Barron's essential word for IELTS. Unit 1 Plant life | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Environmental stressors in the Takimakan Desert include

extreme temperatures.

sparse sunlight.

lack of salt in the soil.

periods of heavy rainfall

Plants in the Takltmaka Desert

thrive in extreme conditions.

grow only in areas above 250 meters high.

are not very hardy.

are mostly tall trees.

Most of the Taklimakan Deser is covered with

sand dunes

tamarisk

spiny plants

diverse plant life

(adj) producing a lot of something

prolific

(N) something that causes geat difficulties

stressor

(V) to decide

determine

(N) a sudden or big change

swing

(N) the change from liquid to gas; loss of water to the air

evaporation

(V) to make weaker by mixing with water

dilute /daɪˈluːt/

(adj) very severe or difficult

extreme /ɪkˈstriːm/

(adj) small in numbers or amount

sparse /spɑːs/

(adj) tough, able to endure difficult conditions

resilient /rɪˈzɪl.i.ənt/

(N) wetness or water

moisture /ˈmɔɪs.tʃər/

(adj) strong; sudden and destructive

violent /ˈvaɪə.lənt/

We had to ___________ our plans to fit Jack's timetable.

adapt

(V) to change to fit a situation or environment

adapt /əˈdæpt/

(adj) varied, of many kinds

diverse /daɪˈvɜːs/

(N) the edge of somethig

fringe /frɪndʒ/

(V) to grow well

thrive /θraɪv/

(V) to reduce to the least possible amount

minimize /ˈmɪn.ɪ.maɪz/

(V) to be in a place: exist in

occupy /ˈɒk.jə.paɪ/

(V) to gradually increase over time

accumulate /əˈkjuː.mjə.leɪt/

(N) behavior to deal with difficult situations

mechanism /ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/

(adj) Relating to change from one type to another

transitional /trænˈzɪʃ.ən.əl/