Unit 1 Essential Words For IELTS Flashcards
Logging
The cutting down of trees for commercial use
Array
A large number; A collection
Environment
The natural world
Habitat
The natural area where a plant or animal lives
Pollution
Damage to air water etc.
Extend
To reach past; Get bigger
Fell
To cut down
Nutrients
The goodness in foods
Terrestrial
Living on the land
Aquatic
Leaving in the water
Vanish
To disappear
Myriad
Many; numerous
Intact
Whole, complete
Intercept
To catch; To interrupt the progress of something
Stabilize
To keep from changing; maintain
Erosion
Loss of soil from the action of water or wind
Vegetation
Plants
Inhibit
To prevent; slow down
Defense
Protection
Deforestation
To removal of all trees from a large area
Migration
Movement from one place to another
Inhabits
To live in
Fascinate
To interest greatly
Observer
A person who watches something
Imperative
A priority; An urgent need
Evolve
To develop and change
Breed
To reproduce
Optimal
Most favorable; the best
Hemisphere
1/2 of the earth; 1/2 of a sphere
Species
Type; A basic group in biological classification
Windswept
Unprotected from the wind
Endure
To live under difficult conditions
Fuel
To provide energy
Aspect
A part or feature
Feat
A difficult act or achievement
Nocturnal
Active at night
Obscure
To make it difficult to see
Stray
To leave the correct route; To become separated from the group
Diurnal
Active during the day
Navigation
Finding in following ones route
Occupy
To be in a place to exist in
Sparse
Small in numbers or amount
Swing
A sudden or big change
Violent
Strong sudden and destructive
Extreme
Very severe or difficult
Transitional
Relating to change from one type to another
Fringe
The edge of something
Diverse
Varied; many kinds of
Adapt
To change to fit a situation or environment
Thrive
To grow well
Resilient
Able to endure difficult conditions
Stressor
Some thing that causes grey difficulties
Minimize
To reduce to the least possible amount
Moisture
Wetness or water 
Prolific
Producing a lot of something
Mechanisms
Methods
Evaporation
The change from liquid to gas; loss of water to the air
Dilute
To make a weaker by mixing with water
Determine
To decide
Accumulate
Gradually increase overtime