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interminable

Answer 1

bitimsiz, nihayetsiz. terminateden. : having or seeming to have no end especially : wearisomely protracted an interminable sermon We promise not to ramble on endlessly about the origins of interminable. The word was borrowed into English in the 15th century and descends from a Latin combination of the prefix in- ("not") and the verb terminare, meaning "to terminate" or "to limit." The word describes not only something without an actual end (or no end in sight, such as "interminable oceans"), but also events, such as tedious lectures, that drag on in such a way that they give no clear indication of ever wrapping up. Other relatives of interminable in English include terminate, determine, terminal, and exterminate.

Answer 2

1 : having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper 2 : punctiliously exact : PAINSTAKING working with scrupulous care People described as “scrupulous” might feel discomfort in anything that challenges their moral sensibilities. Such challenges might present a nagging feeling, much as a sharp pebble in a shoe might nag a walker intent on getting somewhere. And we are getting somewhere. The origin of scrupulous is founded in just such a pebble. Scrupulous and its close relative scruple (“a feeling that prevents you from doing something that you think is wrong”) both come from the Latin noun scrupulus, “a small sharp stone,” the diminutive of scrupus, “a sharp stone.” Scrupus has a metaphorical meaning too: “a source of anxiety or uneasiness.” When the adjective scrupulous entered the English language in the 15th century, it meant “principled,” as in “having moral integrity,” but it now also commonly means “painstaking” or “careful.” vicdanlı + titiz + meticulously

Answer 3

titizlikle marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details a meticulous researcher It may surprise you to learn that meticulous is derived from the Latin word for "fearful"—meticulosus—and ultimately comes from the Latin noun metus, meaning "fear." Although meticulous currently has no "fearful" meanings, it was originally used as a synonym of "frightened" and "timid." This sense had fallen into disuse by 1700, and in the 19th century meticulous acquired a new sense of "overly and timidly careful" (probably influenced by the French word méticuleux). This in turn led to the current meaning of "painstakingly careful," with no connotations of fear at all. The newest use was controversial among some usage commentators at first, but it has since become by far the most common meaning and is no longer considered an error.

Answer 4

1 formal a : to renounce upon oath He abjured his allegiance to his former country. b : to reject solemnly She abjured her old beliefs. 2 formal : to abstain from : AVOID abjure extravagance Just as a jury swears to produce an unbiased verdict, and a witness swears to tell the truth on pain of perjury, those who abjure their former ways "swear them away." Abjure (as well as jury and perjury) comes from Latin jurare, which means "to swear" (and which in turn is based on the root jus, meaning "law"), plus the prefix ab-, meaning "away." These days, we can casually abjure (that is, abstain from) various vices, but in the 15th and 16th centuries to abjure was a matter of renouncing something under oath—and sometimes a matter of life and death. For example, during the Spanish Inquisition, individuals were given the choice between abjuring unacceptable beliefs and being burned at the stake.

Answer 5

1 a : existing at or dating from birth congenital deafness … a congenital neuromuscular disease that stiffens joints and weakens muscles. —Lara Cerri … scientists hope to also understand more common malformations that are congenital but not inherited. —Lee Siegel The skin markings are a benign congenital developmental condition and, on palpation, feel no different to normal skin. —Elizabeth Symes b : constituting an essential characteristic : INHERENT A congenital taste for Greco-Roman themes, which had once found expression in his own paintings, now took the form of a pronounced weakness for buying up statuettes and medallions depicting gods and heroes of classical times. —Anthony Powell At each roll, the ship favored its congenital list, easing farther and farther toward that soft starboard side … —Robert Stone c : acquired during development in the uterus and not through heredity Antiparasitic treatment is recommended in acute or congenital infection, in children with chronic infection, and in immunosuppressed patients. —Eric M. Isselbacher et al. PCBs pass through the placenta, cause congenital poisoning, and remain in human tissues for long intervals. —Scientific American Medicine Bulletin 2 : being such by nature a congenital liar The truth was that Ward was a congenital name-dropper and snob who—though he was undoubtedly treated unfairly—largely brought his troubles upon himself. —Anthony Howard congenitally kən-ˈje-nə-tᵊl-ē kän- adverb congenitally deaf Gwynn, who seems congenitally incapable of a frown, didn't mention the matter until I brought it up. —Roger Angell

Answer 6

1 : involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : TROUBLESOME an onerous task onerous regulations an onerous mortgage 2 : having legal obligations that outweigh the advantages an onerous contract Not to go too heavy on the etymology, but the story behind onerous is at once straightforward and, dare we say, poetic. But perhaps that’s putting the cart before the horse. Onerous rolled into the English language during the 14th century, via Middle French, from the Latin adjective onerosus, "burdensome." That word, in turn, was hitched to the noun onus, meaning "burden" (source too of our word onus, which usually refers to a burden or responsibility). Onus shares an ancient root with the Sanskrit word anas, meaning "cart." So although onerous stresses a sense of laboriousness and often figurative heaviness (especially because something is distasteful, e.g. "the onerous task of cleaning up the mess"), it has a deep connection with a literal weight borne by a person, horse, or other beast of burden.

Answer 7

gülümsemek

Answer 8

feraset, dirayet keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters A keen mind and a sharp wit can pierce the soul as easily as a needle passes through cloth. Remember the analogy between a jabbing needle and piercing perception, and you will readily recall the history of acumen. Our English word retains the spelling and figurative meaning of its direct Latin ancestor, a term that literally means "sharp point." Latin acūmen traces to the verb acuere, which means "to sharpen" and is related to acus, the Latin word for "needle." In its earliest English uses, acumen referred specifically to a sharpness of wit. In modern English, it conveys the sense that someone is perceptive enough to grasp a situation quickly and clever enough to apply that ability.

Answer 9

çaba sarf etmek, gayret etmek 1 a : to put forth (strength, effort, etc.) the force is exerted sideways b : to put (oneself) into action or to tiring effort won't have to exert himself moving the table 2 : to bring to bear especially with sustained effort or lasting effect exerted a bad influence on his students 3 : EMPLOY, WIELD exerted her leadership abilities intelligently He had to exert all of his strength to move the stone. He exerts a lot of influence on the other members of the committee. the force exerted by the machine

Answer 10

gönül rahatlığı, müsterihlik 1 : the quality or state of being contented There was a look of contentment on her face. 2 : something that contents … states that allow their muscles to spoil them and their contentments to enfeeble them. —The New Republic He believes that people can find peace and contentment in living simply. Middle English contentement "satisfaction of a claim or debt," borrowed from Anglo-French, from contenter "to satisfy, CONTENT entry 3" + -ment -MENT

Answer 11

1 confines plural a : something (such as borders or walls) that encloses outside the confines of the office or hospital —W. A. Nolen also : something that restrains escape from the confines of soot and clutter —E. S. Muskie b : SCOPE sense 3 work within the confines of a small group —Frank Newman 2 a archaic : RESTRICTION b obsolete : PRISON 1 a : to hold within a location Dikes confined the floodwaters. b : IMPRISON 2 : to keep within limits will confine my remarks to one subject Middle English confynyes, borrowed from Latin confīnia, plural of confīnium "common boundary, limit, border," from confīnis "having a common boundary" (from con- CON- + -fīnis, adjective derivative of fīnis "boundary, limit, ending") + -ium, suffix of compounded nouns — more at FINAL entry 1

Answer 12

1 : having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight an omniscient author the narrator seems an omniscient person who tells us about the characters and their relations —Ira Konigsberg 2 : possessed of universal or complete knowledge the omniscient God One who is omniscient literally knows all. The word omniscient combines two Latin roots: omni-, meaning "all" or "universally," and the verb scire, meaning "to know." You will recognize omni- as the prefix that tells all in such words as omnivorous ("eating all" or, in actual use, "eating both plants and animals") and omnipotent ("all-powerful"). Scire likewise has a number of other knowledge-related descendants in English, including conscience, science, and prescience (meaning "foreknowledge").

Answer 13

1 a : an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling the sudden ardors of youth b : extreme vigor or energy : INTENSITY the ardor of a true believer c : ZEAL d : LOYALTY 2 : sexual excitement Middle English ardour, borrowed from Anglo-French ardur, ardour "burning, fever, passion," borrowed from Latin ardōr-, ardor "burning, flash of light, extreme heat, mental excitement, eagerness, passion," from ardēre "to burn, be fiercely hot, be violently excited, be eager" + -ōr-, -or (earlier *-ōs-, *-ōs), abstract noun suffix — more at ARDENT

Answer 14

to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism The judge castigated the lawyers for their lack of preparation. Castigate has a synonym in chastise. Both verbs mean to punish or to censure someone. Fittingly, both words derive from the same root: the Latin castigare, formed from the words for "pure" (castus) and "to drive" (agere). (Castus also gave us the noun caste, meaning "social class or rank.") Another verb derived from castigare is chasten, which can also mean "to discipline by punishment" but more commonly means "to subdue or make humble" (as in "chastened by his foolish error"). Castigate is the youngest of the three verbs in English, dating from the early 17th century, while chasten dates to the early 16th century and chastise has been found in use as far back as the 14th.

Answer 15

1 : to push or drive with force : SHOVE 2 : to cause to enter or pierce something by or as if by pushing thrust a dagger into his heart 3 : EXTEND, SPREAD 4 : STAB, PIERCE 5 a : to put (someone, such as an unwilling person) forcibly into a course of action or position was thrust into the job b : to introduce often improperly into a position : INTERPOLATE 6 : to press, force, or impose the acceptance of upon someone thrust new responsibilities upon her intransitive verb 1 a : to force an entrance or passage b : to push forward : press onward c : to push upward : PROJECT 2 : to make a thrust, stab, or lunge with or as if with a pointed weapon thrust at them with a knife thrust 2 of 2 noun 1 a : a forward or upward push b : a movement (as by a group of people) in a specified direction 2 a : salient or essential element or meaning the thrust of the argument b : principal concern or objective the plan's major thrust is testing —Ryan Lizza 3 a : a strong continued pressure b : the sideways force or pressure of one part of a structure against another part (as of an arch against an abutment) c : the force produced by a propeller or by a jet or rocket engine that drives a vehicle (such as an aircraft) forward d : a nearly horizontal geologic fault 4 a : a push or lunge with a pointed weapon b (1) : a verbal attack (2) : a military assault

Answer 16

extending or existing since beyond the reach of memory, record, or tradition existing from time immemorial probably from French immémorial, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin immemorialis lacking memory, from Latin in- + memorialis memorial

Answer 17

uçkuruna gevşek 1 : having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners 2 : not restricted to one class, sort, or person : INDISCRIMINATE education … cheapened through the promiscuous distribution of diplomas —Norman Cousins 3 : CASUAL, IRREGULAR promiscuous eating habits 4 : composed of all sorts of persons or things Promiscuous (from Latin promiscuus “without distinction, taken from every different type”) has a range of meanings in English. The oldest of these is “composed of all sorts of persons and things” (as in “a promiscuous array of books” or “the promiscuous company at the tavern”). This meaning suggests a random assortment, not necessarily with negative implications. Within the last few hundred years, promiscuous has added the usually negatively-tinged meanings “indiscriminate” (“promiscuous destruction by bombing”), “casual or careless” (“the president’s promiscuous dishonesty”), and of course, “not restricted to one sexual partner.” Does this mean that the word itself is promiscuous? Not at all. It is not uncommon for English words to display this polysemous (“having multiple meanings”) character, and promiscuous is actually on the tidy end of the spectrum, as far as these things go. Some English words have dozens of meanings.

Answer 18

1 : strong of character: such as a : BRAVE, BOLD b : FIRM, DETERMINED also : OBSTINATE, UNCOMPROMISING 2 : physically or materially strong: a : STURDY, VIGOROUS b : STAUNCH, ENDURING c : sturdily constructed : SUBSTANTIAL 3 : FORCEFUL a stout attack also : VIOLENT a stout wind 4 a : bulky in body : FAT b : broad in proportion to length : large in diameter a stout fly a stout bird's bill stoutish ˈstau̇-tish adjective stoutly adverb stoutness noun stout 2 of 2 noun 1 : a very dark, full-bodied ale with a distinctive malty flavor that is typically brewed with unmalted roasted barley Stout is a darker, heavily hopped ale that has a creamy head in the glass … —Anthony Dias Blue 2 a : a fat person b : a clothing size designed for the large figure

Answer 19

1 : to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words 2 a : CAVIL, CARP b : BICKER 1 : an evasion of or shift from the point 2 : a minor objection or criticism he spent the entire evening quibbling about the historical inaccuracies in the television series on World War II don't quibble over who gets to sit in front

Answer 20

1 : lacking in character or determination : INEFFECTUAL wishy-washy leadership 2 : lacking in strength or flavor : WEAK wishy-washy wines

Answer 21

1 : MARRY 2 : to take up and support as a cause : become attached to "she espoused communism" As you might guess, the words espouse and spouse are hitched, both coming from the Latin verb spondēre, meaning “to promise” or “to betroth.” In fact, the two were once completely interchangeable, with each serving as a noun meaning “a newly married person” or “a husband or wife” and also as a verb meaning “to marry.” Their semantic separation began when the noun espouse fell out of use. Nowadays, espouse is most often encountered as a verb used in the figuratively extended sense “to commit to and support as a cause.”

Answer 22

: harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way deleterious effects deleterious to health When you hold down the delete key on your keyboard or touchscreen, the effect—whoosh!—is instantaneous (unless your device is laggy, of course). Deleterious effects, however, are often not so obvious; deleterious is used to describe things that are harmful in ways that are unexpected, slow-acting, or not readily apparent. Although most often used in formal speech and writing, deleterious is far from rare. It even pops up from time to time in film and television, especially from the mouths of wonky characters, as when Seven of Nine warns the Doctor in an episode of Star Trek Voyager, “The nebula is having a deleterious effect on all the ship’s technology,” or when Higgins exclaims in the original Magnum P.I. series, “It’s shocking what a deleterious effect a regimen of nothing but mushrooms can have on a man.” We’ll take your word for it, Higgins.

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