IELTS Vocabulary

1. living or growing in water
 an aquatic plant
2. involving or happening in water
 aquatic sports

aquatic/əˈkwætɪk, əˈkwɑːtɪk/ 
adjective

the cutting or burning down of all the trees in an area

deforestation/diːˌfɒrəˈsteɪʃən/
noun [uncountable]

1.the process by which rock or soil is gradually destroyed by wind, rain, or the sea
2.the process by which something is gradually reduced or destroyed

erosion/ɪˈrəʊʒən/
noun [uncountable]

catch or to stop something or someone that is going from one place to another before they get there

intercept/ˌɪntəˈsept / 
verb [transitive]

myriad/ˈmɪriəd/ 
adjective [usually before noun]

the work of cutting down trees in a forest

a chemical or food that provides what is needed for plants or animals to live and grow

nutrient/ˈnjuːtriənt $ ˈnuː-/ 
noun [countable]

1. relating to the Earth rather than to the Moon or other planets 
2 living on or relating to land rather than water

terrestrial/təˈrestriəl/ 
adjective [usually before noun]

vegetation /ˌvedʒɪˈteɪʃən/ 
noun [uncountable]

to become firm, steady, or unchanging, or to make something firm or steady

stabilize(also stabilise British English) /ˈsteɪbəlaɪz/
verb

to disappear suddenly, especially in a way that cannot be easily explained