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Question 1

noun : a lawyer

avukat

a defense ————-

Answer 1

• attorney

Question 2

noun : the quality of being true, honest, or accurate:

gerçeklik

Doubts were cast on the ———— of her alibi.

Answer 2

• veracity

Question 3

verb

felç etmek, sakat bırakmak; kötürüm bırakmak

Answer 3

• paralyse

Question 4

verb : BODY : to injure someone so that they cannot use their arms or legs

kolunu bacağını kırmak, sakat/kötürüm bırakmak

[often passive] His son was ———-d by a riding accident.

DAMAGE : to damage something very badly and make it weak or not effective

zarar vermek, çalışamaz/işe yaramaz hale getirmek

[often passive] It was a country ———-d by war.

Answer 4

• cripple

Question 5

noun : the lawyers who are ————ing someone in a court of law

iddia makamı; avukatlar

The ———- will begin presenting evidence today.

Answer 5

• prosecution

Question 6

verb : ———— to do sth formal

to try very hard to do something

çok büyük çaba sarfetmek, gayret etmek

I ————-ed to help her, but she wouldn’t let me.

Answer 6

• endeavour

Question 7

adjective : very strange and unpleasant, especially in a ridiculous or slightly frightening way

biçimsiz, tuhaf, şekilsiz, uygunsuz, saçma

a ———— image

Answer 7

• grotesque

Question 8

verb : to hate someone or something very much

iğrenmek, tiksinmek, nefret etmek

Answer 8

• detest

Question 9

verb : to hate someone or something and have no respect for them

aşağılamak, hor görmek, küçümsemek

The two groups ———- each other.

Answer 9

• despise

Question 10

noun : the crime of doing something that harms your country or government, especially by helping its enemies

vatan ihanet, vatana ihanet suçu

Answer 10

• treason

Question 11

verb : to make someone seem guilty of a crime or to show that they are guilty

suçlamak, suç isnat etmek, suçlu göstermek

[often reflexive] He refused to answer questions on the grounds that he might —————- himself.

Answer 11

• incriminate

Question 12

noun : THINGS THAT HAPPEN [C] : what happens to someone, especially when it is something bad

son, akıbet, ölüm

His ——- is now in the hands of the jury.

POWER [U] : a power that some people believe decides what will happen

kader, kısmet, talih, yazgı, alın yazısı

I believe it was ——- that caused us to meet again.

Answer 12

• fate

Question 13

noun : NOT WORKING [C, U] : a time in the day or in the year when a parliament or law court is not working

meclis tatili, adlî tatil; mola; ara

a parliamentary/congressional ————

The court is in ——— for thirty minutes.

SCHOOL [C, U] US (UK break) : a period of free time between classes at school

teneffüs, ara, mola

At ———— the boys would fight.

WALL [C] : a part of a wall in a room that is further back than the rest of the wall

girinti, niş

Answer 13

• recess

Question 14

noun [C, U]

the act of giving people new or secret information

ifşaat, açığa vurma, açıklama

Answer 14

• disclosure

Question 15

noun : SMELL [C] : a pleasant smell

hoş/güzel koku

the sweet ——— of orange blossoms

LIQUID [C, U] : a pleasant-smelling liquid that people put on their skin

parfüm, koku

ANIMAL [C, U] : the smell of an animal or a person that is left somewhere

hayvan/insan kokusu

Answer 15

• scent

Question 16

verb [T] : to join pieces of metal together by heating them until they almost melt and then pressing them together

kaynak yapmak

Answer 16

• weld

Question 17

noun [C] : IN A BANK : a special room in a bank where money, jewellery, and other valuable objects are kept

kasa dairesi

IN A CHURCH : a room under a church where people are buried

(kilise) mezar odası

Answer 17

• vault

Question 18

noun : money that someone has borrowed

borç para, ödünç para, kredi

a bank ——-

He repaid the ——- within two years.

be on ——- : If something is on loan, someone is borrowing it.

ödünç alınmış

Both paintings are on ——- from the city museum.

Answer 18

• loan

Question 19

adjective [after verb], adverb : not communicating with anyone else because you do not want to or are not allowed to:

kimseyle görüştürülmeyen tutuklu

His secretary says he will be ———— for the rest of the day.

He was held ————— for the first 48 hours after he was arrested.

Answer 19

• incommunicado

Question 20

verb [I, T] : to push someone or something in a rough way

itmek, itip kakmak

He wouldn’t move, so I ——-d him out of the way.

Answer 20

• shove

Question 21

verb [T]

to push a sharp object through something or someone

saplamak, batırmak, sokmak, şişlemek

Answer 21

• impale

Question 22

verb [T] formal

to remove one or all of the organs from the inside of a body

Answer 22

• eviscerate

Question 23

noun [C] disapproving : a person who is not brave and is too eager to avoid danger, difficulty, or pain:

ödlek

They branded her a ——— for informing on her colleagues during the interrogation.

Answer 23

• coward

Question 24

noun [U] : ceremonies in which there are a lot of people in special clothes

görkemli gösteri

Answer 24

• pageantry

Question 25

noun [C] : a place where metal or glass is melted and made into objects ## Footnote *_dökümhane_*

Answer 25

* **foundry**

Question 26

noun : THREAD [C] : a short line of thread that is sewn through a piece of material *_dikiş_* WOUND [C] : one of the small pieces of thread that is used to sew together a cut *_ameliyat ipliği, yara dikiş ipliği_* **She needed 50 ————s in her head.**

Answer 26

* **stitch**

Question 27

verb : to try to get hold of something with your hand, usually when you cannot see it ## Footnote *_el yordamıyla aramak, yoklamak_* **I ———d in my bag for my keys.**

Answer 27

* **grope**

Question 28

verb : BECOME INVOLVED : to become involved in a situation in order to try to stop a fight, argument, problem, etc *_araya girmek, müdahale etmek, karışmak_* **Government officials refused to ———— in the recent disputes.** **[+ to do sth] The forces ————-d to stop the attack.** INTERRUPT : to interrupt someone who is talking *_sözünü kesmek, lafa karışmak_* **"Mr Lawrence," the judge ————-d, "please be silent."**

Answer 28

* **intervene**

Question 29

adjective formal extremely stupid: *_ahmakça_* **an ———- comment**

Answer 29

* **asinine**

Question 30

noun [C] : PERFORMER : a performer who wears brightly coloured clothes and has a painted face and makes people laugh *_palyaço_* SILLY PERSON : a silly person *_soytarı, aptal_*

Answer 30

* **clown**

Question 31

verb : to change important information, especially in documents, in order to deceive people ## Footnote *_önemli belgelerde tahrifat yapmak, değiştirmek_* **That said, you most certainly should not ———- your income to get a mortgage.**

Answer 31

* **falsify**

Question 32

adjective : next to and joined to something ## Footnote *_yanıbaşında olan ve bir şeye bağlı olan_* **an ————- room**

Answer 32

* **adjoining**

Question 33

noun : a Christian ceremony where people pray for someone who has died, or a piece of music written for this ceremony ## Footnote *_Hıristiyan dininde cenaze merasiminde yapılan dua/müzik; cenaze marşı_* **Dying soon after he finished it, he had also thus written his own ————.**

Answer 33

* **requiem**

Question 34

noun [group] : a group of people who sing together ## Footnote *_koro_* **a school/church ———-**

Answer 34

* **choir**

Question 35

adjective : often offensive (especially of a man) gay: *_ibne_* **We were criminalized just for being ———.**

Answer 35

* **queer**

Question 36

verb : TIE : to tie something together with string, rope, etc *_bağlamak, balya yapmak, demet haline getirip bağlamak_* **His hands were ———- behind his back.** KEEP PROMISE : to force someone to keep a promise *_birini sözünü tutmaya zorlamak, zorunlu kılmak_* **His contract ———s him to working a six-day week.** UNITE : to unite people *_bir araya getirmek, birleştirmek_* **Culture and language ——— people together.**

Answer 36

* **bind**

Question 37

verb [T] : ——- sb to do sth : to try to persuade someone to do something *_ikna etmek, ısrar etmek, zorlamak, sıkıştırmak, üstelemek_* **His parents ——-d him to go to university.** formal : to strongly advise an action *_ısrarla tavsiye etmek_* **Financial experts are ——-ing caution.**

Answer 37

* **urge**

Question 38

adjective : FAR AWAY : far away in space or time *_uzak, mesafeli_* **the ——— sound of traffic** **We hope to see you in the not too ——- future.** NOT FRIENDLY [never before noun] : not friendly *_soğuk, uzak, mesafeli_* **She seemed cold and ———.**

Answer 38

* **distant**

Question 39

noun [group] : BIRD/SHEEP : a group of birds or sheep *_kuş sürüsü_* **a ——- of geese** PEOPLE : a group of people led by one person *_birisi tarafından önderlik edilen bir grup insan; insan topluluğu_* **a ——- of children/visitors**

Answer 39

* **flock**

Question 40

adjective, adverb not wearing any shoes or socks *_çıplak ayak, çıplak ayakla_* **They ran ———— along the wet beach.**

Answer 40

* **barefoot**

Question 41

verb : If two things or groups coexist, they exist at the same time or together, although they may be very different. *_farklılıklara rağmen birlikte yaşamak, bir arada olmak, birlikte bir yaşam kültürü oluşturmak_* **Can science and religion ———-?** ————-ence : noun [U] *_beraber varolma_*

Answer 41

* **coexist**

Question 42

adjective : willing to think about and accept new ideas ## Footnote *_kabule hazır/istekli_* **She's generally very ———— to ideas and suggestions.**

Answer 42

* **receptive**

Question 43

verb : to take someone away illegally *_zorla kaçırmak_* **He was ———-ed by a terrorist group.** ———-ion - noun [C, U] *_tahttan vazgeçme_*

Answer 43

* **abduct**

Question 44

noun [C] : MOVEMENT : a movement you make with your hand, arm, or head to express what you are thinking or feeling *_el, kol ve baş hareketi, jestler_* **He made a rude ———- at the crowd.** ACTION : something you do to show people how you feel about a person or situation *_gösterilen davranış, yapılan jest_* **It would be a nice ———- to invite her to dinner.**

Answer 44

* **gesture**

Question 45

noun [C] : the short, thick finger on the side of your hand that can touch the top of all your other fingers ## Footnote *_baş parmak_*

Answer 45

* **thumb**

Question 46

noun : a crime in which valuable things are taken illegally and often violently from a place or person: ## Footnote *_soygun_* **a $2 million jewellery -------**

Answer 46

* **heist**

Question 47

verb : BREAK [I, T] : to break into very small pieces, or to make something break into very small pieces *_param parça etmek/olmak, tuzla buz etmek/olmak_* **Someone threw a stone at the car, ———-ing the windscreen.** DESTROY [T] : to destroy something good, such as your confidence, hopes, or belief in something *_(güven, ümit, inanç) yıkmak, parçalamak, yok etmek, mahvetmek_* **The accident completely ————-ed her confidence.**

Answer 47

* **shatter**