Vocabulary 1

Question 1

inflict

Answer 1

zararda bulunmak

If you cause anything bad to happen to a person, animal, or even an object, you inflict that badness on them

These 14 charts from Goldman Sachs show how much damage the coronavirus has inflicted on the global economy

Question 2

affiliation

Answer 2

yakın ilişki

the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc.

The radio station has maintained a longtime affiliation with the concert hall and often has featured performers as guests on the air.

Question 3

altercation

Answer 3

münakaşa, atışma

a noisy, heated, angry dispute

He got into several altercations with his boss.

Question 4

congregate

Answer 4

toplanmak, toplamak

1) to come together into a group, crowd, or assembly
Students congregated in the auditorium.

2) to collect into a group or crowd : ASSEMBLE
The king congregated his knights.

Question 5

condone

Answer 5

hoş görmek, tasvip etmek

to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless

Appointing Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court condones conduct that can do damage to the country over and above jurisprudential questions.

Question 6

ambivalance

Answer 6

kararsızlık, karşıt duyguların birlikte yaşanması

1) simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
2) a) continual fluctuation (as between one thing and its opposite)
b) uncertainty as to which approach to follow

His ambivalence prevented him from immediately signing the contract.

Question 7

laud

Answer 7

övmek, yüceltmek

PRAISE, EXTOL

The critics have lauded the best-selling author’s newest novel.

Question 8

doomsday

Answer 8

kıyamet günü

1) a day of final judgment
2) a time of catastrophic destruction and death

The book explores a doomsday scenario in which an asteroid hits the Earth.

Some wealthy Silicon Valley bigwigs have reportedly already scurried to their doomsday shelters in New Zealand

Question 9

scurry

Answer 9

hızla kaçmak, koşuşturmak

1) to move in or as if in a brisk pace : SCAMPER
2) to move around in an agitated, confused, or fluttering manner

She scurried off to finish the job.

Some wealthy Silicon Valley bigwigs have reportedly already scurried to their doomsday shelters in New Zealand

Question 10

conduct

Answer 10

davranış

1) a mode or standard of personal behavior especially as based on moral principles
questionable conduct

2) the act, manner, or process of carrying on: MANAGEMENT
praised for his conduct of the campaign

Question 11

overhaul

Answer 11

tamir etmek, revize etmek

1) a) to examine thoroughly
our systems of education are being constantly overhauled

b) (1) : REPAIR
The mechanic overhauled the engine.
(2) : to renovate, remake, revise, or renew thoroughly
Lawmakers are overhauling the welfare program.

Question 12

allegation

Answer 12

suçlama, iddia

assertion without proof or before proving

The police are investigating allegations that the mayor has accepted bribes.

Question 13

allude

Answer 13

üstü kapalı söylemek, kastetmek

to make indirect reference

She alluded to the problem at hand but didn’t say anything more about it.

Question 14

humility

Answer 14

alçakgönüllülük

freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble

He accepted the honor with humility.

Question 15

bigwig

Answer 15

kodaman, önemli kişi

an important person

Some wealthy Silicon Valley bigwigs have reportedly already scurried to their doomsday shelters in New Zealand.

Question 16

plummet

Answer 16

çok hızlı düşmek

1) to fall perpendicularly
birds plummeted down

2) to drop sharply and abruptly
prices plummeted

Question 17

corroborate

Answer 17

doğrulamak, pekiştirmek

to support with evidence or authority : make more certain

I had access to a wide range of documents which corroborated the story.

Question 18

loom

Answer 18

belirmek, belli belirsiz görünmek

to come into sight in enlarged or distorted and indistinct form often as a result of atmospheric conditions

Storm clouds loomed on the horizon.

Question 19

counterpart

Answer 19

kopya, benzer, meslektaş

1) a) thing that fits another perfectly
b) something that completes : COMPLEMENT
the lead actress and her male counterpart

2) one remarkably similar to another
The crow is sometimes mistaken for its larger counterpart, the raven.

b) one having the same function or characteristics as another
college presidents and their counterparts in business

Metal tools replaced their stone counterparts many, many years ago.
Fruits and vegetables that are in season are going to be a little less expensive than their perennial counterparts.

Question 20

complacent

Answer 20

halinden memnun

marked by self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies : marked by complacency : SELF-SATISFIED

His team became complacent in the second half and lost the game.