Unit 1 Essential Words For IELTS Flashcards by mina gholami

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Logging

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The cutting down of trees for commercial use

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Array

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A large number; A collection

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Environment

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The natural world

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Habitat

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The natural area where a plant or animal lives

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Pollution

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Damage to air water etc.

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Extend

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To reach past; Get bigger

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Fell

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To cut down

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Nutrients

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The goodness in foods

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Terrestrial

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Living on the land

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Aquatic

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Leaving in the water

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Vanish

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To disappear

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Myriad

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Many; numerous

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Intact

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Whole, complete

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Intercept

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To catch; To interrupt the progress of something

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Stabilize

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To keep from changing; maintain

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Erosion

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Loss of soil from the action of water or wind

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Vegetation

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Plants

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Inhibit

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To prevent; slow down

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Defense

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Protection

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Deforestation

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To removal of all trees from a large area

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Migration

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Movement from one place to another

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Inhabits

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To live in

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Fascinate

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To interest greatly

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Observer

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A person who watches something

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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