Words 13 Flashcards
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revitalize
verb [ T ] (UK usually revitalise)
UK /ˌriːˈvaɪ.təl.aɪz/ US /ˌriːˈvaɪ.t̬əl.aɪz/
to give new life, energy, activity, or success to something:
Japanese investment has revitalized this part of Britain.
A variety of policy initiatives have been undertaken aimed at revitalizing the economy.
Community leaders are working hard to attract new industry and revitalize the downtown area.
assiduously
adverb
UK /əˈsɪdʒ.u.əs.li/ US /əˈsɪdʒ.u.əs.li/
gayretli / özenli
in a way that involves great care and attention to detail:
I assiduously avoid buying imported products.
assiduous (adj)
showing hard work, care, and attention to detail:
an assiduous student
The government has been assiduous in the fight against inflation.
insinuate
verb [ T ]
UK /ɪnˈsɪn.ju.eɪt/ US /ɪnˈsɪn.ju.eɪt/
ima etmek
to suggest, without being direct, that something unpleasant is true:
[ + (that) ] Are you insinuating (that) I’m losing my nerve?
What are you insinuating, Daniel?
banter
noun [ U ]
UK /ˈbæn.tər/ US /ˈbæn.t̬ɚ/
banter
noun [ U ]
UK /ˈbæn.tər/ US /ˈbæn.t̬ɚ/
conversation that is funny and not serious:
My wife and I enjoy bantering with each other.
He considered himself a master of witty banter.
cherish
verb [ T ]
UK /ˈtʃer.ɪʃ/ US /ˈtʃer.ɪʃ/
değer vermek
to love, protect, and care for someone or something that is important to you:
Although I cherish my children, I do allow them their independence.
Her most cherished possession is a 1926 letter from F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Freedom of speech is a cherished (= carefully protected) right in this country.
obfuscate
verb [ T ] formal
UK /ˈɒb.fʌs.keɪt/ US /ˈɑːb.fə.skeɪt/
to make something less clear and harder to understand, especially intentionally:
She was criticized for using arguments that obfuscated the main issue.
Would you mind not obfuscating - speak frankly!
scintillating
adjective
UK /ˈsɪn.tɪ.leɪ.tɪŋ/ US /ˈsɪn.t̬əl.eɪ.t̬ɪŋ/
funny, exciting, and clever:
scintillating conversation
a scintillating personality/speech
It was a superb script and a scintillating production.
fastidious
adjective
UK /fæsˈtɪd.i.əs/ US /fæsˈtɪd.i.əs/
meticulous
adjective approving
UK /məˈtɪk.jə.ləs/ US /məˈtɪk.jə.ləs/
C2
giving too much attention to small details and wanting everything to be correct and perfect:
The restaurant offers elaborate (özenle hazırlanmış) food and fastidious (titiz) service at high prices.
very careful and with great attention to every detail:
Many hours of meticulous (titiz) preparation have gone into writing the book.
incorrigible
adjective mainly humorous
UK /ɪnˈkɒr.ə.dʒə.bəl/ US /ɪnˈkɔːr.ə.dʒə.bəl/
An incorrigible person or incorrigible behaviour is bad and impossible to change or improve:
an incorrigible liar/rogue
An incorrigible criminal (a criminal who cannot be reformed in any way).
You’re incorrigible (terrible).
flummoxed (perplexed)
adjective informal
UK /ˈflʌm.əkst/ US /ˈflʌm.əkst/
so confused that you do not know what to do:
He looked completely flummoxed.
Doctors were flummoxed by the boy’s symptoms.
confused, because something is difficult to understand or solve:
The students looked perplexed, so the teacher tried to explain once again.
bamboozle (hoodwinked)
verb [ T ] informal
UK /bæmˈbuː.zəl/ US /bæmˈbuː.zəl/
to trick or deceive someone, often by confusing them:
She was bamboozled into telling them her credit card number.
He hoodwinked us into agreeing.
nefarious
adjective formal
UK /nəˈfeə.ri.əs/ US /nəˈfer.i.əs/
(especially of activities) morally bad:
The company’s CEO seems to have been involved in some nefarious practices/activities.
quintessential
adjective formal
UK /ˌkwɪn.tɪˈsen.ʃəl/ US /ˌkwɪn.tɪˈsen.ʃəl/
representing the most perfect or most typical example of something:
James Bond is quintessential English man.
Tapas is the quintessential cuisine of Spain.
a quintessential small town
a quintessential athlete
sycophantic
adjective formal disapproving
UK /ˌsɪk.əˈfæn.tɪk/ US /ˌsɪk.əˈfæn.tɪk/
dalkavukluk
(of a person or of behaviour) praising people in authority in a way that is not sincere, usually in order to get some advantage from them:
There was sycophantic laughter from the audience at every one of his terrible jokes.
His sycophantic behaviour around the boss made me sick!
salubrious
adjective formal
UK /səˈluː.bri.əs/ US /səˈluː.bri.əs/
A salubrious place is pleasant, clean, and healthy to live in:
He doesn’t live in a very salubrious part of town.
I see you are having a salubrious diet.
surreptitiously
adverb
UK /ˌsʌr.əpˈtɪʃ.əs.li/ US /ˌsɝː.əpˈtɪʃ.əs.li/
secretly, without anyone seeing or knowing:
She was on a diet but she surreptitiously had a few pieces of chocolate.
an audiotape of the surreptitiously recorded conversation
blatantly
adverb
UK /ˈbleɪ.tənt.li/ US /ˈbleɪ.tənt.li/
küstahça / göre göre
in a way that is very obvious and intentional, when this is a bad thing:
It was blatantly obvious that she was telling a lie.
What you are saying is blatantly false.
It was a blatantly political statement.
flabbergasted
adjective
UK /ˈflæb.ə.ɡɑː.stɪd/ US /ˈflæb.ɚ.ɡæs.tɪd/
feeling shocked, usually because of something you were not expecting:
When they announced her name, the winner just sat there, flabbergasted.
She is flabbergasted by the whole affair.
veracity
noun [ U ] formal
UK /vəˈræs.ə.ti/ US /vɚˈæs.ə.t̬i/
Synonyms
truthfulness
the quality of being true, honest, or accurate:
Doubts were cast on the veracity of her alibi.
Opposite
mendacity formal
the act of not telling the truth:
Politicians are often accused of mendacity.
phenomenon
noun [ C ]
UK /fəˈnɒm.ɪ.nən/ US /fəˈnɑː.mə.nɑːn/
plural phenomena UK /fəˈnɒm.ɪ.nə/ US /fəˈnɑː.mə.nə/
something that exists and can be seen, felt, tasted, etc., especially something unusual or interesting:
Gravity is a natural phenomenon.
There’s evidence to suggest that child abuse is not just a recent phenomenon.
phenomenon noun [C] (SUCCESS)
someone or something that is extremely successful, often because of special qualities or abilities:
The Beatles were a phenomenon - nobody had heard anything like them before.
