Book 3 · Unit 5
20 so'z
- acquaintv
tanishtirmoq
To acquaint is to get to know something or someone.
“Nancy acquainted herself with the new computer.”
- cemeteryn
qabriston, mozor
A cemetery is where people are buried when they die.
“Some people are scared of cemeteries.”
- cursev
qarg'amoq, la'natlamoq
To curse someone or something is to hope that bad things happen to them.
“The witch cursed the village.”
- disguisen
niqob, maska
A disguise is something you wear so people cannot tell who you are.
“Everyone knew that it was Dad in the Santa disguise.”
- fancyadj
antiqa, ajoyib
If something is fancy, it is nicer than normal.
“Their table was all set for a fancy dinner.”
- flashlightn
fonar, fonus
A flashlight is a small electric light that you carry in your hand.
“We took a flashlight when we went camping.”
- hoodn
kapyushon
A hood is part of a coat that goes over your head.
“She put on her hood to keep her head warm.”
- inhabitantn
istiqomat qiluvchi
An inhabitant is a person who lives in a certain place.
“The number of inhabitants in the countryside is increasing.”
- nourishv
ovqatlantirmoq, ovqat bermoq
To nourish something is to give it food that it needs to live.
“A good mother will nourish her baby every day.”
- piraten
dengiz qaroqchisi
A pirate is a sailor who steals things from other boats.
“Pirates are very scary characters.”
- publicationn
nashr qilingan asar
A publication is something printed, like a newspaper or book.
“She's been a subscriber to that publication for over ten years.”
- riddlen
topishmoq
A riddle is a question that is difficult to answer but meant to be funny.
“I could not answer Wendy's riddle, but it made me laugh.”
- rotv
chirimoq
When something rots, it slowly gets softer and is destroyed.
“The old log began to rot in the forest.”
- scarev
qo'rqitmoq
To scare means to cause one to feel frightened.
“I was scared by the sight of the monster.”
- shortlyadv
tez orada
If something will happen shortly, it will happen very soon.
“My workday will end shortly.”
- skeletonn
skelet
A skeleton is the bones of a body.
“There is a skeleton in the science classroom.”
- spoilv
achimoq, aynimoq
If something spoils, it turns bad or rots.
“We left the fruit out too long, and it spoiled.”
- starvev
och qolmoq, ochdan o'lmoq
If a person starves, they do not get enough to eat and sometimes die.
“During the war, many people starved.”
- thrilln
hayajon
A thrill is an exciting feeling.
“The boys enjoy the thrill of surfing a big wave.”
- wickedadj
yovuz, vaxshiy
If something is wicked, it is very bad or evil.
“My boss is a very wicked man.”