BEST VOCABULARY WORDS FOR IELTS – 332

The ravages of something: destruction of something

Sentence – The forest was ravaged by fire.

Hybrid car: a car that uses both petrol and electricity

Sentence – Living in a hybrid home cuts costs, just like driving a hybrid car.

Yields: amount of a crop produced

Sentence – The apple trees yielded an abundant harvest.

Contaminate: to make something impure, poisonous or polluted

Sentence – This drip could contain bacteria and contaminate other food.

Dispose: throw away

Sentence – get rid of by throwing away or giving or selling to someone else.

Waterways: lakes, rivers, oceans and canals

Sentence – The waterway has proved an invaluable asset.

Ecosystem: the geographic area where animals, plants and other organisms interact

Sentence – The rainforest is a self-supporting ecosystem.

Natural habitat: the area where a plant or animal normally lives

Sentence – The dolphin’s habitat is being rapidly degraded.

Tackle: to try to deal with a problem

Sentence – I don’t know how to tackle this problem.

Collective effort: when a group of people try to do something

Sentence – The collective effort they put in was magnificent.

Forge: to create something strong or successful

Sentence – He forgot the address.