Essential Words for Ielts Unit 8: Society
unfold
V ., to develop; open up
post
V. , to display information in a public place
explode
V. , to grow suddenly and rapidly
exchange
V. , to trade something
undergo
V., to experience, suffer
unwieldy
adj ., difficult to manage
inordinate
adj ., more than is reasonable
commensurate
adj ., similar in size or amount
dire
adj ., very serious or extreme; very bad
capable
adj. , able to do something
slippery
adj. , causing things to slide or slip, difficult to hold or stand on
susceptible
adj. , easily affected
academic
adj. , related to school, especially university
compact
adj. , small
incapacitated
adj. , unable to do things normally
immense
adj. , very big; huge
invaluable
adj. , very valuable; extremely useful
approximately
adv. , close but not exactly
apparently
adv., seemingly
acquaintance
n ., a friend you do not know well
mentor
n ., a person who gives help and advice
community
n ., a social group
pressure
n ., demands; responsibilities
discrepancy
n ., difference between two things that should be the same
trend
n ., movement in a certain direction, popular fashion
adolescent
n ., person between the ages of thirteen and nineteen
consequence
n ., result
poverty
n ., the condition of being poor
exterior
n ., the outside of something
switch
n. , a button used to turn on lights or machines
disability
n. , a condition that makes it difficult to do things other people do
ramp
n. , a smooth surface that allows access between levels
slope
n. , a surface at an angle, with the top higher than the bottom
guidance
n. , advice, assistance
equality
n. , being the same, having the same rights and opportunities
funding
n. , financial support
corridor
n. , hallway
statistics
n. , information in the form of numbers;data
frustration
n. , lack of satisfaction, inability to reach goals
recreation
n. , leisure activities
absence
n. , not being present, time away
interior
n. , the inside of something
curb
n. , the raised edge of the street
terrain
n. , the surface ofland
contact
n., communication, connection
validate
v ., to confirm, make a person feel valued
bear
v. , to carry, have responsibility for
interact
v. , to communicate with
persist
v. , to continue
necessitate
v. , to make necessary
update
v. , to modernize2 , improve
account for
v., to be responsible for, be the cause of
carry out
v., to do, perform
abound
v., to exist in large numbers
struggle
v., to fight
impose
v., to force
devote
v., to give, commit
pursue
v., to hunt for; seek
progress
v., to move forward
eradicate
v., to remove completely