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vulpine
relating to a fox or foxes.
tilki gibi, kurnaz, tilkiye ait
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ursine
relating to or resembling bears.
ayı gibi, ayıya benzer
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equine
relating to or affecting horses or other members of the horse family.
a horse or other member of the horse family.
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leonine
of or resembling a lion or lions.
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bovine
relating to or affecting cattle.
sığır (gibi), durgun, ağır, uyuşuk
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reptilian
relating to or characteristic of reptiles.
(of a person) deeply disliked and despised; repulsive.

sürüngen, aşağılık (kimse), yağcı, sürüngenlerle ilgili
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avian
relating to birds.
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simian
relating to, resembling, or affecting apes or monkeys.
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porcine
of, affecting, or resembling a pig or pigs.
domuz gibi
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anthropoid
resembling a human being in form.
a higher primate, especially an ape or apeman.
insansı, insana benzeyen maymun
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exacerbate
make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.
aggravate, inflame, make worse, compound, intensify, augment, şiddetlendirmek, azdırmak, kötüleştirmek, kızdırmak, sinirlendirmek
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obviate
remove (a need or difficulty).
preclude, counter, foreclose, avert, önlemek, gidermek, çare bulmak, önüne geçmek, karşılamamak, yetmemek
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placate
make (someone) less angry or hostile.
mollify, appease, pacify, conciliate, propitiate, yatıştırmak, sakinleştirmek, gönlünü almak
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titillate
stimulate or excite (someone), especially in a sexual way.
gıdıklamak, gıdıklanmak
arouse, rouse, excite, stimulate, provocative, salacious, lurid, ravish, tempt, inflame
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remonstrate
make a forcefully reproachful protest.
protest, complain, expostulate, reprimand, reprove, upbraid, berate, condemn, deplore, yeniden göstermek, itiraz etmek, protesto etmek, kınamak, sitem etmek, uyarmak, güçlü kanıtları olmak

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interpolate
insert (something of a different nature) into something else.
incorporate, interpose, implant, katmak, arasına sokmak, eklemek, ara değerini hesaplamak
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perambulate
walk or travel through or around a place or area, especially for pleasure and in a leisurely way.
dolaşmak, gezmek, gezinmek, to stroll (ağır ağır gezinmek)
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vacillate
alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive.
dither (kararsızlık), bocalamak, tereddüd etmek (waver), kararsız olmak (fluctuate)
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abnegate
renounce or reject (something desired or valuable).
renounce, reject, refuse, abandon, spurn, abdicate, give up, forsake
vazgeçmek, inkâr etmek, reddetmek, yadsımak, tanımamak
ex: he attempts to abnegate personal responsibility
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diaspora
the dispersion of the Jewish people beyond Israel.
sürgünden sonra dağılmış Yahudi
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disseminate
spread (something, especially information) widely.
circulate, disperse, diffuse, proclaim, yaymak, saçmak, tohum ekmek
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harbinger
a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.
herald, müjdeci, haberci, işaret
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ephemeral
lasting for a very short time.
transitory, transient, cursory, momentary, brief, temporary, impermanent, short, evanescent, fugitive(kaçak, mülteci), fly
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epiphany
the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi (Matthew 2:1–12).
a moment of sudden and great revelation or realization.
Aydınlanma, görünüş
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messianic
relating to the Messiah.
Mesihe ait, mesihçi

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posthumous
occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator.
ölümünden sonra, öldükten sonra gerçekleşen, ölümünden sonra yayınlanan
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junta
a military or political group that rules a country after taking power by force.
a deliberative or administrative council in Spain or Portugal.
siyasi grup
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galvanize
shock or excite (someone) into taking action.
canlandırmak, elektrik çarpmış gibi olmak
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valediction
the action of saying farewell.
veda, veda konuşması
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patrician
an aristocrat or nobleman.
belonging to or characteristic of the aristocracy.
soylu, aristokrat
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plebeian
(in ancient Rome) a commoner.
of or belonging to the commoners of ancient Rome.
halk tabakasından kimse
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caste
each of the hereditary classes of Hindu society, distinguished by relative degrees of ritual purity or pollution and of social status.
kast
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bourgeois
of or characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.
a bourgeois person.

burjuva, kent soylu
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proletariat
workers or working-class people, regarded collectively (often used with reference to Marxism).
işçi sınıfı, emekçi sınıfı
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parvenu
a person of humble origin who has gained wealth, influence, or celebrity.
one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it.
sonradan görme, zıpçıktı

ex: I believe in blood, and want nothing to do with your parvenu aristocracy, be they never so rich
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noblesse oblige
privilege entails responsibility, nobility obligates
asillerin soylu davranması gereği
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morganatic
relating to or denoting a marriage in which neither the spouse of lower rank, nor any children, have any claim to the possessions or title of the spouse of higher rank.
dengi dengine olmayan
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pique
a feeling of irritation or resentment resulting from a slight, especially to one's pride.
kırgınlık, gücenmiş olma, incitmek, kırmak, gücendirmek

stimulate (interest or curiosity).
merak uyandırmak, çekmek
ex: you have piqued my curiosity about the man

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corpulent
(of a person) fat.
şişman, iri
ex: a short, somewhat corpulent man
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leery
it is INFORMAL
cautious or wary due to realistic suspicions.
temkinli, uyanık, açıkgöz, kurnaz
wary, cautious, careful, guarded, chary, suspicious, distrustful, mistrusting, dubious, skeptical, worried, anxious, apprehensive
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clandestine
kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.
gizli, el altından, gizli yapılan, saklı, secret, covert, furtive, surreptitious, stealthy
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capricious
given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.
kaprisli, değişken, dönek, gelgeç gönüllü
fickle (değişken, dönek, maymun iştahlı), inconstant, changeable, variable, unstable, mercurial (dakikası dakikasına uymayan), volatile(geçici, uçucu, gelgeç), erratic (düzensiz), vacillating, irregular, inconsistent, fitful (düzensiz, aralıklı, değişken), arbitrary, impulsive, temperamental

ex: it's terrible to feel our livelihood hinges on a capricious boss
ex: a capricious climate
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constituent
being a part of a whole.
being a voting member of a community or organization and having the power to appoint or elect.
a member of a constituency.

kurucu, seçmen, seçen, yasayı değiştirebilen, temsilci atayan kimse (appointee)
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waspish
readily expressing anger or irritation.
huysuz, asabi, irascible (çabuk parlayan)
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extant
(especially of a document) still in existence; surviving.
kaybolmamış, halâ var olan, geçerliliğini kaybetmemiş
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insipid
lacking flavor.
tatsız, yavan, sıkıcı, lezzetsiz, tatsız tuzsuz
tasteless, flavorless, unflavored, savorless, bland
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quixotic
exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.
hayalperest, umutsuzca idealist, Don Kişot gibi, utopian
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burnish
polish (something, especially metal) by rubbing.
parlatmak, cilalamak

the shine on a highly polished surface.
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catharsis
the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.
temizleme, arınma, günahtan arındırma (exoneration), bağırsakları müshille boşaltma
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bowdlerize
remove material that is considered improper or offensive from (a text or account), especially with the result that the text becomes weaker or less effective.
sansür uygulamak, uygunsuz kısımları çıkarmak
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meticulous
showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.
titiz, kılı kırk yaran, çok dikkatli
careful, conscientious, diligent, scrupulous, punctilious, painstaking, studious, fastidious, rigorous, pedantic, fussy
ex: he had always been so meticulous about his appearance
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fastidious
very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.
zor gelişen, titiz, zor beğenen
scrupulous, punctilious, painstaking, perfectionist, dainty, fussy, assiduous, sedulous
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immaculate
(especially of a person or their clothes) perfectly clean, neat, or tidy.
tertemiz, kusursuz, lekesiz, saf, masum
clean, spotless, speckless (lekesiz, çilsiz)

ex:
an immaculate safety record
an immaculate white suit
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purge
verb:
rid (someone or something) of an unwanted quality, condition, or feeling.
remove (a group of people considered undesirable) from an organization or place in an abrupt or violent way.
remove, get rid of, expel, eject, evict, depose, dismiss
temizlemek, arındırmak, tasfiye etmek, temize çıkarmak, bağırsakları boşaltmak

noun:
an abrupt or violent removal of a group of people.
temizleme
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pristine
in its original condition; unspoiled.
bozulmamış, saf, eski zamana ait, ilk, eskiden kalma, önceki
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quintessence
the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.
epitome, embodiment, personification, paragon, ideal
öz, en özlü kısım
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lustration
(religion)
A rite of purification, especially washing
aklanma, yıkanma

(politics, law)
The restoration of credibility to a government by the purging of perpetrators of crimes committed under an earlier regime.
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meretricious
apparently attractive but having in reality no value or integrity.
flashy, pretentious, gaudy, tawdrytrashygarishchintzyBrummagemloudtinsellycheaptastelesskitschyfalseartificialfakefakedfraudulentimitationbogusspuriousshamspeciousplasticinformal:tackyfakey
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pyrrhic
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innuendo
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disingenuous
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mendacity
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chimera
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travesty
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mirage
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putative
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sophistry
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lugubrious
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apathetic
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saturnine
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miasma
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funereal
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dearth
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sepulchral
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morose
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crapulous
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oligarchy
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plutocracy
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totalitarianism
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meritocracy
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stratocracy (militocracy)
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gerontocracy
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nepotism
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ochlocracy
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kakistocracy
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kleptocracy
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arcane
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vitriolic
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helical
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eclectic
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badinage
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fecund
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amalgamate
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germane
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carapace
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redress
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ameliorate
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efficacy
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emend
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amnesty