Vocabulary 3

Question 1

untenable

Answer 1

savunulamaz, çürük

-not able to be defended

All the theories of the Moon’s origin proposed before the Apollo Moon landings of 1969 … became untenable when the rocks returned from the Moon proved to be as old as the Earth and significantly dissimilar.

Question 2

gauge

Answer 2

ölçmek

Home sales provide a useful way of gauging the overall state of the economy

I was gauging her reaction to the news.

Question 3

parse

Answer 3

dikkatlice incelemek, gramer kontrol etmek

Students were asked to parse the sentence.

Economists parsed the census data

Question 4

abrupt

Answer 4

ani

There was an abrupt change in her mood.

We came to an abrupt curve in the road.

Question 5

sanction

Answer 5

yaptırım, onaylama

• a formal decree
• a solemn agreement

The country acted without the sanction of the other nations.

Question 6

break-even

Answer 6

ne kar ne zarar etmek

-the point at which cost and income are equal and there is neither profit nor loss

Spotify has spent billions of dollars just to get a whiff of a breakeven point.

Question 7

phase out

Answer 7

aşamalı olarak durdurmak

The airline is planning to phase out the aircraft at the end of this year.

Question 8

surge

Answer 8

aniden yükselmek

-to rise suddenly to an excessive or abnormal value

The stock market surged to a record high

Question 9

remedy

Answer 9

çare

-something that corrects or counteracts

Building more roads isn’t always the best remedy for traffic congestion.

Question 10

endorsement

Answer 10

onay

endorsement ≠ agreement

We’re pleased that the project has received your endorsement.

Question 11

bailout

Answer 11

kurtarma paketi

-a rescue from financial distress

Government bailouts of large corporations

Question 12

alternate

Answer 12

sırayla yapmak, birbirini takip etmek

-occurring or succeeding by turns

The poem alternates fear and hope.

The light and dark woods alternate to form an elegant pattern around the window.

Question 13

amid

Answer 13

sırasında, arasında

• among
• during

It was hard to hear amid all the cheering.

There was a single dark bird amid a flock of white pigeons.

Question 14

sanction

Answer 14

yaptırım, onaylama

• a formal decree
• a solemn agreement

The country acted without the sanction of the other nations.

Question 15

havoc

Answer 15

yıkım, kargaşa

• wide and general destruction
• great confusion and disorder

A tornado wreaked havoc on the town two years ago.

The blackout caused havoc in the city

Question 16

warranty

Answer 16

garanti süresi

The stereo came with a three-year warranty.

Question 17

concession

Answer 17

taviz, ödün, kabul

• something that is allowed or given up, often in order to end a disagreement
• the act of admitting defeat

He stated firmly that no concessions will be made to the terrorists.

The former president’s concession came even before all the votes had been counted.

Question 18

wreak

Answer 18

yol açmak, neden olmak

-Wreak havoc on veya wreak havoc with kullanılır

Gangs have been wreaking mayhem in the city.

When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice. 👀

Question 19

slump

Answer 19

birdenbire düşmek

-to fall or sink suddenly

Real estate prices slumped during the recession.

Exhausted, he slumped down into the chair.

Question 20

inquiry

Answer 20

soruşturma

Further inquiry showed that he had visited the city twice before.

She refused to answer inquiries from the media about her marriage.