Unit 1 Essential Words For IELTS Flashcards

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1
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Logging

A

The cutting down of trees for commercial use

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Array

A

A large number; A collection

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Environment

A

The natural world

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Habitat

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The natural area where a plant or animal lives

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Pollution

A

Damage to air water etc.

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Extend

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To reach past; Get bigger

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Fell

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To cut down

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Nutrients

A

The goodness in foods

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Terrestrial

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Living on the land

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Aquatic

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Leaving in the water

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Vanish

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To disappear

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Myriad

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Many; numerous

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Intact

A

Whole, complete

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Intercept

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To catch; To interrupt the progress of something

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Stabilize

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To keep from changing; maintain

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Erosion

A

Loss of soil from the action of water or wind

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Vegetation

A

Plants

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18
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Inhibit

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To prevent; slow down

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19
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Defense

A

Protection

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20
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Deforestation

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To removal of all trees from a large area

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Migration

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Movement from one place to another

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Inhabits

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To live in

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Fascinate

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To interest greatly

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Observer

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A person who watches something

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Imperative

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A priority; An urgent need

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Evolve

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To develop and change

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Breed

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To reproduce

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Optimal

A

Most favorable; the best

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Hemisphere

A

1/2 of the earth; 1/2 of a sphere

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Species

A

Type; A basic group in biological classification

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Windswept

A

Unprotected from the wind

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Endure

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To live under difficult conditions

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Fuel

A

To provide energy

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Aspect

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A part or feature

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Feat

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A difficult act or achievement

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Nocturnal

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Active at night

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Obscure

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To make it difficult to see

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Stray

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To leave the correct route; To become separated from the group

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Diurnal

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Active during the day

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Navigation

A

Finding in following ones route

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Occupy

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To be in a place to exist in

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Sparse

A

Small in numbers or amount

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Swing

A

A sudden or big change

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Violent

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Strong sudden and destructive

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Extreme

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Very severe or difficult

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Transitional

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Relating to change from one type to another

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Fringe

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The edge of something

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Diverse

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Varied; many kinds of

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Adapt

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To change to fit a situation or environment

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Thrive

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To grow well

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Resilient

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Able to endure difficult conditions

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Stressor

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Some thing that causes grey difficulties

53
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Minimize

A

To reduce to the least possible amount

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Moisture

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Wetness or water 

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Prolific

A

Producing a lot of something

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Mechanisms

A

Methods

57
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Evaporation

A

The change from liquid to gas; loss of water to the air

58
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Dilute

A

To make a weaker by mixing with water

59
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Determine

A

To decide

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Accumulate

A

Gradually increase overtime