Essential Words "N", "O" Flashcards
necromancy (n)
black magic. büyücülük, ruh çağırma.
negate (v)
to cancel out, nullify. çürütmek, aksini ispatlamak, boşa çıkarmak.
-The soldiers’ poor treatment of the prisoners negated the goodwill they had built up among the population.
neologism (n)
new word or expression.
neophyte (n)*
novice (acemi), beginner.
nexus (n)
a means of connection, a connected group or series, a center.
-Wall Street is the nexus of America’s financial system.
nonplussed (adj)
bewildered (şaşkın, afallamış). ne yapacağını bilemeyen, hayretler içinde, eli ayağına dolaşmış.
nostrum (n)
medicine or remedy of doubtful effectiveness; supposed cure. kocakarı ilacı.
nugatory (adj)
trifling; invalid. faydasız, abes, değersiz.
obdurate (adj)*
stubborn. inatçı, boyun eğmez.
obsequious (adj)*
overly submissive. itaatkar. yağcı.
obsequy (n)
funeral ceremony.
obviate (v)*
to make unnecessary; to anticipate and prevent. üstesinden gelmek, halletmek, gidermek, çare bulmak.
-An experienced physician can often discern if a patient’s symptoms are psychomatic thus obviating the need for expensive medical tests.
occlude (v)*
to shut, block. tıkamak, kapatmak, absorbe etmek.
occult (adj)
relating to practices connected with supernatural phenomena.
odyssey (n)
a long adventurous voyage; a quest
officious (adj)*
too helpful, meddlesome. fazla ilgi gösteren, yılışık, işe karışan.
olfactory (adj)
concerning the sense of smell.
onerous (adj)*
burdensome. eziyetli, zahmetli, meşakkatli.
onomatopoeia (n)
formation or use of words that imitate the sounds of the actions they refer to. ses-anlam birlikteliği.
- One theory of the origin of language is that it began as a sort of onomatopoeia as early as humans imitated sounds they heard.
- the word “ping-pong”
opprobrium (n)*
disgrace, contempt. aşağılama, hakaret, ayıp.
ornithologist (n)
scientists who study birds.
oscillate (v)*
to move back and forth. gidip gelmek, sarkaç gibi sallanmak, tereddüt.
-The teacher oscillates between a student-centered approach to teaching and a subject-centered approach.
ostentatious (adj)*
showy, trying to attract attention, pretentious. gösterişli, dikkat çekmeyi seven.
-ostentatious display of wealth.
overweening (adj)
presumptuous, arrogant, overbearing. kendinden fazlaca emin, kibirli, kendini beğenmiş.
