[CAUSE AND EFFECT]IELTS Vocabulary: Learn 300 Essential Words for IELTS

🗿attribute=> attributed

=> Women tend to attribute their success to luck.

=> The increased death rate was attributed to a severe outbreak of influenza.

=> She attributed his bad temper to ill health.

-attribute success to

-attribute an increase to

-partly attribute

-directly attribute

----> blame----> connect----> credit----> trace----> associate

🗿chain reaction

=> A gas canister exploded and started a chain reaction of explosions.

=> The factory closure led to a chain reaction of job losses in the local economy.

=> Splitting an atom starts a chain reaction in which more and more atoms are split.

-chain reaction of events

-chain reaction occurs

-set off a chain reaction

-trigger a chain reaction

🗿derive=> derivative=> derivatives

=> Aspirin is derived from salicylic acid.

=> The word Easter is derived from Eostre, the pagan goddess of spring.

=> He derives a lot of fun from playing football.

-derived from

-derive authority

-derive enjoyment

-derive pleasure

----> received----> gets----> infer----> obtain----> extract----> acquire

🗿initiate=> initiation

=> They wanted to initiate a debate on economics.

=> Peace talks were initiated by the president in May.

=> Such ideas may initiate educational reform.

-initiate a process

-initiate an action

-initiate an action

-initiate by

----> trigger----> launch----> set up----> begin----> commence----> start

🗿interdependent

=> In our globalized world, countries are increasingly interdependent.

=> Happiness is derived from a variety of interdependent factors.

=> Computers on the Internet are not just interconnected, they are also interdependent.

-interdependent world

-interdependent economy

-interdependent relationships

-increasingly interdependent

----> interconnected----> reciprocal----> complementary----> mutually dependent

🗿interrelate=> interrelation=> interrelated=> interrelates=> interrelationship

=> The body and mind are interrelated.

=> Social skills are in part about how we interrelate with other people.

=> All the cells of your body are closely interrelated.

-interrelate with

-interrelate closely

----> link----> connect----> affect

🗿repercussion

=> It was an event which was to have painful repercussions.

=> Members of congress were warned of the repercussions if they voted for war.

=> This seemingly minor virus was to have serious repercussions for her health for years.

-serious repercussions

-potential repercussions

-have repercussions

-fear repercussions

----> side effect----> backlash----> fallout----> negative effect----> reverberation