Gre 800 Word Unit 1-5

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abate

Back 1

v. to decrease; reduce

azaltmak

geçmek, dinmek, ceza indirimi yapmak

Hint 1

NASA announced that it would delay...

By the weekend, the storms had abated.

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abdicate

Back 2

v. to give up a position, right ,or power

tahtı terketmek, görevden vazgeçmek, istifa etmek

abdicate responsibility formal

bir şeyin sorumluluğunu daha fazla üslenmemek

abdication

vazgeçme, terk

Hint 2

The appeals furge has abdicated his responsibility to revlew the findings of the high court

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aberrant

Back 3

adj. deviating from what is normal

sapkın kimse, sapan, anormal

Hint 3

When a person's behavfor becomes aberrant, his or her peers may become concerned that the individual is becoming a devlant

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abeyance

Back 4

n. temporary suppressions or suspension

sürünceme, kullanılmama, askıda kalma, kullamılmama

Hint 4

A good fudge must hold his or her fudgment in abeyance until all the facts in a case have been presented

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abject

Back 5

adj. miserable; pitiful

perişan, sefil, umutsuz, zavallı

ezik, mahcup, pişman, utanmış

Hint 5

John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath portrays the abject poverty of many people during the Great Depression

an abject apology

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abjure

Back 6

v. reject; abandon formally

inkar etmek, yemin ederek reddetmek

Hint 6

He abjured his ​religion/his ​life of ​dissipation.

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abscission

Back 7

n. the act of cutting: the natural separation of a leaf or other part of a plant

fasıla, kesilme, ara

Hint 7

Two scientists, Alan G. Williams and Thomas G. Whitham, have hypothesized that premature leaf abscission is an adaptive plant response to herbivorous attack

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abscond

Back 8

v. to depart secretly

izinsizce kaçmak, ayrılmak, sıvışmak

Hint 8

A warrant is out for the arrest of a person believed to have absconded with three million dollars

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abstemious

Back 9

adj. moderate in appetite

kanaatkar, özellikle yeme içme konusunda kendini tutan

Hint 9

Some research suggests that people with an abstemious lifestyletend to live longer than people who indulge theirnappetites

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abstinence

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n. the giving up of certain pleasures

mahrum olma, uzak durma, kaçınma

Hint 10

The monk's vow of abstinence includes all intoxicating substances

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abysmal

Back 11

adj. very bad

çok kötü, berbat, adi

Hint 11

the team's abysmal

performance last season

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accretion

Back 12

n. growth in size or increase in amount

ihlak, katılma, büyüme

Hint 12

In the 1960s,the American geophysicist. Harry Hess concewed the idea of sea floor spreading a process in which the new crust in the ocean is continually generated by igneous proceses at the crests of the mid-oceanic ridges, causing a steady accretion of the crust

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accrue

Back 13

v. to accumulate; grow by additions

çoğalmak, birikmek

Hint 13

Interest will accrue on the ​account at a ​rate of seven ​percent.Little ​benefit will accrue to the ​city (= it will ​receive little ​benefit)from the new ​transport ​links.

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adamant

Back 14

adj. uncompromising: unyielding

inatçı, dik başlı, dediğim dedikçi, sert

adamantly adverb

kararlı bir şekilde

Hint 14

[+ (that)] They are adamant that they have not broken any rules.

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adjunct

Back 15

n. something added, attached, or joined

ikinci derecede olan şey,

yardımcı, tamamlayıcı

Hint 15

Speed walking, cross-country running, and marathons are normally regarded as adjuncts of track and field athletics since races in these sports are not normally held on a track

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admonish

Back 16

v. to caution or reprimand

hafif bir dille azarlamak, uyarmak, ikaz etmek

Hint 16

The fudge admonished the jury to discount testimony that had been ruled inadmissible

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adulterate

Back 17

v. to corrupt or make impure

saflığını bozmak, yabancı madde katmak, değerini düşürmek

Hint 17

The unscrupulous company sells an adulterated version of the drug, and doesn't inform consumers that they are getting a less efficacious drug than they think they are getting

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aesthetic

Back 18

adj. relating to beauty or art

estetik

aesthetically adverb

estetik, uyumlu bir şekilde

Hint 18

the aesthetic appeal of cats

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affected

Back 19

adj. pretentious, phony

samimi ve alışılmış olmayan biçimde konuşan veya davranan

Hint 19

It has been argued that the emphasis on so-called "proper English" leads to unnatural and affected speech

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affinity

Back 20

n. fondness; liking; similarity

yakın ilgi, alaka

SIMILARITY [C, U]

benzerlik

Hint 20

She seems to have a natural affinity for/with water.

There are affinities between this poem and some of his earlier work

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aggrandize

Back 21

v. to make larger or greater

büyütmek, yüceltmek, çoğaltmak

Hint 21

One of the concerns of the framers of the U.S. Constitution was that one branch of government would try to aggrandize itself at the expense of the others

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aggregate

Back 22

adj. amounting to a whole; total

toplam, agrega (inşaatta)

Hint 22

The aggregate wealth of a country includes private as well as public resources and possessions

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alacrity

Back 23

n. cheerful willingnees; eagerness; speed

bir şeyi isteyerek ve hızlı bir şekilde yapma, hızlı ve çevikçe yapma

Hint 23

The football coach was pleased to see the team get to work on the task of improving its tackling skills with alacrity

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alchemy

Back 24

n. medieval chemical philosophy based on changing metal into gold; a seemingly magical power or process of transmutation

alşimi, simya ilmi

Hint 24

Alchemy was theforerunner of the modern science of chemistry

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allay

Back 25

v. to lessen; ease; soothe

birinin daha az endişelenmesini veya korkmasını sağlamak, korkularını, endişelerini, sorunlarını azaltmak

Hint 25

I tried to allay his fears about the interview.

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alleviate

Back 26

v. to relieve; improve partially

hafifletmek, etkisini azaltmak

alleviation

iyileştirme

Hint 26

She's been given some tablets to alleviate the pain.

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alloy

Back 27

n. a combination; a mixture of two or more metals

alaşım

Hint 27

Scientists formulate alloys to create properties that are not possessed by natural metals or other substances

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allure

Back 28

n. the power to entice by charm

cazibe, çekicilik, büyü

attractive or exciting

cezbedici, çekici, heyecan veren

Hint 28

the allure of the city

an alluring image

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amalgamate

Back 29

v. to combine into a unified whole

iki kurumun bir araya gelerek birlik oluşturması, tek bir çatı altında toplanmak, birlik olmak

amalgamation

birleşim

Hint 29

a decision to amalgamate with another school

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ambiguous

Back 30

adj. unclear or doubtful in meaning

çok anlamlı, zor anlaşılan, karmaşık

ambiguously

belirsiz bir şekilde

Hint 30

an ambiguous statement

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ambivalence

Back 31

n. the state of having conflicting emotional attitudes.

çelişkili,karmaşık duygular içinde olan, kararsız, ne yapacağını bilmez halde olan

ambivalence

kararsızlık

Hint 31

He was ambivalent about moving to London.

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ambrosia

Back 32

n. something delicious; the food of the gods

leziz, çok lezzetli yemek

Hint 32

Thecombination offlavors in the Moroccan baked aggplant was pure ambrosia

The adjective is ambrosial

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ameliorate

Back 33

v. to improve

iyileştirmek, iyi duruma getirmek

Hint 33

Knowing they could not stop the spread of a contagion in a few days, health authorities worked to inhibit its spread and to amelionrate its effects by issuing warnings to the public and initiating immunization programs

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amenable

Back 34

adj. agreeable; cooperative; suited

iyi huylu, yumuşak başlı, uysal

Hint 34

She may be more amenable to the idea now.

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amenity

Back 35

n. something that increases comfort

yaşamı kolaylaştıran şeylerin tümü

Hint 35

[usually plural] The campsite's amenities include a pool and threerestaurants.

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amulet

Back 36

n. ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits

muska, hamail, nazar boncuğu

Hint 36

The early Christian Church forbade the use of amulets, which had becomcommonin the Roman Empire at the time the Christian Church began to develop

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anachronism

Back 37

n. something out of the proper time

kronolojik hata, tarihi hata

Hint 37

Some experts regard the retirement age of 65 as an anachronism at a time when people in the developed world have much longer life expectancies than previously

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analgesic

Back 38

n. medication that reduces or eliminates pain

ağrı kesici ilaç, analzejik ilaç

Hint 38

Asark of the drugacetylsalicylic acid) is a powerful analgesic that was introduced in 1899 and is still one of the most effective medicines available to alleviate pain, fever, and inflammation

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analogous

Back 39

adj. comparable

bazı hususlarda benzeşen, benzeyen

Hint 39

It's often said that life is analogous to a journey.

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anarchy

Back 40

n. absence of government; state of disorder

anarşi, kaos

anarchic

anarşik

Hint 40

The adjective anarchic means lacking order or control

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anodyne

Back 41

n. something that calms or soothes pain

ağrı kesici, sakinleştirici ilaç

Hint 41

Some people use alcohol as an anodyne to numb their emotional pain

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anomalous

Back 42

adj. irregular; deviating from the norm

aykırı, uygunsuz, çelişkili

Hint 42

The noun is anomaly

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antecedent

Back 43

n. something that comes before

yerine zamir gelen isim, öncül, önce gelen

Hint 43

Charles Babbage's ​mechanical ​calculating ​engines were the antecedents of the ​modern ​computer.

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antediluvian

Back 44

adj. prehistoric

eski kafalı kimse, tufandan önceki devre ait

Hint 44

My ​mother has some ​hopelessly antediluvian ​ideas about the ​roleof women.

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antipathy

Back 45

n. dislike; hostility

sevmeme, hoşlanmama, hoşnut olmama, antipati

Hint 45

He is a private man with a deep antipathy to/towards the press.

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apathy

Back 46

n. indifference

duyarsızlık, ilgisizlik

Hint 46

Apathy was high in the election because there was no major controversy or issue to arouse voter interest

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apex

Back 47

n. the highest point

doruk, zirve, en tepe nokta

Hint 47

the apex of a pyramid

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apogee

Back 48

n. the point in an orbit most istant from the body being orbited; the highest point

en uzak aşama, zirve, yeröte

Hint 48

The Ottoman Empire reached its apogee in the seventeenth century, when it controlled a territory running from Budapest to North Africa

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apothegm

Back 49

n. a terse, witty saying (pronounced AP-uh-them and also spelled apophthegm)

vecize, özdeyiş, özlü söz

Hint 49

One of the best-known political apothegms was written by the British historian Lord Acton; "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely"

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appease

Back 50

v. to calm; pacify; placate

birinin istediği gibi davranmak, huyuna suyuna gitmek, söyleneni yapmak

appeasement

sakinleştirme

Hint 50

Many historians have criticized British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain for trying to appease Adolf Hitler in the 1930s