IELTS VOCAB - AV7 - ENVIRONMENT 1

attribute (to) (v) /ˈæt.rɪ.bjuːt/

• to increase by three times as much
• to say or believe that something is the result of a particular thing
• to disappear or stop being present or existing, especially in a sudden, surprising way

depletion (n) /dɪˈpliː.ʃən/

• a reduction in something
• a situation in which a large number of people have little or no food for a long time, and many people die
• a large quantity that is more than enough

emit (v) /iˈmɪt/

• to increase by three times as much
• to send out light, sound, or a smell, or a gas or other substance
• to disappear or stop being present or existing, especially in a sudden, surprising way

greenhouse gas /ˌɡriːn.haʊs ˈɡæs/

• a large quantity that is more than enough
• a situation in which a large number of people have little or no food for a long time, and many people die
• one of several gases, especially carbon dioxide, that prevent heat from the earth escaping into space, causing the greenhouse effect

retreat (v) /rɪˈtriːt/

• this happens when the glacier’s ice melts more quickly than snowfall can accumulate and form new glacial ice
• to send out light, sound, or a smell, or a gas or other substance 3. emit (v) c. causing a lot of damage and destroying thi
• to say or believe that something is the result of a particular thing

triple (v/ adj) /ˈtrɪp.əl/

• to send out light, sound, or a smell, or a gas or other substance
• to increase by three times as much
• to say or believe that something is the result of a particular thing

vanish (v) /ˈvæn.ɪʃ/

• to send out light, sound, or a smell, or a gas or other substance
• to disappear or stop being present or existing, especially in a sudden, surprising way
• to say or believe that something is the result of a particular thing

famine (n) /ˈfæm.ɪn/

• one of several gases, especially carbon dioxide, that prevent heat from the earth escaping into space, causing the greenhouse effect
• a large quantity that is more than enough
• a situation in which a large number of people have little or no food for a long time, and many people die

devastating (adj) /ˈdev.ə.steɪ.tɪŋ/

• causing a lot of damage and destroying things
• this happens when the glacier’s ice melts more quickly than snowfall can accumulate and form new glacial ice
• to send out light, sound, or a smell, or a gas or other substance

abundance (n) /əˈbʌn.dəns/

• a large quantity that is more than enough
• a situation in which a large number of people have little or no food for a long time, and many people die
• this happens when the glacier’s ice melts more quickly than snowfall can accumulate and form new glacial ice