Words related to "Cause and Effect" | Essential Vocabulary for TOEFL

to trigger

Verb

t

r

i

ɪ

gg

g

e

ɜ

r

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to cause something to happen

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The economic downturn triggered a series of layoffs within the company.

The unexpected news about the merger triggered a surge in stock prices.

Grammatical Information:

transitive

root

noun

r

oo

u

t

the primary cause of something

outcome

noun

o

a

u

ʊ

t

c

k

o

ə

m

e

the result or consequence of a situation, event, or action

to provoke

Verb

p

r

o

ə

v

o

oʊ

k

e

to give rise to a certain reaction or feeling, particularly suddenly

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to result

Verb

r

e

ɪ

s

z

u

ʌ

l

t

to directly cause something

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to raise

Verb

r

ai

eɪ

s

z

e

to provoke by bringing a feeling or memory into the mind

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to stem from

Verb

/stˈɛm fɹʌm/

to originate from a particular source or factor

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Phrasal Status

inseparable

phrase's verb

stem

phrase's particle

from

responsible

Adjective

r

e

i

s

p

o

ɑ

n

s

i

ə

b

ə

l

e

being the main cause of something

side effect

noun

/sˈaɪd ɪfˈɛkt/

a result of a situation or action that was not meant to happen

Grammatical Information:

compound noun

significantly

Adverb

s

i

ɪ

g

n

i

ɪ

f

i

ɪ

c

k

a

ə

n

t

l

y

i

in a manner that is important or large enough to be noticed or effective

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adverb of manner

thus

Adverb

th

ð

u

ə

s

used to introduce a result based on the information or actions that came before

Grammatical Information:

conjunctive adverb

to rocket

Verb

r

o

ɑ

ck

k

e

ə

t

(of a price, amount, etc.) to increase suddenly and significantly

to plunge

Verb

p

l

u

ə

n

g

ʤ

e

(of prices, values, temperature, etc.) to suddenly decrease in a significant amount

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to lower

Verb

l

o

oʊɜ

w

e

r

to decrease in degree, amount, quality, or strength

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to produce

Verb

p

r

o

oʊ

d

u

c

s

e

to cause or bring about something

Grammatical Information:

transitive

product

noun

p

r

o

ɑ

d

u

ə

c

k

t

a thing or person resulted from something particular

ineffective

Adjective

i

ɪ

n

e

ɪ

ff

f

e

ɛ

c

k

t

i

ɪ

v

e

not achieving the desired outcome or intended result

effective

increasingly

Adverb

i

ɪ

n

c

k

r

ea

i

s

i

ɪ

n

g

l

y

i

in a manner that is gradually growing in degree, extent, or frequency over time

Grammatical Information:

adverb of degree

to jump

Verb

j

ʤ

u

ʌ

m

p

(particularly of a price, rate, etc.) to increase sharply

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

leap

noun

l

ea

i

p

a sharp increase in something, such as price, etc.

implication

noun

i

ɪ

m

p

l

i

ə

c

k

a

eɪ

t

ʃ

io

ə

n

a possible consequence that something can bring about

to multiply

Verb

m

u

ʌ

l

t

i

ə

p

l

y

aɪ

to significantly increase in quantity

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

hence

Adverb

h

e

ɛ

n

c

s

e

used to say that one thing is a result of another

Grammatical Information:

conjunctive adverb

to decline

Verb

d

e

ɪ

c

k

l

i

aɪ

n

e

to reduce in amount, size, intensity, etc.

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

effectively

Adverb

e

i

ff

f

e

ɛ

c

k

t

i

ɪ

v

e

l

y

i

in a way that results in the desired outcome

inefficaciously

Grammatical Information:

adverb of manner

contribution

noun

c

k

o

ɑ

n

t

r

i

ə

b

u

ju

t

ʃ

io

ə

n

someone or something's role in achieving a specific result, particularly a positive one

consequently

Adverb

c

k

o

ɑ

n

s

e

ə

q

k

u

w

e

ɛ

n

t

l

y

i

used to indicate a logical result or effect

Grammatical Information:

interrogative adverb

to collapse

Verb

c

k

o

ə

ll

l

a

æ

p

s

e

(of prices, shares, etc.) to suddenly decrease in terms of amount or value

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to gain

Verb

g

ai

eɪ

n

(of currencies, prices, etc.) to increase in value

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

following

preposition

f

o

ɑ

ll

l

o

oʊɪ

w

i

n

g

used to indicate what happens as a result of something

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preposition of agent

to arise

Verb

a

ɜ

r

i

aɪ

s

z

e

to begin to exist or become noticeable

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

causal

Adjective

c

k

au

ɔ

s

z

a

ə

l

related to the relationship between two things in which one is the cause of the other

to climb

Verb

c

k

l

i

aɪ

m

b

to increase in terms of amount, value, intensity, etc.

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to boost

Verb

b

oo

u

s

t

to increase or improve the progress, growth, or success of something

Grammatical Information:

transitive

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