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lambaste |
v. to thrash verbally or physically azarlamak, fırça atmak,dayak atmak |
His first novel was well and truly lambasted by the critics.
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lascivious |
adj.lustful şehvet verici,şehvete düşkün,şehvet uyandırıcı |
the court ruled that the movie could be censored because its sole aim was to promote lascivious thoughts |
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lassitude |
n. lethargy; sluggishness halsizlik, dermansızlık ,yorgunluk |
Shareholders are blaming the company's problems on the lassitude of the CEO.
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latent |
adj. present but hidden; potential gizli, saklı, henüz harekete geçmemiş, henüz gelişmemiş |
latent hostility/racism
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laud |
v. to praise yere göğe koyamamak, övmek,methetmek,yere göğe sığdıramamak |
The German leadership lauded the Russian initiative.
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lethargic |
adj. inactive uyuşuk, bitkin, halsiz, durgun
lethargy uyuşukluk, rahavet; bitkinlik, halsizlik |
after the 18 hour flight from New York to Singapore, the passengers were lethargic |
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levee |
n. an embankment that prevents a river from overflowing nehir kenarına su baskınlarını önlemek için inşa edilen duvar; istinat duvarı |
an extensive system of levees is the only way to prevent the river from flooding the area during periods of heavy rain |
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levity |
n. light manner or attitude
patavatsızlık, şakalaşma,hoppalık |
a brief moment of levity amid the solemn proceedings
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liberal
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adj. tolerant; broad-minded; generous; lavish liberal; yeni ve farklı fikirlere açık ve kabul eden POLITICS toplumun değişmesine paralel ve sosyal hizmetleri içeren yeni kanunlar yapılması gerekliliğini vurgulayan siyasî düşünceyi taşıyan; liberal liberal noun [C] liberal düşünceyi benimseyen kişi |
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libertine
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n. one without moral restraint
sefahat,serbest düşünceli kimse,çapkın, hovarda, ahlaksız |
Don Juan is a legendary, archetypal libertine whose story has been toid by many poets, such as Lord Byron
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libido |
n. sexuel desire şehvet, cinsellik içgüdüsü,cinsel dürtü |
Symptoms include weight gain, sleep disorders and loss of libido.
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lilliputian |
adj. extremely small liliput'a ait, ufak, cüce,minicik |
microbiologists study lillipution organisms |
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limn |
v. to draw; describe resimlemek, resmini yapmak,çizmek |
the artist based his painting on a sketch he had limned several years earlier |
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limpid |
adj. clear; transparent duru, kolay anlaşılır,şeffaf, saydam, berrak |
at the bottom of the limpid pond we could see hundreds of fish swimming |
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linguistic |
adj. pertaining to language dille/dilbilimle ilgili |
linguistics is the sc,entific study of language |
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litany |
n. lenghy recitation; repetitive chant tekrar, terane,ayin,izleyicilerin vaaz veren papaza cevap verdiği ayin |
student listened intently to his teacher's litany of the grammatical errors committed by the class |
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literati |
n. scholarly or learned persons edebiyatçılar |
Her novels are popular with university literati, but they have failedto attract a wider audience.
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litigation |
n. legal proceedings dava etme,hukuk davası,ticari anlaşmazlıkların dava açma yoluyla çözümlenmeye çalışılması |
The company has consistently denied responsibility, but it agreedto the settlement to avoid the expense of lengthy litigation.
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log |
n. record of a voyage; record of daily activities ağaç kütüğü, odun, kütük
WRITTEN RECORD (gemi) seyir defteri/günlüğü |
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loquacious |
adj. talkative konuşkan, çenebaz |
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lucid |
adj. bright; clear; intelligible CLEAR açık, berrak, anlaşılması kolay MIND açık seçik/aklı başında düşünüp konuşabilen
lucidly adverb anlaşılması kolay bir biçimde |
a lucid account
In a lucid moment, she spoke about her son. |
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lucre |
n. money or profits para, akçe, servet |
many religions regard the pursult of lucre for what it can do to help others as laudable |
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luminous |
adj. bright; brilliant; glowing ışıldayan, parlayan, parlak, fosforlu, ışıltılı |
the moon is the most luminous object in the night sky |
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lustrous |
adj. shining ışık saçan, parlak, cilalı |
on the clear night we gazed up in awe at the lustrous stars |
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machiavellian |
adj. crafty; double-dealing entrikacı, sinsi ve hilekar ticaret ekonomi acımasız insan |
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machinations |
n. plots or schemes karmaşık ve gizli planlar/faaliyetler |
political machinations
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maelstrom |
n. whirlpood; turmoll büyük girdap, vurdu kırdı,yıkıcı güç,kargaşa |
The country is gradually being sucked into the maelstrom of civilwar. |
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magnanimity |
n. generosity; nobility eliaçıklık, yüce gönüllülük,alicenaplık,asillik |
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malign |
v. to speak evil of habis, hakkında kötü sözler söylemek,dil uzatmak,çamur atmak |
lawyers are sometimes maligned as greedy and dishonest |
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malinger |
v. to feign illiness to escape duty hasta numarası yapmak, yalandan kendini hasta göstermek |
And is he really ill or just malingering?
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malleable |
adj. capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable SOFT bükülebilir, her türlü şekle girebilir
INFLUENCE formal kolay etkilenen/etki altına alınabilen |
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maverick |
n. dissenter başına buyruk kişi, bireyci kimse; (grubun) dışında olan kimse, bağımsız |
a maverick cop/politician
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megalomania |
n. delusions of power or importance megaloman, büyüklük kuruntusu,gerçek dışı güçlülük duygusu |
in his farewell speech the retiring trial judge warned his colleagues to beware of megalomania as they exercise their powerin the courtroom |
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menagerie |
n. a variety of animals kept together halka gösterilen yabani hayvanlar (sirkte vb), vahşi hayvanların sergilendiği yer,canlı hayvan koleksiyonu |
linda seems to take home every abandoned pet in the town; she now has an incredible menagerie of dogs, cats, turtles, rabbits, and other animals |
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mendacious |
adj. dishonest yalan söyleyen, sahtekâr |
the judge ruled the testimony inadmissible because he considered it mendacious |
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mendicant |
n. beggar geçimini kiliseye yapılan bağışlarla sağlayan din görevlisi, dilenci |
in thailand it is traditional for young men to become monks for a year, a period during which they become mendicants |
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meretricious |
adj. gaudy; plausible but false; specious gayriahlaki, gösterişli,adaba aykırı |
He claims that a lot of journalism is meretricious and superficial.
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mesmerize |
v. to hypnotize büyülenmek, şaşırtmak,çok şaşırtmak |
I was completely mesmerized by the performance.
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metamorphosis |
n. change; transformation başkalaşma, değişme, metamorfoz |
The past year has seen a
complete metamorphosis of the country'seconomy. |
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metaphysics |
n. a branch of philosophy that investigates the ultimate nature of reality metafizik, doğa ötesi,fizikötesi |
th skeptics, metaphysics is an arbitrary search for a chimerical truth |
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meteorological |
adj. concerned with the weather hava tahminine ait, meteorolojik, metorolojiye ait |
some experts believe that reports of UFO's are attributable to natural astronomical or meteorological phenomena |
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meticulous |
adj. very careful; fastidious titiz, kılı kırk yaran, hassas, çok dikkatli meticulously adverb çok dikkatli bir şekilde, itina ile |
This book is the result of meticulous research.
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mettle |
n. courage; enduance azim, hırs, cesaret, ataklık, yüreklilik |
The team showed/proved its mettle in the final round.
The real test of her political mettle came in the May elections. |
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mettlesome |
adj. full of courage and fortitude; spirited ateşli, canlı, atak |
the mettlesome young officer was well regarded by all the senior officers |
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microcosm |
n. a small system having analogies to a larger system; small world mini evren, küçük topluluk, mikrokozmoz, model |
The town is a microcosm of French culture.
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militate |
v. to work against etkilemek, ağır basmak |
The complexity and costliness of the judicial system militate against justice for the individual.
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minatory |
adj. threatening; menacing tehdit edici, korkutucu,tehditkar,tehdit eden |
ıntelligence information suggests minatory troop concentrations on the border |
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minuscule |
adj. very small çok küçük, ufacık, minnacık |
The cost of vaccination is minuscule compared to the cost of treatingthe disease.
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minutia |
n. petty details küçük detaylar, ufak detaylar |
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misanthrope |
n. one who hates humanity insanlardan nefret eden ve birlikte olmak istemeyen kişi |
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