English Daily Vocab 8

Question 1

Supple

Answer 1

Supple just means soft and bendable. Leather gloves are usually quite supple.

Question 2

Petty

Answer 2

of behavior) characterized by an undue concern for trivial matters, especially in a small-minded or spiteful way.
“he was prone to petty revenge on friends and family”

Question 3

Prickly

Answer 3

Karıncalanan

Question 4

Form into

Answer 4

Sekline burundurmek

Question 5

Bummer

Answer 5

Serseri

Question 6

Stand a chance

Answer 6

have a prospect of success or survival.

“his rivals don’t stand a chance”

Question 7

Beaver

Answer 7

Kanada kunduzu

Question 8

Obscene

Answer 8

Açık saçık muhtehcen

Question 9

Uncanny

Answer 9

Esrarengiz

Question 10

Discreet

Answer 10

Sağ duyulu ağzı sıkı

Question 11

Pouch

Answer 11

Torba kese

Question 12

Notoriety

Answer 12

Kötü şöhret

Question 13

Slander

Answer 13

a false spoken statement about someone that damages their reputation, or the making of such a statement:
The doctor is suing his partner for slander.

Question 14

Court

Answer 14

to try to get something, especially attention or support from other people:
She courts publicity by inviting journalists to extravagant parties.

Question 15

Rogue

Answer 15

behaving in ways that are not expected or not normal, often in a way that causes damage:
a rogue state
rogue cells

Question 16

Rogue

Answer 16

behaving in ways that are not expected or not normal, often in a way that causes damage:
a rogue state
rogue cells

Question 17

Precede

Answer 17

to be or go before something or someone in time or space:
Kofi Annan preceded Ban Ki-moon as the Secretary-General of the UN.
It would be helpful if you were to precede the report with an introduction.

Question 18

Repel

Answer 18

Püskürtmek

Repellent itici

to force someone or something to stop moving towards you or attacking you:
It is not true that eating garlic repels mosquitoes.
The defenders repelled the attack without losing any men.

Question 19

Acquire

Answer 19

to get or buy something:
He acquired the firm in 2008.
I was wearing a newly/recently acquired jacket.
I seem to have acquired (= have got although I don’t know how) two copies of this book

Question 20

Incoherent

Answer 20

expressing yourself in a way that is not clear:
He was confused and incoherent and I didn’t get much sense out of him.

Anlaşılmaz

he screamed some incoherent threat”

Question 21

Replace

Answer 21

Replaced them with new recruits

Question 22

Fathomable

Answer 22

possible to understand:
How this situation arose in the first place is not fathomable.
The scene takes place, for no easily fathomable reason, in a bath tub.

Question 23

Insidious

Answer 23

of something unpleasant or dangerous) gradually and secretly causing harm:
High blood pressure is an insidious condition which has few symptoms.

Question 24

She shook her head in denial

Answer 24

Inkar edercesine başını salladı

Question 25

Grim looking

Answer 25

Nemrut suratlı

Question 26

Tad

Answer 26

Little slightly

Tad greasy

Question 27

Pinched face

Answer 27

A pinched face is thin and pale:

He had that pinched look that suggests poverty and lack of nourishment.

Question 28

Belligerent

Answer 28

“Belligerent” kelimesi İngilizce’de “savaşan, savaşçı” anlamına gelir. Ancak genellikle olumsuz bir bağlamda kullanılarak “saldırgan, kavgacı, çatışmacı” şeklinde anlam kazanır. Bir kişinin veya bir grubun agresif veya düşmanca davranışları için kullanılır. Örneğin:

• “He became belligerent after a few drinks and started picking fights.”
• “The belligerent nation refused to negotiate and continued its military actions.”
• “Her belligerent attitude made it difficult to work with her.”

Bu örneklerde “belligerent” kelimesi, agresif veya düşmanca davranan kişiler veya gruplar için kullanılmıştır.

Question 29

Enhace

Answer 29

to improve the quality, amount, or strength of something:
These scandals will not enhance the organization’s reputation.
More examples
It’s things like this that enhance the quality of life.
The latest revelation certainly won’t enhance her image.
Smart personnel practices enhance the value of a company and its stock.
A number of our clients want to look younger to enhance their career prospects.
Pictures can then be enhanced on a pc.

Question 30

Antogonize

Answer 30

to make someone dislike you or feel opposed to you:
It’s a very delicate situation and I’ve no wish to antagonize him.

Kışkırtmak

Question 31

Outweigh

Answer 31

to be greater or more important than something else:

The benefits of this treatment far outweigh any risks.

Question 32

Scowl

Answer 32

to look at someone or something with a very annoyed expression:
The boy scowled at her and reluctantly followed her back into school.

Question 33

Creep

Answer 33

to move slowly, quietly, and carefully, usually in order to avoid being noticed:
She turned off the light and crept through the door.
Someone was creeping around outside my window.
The spider crept up the wall.

Question 34

Culprit

Answer 34

someone who has done something wrong:

Police hope the public will help them to find the culprits.

Question 35

pestilence

Answer 35

Öldürücü hastalık

Question 36

Cheesy

Answer 36

Dandik

Question 37

Apartment above the bar

Answer 37

Barın üstündeki apartman

Question 38

Utter

Answer 38

Son derece tamamen

utter confusion/misery/chaos
utter nonsense/rubbish/drivel

Question 39

Catchphrase

Answer 39

Meşhur söz

Question 40

Adress

Answer 40

to speak or write to someone:
He addressed a few introductory remarks to the audience.
He likes to be addressed as “Sir” or “Mr Partridge”.

Question 41

Valor

Answer 41

Kahramanlık cesaret

He was promoted to the rank of major in recognition of his valor during the battle.

Question 42

Accumulate

Answer 42

C2 [ T ]
to collect a large number of things over a long period of time:
As people accumulate more wealth, they tend to spend a greater proportion of their incomes.
The company said the debt was accumulated during its acquisition of nine individual businesses.
We’ve accumulated so much rubbish over the years.

Question 43

Repentant

Answer 43

feeling sorry for something that you have done

Question 44

Unrepentant

Answer 44

Pişman olmayan

Question 45

Virulance

Answer 45

the danger and speed of spreading of a disease:

The virulence of the disease is causing great concern in medical circles.

Question 46

Vial

Answer 46

Small tube

Question 47

Frightful

Answer 47

Ürkütücü

Question 48

Verbose

Answer 48

using or containing more words than are necessary:
a verbose explanation/report/speech/style

Lafebesi

Question 49

Mesmerise

Answer 49

Büyülenmek

to have someone’s attention completely so that they cannot think of anything else:
I was completely mesmerized by the performanc

Question 50

Sheer

Answer 50

sheer adjective (COMPLETE)

Düpedüz
C1 [ before noun ]
used to emphasize how very great, important, or powerful a quality or feeling is; nothing except:
The suggestion is sheer nonsense.
His success was due to sheer willpower/determination.

Question 51

Defy

Answer 51

to refuse to obey a person, decision, law, situation, etc.:
It is rare to see children openly defying their teachers.
A few workers have defied the majority decision and gone into work despite the strike.
The fact that aircraft don’t fall out of the sky always seems to me to defy (= act against) the law of gravity.
Kafa tutmak

Question 52

Disclose

Answer 52

to make something known publicly, or to show something that was hidden:
The company has disclosed profits of over £200 million.

An applicant for insurance must disclose any information relevant to the insurer.

Question 53

Braggart

Answer 53

Kendini öven

someone who proudly talks a lot about himself or herself and his or her achievements or possessions

Question 54

Advocate

Answer 54

C2
to publicly support or suggest an idea, development, or way of doing something:
[ + -ing verb ] She advocates taking a more long-term view.
He advocates the return of capital punishment.

Question 55

Squander

Answer 55

to waste money or supplies, or to waste opportunities by not using them to your advantage:
They’ll quite happily squander a whole year’s savings on two weeks in the sun

Question 56

Eloquence

Answer 56

the quality of delivering a clear, strong message:
She was renowned for her eloquence and beauty.

Etkili konuşma

eloquent güzel konuşan

Question 57

Defer

Answer 57

Borç vs ertelemek

to delay something until a later time:
My bank has agreed to defer the repayments on my loan.
[ + -ing verb ] Can we defer making a decision until next week?

Postpone

Question 58

Wary

Answer 58

not completely trusting or certain about something or someone:
I’m a little wary of/about giving people my address when I don’t know them very well.
Synonyms
cautious

Temkinli

Question 59

obsequious

Answer 59

too eager to praise or obey someone:
She is embarrassingly obsequious to anyone in authority.

Yağcı

Question 60

Lull

Answer 60

Yatıştırmak

Lulled her

Question 61

Pierce

Answer 61

to go into or through something, making a hole in it using a sharp point:
The needle pierces the fabric four times a second.
I couldn’t wear these earrings because my ears aren’t pierced.

The hole they drilled pierces six kilometres into the earth’s crust.