Bilkent vocab

abandon

to leave behind

absorb

to take in or soak up

abuse

any care that results in physical harm, pain, or mental anguish

accelerate

to speed up

accomplish

to achieve

account

a record summarizing all the information pertaining to a single item in the accounting equation

acquire

to obtain

adequate

enough, sufficient

admission

confession; entrance

adopt

take into one's family

adverse

(adj) unfavorable, negative; working against, hostile

affair

an event or sequence of events of a specified kind or that has previously been referred to.

aircraft

a vehicle that can fly

allocate

to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute

amuse

to make someone laugh or smile

anticipate

to expect

anyhow

in any way or manner whatever; at any rate; in any event

apparent

clearly visible or understood; obvious

appeal to

to interest or attract someone

appliance

a device, machine or piece of equipment, especially an electrical one that is used in the house, such as a cooker or washing machine

aplicant

a person applying for a job

appreciate

to be thankful for

approach

to come near

approximate

close to the actual, but not completely accurate or exact

artifact

an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.

Aside

a remark or passage by a character in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play.

aspect

a particular part or feature of something

associate

To bring together in the mind

astonish

To surprise or amaze

available

ready for use, at hand

aware

knowing about something

bad-tempered

describes a person who becomes angry and annoyed easily

bankrupt

to be out of money; financially ruined; to "break the bank

bare

naked

beam

ray of light

beyond

extra

bitter

exhibiting strong animosity as a result of pain or grief

boast

talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities.

branch

a small stream or creek emptying into a larger stream

brand

a name, term, symbol, design, or combination thereof that identifies a seller's products and differentiates them from competitors' products

brick

a block of hard material used in building

burn

burned, burnt

bury

to put into the ground and cover with earth

cape

point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean

capable

able to do something

cardboard

stiff material like very thick paper, often used for making boxes

cast

a solid copy of the shape of an organism

cattle

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

caution

care taken to avoid danger or mistakes

censor

an official who watches others for correct behavior

chain

A series of usually metal links or rings connected to or fitted into one another and used to transmit motion and power within a sprocket system.

chase

to run after someone or something in order to catch them

chest of drawers

furniture with drawers for keeping clothes

chimney

a tall pipe used to carry smoke out of a building

chunk

A meaningful grouping of stimuli that can be stored as a unit in short-term memory

clarify

to make clear or easier to understand

classify

arrange or order by classes or categories

coherent

(adj.) holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful

column

A vertical stack of cells in a table or worksheet.

command

An instruction users give Word by clicking a button or entering information into a command box.

commit

perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

companion

one who spends time with or does things with another

complicated

hard to understand; elaborate; complex; intricate

component

A part or element of a larger whole.

compose

to put ideas into writing; to write a musical piece; to create or produce

conduct

to lead; to oversee

conquer

to defeat

conserve

(v.) to preserve; to keep from being damaged, lost, or wasted; to save

consist of

to be made up of

construct

to build

consume

to use up

contemporary

current, modern; from the same time

contrary

opposite

convert

to change from one form to another

cope with

to deal successfully with a difficult situation

Copper

Cu 29

cover

The tactical use of an impenetrable barrier for protection.

coverage

Applies to the amount of protection you have through an insurance company in the event of a loss

crisp

dry and cool

cruel

willfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it.

currency

a system of money in general use in a particular country.

curve

a smooth, rounded line, shape, path, etc.

damp

slightly wet, often in a way that is unpleasant

decay

çürümek

deceive

to make someone believe something that is not true

degrade

to reduce someone's worth or value; to make someone step down to a lower position or rank; to move down a step in social status

deliberate

done consciously and intentionally

delight

a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction

demonstrate

to show clearly

dense

thick

deny

to say that something is not true

descendant

one who comes down from a common ancestor

desperate

having lost all hope; despairing; reckless and violent because of loss of hope or despair; undertaken as a last resort

detect

to discover something not easily noticed

dimension

property of space, as in height, width, depth

dip into

read parts of a book, but not all

disorder

any abnormality of structure or function

distinguish

Make clear the differences between two or more concepts or items.

disturb

to bother or pester; not leaving someone alone

dot

nokta

dozen

a group of twelve

draught

current of air (through a room or to a fire); act of pulling roads; act of swallowing liquid or amount of liquid swallowed at a time / müsvedde

dull

(of colors or surfaces) not bright; cloudy; overcast; boring; (of edge or sound) not sharp; not rapid; sluggish; slow in thinking and understanding; stupid; V.

enclose

to close in; to surround on all sides

encounter

A brief or an unexpected meeting

endangered

A species whose numbers are so small that the species is at risk of extinction

enhance

(v.) to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of

enquire

to investigate

equip

to provide with what is needed

estate

One of the three social classes in France before the French Revolution

evaluate

Examine and judge carefully.

eventually

in the end, finally

Evolution

Change in a kind of organism over time; process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms.

exaggrate

to make seem larger, more important better or worse than it really is. inflate, hyperbolize.

exclude

To leave out; to keep from being a part of.

exclusive

not divided or shared with others

express

the process of making known one's thoughts or feelings

extent

the area covered by something.

extract

esans/ soy / ruh

faint

a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain

fatigue

Extreme tiredness, exhaustion

feather

covering of the birds

feature

an important part of something, a characteristic

fed up

bored or frustrated and unhappy (especially with a situation which has gone on too long)

fertility

the incidence of childbearing in a country's population

flour

un

forthcoming

about to appear; available when needed; communicative

fortunate

having good luck

frame

a structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative

frustration

A negative emotional state that occurs when one is prevented from reaching a goal.

camping gear

a collection of camping equipment

generate

(v.) to bring into existence; to be the cause of

genuine

real

gesture

Motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling

gradual

happening over a period of time

grant

a sum of money or other payment given for a particular purpose

highly

very or to a large degree

hint

Information given to help someone to answer a question; a clue.

horn

boynuz

humour

the ability to laugh and recognize that something is funny / mizah

hurricane

A severe storm that develops over tropical oceans and whose strong winds of more than 120 km/h spiral in toward the intensely low-pressure storm center / kasırga

immune

safe from harm; protected

implement

To put into action; execute

imply

To express indirectly

impose

to force someone to accept or put up with; to take unfair advantage of; impressive

incident

an event or occurrence

incline

to slope or lean

inherit

to receive something from someone after that person's death

initially

beginning

innate

inborn; natural

inspiration

ilham

insult

a rude expression intended to offend or hurt

intensive

(adj.) thorough, deep; showing great effort; concentrated

interfere

prevent (a process or activity) from continuing or being carried out properly. / Müdahale etmek

interior

Inner or internal part

justfy

to prove

kneel

go down on one's knee(s)

Latter/Former

İkinci / Eski

launch

to officially start something

lay

to put or place / sermek

loan

An amount of money given to the borrower for a set period of time. After the set time has passed, the money must be paid back plus the lending fee, called interest. Payments are normally made over a series of months.

logic

rational thinking

massive

(adj.) large and heavy; great in size or scope

mayor

belediye başkanı

measure

ölçü, önlem, tedbir

means

a method, course of action, or instrument by which something can be accomplished

mortgage

A loan to purchase a home or other real estate

Motion

An object's change in position relative to a reference point.

needle

removal of a small tissue sample for examination using a hollow needle, usually attached to a syringe / iğne, iğnelemek

neutral

Not favoring either side

nevertheless

however

nonetheless

despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)

novice

beginner

objection

itiraaaz ediyorum

obstacle

Something that prevents one from moving forward

occasion/occasional/occasionally

fırsat, tesadüf, ara sıra

occupy

to take control of a place

odd

strange or unusual

opponent

one who goes against; rival

oppose

to disagree strongly

ornament

decoration

outcome

result

output

the amount of something produced by a person, machine, or industry

outstanding

distinguished from others in excellence

overseas

abroad

pace

the speed at which someone or something moves or does something / tempo / yürüyüş

parade

a ceremonial procession including people marching

partial

biased

pension

a sum paid regularly to a person, usually after retirement

perceive

to understand, know, become aware of

pint

2 cups / yarım litre

portion

a part or share of the whole / kader

primitive

a person who belongs to early stage of civilization

prospect

That which is expected

punctual

on time; prompt

purchase

to buy something

pursue

go in search of or hunt for

quarrel

an angry argument or disagreement

quote

to repeat exactly what someone else has said or written

rapid

fast / rapidly = süratli

rarely

not often

razor

edge tool used in shaving

rear

the back part of something

refugee

A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster

regret

sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment

release

to set free / tahliye / salıverme

remain

to stay

remarkable

unusual, extraordinary

remedy

to cure

resemble

to be like or similar to

resistant

having the ability to fight against

reveal

make visible

ripe

fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used

rotten

dead and not good to eat

rough

not smooth / ve kaba

rub

v. to move something over the surface of another thing / sürtünmek :)

ruin

to destroy or damage something

rule(v)

The precise legal definition of how government will implement a policy./ hüküm sürmek

rusty

covered with rust / paslı, paslanmak = rust

sack

sack / çuval, çuvala koymak

sacred

holy

sake

hatır

large-scale

Have large scale ratios.

scent

smell; perfume

sceptical

doubtful

sensory problems

taste, smell reduced impacts appetite / duygusal problemler

shareholder

hissedar

silk

a soft, light, highly valued fabric / ipek

slope

The steepness of a line on a graph

smash

break into pieces

smooth

tissues on the wall of the guts; the iris of the eye / pürüzsüz

somewhat

to a small degree or extent / birazcık, aşağı yukarı

spare

extra / kıymamak

specify

Identify clearly and definitely / belirtmek

speciality

a type of food or product that a restaurant or place is famous for / uzmanlık, özellik

spoil

to become bad or not fit to eat or use

stain

Abnormal brown-colored or wine-colored skin discoloration with a circular and/or irregular shape. / leke

steady

constant

steel

A form of iron that is both durable and flexible. It was first mass-produced in the 1860s and quickly became the most widely used metal in construction, machinery, and railroad equipment. / çelik

steep

having a sharp inclination / yokuş

straightforward

direct and clear

strain

A condition resulting from damaging a muscle or tendon / gerilme/ zorlanma

stream

small river

stroke

A sudden attack of weakness or paralysis that occurs when blood flow to an area of the brain is interrupted / felç

subjective

based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions

submit

to "send" yourself under someone else's control; to give in to someone else's power

substitute

to replace

subtract

to pull some out, therefore having less left over

sustain

(v.) to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity of / güçlendirmek/ sürdürmek

swallow

to make food or drink go down your throat and towards your stomach

sweat

perspiration / terlemek

tear

tore, torn

tenderness

gentleness and kindness.

terminal

Causing or forming an end

thorough

complete / bütünü

throughout

all the way through / boyunca

tide

The periodic rise and fall of the level of water in the ocean / gelgit/ medcezir

tin

Sn 50 / teneke kutu

tornado

tornado / hortum

track

to follow

tray

tray / tepsi

tremendous

very large or great

triangle

3 sides

trunk

the main stem of a tree / gövde/ bagaj

tuition

payment for instruction / okul harcı

ultimate

final

uncover

to make known; reveal; expose / örtüsünü kaldırmak/ ortaya çıkarmak

undo

Ctrl + Z

unintelligible

impossible to understand

Accuracy

how close a measurement is to the true value / doğruluk, kesinlik

accuse

blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against

actual

real

admire

to respect or think well of someone or something

aid

to help

anniversary

the date on which an event occurs every year; every year an event turns a year older

apart from

besides / ayrı, haricinde

appropriate

suitable , el koymak, uygun, münasip

artificial

Made by human beings and not by nature

assess

to evaluate

assign

to select for a position or for what has to be done

assignment

a piece of work or job that you are given to do