to conquer

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satellite

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shard

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collision

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=Y29sbGlzaW9u&hash=286bd6960cf2fdeaa35c99044fbe687c0337d8c7&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

debris

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZGVicmlz&hash=58240a44168e1f4d2a02aadab2b493b3f22e2ca4&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to follow through

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gZm9sbG93IHRocm91Z2g&hash=4ffb0a69191a07af446ba1bdda73065de53e008e&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to deploy

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gZGVwbG95&hash=93c6e852ddd3998abbd01f0337726b1794b39ef3&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

constellation

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=Y29uc3RlbGxhdGlvbg&hash=85de988bab509edec72f534e99faf265639b9a6d&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

disaster

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iridium

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=aXJpZGl1bQ&hash=64b71225c93c817ce4031641833b23f73519741e&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to smash

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gc21hc2g&hash=7b4eed43f9389f62f46da28698d61fe92bb6f387&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

communications satellite

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=Y29tbXVuaWNhdGlvbnMgc2F0ZWxsaXRl&hash=e5a8de8390bfcf7fb4fbe56661b4900e8b3bfb0e&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

cosmos

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=Y29zbW9z&hash=64773bea9d3ef401823882f28153522663f48789&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

orbit

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=b3JiaXQ&hash=aae2e0472eb02cc1e95d3a3a7607efde7fc11f00&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

threat

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dGhyZWF0&hash=15508076725a799bcd56f941fd96c864086f0857&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

civil

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=Y2l2aWw&hash=ac995fbe5562e2c68f4676d3b9996474867b3365&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

A department is a specific part of an organization, university, or government that focuses on a particular area of work, study, or responsibility. In a university, it refers to a division that specializes in a subject, such as mathematics or history, while in a workplace, it handles tasks like finance or human resources. Departments help organize work or study into smaller groups to make tasks and goals more manageable and efficient.

What is a "department"?

department

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times

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average

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to rise

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcmlzZQ&hash=234ab32778168faf91e95b031eaa753f85a52eb1&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

sharply

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=c2hhcnBseQ&hash=423a50c1a72338798abe9ee4d2423259b50763b8&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

leading

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=bGVhZGluZw&hash=d425d7486a63c296d96df880cae8f9e65132ff99&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

shrapnel

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=c2hyYXBuZWw&hash=aa7ea69341da91198bad2126c21aec52b6040419&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to threaten

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gdGhyZWF0ZW4&hash=5a6bccc183bfd6e293695b3edda6a63b79b23cce&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

zone

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=em9uZQ&hash=6eaf926b764c5845b772b7941248354618aab5b9&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to stretch

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gc3RyZXRjaA&hash=c631c512868712ab2afbe5cdf37adefd30551385&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

altitude

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=YWx0aXR1ZGU&hash=4533156267e484891794ffaebec99ee574d07971&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

roughly

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operator

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to steer

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gc3RlZXI&hash=6a2c510efbda5103809aee50bc9a41411bd63abe&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

crash

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=Y3Jhc2g&hash=020dda187a9c57b2a71ae132594345267b799d6d&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to consume

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gY29uc3VtZQ&hash=981a932a8437d3ef1000d943a816791fa1e6a324&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

otherwise

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=b3RoZXJ3aXNl&hash=67c704e2fad10d90611f6d7688c42e1f6bafe4d7&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

spacecraft

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=c3BhY2VjcmFmdA&hash=2aef242bd14f3a0021d3299b15e9ced7874e456b&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to go back

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gZ28gYmFjaw&hash=5eec63fceeddb166ea1f1ec41041ea79066b9bfd&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZXJh&hash=4dcf9b2a84df2c4694bdea4b5e76be9ca5d4b9a5&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to investigate

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gaW52ZXN0aWdhdGU&hash=df63ffe063cb4c0ffcc7da76668f8546a840df99&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to attack

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gYXR0YWNr&hash=201e31010e7510a1d1730ae5959c931281b7154b&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to assess

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gYXNzZXNz&hash=720ef81c26cecca7d0587c8a1524fc25e556229a&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

efficiently

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZWZmaWNpZW50bHk&hash=24e278847f79f27a7dc1146c05deb25d5230b560&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to compile

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gY29tcGlsZQ&hash=8faba039242408745d8879dbc8485d45e9b603dd&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

massive

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=bWFzc2l2ZQ&hash=9af2e576367e32626a69232bb5e53e234df33aba&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

data

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZGF0YQ&hash=efd8e27f30482a74b229848e89e8e7277adee7e1&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

taxonomy

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dGF4b25vbXk&hash=81efa3db046ec38a3ce180ca9f79e4b6b5e9b20b&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to measure

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property

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=cHJvcGVydHk&hash=0c9e9c56e849dc51824e587ddc63945bddc5070d&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

alternative

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unthinkable

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dW50aGlua2FibGU&hash=f1ee03fddc66aaa815602b5126174ad523ed39cc&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

uncontrolled

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to generate

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to set off

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runaway

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=cnVuYXdheQ&hash=ed229db4d19429d7df23136c4138ac1c78080db8&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

cascade

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fragment

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to render

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unusable

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The idiom "point of no return" is originated from aviation and navigation, referring to the point in a journey where it becomes impossible to turn back without significant consequences. In a broader sense, it is used to describe a critical moment or decision after which it is impossible to change course, and one must continue with a particular action, plan, or commitment, regardless of the consequences.

What is the origin of the idiom "point of no return" and when to use it?

point of no return

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to monitor

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to collaborate

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gY29sbGFib3JhdGU&hash=edfa5ab86dbc1bdd31445d2d6087905953da6653&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

shared

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=c2hhcmVk&hash=5de95a377d44331c48f4587575c6cbb043f1bb14&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

agency

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=YWdlbmN5&hash=74c50b67f7a0bbd7040b434a23c5600cf0fbbb35&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

coordination

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=Y29vcmRpbmF0aW9u&hash=ed01fef8f2a759c89e12566fc9edbc4babd5df35&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

committee

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=Y29tbWl0dGVl&hash=e3e2602afe8d2c7497115622acd42392d2dd75ab&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

guideline

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=Z3VpZGVsaW5l&hash=6bab23247de4e3207d66f86e4c1323042f7378ba&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

sustainability

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=c3VzdGFpbmFiaWxpdHk&hash=0d72b530f6139ab553142bc033e8589967e3b95b&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to inactivate

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gaW5hY3RpdmF0ZQ&hash=004c9880acb4c1857580feccd99ece68b32160fe&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to vent

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gdmVudA&hash=a8dbf12347ba316f627c5fce3f77f03c036d6560&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

leftover

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=bGVmdG92ZXI&hash=b440dfde9642bfb3ca56cbc39074f22d8470f267&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

explosion

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZXhwbG9zaW9u&hash=ac1573836676acdef751f67ed16d5d0be70a6045&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

space junk

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=c3BhY2UganVuaw&hash=faa50fc095a7020f4d55725417482d5a21a08dfb&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

astrodynamical

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=YXN0cm9keW5hbWljYWw&hash=90d5be5587f31bfaa9a8bc97e450f5ab3869d5e8&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

pressurized

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=cHJlc3N1cml6ZWQ&hash=159c0390db6057ca766251f6bb11a80d9e49793c&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

Here you can find the vocabulary from Test 1 - Reading - Passage 3 (1) in the Cambridge IELTS 18 - Academic coursebook, to help you prepare for your IELTS exam.

Тест 1 - Чтение - Отрывок 3 (1)

Словарь Cambridge IELTS 18 - Академический "Тест 1 - Чтение - Отрывок 3 (1)"

IELTS 18 - Academic | Test 1 - Reading - Passage 3 (1)

Test 1 - Reading - Passage 3 (1)

Cambridge IELTS 18 - Academic "Test 1 - Reading - Passage 3 (1)" Vocabulary