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English Daily Vocab 3 Flashcards

1
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Back down

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to admit that you were wrong or that you have been defeated:
Eventually, Roberto backed down and apologized.

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Grind

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to make something into small pieces or a powder by pressing between hard surfaces:
to grind coffee
Shall I grind a little black pepper over your salad?

to rub something against a hard surface, in order to make it sharper or smoother:
She has a set of chef’s knives that she grinds every week.
Grinding noise

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3
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Bear out

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to support the truth of something:
His version of events just isn’t borne out by the facts.
If you tell them what happened I will bear you out (on it).

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As through

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Sozde

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5
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Inquisitive

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wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people:
an inquisitive child
an inquisitive mind

Meraklia rastirmarci

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6
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Fetch

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Kosup getirmek

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Seclude

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to keep someone or something away from other people or things :
Typically, the bride would seclude herself in another room.
Kimseyle gorusmemek

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8
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Mallard

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Wild duck

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9
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Hypocrisy

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Iki yuzluluk

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10
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Sent out

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Post sent out

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11
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Come down

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Air of wheel has came down

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12
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Juncture

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a particular point in time:
At this juncture, it is impossible to say whether she will make a full recovery.

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13
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Cut in

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Interrupt cut you off

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14
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Amount owed

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Borc tutari

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15
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We are low on the gas

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Benzin yok

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16
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Nowhere

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Hicbir yere

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17
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Spactacle

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Buyuleyici

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18
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A fact

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He know for a fact that he is lying

used to say that you do not agree with what someone has just said or that the opposite of what they say is true:
We’re not losing population in our town. As a matter of fact, people are moving in.

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Put away

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to put something in the place or container where it is usually kept:
Put your toys away now.

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20
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Diligently

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careful and using a lot of effort:
a diligent student
Leo is very diligent in/about his work.
Their lawyer was extremely diligent in preparing their case.

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21
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Regardless

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despite; not being affected by something:
The plan for a new office building went ahead regardless of local opposition.
She knew it was dangerous to visit him except at night, but she set out regardless (of the risk).
This job is open to all, regardless of previous experience.

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22
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Palm

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Avuc ici

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23
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Chunk

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Chunk cheese and tuna parca parca kesilmis

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24
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Crinkle

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to become covered in many small lines and folds, or to cause something to do this:
She crinkled (up) her nose in distaste.

It’s much easier to sew without wrinkles and crinkles.

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25
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Arrear

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money that is owed and should already have been paid:
He ran into difficulties with his mortgage, building up more than £18,000 arrears

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26
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Ravage

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to cause great damage to something:
The area has been ravaged by drought/floods/war.

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27
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Plunge c2

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Fall plunged into the sea

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28
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Whistle blower

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Muhbir

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29
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Constraint C2

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something that controls what you do by keeping you within particular limits:
The constraints of politeness wouldn’t allow her to say what she really thought about his cooking.
Financial constraints on the company are preventing them from employing new staff.

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30
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Misleading

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Yaniltici

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31
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Compile C2

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Gather

to collect information from different places and arrange it in a book, report, or list:
We’re compiling some facts and figures for a documentary on the subject.

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32
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Puncture

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Kucuk yara

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33
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Seal up

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Kapatmak

34
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Show up

A

Ortaya cikmak

35
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20$ worth of gas

A

20$ of gas

36
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Hefty

A

large in amount, size, force, etc.:
a hefty bill/fine
Her salary will go up by a hefty 13 percent.
a hefty book containing a lot of information

37
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Warrant for arrest

A

Tutuklanma muzakeresi

38
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Squint verb

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to partly close your eyes in order to see more clearly:
The sun was shining straight in her eyes and made her squint.

39
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Fall into place

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When events or details that you did not understand before fall into place, they become easy to understand:
Once I discovered that the woman was his sister, everything fell into place.

40
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Wilt

A

of a plant) to become weak and begin to bend towards the ground, or (of a person) to become weaker, tired, or less confident:
Cut flowers will soon wilt without water.
After only an hour’s hiking they were beginning to wilt in the heat.

41
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Help out

A

Birine yardim etmek

42
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Get through

A

to succeed in an exam or competition:
She got through her exams without too much trouble.

to finish something:
I can get through a lot more work when I’m on my own.

43
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Doze off

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If you doze off, you start to sleep, especially during the day:
The office was so hot I nearly dozed off at my desk.

44
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Buffer

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something or someone that helps protect from harm:
I bought a house as a buffer against inflation.

45
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Incompetent

A

not having the ability to do something as it should be done:
an incompetent teacher/doctor
He has described the government as corrupt and incompetent.

46
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Secretive

A

Agzi siki

47
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Embezzlement

A

They were arrested for embezzlement of company funds.

She embezzled thousands of dollars from the charity.

48
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Forgery

A

Sahtecilik

49
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Obligue

A

having a sloping direction, angle, or position:
Through the window came the last few oblique rays of evening sunshine.
He gave her an oblique glance

50
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Flatter

A

Buyulenmek

51
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Foist on you

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to force someone to have or experience something they do not want:
His opinion is that the privatized market structure foisted on the rail network cannot deliver a solution.

52
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Command

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When I give the command, fire!
He hated being in the army because he had to obey commands.

C2 [ U ]
control over someone or something and responsibility for him, her, or it:
Colonel Sailing has command over/is in command of the Guards Regiment.
Lee took command of the Confederate Army in 1862.

53
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Paragon

A

Kusursuzluk ornegi

54
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Grief

A

Keder

55
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Puzzlement

A

a feeling of confusion through lack of understanding.
“news reports expressed puzzlement over the crime”

56
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Conviction

A

noun
1.
a formal declaration that someone is guilty of a criminal offense, made by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law.
“she had a previous conviction for a similar offense

57
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Flourishing

A

C2 [ I ]
to grow or develop successfully:
My tomatoes are flourishing this summer - it must be the warm weather.
Watercolour painting began to flourish in Britain around 1750.

to move something in your hand in order to make people look at it:
She came in smiling, flourishing her exam results.

58
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Narrator

A

the character who tells you what is happening in a book or film

59
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Deprivation deprive

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C2
a situation in which you do not have things or conditions that are usually considered necessary for a pleasant life:
They used sleep deprivation as a form of torture.
There is awful deprivation in the shanty towns.
There were food shortages and other deprivations during the Civil War.

to take something, especially something necessary or pleasant, away from someone:
He claimed that he had been deprived of his freedom/rights.
You can’t function properly when you’re deprived of sleep.

60
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Prudent

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Cautious careful and avoiding risks:
[ + to infinitive ] It’s always prudent to read a contract carefully before signing it.

61
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Lust

A

a very strong sexual desire:
I don’t think it’s love so much as lust.

62
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Slaughter

A

the killing of many people cruelly and unfairly, especially in a war:
Hardly anyone in the town escaped the slaughter when the rebels were defeated

63
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Taint

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to spoil something or give it an unpleasant quality:
His reputation was permanently tainted by the financial scandal.
He warned of toxins such as mercury tainting some fish.

64
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Hinder

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to limit the ability of someone to do something, or to limit the development of something:
High winds have hindered firefighters in their efforts to put out the blaze.
Her progress certainly hasn’t been hindered by her lack of experience.

65
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Piety

A

strong belief in a religion that is shown in the way someone lives
Synonym
devotion (RELIGION)

Devoation loyality

66
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Devoation

A

loyalty and love or care for someone or something:
He inspired respect and devotion from his pupils.
She will be remembered for her selfless/unstinting devotion to the cause.

67
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Render

A

render verb [T] (CAUSE)

C2 formal
to cause someone or something to be in a particular state:
[ + adj ] His rudeness rendered me speechless.
New technology has rendered my old computer obsolete.

formal
to change words into a different language or form:
She is rendering the book into English from French.

68
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Obsolete

A

not in use any more, having been replaced by something newer and better or more fashionable:
Gas lamps became obsolete when electric lighting was invented.

69
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Deceit

A

Hilekarlik

70
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Exquisite

A

very beautiful and delicate:
an exquisite piece of china
Look at this exquisite painting. C2

71
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Flout

A

to intentionally not obey a rule, law, or custom:
Many motorcyclists flout the law by not wearing helmets.
The orchestra decided to flout convention/tradition, and wear their everyday clothes for the concert.

72
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Flaunt

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to show or make obvious something you are proud of in order to get admiration:
He’s got a lot of money but he doesn’t flaunt it.
Flavio was flaunting his tan in a pair of white trunks.

73
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Bear grudge

A

Kim besleme

74
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Bear

A

to accept, tolerate, or endure something, especially something unpleasant:
The strain must have been enormous but she bore it well.
Tell me now! I can’t bear the suspense!
It’s your decision - you have to bear the responsibility if things go wrong.
[ + to infinitive ] He couldn’t bear to see the dog in pain.

75
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Drastically

A

Their budget has been drastically reduced.
Our communication environment has changed drastically in the last 10 years.

76
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Confiscation

A

Haciz

77
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Honor

A

Fullfilling existing agreement

78
Q

Cold feet

A

Korkmak

79
Q

Flattery

A

Yagcilik

80
Q

Bristles

A

Kil

Tyler diken diken

Englisg Daily Vocab (16 decks)

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