IELTS Vocab

Abandon

To leave behind or give up completely.

Benefit

An advantage or profit gained from something.

Challenge

A difficult task or situation that requires effort to overcome.

Construct

To build or form by putting together parts.

Decline

To refuse or to become less in quantity, quality, or importance.

Economy

The wealth and resources of a region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services.

Enhance

To improve the quality, value, or extent of something.

Evidence

The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.

Flexible

Capable of bending easily without breaking; adaptable.

Generate

To produce or create.

Hypothesis

A proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.

Incentive

Something that motivates or encourages someone to take a particular course of action.

Interpret

To explain the meaning of information or actions.

Justify

To show or prove to be right or reasonable.

Manipulate

To handle or control something in a skillful manner, often cleverly or dishonestly.

Obstacle

A thing that blocks one's way or prevents or hinders progress.

Phenomenon

A fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, especially one whose cause or explanation is in question.

Precise

Marked by exactness and accuracy of expression or detail.

Reliable

Consistently good in quality or performance; able to be trusted.

Stability

The state of being stable; firmness in position.

Aesthetic

Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.

Comprehensive

Complete and including everything that is necessary.

Conformity

Compliance with standards, rules, or laws.

Diminish

To make or become less.

Expenditure

The action of spending funds.

Intricate

Very detailed or complicated.

Mitigate

To make less severe or serious.

Predominant

Present as the strongest or main element.

Resilience

The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.

Substantial

Of considerable importance, size, or worth.

Accommodate

To provide lodging or sufficient space for.

Articulate

Having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently.

Bureaucracy

A system of government or management that is characterized by excessive red tape and routine.

Catastrophic

Involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering.

Discrepancy

A lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts.

Feasibility

The state or degree of being easily or conveniently done.

Implement

To put a decision, plan, or agreement into effect.

Paradigm

A model of something, or a very clear and typical example of something.

Repercussion

An unintended consequence occurring some time after an event or action, especially an unwelcome one.

Viability

The ability to work successfully.

Allocate

To distribute resources or duties for a particular purpose.

Anomaly

Something that deviates from what is standard or expected.

Apprehension

Anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

Assimilate

To take in and fully understand information or ideas.

Collate

To collect and combine information or data in a systematic way.

Consensus

General agreement among a group or people.

Deduce

To draw a logical conclusion based on given information.

Disparity

A great difference; inequality.

Exploit

To make full use of and benefit from a resource.

Fluctuate

To rise and fall irregularly in number or amount.

Hierarchy

A system in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.

Hypothetical

Based on or serving as a hypothesis; supposition.

Imminent

About to happen; impending.

Incidence

The occurrence or rate of something, especially an undesirable one.

Indispensable

Absolutely necessary; essential.

Infrastructure

The basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.

Integrate

To combine one thing with another to form a whole.

Marginalize

To treat a person or group as insignificant or peripheral.

Prerequisite

A thing that is required as a prior condition for something else to happen or exist.

Subordinate

Lower in rank or position.

Arbitrary

Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.

Cohesive

Forming a united whole.

Contradict

To assert the opposite of a statement made by someone.

Disintegrate

To break down into smaller parts or components.

Ephemeral

Lasting for a very short time.

Facilitate

To make an action or process easier.

Imperative

Of vital importance; crucial.

Rectify

To make something right or correct.

Retrospect

A thoughtful consideration of past events.

Transcend

To go beyond the limits of; to surpass.

Ameliorate

To make something better, especially a bad situation.

Contingent

Subject to chance; dependent on something else.

Elicit

To draw out a response or reaction.

Equitable

Fair and impartial.

Nuance

A subtle difference in meaning or opinion.

Pertinent

Relevant or applicable to a particular matter.

Proliferate

To increase rapidly in number.

Reiterate

To say something again or a number of times for emphasis or clarity.

Surpass

To go beyond in amount, extent, or degree.

Ubiquitous

Present, appearing, or found everywhere.

Abandon

放弃 (fàngqì)

Benefit

利益 (lìyì)

Challenge

挑战 (tiǎozhàn)

Construct

建造 (jiànzào)

Decline

拒绝 (jùjué)

Economy

经济 (jīngjì)

Enhance

增强 (zēngqiáng)

Evidence

证据 (zhèngjù)

Flexible

灵活 (línghuó)

Generate

生成 (shēngchéng)

Hypothesis

假设 (jiǎshè)

Incentive

激励 (jīlì)

Interpret

解释 (jiěshì)

Justify

证明 (zhèngmíng)

Manipulate

操纵 (cāozòng)

Obstacle

障碍 (zhàng'ài)

Phenomenon

现象 (xiànxiàng)

Precise

精确 (jīngquè)

Reliable

可靠 (kěkào)

Stability

稳定 (wěndìng)