Vocabulary Flashcards

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keen(adjective)

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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”

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trap door(noun)

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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).

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slight(adjective)

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small in degree; inconsiderable(önemsiz).

a slight increase

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arouse(verb)

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to cause someone to have a particular feeling:

“It’s a subject that has aroused a lot of interest.”

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parcel(noun)

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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.

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soar(verb)

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to rise very quickly to a high level

“House prices soared a further 20 percent.”

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bear(verb)

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to accept, tolerate, or endure something, especially something unpleasant

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appendage(noun)

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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.

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mere(adjective)

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used to emphasize that something is not large or important:

The plane crashed mere minutes after take-off.

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stomp(verb)

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walk heavily

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chortle(verb)

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to laugh, showing pleasure and satisfaction:She chortled with glee at the news.

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glee(noun)

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happiness, excitement, or pleasure:

She opened her presents with glee.

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bolt(verb)

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eat hastily(aceleyle) without proper chewing(çiğnemek)
“Don't bolt your food!”
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hoop(noun)

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a ring of wood, metal, or plastic:

The dogs had been trained to jump through hoops.

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swoop(verb)

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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.

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16
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swoop up

A

acele etmek

17
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crate

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a box made of wood, plastic, or metal, especially one divided into parts to hold bottles:

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peer(verb)

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to look carefully or with difficulty:

19
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flutter (verb)

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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.

20
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askew adjective

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not straight or level:
Isn’t that picture slightly askew?
çarpık

21
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uproar(noun)

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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.

22
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rumble(verb)

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to make a continuous low sound

Please excuse my stomach rumbling

23
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prefect

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a chief officer or chief magistrate

24
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jostle(verb)

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push, elbow(dirseklemek), or bump(çarpmak)against (someone) roughly, typically in a crowd.

25
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in case of

A

durumunda

26
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therefore

A

bu nedenle

27
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consequently

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sonuç olarak

28
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assuming (that) conjunction

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accepting as true without question or proof:

Even assuming that smokers do see the health warnings, I doubt they’ll take any notice.

29
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shove verb

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to push someone or something forcefully:

She was jostled and shoved by an angry crowd as she left the court.

30
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snap(noun)

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a sudden sharp noise

31
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hiss(verb)

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to make a noise like a long s sound:

32
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nostril(noun)

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either of the two openings in the nose through which air moves when you breathe:

33
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footfall(noun)

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the sound of a person’s foot hitting the ground as they walk

I heard echoing footfalls in the corridor.

34
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shuffle(verb)

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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.

35
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dull adjective

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not interesting or exciting; boring:Many of the courtroom events were dull and routine.

36
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lump(noun)

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a piece of a solid substance, usually with no particular shape[yumru]
a lump of coal
You don’t want lumps in the sauce.

37
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lumpy(adjective)

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topaklı