Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World — Page 7

Vocabulary

que

That, which, who; common conjunction and pronoun

sou

I am; first person singular of ser

é

Is; third person singular present of ser

bem

Well; adverb indicating manner or degree

conhecido

Known, familiar, well-recognized by others

em

In, at, on; common preposition of location

toda

All, entire, every; feminine form of todo

a

The; feminine definite article

pelas

By the; contraction of por and as

instruções

Instructions, directions, teachings given to someone

e

And; basic coordinating conjunction

pelo

By the; contraction of por and o

exemplo

Example, model, instance used for illustration

do

Of the; contraction of de and o

meu

My; masculine first person possessive adjective

ilustre

Illustrious, distinguished, notable, highly respected

mestre

Master, teacher, expert of great knowledge

fui

I was; first person singular preterite of ser/ir

capaz

Capable, able, competent to do something

no

In the; contraction of em and o

espaço

Space, period, interval of time or area

de

Of, from; extremely common preposition

dois

Two; masculine cardinal number

anos

Years; plural of ano

embora

Although, even though; concessive conjunction

confesse

Confess, admit; subjunctive form of confessar

com

With; preposition indicating accompaniment or manner

maior

Greater, larger, bigger; comparative adjective

dificuldade

Difficulty, hardship, obstacle encountered

remover

To remove, eliminate, take away something

aquele

That; masculine demonstrative pronoun or adjective

hábito

Habit, custom, routine behavior repeated regularly

infernal

Infernal, hellish, diabolical, extremely bad

mentir

To lie, to tell falsehoods deliberately

enganar

To deceive, trick, mislead someone intentionally

iludir

To delude, mislead, create false impressions

tão

So, such, as; adverb of degree

profundamente

Deeply, profoundly, to a great depth

enraizado

Rooted, deeply embedded, firmly established within

nas

In the; contraction of em and as

próprias

Own, very, proper; feminine plural adjective

almas

Souls, spirits; plural of alma

todos

All, everyone; masculine plural of todo

os

The; masculine plural definite article

da

Of the; contraction of de and a

minha

My; feminine first person possessive adjective

espécie

Species, kind, sort, type of being

especialmente

Especially, particularly, above all others

europeus

Europeans; masculine plural noun and adjective

Tenho

I have; first person singular present of ter

outras

Other, another; feminine plural adjective

queixas

Complaints, grievances; plural of queixa

fazer

To make, do; fundamental high-frequency verb

nesta

In this; contraction of em and esta

ocasião

Occasion, opportunity, moment, instance

aborrecida

Boring, tedious, annoying; feminine past participle

mas

But; adversative coordinating conjunction

abstenho-me

I abstain, refrain myself from doing something

importunar

To bother, trouble, pester, disturb someone

mim

Me; first person singular prepositional pronoun

mesmo

Same, even, self; versatile adjective and adverb

ou

Or; disjunctive coordinating conjunction

vós

You all; second person plural subject pronoun

ainda

Still, yet, even; common adverb of time

mais

More, most; adverb and adjective of degree

Devo

I must, owe, should; first person of dever

confessar

To confess, admit, acknowledge openly

livremente

Freely, openly, without restraint or constraint

desde

Since, from; preposition of time or place

o

The; masculine singular definite article

último

Last, latest, most recent; superlative adjective

regresso

Return, homecoming, coming back to place

algumas

Some, a few; feminine plural indefinite adjective

corrupções

Corruptions, depravities; plural of corrupção

natureza

Nature, character, essence of something or being

revigoraram-se

They reinvigorated themselves, regained strength

ao

To the; contraction of a and o

conversar

To converse, chat, talk with someone

alguns

Some, a few; masculine plural indefinite adjective

vossa

Your; feminine possessive adjective second person plural

particularmente

Particularly, specifically, in a particular manner

própria

Own, very own, proper; feminine singular adjective

família

Family; group of related persons living together

por

By, for, through; common preposition

uma

A, an, one; feminine indefinite article

necessidade

Necessity, need, requirement that must be met

inevitável

Inevitable, unavoidable, certain to happen

outro

Other, another; masculine singular adjective

modo

Way, manner, mode of doing something

jamais

Never, ever; emphatic negative time adverb

teria

Would have; conditional tense of ter

tentado

Attempted, tried; past participle of tentar

um

A, an, one; masculine indefinite article

projeto

Project, plan, scheme, undertaking

absurdo

Absurd, ridiculous, unreasonable, nonsensical

como

As, like, how; conjunction and adverb

reformar

To reform, improve, change for the better

raça

Race, breed, species of beings

neste

In this; contraction of em and este

reino

Kingdom, realm; territory ruled by monarch

agora

Now, at this moment, currently

acabei

I finished, ended; first person preterite of acabar

vez

Time, instance, turn; as in uma vez

esses

Those; masculine plural demonstrative adjective

esquemas

Schemes, plans, diagrams; plural of esquema

visionários

Visionary, idealistic, impractical dreamers; plural noun