Yds - Kpds - Üds de Çıkmış Kelimeler Listesi - 1

Word	Mean
on account of	dolayı, yüzünden
owing to	nedeniyle ~ because of
mess	karışık, pislik, dağınık
for my part	bana kalırsa ~ As far as I'm concerned
inspect	denetlemek, kontrol etmek ~ inspector: müfettiş
decay, rot, decompose	çürümek, bozulmak
give out	yaymak, bildirmek
magnify	büyütmek, abartmak
amuse	eğlendirmek, neşelendirmek
fulfill	yerine getirmek, tamamlamak
snatch	kapmak, yakalamak ~ seize
form	biçim, şekil / oluşturmak, kurmak
see about	icabına bakmak, ilgilenmek
take place	gerçekleşmek ~ occur
ask about	hatrını sormak, sormak
ask for	istemek
revoke	iptal etmek, yürürlükten kaldırmak
cradle of civilization	uygarlığın beşiği
come across	rastlamak, denk gelmek
run into	rastlamak, denk gelmek
alleviate	hafifletmek, azaltmak ~ lessen
foretell	tahmin etmek, öngörmek
precede	önce gelmek, önde olmak
put up with	katlanmak, dayanmak
endorse	onaylamak, desteklemek
disregard	önemsememek, ihmal etmek
nourishment	beslenme, gıda ~ nourish: beslemek, büyütmek
delicate	hassas, narin
upkeep	bakım, maintenance
manner	tavır, tutum, davranış
remark	söylemek, belirtmek, yorum / dikkat
competence	yeterlik, kapasite
transcript	suret, kopya
gainful	karlı ~ profitable
envious	kıskanç ~ jealous
preliminary	ön, ilk, başlangıç
reckless	umursamaz, kayıtsız
unfit	uygun olmayan, elverişsiz
unlikely	muhtemel olmayan, olağandışı ~ improbable
relevant	uygun, konuyla ilgili
noteworthy	dikkate değer
keen on	meraklı, istekli ~ interest in
incomparable	eşsiz, kıyaslanamaz ~ unequalled
absolute	kesin, tam
inseparable	ayrılmaz
progressive	ilerleyen, gelişen
competent	yetkili, yeterli
unmistakable	açık, belli
intricate	karışık

YDS Okuma Parçaları - Reading Passage

The MAYA

The Maya were a large group of Indians who lived mainly in southern Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras. It is believed that these people came across the Bering Strait with the other Native Americans, but quickly migrated south. About 5000 B.C., the Maya people had formed small fishing villages, settling on the coast lands. By 2000 B.C., the Maya had moved inland and began to raise maize and beans. These vegetables became their main source of food, as they are today. During the next 2000 years the Maya developed into highly civilized people. They settled in many areas of Mesoamerica and became prosperous. They developed the art of making pottery and introduced the first known American systems of irrigation, or methods for watering crops. A form of writing emerged, and the Maya began the first recorded history. 
About the year 1000, a heavy drought hit Mesoamerica. The Mayan crops failed, causing famine and death for many Maya in the mountain areas. Maya in the lowlands fared a little better and cities such as Uxmal and Chichen Itza in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico became the center of Mayan government, art, and architecture. The Spanish explorers of the 13th and 14th centuries brought new diseases that the Maya could not cope with. Disease and Spanish conquerors finally caused the Mayan empires to cave in. The last Mayan kingdom surrendered to the Spanish in 1697. 

Words:

come across: rastlamak, karşılaşmak
migrate: göç etmek
form: oluşturmak
prosperous: refah, zengin
architecture: mimari
cave in: kazmak, oymak

YDS Okuma Parçası - Reading Passage

The Blue Whale

The largest creature ever known to have existed on Earth is the present-day blue whale. Today's blue whale is even larger than its prehistoric ancestors, reaching a total length of 30 m (100 ft.) and a weight of 136 t (150 tn.). Adult female blue whales are larger than adult males. The blue whale's heart alone is the size of a small car! Even the largest dinosaur weighed only about 18 t (20 tn.), although it probably reached 40 m (131 ft.) in length.
The calves measure 7 m (23 ft.) at birth and weigh about 2.2 to 2.7 t (2.4 to 3 tn.). A female blue whale can produce more than 200 litres (50 gal.) of high-fat milk per day. The calf gains up to 4 kg (9 lb.) per hour. When weaned at about six months of age, the calf will already be about 16 m (52 ft) long.
This giant animal is placid and shy. On the ocean surface, its normal cruising speed is about 12 knots, but it is capable of attaining 20 knots in short bursts. The maximum reported depth reached by the species is 194 fathoms. It is capable of remaining submerged beneath the surface for 50 minutes, although 10 to 15 minutes is more typical.
Blue whales have been found in every ocean of the world: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic and Southern.
Blue whales comprised about 90% of the whaling industry's total catch during the early part of the 20th century, after the advent of harpoon cannons. In 1931 alone, almost 30 000 of these majestic creatures were killed. By 1966 there were so few blue whales that the International Whaling Commission declared them protected. In 2000 it was estimated that there were fewer than 10 000 left.

Words:

exist: var olmak
prehistoric: tarih öncesi
species: tür
advent: geliş, beliriş