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Question 1

urban

Answer 1

of or in a city or town:

kentsel, şehir, şehirli

urban development

Question 2

sift

Answer 2

to make a close examination of all the parts of something in order to find something or to separate what is useful from what is not:

elemek

The police are sifting the evidence very carefully to try and find the guilty person.

Question 3

evaluate

Answer 3

to judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something:

değerlendirmek

It’s impossible to evaluate these results without knowing more about the research methods employed.

Question 4

skim

Answer 4

to move quickly just above a surface without touching it:

sıyırmak, sektirmek,

The birds skimmed (across/along/over) the tops of the waves

Question 5

explicit

Answer 5

clear and exact:

açık, belirgin, belli

She was very explicit about (= said very clearly and exactly) what she thought was wrong with the plans.

Question 6

summarize

Answer 6

to express the most important facts or ideas about something or someone in a short and clear form:

özetlemek

I’ll just summarize the main points of the argument in a few words.

Question 7

irrigation

Answer 7

the practice of supplying land with water so that crops and plants will grow:

sulama

Dirty irrigation water can spread animal pathogens to fruits and vegetables.

Question 8

cultivate

Answer 8

to prepare land and grow crops on it, or to grow a particular crop:

yetiştirmek

Most of the land there is too poor to cultivate.

Question 9

infrastructure

Answer 9

the basic systems and services, such as transport and power supplies, that a country or organization uses in order to work effectively:

altyapı

The war has badly damaged the country’s infrastructure.

Question 10

migrate

Answer 10

When an animal migrates, it travels to a different place, usually when the season changes:

göç

These animals migrate annually in search of food.

Question 11

cruise,

Answer 11

a journey on a large ship for pleasure, during which you visit several places:

turistik gemi yolculuğu, seyr etmek

He and his wife went on a cruise to the Bahamas.

Question 12

dough

Answer 12

flour mixed with water and often yeast, fat, or sugar, so that it is ready for baking:

hamur

She kneaded the dough and left it to rise.

Question 13

knead

Answer 13

to press something, especially a mixture for making bread, firmly and repeatedly with the hands and fingers:

yoğurmak

Knead the dough until smooth.

Question 14

ballot

Answer 14

a system or occasion of secret voting:

oy pusulası

Everyone casts his or her ballot (= votes) in secret.

Question 15

descend

Answer 15

to go or come down:

inmek, aşağı yuvarlanmak, alçalmak

The path descended steeply into the valley.

Question 16

elapse

Answer 16

If time elapses, it goes past:

geçmek, akıp gitmek

Four years had elapsed since he left college and still he hadn’t found a job.

Question 17

revenue

Answer 17

the income that a government or company receives regularly:

hasılat

Taxes provide most of the government’s revenue.

Question 18

array

Answer 18

a large group of things or people, especially one that is attractive or causes admiration or has been positioned in a particular way:

sıralamak, sıraya dizmek,

There was a splendid array of food on the table.

Question 19

concise

Answer 19

short and clear, expressing what needs to be said without unnecessary words:

özlü, kısa,

Make your answers clear and concise.

Question 20

dye

Answer 20

to change the colour of something using a special liquid:

boya, boyama, saç boyası

For a change, why not dye your T-shirts?

Question 21

wool

Answer 21

the soft, thick hair that grows on the bodies of sheep and some other animals:

yün

Australia is one of the world’s main producers of wool.

Question 22

weaver

Answer 22

a person whose job is weaving cloth and other materials (= making them by crossing threads over and under each other):

dokumacı

Maria was the granddaughter of a silk weaver and the daughter of a carpet weaver.

Question 23

rug

Answer 23

a piece of thick heavy cloth smaller than a carpet, used for covering the floor or for decoration:

halı, kilim, seccade

My dog loves lying on the rug in front of the fire.

Question 24

powder

Answer 24

a loose, dry substance that consists of extremely small pieces, usually made by breaking something up and crushing it:

pudra, barut,

A packet of white powder was found and police scientists are analysing it.

Question 25

scent

Answer 25

a pleasant natural smell: | koku ## Footnote the scent of roses

Question 26

carve

Answer 26

to make something by cutting into especially wood or stone, or to cut into the surface of stone, wood, etc.: | oymak ## Footnote He carved her name on a tree.

Question 27

stamp

Answer 27

a small piece of paper with a picture or pattern on it that is stuck onto a letter or package before it is posted, to show that the cost of sending it has been paid: | damga vurmak, kaşe, ## Footnote I stuck a 50p stamp on the envelope.

Question 28

probe

Answer 28

to try to discover information that other people do not want you to know, by asking questions carefully and not directly: | incelemek, bulmak ## Footnote The interviewer probed deep into her private life.

Question 29

wobble

Answer 29

to (cause something to) shake or move from side to side in a way that shows poor balance: | sallanmak, yalpalamak, ## Footnote Don't wobble the table, please, you little bastard

Question 30

withstand

Answer 30

to be strong enough, or not be changed by something, or to oppose a person or thing successfully: | dayanmak, karşı koymak, direnmek ## Footnote a bridge designed to withstand earthquakes

Question 31

conjunction

Answer 31

a word such as 'and', 'but', 'while', or 'although' that connects words, phrases, and clauses in a sentence, the situation in which events or conditions combine or happen together: | bağlaç, birleşme ## Footnote in conjunction with the decline in air temperature with increasing elevation

Question 32

distribute

Answer 32

to give something out to several people, or to spread or supply something: | dağıtmak, yaymak, paylaştırmak ## Footnote The books will be distributed free to local schools.

Question 33

premise

Answer 33

an idea or theory on which a statement or action is based: | Öncül ## Footnote They had started with the premise that all men are created equal.

Question 34

suffice

Answer 34

to be enough: | kafi olmak , yeterli ## Footnote I'm taking $400 - I think that should suffice.

Question 35

immerse

Answer 35

to put something or someone completely under the surface of a liquid: | batırmak ## Footnote The shells should be immersed in boiling water for two minutes.

Question 36

solely

Answer 36

only and not involving anyone or anything else: | sadece ## Footnote The product's success cannot be attributable solely to the ads.

Question 37

attend

Answer 37

to go to an event, place, etc.: | katılmak ## Footnote The meeting is on the fifth and we're hoping everyone will attend.

Question 38

precise

Answer 38

exact and accurate: | kesin, tam, kusursuz ## Footnote He caught me at the precise moment that I fainted.

Question 39

faint

Answer 39

not strong or clear; slight: | bayılmak, zayıf düşmek, zayıf ## Footnote I have a faint suspicion that you may be right!

Question 40

comprehension

Answer 40

the ability to understand completely and be familiar with a situation, facts, etc.: | anlama, kavrama, anlayış ## Footnote He has no comprehension of the size of the problem.

Question 41

connotate

Answer 41

a word sometimes used to mean connote : | çağrışım yapmak, yan anlam ## Footnote Doesn't "stable" connotate a feeling of security?

Question 42

peculiar

Answer 42

unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way: | tuhaf, özel, has ## Footnote It's peculiar that they didn't tell us they were going away.

Question 43

accomplish

Answer 43

to finish something successfully or to achieve something: | başarmak, yapmak, yerine getirmek ## Footnote The students accomplished the task in less than ten minutes.

Question 44

negligible

Answer 44

too slight or small in amount to be of importance: | ihmal edilebilir, önemsiz ## Footnote The difference between the two products is negligible.

Question 45

evitable

Answer 45

able to be avoided or prevented: | önlenebilir ## Footnote Rick Grimes believes that world war is evitable.

Question 46

groundbreaking

Answer 46

If something is groundbreaking, it is very new and a big change from other things of its type: | çığır açan ## Footnote His latest movie is interesting, but not groundbreaking.

Question 47

boundary

Answer 47

a real or imagined line that marks the edge or limit of something: | sınır, hudut, limit ## Footnote The Ural mountains mark the boundary between Europe and Asia.

Question 48

reinforce

Answer 48

to make something stronger: | güçlendirmek, pekiştirmek, sağlamlaştırmak ## Footnote The pockets on my jeans are reinforced with double stitching.

Question 49

stitch

Answer 49

a piece of thread sewn in cloth, or the single movement of a needle and thread into and out of the cloth that produces this: | dikiş ## Footnote Secure the two pieces together with a couple of stitches.

Question 50

epitomize

Answer 50

to be a perfect example of a quality or type of thing: | örneği olmak ## Footnote With little equipment and unsuitable footwear, she epitomizes the inexperienced and unprepared mountain walker.

Question 51

transcend

Answer 51

to go further, rise above, or be more important or better than something, especially a limit: | aşmak, üstün olmak ## Footnote The best films are those which transcend national or cultural barriers.

Question 52

revere

Answer 52

to very much respect and admire someone or something: | kutsamak, büyük saygı duymak ## Footnote Nelson Mandela is revered for his brave fight against apartheid.

Question 53

obscure

Answer 53

not known to many people: | belirsiz, bilinmeyen ## Footnote an obscure island in the Pacific

Question 54

precarious

Answer 54

in a dangerous state because of not being safe or not being held in place firmly: | istikrarsız,tehlikeli ## Footnote The lorry was lodged in a very precarious way, with its front wheels hanging over the cliff.

Question 55

lodge

Answer 55

to make an official complaint about something: | kulübe, resmi duyuru ## Footnote The US lodged a formal protest against the arrest of the foreign reporters.

Question 56

fleeting

Answer 56

short or quick: | kısa süren ## Footnote This is just a fleeting visit.

Question 57

vivid

Answer 57

Vivid descriptions, memories, etc. produce very clear, powerful, and detailed images in the mind: | canlı, parlak, hayat dolu ## Footnote He's one of those people with a very vivid imagination - every time he hears a noise he's convinced it's someone breaking in.

Question 58

indicator

Answer 58

something that shows what a situation is like: | gösterge, indikatör, işaret ## Footnote Commodity prices can be a useful indicator of inflation, he claimed.

Question 59

demonstrate

Answer 59

to show or make something clear: | göstermek, kanıtlamak, ispatlamak ## Footnote These numbers clearly demonstrate the size of the economic problem facing the country.

Question 60

cultivate

Answer 60

to prepare land and grow crops on it, or to grow a particular crop: | yetiştirmek ## Footnote Most of the land there is too poor to cultivate.

Question 61

prairie

Answer 61

a wide area of flat land without trees in Canada and the northern US | yeşillik düzlük ## Footnote yeşillik düzlükv

Question 62

irrigate

Answer 62

to supply land with water so that crops and plants will grow: | sulamak ## Footnote irrigated land/fields

Question 63

blossom

Answer 63

When a tree or plant blossoms, it produces flowers before producing fruit that can be eaten: ## Footnote The cherry tree is beginning to blossom.

Question 64

singularity

Answer 64

the quality of being strange: | tekillik ## Footnote He has been behaving with great singularity.

Question 65

gloom

Answer 65

feelings of great unhappiness and loss of hope: | kasvet, hüzün, sıkıntı ## Footnote Bergman's films are often full of gloom and despair.

Question 66

lank

Answer 66

Lank hair is not attractive because it is completely straight and thin: | uzun ve sıska ## Footnote His hair was lank and greasy and looked like it hadn't been washed for a month.

Question 67

illustrate

Answer 67

to draw pictures for a book, magazine, etc.: | gözünde canlandırmak ## Footnote a beautifully illustrated book/old manuscript

Question 68

cognitive

Answer 68

connected with thinking or conscious mental processes: | bilişsel ## Footnote cognitive psychology

Question 69

emphasize

Answer 69

to show that something is very important or worth giving attention to: | vurgulamak ## Footnote I'd just like to emphasize how important it is for people to learn foreign languages.

Question 70

consensus

Answer 70

a generally accepted opinion or decision among a group of people: | uzlaşma ## Footnote The general consensus in the office is that he can't do his job.

Question 71

assert

Answer 71

to say that something is certainly true: , , to behave in a way that expresses your confidence, importance, or power and earns you respect from others: | savunmak, söylemek, ileri sürmek ## Footnote He asserts that she stole money from him. ,, I really must assert myself more in meetings.

Question 72

imply

Answer 72

to communicate an idea or feeling without saying it directly: | ima etmek ## Footnote I'm not implying anything about your cooking, but could we eat out tonight?

Question 73

weep

Answer 73

to cry tears: | ağlamak, göz yaşı dökmek ## Footnote People in the street wept with joy when peace was announced.

Question 74

bank

Answer 74

sloping raised land, especially along the sides of a river: | sahil, kıyı , banka ## Footnote the banks of streams are kept forested to protect water quality,

Question 75

stream

Answer 75

water that flows naturally along a fixed route formed by a channel cut into rock or ground, usually at ground level: | akarsu ## Footnote There's a bubbling stream that flows through their property.

Question 76

refine

Answer 76

to make something pure or improve something, especially by removing unwanted material: | arıtmak, inceltmek, düzeltmek ## Footnote Crude oil is industrially refined to purify it and separate out the different elements, such as benzene.

Question 77

compel

Answer 77

to force someone to do something: | zorlamak ## Footnote As a schoolboy he was compelled to wear shorts even in winter.

Question 78

regardless

Answer 78

despite; not being affected by something: | ne olursa olsun, her şeye rağmen ## Footnote She knew it was dangerous to visit him except at night, but she set out regardless (of the risk).

Question 79

plausible

Answer 79

seeming likely to be true, or able to be believed: | mantıklı, makul ## Footnote a plausible explanation/excuse

Question 80

loan

Answer 80

an amount of money that is borrowed, often from a bank, and has to be paid back, usually together with an extra amount of money that you have to pay as a charge for borrowing: | borç, ödünç verme, borçlanma ## Footnote She's trying to get a $50,000 loan to start her own business.

Question 81

bubble

Answer 81

a ball of gas that appears in a liquid, or a ball formed of air surrounded by liquid that floats in the air:,, **a temporary period of very successful economic performance in a particular country or sector, often followed by sudden failure:** | kabarcık, baloncuk, ## Footnote As water begins to boil, bubbles rise to the surface.,, Japan's economic bubble

Question 82

overstate

Answer 82

to describe or explain something in a way that makes it seem more important or serious than it really is: | abartmak ## Footnote The impact of the new legislation has been greatly overstated.

Question 83

legislate

Answer 83

If a government legislates, it makes a new law: | yasa koymak ## Footnote The impact of the new legislation has been greatly overstated.

Question 84

neglect

Answer 84

to not give enough care or attention to people or things that are your responsibility: | ihmal etmek ## Footnote He neglects that poor dog - he never takes him for walks or gives him any attention.

Question 85

preliminary

Answer 85

coming before a more important action or event, especially introducing or preparing for it: | ön hazırlık ## Footnote Preliminary results show that the vaccine is effective, but this has to be confirmed by further medical trials.

Question 86

credible

Answer 86

able to be believed or trusted: | güvenilir ## Footnote The story of what had happened to her was barely (= almost not) credible.

Question 87

deplete

Answer 87

to reduce something in size or amount, especially supplies of energy, money, etc.: | tüketmek ## Footnote If we continue to deplete the earth's natural resources, we will cause serious damage to the environment.

Question 88

sustain

Answer 88

to cause or allow something to continue for a period of time: | sürdürmek, devam ettirmek, ## Footnote The economy looks set to sustain its growth into next year.

Question 89

constraint

Answer 89

something that controls what you do by keeping you within particular limits: | kısıtlama ## Footnote Financial constraints on the company are preventing them from employing new staff.

Question 90

spark

Answer 90

a very small piece of fire that flies out from something that is burning, or one that is made by rubbing two hard things together, or a flash of light made by electricity: | kıvılcım, teşvik etmek ## Footnote Sparks were flying out of the bonfire and blowing everywhere.

Question 91

superficial

Answer 91

(of a person) never thinking about things that are serious or important: | yüzeysel, üstünkörü, ## Footnote He's fun to be with, but he's very superficial.

Question 92

deplete

Answer 92

to reduce something in size or amount, especially supplies of energy, money, etc.: | tüketmek, boşaltmak, ## Footnote If we continue to deplete the earth's natural resources, we will cause serious damage to the environment.

Question 93

discard

Answer 93

to throw something away or get rid of it because you no longer want or need it: | atmak, kurtulmak, ayırmak, ## Footnote Discarded food containers and bottles littered the streets.

Question 94

emphasize

Answer 94

to show that something is very important or worth giving attention to: | vurgu, vurgulamak, üzerinde durmak, ## Footnote I'd just like to emphasize how important it is for people to learn foreign languages.

Question 95

wool

Answer 95

the soft, thick hair that grows on the bodies of sheep and some other animals: | yün ## Footnote Australia is one of the world's main producers of wool.

Question 96

stress

Answer 96

Stres , the way that a word or syllable is pronounced with greater force than other words in the same sentence or other syllables in the same word: | vurgulamak, baskı yapmak ## Footnote When "insert" is a verb, the stress is on the second syllable, but when it is a noun, the stress is on the first syllable.

Question 97

syllable

Answer 97

a single unit of speech, either a whole word or one of the parts into which a word can be separated, usually containing a vowel | hece, nota, seslem ## Footnote When "insert" is a verb, the stress is on the second syllable, but when it is a noun, the stress is on the first syllable.

Question 98

vowel

Answer 98

a speech sound produced by humans when the breath flows out through the mouth without being blocked by the teeth, tongue, or lips: | ünlü, sesli harf ## Footnote A short vowel is a short sound as in the word "cup". ,,,,, A long vowel is a long sound as in the word "shoe".

Question 99

suffice

Answer 99

to be enough: | yeterli ## Footnote I'm taking $400 - I think that should suffice.

Question 100

overall

Answer 100

in general rather than in particular, or including all the people or things in a particular group or situation: | tüm, tam, etraflı ,,, önlük, göğüslük ## Footnote The overall situation is good, despite a few minor problems.