IELTS VOCABULARY

Stabilize: To make or become steady, not changing or fluctuating.

Sentence: After an initial decline, the temperature stabilized at a comfortable level.

Plummet: To fall or drop straight down at high speed, often used for rapid or dramatic decreases.

Sentence: The stock market plummeted after the announcement of the recession.

Slight: Small or minimal in degree or amount.

Sentence: There was a slight increase in the number of tourists visiting the city during the summer.

Dramatic: Sudden and noticeable in impact or effect.

Sentence: There was a dramatic rise in the number of online shoppers during the holiday season.

Gradual: Taking place slowly or by degrees.

Sentence: There was a gradual improvement in air quality after stricter emissions standards were introduced.

Moderate: Average or middle level; not extreme.

Sentence: The country experienced moderate economic growth, with an annual increase of around 3%.

Proportion: A part, share, or number considered in comparative relation to a whole.

Sentence: A large proportion of the workforce is employed in the service sector.

Category: A group or class of things having common characteristics.

Sentence: The survey categorized the respondents based on their age and income level.

Proliferate: To increase rapidly in numbers.

Sentence: Fast-food chains have proliferated across the country, catering to a growing demand for convenience.

Illustrate: To explain or clarify by giving examples or visual aids.

Sentence: The diagram illustrates the process of recycling from waste collection to material reuse.