Vocabulary Flashcards
keen(adjective)
intense(yoğun) or sharp
If you have a keen interest in something, you are really, really into it. Keen is an adjective that describes something that is intense, sharp, or focused.
e.g. “the job demands intense concentration”
trap door(noun)
While exploring a spooky old house, if you find an opening in the floor covered by a hinged(menteşeli) panel, you’ve discovered a trap door. In mystery novels and movies, trap doors often lead to secret passageways(geçit).
slight(adjective)
small in degree; inconsiderable(önemsiz).
a slight increase
arouse(verb)
to cause someone to have a particular feeling:
“It’s a subject that has aroused a lot of interest.”
parcel(noun)
an object or collection of objects wrapped in paper, especially so that it can be sent by post:
a food parcel
The parcel was wrapped in plain brown paper.
soar(verb)
to rise very quickly to a high level
“House prices soared a further 20 percent.”
bear(verb)
to accept, tolerate, or endure something, especially something unpleasant
appendage(noun)
Use the noun appendage to describe something that’s attached to something larger
The committee is a mere appendage of the council and has no power of its own.
mere(adjective)
used to emphasize that something is not large or important:
The plane crashed mere minutes after take-off.
stomp(verb)
walk heavily
chortle(verb)
to laugh, showing pleasure and satisfaction:She chortled with glee at the news.
glee(noun)
happiness, excitement, or pleasure:
She opened her presents with glee.
bolt(verb)
eat hastily(aceleyle) without proper chewing(çiğnemek) “Don't bolt your food!”
hoop(noun)
a ring of wood, metal, or plastic:
The dogs had been trained to jump through hoops.
swoop(verb)
to make a sudden attack on a place or group of people in order to surround and catch them:
Undercover police swooped on three houses in the city at 5.00 this morning.
swoop up
acele etmek
crate
a box made of wood, plastic, or metal, especially one divided into parts to hold bottles:
peer(verb)
to look carefully or with difficulty:
flutter (verb)
to make a series of quick delicate movements up and down or from side to side, or to cause something to do this:
Brightly coloured flags were fluttering in the breeze.
askew adjective
not straight or level:
Isn’t that picture slightly askew?
çarpık
uproar(noun)
a situation in which a lot of people complain about something angrily or make a lot of noise:
The book caused an uproar in France.
rumble(verb)
to make a continuous low sound
Please excuse my stomach rumbling
prefect
a chief officer or chief magistrate
jostle(verb)
push, elbow(dirseklemek), or bump(çarpmak)against (someone) roughly, typically in a crowd.
in case of
durumunda
therefore
bu nedenle
consequently
sonuç olarak
assuming (that) conjunction
accepting as true without question or proof:
Even assuming that smokers do see the health warnings, I doubt they’ll take any notice.
shove verb
to push someone or something forcefully:
She was jostled and shoved by an angry crowd as she left the court.
snap(noun)
a sudden sharp noise
hiss(verb)
to make a noise like a long s sound:
nostril(noun)
either of the two openings in the nose through which air moves when you breathe:
footfall(noun)
the sound of a person’s foot hitting the ground as they walk
I heard echoing footfalls in the corridor.
shuffle(verb)
to walk by pulling(çekerek) your feet slowly along the ground rather than lifting(kaldırarak) them:He shuffled into the kitchen, leaning on his walking stick.
dull adjective
not interesting or exciting; boring:Many of the courtroom events were dull and routine.
lump(noun)
a piece of a solid substance, usually with no particular shape[yumru]
a lump of coal
You don’t want lumps in the sauce.
lumpy(adjective)
topaklı
