Book 4 · Unit 28

samara

Avail is help. It is often used in the achievement of a goal.

“His studying was to no avail because he failed the test.”

kengaymoq, kattalashmoq

To expand is to become bigger in size.

“A balloon will expand as you blow air into it.”

ta'riflamoq

To define means to clearly state, show, or explain what something is.

“People define success in many different ways.”

vahima bosmoq, qo'rqmoq

To dread is to be afraid of something that could, or is going to, happen.

“I dread the idea that I will not get into college.”

fundamental, asosiy

If something is fundamental, it is a basic part of something.

“The fundamental rules of basketball are easy.”

dahshatli, qo'rqinchli

If something is horrifying, it is frightening and very unpleasant.

“There was a horrifying car accident today.”

ishonmaydigan, gumoni bor

If someone is incredulous about something, they do not believe that it is true.

“She was incredulous that monkeys could ever drive a car.”

uzoq qolib ketmoq

To linger is to last for a long time.

“The smell of fresh cookies lingered in the bakery.”

tirik organizm

An organism is a living thing, especially a very small one.

“We studied the organism on the microscope.”

qaytadan aytib bermoq

To paraphrase is to make someone else's writing or speech shorter.

“The students were asked to paraphrase the story they just heard.”

o'lat

A plague is a serious disease that quickly spreads to many people.

“A plague in Europe killed millions of people.”

hozirda, hozirgi kunlarda

If something happens presently, it is happening right now.

“Presently, our profits are good, but by next year we can do even better.”

tasodifiy

If something is random, it happens without any pattern or reason.

“Young children often ask random questions.”

isyon

A riot is a crowd that reacts to bad news by violently breaking laws.

“A riot broke out after the candidate lost the election.”

shoshib-pishib yozmoq

To scribble is to write something quickly without caring about how it looks.

“I scribbled a rough diagram of our plan and gave it to him.”

ziyoratgoh

A shrine is a religious building built to honor a person, event, or god.

“He prayed at the shrine for an hour.”

yolg'izlik

Solitude is the state of being totally alone.

“John lives a life of solitude because he doesn't get along well with people.”

keskin, sezilarli

If a contrast is stark, then the things being compared are utterly different.

“There is a stark contrast between their test scores.”

chaqirmoq

To summon a person is to ask them to come to you.

“We summoned the doctor as soon as we noticed she was sick.”

yomonlashmoq

To worsen is to get worse.

“The weather suddenly worsened, and we had to stay inside.”