Unit 21 Flashcards

1
Q
  • fazla
  • artan
A

excess

surplus

extra

Several restaurants in town give their excess food to groups that feed the poor.

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2
Q
  • ikna etmek
  • inandırmak
A

persuade (sb to V1)

convince (sb to V1)

get (sb to V1)

Nathan wants to drop out of school, but his parents are trying to persuade him to stay.

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3
Q
  • tartışma
  • ağız dalaşı
  • münakaşa
A

quarrel

argument

fight

row

The neighbors’ quarrel was very loud. Their yelling and screaming
made me think they might hurt each other, so I called the police.

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4
Q
  • tepki
  • karşılık
  • reaksiyon
A

reaction (to)

response

feedback

What was his reaction to the news?

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5
Q
  • (bilinmeyeni) açıklamak
  • ifşa etmek
A

reveal

disclose

divulge

make known

make public

My grandma never revealed her age to us; she said only that she was “over forty.”

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6
Q
  • bölmek
  • ayırmak
A

separate

put apart

divide

In cooking class, we learned how to separate eggs by cracking them
and putting the yolks in one bowl and the whites in another.

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7
Q
  • inatçı
  • dik başlı
  • dik kafalı
A

stubborn

obstinate

wilful

unyielding

pig-headed

The stubborn boy would not go to bed, even though the baby sitter kept
asking him to.

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8
Q
  • çok büyük
  • kocaman
  • muazzam
A

tremendous

huge

vast

enormous

gigantic

immense

The blue whale is a tremendous animal. Its tongue alone can weigh up
to 4000 kilograms.

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