Words for General IELTS - Lesson 19
Here you will learn some English words about the environment, such as "consume", "diversity", "contaminate", etc. that are needed for the IELTS exam.
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to pollute
[verb]
to damage the environment by releasing harmful chemicals or substances to the air, water, or land
renewable
[adjective]
describing a natural resource that can be replaced in an infinite way
resource
[noun]
(usually plural) a country's gas, oil, trees, etc. that are considered valuable and therefore can be sold to gain wealth
turbine
[noun]
a machine or engine that produces power from the pressure of a liquid or gas on a turning wheel, called a rotor
diversity
[noun]
the presence of a wide range of different elements or qualities within a group or system
ecology
[noun]
the scientific study of the environment or the interrelation of living creatures and the way they affect each other
ecosystem
[noun]
all the organisms that live in a particular area, the way they affect each other and their environment considered as a whole
sustainable
[adjective]
using natural resources in a way that causes no harm to the environment
landslide
[noun]
a sudden fall of a large mass of dirt or rock down a mountainside or cliff
fossil fuel
[noun]
a fuel that is found in nature and obtained from the remains of plants and animals that died millions of years ago, such as coal and gas
environmentalist
[noun]
a person who is concerned with the environment and tries to protect it
conservation
[noun]
the protection of the natural environment and resources from wasteful human activities
acid rain
[noun]
rain containing a great deal of acidic chemicals, caused by air pollution, which can harm the environment
to contaminate
[verb]
to make a place, substance, etc. dirty or harmful by adding dangerous material
fumes
[noun]
smoke or gas with a strong and unpleasant smell that is dangerous to breathe in
radioactive
[adjective]
containing or relating to a dangerous form of energy produced by nuclear reactions
carbon footprint
[noun]
the amount of carbon dioxide that an organization or person releases into the atmosphere
climate crisis
[noun]
an urgent situation in which proper action must be taken to remove the threats done to the environment
green belt
[noun]
a strip of open land around a city where construction is prohibited in order to protect the environment
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