Barron's Essential Words For The IELTS Questions And Answers With Verified Solutions

aquatic - (adj.) living in the water ie: ... plants/ecosystems/sports deforestation - (n.) the removal of all trees from a large area erosion - (n.) loss of soil from action of water or wind habitat - (n.) the natural area where a plant or animal lives ie: The panda's natural ... is the bamboo forest inhibit - (v.) to prevent, slow down ie: Financial considerations are inhibiting access to high education intercept - (v.) to catch; cause to stop ie: the car was ... by the polive logging - (n.) the cutting down of trees for commercial purposes ie: myriad - (adj.) many, numerous ie: The ... problems of modren life nutrient - (count n.) food ie: Plants draw minerals and ..s from the soil stabilize - (v.) to keep from changing, maintain = firm, steady, stableie: Goverment measures to ... price to resolve inflation terrestrial - (adj.) living on the land ie .. The ... life/habitat is endagered vanish - (v.) to disappear ie: Santa Claus turned around and ... in chimmey crate - (count n.) wooden box; old car, old plane ie: They drank 2 ...s of beer swath - (n.) strip of cut grain or grass left by a scythe or mowing machine integrity - (n.) honesty, morality; wholeness, unity ie: I would never do anything to compromise the .... of the company. invertebrate - (n.) animal which has no backbone ie: worn reptile - (n.) any cold-blooded animal from the class Reptilia ie: crocodile, tortoises, snakes amphibian - (n.) cold-blooded vertebrate animal able to live both on land and water ie: scales, frogs, newts, toads canopy - (n.) the leaves and branches of trees, that make a kind of roof in a forest; shelter ie: The trees formed a leafy ... above their heads. a thick canopy of branches a thick ... of branchesporous - (adj.) full of pores, having tiny holes allow water to pass through slowly ie: He added sand to the soil to make it more .. furrow - (v.) to make a wide, deep line in the surface of something ie: Truck wheels had dug ... in the track. algae - (n.) a very simple plant without stems or leaves that grows in or near water; sea-weed drought - (n.) lack of rain, abnormally dry weather ie: desertification can caused by ... and deforestation contaminant - (count n.) a substance that makes something dirty, impure ; substance that pollutes ie: Filters do not remove all ... from water. extensive - large in amount or area serene - very calm and peaceful gradual - (adj) happening slowly over a long period of time gradually - (adv) slowly, over a long period of time - The truth is gradually emerging. punctual - arriving at exactly the time that has been arranged applause - (aplooz) to hit your hands together to show that you have enjoyed a play, concertcheek - - the soft round part of your face below each of your eyes. - behavior that is rude or not respectful cruise - - if a plane, boat, car etc cruises, it moves at a steady speed - a holiday on a large ship frightened - feeling a very nervous and worried because something bad might happen terrified - very frightened fond - to like someone or something very much jealous - unhappy because someone else has something that you wish you had envious - wanting something that someone else has suspicious - something that is suspicious appears to involve a crime tolerant - allowing other people to do or say what they want, without criticizing them or punishing them conscious - - noticing something or being aware that it exists - awake and able to understand what is happening - thinking that something is very important accuse - to say that someone has done something wrong or illegalconsist - to be formed from two or more things or people deceive - to make someone believe something that is not true SYN trick deception (deceive somebody into doing something - He deceived his victim into giving him £500.) dive - - (into water) to jump into the water with your head and arms first (dive into/off etc) - (under water/sea) to swim under water using breathing equipment - (move downwards) to travel down through air or water : The plane began to dive. rub - - to move your hand, a cloth etc quickly backwards and forwards over a surface: She rubbed her hair with a towel. - to press against something and move backwards and forwards : Are your shoes rubbing? permanent - continuing to exist for a long time or for all future time OPP temporary : a permanent job, an illness that causes permanent loss of sight to the contrary - saying or showing the opposite of something : Despite rumours to the contrary, their relationship is very good.