Book 6 · Unit 9

arteriya, qon tomiri

An artery is a tube that takes blood from the heart to the rest of the body.

“Eating healthily keeps your arteries clean, so blood can flow with ease.”

yomonlashish

Deterioration is the act of becoming worse.

“The lack of care led to the deterioration of the house.”

tutqich bermas

If something or someone is elusive, they are hard to find.

“The elusive fish only came out at night.”

ozuqa topmoq

To forage means to look around for food.

“Many animals hide food in the fall since little can be foraged in winter.”

xalaqit bermoq, to'siq bo'lmoq

To impede something means to keep it from moving or going forward.

“The barrier impeded our ability to get closer to the building.”

sabab bo'lmoq

To induce something means to make it happen.

“Running without good shoes may induce leg pain.”

ajralmas, ayrilmas

If two things are inseparable, they can't be separated.

“Denise and Diana have been inseparable since they first met.”

asossiz, noto'g'ri

If something is invalid, it is not correct.

“The way to winning debates is to avoid invalid arguments.”

kattalashtirib ko'rsatmoq

To magnify something means to make it look bigger than it really is.

“Astronomers use telescopes to magnify far-away stars.”

hukmron tendensiya

The mainstream is a group of ideas that are considered normal and accepted.

“Before punk rock music became part of the mainstream, only a few people liked it.”

mikrob, virus

A microbe is a very small living thing that often makes people sick.

“The first step in curing a disease is finding the microbe that causes the disease.”

arzimas, kichik

If something is negligible, it is extremely small and not important.

“The amount she owed was negligible. It was less than ten cents.”

falaj, shol

Paralysis is the loss of the ability to move all or part of your body.

“His paralysis meant that he had to use a wheelchair to get around.”

parazit, zararkunanda

A pest is an animal or insect that hurts plants or food.

“Many farmers put up scarecrows to keep pests off of their corn.”

keng tarqalmoq, mavjud bo'lmoq

To prevail means to be accepted or very common.

“Unfortunately, injustice still prevails in the country's court system.”

nafas olish

Respiration is the act of breathing.

“Artificial respiration is the best thing to do if someone stops breathing.”

yorilmoq, sinmoq

To rupture means to tear or burst open.

“Sarah put too much water into the balloon, and it ruptured.”

shafqatsiz

If something or someone is savage, they are very violent or cruel.

“Wild animals are very savage when defending their babies.”

karaxt qilmoq, gangitib qo'ymoq

To stun someone means to make them unable to speak due to surprise or shock.

“Tim fell off the swing and was too stunned to cry.”

moyil, chalinuvchan

If one is susceptible to something like disease, they are easily harmed by it.

“Not eating enough vegetables makes you more susceptible to getting sick.”