Useful words for IELTS

Useful words for IELTS test

1.The Natural world

§  Aquatic-living in the water

§  Array-a large number, a collection

§  Defense- protection

§  Deforestation- the removal of all trees from a large area

§  Environment- the natural world

§  Erosion- loss of soil from action of water or wind

§  Extend- to reach past, get bigger

§  Fell- to cut down

§  Habitat- the natural area where a plant or animal lives

§  Impact- a strong effect

§  Inhibit- to prevent, slow down

§  Intercept- to catch

§  Logging- the cutting down of trees commercial purposes

§  Myriad- many, numerous

§  Nutrient- food

§  Pollution- damage to air, water

§  Stabilize- to keep from changing, maintain

§  Terrestrial- living on the land

§  Vanish- to disappear

§  Vegetation- plants

2. Bird migration

§  Aspect- a part or feature

§  Breed- to reproduce

§  Diurnal- active during the day

§  Endure- to live under difficult conditions

§  Evolve- to develop gradually

§  Fascinate- to interest greatly

§  Feat- difficult act or achievement

§  Fuel- to provide energy

§  Hemisphere- one half of the Earth also one half of a sphere

§  Imperative- a priority, an urgent need

§  Inhabit- to live in

§  Migration- movement from one place to another

§  Navigation- finding the way from one place to another

§  Nocturnal- active at night

§  Observer- a person who watches something

§  Obscure- to make difficult to see

§  Optimal- best, most favorable

§  Species- type, a basic groups in biological classification

§  Stray- to leave the correct route

§  Windswept- unprotected from wind