Vocabulary

Ecology

Part of Speech: Noun

Category: Scientific / Academic

Meaning: The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment.

Example: Ecology helps us understand how pollution affects wildlife.

Spout(v)

Part of Speech: Verb

Category: Everyday English

Meaning: To flow or come out quickly in a stream.

Example: Water spouted from the broken pipe.

Spout(n)

Part of Speech: Noun

Category: Everyday English

Meaning: The part of a container where liquid comes out.

Example: Pour the tea through the spout of the kettle.

Disintegration

Part of Speech: Noun

Category: Academic

Meaning: The process of breaking apart into smaller pieces.

Example: The old building showed signs of disintegration.

Disintegration

Part of Speech: Noun

Category: Academic / Social

Meaning: The gradual collapse of a system, group, or relationship.

Example: Poor leadership led to the disintegration of the team.

Precedes

Part of Speech: Verb

Category: Academic / Everyday English

Meaning: Comes before something in time or order.

Example: A short introduction precedes the main lecture.

Implodes

Part of Speech: Verb

Category: Scientific

Meaning: Collapses inward because of external pressure.

Example: The damaged container implodes under pressure.

Implodes

Part of Speech: Verb

Category: Informal

Meaning: Fails or breaks down suddenly from internal problems.

Example: The project imploded after months of conflict.

Reconcile

Part of Speech: Verb

Category: Everyday English

Meaning: To become friendly again after an argument.

Example: They reconciled after discussing their differences.

Reconcile

Part of Speech: Verb

Category: Academic / Business

Meaning: To make two ideas, facts, or records agree with each other.

Example: The accountant reconciled the bank records.