vocab 4 Flashcards
lawn(n)
cim, cimen
A patch of lawn
swoop(n)(v)
baskin, basmak, baskin yapmak
Four members were arrested following a swoop by detectives on their homes
stun(v)
(bkz: stunning)
affalamak, sasirmak, soke olmak
“the man was stunned by a blow to the head”
( stunning= cekici, carpici, muthis
There’s something magical about weddings that makes every bride look stunning.
)
firsthand (n) (adj)
ilk el ,
he witnessed the homicide the firsthand
boar(n)
yaban domuzu , donguz
slither(N) (v)
kaymak, kayis , yavasca kayma
He slithers down under the table to try to make his escape
gaze (n) (v)
bakis, bakmak, dik dik bakmak, gozunu dikmek
he could only gaze at her in astonishment”
garment(N)
giysi, kiyafet
it was a shapeless garment that vaguely resembled a jacket”
longevity (n)
uzun omur
“Now he has a chance to prove that he deserves his career longevity.”
proponent(n)
bir seyin yanlisi, oneren kimse
She is the most high-profile proponent of a theory that video games have the power to heal
surpass(n)(v)
gecmek
“he continued to surpass me at all games”
suntan(v)(n)(adj)
bronzlasmak, bronzlasmis
he had a suntanned face
lean (v)(adj)
(v) egilmek, dayanmak
“he leaned back in his chair
(adj) yagsiz, zayif
his lean, muscular body”
scarcity(N)
kitlik
the big scarcity of ireland
replenish(v)
yenilemek, yeniden doldurmak, ikmal yapmak
he replenished Justin’s glass with mineral water”
anticipation(n)
( bkz: anticipate)
beklenti, umma
“her eyes sparkled with anticipation”
( anticipate: beklemek, ummak, tahmin etmek
“she anticipated scorn on her return to the theater”)
reflection(n)
yansima, refleks, yanki, ciddi dusunme(consideration)
“he doesn’t get much time for reflection”
thrive(v)
gelismek, buyumek, dallanip budaklanmak
(prosper, flourish)
“the new baby thrived”
fuse(v)(n)
(1) kaynastirmak, kaynasmak( join, combine)
“intermarriage had fused the families into a large unit”
(2) sigorta( elektrik sigortasi)
idiosyncratic(adj)
kendine ozgu, nevi sahsina munhasir, kendine has
“she emerged as one of the great, idiosyncratic talents of the nineties”
emerge(V)
cikmak, ortaya cikmak
“black ravens emerged from the fog”
allocate(v)
paylastirmka, pay etmek, dagitmak, tahsis etmek
“the authorities allocated 50,000 places to refugees”
“We need to determine the best way to allocate our resources”.
tatter(n)
pacavra, caput
“he was forced to wear rags and tatters a beggar would scorn”
scorn(v)(n)
kucumseme, kucumsemek
A general scorn for human life
will(n)
irade, niyet, istek
Jane had not wanted them to stay against their will”
“she has an iron will”
prominence(n)
( bkz: prominent(adj))
one cikma, sohret, onem
“she came to prominence as an artist in the 1960s”
( prominent: one cikan, onemli, belirgin, unlu
she was a prominent member of the city council”)
plausible(adj)
makul,gecerli, akla yatan
A plausible explanation
excess(n)
(bkz: excessive(adj))
asiri,fazla,fazlalik,ilave , fazlalik
“are you suffering from an excess of stress in your life?”
( excessive: asiri
“he was drinking excessive amounts of brandy”
interrogation(n)
sorgu, sorgulama
“would he keep his mouth shut under interrogation ?”
depict(v)
tasvir etmek, betimlemek
the view was depicted so accurately that i could see it in front of my eyes
elicit(v)
( read the explanation carefully)
meydan cikmak , cikarmak, aydinlatmak, ogrenmek, birinden bir seyi elde etmek ( bilgi etc )
” the teacher’s question elicited thoughtful responses from the students ( ogretmenin sorusu ogrencilerden dusunceli cevaplar aldi{ ortaya cikardi})
“they invariably elicit exclamations of approval from guests”
her remarks elicited cheers.( sozleri alkis topladi )
narrative(n)(adj)
anlati, oyku, hikaye
“the hero of his modest narrative”
heighten(v)
yukseltmek, arttirmak , sisirmek
“the pleasure was heightened by the sense of guilt that accompanied it”
conspicuous (adj)
bariz, goz onunde , dikkat ceken
he was very thin, with a conspicuous Adam’s apple”
protagonist (adj) (n)
basrol, esas
in this colonial struggle, the main protagonists were Great Britain and France”
induce(v)
uyarmak, sebep olmak( induklemek{ kimya ve fizik})
“none of these measures induced a change of policy”
alienation(v)
yabancilasma, bir gruba veya gruptan yabancilasma, farkli hissetme
“unemployment may generate a sense of political alienation”
divert(v)
yonlendirmek, dagitmak
a scheme to divert water from the river to irrigate agricultural land”
concurrent(adj)
es zamanli , uyusan, birlesen, simultane
“there are three concurrent art fairs around the city”
dissemination(n)
(bkz: disseminate (v))
yayma, yayilma, sacilma
“the dissemination of public information”
(disseminate: sacmak, thoum ekmek)
diffuse(v)(adj)
daginik, yaygin, yaymak, dagitmak
The light is more diffuse
“technologies diffuse rapidly”
pertain(v)
(pertaining to )
- ile ilgili olmak, ait olmak, -e dair
“the premises, stock, and all assets pertaining to the business”
emphathetic(adj)
empatik
“she’s compassionate and empathetic towards her daughter”
provoke (v)
kiskirtmak
“the decision provoked a storm of protest from civil rights organizations”
fig(n)
incir
dim(adj)(v)
los, sonuk
“her face was softened by the dim light”
(adj)
karartmak, kismak
“a smoky inferno that dimmed the sun”
(v)
dismiss(v)(n)
azletmek, reddetmek, isten cikarmak
“CBS Records dismissed another 120 people”
pass down(v)
devretmek, nesilden nesle aktarmak
“She will pass her diamond ring down to her niece
deleterious (adj)
zararli, sagliga zararli
A lawn care product can be deleterious to the environment
scrap(n)(v)
hurda, hurdaya ayirmak
Poor little scrap, she’s too hot in that coat
lagoon(N)
lagun, golcuk, deniz kulagi
obsolete (adj)
eski, modasi gecmis, pejmurde, demode
“the disposal of old and obsolete machinery”
landfill(n)
cop sahasi, coplerin gomuldugu yer
pose(v)
(1) poz vermek
(2) olusturmak ( bir durumu )
smoking poses a health risk
lead(n)
kursun(pb)
distress(n)(v)
sikinti, aci, tehlike , uzuntu (olusturmak [dikintiaci vs.]
The patient showed no obvious signs of distress.
don’t let the news distress you
peculiarity(n)
ilginc ozellik, acayiplik
“for all his peculiarities, she finds his personality quite endearing”
perpetual(adj)
surekli, devamli
Their perpetual money worries
veil(n)
pece, turban, ortu
she had a black veil covering her face
illuminate(v)
aydinlatmak, isiklandirmak
“a flash of lightning illuminated the house”
startle(v)
irkilmak, korkmak
a sudden sound in the doorway startled her”
gleam(v)
parildamak, isildamak
“gleaming black limousines”
dart off(v)
yerinden firlamak, aniden hareket etmek, firlayip gitmek
“He darted off before anyone could ask him questions”.
viscous(n)
viskoz, yogun (bkz: viskozite)
“viscous lava”
summon(v)
cagirmak, toplamak
“the Pope summoned Anselm to Rome”
branch(adj)(n)(v)
dal(agac dali), sube, fraksiyon,dallanmak
“Sophie was in the branches of a tree eating an apple”
swamp(n)(v)
bataklik, batmak
“a huge wave swamped the canoes”
enhance(v)
artirmak, yukseltmek
“his refusal does nothing to enhance his reputation”
vine(n)(v)
uzum asmasi, bag
However, the plant is still a vining, climbing plant like other pothos
thoroughly(adv)
iyice, kapsamli bir sekilde
He searched the house thoroughly
( thorough= kapsamli)
outbreak(n)
ani ve/veya siddetli baslangic, salgin
“the outbreak of World War II”
adequate(adj)
yeter, yeterli(enough, sufficient)
“this office is perfectly adequate for my needs”
malnourished(adj)
ytersiz beslenmis, gerekli besinleri almamis olma durumu
When it comes to certain nutrients, in fact, an estimated 80 to 90 percent of obese individuals are malnourished.
diminish(v)
azaltmak, eksiltmek
A tax whose purpose is to diminish spending
essence( in essence)
oz, kendi , esas , esans
( in essence= isin ozunde, aslinda vb.)
“in detail the class system is complex but in essence it is simple”
soluble(adj)
cozunebilir( kimyevi mahiyette )
polar compounds such as , H2O, NH3 are soluble in water
phase(n)
faz, asama , safha
“the final phases of the war”
forthcoming(adj)
yakinda, gelecek, onumuzdeki
the final result of the war will be determined at the forthcoming battles
perception(n)
(bkz: perceptible, perceive)
algi, algilama, idrak
his perception was beyond our imagination
( perceptible= algilanabilir, anlasilabilir, somut
)
( perceive= algilamak, kavramak, anlamak)
virtually(adv)
neredeyse, az kala(almost, nearly)
“the college became virtually bankrupt”
interval(n)
ara, aralik
“after his departure, there was an interval of many years without any meetings”
outgo(n)(v)
cikis, masraf, harcama
the secret of success lies in the relation of income to outgo”
horizon(n)
ufuk( hem somut hem soyut anlamda ),kavrayis
“the sun rose above the horizon”
“she wanted to leave home and broaden her horizons”
intact(adj)
dokunulmamis, bozulmamis, saglam
“the church was almost in ruins but its tower remained intact”
analogous (adj)
analojik, benzesen, andiran
“they saw the relationship between a ruler and his subjects as analogous to that of father and children”
spleen(n)
dalak
the doctor took a sample from the upper layers of his spleen
machete(n)
pala, uzun bicak
presume(v)
varsaymak
“I presumed that the man had been escorted from the building”
eager(adj)
istekli, hirsli , hevesli
Small eager faces looked up and listened
amid(preposition)
ortasinda, arasinda, arasina, ortasina
Our dream home, set amid magnificent rolling countryside
abode(n)
ikametgah, konut, ev
“my humble abode”
refine(v)
rafine etmek , inceltmek, aritmak
“sugar was refined by boiling it in huge iron vats”
scope(n)
kapsam, alan ,faaliyet alani
“we widened the scope of our investigation”
to date( transition)
bu zamana kadar, su ana kadar
( so far)
This novel is his best work to date.
moderately(adv)
az cok, ilimli olarak, orta karar
“these events were moderately successful”
catastrophe(n)
afet, felaket
“a national economic catastrophe”
evasive(adj)
( bkz: evade(v))
kacamak, bastan savmak , kacinmaci, savusturucu
She was evasive about her phone number
( evade: kacinmak, kacmak, savusturmak)
submerge(v)
batirmak, daldirmak,
“houses had been flooded and cars submerged”
flutter(v)(n)
cirpma , cirpinti , kanat cirpma
“a couple of butterflies fluttered around the garden”
ominous (adJ)
ugursuz , mesum, lanetli
“there were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead”
