Book 2 · Unit 11
20 so'z
- admissionn
ruxsat, kirish
Admission is the act of allowing to enter a place.
“The admission ticket to the movie was $5.”
- astronomyn
astronomiya
Astronomy is the study of the stars and planets.
“Harold loved watching the stars, so he decided to study astronomy.”
- blamev
ayblamoq
To blame someone for something bad is to say they did it.
“My mom blamed me for something I didn't do.”
- chemistryn
kimyo
Chemistry is the study of and reaction to substances.
“In chemistry class, the professor taught us about chemical reactions.”
- despiteprep
-ga qaramasdan
If something happens despite what you do, it happens anyway.
“We still played the game despite the cold weather.”
- dinosaurn
dinozavr
A dinosaur is a very big animal that lived millions of years ago.
“I like to see the dinosaur bones at the museum.”
- exhibitn
eksponat
An exhibit is a display of interesting things.
“There was an animal exhibit at the fair.”
- famen
shon-shuhrat, obro'
Fame is reputation one has gained among the public.
“He had fame and fortune, but he was not happy.”
- forecastn
ob-havo ma'lumoti
A forecast is an idea about what the weather will be like in the future.
“The forecast says that it will rain all week.”
- geniusn
juda aqlli, zukko
A genius is a very smart person.
“Since she was a genius, she easily passed all of her school exams.”
- gentleadj
muloyim, yuvosh
Someone who is gentle is kind and calm.
“He is very gentle with the baby.”
- geographyn
geografiya
Geography is the study of where things are.
“I had to draw a map for geography class.”
- interferev
xalaqit bermoq
To interfere is to cause problems and keep something from happening.
“My little sister always interferes when I'm trying to study.”
- lightlyadv
muloyimlik bilan
To do something lightly is to not push very hard.
“Draw lightly so you do not tear your paper.”
- principaln
maktab direktori
A principal is a person in charge of a school.
“My school's principal can be very strict with the rules.”
- rown
qator, saf
A row is a line of things.
“James put all of his toy soldiers into neat rows.”
- shelfn
tokcha
A shelf is a place on a wall where you put things.
“I keep my clothes on a shelf in my closet.”
- spiten
qasddan, jo'rttaga
If you do something out of spite, you want to be mean.
“He snuck into his sister's room and stole her bag out of spite.”
- superadj
juda yaxshi
Super means really good.
“My dad said I did a super job cleaning the house.”
- wetadj
nam, xo'l
If something is wet, it has water on it.
“Since my dog was wet, he tried to shake all the water off his body.”