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abate

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to decrease, reduce -indirmek, azaltmak, hafifletmek

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abdicate

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to give up a position, right or power
-tahttan çekilmek, vazgeçmek, feragat etmek
abdicating the responsibilities

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aberrant (adj), aberrations (n)

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deviating from what is normal, a deviant, aberrant person

  • istinai, kurala uymayan, anormal
  • mental aberrations
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abeyance* (n)

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temporary suppression or suspension

  • a good judge must hold his or her judgment in abeyance until all the facts in a case have been presented
  • abeyance pending
  • durdurma, askıda olma, sürünceme, uygulanmama
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abject (adj)

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miserable, pitiful

abject poverty of many people during Great Depression

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abjure (v)

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to reject, abandon formally

  • for a foreigner to become a us citizen, he or she must take an oath abjuring allegiance to any other country and pledging to take up arms to defend US.
  • inkar etmek, yemin ederek reddetmek, tövbe etmek
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abscission (n)

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the act of cutting, the natural separation of a leaf or other part of a plant
-abscised: to cut off or away
a surgen abscised a small growth on the patient’s hand
-yaprak dökülmesi, kesme, kesilme

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abscond (v)

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to depart secretly

-firar etmek, kaçmak, sıvışmak

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abstemious* (adj)

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moderate in appetite

-aşırı yiyip içmekten sakınan, yeme içmede azla yetinen

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abstinence (n)

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the giving up of certain pleasures

-bir alışkanlıktan kendini yoksun kılma, oruç-perhiz, kaçınma

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abysmal (adj)

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very bad

  • derin, çok kötü
  • abysmal failure of the free market system in russia has led some people..
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accretion (n)

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growth in size or increase in amount

-büyüme, artma, arazinin doğal genişlemesi

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accrue (v)

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to accumulate, grow by additions

-çoğalmak, eklenmek, meydana gelme

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adamant (adj)

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uncompromising, unyielding

-son derece kararlı, dediği dedik

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adjunct (n)

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something added, attached or joined

-ek, ilave, tamamlayıcı, yardımcı

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admonish (v)

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caution or reprimand (azarlamak)
-nasihat etmek, uyarmak, azarlamak, ihtar etmek
admonish someone for something

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adulterate (v)

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to corrupt or make impure

  • katkılı, hileli, değerini düşürmek
  • adulterated drug
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affected (adj)

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pretentious (kasıntı); phony (sahte)

  • sahte, yapmacık
  • affected speech
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affinity (n)

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fondness (yakınlık), liking, similarity

-benzeşme, benzerlik, ilişki, akrabalık

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aggrandize (v)

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to make larger or greater

-one of the concerns of them was that one branch of govnt to aggrandize itself at the expense of other

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alacrity (n)*

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cheerful wilingness, eagerness, speed

-şevk, can atma, heves

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allay (v)

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to lessen, ease, soothe
-ımprovements in antivirus software allayed many people’s fears of having their computers infected with malicious software.

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alleviate (v)*

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to relieve, improve partially

  • hafifletmek, ksımen gidermek, yatıştırmak
  • alleviate one’s pain, alleviate poverty
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alloy (n)

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a combination, a mixture of two or more metals

alaşım, karışım yapmak

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allure (n) also verb : alluring
the power to entice (baştan çıkartmak, ayartmak) by charm | -cezbetmek, büyülemek, baştan çıkartmak, ayartmak
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amalgamate (v)*
to combine into unified whole - ın early 1999 six municipalities were amalgamated into an enlarged city of Toronto. - birleşmek, kaynaşmak
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alchemy (n)
simya - mysterious alchemy that caused two different people fall in love - by what remarkable alchemy did the interior decorator transform the living room?
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ambivalence (n)*, ambivalent (adj)
the state of having conflicting emotional attitudes | -kararsızlık, çelişki yaşamak
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ambrosia (n), ambrosial (adj)
something delicious, the food of the gods -ambrosial meal after 24 hours festin his meal tasted like ambrosia.
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ameliorate (v)*
to improve
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amenable (adj)
agreeable, cooperative, suited - uyumlu, uzlaşmacı, mükellef - the history professor amenable to the student suggestions.
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amenity (n)
something that increases comfort | -hoşluk sağlayan, hayatı kolaylaştıran
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amulet (n)
ornament warn as a charm against evil spirits | -nazar boncuğu, tılsım, muska
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anachronism (n)
something out of the proper time | -çağdışılık, kronolojik hata
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analgesic (n)
medication that reduces or eliminates pain
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analogous (adj)
comparable | -paralel, benzer, kıyas edilebilir
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anodyne (n)
something that calms or soothes the pain | -some people use alcohol as an anodyne to numb their emotional pain
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anomalous (adj)*, anomaly (n)
irregular, deviating from the norm
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antecedent (n)
something that comes before
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antediluvian (adj)
prehistoric | -tufandan öncesine ait
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apathy (n), apathetic (adj)
indifference | -duyarsızlık, ilgisizlik, hissizlik, umursamazlık
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apex (n)
the highest point | -ın english literature classicism reached its apex in the poetry of alexander pope.
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apogee (n)
- the point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbitted (uydu yörüngesinin dünyaya en uzak mesafesi) - the Ottoman Empire reached its apogee in th 17th century. - zirve, en yüksek aşama
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apothegm (n)
a terse, witty saying "ap-uh-them" -vecize, özlü söz one of the best-known political apothegms was written by the british historian lord acton, "power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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appease (v)
to calm, pacify | -yatıştırmak, sakinleştirmek
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appellation (n)
name | -san, isim, adlandırma
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apposite (adj)
strikingly appropriate and relevant -he searched dicitionaries for the apposite word he is looking for yerinde, münasip, uygun
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apprise (v)*
to inform | -bilgi vermek, haberdar etmek
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approbation (n)*
praise, approval | takdir, resmi izin, tasdik, onay
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appropriate (v)*
confiscate | el koymak, sahiplenmek
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apropos (adj)
relevant, ilgili, yerinde, uygun | apropos of nothing: öylesine, alakasızca, gelişigüzel
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ardor (n)
great emotion or passion - heves, heyecan, şevk, duygu kasırgası - excites the ardor of scholars
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arduous (adj)*
extremely difficult, laborious - ağır, sarp, gayret isteyen - the task of writing a research paper is arduous
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argot (n)
a specialized vocabulary used by a group
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artless (adj)*
sade, doğal, samimi, hilesiz
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ascetic (n)*
one who practices self-denial, çileci, nefsini körükleyebn
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asperity (n)
severity, harshness, kabalık, şiddet
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aspersion* (n)
slander, false rumor, iftira, karalama.
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assiduous (adj)*
diligent, hard-working, gayretli, çalışkan
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assuage (v)
to make less severe, azaltmak, bastırmak, açlığı bastırmak vb.
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astringent (adj)
harsh, severe - kan durdurucu
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atavism (n)
the reappearance of the characteristics in an organism after several generations of absence. -some modern pols theorists reject nationalism as a tribal atavism, evrimsel geri dönüş, soyaçekim
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attenuate (v)*
to weaken. azaltmak, zayıflatmak.
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audacious (adj)*
bold; daring. cesaretli cesur gözü pek.
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austere (adj)*
stern; unadorned. sert, hoşgörüsüz, sade ve süssüz.
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avarice (n)
greed. para hırsı, aç gözlülük.
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aver (v)*
to affirms, declare to be true. iddia etmek, kanıtlamak, öne sürmek.
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avocation (n)
secondary occupation.
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avuncular (adj)
like an uncle, benevolent and tolerant. amcalık etmek, babacan.
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axiomatic (adj)
taken for granted

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