cambridge book 9 test 1 Flashcards
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enterprising (adj)
:having the ability to think of new activities or ideas and make them work
=girişimci
enterprisingly(adverb)
enterprise(noun) : the ability to think of new activities or ideas and make them work =girişim
*Some enterprising students are designing software.
*We’re looking for young people with enterprise and creativity.
even to the most parched deserts
=en kurak çöllere bile
cellular fluids
hücresel sıvılar
crustaceans (noun)
kabuklular
woodlice(noun)
a small grey creature like an insect that lives under wood, stones etc
millipedes
kırkayaklar
centipedes
kırkayaklar
worm
solucan
invasion
when the army of one country enters another country by force, in order to take control of it
invasion of
thoroughgoing(adj)
: very thorough and careful
: a thoroughgoing action or quality is complete
*The programme has been a thoroughgoing success.
manatee (noun)
a large sea animal with flippers and a large flat tail, which eats plants
=deniz ayısı
revert
eski haline dönmek
ashore(adv)
on or towards the shore of a lake, river, sea etc
=karaya
*Seals come ashore to breed.
**come/go ashore
equivalent(adj)
having the same value, purpose, job etc as a person or thing of a different kind
**equivalent to
*a qualification which is equivalent to a degree
*I had no dollars, but offered him an equivalent amount of sterling.
equivalence (noun [uncountable])
=eşdeğer
gill(noun)
one of the organs on the sides of a fish through which it breathes
* As well as having gills, Lungfish have primitive lungs with which they can obtain oxygen from the air.
=solungaç
incarnation(noun)
the state of living in the form of a particular person or animal. According to some religions, people have several different incarnations.
*She believes she was an Egyptian queen in a previous incarnation.
=vücut bulma
incarnate(adj)=having taken human form *Jesus, the incarnate Son of God
incarnate(verb)=to represent a particular quality in a physical or human form *The crown incarnates national power.
vertebrate
a living creature that has a backbone
*Mosquitoes will feed on any vertebrate blood.
=omurgalı
returnee(noun)
a person who returns to their own country after living in another country
in one respect
sed to say that something is true in one way, in some ways etc
*In many respects the new version is not as good as the old one.
descend (verb)
to move from a higher level to a lower one
OPP: ascend
*I heard his footsteps descending the stairs.
**descend to/from/into etc
if darkness, silence, a feeling etc descends, it becomes dark etc or you start to feel something, especially suddenly
*Total silence descended on the room.
date from
to have existed since a particular time in the past
*The church dates from the 13th century.
fragment(noun)
a small piece of something that has broken off or that comes from something larger *glass fragments **fragment of *fragments of broken pottery =parça
ıchthyosaurs
Ihtiyozor yeryüzündeki sürüngenlerden, ikinci zamanda denizlerde yaşamış ve soyu tükenmiş hayvan iskeleti bir timsahınkini andırır; sivri burunlu bir balık biçiminde tasvir edilir. Gövdeleri ve omurgalarının biçimi balığa benziyordu. Başları büyük, burunları uzun, üyeleri yüzgeç biçimindeydi
fin(noun)
one of the thin body parts that a fish uses to swim
=yüzgeç