[SCIENTIFIC PROCESSES]IELTS Vocabulary: Learn 300 Essential Words for IELTS
🔍accelerate=> acceleration=> accelerates=> decelerate
=> Growth will accelerate to 3% next year.
=> The government will accelerate its privatisation programme.
=> CCTV showed the car accelerating to 200kph.
-accelerate to
-accelerate by
-accelerate development
-accelerate the process
----> step up----> hasten----> advance----> quicken----> increase----> stimulate
🔍activate=> activation=> deactivat=> deactivation
=> Security cameras can be activated by movement.
=> I have a voice-activated computer.
=> Heat activates enzymes.
-activate by
-activate a system
-activate an alarm
-activate automatically
----> trigger----> initiate----> start----> stimulate
🔍condense=> condensed=> condensation
=> Water vapor condenses to form clouds.
=> As air rises, it becomes cooler and the moisture condenses.
-condense into
-condense out of
🔍conduct=> conducts=> conductivity=> conductible
=> Water conducts heat faster than air.
=> The molecule did not conduct electricity.
=> The scientist is conducting research into a cure for cancer.
-conduct heat
-conduct electricity
-conduct business
-conduct research
----> carry----> send----> handle----> transport----> carry out----> administer
🔍contaminate=> contamination=> contaminated=> contaminates
=> A chemical spill contaminated the river.
=> The river was contaminated by a chemical spill.
=> Thousands of people fell ill because of contaminated water.
-contaminate water
-contaminate the sea
-contaminated by
-contaminated with
----> pollute----> poison----> harm----> infect
🔍contract=> contraction
=> Blood is expelled from the heart when it contracts.
=> Metal contracts when it cools.
=> The Greek economy contracted by 2% last year.
-expand and contract
-muscles contract
-contract rhythmically
-contract rapidly
----> get smaller----> decrease----> shrink----> decline---->narrow
🔍deplete=> depletion
=> Some chemicals deplete the ozone layer.
=> Things like stress, illness and environmental pollution deplete your energy levels.
=> The Russian central bank’s reserves were rapidly depleted during the recent currency crisis.
-deplete resources
-deplete reserves
-deplete funds
-deplete the ozone layer
----> reduce----> use up----> drain----> empty----> consume----> diminish
🔍dissolve=> dissolution
=> Salt and sugar dissolve in water.
=> Shake the vial gently to dissolve the mixture.
=> We’ll dissolve our partnership immediately.
-dissolve in
-dissolve rapidly
-dissolve slowly
-dissolve completely
----> break up----> liquify
🔍evaporate=> evaporation
=> Moisture is drawn to the surface of the fabric and evaporates.
=> Sea water evaporates into the air to form clouds.
=> The warm, morning sun evaporated the dew on the grass.
-evaporate into
-evaporate into the air
-evaporate quickly
-water evaporates
----> dissipate----> vaporize----> dry out---->disappear
🔍filter=> filters=> filtered=> filtering=> filteration
=> First, filter the water to clean it.
=> The liver filters toxins from the body.
=> Use a water filter before drinking.
-filter water
-filter out
-filter through
----> clean----> refine----> purify----> sift----> strain
🔍extract=> extracted=> extracts=> extracting=> extraction
=> The dentist extracted my tooth.
=> The police questioned him for hours. They wanted to extract information from him.
=> Citric acid can be extracted from oranges and lemons.
-extract from
-extract something from
-extract information
-extract oil
---> remove----> elicit----> pull----> glean----> derive
🔍harness=> harnessing=> harnesses=> harnessed
=> We use solar panels to harness the power of the sun.
=> Turkey plans to harness the waters of the Euphrates river to make hydro-electric power.
=> We want to harness international support to achieve our aims.
-harness support
-harness knowledge
-harness energy
-harness effectively
----> tame----> exploit----> channel----> control----> utilize----> make use of
🔍synthesize=> synthesis
=> After extensive research, Albert Hoffman succeeded in synthesizing acid.
=> Vitamins cannot be synthesized by the human body.
=> It was their aim to synthesize these factors into a comprehensive view of life.
-synthesize in
-synthesize protein
-synthesize molecules
-synthesize ideas
----> combine----> bring together----> make----> make whole
🔍dilute=> dilution
=> If you give orange juice to your baby, always dilute it with water.
=> The chemicals seeping from the contaminated land, quickly diluted in the water.
=> Their ideas tend to dilute the significance of the Holocaust.
-dilute something with something
-dilute with
-dilute by
-dilute solution
----> weaken----> lessen----> temper----> water down