IELTS

To treat one need, group, or action as more important than others and deal with it first

When considered or measured in relation to a particular reference point, scale or quantity

The degree to which something is connected to and useful for a particular question, purpose or situation

The importance, meaning or implications that something has in a particular context

To become steady, or make something steady, after a period of change

To a large and meaningful degree or extent

Organised according to a clear plan or method, with relevant steps followed consistently

In an organised way that follows a clear plan or method

As a result or logical consequence of what has been stated

A situation in which gaining one benefit requires accepting a disadvantage or giving up another benefit

To be a basic but not immediately visible cause or explanation of something

To accept responsibility for and carry out a formal task or substantial piece of work

Excessive or unwanted artificial light that brightens the night sky and disrupts natural conditions

The variety of ecosystem types, such as forests, wetlands and grasslands, within a region

The degree to which a habitat provides the food, shelter and other conditions a species needs

A systematic examination of where and how a building or organisation uses energy

A process that uses pressure to force water through a membrane that blocks salts and impurities

A person who becomes a child's legal parent through adoption

A system in which approved carers provide temporary family care for a child who cannot live at home

A very poor and crowded urban area where housing and basic services are seriously inadequate

A person travelling on an aircraft who is not a member of its crew

The continuously updated stream of posts shown to a user on a social media service

A group of objects acquired, preserved and managed together by a museum, gallery or similar institution

An activity requiring skill to make objects, especially by hand

A large organised group of musicians who perform together on different instruments, usually under a conductor

To recognise that a fact, limitation or opposing point exists or has some validity

Using a particular method, tool, or process

To show through sufficiently reliable evidence that a fact, pattern or relationship exists

To communicate or suggest a meaning indirectly rather than state it explicitly