Unit 21

Question 1

excess

surplus

extra

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

Answer 1

• fazla
• artan

Question 2

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.

Answer 2

• ikna etmek
• inandırmak

Question 3

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.

Answer 3

• tartışma
• ağız dalaşı
• münakaşa

Question 4

reaction (to)

response

feedback

What was his reaction to the news?

Answer 4

• tepki
• karşılık
• reaksiyon

Question 5

reveal

disclose

divulge

make known

make public

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

Answer 5

• (bilinmeyeni) açıklamak
• ifşa etmek

Question 6

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.

Answer 6

• bölmek
• ayırmak

Question 7

stubborn

obstinate

wilful

unyielding

pig-headed

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

Answer 7

• inatçı
• dik başlı
• dik kafalı

Question 8

tremendous

huge

vast

enormous

gigantic

immense

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

Answer 8

• çok büyük
• kocaman
• muazzam