English Proficiency Exam Vocabulary Flashcards

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering key terms, technical definitions, and high-frequency exam words from the Bahçeşehir, Koç (KUEPE), and Yeditepe exam preparation materials.

Bahçeşehir Written Exam

A 170-minute component weighing $80\,\%$ of the total proficiency grade, consisting of 60 multiple-choice questions covering vocabulary, reading, use of English, and listening, plus 1 essay writing task.

Honeymoon Stage

The initial stage of culture shock where an individual experiences feelings of joy, excitement, fascination, and enthusiasm toward cultural differences without viewing them as threatening.

Hostile Stage

The second stage of culture shock characterized by irritation, hostility, confusion, exhaustion, and loneliness as individuals are forced to unlearn their own cultural habits.

Resignation Stage

The final stage of culture shock where individuals become adjusted to a new environment and realize it is unnecessary to defend their own culture or understand every local habit.

Internal Culture Shock

A condition occurring when long-term residents of a country face large numbers of new immigrants whose cultural patterns create unfamiliarity or tension in their home environment.

Instant Gratification (in TV News)

Superficial, quick-access media content that requires no critical thinking and prioritizes entertainment over depth to keep viewers tuned in.

Atlantic Divide

The policy split regarding genetically modified (GM) foods between North America, which favors a more progressive approach, and Europe, which maintains stricter precautions and bans.

Mandatory Labelling

A Canadian policy requiring clear labels on all food products that have undergone nutritional or compositional changes, or that contain potential allergens.

Homeschooling

An educational method situated in the home rather than an institution, grounded in the belief that educating children is the primary responsibility of parents rather than the government.

Process Praise

Encouragement that highlights a child's effort, choices, and actions (e.g., 'You are doing a great job'), which fosters resilience and long-term persistence in overcoming challenges.

Person Praise

Compliments focusing on a child's inherent qualities or fixed traits (e.g., 'You are so smart'), which imply that abilities are innate rather than improvable through hard work.

Placebo Effect

A phenomenon in which the body and mind are influenced by a treatment to a greater degree than would be expected based on the treatment itself.

Citizen Science

A program providing opportunities for nonprofessional volunteers and the general public to collaborate with scientists in data collection to increase scientific knowledge.

Bioblitz

An event focusing on finding and identifying as many native biological species as possible within a designated area over a short, specified timeframe.

Cultural Display Rule

A social norm learned in early childhood that guides individuals to adjust or mask their emotional facial expressions depending on social circumstances.

Testosterone

A dominance-related hormone; adopting a high-power pose for two minutes increases its physiological level by $20\,\%$.

Cortisol

A stress-related hormone; adopting a high-power pose for two minutes decreases its physiological level by $25\,\%$.

Drastic

Severe, extreme, or radical in effect or action.

Undermine

To subvert, weaken, or sabotage the foundation, confidence, or effectiveness of something.

Meticulous

Showing extreme care and thoroughness in paying attention to tiny details.

Convoluted

Extremely complex, intricate, or difficult to comprehend.

Subsequent

Coming or happening after something else in time or order.

Exemplary

Serving as a desirable model or representing an outstanding example.

Prohibit

To formally forbid or prevent an action by law, rule, or authority.

Holistic

Characterized by the belief that the parts of something are intimately interconnected and can only be understood with reference to the whole.