Words 12 Flashcards
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versatile
adjective approving
UK /ˈvɜː.sə.taɪl/ US /ˈvɝː.sə.t̬əl/
çok yönlü - çok kullanışlı
able to change easily from one activity to another or able to be used for many different purposes:
Next to the bathroom is a very versatile room.
A leather jacket is a timeless and versatile garment that can be worn in all seasons.
exacerbate
verb [ T ]
UK /ɪɡˈzæs.ə.beɪt/ US /ɪɡˈzæs.ɚ.beɪt/
to make something that is already bad even worse:
This attack will exacerbate the already tense relations between the two communities.
Allowing your band to practice in our garage has greatly exacerbated my headache.
exacting
adjective
UK /ɪɡˈzæk.tɪŋ/ US /ɪɡˈzæk.tɪŋ/
detaylı / titizlik isteyen
demanding a lot of effort, care, or attention:
an exacting training schedule
All our aircraft meet exacting safety standards.
exhaustive
adjective
UK /ɪɡˈzɔː.stɪv/ US /ɪɡˈzɑː.stɪv/
C1
complete and including everything - comprehensive, thorough:
The consultant’s report was an exhaustive treatment of all possible options and their likely consequences.
“the guide outlines every bus route in exhaustive detail”
expansionist
adjective disapproving
UK /ɪkˈspæn.ʃən.ɪst/ US /ɪkˈspæn.ʃən.ɪst/
related to increasing the amount of land ruled by a country, or the business done by a company:
The bank does not pursue an expansionist strategy.
The party opposes expansionist economic policies.
expedient
adjective formal
UK /ɪkˈspiː.di.ənt/ US /ɪkˈspiː.di.ənt/
tedbir / önlem
helpful or useful in a particular situation, but sometimes not morally acceptable - Suitable, proper; effective (sometimes while sacrificing ethics):
The management has taken a series of expedient measures to improve the company’s financial situation.
extraneous
adjective
UK /ɪkˈstreɪ.ni.əs/ US /ɪkˈstreɪ.ni.əs/
not directly connected with or related to something:
extraneous information
These questions are extraneous to the issue being discussed.
extrapolate
verb [ I or T ]
UK /ɪkˈstræp.ə.leɪt/ US /ɪkˈstræp.ə.leɪt/
to guess or think about what might happen using information that is already known:
You can’t really extrapolate a trend from such a small sample.
…time periods of 15 and even 30 years are too brief to extrapolate changes in climate patterns.
faculty
noun
UK /ˈfæk.əl.ti/ US /ˈfæk.əl.t̬i/
faculty noun (ABILITY)
C1 [ C usually plural ]
An ability, often a mental ability
a natural ability to hear, see, think, move, etc.:
Even at the age of 100, she still had all her faculties.
fathom
noun [ C ]
UK /ˈfæð.əm/ US /ˈfæð.əm/
kavramak / idrak etmek
to discover the meaning of something:
I just couldn’t fathom what he was talking about.
to understand someone or why someone acts as they do:
I can’t fathom her at all.
fishy
adjective
UK /ˈfɪʃ.i/ US /ˈfɪʃ.i/
fishy adjective (DISHONEST)
informal
seeming dishonest or false:
There’s something fishy going on here.
Suspicious, unlikely, questionable, as in a fishy story.
fledgling
adjective [ C ] (also fledgeling)
UK /ˈfledʒ.lɪŋ/ US /ˈfledʒ.lɪŋ/
New or inexperienced. A fledgling is also a young bird that cannot fly yet.
The current economic climate is particularly difficult for fledgling businesses.
we hope to encourage fledgling talents…
Many fledgling companies need financial assistance.
One of those fledgeling industries in the area is tourism.
a fledgling airline/brewery/bank
fleeting
adjective
UK /ˈfliː.tɪŋ/ US /ˈfliː.t̬ɪŋ/
short or quick:
This is just a fleeting visit.
He had a fleeting moment of panic but quickly recovered.
I had assumed our summer romance would be fleeting, so I was very surprised when you proposed marriage!
foreshadow
verb [ T ] formal
UK /fɔːˈʃæd.əʊ/ US /fɔːrˈʃæd.oʊ/
habercisi olmak / önceden göstermek
to act as a warning or sign of a future event - Indicate or suggest beforehand:
Low unemployment may foreshadow wage and price increases.
Early national polls foreshadowed the winner of eight of the last eleven contested nominations.
forestall
verb [ T ]
UK /fɔːˈstɔːl/ US /fɔːrˈstɑːl/
to prevent something from happening by acting first - delay, hinder, prevent by taking action beforehand.
The company executives forestalled criticism by inviting union leaders to meet.
Our research has been forestalled by a lack of funding…
Many doctors prescribe aspirin to forestall second heart attacks.
glacial
adjective
UK /ˈɡleɪ.siəl/ US /ˈɡleɪ.ʃəl/
extremely unfriendly:
She gave me a glacial smile/stare.
extremely cold:
glacial temperatures
a glacial period (buzul çağı)
grandstand
noun [ C ]
UK /ˈɡræn.stænd/ US /ˈɡræn.stænd/
Perform showily in an attempt to impress onlookers.
I was really passionate about the candidate when he spoke at our school, but now that I think about it, he was just grandstanding.
While the developed world grandstanded about the superiority of its scientists and its social order…
guile
noun [ U ] formal
UK /ɡaɪl/ US /ɡaɪl/
kurnazlık / açıkgözlük
clever but sometimes dishonest behaviour that you use to deceive someone:
The president will need to use all his political guile to stay in power.
The game of poker is all about guile, manipulating your own body language and patter to lead other players to erroneous conclusions about the cards you’re holding.
hallmark
noun [ C ]
UK /ˈhɔːl.mɑːk/ US /ˈhɑːl.mɑːrk/
hallmark noun [C] (CHARACTERISTIC)
a typical characteristic or feature of a person or thing:
Simplicity is a hallmark of this design.
This explosion bears/has all the hallmarks of (= is likely to have been) a terrorist attack.
hardy
adjective
UK /ˈhɑː.di/ US /ˈhɑːr.di/
strong enough to bear extreme conditions or difficult situations:
A few hardy souls continue to swim in the sea even in the middle of winter.
a hardy economy
Hearken or Hark
Listen, pay attention to.
The expression hearken back or hark back means to turn
back to something earlier or return to a source.
The simple lifestyle and anachronistic dress of the Amish hearken back to an earlier era.
The nation’s first change of leadership in decades is causing the people to hearken closely to what is happening in government.
hedge
noun [ C ]
UK /hedʒ/ US /hedʒ/
to limit something severely:
[ T ] Congressmen were warned against hedging their support for the missile program.
To hedge is also to try to avoid giving an answer or taking any action:
[ I ] Officials continued to hedge on exactly when the program would begin.
host noun (A LOT) a host of
C1
a large number of something:
There’s a whole host of reasons why he didn’t get the job.
A large amount. A host of problems means a lot of problems.
hyperbole
noun [ U ] formal
UK /haɪˈpɜː.bəl.i/ US /haɪˈpɝː.bəl.i/
Synonym
exaggeration
a way of speaking or writing that makes someone or something sound bigger, better, more, etc. than they are:
The blurb on the back of the book was full of the usual hyperbole - “enthralling”, “fascinating”, and so on.
Saying “That movie was so bad it made me puke” was surely hyperbole. I strongly doubt that you actually vomited during or following The Back-up Plan.
