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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

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the power to entice (baştan çıkartmak, ayartmak) by charm

-cezbetmek, büyülemek, baştan çıkartmak, ayartmak

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amalgamate (v)*

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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)

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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)

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the state of having conflicting emotional attitudes

-kararsızlık, çelişki yaşamak

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ambrosia (n), ambrosial (adj)

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something delicious, the food of the gods
-ambrosial meal
after 24 hours festin his meal tasted like ambrosia.

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ameliorate (v)*

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to improve

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amenable (adj)

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agreeable, cooperative, suited

  • uyumlu, uzlaşmacı, mükellef
  • the history professor amenable to the student suggestions.
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amenity (n)

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something that increases comfort

-hoşluk sağlayan, hayatı kolaylaştıran

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amulet (n)

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ornament warn as a charm against evil spirits

-nazar boncuğu, tılsım, muska

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anachronism (n)

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something out of the proper time

-çağdışılık, kronolojik hata

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analgesic (n)

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medication that reduces or eliminates pain

36
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analogous (adj)

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comparable

-paralel, benzer, kıyas edilebilir

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anodyne (n)

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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)

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irregular, deviating from the norm

39
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antecedent (n)

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something that comes before

40
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antediluvian (adj)

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prehistoric

-tufandan öncesine ait

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apathy (n), apathetic (adj)

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indifference

-duyarsızlık, ilgisizlik, hissizlik, umursamazlık

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apex (n)

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the highest point

-ın english literature classicism reached its apex in the poetry of alexander pope.

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apogee (n)

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  • 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)

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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)

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to calm, pacify

-yatıştırmak, sakinleştirmek

46
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appellation (n)

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name

-san, isim, adlandırma

47
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apposite (adj)

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strikingly appropriate and relevant
-he searched dicitionaries for the apposite word he is looking for
yerinde, münasip, uygun

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apprise (v)*

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to inform

-bilgi vermek, haberdar etmek

49
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approbation (n)*

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praise, approval

takdir, resmi izin, tasdik, onay

50
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appropriate (v)*

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confiscate

el koymak, sahiplenmek

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apropos (adj)

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relevant, ilgili, yerinde, uygun

apropos of nothing: öylesine, alakasızca, gelişigüzel

52
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ardor (n)

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great emotion or passion

  • heves, heyecan, şevk, duygu kasırgası
  • excites the ardor of scholars
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arduous (adj)*

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extremely difficult, laborious

  • ağır, sarp, gayret isteyen
  • the task of writing a research paper is arduous
54
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argot (n)

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a specialized vocabulary used by a group

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artless (adj)*

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sade, doğal, samimi, hilesiz

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ascetic (n)*

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one who practices self-denial, çileci, nefsini körükleyebn

57
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asperity (n)

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severity, harshness, kabalık, şiddet

58
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aspersion* (n)

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slander, false rumor, iftira, karalama.

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assiduous (adj)*

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diligent, hard-working, gayretli, çalışkan

60
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assuage (v)

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to make less severe, azaltmak, bastırmak, açlığı bastırmak vb.

61
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astringent (adj)

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harsh, severe - kan durdurucu

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atavism (n)

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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)*

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to weaken. azaltmak, zayıflatmak.

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audacious (adj)*

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bold; daring. cesaretli cesur gözü pek.

65
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austere (adj)*

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stern; unadorned. sert, hoşgörüsüz, sade ve süssüz.

66
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avarice (n)

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greed. para hırsı, aç gözlülük.

67
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aver (v)*

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to affirms, declare to be true. iddia etmek, kanıtlamak, öne sürmek.

68
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avocation (n)

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secondary occupation.

69
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avuncular (adj)

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like an uncle, benevolent and tolerant. amcalık etmek, babacan.

70
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axiomatic (adj)

A

taken for granted

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