Graph description vocabulary (IELTS) IN PROGRESS

Question 1

Illustrate

Answer 1

Verb, =show

The table illustrates the percentage of water pollution in Taipei, Sao Paulo, Tokyo and New York in 2015.

Question 2

Suggest

Answer 2

Verb, =show

As the bar chart suggests, the majority of participants prefer team sports.

Question 3

Evident

Answer 3

Adj, =obvious

From the graph it is quite evident that the number of women involved into politics is constantly growing.

Question 4

Ground

Answer 4

Noun, =reason

The most possible ground for that is lack of basic education in rural regions.

Question 5

Skyrocket

Answer 5

Verb, =increase dramatically very fast

Since the previous decade, however, the number of teenagers engaged in volunteer work has skyrocketed.

Question 6

Plummet

Answer 6

Verb, =decrease dramatically very fast

As can be seen, after the accident in 2016 the sales of the company plummeted drastically.

Question 7

Indicate

Answer 7

Verb, =point out

The table indicates a slight growth in the procentage of public library readers in the decade 1970-1980.

Question 8

Steep

Answer 8

Adj, =significant, big (about a change)

The steep decline of heavy drinkers contributed to the enhanced life expectancy in this country.

Question 9

Substantial

Answer 9

Agj, =significant, big

A substantial number of these diploma holders did not finish their tertiary education

Question 10

Dramatic

Answer 10

Adj, =significant, big

The dramatic rise in car use has polluted the air.

Question 11

Gradual

Answer 11

Adj, =slow, going step by step

The participation of women in these sectors gradually improved.

Question 12

Decline

Answer 12

Verb, =decrease

Investment in clean energy declined in the third world countries in 2005.

Question 13

Respectively=Consecutively=Subsequently

Answer 13

Adv, =in the same order
While the daily fast food consumption per person in the UK was 50 grams, it was 61, 32 and 25 grams in the USA, Sweden and China consecutively.

Question 14

Radically=Drastically=Dramatically

Answer 14

Adv, =by a lot, very significantly

Technological advancement has radically changed the way employees used to work in their offices.

Question 15

Modest

Answer 15

Adj, =tolerable, not too radical

The wheat export then witnessed a modest decline and it affected the revenue earned in 2015.

Question 16

Unravel

Answer 16

Verb, =reveal, clear up
The data unravel the fact that the crime rate increases in the later decades despite some stringent initiatives from the law enforcers.

Question 17

How can you describe a QUICK change?

Answer 17

Rapid, sharp, sudden, wild

Question 18

How can you describe a GRADUAL change?

Answer 18

Steady, moderate

Question 19

How can you describe a BIG change/difference?

Answer 19

Significant, substantial, enormous, considerable, dramatic, drastic, abrupt, tremendous, vast, massive

Question 20

How can you decribe a SMALL change/difference?

Answer 20

Slight, moderate, insignificant

Barely/hardly/slightly/fractionally different

Question 21

Synonyms to INCREASE (noun)

Answer 21

Growth, rise, improvement, progress

Question 22

Synonyms to HIGHEST POINT

Answer 22

Peak, climax, maximum, vertex

Question 23

Synonyms to CHANGE (noun)

Answer 23

Variation, fluctuation

Question 24

Synonyms to STABILITY

Answer 24

Plateau, steadiness

Question 25

Synonyms to DECREASE (noun)

Answer 25

Fall, decline

Question 26

Compare NUMBERS

Answer 26

Greater/smaller
The number of male doctors in this city was greater than the number of female doctors.
More/fewer
The number of European programmers who attended the seminar was fewer than the number of Asian programmers.

Question 27

Compare PROCENTAGE

Answer 27

Higher/lower

The percentage of male doctors in this city was higher than the percentage of female doctors.