Book 4 · Unit 23

aniq, to'g'ri

If something is accurate, it is completely correct.

“The story in the newspaper wasn't very accurate.”

tahlil qilmoq

To analyze something is to study it.

“The scientist will analyze the blood sample.”

asteroid

An asteroid is a giant rock from outer space.

“In 1908, a giant asteroid hit Siberia.”

munozara, mubohasa

A controversy is a dispute about something that affects many people.

“There has been a lot of controversy over the judge's decision.”

evolyutsiya qilmoq, rivojlanmoq

To evolve is to change over time.

“Many people think that humans evolved from animals.”

omil, faktor

A factor is something that has an effect on the way another thing happens.

“Smoking is the main factor that causes lung cancer.”

irsiy, genetik

If something is genetic, it is related to the genes in one's body.

“The color of one's eyes is genetic.”

genom

A genome is the collection of all the genes in a living thing.

“Understanding the human genome may help cure many diseases.”

xuddi o'zi, o'xshash

To be identical is to be the same as someone or something else.

“James and John are identical twins.”

aql zakovatli inson

An intellectual is a very smart person.

“We've always considered my Uncle Max the intellectual of the family.”

katta qism, ko'pchilik

A majority of something is almost all of the people or things in that group.

“A majority of the people voted for Tom Smith in the election.”

sut emizuvchi

A mammal is an animal that usually has hair and is not born from an egg.

“Even though it lives in the water, whales are actually mammals.”

ko'paymoq

To multiply is to increase in number.

“In the past year, the number of people at work multiplied by ten percent.”

bola, avlod

Offspring are the children of a person or the babies of an animal.

“The dog's offspring had the same color of fur as she did.”

pestitsid

A pesticide is a substance used to kill insects.

“The farmer sprayed his crops with a pesticide to keep bugs away.”

nazorat qilmoq, boshqarmoq

To regulate something is to control how it happens.

“The bank regulates how much money people can borrow from it.”

kuchaytirmoq

To reinforce something is to make it stronger.

“Peter reinforced his opinion with information from a book.”

kasalga chalingan

If one is stricken by a disease or problem, they are badly affected by it.

“Mike was stricken with a horrible illness.”

ulkan, juda yirik

If something is vast, it is very large.

“The wealthy man bought a vast amount of land in the countryside.”

vegetarian

A vegetarian is someone who does not eat any meat products.

“I became a vegetarian because I don't like the taste of meat.”