Vocabulary 5 Flashcards
terse
kısa ve özlü
-using few words : devoid of superfluity
a terse summary
-SHORT, BRUSQUE
dismissed me with a terse “no”
-smoothly elegant : POLISHED
‘It’s too late,’ he said tersely
The terse style of Macbeth had been attributed to him.
nascent
yeni oluşmaya başlayan, olgunlaşmamış
-coming or having recently come into existence
The actress is now focusing on her nascent singing career.
The stakes are high for the major studios, including Walt Disney and Warner Bros., which need to feed their nascent streaming platforms with more shows and films.
wayward
kaprisli, inatçı, şımarık
If you describe a person or their behaviour as wayward, you mean that they behave in a selfish, bad, or unpredictable way, and are difficult to control.
He agrees to bring home Pressfield’s wayward daughter Laura.
resilient
güçlükleri yenme yeteneği olan, kendini çabuk toparlayan
-capable of withstanding shock without permanent deformation or rupture
Cotton is more resistant to being squashed and polyester is more resilient.
-tending to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change
George Fraser was clearly a good soldier, calm and resilient.
scoff
alay etmek
If you scoff at something, you speak about it in a way that shows you think it is ridiculous or inadequate.
At first I scoffed at the notion.
amendment
yasa değişikliği
-the process of altering or amending a law or document (such as a constitution) by parliamentary or constitutional procedure
Senate Democrats won passage of one amendment to the Republican bill.
outcry
itiraz, protesto, bağrışma
- a loud cry : CLAMOR
- a vehement protest
They were surprised by the outcry against the casino proposal.
revelation
açığa çıkarma
- an act of revealing or communicating divine truth
- an act of revealing to view or making known
The book includes many shocking revelations about the mayor’s personal life.
conglomerate
şirketler grubu, holding
-fiil olarak toplanmak, accumulate anlamı da var.
Our small company must compete with the big conglomerates.
People conglomerated in the downtown streets for an impromptu victory celebration
retrospect
geçmişe bakma, düşünme
a review of or meditation on past events
In retrospect, we should have saved more money for college.
nonchalant
umursamaz
having an air of easy unconcern or indifference
Before the virus accelerated in the U.K., Johnson exhibited a more nonchalant attitude about the illness.
oblivious
dikkatsiz, unutkan, habersiz
- lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention
- lacking active conscious knowledge or awareness —usually used with of or to
There was no chance that anyone could be oblivious of the dog, though; it greeted everyone in the room with frisky leaps.
prevalent
yaygın
-generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : WIDESPREAD
Sweden is known as a nation ridden by suicide and alcoholism, but those problems are no more prevalent here than in most European countries.
aftermath
akıbet, kötü sonuç
- CONSEQUENCE, RESULT
- the period immediately following a usually ruinous event
The surgery was successful, but she now had to deal with its aftermath: a huge bill
Credit Suisse just replaced its CEO, though in the aftermath of a spying scandal.
slouch
kambur durmak
If someone slouches, they sit or stand with their shoulders and head bent so they look lazy and unattractive.
She has recently begun to slouch over her typewriter.
