IELTS Vocabulary — Group 12

To reduce the amount of a resource, usually through continued or careless use.

To stop someone from having or enjoying something they need or want.

Showing careful and persistent effort.

The careful judgment to say or do the right thing, especially about sensitive matters.

To interrupt something and prevent it from continuing in its normal way.

To become gradually smaller or weaker over a period of time.

To plan or invent a new method, system, or object through careful thought.

Too large or too small in comparison to what is normal, fair, or expected.

Behaving in an unconventional or slightly odd way that departs from common habits.

Fluent and persuasive in speaking or writing.

Hard to catch, find, achieve, or pin down clearly.

To begin a new project, journey, or activity, especially one that will take a long time.

To improve the quality, value, or attractiveness of something.

To imagine or picture something in your mind as a future possibility.

To completely eliminate something, especially something harmful.

Based on observation or experiment rather than theory.

Lasting for a very short time.

Fair to everyone involved, especially in how resources or opportunities are shared.

To invent or make up false information and present it as true.

To grow or develop very successfully and healthily.

To encourage the growth or development of something over time.

Full of something unpleasant or difficult, such as danger, tension, or worry.

Lacking seriousness or importance, often concerned with trivial pleasure instead.

Having no chance of succeeding and producing no useful result.

To lose strength, confidence, or momentum, often causing hesitation or stumbling.