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Notion

Idea, belief, concept წარმოდგენა, ცნება, შეხედულება.

I have only a vague notion of what she does for a living.

Void

გაბათილება, გაუქმება. Having no legal authority and therefore unacceptable.

The lawyers declared the contract void

Cursory

Superficial. ზედაპირული, ზერელე, სწრაფი. a cursory glance, cursory reading.

He gave the picture a cursory glance

Historicize

ისტორიზაცია. Treat or represent smth as historical.

He attempts to historicize the text

Watershed

წყალგამყოფი, წყალსაგაყარი, ზღვარი, მიჯნა. Big change, important event, watershed event/moment.

The discovery of penicillin was a watershed in the history of medicine.

Juncture

მიჯნა, დროის კონკრეტული მომენტი, გადაკვეთა. A particular point in time, a place where things join.

At this juncture, it is impossible to say whether she will make a full recovery.

Negotiations are at a critical juncture.

Injunction

ბრძანება, მოთხოვნა, აკძალვა, სასამართლოს ბრძანება, განკარგულება. An official order given by a law court.

The court has issued an injunction to prevent the airline from increasing its prices.

Scrutiny

ყურადღებით შესწავლა, განხილვა, შემოწმება. The careful and detailed examination of smth.

The figures are likely to come under close scrutiny.

Desciple

მოციქული, მოსწავლე, მიმდევარი. A personal follower of Christ, pupil, follower.

Mary Magdalene told the disciples, I’ve seen the lord.

Jackson was a disciple of Martin Luther king.

Gospel

სახარება, მოძღვრება, დოქტრინა, მრწამსი, შეხედულება, აბსოლიტური ჭეშმარიტება. Any of the books of the Bible, the reaching of Christ, the complete truth.

Jesus told them to go out into the world and spread the gospel.

If she says smth. you can take it as gospel.

Infidel

ურწმუნო ადამიანი, არაქრისტიანი, სკეპტიკოსი. A person who has no religion, or whose region is not that of the majority, non-believer.

He promised to continue the fight against infidel forces.

he lived among infidels.

Denote

აღნიშვნა, მითითება, ჩვენება, გამოსახვა. To represent smth, to be sign or symbol of smth. to indicate smth.

A fever often denotes an infection.

The color red is used to denote passion or danger.

Timid

მორცხვი, მორიდებული, გაუბედავი, მშიშარა. Shy and nervous, without confidence, easily frightened.

Tom is a timid child.

A shaky voice revealed his timidity.

She sang timidly but sweetly.

Plunge

წყალში გადახტომა, ჩაყვინთვა, მკვეთრი შემცირება რაღაცის, დაკლება, ვარდნა. To move or fall suddenly and a long way forward, to become lower in a value, sudden movement.

The car went out of control and plunged over the cliff.

The fall in demand caused share prices to plunge.

Cogency

დამაჯერებლობა, უდავობა, უდავო საბუთი, ან მოსაზრება. the fact of being clearly expressed and likely to persuade people.

The message lacks cogency.

The legislation lacks clarity and cogency.

I was stuck by the cogency of his reasoning.

Plausible

სარწმუნო, დამაჯერებელი, საპატიო მიზეზი, ნდობის აღმძვრელი. Seeming likely to be true, able to be believed.

That explanation seems plausible to me.

This all sounded quite plausible until you considered the ironies and contradictions.

Evocation

მეხსიერებაში აღდგენა, გახსენება, სულების გამოძახება, გამოწვევა. The fact of making someone remember or imagine smth.

It is perfect evocation of hospitality.

This movie begins with the evocation of childhood.

Repentance

სინანული, მონანიება. Sincere regret, being sorry about smth. you did before.

Her passionate repentance for her sins is real.

They expressed repentance for their crime.

Desolate

უპატრონოდ მიტოვებული, გავერანებული, უდაბური, დაუსახლებელი. Uninhabited place, empty, extremely sad and alone.

Whole villages are being desolated and families dispersed to other parts of the country.

He was desolated by the deaths of his treasured friends.

Ransome

ტყვეობიდან გამოსასყიდი თანხა. A sum of money demanded, or paid for the release of the captive.

The kidnappers demanded a ransom.

Her father ransomed her for a million dollars.

Captivity

ტყვება, მონობა, მორჩილება. Imprisonment, the situation in which a person or animal is kept somewhere and isn’t allowed to go out or leave.

All the hostages where released from captivity looked remarkably fit

Obscurity

უცნობი, ბუნდოვანი, გაურკვეველი, შეუმჩნეველი, უმნიშვნელო. The state of being unknown, the state of being unclear and difficult to understand.

He lived in obscurity for years before winning championship.

We need the law clarified and its obscurities remedied.

Frugality

მომჭირნეობა, ყაირათიანობა, ეკონომიურობა, ზომიერება, სისადავე. The quality of being economical with money or food.

She was known for her simplicity and frugality.

Her mother experienced frugality of the war years.

Temperance

ზომიერება, თავშეკავებულობა. Control of your own behavior, such as not drinking or eating too much.

Temperance was represented as the virtue necessary to establishing this balance.

The age of hedonism is being ushered out by a new era of temperance.

Defame

ძაგება ვინმეს, ცილისწამება, შერცხვენა, სახელის გატეხა. To damage reputation of someone by saying or writing bad things about him/her.

He claimed that the editorial had defamed him.

It is possible to defame a company as companies are considered to have a legal personality.

Affluence

სიმდიდრე, სიუხვე, ბარაქა, შეძლებული ცხოვრება, მოზღვავება, კეთილდღეობა. The state of having a lot of money, wealth.

Most Americans continue to enjoy considerable affluence.

This city doesn’t enjoy the typical suburban affluence that other areas do.

Felicity

დიდი ბენიერება, ნეტარება, განცხრომა, სიმარჯვე, სიზუსტე, ნიჭი, უნარი. Happiness, luck, an appropriate expression of style.

As a songwriter, he combines great linguistic felicity with an ear for a tune.

At times, the language evokes memories of great felicity.

Rejoice

სიხარული, ან ბედნიერება რაიმეთი. To feel of show great happiness about smth.

Everyone rejoiced at the news of his safe return.

Carping

ბოროტი, არაკეთილმოსურნე, მუდმივად მოწუწუნა, კრიტიკაზე ორიენტირებული. Complaining all the time about everything

She has silenced the carping critics with a successful debut tour.

Commandment

ბრძანება, მცნება, (10 მცნება). Ten commandments.

Loving your neighbor is a commandment we take seriously.

Pouch

ქისა, ტომარა. A bag or soft container.

Food sealed in a foil pouches last for a long time.

Acumen

შორსმჭვრეტელი, გამჭრიახი, საზრიანი, მიხვედრილი. Skill of making correct decisions and judgments.

She has a real business acumen.

Incite

წაქეზება, შეგულიანება, გაღვივება. To encourage someone to do or feel unpleasant.

She incited racial hatred by distributing anti-semitic leaflets.

Valiant

მამაცი, გამბედავი, ვაჟკაცი. Very brave, or bravely determined.

She made a valiant effort to hold her anger in check.

Each of the various authors makes valiant efforts to echo this concern for the long term.

Venture

რისკი, გაბედვა, წამოწყება. A new activity in business that involves risk.

His most recent business venture ended in bankruptcy.

Covenant

ხელშეკრულება, შეთანხმება, ხელშეკრულების კონკრეტული პირობა. Agreement, formal agreement between people, parties and etc.

Any loss of rent may be claimed as damages for breach of covenant.

Grist

ალაო, დასაფქვავი მარცვალი. Grain, or a batch of grain for grinding.

Intersection

გადაკვეთა, გადაკვეთის წერტილი, გზაჯვარედინი. An occasion when two lines cross the place where two roads join.

The small number of cars on the move darted between intersections.

Torment

ტანჯვა, წამება, აუხსენილი დაავადება, თავის მობეზრება. Extreme suffering mentally, great physical pain.

We may not undergo his torments but we can speak his words.

Love is a delight; but hate a torment.

Perjure

ცრუ ჩვენების მიცემა. To lie in a law court.

The judge warned the witness not to perjure herself.

Detriment

ზიანი, ზარალი, მავნე საზიანო რამ. Harm, or damage.

Are you sure that I can follow this diet without a detriment to my health?

Opponents of casino gambling claim that it is a detriment to society at large.

Diabolical

სატანური, ჯოჯოხეთური, მხეცური, ძალიან ცუდი, არასასიამოვნო. Extremely bad, or shocking evil, or caused by devil.

Conditions in the prison were diabolical.

I think he described it as a wicked and diabolical act.

Log

მორი, ჯირკი, ხის მოჭრა, ტყის ჭრა, ჩაწერა, ჟურნალი.

The Burea has logged 10 complaints.

She stumbled on a log and fell on the sand.

Cue

სიგნალი, მინიშნება, გადაკრული სიტყვა. A signal for someone to do smth.

She watched his lips carefully and took her cue from him.

Shoppers take style cues from notable people.

Covet

სურვილი რაღაცის ძლიერ რაც სხვისია

to want smth that belongs to someone

She always coveted power but never achieved it.

The Oscar prize is the most coveted by artists

Ambivalent

გაორებული გრძნობა რაიმეს მიმართ.

If you say that someone is ambivalent about something, they seem to be uncertain whether they really want it, or whether they really approve of it.

She remained ambivalent about her marriage.

Discordant

შეუფერებელი, შეუსაბამო, დისონანსური.

Not in harmony; conflicting.

His agenda is discordant with ours.

Focalize

ფოკუსირება რაღაცაზე, ფოკუსში შეკრება, დაფოკუსირება.

To concentrate attention on something.

Omniscent

ყოვლისმცოდნე, ყველგანმყოფი.

Having unlimited knowledge or awareness. If you describe someone as omniscient, you mean they know or seem to know everything.

Only the God is Omniscent.

Scarlet

ალისფერი ხასხასა წითელი. ასევე შეიძლება ითქვას scarlet woman მეძავი ქალი.

She turned scarlet from embarrassment, once she realized what she had done.

Her face went bright scarlet.

Avatar

ავატარი, ღვთაების მიწიერი განსახიერება, კომპ ანიმაცია.

An avatar is an image that represents you on the screen in an online game or chatroom.

Pestilence

შავი ჭირი, ეპიდემიური დაავადება, მავნე, დამღუპველი, მორალური ზიანის მომტანი.

Pestilence is any disease that spreads quickly and kills large numbers of people.

After years of war and pestilence, few people remained in the city.

Confound

შეცბუნება, დაბნევა, საგონებელში ჩაგდება, უარყოფა რაიმესი.

To confuse and very much surprise someone, so that they are unable to explain or deal with a situation.

A man has confounded doctors by recovering after he was officially declared dead.

Husk

კანი, ჩენჩო რაიმესი.

A husk is the dry outer covering of a grain or a seed.