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profound |
adj. deep; not superficial EFFECT çok büyük, derin, esaslı FEELING derin, derinden gelen, esaslı, güçlü UNDERSTANDING çok inceleme gerektiren, anlaşılması zor; anlaşılması zekâ ve büyük kabiliyet gerektiren profoundly adverb çok büyük, engin bir şekilde |
The war had a profound impact on people's lives.
a profound sense of sadness a profound question His theories were simple, but profound. |
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prohibitive |
adj. so high as to prevent the purchase or use of; preventing forbidding aşırı, fahiş, çok yüksek, yanına yaklaşılmaz
prohibitively adverb yüksek maliyetli |
The cost of flying first class is prohibitive for most people.
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proliferating |
v. to increase rapidly hızla artmak/çoğalmak; birden yığınla artmak |
with the pervasive influence of American culture, "fast-food" restaurants are proliferating in many countries |
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propensity |
n. inclination; tendency doğal eğilim, istek, meyil, temayül |
to have a propensity for violence
a propensity to talk too much |
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propitiate |
v. to win over; appease teskin etmek, gönlünü almak,yatıştırmak |
In those days people might sacrifice a goat or sheep to propitiate an angry god.
The radicals in the party were clearly sacked to propitiate the conservative core. |
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propriety |
n. correct conduct; fitness âdap, yol yordam, adabı muhaşeret; toplumsal kabul gören davranış |
judges are expected to conduct themselves with propriety, especially in the courtroom |
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proscribed |
v. to condemn; forbid; outlaw yasaklanmış |
Torture and summary execution of political prisoners are proscribed by international law.
The Athletics Federation has banned the runner from future racesfor using proscribed drugs. |
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provident |
adj. providing for future needs; frugal tutumlu, ihtiyatlı,idareli,vaktinde gerekli tedbirleri almayı bilen |
most people have heard the story of the prodical grasshopper and the provident ant that spends the summer saving food for the winter |
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puissant |
adj. powerful muazzam, güçlü,şevketli,kuvvetli,kudretli |
the artical analyzes the similarities and differences between the Roman Empire and the British Empire when each was at its most puissant |
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punctilious |
adj. careful in observing rules of behavior or ceremony dikkatli, törene düşkün,aşırı titiz |
He was always punctilious in his manners.
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pungent |
adj. strong or sharp in smell or taste; penetrating; caustic; to the point keskin koku, kötü koku |
the pungent smell of vinegar
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purport |
v. to profess; suppose; claim ...mış/miş gibi olmak/yapmak |
a man purporting to be a police officer
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pusillanimous |
adj. cowardly ödlek, yüreksiz,alçaklık,korkak , pısırık |
He's too pusillanimous to stand up to his opponents.
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quagmire |
n. marsh; difficult situation zor müşkül bir durum
GROUND bataklık |
a legal quagmire
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quail |
v. to cower; lose heart bıldırcın |
the defendant quailed when the judge entered the room to announce the sentence |
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qualified |
adj. limited; restricted yeterli, vasıflı, yetkin olan, sınavı/dersleri başarmış olan
qualified to do sth bir şeyi yapmaya yetkin/kabiliyeti/deneyimi olmak; yeterli bulunmak
NOT CERTAIN sınırlandırılmış |
a newly qualified teacher
I think John is the best qualified to make that decision. The answer was a qualified yes. |
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qualm |
n. sudden feeling of faintness or nausea; uneasy feeling about the rightness of actions kuşku, endişe, kuruntu, huzursuzluk |
I would have no qualms about reporting her to the police.
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query |
v. to question soru, sual |
His job is to answer telephone queries about airline schedules.
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quibbling |
v. to argue over insignificant and irrelevant details incir çekirdeğini doldurmayan/önemsiz konu üzerinde tartışmak/münkaşa etmek quibble noun [C] baştan savma durumu |
They spend far too much time quibbling over details.
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quiescent |
adj. inactive; still canlılığını kaybetmek, sakinleşmek,susturmak |
The political situation was now relatively quiescent.
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quorum |
n. number of members necessary to conduct a meeting yeterli çoğunluk, nisap,toplantı yeter sayısı,gerekli çoğunluk |
the U.S. Senate's majortly leader asked three members of his party to be available to help form a quorum |
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raconteur |
n. witty, skilliful storyteller hikaye anlatıcı, iyi öykü anlatan kimse,hikayeci |
He was a brilliant raconteur.
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rail |
v. to scold with bitter or abusive language askılık; ...asacağı
FOR SUPPORTING [C] trabzan, korkuluk, parmaklık
TRAIN SYSTEM [U] demiryolu
TRAIN [C] raylar, tren rayları |
a curtain rail
a hand rail rail travel a rail link They sent the shipment by rail. |
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raiment |
n. clothing kıyafet, elbise,giysi |
ıt took two hours for the princess' handmaidens to help her put on her splendid raiment for her coronation as queen |
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ramification |
n. implication; outgrowth; conseguence dallanıp budaklanma, çapanoğlu,şube,sonuç,kollara ayrılma |
Have you considered all the ramifications of your suggestion?
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rarefied |
adj. refined seyreltilmiş, (hava) oksijeni az |
the rarefied atmosphere of academia
She moves in rarefied circles. |
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rationale |
n. fundamental reason gerekçe; temelinde/gerisinde/arkasında yatan asıl neden/sebep |
I don't understand the rationale behind the policy.
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rebus |
n. puzzle in which pictures or symbols represent words resimli bilmece, resimli yazı |
Egyption writting uses the principle of the rebus, substituting pictures for words |
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recalcitrant |
adj. resisting authority or control inatçı, huysuz, çekilmez, dik kafalı, boyun eğmeyen |
recalcitrant schoolchildren |
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recant |
v. to retract a statement or opinion dönmek, caymak,bırakmak,sözünü geri almak,vazgeçmek,fikrini değiştirmek |
After a year spent in solitary confinement, he publicly recanted (his views). |
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recluse |
n. person who lives in seclusion and often in solitude münzevî, topluluktan kaçan kişi; içine kapanık kimse reclusive adjective yalnız yaşayan; münzevî bir yaşam süren; topluluktan kaçan |
the monk spent three years of his life as a recluse, praying and meditating
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recondite |
adj. abstruse; profound muğlak, müphem,derin (ilim),anlaşılması zor,bilinmez |
We had to work from material that was both complex and recondite.
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redoubtable |
adj. formidable; arousing fear; worthy of respect çok saygı duyulan ve korkulan, yiğit,yavuz,gözü pek,korku veren |
Tonight he faces the most redoubtable opponent of his boxingcareer
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refractory |
adj. stubborn; unmanageable; resisting ordinary methods o treatment inatçı, refrakter,kolay işlenemez,kafa tutan |
This is a chronic and disabling condition that is refractory totreatment.
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refulgent |
adj. brightly shining; resplendent pırıl pırıl, muhteşem,görkemli,şaşaalı |
on the queen's neck was a necklace of jewels, in the middle of which was a large, refulgent diamond |
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refute |
v. to contradict; disprove yalanlamak, çürütmek |
attempts to refute his theory She angrily refuted their claims. |
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regale |
v. to entertain keyfine bakmak, ağırlamak,canlandırmak,zevk ve sefa içinde yaşamak,hoşça vakit geçirmek |
Grandpa regaled us with tales of his small-town childhood.
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relegate |
v. to consign to an inferior position (mevki, küme) indirmek, daha alt gruba/kademeye getirmek, düşürmek relegation sürgün |
[often passive] He'd been relegated to the B team.
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remonstrated |
v. to object or protest güçlü kanıtları olmak, itiraz etmek,azarlamak,fırça çekmek |
I went to the boss to remonstrate against the new rules.
The editor remonstrated with him about the inaccuracies in the story. |
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reneges |
v. to go back on one's word sözünü tutmamak, vaadini yerine getirmemek |
to renege on a promise
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reparation |
n. amends; compensation onarılma, tamir,tamirat,zararı karşılama, özür |
The company had to make reparation to those who suffered illhealth as a result of chemical pollution.
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repine |
v. fret; complain şikayetçi olmak, söylenmek,küsmek,bozulmak |
She was alone and unloved, but she did not repine.
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reprise |
n. repetition, especially of a piece of music nakarat, yeniden ele alma,hücum tekrarlama |
the standing ovation at the end of the set meant that the band had little choice but to reorise a few of their most popular tunes |
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reproach |
v. to find fault with; blame sitem, serzeniş, kınama
reproachful adjective sitemkâr, sitem dolu, kınayan
reproachfully adverb kınayıcı bir şekilde |
There was a hint of reproach in his voice.
a reproachful look |
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reprobate |
n. morally unprincipled person ayıplamak, beğenmemek,lanetlemek,kınamak,namussuz/ahlaksız kimse, serseri |
Every time I see you, you're drunk, you old reprobate!
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repudiated |
v. reject as having no authority reddetmek, tanımamak, kabul etmemek
repudiation reddetme |
Cousteau repudiated the criticism/claims.
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rescind |
v. to cancel feshetmek, yürürlükten kaldırmak,iptal etmek (yasa/anlaşma vb'ni) |
The policy of charging air travellers for vegetarian meals provedunpopular and has already been rescinded.
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resolution |
n. determination; resolve teklif, öneri, önerge PROMISE sıkı /ciddi/samimi karar SOLUTION karar, önerge, bir sorunun çözümü DETERMINATION azim, azimlilik, kararlılık |
Congress passed a resolution in support of the plan (= voted tosupport it).
My New Year's resolution is to do more exercise. a successful resolution to the crisis |
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resolve |
n. determination; firmness of purpose bir sorunu çözmek, güçlüğü gidermek, sonlandırmak, halletmek DECIDE karar vermek, azmetmek, aklına koymak |
an attempt to resolve the dispute
[+ to do sth] I have resolved to keep my bedroom tidy. |
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reticent |
adj. not speaking freely; reserved; reluctant az konuşur, ketum, ağzı sıkı, suskun; düşündükleri hakkında fazla konuşmayan
reticence suskun |
He was reticent about his private life.
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