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Part Vlll Flashcards

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literally 2.4

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adverb/ used to emphasize what you are saying.
:: kelimesi kelimesine, tam anlamıyla, without exaggeration

I want to literally make people smarter by jamming things in their brains.

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loan 1.7

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n/ a thing that is borrowed, especially a sum of money that is expected to be paid back with interest.

She’s trying to get a $50,000 loan to start her own business.

:: ödünç para, borç

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loathe 12.9

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v/ feel intense dislike or disgust for.

From an early age the brothers have loathed each other

:: tiksinmek, iğrenmek
syn: hate, detest, abhor, despise, abominate

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lodging 13.3

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n/ a place in which someone lives or stays temporarily.
lodge: loca

She was able to claim expenses for airfare, food, and lodging for three nights.

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lofty 9.8

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j/ of imposing height.
Men of lofty genius when they are doing the least work are most active.

:: yüce, ulvi, yüksek

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loiter 22.3

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v/ to stand in a place or walk slowly around without any purpose.
A gang of youths were loitering outside the cinema.
:: amaçsızca dolaşmak, sürtmek, takılmak

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loom 5.3

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v/ appear as a shadowy form, especially one that is large or threatening.
:: belli belirsiz karaltı olarak ortaya çıkmak

n/ a machine for making cloth by weaving together (= crossing over) threads.
:: dokuma tezgahı

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adversary 7.3

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n/ one’s opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute.
syn: opponent, rival, enemy, foe, antagonist, hostile

:: hasım, düşman, rakip

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mend 11.1

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v/ to repair something that is broken, torn, or not working correctly.
:: repair, fix, mend

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lowbrow 36.6

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n/ not highly intellectual or cultured.
:: aşağı sınıf, kalburaltı, köylü
highbrow: kalburüstü, entel

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lucrative 6.7

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j/ If something is lucrative, it makes a lot of money.
syn: profitable, gainful

The merger proved to be very lucrative for both companies

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comply (with) 4.6

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v/ (of a person or group) act in accordance with a wish or command.
:: uymak, riayet etmek, boyun eğmek

comply with the law

syn: abide by, conform to, obey

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ludicrous 11.2

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j/ so foolish unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing.

syn: absurd, ridiculous

:: gülünç ve de saçma

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entice 9.9

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v/ to persuade sb to do sth by offering them sth pleasant.

syn: tempt, allure, lure, attract

The adverts entice the customer into buying things they don’t really want

:: ayartmak, kanına girmek

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lurk 7.2

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v/ to wait somewhere secretly, especially before doing sth bad.

Someone was lurking in the shadows

:: pusuya yatmak, sinsice beklemek

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macabre 19.5

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j/ disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death.

:: tüyler ürpertici, ölüm korkusu veren

[makabra — makaraya gelmez]

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compulsory 13.1

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j/ required by law or a rule; obligatory.

syn: mandatory, obligatory, forced

:: zorunlu, mecburi

compulsory military service

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tentative 7.8

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j/ not certain or fixed; provisional.

:: deneme aşamasında, deneysel

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outrageous 6.1

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j/ shockingly bad or excessive.

:: rezil, çok çirkin

It is outrageous that these buildings remain empty while thousands of people have no homes.

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magnanimous 25.5

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j/ very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself.

:: asil ruhlu, alicenap, bağışlayıcı

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magnify 9.7

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v/ to make an object look larger than it is by looking through special equipment.

:: büyütmek (mercekle)

Although our skin looks smooth, when magnified it is full of bumps and holes

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magnificent 5.5

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j/ impressively beautiful, elaborate, or extravagant; striking.
syn: spectacular, magnificent, gorgeous, superb, splendid, glorious

The view from the top of the mountain is magnificent.

:: muhteşem

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magnitude 4.0

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n/ the great size or extent of something.
syn. immensity, vastness, hugeness, enormity, size

:: büyüklük, önemlilik
magnus (latince): büyük, görkemli

They don’t seem to grasp the magnitude of the problem

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maid 6.1

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n/ a female domestic servant.
:: oda hizmetçisi kız
maiden: bakire, evlenmemiş kız

In the beach resort, the apartments and villas have daily maid servic

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maim 17.5

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v/ wound or injure (someone) so that part of the body is permanently damaged.
:: sakat bırakmak
naim maimed.

Many children have been maimed for life by these bombs

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makeshift 8.9

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j/ acting as an interim and temporary measure, and low quality.
:: geçici, eğreti, şimdilik, geçici çözüm

Thousands of refugees are living in makeshift camps.

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malevolent 17.4

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j/ having or showing a wish to do evil to others.
syn: malicious
:: kötü niyetli, kötülük isteyen

I could feel his malevolent gaze as I walked away.

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malpractice 9.7

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n/ improper, illegal, or negligent professional activity or treatment, especially by a medical practitioner, lawyer, or public official.

:: görevi kötüye kullanma, yolsuzluk, yanlış tedavi

They are accused of medical/financial/electoral malpractice.

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mandate 3.7

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v/ emir, yetki, vekâlet; manda altına almak

You cannot mandate philanthropy. It has to come from within, and when it does, it is deeply satisfying.
[Hayırseverliği emredemezsiniz. İçeriden gelmek zorundadır ve öyle olunca derinden tatmin edicidir.]

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manipulate 4.2

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v/ to control someone or something in a clever way so that they do what you want them to do.
:: ustalıkla idare etmek, yönlendirmek

To manipulate the fears in others you must first master your own.
[başkalarının korkularını yönlendirmek için önce kendi korkularının efendisi olman gerekir.]

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manslaughter 13.5

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n/ the crime of killing someone without intending to kill them.
:: kasıtsız adam öldürme, kazara öldürme
slaughter: the killing of animals for food.

She was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for manslaughter.

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manuscript 5.1

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n/ a book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
manu (lt): by hand + scriptus: written
:: el yazması

It is thought that the manuscript is the work of a monk and dates from the twelfth century

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marsh 6.8

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n/ an area of low-lying land that is flooded in wet seasons or at high tide, and typically remains waterlogged at all times. swamp
:: bataklık,

Rain had been falling steadily all day and the ground had become a marsh

34
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martial law

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n/ military government involving the suspension of ordinary law.
:: sıkı yönetim (askeri olarak yönetim)

Renegade forces captured the capital and declared/imposed martial law

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martyr 8.5

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n/ a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs.
martur (greek)
:: şehit

She fought against racism all her life and died a martyr to the cause.

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massacre 6.5

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v/ deliberately and violently kill (a large number of people).
n/ an indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of people.
syn: slay
:: katliam (yapmak)
mass+acre

He ordered the massacre of 2,000 women and children

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meager – meagre 9.8

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j/ (of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality.
syn: insufficient, inadequate, deficient, unsatisfactory, meager, short, scarce, limited, scant, skimpy,
anto: plenty, plentiful, abundant, ample, copious
:: kıt, az, yetersiz

The food at my grandmother’s house was meager and barely edible.

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meddle 17.3

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v/ interfere in or busy oneself unduly with something that is not one’s concern.
syn: interfere, butt in, intrude, intervene
:: işine karışmak, burnunu sokmak

My sister’s always meddling in other people’s affairs.

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mediate 7.4

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v/ intervene between people in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement or reconciliation.
:: arabuluculuk yapmak, arayı bulmak

intermediate: orta halli, arada

The two envoys have succeeded in mediating an end to the war.

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memorize 8.4

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v/ commit to memory; learn by heart.
:: ezberlemek

When I was at school, we were required to memorize a poem every week

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mentor 4.6

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n/ an experienced person who gives help and advice to someone with less experience.
:: akıl hocası, rehber

He acted as a business mentor to many young aspiring entrepreneurs.

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mercenary 15.3

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n/ a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.
:: paralı asker

He had some mercenary scheme to marry a wealthy widow

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merchandise 7.1

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n/ goods that are traded, or sold in shops.
:: ticari eşya, mal, emtia

Shoppers complained about poor quality merchandise and high prices

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merchant 4.1

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n/ someone whose job is buying and selling goods, usually in large amounts.
syn: trader
:: tüccar, tacir

Local merchants experienced a revenue boost in the lead up to Thanksgiving.

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merciful 18.4

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j/ showing or exercising mercy.
syn: merciful, compassionate, gracious, magnanimous

:: merhametli, bağışlayıcı

After such a long illness, her death came as a merciful release.

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merge 5.4

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v/ combine or cause to combine to form a single entity.
:: kaynaş(tır)mak, birleş(tir)mek

They decided to merge the two companies into one

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merger 5.0

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n/ an arrangement in which two or more companies or organizations join together.
:: birleşme, kaynaştırma, birleştirme

The merger of these two companies would create the world’s biggest accounting firm.

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meticulous 11.3

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j/ showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.
:: çok dikkatli, titiz
fastidious: müşkülpesent, titiz
metus (lt): korku

Many hours of meticulous preparation have gone into writing the book.

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might 9.8

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n/ great strength or power
:: güç, kudret
mighty: güçlü, kuvvetli

She struggled with all her might to get free

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mild 3.8

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j/ gentle and not easily provoked.
:: ılımlı, hafif, sakin (hava, hastalık, insan)

She can’t accept even mild criticism of her work.
He has suffered a mild heart attack

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