Stax English IELTS Master Course

Question 1

understory

Answer 1

vegetation beneath forest

Question 2

riparian

Answer 2

law: relating to river banks

Question 3

agroforestry

Answer 3

farming method

Question 4

reforestation

Answer 4

planting of trees

Question 5

afforestation

Answer 5

creation of woodlands

Question 6

sequestration

Answer 6

formal (withdrawal, isolation)

Question 7

shrub

Answer 7

bush

Question 8

conifer

Answer 8

fir tree

Question 9

copse

Answer 9

woodland

Question 10

malaise

Answer 10

emotional unease

Question 11

interbreed

Answer 11

(with reference to an animal) breed or cause to breed with another of a different race or species.

Question 12

frail

Answer 12

(person: weak)

Question 13

porridge

Answer 13

a dish consisting of oatmeal or another meal or cereal boiled in water or milk

Question 14

pulse

Answer 14

edible seed

Question 15

penury

Answer 15

extreme poverty; destitution

Question 16

nutriment

Answer 16

food, nourishment

Question 17

begrime

Answer 17

blacken with ingrained dirt

Question 18

tout

Answer 18

solicit blatantly

Question 19

heirloom

Answer 19

[sth] passed down through family

Question 20

arable

Answer 20

land: for cultivation

Question 21

aeration

Answer 21

exposure of [sth] to air

Question 22

runoff

Answer 22

uncountable (liquid draining from surface)

Question 23

recirculate

Answer 23

circulate again.

Question 24

barren

Answer 24

land: not fertile

Question 25

emaciated

Answer 25

abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food.

Question 26

arthropod

Answer 26

an invertebrate animal of the large phylum Arthropoda, such as an insect, spider, or crustacean.

Question 27

bare

Answer 27

tree: no leaves

Question 28

abundant

Answer 28

plentiful

Question 29

engrossed

Answer 29

absorbed: in reading, etc.

Question 30

undergrowth

Answer 30

low vegetation

Question 31

fang

Answer 31

often plural (canine's tooth)

Question 32

bark

Answer 32

(dog: woof)

Question 33

vine

Answer 33

(plant type) 

Question 34

coax

Answer 34

(persuade, entice)

Question 35

largehearted

Answer 35

(generous)

Question 36

stern

Answer 36

(severe, serious)

Question 37

cow

Answer 37

(intimidate)

Question 38

bighearted

Answer 38

(kind, generous)

Question 39

scion

Answer 39

(plant: shoot) 

Question 40

litter

Answer 40

(baby animals) 

Question 41

toss

Answer 41

(throw lightly) 

Question 42

miff

Answer 42

UK, informal (offend or annoy)

Question 43

covert

Answer 43

(hide, shelter)

Question 44

placate

Answer 44

(pacify)

Question 45

slender

Answer 45

(thin, narrow)

Question 46

algal

Answer 46

(relating to algae or seaweed)

Question 47

algae

Answer 47

(seaweed)

Question 48

sequester

Answer 48

(isolate)

Question 49

tillage

Answer 49

(plowing, cultivation of land)