IELTS Flashcards
Aquatic
A-quat-ic
Living or growing in water
Involving or happening in water
Aquatic plant or sport
Deforestation
De-for-es-ta-tion
The cutting or burning down of all the trees in an area
Array
Ar-ray
A group of people or things especially one that is large or impressive
A large number/ a collection
Of
Defence
De-fence
Protection
Of/against
Habitat
Hab-i-tat
A natural home of a planet or animal
زيستگاه
Fell
Fell
- To cut down a tree
2. Also the past tens of fall
Erosion
E-ro-sion
The process by which rock or soil is gradually destroyed by wind, rain or the sea
Of
Nutrient
Nu-tri-ent
Exmple: The plant absorb nutrients from the soil
Food
Soil
Soil
خاك
Extent
Ex-tent
To reach past
Get bigger
n. وسعت
V. وسعت يافتن
Logging
Log-ging
The work of cutting down trees in a forest ( for commercial purposes)
Inhibit
In-hib-it
To prevent sth from growing or developing well
Exhibit
Ex-hib-it
- To show sth in a public place.
2. to clearly show a particular quality,emotion or ability.
Myriad
Myr-i-ad
Very many, numerous
Intercept
In-ter-cept
- To stop sth or some one that is going from one place to another before they get there.
- To catch
Example: His phone calls were intercepted.
Abound
A-bound
To exist in great number
Automaton
Au-tom-a-ton
A robot
Voracious
Vo-ra-cious
Wanting large quantities
Example 1: Kids can have voracious appetites.
Example 2: Anne has always read voraciously.
Indiscriminate
In-dis-crim-i-nate
Choosing random without careful selection.
Replete
Re-plete
Completely field or supplied with
Prognosticate
Prog-nos-ti-cate
Forecast
Tinge
Tinge
- A very small amount of color, emotion or quality
- A trace
Of
Example: There was a tinge of sadness in his voice
Vanish
Van-ish
To disappear, especially in a way that can not be easily explainef
Example: my keys were here a minute ago but now they have vanished
Vegetation
Veg-e-ta-tion
Plant
Breed
Breed
To reproduce
Terrestrial
Ter-res-tri-al
Living on or relating to land rather than water or moon
Endure
En-dure
To be in a difficult or painful situation for a long time without complaning
تاب آوردن
Diurnal
Di-ur-nal
Happening every day
Active during the day
Example: The diurnal rotation of the earth.
Fascinate
Fas-ci-nate
To interest greatly
مجذوب كردن، شيفته كردن
Imperative
Im-per-a-tive
A priority/ an urgent need
Pri-or-i-ty
Example: It’s imperative that you see the doctor immidiately
Feat
Feat
A difficult act or achievement
Example: The woman who performed the feat of sailing around the world around
Fuel
Fu-el
To provide energy
Example: Coal is one of the cheapest fuel.
Hemisphere
Hem-i-sphere
A half of the earth
A half of the brain
Inhabit
In-hab-it
To live in
Example: The woods are inhabited by many wild animals.
Evolve
E-volve
To develop gradually
Navigation
Nav-i-ga-tion
Finding the way from one place to another
مسيريابي
Obscure
Ob-scure
To make difficult to see
مبهم كردن
Example1: Words obscure the truth.
Example2: Some areas obscured by fogs
Nocturnal
Noc-tur-nal
Active at night
شبانه، فعال در شب
Example: Hamsters are nocturnal cretures.
Navigation
Nav-i-ga-tion
Finding the way from one place to another
مسيريابي
Obscure
Ob-scure
To make difficult to see
مبهم كردن
Example1: Words obscure the truth.
Example2: Some areas obscured by fogs
Nocturnal
Noc-tur-nal
Active at night
شبانه، فعال در شب
Example: Hamsters are nocturnal cretures.
Navigation
Nav-i-ga-tion
Finding the way from one place to another
مسيريابي
Obscure
Ob-scure
To make difficult to see
مبهم كردن
Example1: Words obscure the truth.
Example2: Some areas obscured by fogs
Nocturnal
Noc-tur-nal
Active at night
شبانه، فعال در شب
Example: Hamsters are nocturnal cretures.
Stray
Stray
To leave the correct route
To move away from the place u should be
Adj: stray
N.:stray
Accumulate
A’c-cu-mu-late
To gradually get more an more money, knowledge etc over a period of time
Exp.: Fat tend to accumulate around the hips and thights.
Ambition
Am-‘bi-tion
A strong desire to achieve sth
Species
‘Spe-cies
A group of animals
گونه
Windswept
‘Wind-swept
A place that is often windy bec there are not many trees or buildings
Hair, clothes etc have been blown around by the wind
Refugee
Ref-u-‘gee
پناهنده
Reprimand
‘Rep-ri-mand
To show someone officially that sth have done is very wrong
توبيخ رسمي
N.: reprimand
Caustic
‘Caus-tic
Sarcastic/ biting
Sar-‘cas-tic
كنايه آميز و نيشدار
Exp.: He can not help making sarcastic comment but he said with sarcastic smile
Incipient
In-‘cip-i-ent
Starting to happen or exist
نوپا
Exp.: A sign of incipient madness
Loathe
Loathe
To hate
Lackluster
‘Lack-las-ter
Dull
Not exciting, impressive etc
بي روح و بي هيجان
Exp.1: A lackluster performance
Exp.2: Lackluster hair
Nuance
‘Nu-ance
A slight variation in tone, meaning, color, manner etc
Wrest
‘Wrest
To take by force
Exp.: To wrest the control of party
Evaporation
E-‘vap-o-ration
Changing the liquid to gas
Or
If a feeling evaporates, it slowly disapears
Exp.: His courage had evaporated away
Occupy
O’c-cu-py
To be in a place/ exist in
Stay in a place, fill time, fill space(syn.: take up)
اشغال كردن، مستقر كردن
Exp.: The dry lands occupy a third of the world’s surface
Determine
De-‘ter-mine
To fond out the facts about sth
Exp.: Investigators are trying to determine the cause of fire
Influence or decide
Exp.1: The age of the wine determine its taste.
Exp.2: The test will help the doctor to determine what treatment to use.
Exp.3: We determine to leave at once
تعيين كردن، تصميم گرفتن
Diverse
Di-‘verse
Varied, in many kinds
Adv.: diversely
Fringe
‘Fringe
The edge of sth
حاشيه
Exp.: On the western fringe of London
Dilute
Di-‘lute
To make weaker by mixing with water
Or
To make quality, belief etc less effective
N.; dilution
Exp.: Any dilution of standard must be resisted
Moisture
‘Mois-ture
Wetness or water
Rust
زنگ زدگي، زنگار
Sparse
Sparse
Adj.
Existing only in small amounts
كم پشت
Adv.: slarsely
N.: sparseness
Exp: Sparse brown hair or sparse papulations
Transitional
Trans-‘si-tion-al
Adj.
Relating to change from one type to another
انتقالي، وابسته به مرحله تغيير يا انتقال
Adv. transitionally
Exp.: A transitional period during the switch to the euro.
Swing
Swing
N.
A sudden or big change in opinions or emotion
Exp.: She suffer from mood swing
Violent
‘Vi-o-lent
Adj.
Strong/ sudden and destructive
Or خشونت
Exp.: Violent crime, rain, accident etc
Thrive
Thrive
To become very successful or very strong and healthy
Or to grow well
رشد كردن و كامياب شدن
Adj.: thriving
Exp.: A thriving tourist industry
Prolific
Pro-‘lif-ic
Adj.
Producing a lot of sth
پركار و پرتوليد و يا پربار
Adv.: prolifically
Exp.: prolific artist, prolific bird life, prolific producer
Stressor
Sth that causes great difficulties
محرك تنش زا
Resilient
Re-sil-i-ent
Adj.
Tough/ able to endure difficult conditions
Exp.: Children are often very resilient
Adv. resiently
Anticipate
An-‘tic-i-pate
To expect that sth happen and be ready for it
Blur
Blur
N.
Sth not seen clearly
V.
To become difficult to see, to make sth difficult to see
Boundary
‘Bound-a-ry
An edge/ border
Coordinate
Co-or-‘di-nate
To organise an activity so that the people involved in work well together and achieve a good result
Distracting
Dis-‘tract-ing
Adj.
Taking attention away from sth
باعث عدم تمركز حواس
V.: distract
Exp.: Try not to distract the other student
Detect
Di-‘tect
To notice or discover sth, specially sth that is not easy to see, hear etc
Exp.: Many forms of cancer can be cured if detected early.
Demonstrate
‘Dem-on-strate
To show or prove sth clearly
Moled
نشان دادن
Embassy
‘Em-bas-sy
سفارتخانه
Indiscernibly
In-di’s-cer-ni-ble
Adv.
Very difficult to see, hear, or notice
Exp.: The path way almost indiscernible in the mist
Mist
Fog
مه
Maneuver
Ma-‘nu-ve
Movement
Indistinct
In-dis-‘tinct
Unclear
Opp.: distinct
Exp.: My memory of what happened next is indistinct
Adv.: indistinctly
Range
Range
Area
Exp.: They can pick up signals at the range of 400m
Peripheral
Pe-‘riph-e-ral
محيطي، مربوط به مكان، توانايي ديدن يا موقعيت و يا ايده مي شود.
Exp.: peripheral vision
Scan
Scan
To look over
1.To examine the area carefully but quickly, often bec u are looking for someone
- To read sth quickly
Syn.: skim
Exp.: IScaned the page for her name.
Band
A small group
Tolerate
‘Tol-e-rate
To accep
Allow
A’l-low
تحكل كردن
Entertainment
‘En-te-‘tain-ment
سرگرمي
Exotic
Egza-‘tic
Adj.
Unusual
From a foreign place
Exp.: exotic birds or places
Adv.: exotically
N.: exotica
Grandeur
‘Gran-djiu
N.
Greatness
Impressive beauty, power, or size
شكوه و عظمت
Exp.: The grandeur of the mountains.
Found
‘Faand
To start or establish an institute
*also the past tense of find
تاسيس كردن
Syn.: establish
Exp.: Eton college was founded in 1440.
Remnant
‘Rem-nent
Exp.: The remnant of a meal stood on the table
A small leftover piece
Spectator
Spec-‘ta-tor
A person who watches an event
تماشاگر،
Exp.; The match attracted over 40,000 spectators
Renovate
‘Ren-e-vate
To repair a building or old furniture so that it is in good condition again
Venue
‘Ven-ue
N.
Place where an event is held
محل برگزاري
For
Exp.: the band will play as many venues as possible
Trainer
‘Train-e
A person who teach people or animals an skill
Syn.: coach
Authority
O-‘thar-i-ty
مسئول، مقام ذي صلاح
Exp.1: Only the president has the authority to declare war
Exp.2: Several countries claim authority over the islands.
Exp.3: I need to speak to someone in authority
Acknowledge
Ak-‘nawl-edge
To admit( to agree unwillingly that sth is true or someone is right) or accept that sth is true or that a situation exist
That
Exp.: The family acknowledge the need for change
