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Utilitarian

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Someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility

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Libertine

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A dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained

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Recividist

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Someone who is repeatedly arrested from criminal behavior

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Depredate

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Plunder

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Myrmidon

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A follower who carries out orders without question

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Mimic

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Imitate, especially for satirical effect

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Invalidate

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Declare invalid

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Defer

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Postpone–prorogue

Hold back to a later time

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Presage

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Indicate by signs

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Legume

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Baklaviller

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Unbeknownst + to

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Unknown

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Abhorrent

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Offensive to the mind

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Deftly

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With dexterity; in a dexterous manner

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Consanguineous

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Related by blood

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Fecund

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Fertile

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Forebears

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Ancestry

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Sentry

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Guard;

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Progeny===offspring

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the immediate descendants of a person

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Harbinger=== forerunner=== precursor

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Something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone

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Gem

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Treasure

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Stanza

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A fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem

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Enigma

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Mystery

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Incentive

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A positive motivational influence

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Quagmire

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Quag—-dilemma//// çıkmaz,batak

Mire—-çamur, batak

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Equivocal

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Questionable

Open to question

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Ephemeral

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Lasting a very short time

impermanent; temporary

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Omnipotent

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Having unlimited power

Powerful

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Discount

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Give a reduction in price on

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Recant

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Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief; usually under pressure

Caymak;;; dönmek

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Herald

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Foreshadow or presage
Praise vociferously

Müjdelemek;;; müjdecisi olmak

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Desuetude

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A state of inactivity or disuse

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Overrun

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1) bir makineyi çok işletmek

2) istila edip yağmalamak

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Outdo

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Be or do sth to great degree

2) get the better of

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Puissant

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Powerful

Mighty

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Restive

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1) tense

2) impatient

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Complaisant

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1) Obliging
2) tractable;;; manageable

2) müsamahkar;;mişfik

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Blithe

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Lacking or showing a lack of due concern

Uncorcerned

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Sanguine

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Optimistic and cheerful

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Salubrious

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Healthful; promoting health

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Peccadillo

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A petty misdeed

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incendiary

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Involving deliberate burning if property

Combustible

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A potable

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Drinkable (ant) undrinkable)

Suitable for drinking

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A risible

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Arousing or provoking laughter

Amusing, comical, mirthful

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A cursory

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Careless

Hasty and without attention to detail,not thorough

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An arch

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1) kemer
2) kavis
3) kurnaz; şeytanca

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An odious

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Hateful

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ginger

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Having a bright orange brown color ( used especially of hair or fur )

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Verdant

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1) abundant
2) green
3) ))))))) inexperienced

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Enamored

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in love; loving

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Depose

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Force to leave (kings, dictators)

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Castigate

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Censure severely

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Censure

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Kınamak, eleştirmek

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Facile

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Arrived out without due care or effort; lacking depth

Superficial

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Dulcet

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Extremely pleasant in a gentle way

Pleasant

Hoş;; kulağa hoş gelen

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Amicable

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Characterized by friendship and good will

Friendly, favorable, well disposed

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Convoluted

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Highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious

Complex

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impeccable

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Faultless; perfect

Not capable of sin

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Convivial

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Sociable

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Sanguinary

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Accompanied by bloodshed

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Jejune

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Lacking in nutritive value

Unwholesome

Çorak,,, gıdasız

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Modish

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Fashionable, stylish

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Motley

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A collection containing a variety of sorts of thinks

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Variegated

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Having a variety of colors

Varied

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Facetious

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Cleverly amusing in tone

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Sole

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Not divided or shared with others

Unshared

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Disingenuous

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Insincere

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Aerial

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Existing or living or growing or operating in the air

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Novel

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2) new; fresh

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Conventional

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Following accepted customs and properties

2) (ant) nuclear

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Controversial

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Arguable ; debatable ; disputed

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Bereaved

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Sorrowful

Yaslı

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Burst into

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E- boğulmak

Birden -e başlamak

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Infidelity

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The quality of being unfaithful

Ihanet—sadakatsizlik

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Composure

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Steadiness of mind under stress

Sakinlik; kendine hakimiyyet

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Deification

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The condition of being treated like a god

Apotheosis

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Excoriation

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An abraded area where the skin in torn or worn off

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Obloquy

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State of disgrace resulting from public abuse

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Garland

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Çelenk

2) derleme, antoloji

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Calumny

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An abusive attack on persons character or good name

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Adoration

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A feeling of profound love and admiration

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Bifurcated

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Divided into or made up two parts

Çatallanmış;; iki kola ayrılmış

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Palette

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The range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting school of art

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Artifices

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A deceptive maneuver ( especially to avoid capture)

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Artifact

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A man made object taken as a whole

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Enervate

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Weaken mentally or morally

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Pedantry

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An ostentations and inappropriate display of learning

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Parsimony

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Extreme care in spending money

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Pulchritude

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Physical beaty ( especially of a woman)

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Minutiae

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A small or minor detail

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Petty

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Small and of little importance

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Lofty goal

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Büyük/ ali / yüce amaç

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Flamboyant

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Ostentatious, garish, flashy

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Lisp

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Defected speech

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Appealing

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Able to attract interest or draw favorable attention

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Repel

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Cause to move back by force or influence

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Captivating

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Attractive

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Enthralled

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Filled with wonder and delight

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Volatile

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Evaporable; vaporific

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Quiescent

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Not active or activated

(Ant) inactive

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Unstrung

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Emotionally upset
Discomposed

Sinirleri bozuk, telleri gevşemiş,ipsiz

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Cane

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1) kamış

2) beat with cane

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Lull

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calm by deception; become quiet or less intensive

103
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incomprehensible

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Anlaşılmayan

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Profligate

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Haylaz, çapkın

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Lacunae

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Boşluk, eksiklik

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Antediluvian

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Fuddy-duddy; fogey

Eski kafalı kimse

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Ascetic

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Sofu

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Dissipation

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İsraf, enerji itimi

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Stasis

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Durağanlık

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Substitute

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Yedek

2) yerine geçirmek;; yerine geçmek

111
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Alacrity

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Liveliness and eagerness

Şevk, isteklilik

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