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English Daily Vocab 4 Flashcards

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Deceptive

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Aldatici

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Bang away

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Kapiyi calmak

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Regale

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to entertain someone with stories or jokes:

Grandpa regaled us with tales of his small-town childhood.

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Filing

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Dosyalama

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Condolence

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sympathy and sadness for the family or close friends of a person who has recently died, or an expression of this, especially in written form:
a letter of condolence
Dignitaries from all over the world came to offer their condolences.

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Many of which

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Bircogu

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Suffocate

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Hava alamamak

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Suffocating

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Bogucu bunaltici

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Burp

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Geyirmek

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While

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while conjunction (ALTHOUGH)

B2
(also formal whilst)
despite the fact that; although:
While I accept that he’s not perfect in many respects, I do actually like the man.
While I fully understand your point of view, I also have some sympathy with Michael’s.

while conjunction (BUT)

B1
compared with the fact that; but:
He gets $50,000 a year while I get a meager $20,000!
Tom is very extroverted and confident while Katy’s shy and quiet.

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Beguling

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to persuade, attract, or interest someone, sometimes in order to deceive him or her:
He was completely beguiled by her beauty.
The salesman beguiled him into buying a car he didn’t want.
Synonym
captivate

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Captivate

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to hold the attention of someone by being extremely interesting, exciting, pleasant, or attractive:
With her beauty and charm, she captivated film audiences everywhere.

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Deceptive

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Aldatici

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Flee

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C1
to escape by running away, especially because of danger or fear:
She fled (from) the room in tears.
In order to escape capture, he fled to the mountains.

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Piece the story

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Put together

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Ripped

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Kasli

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Suit yourself

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Nasil istersen

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Grovel

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to behave with too much respect toward someone to show that you are very eager to please them:
He sent a grovelling note of apology.

to move close to or on the ground:
I was grovelling under the couch, trying to find my contact lens.

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Decisieve

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Kararli

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Take up- hemmed- altered dress

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the edge of a piece of cloth, such as the bottom edge of a skirt or dress, that is folded over and sewn so that it does not develop loose threads:
I took the hem up/let the hem down.

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Stingy

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Eli siki stingiest

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Eject

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to force someone to leave a particular place:

A number of fans had been ejected from the bar for causing trouble.

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Redundant

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C2
(especially of a word, phrase, etc.) unnecessary because it is more than is needed:
In the sentence “She is a single unmarried woman,” the word “unmarried” is redundant.

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Tendency

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If someone has a tendency to do or like something, they will probably do it or like it:
[ + to infinitive ] His tendency to exaggerate is well known.

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Attain

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C1
to reach or succeed in getting something:
He has attained the highest grade in his music exams.
We need to identify the best ways of attaining our objectives/goals.

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Impassive

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If someone’s face is impassive, it expresses no emotion, because the person seems not to be affected by the situation they are experiencing.

Synonyms
deadpan expressionlesspoker-faced

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Give a rush

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Kizariklik veriyor

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affirmative

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affirmative
adjective
US /əˈfɝː.mə.t̬ɪv/ UK /əˈfɜː.mə.tɪv/

relating to a statement that shows agreement or says “yes”:
an affirmative answer/response

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Errand

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a short trip either to take a message or to take or collect something:
I’ll meet you at six, I have some errands to do/run first.

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Attain

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C1
to reach or succeed in getting something:
He has attained the highest grade in his music exams.
We need to identify the best ways of attaining our objectives/goals.
India attained independence in 1947, after decades of struggle.
Synonyms
accomplish

31
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Devise

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C2
to invent a plan, system, object, etc., usually using your intelligence or imagination:
He’s good at devising language games that you can play with students in class.
The cartoon characters Snoopy and Charlie Brown were devised by Charles M. Schultz.

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Compassion

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Merhamet a strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for the suffering or bad luck of others and a wish to help them:
I was hoping she might show a little compassion.

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Slack

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slack adjective (NOT TIGHT)

not tight; loose:
These tent ropes are too slack - they need tightening.

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Preserve

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B2
to keep something as it is, especially in order to prevent it from decaying or being damaged or destroyed:
to preserve the environment
We want to preserve the character of the town while improving the facilities.

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Freed

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past tense: freed; past participle: freed
release from captivity, confinement, or slavery.
“they were freed from jail”

36
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Ablaze

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burning very strongly:

The house was ablaze, and the flames and smoke could be seen for miles around.

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Contradict

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C1
(of people) to say the opposite of what someone else has said, or (of one fact or statement) to be so different from another fact or statement that one of them must be wrong:
If you’re both going to lie, at least stick to the same story and don’t contradict each other!

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Revere

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to very much respect and admire someone or something:
Nelson Mandela is revered for his brave fight against apartheid.

Admire saygiyle - annak

39
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Lay out

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ARRANGE)

C1
to arrange something on a flat surface:
Most of Manhattan is laid out in/on a grid pattern.
We laid the pieces of the dress pattern out on the floor.

to explain or describe something in a clear and detailed way:
Our social media approach was laid out in the agenda.
lay sth out for sb He didn’t understand that I was firing him, so I laid it out for him.

40
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Lay out

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She opened her suitcase,laid her clothes out on the bed

The documents lay out principles clearly enough

Jack laid ken out with a punch

41
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Vague

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Unclear vague information

42
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Intimidate

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Goz korkutmak

to frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade them to do something that you want them to do:
They were intimidated into accepting a pay cut by the threat of losing their jobs.

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Unassailable

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in such a strong position that you cannot be defeated:
This win has given the team an unassailable lead.
The president looked unassailable with over 60 percent of the vote.

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Oblivion

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oblivion noun [U] (NO MEMORY)

the state of being completely forgotten:
He was another minor poet who was consigned to oblivion.
These toys will be around for a year or two, then fade/slide/sink into oblivion.

the state of being completely destroyed:
The planes bombed the city into oblivion.

45
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Conspicuous

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very noticeable or attracting attention, often in a way that is not wanted:
In China, her blonde hair was conspicuous.
He tried not to look conspicuous and moved slowly along the back of the room.

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Inconspicuous

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inconspicuous
adjective
US /ˌɪn.kənˈspɪk.ju.əs/ UK /ˌɪn.kənˈspɪk.ju.əs/

not easily or quickly noticed or seen, or not attracting attention:
This type of bird is very inconspicuous because of its dull feathers.
At parties, he always stands in a corner and tries to look inconspicuous.

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Bland

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C2
not having a strong taste or character or not showing any interest or energy:
I find chicken a little bland.
Pop music these days is so bland.

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Timid

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C2
shy and nervous; without much confidence; easily frightened:
Kieran is a timid child.
My dog is a little timid - especially around other dogs.

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Massess

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the ordinary people who form the largest group in a society:

The candidate won the support of the masses.

50
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Explicate

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to explain something in detail, especially a piece of writing or an idea:
This is a book which clearly explicates Marx’s later writings.

51
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Precipitate

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“Precipitate” kelimesi birdenbire veya ani bir şekilde meydana gelen anlamına gelir. Aynı zamanda “çökelti” olarak da kullanılır, kimyasal bir reaksiyon sonucu oluşan katı madde anlamında. Örneğin:

  1. “His hasty decision precipitated a crisis.”
  2. “The heavy rain precipitated flooding in the area.”
  3. “The chemist filtered the solution to separate the precipitate.”

Buradaki örneklerde “precipitate” kelimesi farklı bağlamlarda kullanılmıştır: ani meydana gelen olaylar, doğal olayların sonuçları veya kimyasal bir sürecin ürünü olarak. s

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Appeal to

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a request to the public for money, information, or help:
They’re launching (= starting) an appeal to raise money for famine victims.
[ + to infinitive ] The police have issued an appeal to the public to stay away from the area over the weekend.

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Ember

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Koz

54
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Smolder

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to burn slowly with smoke but without flames:
a smoldering fire
smoldering embers

55
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Annihilation

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complete destruction, so that nothing or no one is left:

During the Cold War the threat of nuclear annihilation was always on people’s minds.

56
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Insatiable

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Doyumsuz (especially of a desire or need) too great to be satisfied:
Like so many politicians, he had an insatiable appetite/desire/hunger for power.

57
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Wane

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to become weaker in strength or influence:

By the late 70s the band’s popularity was beginning to wane.

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Conserve

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to keep and protect something from damage, change, or waste:
To conserve electricity, we are cutting down on our heat.
The nationalists are very eager to conserve their customs and language.
I’m not being lazy - I’m just conserving my energy/strength for later.

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Thrive

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to grow, develop, or be successful:
His business thrived in the years before the war.
She seems to thrive on stress.

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Dexterity

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Beceriklilik the ability to perform a difficult action quickly and skilfully with the hands:
He caught the ball with great dexterity.
Young children lack the dexterity to brush their teeth effectively.

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Assert

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assert yourself

C2
to behave in a way that expresses your confidence, importance, or power and earns you respect from others:
I really must assert myself more in meetings.
More examples
She very quickly asserted her authority over the class.

62
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Assertive

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Kendine cok guvenen

63
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Virtue

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C2 [ C or U ]
a good moral quality in a person, or the general quality of being morally good:
Patience is a virtue.

64
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Impediment

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something that makes progress, movement, or achieving something difficult or impossible:
In a number of developing countries, war has been an additional impediment to progress.

65
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Muster

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to produce or encourage something such as an emotion or support:
She managed to muster the courage to ask him to the cinema.
The team will need all the strength they can muster to win this game.

66
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Decency

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Terbiye behaviour that is good, moral, and acceptable in society:
a sense of decency

67
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Consummate

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Adj

perfect, or complete in every way:
a life of consummate happiness
Dort dorluk

68
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Refrain

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to avoid doing or stop yourself from doing something:
We refrained from talking until we knew that it was safe.
The sign on the wall said “Please refrain from smoking.”

C2

69
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Definitive

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C2
not able to be changed or improved:
a definitive judgment/ruling
There are no definitive answers/solutions to this problem.
The police have no definitive proof of her guilt.
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