IELTS NEW WORDS

This is a list of IELTS new words that I have learnt recently about a wide range of topics.

Grey matter (loss) (n)

→ Grey matter loss is a significant problem in this nation that needs to be addressed.

• (Chảy máu) chất xám

Ever-developing (a)

→In this ever-evolving era, technology is a useful tool that is constantly connected to people.

• Phát triển không ngừng

Have/Has always been, and will always be, + sth

→The prejudices against homosexuality have always been, and will always be, a problem in society.

• Đã đang và sẽ là

Indispensable (a)

→ Interaction is an indispensable process in human civilization.

• Quá quan trọng đến nỗi không thể tách rời hay loại bỏ

Inundate (with) (v) → Inundation (n)

→ The latest flood has inundated almost half of this village.

→ After being famous, she is inundated with many promotional calls.

• To flood a place with water

• To bring a place or a person too much of something that cannot be dealt with

Desertification (n)

→Desertification in this place is a problem that threatens its authority image.

• The process of a place transforming into a desert because of too much farming.

Garbage patch (n)

→The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is recorded as the largest garbage patch with 1.8 trillion pieces of trash weighing approximately 100 000 tons.

• A group of gathering pieces of trash floats in the waters.

Irreversible (a) >< Reversible (a)

→The damage caused by the recent earthquake on this village is irreversible.

• Cannot return something to its previous condition or impossible to change

Repercussion (n)

→The percussion of his comments is serious.

• The consequence caused by an action, an event, or a decision on something, especially the bad effects

Detrimental (to) (a)

→These chemicals have detrimental effects on the environment.

→His decision could be detrimental to the company.

• Causing harm or damage