, meandering, twining, twisting, coiled, curved, serpentine. 2. roundabout.

—1. straight. 2. direct.

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  1. strongly and stoutly built; sturdy and robust.
    2.
    strong and brave; valiant: a stalwart knight.
    3.
    firm, steadfast, or uncompromising: a stalwart supporter of the U.N.
90
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  1. to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, glow etc.

cover, pervade, diffuse, bathe, flood.

91
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1.(of finery, trappings, etc.) gaudy; showy and cheap.

2.
low or mean; base: tawdry motives.

  1. cheap, gaudy apparel.
  2. flashy, meretricious.

—1. elegant.

92
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  1. tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.

2.
trembling or quivering movement; tremor.

  • dehşet, ürperme
    1. trembling, fright. 2. quivering, shaking.
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Trepidation

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  1. having valor; courageous; valiant; brave.

2.
characterized by valor: valorous deeds.

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1.forming, filling, or writing a large volume or many volumes: a voluminous edition.

2.
sufficient to fill a volume or volumes: a voluminous correspondence.
3.
of great volume, size, or extent: voluminous flow of lava.

  1. extensive, copious, ample.
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Voluminous

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