Unit 4 Vocab

Question 1

Adapt

Answer 1

The good thing about children is that they adapt very easily to new environments.

Question 2

adjust

Answer 2

As a teacher you have to adjust your methods to suit the needs of slower children.

Question 3

alternate

Answer 3

She alternated between cheerfulness and deep despair.

He alternated working in the office with long tours overseas.

Question 4

amend

Answer 4

The terms of the contract were amended in later years.

Question 5

convert

Answer 5

Could we convert the small bedroom into a second bathroom?

Question 6

decay

Answer 6

to become gradually damaged, worse, or less;

bozulmak

The role of the extended family has been decaying for some time.

Question 7

distort

Answer 7

çarpıtmak

The map distorted Greenland to appear four times its actual size.

Question 7

deteriorate

Answer 7

to become worse

kötüleşmek

She was taken into hospital last week when her condition suddenly deteriorated.

Question 8

dynamic

Answer 8

Business innovation is a dynamic process.

Question 9

endure

Answer 9

She’s already had to endure three painful operations on her leg.

Question 10

innovation

Answer 10

Technological innovations have allowed for drilling with less disturbance to the environment.

Question 11

novel

Answer 11

new and original, not like anything seen before

ilginç

Keeping a sheep in the garden is a novel way of keeping the grass short!

Question 12

persist

Answer 12

if an unpleasant feeling or situation persists, it continues to exist

If the pain persists, consult a doctor.

Question 13

refine

Answer 13

to improve an idea, method, system, etc. by making small changes

Engineers spent many months refining the software.

Question 14

status quo

Answer 14

mevcut durum

Question 15

sustain

Answer 15

to cause or allow something to continue for a period of time

sürdürmek

He seems to find it difficult to sustain relationships with women.

Question 16

uniform

Answer 16

the same; not changing or different in any way

sabit

Small businesses are demanding that they receive uniform treatment from the banks.

Question 17

broadband

Answer 17

1. a system that makes it possible for many messages or large amounts of information to be sent at the same time and very quickly between computers or other electronic devices
2. a fast internet connection that does not use telephone lines

Starbucks has entered deals that will deliver wireless broadband access in its cafes.

geniş bant

Question 18

primitive

Answer 18

relating to human society at a very early stage of development, with people living in a simple way without machines or a writing system

ilkel

The spiny anteater is a mammal, although a very primitive one.

Question 19

do away with sth

Answer 19

to get rid of something or stop using something

bir şeyden kurtulmak

These ridiculous rules and regulations should have been done away with years ago.

Question 20

fade away

Answer 20

disappear slowly

Question 21

key in

Answer 21

to put information into a computer, phone, or other machine using a keyboard or touchscreen

klavyeyle yazmak

I keyed the number in, but nothing happened.

Question 22

undergo

Answer 22

to experience something that is unpleasant or something that involves a change

She underwent an operation on a tumour in her left lung last year.

tedavi görmek, geçirmek

Question 23

set a clock forward / back

Answer 23

saati ileriye / geriye almak

Question 24

watch the clock

Answer 24

saati kullamak, dakikaları saymak

Question 25

against the clock

Answer 25

zamana karşı

Question 26

around the clock

Answer 26

durmaksızın

Question 27

date back to

Answer 27

The house is said to date back to the seventeenth century.

eskiye dayanmak

Question 28

in the know

Answer 28

to have knowledge about something that most people do not have

işin iç yüzünü bilme

He likes to be in the know when it comes to what’s happening in the tech industry.

Question 29

sense of purpose

Answer 29

belirli bir amacı olma

Question 30

take the wheel

Answer 30

direksiyonun başına geçmek

Question 31

stick to your guns

Answer 31

ne olursa olsun vazgeçmemek, bildiğini okumak

Question 32

alter

Answer 32

değişim geçirmek

Giving up our car has radically altered our lifestyle.