leangauge 12

Question 1

oppress

Answer 1

to treat a group of people in an unfair way, often by limiting their freedom

baskı yapmak, zulmetmek, eziyet etmek

Women were oppressed by a society which considered them inferior.

Question 2

devote

Answer 2

to give all of something, especially your time, effort, or love, or yourself, to something you believe in or to a person:

adamak

She has devoted all her energies/life to the care of homeless people.

Question 3

integrate

Answer 3

to mix with and join society or a group of people, often changing to suit their way of life, habits, and customs:

entegre, bütünleşmek, kaynaşmak,

It’s very difficult to integrate yourself into a society whose culture is so different from your own.

Question 4

distinguish

Answer 4

to recognize the differences between two people, ideas, or things

ayırt edici, ayırmak, ayırt etmek,

The main distinguishing feature of the new car is its fast acceleration.

Question 5

condense

Answer 5

to reduce something, such as a speech or piece of writing, in length:

kısaltmak, yoğunlaşmak

I condensed ten pages of comments into/to two.

Question 6

overturn

Answer 6

to (cause to) turn over:

devirmek, tersini çevirmek,

The intruder had overturned some of the furniture in the house.,,,
which means that an old theory has been overturned

Question 7

shed

Answer 7

a small building, usually made of wood, used for storing things:

baraka

a garden/bicycle shed

Question 8

emerge

Answer 8

to appear by coming out of something or out from behind something:

meydana gelmek, çıkmak, ortaya çıkmak,

She emerged from the sea, blue with cold.

Question 9

thereof

Answer 9

of or about the thing just mentioned:

…ile ilgili; …ile benzer şeyler;

Please refer to the Regulations and in particular Articles 99 and 100 thereof.

Question 10

quibble

Answer 10

to argue about, or say you disapprove of, something that is not important:

önemsiz konu üzerinde tartışmak

There’s no point quibbling about a couple of dollars.

Question 11

constitution

Answer 11

the set of political principles by which a state or organization is governed, especially in relation to the rights of the people it governs:

anayasa

Under (= as part of) the union constitution, a new committee is elected each year.

Question 12

rescind

Answer 12

to make a law, agreement, order, or decision no longer have any (legal) power:

iptal etmek, geçersiz kılmak, feshetmek

The policy of charging air travellers for vegetarian meals proved unpopular and has already been rescinded.

Question 13

consent

Answer 13

permission or agreement:

onay, izin, rıza,

Patients must be informed of the risks of the surgery and give their informed consent.

Question 14

bustle

Answer 14

to do things in a hurried and busy way:

koşuşturma, telaş, acele

Thora bustled around the house, getting everything ready.

Question 15

excursion

Answer 15

a short journey usually made for pleasure, often by a group of people:

gezi, gezinti, sapma

This year’s annual excursion will be to Lincoln.

Question 16

mope

Answer 16

to be unhappy and unwilling to think or act in a positive way, especially because of a disappointment:

üzgün, üzmek, canı sıkkın olmak

There’s no point in sitting at home and moping - get out there and find yourself another job!

Question 17

drizzle

Answer 17

rain in very small, light drops:

çiseleyen yağmur

Tomorrow will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle.

Question 18

gallant

Answer 18

(of a man) polite and kind towards women, especially when in public:

cesur, centilmen, yiğit

That wasn’t very gallant of you, Paul, pushing a young lady out of the way like that!

Question 19

poverty

Answer 19

the condition of being extremely poor:

yoksulluk, fakirlik, sefalet

He emigrated to Australia to escape the grinding (= very great) poverty of his birthplace.

Question 20

seldom

Answer 20

almost never:

nadiren

Now that we have a baby, we seldom get the chance to go to the cinema.

Question 21

omen

Answer 21

something that is considered to be a sign of how a future event will take place:

alâmet, kehanet

The team’s final victory of the season is a good omen for the playoffs, which start next week.

Question 22

overhaul

Answer 22

to repair an engine, machine, etc. so that every part of it works as it should:

revizyon, bakım, elden geçirme,

I got the engine overhauled.

Question 23

prudence

Answer 23

behaviour that is careful and avoids risks:

ihtiyat, sağduyu,

Everyone agreed that panic wasn’t called for, prudence was.

Question 24

long for something; long to do something

Answer 24

to want something very much:

arzu etmek,

She longed to see him again.

Question 25

perceptible

Answer 25

that can be seen, heard, or noticed: | algılanabilir, somut, anlaşılır ## Footnote There was a barely perceptible movement in his right arm.

Question 26

circumvent

Answer 26

to avoid something, especially cleverly or illegally: | atlatmak, engellemek, ## Footnote Ships were registered abroad to circumvent employment and safety regulations.

Question 27

decipher

Answer 27

to discover the meaning of something written badly or in a difficult or hidden way: | şifreyi çözmek, deşifre etmek, ## Footnote Can you decipher the writing on this envelope?

Question 28

ornament

Answer 28

an object that is beautiful rather than useful: | süs, süsleme, takı ## Footnote garden ornaments such as statues and fountains

Question 29

excavation

Answer 29

the act of removing earth that is covering very old objects buried in the ground in order to discover things about the past: | kazı, hafriyat, kazma ## Footnote Three skulls and one full skeleton were discovered during the excavation of an Egyptian tomb.

Question 30

comprise

Answer 30

to have things or people as parts or members; to consist of: | içermek, kapsamak, oluşmak ## Footnote The course comprises a class book, a practice book, and a CD.

Question 31

waive

Answer 31

to not demand something you have a right to, or not cause a rule to be obeyed: | feragat, vazgeçmek, feragat etmek, ## Footnote The bank manager waived the charge (= said we didn't have to pay), as we were old and valued customers.

Question 32

concede

Answer 32

to admit, often unwillingly, that something is true: | teslim olmak, kabullenmek, ödün vermek, ## Footnote The government has conceded (that) the new tax policy has been a disaster.

Question 33

refute

Answer 33

to say or prove that a person, statement, opinion, etc. is wrong or false: | yalanlamak ## Footnote to refute a person/theory/argument/claim

Question 34

endure

Answer 34

to suffer something difficult, unpleasant, or painful: | dayanmak, katlanmak, ## Footnote We had to endure a nine-hour delay at the airport.

Question 35

disorienting

Answer 35

making someone confused about where they are, where they are going, or what is happening: | kafa karıştırıcı, şaşırtmak, ## Footnote When you arrive in daylight and you feel like it's night, it can be disorienting.

Question 36

appeal

Answer 36

a request to the public for money, information, or help: | çekici, cazip ## Footnote The police have issued an appeal to the public to stay away from the area over the weekend.

Question 37

significance

Answer 37

importance: | önem, anlam ## Footnote The discovery of the new drug is of great significance for/to people suffering from heart problems.

Question 38

amendment

Answer 38

a change or changes made to the words of a text: | değişiklik, düzeltme, yasa değişikliği, ## Footnote He insisted that the book did not need amendment.

Question 39

dormant

Answer 39

inactive;;;;;Something that is dormant is not active or growing but has the ability to be active at a later time: | uykuda, uyuyan, hareketsiz, ## Footnote The long-dormant volcano has recently shown signs of erupting.

Question 40

penetrable

Answer 40

If a place or substance is penetrable, you can move into it or through it: | delinebilir, girilebilir, işlenebilir ## Footnote The riverside bushes were certainly very thick, but the undergrowth behind was evidently penetrable.

Question 41

cupid

Answer 41

a model or painting of a little boy looking like Cupid | aşk tanrısı ## Footnote Yet when cupid strikes, love has no rules and knows no laws.

Question 42

inspect

Answer 42

to look at something or someone carefully in order to discover information, especially about their quality or condition: | incelemek, denetlemek, teftiş etmek ## Footnote After the crash both drivers got out and inspected their cars for damage.

Question 43

mandatory

Answer 43

Something that is mandatory must be done, or is demanded by law: | zorunlu ## Footnote The minister is calling for mandatory prison sentences for people who assault police officers.

Question 44

hinder

Answer 44

to limit the ability of someone to do something, or to limit the development of something: | engellemek, engel olmak, alıkoymak ## Footnote High winds have hindered firefighters in their efforts to put out the blaze.

Question 45

misrepresent

Answer 45

to describe falsely an idea, opinion, or situation, often in order to get an advantage: | yanlış beyanda bulunmak, yanlış tanıtmak, ## Footnote She accused her opponents of deliberately misrepresenting her as an extremist.

Question 46

rudimentary

Answer 46

basic: | ilkel ## Footnote Her knowledge is still only rudimentary.

Question 47

surmise

Answer 47

to guess something, without having much or any proof: | tahmin, şüphe, kanı ## Footnote The police surmise (that) the robbers have fled the country.

Question 48

instant

Answer 48

happening immediately, without any delay: | ani, anlık, acil, ## Footnote This type of account offers you instant access to your money.

Question 49

factoid

Answer 49

an interesting piece of information | uydurma ## Footnote The factoid analysis investigated 50 different summaries from two news stories.

Question 50

whop

Answer 50

to hit or defeat: | vay be, yenmek, dövmek, ## Footnote The Yankees whopped the Cleveland Indians 9–2.

Question 51

alluring

Answer 51

attractive or exciting: | çekici, albenili, cazip ## Footnote I didn't find the prospect of a house with no electricity very alluring.

Question 52

microbiome

Answer 52

a serious condition in which a person's joints (= the places where two bones are connected) become painful, swollen, and stiff: | artrit, arterit, eklem iltihabı ## Footnote In later life she was crippled with arthritis.

Question 53

oyster

Answer 53

a large flat sea creature that lives in a shell, some types of which can be eaten either cooked or uncooked, and other types of which produce pearls (= small round white precious stones) | istiridye ## Footnote More importantly, the strong host response produced by oysters against parasites seems to be the principal factor structuring metazoan parasite communities of oysters.

Question 54

scallop

Answer 54

a sea creature that lives inside two joined flat, round shells and can be eaten | midye; bir tür deniz yaratığı

Question 55

# reef reef

Answer 55

a line of rocks or sand near the surface of the sea | sığ kayalık, resif ## Footnote a coral reef

Question 56

nurture

Answer 56

to take care of, feed, and protect someone or something, especially young children or plants, and help him, her, or it to develop: | beslemek, yetiştirmek, büyütmek ## Footnote She wants to stay at home and nurture her children.

Question 57

voyage

Answer 57

a long journey, especially by ship: | yolculuk, sefer, seyahat ## Footnote He was a young sailor on his first sea voyage.

Question 58

via

Answer 58

going through or stopping at a place on the way to another place: | aracılığıyla, üzerinden, yolu ile ## Footnote The London to Cairo flight goes via Rome.

Question 59

prior

Answer 59

existing or happening before something else, or before a particular time: | önce, önceki, öncelikli ## Footnote They had to refuse the dinner invitation because of a prior engagement (= something already planned for that time).

Question 60

strait

Answer 60

a narrow area of sea that connects two larger areas of sea: | boğaz, geçit, darboğaz ## Footnote the Straits of İstanbul

Question 61

marine

Answer 61

related to the sea or sea transport: | deniz, denize ait ## Footnote Marine biologists are concerned about the effects of untreated sewage that is flowing into coastal waters.

Question 62

migratory

Answer 62

A migratory bird or animal is one that migrates (= travels to a different place, usually when the season changes): | göçmen, göç, göçebe ## Footnote Sea eagles are not migratory, so once extinct, there is no chance of them returning naturally.

Question 63

viscous

Answer 63

A viscous liquid is thick and sticky and does not flow easily. | ağdalı, koyu kıvamlı ## Footnote When quartz melts (at about 1600°C), it becomes a viscous liquid.

Question 64

linger

Answer 64

to stay somewhere for a long time | oyalanmak, uzun süre kalmak, ## Footnote The smell from the fire still lingered hours later.

Question 65

residue

Answer 65

something that remains after most of a substance has gone or been removed | çökelti, tortu, kalıntı, ## Footnote The machine sucks up the water but leaves a muddy residue.

Question 66

liquefy

Answer 66

to make or become liquid | sıvılaş(tır)mak ## Footnote The butter had liquefied in the heat.

Question 67

forage

Answer 67

to move about searching for things you need, especially food | yiyecek vb. araştırmak, karnını doyurmak için gezinmek ## Footnote Chimpanzees spend most of the day foraging for fruit, leaves, and insects.

Question 68

bivouac

Answer 68

a temporary shelter or camp for sleeping in outside, that is not a tent: | çadır, açık ordugâh ## Footnote The children made a bivouac at the bottom of the garden with some poles and an old blanket.

Question 69

midden

Answer 69

a heap (= large pile) of animal waste, or waste material thrown away by human beings in the past: | çöplük, gübrelik ## Footnote It was customary for dung and bedding to be rotted for up to a year in a midden before spreading on the land.

Question 70

hatch

Answer 70

If an egg hatches or is hatched, it is broken open by a baby creature such as a bird, fish, or snake being born. | yavru çıkarmak, yumurtadan çıkmak ## Footnote My hens have hatched ten chicks.

Question 71

hanger-on

Answer 71

a person who tries to be friendly and spend time with rich and important people, especially to get an advantage: | askıda kalmak, ahtapot, hayran, ## Footnote Wherever there is royalty, there are always hangers-on.

Question 72

swarm

Answer 72

a large group of insects all moving together: | sürü, yığın ## Footnote a swarm of bees/wasps/ants/locusts

Question 73

cannabis

Answer 73

a drug, illegal in many countries, that is made from the dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant. Cannabis produces a pleasant feeling of being relaxed if smoked or eaten: | esrar, kenevir, kendir ## Footnote Are you in favour of the legalization of cannabis?

Question 74

impair

Answer 74

to spoil something or make it weaker so that it is less effective: | bozmak, zayıflatmak ## Footnote A recurring knee injury may have impaired his chances of winning the tournament.

Question 75

diagnose

Answer 75

to recognize and name the exact character of a disease or a problem, by examining it: | teşhis koymak, tanımlamak, ## Footnote His condition was diagnosed as some type of blood disorder.

Question 76

sought

Answer 76

past of seek | 'aramak' fiilinin geçmiş zaman hâli ## Footnote Specifically, they sought to model buildings in space, to show how to achieve built forms that would work better for people.

Question 77

bind

Answer 77

to tie something together with string, rope, etc | bağlamak, bağlayan şey, ## Footnote His hands were bound behind his back.

Question 78

clot

Answer 78

a lump that forms when a liquid, especially blood, becomes almost solid | pıhtı, kan pıhtısı ## Footnote a lump that forms when a liquid, especially blood, becomes almost solid

Question 79

carry out

Answer 79

to do or complete something, especially something that you have said you would do or that you have been told to do | gerçekleştirmek, uygulamak, ## Footnote I was only carrying out orders.

Question 80

mitigate

Answer 80

to reduce the harmful effects of something | hafifletmek; azaltmak; dindirmek ## Footnote In consequence, little is done to mitigate them.

Question 81

comprehensive

Answer 81

including everything | etraflı, kapsamlı, ## Footnote a comprehensive study of the subject

Question 82

spike

Answer 82

a long, thin piece of metal, wood, etc with a sharp point at one end | sivri uçlu metal çubuk ## Footnote The fence had long spikes on top.

Question 83

lineage

Answer 83

the members of a person's family who are directly related to that person and who lived a long time before him or her: | soy, köken, sülale ## Footnote She's very proud of her ancient royal lineage.

Question 84

avert

Answer 84

to prevent something bad from happening: | önlemek, çevirmek, gidermek ## Footnote to avert disaster/economic collapse

Question 85

finely

Answer 85

into very thin or small pieces: | incecik ## Footnote Chop the carrots very finely.

Question 86

uncanny

Answer 86

strange and impossible to explain | tuhaf, esrarengiz, anlaşılmaz, ## Footnote It was uncanny the way that she always knew what he was thinking.

Question 87

reminiscent

Answer 87

making you think of someone or something that is similar | anımsatan, hatırlatan, çağrıştıran, ## Footnote a smell reminiscent of an old church

Question 88

viable

Answer 88

effective and able to be successful | uygulanabilir, pratik ## Footnote a viable alternative to nuclear power

Question 89

conductive

Answer 89

A conductive substance allows heat or electricity to travel through it: | iletken, geçirgen ## Footnote Aluminium is a conductive metal.

Question 90

decompose

Answer 90

to decay, or to cause something to decay: | ayrıştırmak, çürütmek, dağılmak ## Footnote The body must have been decomposing for several weeks.

Question 91

spur

Answer 91

to encourage someone to do something or something to happen | teşvik etmek, özendirmek, yüreklendirmek ## Footnote Spurred on by his fans, he won the next three games easily.

Question 92

enact

Answer 92

to make something into a law | kanunlaştırmak ## Footnote When was this legislation enacted?

Question 93

escalate

Answer 93

If a violent or bad situation escalates or is escalated, it quickly becomes worse or more serious. | gittikçe kötüleşmek, ciddi bir hal almak, ## Footnote The fight quickly escalated into a riot.

Question 94

blackout

Answer 94

the state of being unconscious for a short time | bayılma, kararma ## Footnote Power lines were blown down and we had a blackout of several hours.

Question 95

grid

Answer 95

a pattern or structure made from horizontal and vertical lines crossing each other to form squares: | Kafes, ızgara, şebeke ## Footnote A metal grid had been placed over the hole to prevent people from falling in.

Question 96

sedate

Answer 96

calm and slow | sakin, sessiz, ağırbaşlı, ## Footnote The fight against a chemical storage site has transformed a normally sedate village into a battleground.

Question 97

entrench

Answer 97

to firmly establish something, especially an idea or a problem, so that it cannot be changed: | sağlamlaştırmak, sağlama almak, yerleştirmek, ## Footnote The government's main task was to prevent inflation from entrenching itself.

Question 98

province

Answer 98

one of the large areas that some countries are divided into because of the type of government they have | eyalet, bölge ## Footnote the Canadian province of Alberta

Question 99

benign

Answer 99

pleasant and kind: | tehlikesiz, zararsız ## Footnote a benign old lady

Question 100

ease

Answer 100

to make or become less severe, difficult, unpleasant, painful, etc.: | kolaylaştırmak, hafifletmek, rahatlatmak ## Footnote To ease the problem of overcrowding, new prisons will be built.