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Part Xl Flashcards

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overdue 11.2

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j/ not having arrived, happened, or been done by the expected time

:: vadesi geçmiş, geç kalmış, rötarlı

My library books are a week overdue.
The baby is two weeks overdue

syn: past-due, delayed

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overhear 8.6

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v/ hear (someone or something) without meaning to or without the knowledge of the speaker.
:: kulak misafiri olmak
syn: eavesdrop

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overlook 3.1

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v/ fail to notice (something).
:: gözden kaçırmak
v// have a view of from above.
:: yukardan bakmak

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overwhelm 4.8

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v/ If a feeling or situation overwhelms someone, it has an effect that is too strong or extreme.
:: etkisi altına almak, boğmak

overwhelming: karşı konulamayan, çok üstün, ezici

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oversee 4.0

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v/ supervise (a person or work), especially in an official capacity.
:: nezaret etmek, gözetlemek

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overseas 5.0

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n/ from, to, or relating to a foreign country, especially one across the sea.
:: denizaşırı

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overhead 5.5

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j/adv/ above you, usually in the sky.

:: üstten, başı üstünden, tepeden

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oversight 6.1

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n/ a mistake that you make by not noticing something or by forgetting to do something.

They claimed it was simply (an) oversight.

:: gözden kaçırma

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overview 7.0

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n/ a general review or summary of a subject.

:: gözden geçirme, genel bakış

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overweight

overtime

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  1. fazla kilolu

2. fazla mesai

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overstate 10.9

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v/ express or state too strongly; exaggerate.
syn: exaggerate, dramatize

:: abartmak, mübalağa etmek

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overt 9.4

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j/ done or shown publicly and not hidden.

:: aleni, alenen, meydanda yapılan
covert: gizli, üstü kapalı

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overtake 9.0

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v/ catch up with and pass while traveling in the same direction.

Our US sales have now overtaken our sales in Europe.

:: yetişip geçmek, sollamak

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overthrow 8.7

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v/ to defeat or remove someone from power, using force.

:: devirmek, alaşağı eşmek
yönetimi, hükümeti, kralı

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overturn 6.2

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v/ devrilmek, tepe taklak olmak, tersine çevrilmek

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pageant 9.7

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n/ a public entertainment consisting of a procession of people in elaborate, colorful costumes, or an outdoor performance of a historical scene.
:: geçit alayı

beauty pageant: güzellik yarışması

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pal 5.0

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buddy, pal, bud, friend, chum, fellow

It’s my old pal Pete
:: ahbap, arkadaş

pale: solgun

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palate 11.6

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damak, damak zevki, ağız tadı

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palpable 10.2

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j/ able to be touched or felt.
:: elle tutulur, somut

syn: tangible, concrete

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pamper 13.7

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v/ to treat someone in a kind way and give them everything they want.

:: şımartmak
syn: spoil, indulge

ego pompalamak pampaya

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paramount 9.4

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j/ more important than anything else; supreme.
:: olağanüstü, en yüce

parable: kıssa

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paraphrase 13.1

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v/ express the meaning of (the writer or speaker or something written or spoken) using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity.

:: başka kelimelerle açıklamak

23
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disparity 7.1

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n/ a great difference.
:: eşitsizlik, uyumsuzluk

parity: eşitlik, parite

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participate (in) 1.4

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v/ to take part in or become involved in an activity.
syn: take part in, engage in, join in, get involved in
:: katılmak, parçası olmak

participant: katılımcı

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pathetic 8.0

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j/ arousing pity, especially through vulnerability or sadness.
:: acıklı, hazin, acınacak

pathos (greek) –> ızdırap

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patron 4.7

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n/ a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, cause, or activity.
:: patron, hami

nn/ a customer, especially a regular one, of a store, restaurant, or theater.
:: devamlı müşteri

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pattern 1.0

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kalıp, model, şablon

pattern oneself on someone

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peasant 4.7

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n/ a poor farmer of low social status who owns or rents a small piece of land for cultivation (chiefly in historical use or with reference to subsistence farming in poorer countries).

:: köylü

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peculiar (to) 5.5

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j/ strange or odd; unusual. belonging exclusively to.

:: garip, acayip, şahsına münhasır, kendine has

syn: bizarre, eccentric, strange, odd, weird

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pedestrian 7.7

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yaya

31
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pedigree 14.9

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n/ the record of descent of an animal, showing it to be purebred.

:: soyağacı, safkan evcil hayvan

32
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penal code

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ceza kanunları

33
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perennial 9.0

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j/ lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; enduring or continually recurring.
:: uzun ömürlü, çok yıllık
:: çok yıllık bitki

annual, biennial, parennial

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peril 7.7

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n/ serious and immediate danger.

syn: danger, jeopardy, risk, riskiness, hazard

:: tehlike

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perimeter 6.6

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:: çevre, çevre uzunluğu
perimeter of the circle

peri (gr): around
metrom (gr): measure

36
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perjury 11.4

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n/ the crime of telling lies in court when you have promised to tell the truth.
:: yalancı şahitlik

her jüriyi salak sanmak

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persecute – persecution 9.0

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v/ to treat someone unfairly or cruelly over a long period of time because of their race, religion, or political beliefs, or to annoy someone by refusing to leave them alone.

:: zulmetmek
:: zulüm

perse küt diye vurdu, zulmetti.

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persevere 14.2

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v/ continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no prospect of success.

:: sebat etmek, azmetmek

işi perse vere, o işinde azmeder.

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pertinent 10.1

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j/ relevant or applicable to a particular matter.

:: konuyla alakalı, uygun, münasip

40
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perverse 10.4

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j/ (of a person or their actions) showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable, often in spite of the consequences.

:: ters, aksi, kötü huylu, uygunsuz, münasebetsiz

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perversion 18.1

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n/ changing something that is right into something that is wrong.

:: çaptırma, yolda çıkarma, saptırma
the perversion of justice

nn/ sexual behavior or desire that is considered abnormal or unacceptable.
:: sapıklık

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pervert 20.6

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:: sapık, sapkın

per(ltn): thoroughly
vert(ltn): to turn

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pioneer 4.5

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n/ a person who is one of the first people to do something.

:: öncü, önde gelen

v/ develop or be the first to use or apply (a new method, area of knowledge, or activity).
:: öncülük etmek

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plunge (into) 4.6

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v/ jump or dive quickly and energetically.
:: dalmak, hızla düşmek, çakılmak
:: dalış (diving)
p lunge

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poll 1.6

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n/ a study in which people are asked for their opinions about a subject or person.

:: anket, kamuoyu yoklaması

mem: pollitiklerin anketi

46
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postpone 6.6

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v/ geciktirmek, ertelemek

syn: put off, postpone, delay, defer, procrastinate

47
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praise 3.7

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n/the expression of approval or admiration for someone or something.
:: övgü, methiye
syn: compliment
p-raise

48
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precaution 7.1

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n/ an action that is done to prevent something unpleasant or dangerous happening.

They failed to take the necessary precautions to avoid infection.

:: tedbir, önlem

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precisely 2.5

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adv/ in exact terms; without vagueness.
syn: definitely, absolutely, certainly

:: tam olarak, kesinlikle, ne eksik ne fazla

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preclude 8.2

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v/ prevent from happening; make impossible.

syn: prevent, prohibit

:: olmadan önüne geçmek, önlemek

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