Unit 29

Question 1

capability

ability
capacity
power
potential

Our country is nearing the capability to produce nuclear weapons.

Answer 1

• kabiliyet
• yeterlik
• yetenek
• güç

Question 2

content

satisfied

pleased

Not content with second place, Jeff played only to win.

Answer 2

• mutlu
• memnun
• hoşnut

Question 3

duplicate

copy

replicate

Hasan does a great imitation of Bülent Ersoy. He duplicates Bülent’s voice and movements perfectly.

Answer 3

• kopyalamak
• aynısını yapmak
• tıpatıp benzerini yapmak

Question 4

immense

huge
vast
massive
enormous
gigantic
colossal

60 million years ago, the whole area was an immense desert.

Answer 4

• çok büyük
• kocaman
• muazzam
• devasa

Question 5

industrious

hard-working
diligent
assiduous

I felt industrious last Sunday, so I cleaned the house, did the laundry, and baked two loaves of bread.

Answer 5

• çalışkan
• gayretli

Question 6

magnify

enlarge

make larger-looking

This microscope can magnify an object up to forty times.

Answer 6

• büyütmek
• büyük göstermek

Question 7

postpone

put off
delay

We had to postpone the trip indefinitely because of my father’s illness.

Answer 7

• ertelemek
• ötelemek

Question 8

presentable

neat

fit to be seen

“ We’re leaving for Grandma’s house in ten minutes, and I want you looking presentable by then!” the children’s mother told them.

Answer 8

• düzgün görünüşlü
• eli yüzü düzgün

Question 9

realistic

matter-of-fact
down-to-earth
true-to-life

Tim says it takes a half-hour to get to his house, but forty-five minutes is more realistic.

Answer 9

• gerçekçi
• realist

Question 10

stun

amaze

astound

shock

His words stunned her, and she stared at him in disbelief.

Answer 10

• afallatmak
• sersemletmek
• şaşkına çevirmek