Vocabulary for IELTS General Training (Band 6-7) - Decrease in Amount

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Vocabulary for IELTS General Training (Band 6-7)

insufficient [adjective]

not enough in degree or amount

Ex: The committee concluded that the current funding was insufficient for the project 's needs .

sparse [adjective]

small in amount or number while also unevenly and thinly scattered

Ex: The sparse attendance at the meeting indicated a lack of interest in the topic .

scant [adjective]

barely or not satisfactory in amount

Ex: Her scant knowledge of the subject made the exam particularly challenging .

inadequate [adjective]

not enough to satisfy a need or reach a goal

Ex: Their efforts were inadequate to stop the spread of the fire .

limited [adjective]

very little in quantity or amount

Ex: The restaurant has limited seating capacity , so it 's best to make a reservation ahead of time .

scarce [adjective]

existing in smaller amounts than what is needed

Ex: The rare book was scarce and highly sought after by collectors around the world .

deficient [adjective]

lacking in terms of quantity or quality

Ex: The deficient budget allocation prevented the completion of necessary repairs .

reduced [adjective]

lower than usual or expected in amount or quantity

Ex: After the renovation , the office space had a reduced energy consumption thanks to the new , more efficient lighting .

cutback [noun]

the act of reducing the amount of something

Ex: After the drought , farmers faced water cutbacks for irrigation .

diminishment [noun]

the act or process of making something smaller, less significant, or reducing its extent, impact, or importance

Ex: The treaty aimed to prevent the diminishment of indigenous rights .

minimization [noun]

the act of reducing something to the smallest amount or degree possible

diminution [noun]

the act of making something smaller or reducing its size or quantity

Ex: Aging often brings a diminution of physical strength .

lowering [noun]

the act of causing or having a decrease in value, quality, strength, quantity, intensity, etc.

Ex: The constant stress led to a lowering of his overall health .

contraction [noun]

the act of reducing or shrinking something

Ex: Urban sprawl led to the contraction of natural habitats .

lessening [noun]

the act of making something smaller or reducing its amount or degree

Ex: The lessening of public interest led to the event 's cancellation .

shrinkage [noun]

the process of something getting smaller or decrease in size

Ex: The shrinkage of the glacier over decades alarmed scientists .

to fall off [verb]

to decrease in quality, amount, degree, etc.

Ex: Economic growth in the region is expected to fall off due to external market fluctuations .

to diminish [verb]

to decrease in degree, size, etc.

Ex: Confidence in the project was diminishing as delays continued .

to deflate [verb]

to reduce the value or amount of something

Ex: Efforts to cut costs have deflated the company 's overall expenses .

Vocabulary for IELTS General Training (Band 6-7)
Size and Scale	Dimensions	Weight and Steadiness	Increase in Amount
Decrease in Amount	Intensity	Time and Duration	Space and Area
Shapes	Speed	Significance	Insignificance
Strength and Influence	Uniqueness	Commonness	Complexity
High Quality	Low Quality	Value	Challenges
Wealth and Success	Poverty and Failure	Age and Appearance	Body Shape
Wellness	Intellectual Capability	Intellectual Incapability	Positive Human Traits
Negative Human Traits	Moral Traits	Financial Behaviours	Social Behaviours
Short-tempered Traits	Positive Emotional Responses	Negative Emotional Responses	Positive Emotional States
Negative Emotional States	Tastes and Smells	Textures	Sounds
Temperature	Probability	Attempt and Prevention	Opinions
Thoughts and Decisions	Encouragement and Discouragement	Knowledge and Information	Request and Suggestion
Respect and Approval	Regret and Sadness	Relational Actions	Physical Actions and Reactions
Body Language and Gestures	Postures and Positions	Movements	Commanding and Giving Permissions
Engaging in Verbal Communication	Understanding and Learning	Perceiving The Senses	Predicting
Touching and Holding	Eating and Drinking	Preparing Food	Changing and Forming
Creating and Producing	Organising and Collecting	Hobbies and Routines	Shopping
Finance and Currency	Workplace	Office Life	Specialised Careers
Manual Labour Careers	Service and Support Careers	Creative and Artistic Careers	House
Human Body	Health	Sports	Sports Competitions
Transportation	Society	Social Events	Animals
City Parts	Food and Drinks	Friendship and Enmity	Gender and Sexuality
Family	Relationship Styles	Romantic Relationships	Positive Emotions
Negative Emotions	Travel and Tourism	Migration	Materials
Pollution	Disasters	Adverbs of Comment and Certainty	Adverbs of Manner
Weather	Adverbs of Degree	Adverbs of Time and Frequency	Adverbs of Purpose and Emphasis
Conjunctive Adverbs