INTRODUCTION
(The Publisher To The Reader & A Letter From Captain Gulliver To His Cousin Sympson)
amendment
noun
A small change, improvement, or addition that is made to a law or document, or the process of doing this.
Example: an amendment to the resolution
bg: изменение
apprehend
verb
To understand something.
Example: They were slow to apprehend the danger.
bg: схващам, разбирам
apt
adjective
Exactly right for a particular situation or purpose.
Example: ‘Love at first sight’ is a very apt description of how he felt when he saw her.
bg: подходящ
bearing
noun
The way in which you move, stand, or behave, especially when this shows your character.
Example: Firstly we can see that the genre of text that we look at has very little bearing on the 'collocations' as described by Cook in Applied Linguistics as "frequent combinations of words" within a language.
bg: поведение, държание
circumstantial
adjective
Including all the details.
Example: The book includes a long and circumstantial account of Empson’s conversation with the Queen.
bg: подробен
concourse
noun
A large crowd that has gathered together.
Example: an immense concourse of spectators
bg: тълпа
detestable
adjective
Very bad, and deserving to be criticized or hated.
Example: A detestable little man.
bg: отвратителен
dispose
verb
To deal with something such as a problem or question successfully.
Example: Your idea at least disposes of the immediate problem.
bg: разпореждам, разполагам
distinguished
adjective
Successful, respected, and admired.
Example: He had a long and distinguished career.
bg: виден, известен
dwell
verb
To live in a particular place.
Example: They dwelt in the forest.
bg: обитавам
esteem
noun
A feeling of respect for someone, or a good opinion of someone.
Example: The critics held him in high esteem as an actor.
bg: почит, уважение
extinguish
verb
To make a fire or light stop burning or shining.
Example: Please extinguish all cigarettes.
bg: погасявам
gratify
verb
To make someone feel pleased and satisfied:.
Example: He was gratified by Lucy’s response.
bg: поласкавам
hath
verb
Archaic third person singular present form of "have" (=has).
Example: In George Byron's Manfred a Dramatic Poem the Abbot remarks: This should have been a noble creature; he hath all the energy which would have made A goodly frame of glorious elements Had they been wisely mingled.
bg: има
hither
adverb
here (old use)
Example: Coloured fish darted hither and thither (=backwards and forwards).
bg: тук
inclination
noun
A feeling that makes you want to do something.
Example: My natural inclination was to say no.
bg: влечение
innuendo
noun
A remark that suggests something sexual or unpleasant without saying it directly, or these remarks in general.
Example: His writing is full of sexual innuendoes.
bg: прикрита нападка
latitude
noun
The distance north or south of the equator (=the imaginary line around the middle of the world), measured in degrees.
Example: In short, Cowlishaw and Hacker acknowledge that primate range size increases with latitude north of the equator, but it increases with the seasonality of rainfall both north and south of the equator.
bg: географска ширина
longitude
noun
The distance east or west of a particular meridian (=imaginary line along the Earth’s surface from the North Pole to the South Pole), measured in degrees.
Example: The town lies at longitude 12° east.
bg: географска дължина
mince
verb
To cut food, especially meat, into very small pieces, usually using a machine.
Example: Mince the meat up with some onion and garlic.
bg: кълцам
nay
adverb
no (old use)
Example: Nay, lad. It’s not that bad.
bg: не
omit
verb
To not include someone or something, either deliberately or because you forget to do it.
Example: Please don’t omit any details, no matter how trivial they may seem.
bg: пропускам
peruse
verb
To read something, especially in a careful way.
Example: She leant forward to peruse the document more closely.
bg: преглеждам внимателно
pious
adjective
Having strong religious beliefs, and showing this in the way you behave.
Example: He was a quiet, pious man.
bg: набожен
prevail
verb
If a person, idea, or principle prevails in a fight, argument etc, they are successful in the end.
Example: He considered lying, but then common sense prevailed.
bg: преобладават
proverb
noun
A short well-known statement that gives advice or expresses something that is generally true.
Example: ‘A penny saved is a penny earned’.
bg: поговорка
reign
noun
The period when someone is king, queen, or emperor.
Example: The reign of James I.
bg: царуване
resolve
verb
To make a definite decision to do something.
Example: After the divorce she resolved never to marry again.
bg: решавам, вземам решение
tomb
noun
A stone structure above or below the ground where a dead person is buried.
Example: He was buried in the family tomb.
bg: гробница
utterly
adverb
Completely.
Example: You look utterly miserable.
bg: напълно
variation
noun
A difference between similar things, or a change from the usual amount or form of something.
Example: There is a great deal of variation among the responses.
bg: промяна, вариант
veracity
noun
The fact of being true or correct.
Example: Has anyone checked the veracity of these allegations?
bg: истинност
weary
adjective
Very tired or bored, especially because you have been doing something for a long time.
Example: He was weary of the constant battle between them.
