Discern – perceive or recognize (something). Rotting – decompose Gazelle – a small slender antelope that typically has curved horns and a yellowish-brown coat with white underparts, found in open country in Africa and Asia. Carcass – the dead body of an animal. Ability to discern the feelings of others also protected us in a very specific way: ‘your…
Evolve – develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form. Amid – surrounded by; in the middle of. Gradual – taking place or progressing slowly or by degrees. Abrupt – sudden and unexpected. We humans evolved to survive amid the gradual, predictable changes of the natural world, but now our livelihoods are threatened by abrupt, unpredictable…
Scorn – feel or express contempt or derision for, despise Insurgency – rebellion, riot It sounds as if smart, highly educated people will be scorned in the coming economy – but that is not necessarily the case. Success will come through ‘recognizing the physical, cognitive, and social influences on a civilian population targeted by an insurgency’. In…
Recidivism – Tendency of re-offending Parole – the release of a prisoner temporarily (for a special purpose) or permanently before the completion of a sentence, on the promise of good behavior. Capriciously – whimsy,freakish In light of the findings on predicting recidivism by SVP’s and other prisoners, it is virtually certain that computer analysis could judge parole applications…
Demonic – Devilish Sheer- entire, full, downright, absolute, pure Enormity – grandness Stagger – be giddy, become giddy, feel dizzy God of the Evening Star – Venus. That’s what Hesperus meant in Greek. There wasn’t anything especially demonic about the Hesperus. Its sheer enormity was staggering. In Turkish: Demonic – Şeytani Sheer – Tam, bütün, düpedüz, katışıksız Enormity- büyüklük Stagger…
Skiff – flat-bottomed open boat Moor – Anchor, Harbour, make fast (a boat) by attaching it by cable or rope to the shore or to an anchor. Mildew – become moldy A few skiffs were moored at the end of the wharf, their rusted bottoms spread with mildewed nets. In Turkish: Skiff – yarış kayığı Moor – Demirlemek…
Exoskeleton – a rigid external skeleton which is covering for the body in some invertebrate animals, especially arthropods, providing both support and protection. Brittle – Fragile, thin, crunchy, hard but easily breakable, sensitive. Chitter – Make a twittering or chattering sound. Their exoskeletons made a brittle chitter. In Turkish: Exoskeleton – Dış iskelet Brittle…
Squirm – Wriggle, turn, curl or twist the body from side to side, especially as a result of nervousness or discomfort. Quarrel – Have an angry argument or disagreement, fight, conflict. Quarrelsome – Combative, grumpy, The insects squirmed quarrelsomely on the man’s head which was covered with wispy white hairs as downy as those on…
Eel – a fish looks like snake Sinuous ribbon – to describe the eel which looks like ribbon moving like sinuous wave. Dart – to move or run somewhere suddenly or rapidly. Pluck – take off, pick. (pluck up courage)An eel – a black, sinuous ribbon – darted out, plucking up a crab before vanishing…
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