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IELTS Trends Describing Language

Subjects : ielts, english, vocabulary

Instructions:

Answer 39 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. (adv.) To sharply rise or fall - almost straight up and down
to eat out
steadily
to increase
steeply

2. (v.) To reach a maximum value
to peak at
industrial
moderate
to remain steady

3. (v.) To be stable - to stay the same
to remain steady
steadily
to fluctuate
to stand at

4. (adj.) A sharp rise or fall - almost straight up and down
steep
annual
industrial
sudden

5. (adv.) adv. In a sudden - great - and noticeable manner
slight
to eat out
suddenly
dramatically

6. (v.) To go up
slightly
steady
steadily
to rise

7. (v.) To become greater or more
to decrease
temporal
to increase
sudden

8. (adv.) In a manner that is consistent - even and regular
steadily
annually
to not change
to eat out

9. (adj.) Very small in amount - degree - or extent
moderate
to eat out
slight
to stand at

10. (v.) To decrease two times
gradual
in contrast
moderately
to half

11. (adv.) changing only a little bit
slightly
to peak at
steep
moderately

12. (adv.) Every year; once a year; per year
annually
to decline
suddenly
to half

13. (v.) To fall or decline rapidly
to drop
annual
steeply
in contrast

14. (v.) To become smaller or less.
to rise
overall
to decrease
to stand at

15. (v.) To g to a restaurant for a meal
to eat out
to half
to peak at
overall

16. (v.) To be stable - to stay the same
steady
to not change
dramatically
slight

17. (v.) To be stable - to stay the same
to drop
to remain stable
to level out
industrial

18. (adv.) To a very small amount - degree - or extent
to fluctuate
to drop
slightly
steady

19. (adj.) Engaged in or connected with business - trade - manufactured goods - or company products
to drop
to remain stable
slight
industrial

20. (adj.) Step-by-step; proceeding in small stages or degrees
steep
to not change
annual
gradual

21. (adj.) Every year; once a year; per year
dramatic
annual
overall
to level out

22. (adj.) Having to do with time
temporal
suddenly
annual
gradually

23. (adj.) Sudden - great - and noticeable
slightly
to double
dramatic
to decline

24. (adv.) Happening quickly - abruptly - rapidly
gradual
to not change
suddenly
annually

25. (adj.) Medium; average; not extreme in quality - degree - or amount
slightly
to double
annually
moderate

26. (v.) To move up and down over a period of time
gradually
to rise
slightly
to fluctuate

27. (v.) To go upward with gradual or continuous progress
slight
to fluctuate
to eat out
to climb up

28. (v.) To decrease
slight
to go down
moderate
steep

29. (adj.) Looking at everything together
overall
slight
to drop
to climb up

30. (n.) All the changes over time; a pattern
a trend
to decrease
industrial
to go down

31. (adv.) Slowly over a period of time
to remain stable
gradually
overall
to decline

32. (adv.) In a manner that is kept within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme - excessive - or intense
annual
gradually
moderate
moderately

33. (v.) To change from a fall or a rise and become level
suddenly
to level out
to increase
slightly

34. (v.) To start at a particular figure or place
temporal
to increase
to stand at
steep

35. (v.) To gradually become less - worse - or lower
to decline
gradual
to double
annually

36. (adj.) Consistent - even and regular change
steady
to not change
moderate
to double

37. (adj.) Happening in a short period of time; abrupt; rapid
sudden
moderately
to peak at
to double

38. (a connector) on the other hand - as an opposite
in contrast
steeply
slight
a trend

39. (v.) To increase two times
to double
to remain steady
temporal
gradual