IELTS Vocabulary

1. The space race Meaning: competition between the US and the Soviet Union in the 1950s and 60s to be the first to...

1. to take up sport/to take up exercise Meaning: to start doing a sport, to start doing exercise Example: Governments should provide sports...

1. social services Meaning: a system that is organized by the government to help people who have financial or family problems; the department...

1. the immune system Meaning: the system in your body that produces substances to help it fight against infection and disease Example: A...

1. to abide by Meaning; (formal) to accept and act according to a law, an agreement, etc. Example: Motorists who do not abide...

1. beyond comprehension Meaning: impossible to understand, unbelievable Example: It is beyond comprehension that some politicians deny the reality of global warming 2....

1. To be thronged with tourists Meaning: refers to the situation of a place having a great number of visitors crowded or considered...

1. to discharge chemical waste Meaning: to dispose of waste products from chemical processes. Example: Nowadays, more and more company and industrial zones...

1. to be prone to obesity Meaning: to be likely to become fat Example: Children who are addicted to watching television, instead of...

1. a dysfunctional family Meaning: a family in which the relationships are bad or unhealthy Example: Children who come from a dysfunctional family...