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gainsay |
v. to deny; dispute; oppose reddetmek, itiraz etmek,kabul etmemek,inkar etmek |
Certainly there's no gainsaying (= it is not possible to doubt) the technical brilliance of his performance.
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gambol |
v. to frolic; leap playfully zıplamak, sıçramak,hoplamak,sıçrayıp oynamak |
Lambs were gambolling (about/around) in the spring sunshine.
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garrulous |
adj. very talkative; wordy çeneli, boşboğaz,çenebaz,geveze,çenesi düşük |
the garrulous houseguest made it difficult for us to get much work done on the project |
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gauche |
adj. coarse and uncouth; clumsy patavatsız, savruk,düşüncesiz,yol yordam bilmeyen |
She had grown from a gauche teenager to a self-assured young woman. |
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geniality |
n. cheerfulness; kindliness; sociability yumuşaklık, ılımlı olma,güler yüzlülük,sempatiklik |
hosts of television talk shows are generally people who possess a great deal of geniality |
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gerrymander |
v. to divide an area into voting districts in a way that favors a political party dolap çevirmek, saptırmak, seçimde hile yapmak, bir siyasi partinin çıkarlarına uygun düşecek şekilde ayarlamak (seçim bölgesini) |
an argument against the practice of gerrymandering is that it tends to make it difficult for the party that is out of power to regain power
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glib |
adj. fluent in an insincere way; offhand samimi olmayan ancak zeki ve kendine güvenle sözcükleri kullanma; biraz alaycı ve yapmacık |
sharon's parents were not satisfied by her glib explanation of why she had not been able to study for the exam |
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goad |
v. prod; urge on kışkırtmak, rahatsız etmek, dürtmek |
[+ into + doing sth] They tried to goad us into attacking the police. |
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gossamer |
adj. sheer; light and delicate; like cobwebs çok ince bir tür bürümcük, havada uçan ince örümcek ağı,incecik şey,örümcek ağı |
some experts in NASA believe that what they call a gigantic "gossamer spacecraft" could be constructed in space using extremely lighweight materials
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gouge |
v. to tear out; scoop out; overchange oymak, derin yarık açmak |
the store is able to gouge its customers because it is the only store in the area that carries that particular line of merchandise
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grandiloquent |
adj. pompous; bombastic tumturaklı, yerinde |
Her speech was full of grandiloquent language, but it contained no new ideas.
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gregarious |
adj. sociable insan canlısı, topluluğu seven, sokulgan, sosyal olmaktan hoşlanan |
a recent anthropological theory is that human beings are gregarious creatures that are comfortable living in groups of around 150 individuals
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grouse |
BIRD v. to complain bir tür keklik COMPLAINT ufak tefek şikâyet, dertlenme |
instead of grousing about the policy, do something about it; write to your congressional representative
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guileless |
adj. free of cunning or deceit; artless art niyetsiz, samimi,doğru,hilesiz |
She regarded him with wide, guileless blue eyes.
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guise |
n. outward apperance; false appearance; pretense dış görünüş, zahiri görünüm, kisve, şekil, tarz, biçim |
Banks are facing new competition in the guise of supermarkets.
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gullible |
adj. easily deceived saftirik, kolay aldanır, bön, saf |
How could you be so gullible?
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gustatory |
adj. affecting the sense of taste tatma, tatma duyusu (ile ilgili),tadına bakan,tat,tat alma duyusuyla ilgili |
gustatory pleasures
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halcyon |
adj. calm and peaceful; happy; golden; prosperous dingin, sakin, durgun |
She recalled the halcyon days of her youth.
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hallowed |
adj. holy; sacred RESPECTED saygın, nezih, ulu, yüce
HOLY kutsanmış, takdis edilmiş |
the hallowed ground of the churchyard
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harangue |
n. long, pompous speech; tirade uzun ve tumturaklı bir şekilde konuşmak, tirat söylemek,nutuk çekmek,konuşma yapmak |
A drunk in the station was haranguing passers-by.
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harrowing |
adj. extremely distressing; terrifying kahredici, acılı, üzücü, yürek paralayıcı |
a harrowing experience
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herbivorous |
adj. relating to a herbivore, an animal that feeds mainly on plants bitkicil, otobur,(hayvan) otobur,otçul |
most researches now belive that the common ancestor of apes and humans was a strongly herbivorous animal |
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hermetic |
adj. tightly sealed; magical anlaşılması zor, hava geçmez,sımsıkı kapalı |
a hermetic seal
He entered the hermetic world of the monastery at a young age. |
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heterodox |
adj. unorthodox; not widely accepted aykırı, dini esaslara aykırı,düzene karşı,ortodoks inançlarına aykırı |
His opinions have always been distinctly heterodox.
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hieroglyphics |
n. a system of writting in which pictorial symbols represent meaning or sounds; writting or symbols that are difficult to decipher; the symbols used in advanced mathematics hiyeroglif; resim yazı (eski Mısır) |
the deciphering of hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone in 1822 was a great step forward in understanding hieroglyphics |
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hirsute |
adj. covered with hair saçlı sakallı, tüylü,diken diken |
one of the most obvious differences between humans and closely related species such as chimpanzees is that the latter are hirsute while the former have relatively little hair |
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histrionic |
adj. relating to exaggerated emotion behavior calcuated for effect; theatrical arts or performances aktörlere ait, aşırı duygusal,oyunculuğa ait |
a histrionic outburst
She put on a histrionic display of grief at the funeral. |
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homeostasis |
n. automatic maintenance by an organism of normal temperature; chemical balance, etc. within itself dengeleşim, organizma iç ortamında normal dengelerin korunması hali |
Warm-blooded animals are able to achieve temperature homeostasis.
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homily |
n. sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; platitude uzun konuşma, dini öğüt , hitabe, vaaz |
the pastor's homolies have been published in an anthology
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homogeneous |
adj. composed of identical parts; uniform in composition türdeş, aynı cinsten, homojen |
The village was a fairly homogeneous
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hyperbole |
n. purposeful exaggeration for effect abartı, olduğundan farklı gösterme |
the American tradition of the tall tale uses hyperbole to depict a world in which the inhabitants and their deeds are larger than life, as befitting a people inhabiting |
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iconoclastic |
adj. attacking cherished traditions yerleşmiş geleneklere karşı çıkan, gelenek veya kurumlara saldıran |
His plays were fairly iconoclastic in their day.iconoclastic views
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idolatry |
n. idol worship; blind or excessive devotion puta tapma, tapma,putperestlik |
The youngster makes no attempt to conceal his idolatry of his team-mate.
Newton was revered to the point of idolatry. |
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igneous |
adj. produced by fire; volcanic magmatik, ateş ısısıyla oluşmuş,püskürük (kütle),ateş gibi,volkanik |
the presence of igneous rocks on the beach suggests that there was a volcanic eruption in the area millions of years ago |
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imbroglio |
n. complicated situation; an entanglement anlaşmazlık, karışık iş,karışıklık |
The Soviet Union became anxious to withdraw its soldiers from the Afghan imbroglio.
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immutable |
adj. unchangeable sabit, kesin, değişmez |
an immutable law
Some people regard grammar as an immutable set of rules. |
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impair |
v. to damage; injure zarar vermek, zayıflatmak, zedelemek impairment noun sakatlık, eksiklik, zarar, ziyan, noksan, kusur |
alcohol has been shown to seriously impair the functioning of the brain.
[often passive] When you're tired your judgment is impaired. mental/physical impairment |
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impassive |
adj. showing no emotion sakin, duygularını belli etmeyen, kayıtsız, aldırmaz, heyecansız impassively adverb duygusuz bir şekilde |
the judge sat, impassive, listening to the man's emotional account of the crime |
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impecunious |
adj. poor; having no money fakir, parasız, züğürt, meteliksiz |
I first knew him as an impecunious student living in a tinyapartment.
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impede |
v. to hinder; block zorlaştırmak, güçleştirmek, engellemek, sekte vurmak |
A broken-down car is impeding the flow of traffic.
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impermeable |
adj. impossible to penetrate geçirimsiz, sızdırmaz,geçirimsiz (toprak, hava, su, akışkan) |
an impermeable membrane
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imperturbable |
adj. not easily disturbed ağırbaşlı, sakin, vakur, itidalli |
buddha counseled that one should try to remain imperturbable through life's vicissitudes |
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impervious |
adj. impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected EFFECT etkilenmez, tesir altında kalmaz, dayanıklı
LIQUID formal su vb. geçirmez |
She was impervious to the pain.
impervious rock |
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impinge |
v. to strike; encroach etkilemek/sınırlamak, etkisi olmak |
How does your religious commitment impinge upon your professionallife?
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implacable |
adj. inflexible; incapable of being pleased amansız, yatıştırılamaz, acımasız; yatıştırılamaz, sönmeyen, azaltılamaz |
implacable opposition/hostility
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implausible |
adj. unlikely; unbelievable inanılmaz, inanması güç, olmayacak gibi görünen, hayali bile zor |
an implausible explanation
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implicit |
adj. implied; understood but not stated SUGGESTED üsüt kapalı, ima yollu, imalı, gizli COMPLETE tam, kesin, kati, sorgusuz, kuşkusuz, şüphesiz
implicitly adverb üstü örtülü bir şekilde |
an implicit threat
We interpreted his silence as implicit agreement. |
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implode |
v. collapse inward violently içeriye patlamak, şiddetle içeriye doğru çekmek |
The vacuum inside the tube caused it to implode when the externalair pressure was increased.
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imprecation |
n. curse kargış, beddua,lanet |
The old woman walked along the street muttering
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impute |
v. to relate to particular cause or source; attribute the fault to; assign as a characteristic üstüne atmak, yüklemek,isnat etmek,itham etmek |
For purposes of the company's violations, the conduct of its officials and employees may be imputed to the firm.
The Treasury imputes a notional income from such interest-free loans of 8% a year. |
