IELTS Vocabulary for Environment
- Wipe Out: Eliminate
- Use up: Use until nothing is left
- Spread out: Cover a large area
- Scale down: Reduce the quality/quantity
- Dispose off: Get rid off
- Phase out: Stop gradually
- to die out: see to become extinct
- endangered species: categories of animals or plants that are in danger of becoming extinct
- exhaust fumes: the toxic gases given off by vehicles powered by petrol
- flash floods: floods that happen quickly
- fossil fuels: energy resources like gas and oil that are produced deep below the ground over millions of years
- to get back to nature: to live a life that is closer to nature
- global warming: the increasing temperature of the world brought about by gases such as carbon dioxide
- humanitarian aid: the act of showing support to people struggling to survive
- impact on: the effect on
- genetically modified: changed from usual using genes
- Contaminated: Polluted
- Toxic Waste: harmful waste
- Quarintine: a place of isolation where contageous disese is treated
- Biodegradable: decomposable
- Green Belt: an area of open land around a city, on which building is restricted.
- Ecosystem: a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
- the natural world: the world of nature
- oil spill: waste usually deposited in the seas and oceans after an accident at sea
- poaching: to hunt and kill wild animals illegally
- pressure group: a group of people who try to raise awareness of issues and try to affect the views and actions of people and organisations
- toxic waste: poisonous, unwanted rubbish often produced by industrial processes
- wildlife conservation: to protect animals and plants and their habitats