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VOCIBOOK AKADEMK KELME ve OKUMA TEKNKLER

EXPANDING READING VOCABULARY

FOR

PROFICIENCY & newYDS, TOEFL, IELTS

40 Akademik Metin

1000 + Anahtar Kelime ve Eanlamllar

rnek Cmleler ve Trke evirileri

DR. OKAN NALAN ARF BULUT

2013

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VOCABULARY

Word Definition

Synonym Example Sentence Turkish Translation

affordable (adj)

uygun fiyatl

bteye uygun

low-priced

cheap

economic

competitive

The government has recently developed a new strategy to provide affordable medical insurance to 90 per cent of its population.

Hkmet, ksa zaman nce, nfusun %90na uygun fiyatl tbbi sigorta salamak iin yeni bir strateji gelitirdi.

blame (v)

sulamak

censure

criticize

accuse

charge

Both sides are equally to blame for the crisis which could prove a threat to world peace.

Dnya bar iin bir tehdit olabilecek krizin olumasnda her iki taraf da eit derecede suludur.

consequence (n)

sonu

outcome

result

effect

upshot

aftermath

Given the disastrous consequences of warfare today, a reduction in conflict between states is positive.

Bugn, savan ykc sonular gz nnde bulundurulduunda, lkeler aras anlamazlktaki azalma olumludur.

consumption (n)

tketim

utilization

taking advantage of

use

Europe and Japan rely principally on high taxes to reduce gas consumption.

Avrupa ve Japonya, benzin tketimini azaltmak iin temelde yksek vergileri kullanr.

corruption (n)

bozulma

yozlama

rme

degeneration dishonesty

bribery

The government introduced extremely austere economic measures in order to improve worsening conditions and get rid of corruption.

Hkmet, ktleen artlar iyiletirmek ve yozlamadan kurtulmak amacyla ar sert ekonomik tedbirleri devreye soktu.

diagnose (v)

tehis

identify

determine

recognize

distinguish

Having depression correctly diagnosed and treated is the most important step towards preventing suicide.

Depresyonu doru ekilde tehis ve tedavi etmi olmak, intihar nlemede atlacak en nemli admdr.

efficient (adj)

etkin

etkili

effective

useful

competent

Diesel engines are more efficient than gasoline engines owing to the fact that a larger proportion of the fuel used is burned,

Kullanlan yaktn daha byk blm yakldndan dolay, dizel motorlar benzinli motorlara gre daha etkindir.

soar (v)

artmak frlamak

aniden ykselmek

soaring (adj)

artan

rise

escalate

climb

rocket

surge

With fuel prices soaring and temperatures dropping, many people are turning to wood to heat their homes.

Soaring health costs are one of the big factors that have crippled the economy.

Yakt fiyatlarnn frlamas ve hava scaklklarnn dmesiyle, birok insan evlerini stmak iin oduna dnd.

Artan salk harcamalar, ekonominin belini bken etkenlerden biridir.

vital (adj)

ok nemli

hayati

hayati neme sahip

crucial

important

key

paramount

The rebuilding of extended family structures is vital to any community.

Water for a community is of vital importance.

Kalabalk aile yapsnn yeniden kurulmas her toplum iin ok nemlidir.

Bir toplum iin su, hayati neme sahiptir.

volatile (adj)

deiken

istikrarsz

dengesiz

changeable

fickle

unstable

capricious

Despite volatile oil prices, there will be noticeable increase in current oil production

Deiken petrol fiyatlarna ramen, mevcut petrol retiminde gzle grlr bir art olacak.

VOCIBOOK

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READING

Directions: Read the following passage carefully.

OIL

Oil has provided humanity with many benefits, including affordable energy to lessen

our workloads and improve our mobility. Oil often receives an enormous amount of

attention because it is such an important and visible part of our daily lives, and

because it is exceptionally open to political manipulations. This is especially true

whenever its price increases sharply, and experts immediately get to work to

diagnose the cause and consequences of the price increase. In fact, the future of

oil is not that much different from its past: undoubtedly, oil production and

consumption will become cleaner and more efficient, but prices will continue to be

volatile, and the oil industry will continue to be blamed for conflicts, corruption, and

pollution. And for all the current talk about the end of the oil age, it will remain a vital

source of energy as it is now, nearly a century after the first warnings about soaring

consumption and limited resources.


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VOCABULARY PRACTICE

Fill in the Blanks

Directions: Use the word bank to identify the word that best completes the sentence.

soaring consumption corruption efficient volatile

consequence vital blame affordable diagnose

1. Air is _______________ for human life.

2. The hospital has launched an inquiry to find out who was to _______________

for the mistake.

3. A vets job is to _______________ and treat disease in animals.

4. Jobless claims are _______________ and they are putting the blame on

Hurricane Sandy.

5. Small cars are more _______________ than big cars.

6. Police _______________ is a problem in some cities.

7. That restaurant is too expensive but this is _______________.

8. Egypt's water _______________ is limited by international agreement with its

upstream neighbors.

9. She looks sweet but she has a _______________ temper.

10. The _______________ of such policies will inevitably be higher taxes.

VOCIBOOK

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Matching

Directions: Write the letter of word that matches the definition on the line. If it helps,

feel free to also draw a line between the definition and the matching word.

A. soar 1. _______ censure, criticize, accuse, charge, indict

B. consumption 2. _______ degeneration, dishonesty, bribery

C. corruption 3. _______ crucial, important, key, paramount

D. efficient 4. _______ low-priced, cheap, economic, competitive

E. volatile 5. _______ identify, determine, recognize, distinguish

F. consequence 6. _______ utilization, taking advantage of, use

G. vital 7. _______ changeable, fickle, unstable, capricious

H. blame 8. _______ effective, useful, competent

I. affordable 9. _______ outcome, result, effect, upshot, aftermath

J. diagnose 10. _______ rise, escalate, climb, rocket, surge, spring

FOCUS ON GRAMMAR

Words that describe actions are called adverbs. In the sentence "Bob eats quickly",

the adverb quickly describes how Bob eats.

What are the adverbs in the sentence(s) below?

Directions: Identify how adverbs are used in the sentence(s) below

1. Oil often receives an enormous amount of attention because it is such an

important and visible part of our daily lives, and because it is exceptionally open

to political manipulations.

2. This is especially true whenever its price increases sharply, and experts

immediately get to work to diagnose the cause and consequences of the price

increase.

3. For all the current talk about the end of the oil age, it will remain a vital source of

energy as it is now, nearly a century after the first warnings about soaring

consumption and limited resources.

4. The first inkjet printers were slow, messy machines, but they gradually got

better and better

5. The economic conditions were unexpectedly favorable.


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ANSWERS

Fill in the blanks

1 vital 6 corruption

2 blame 7 affordable

3 diagnose 8 consumption

4 soaring 9 volatile

5 efficient 10 consequence

Matching

1 H

2 C

3 G

4 I

5 J

6 B

7 E

8 D

9 F

10 A

Focus on Grammar

1 Oil often receives an enormous amount of attention because it is such an important and visible part of our daily lives, and because it is exceptionally open to political manipulations.

2 This is especially true whenever its price increases sharply, and experts immediately get to work to diagnose the cause and consequences of the price increase.

3 For all (Despite) the current talk about the end of the oil age, it will remain a vital source of energy as it is now, nearly a century after the first warnings about soaring consumption and limited resources.

4 The first inkjet printers were slow, messy machines, but they gradually got better and better

5 The economic conditions were unexpectedly favorable.

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