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Hikmet
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil. These murders were especially heinous. People accused of committing heinous crimes |
| Paragon | : a model of excellence or perfection |
| Resentful | having or showing a feeling of anger or displeasure about someone or something unfair. She is resentful about being demoted. She gave me a resentful glare. |
| Lure | : an appealing or attractive quality : a device used for attracting and catching animals, the fish simply didn't seem to like the lure I was using, so I didn't catch a thing. |
| Boastful | a statement expressing excessive pride in oneself |
| abolitionism | köleliğin kaldırılması akımı, kaldırma akımı |
| apathetic | duygusuz, ilgisiz, kayıtsız, soğuk, cansız, hissiz |
| audacious | cesur, yürekli, gözüpek, cüretli |
| chastise | cezalandırmak (dayakla), dövmek, dayak atmak, suçlamak (ağır biçimde), eleştirmek, yerden yere vurmak |
| fad | moda (geçici), heves, çılgınlık, merak, gariplik, tuhaflık |
| Fluke | şans eseri, sürpriz, şans, beklenmedik başarı, dil balığı, yassı balık, sondaj kepçesi, zıpkın ucu, ok damağı, balina kuyruğu |
| lopsided | aksak, yana yatmış, eğilmiş, oransız, dengesiz |
| All wool and a yard wide | Of fine character; especially, very generous and kind-hearted. He's a wonderful brother - all wool and a yard wide. |
| Back to the salt mines | Back to the job; back to work; back to work that is as hard or as unpleasant as working in a salt mine would be. - An overworked phrase, used humorously. The lunch hour is over, boys. Back to the salt mines! |
| terra incognita | Unknown territory, an uncharted unexplored land |
| Vicarious | . (adjective) experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person-This catalogue brings vicarious pleasure in luxury living.-ii. (adjective) acting or done for another-A vicarious atonement. |