IELTS Essay: Water
Vocabulary Answers
For extra practice, write an antonym (opposite word) on a piece of paper to help you remember the new vocabulary:
crucial really important
oversee watch over, control
public supplies what is available to all
fresh water not salt water
advisable strategy good idea
though nonetheless
natural risks organic threats
taken into consideration thought about
most significant drawbacks biggest problems
proposal idea
possibilities chances
malfeasance bad behavior
incompetence not good at what they do
notoriously bureaucratic organizations lots of red tape, inefficient
while although
greatly furthering the interests of the general public helping people a lot
pertinent example relevant instance
lengthy litigation battles long legal fights
concerning relatint to
cleanup fixing
polluted reservoirs dirty sources of water
democratic nations countries that have democracy
progress making changes
harm hurting
residents people living there
irreversible can’t be fixed
corrupt dishonest
elected voted into office
unelected officials people not voted into office
vulnerable weak
bribery money given in exchange for favors
results in the outcome is
prioritizing making important
corporate related to business
private interests for individuals, companies
above average citizens more important than most people
nonetheless regardless
control power over
best guarantee greatest safeguard
public safety health of most people
arid nations dry places
Sub-Saharan Africa countries near a dessert in Africa
massive challenge big obstacle
conflicts fights
limited water resources not enough water
contributes to adds to
political instability problems in government, unstable
in an ideal world in the perfect world
just right, fair
ensure make sure of
equally the same treatment
fairly distributed equal
potential safety concerns possible problems related to how safe people are
contaminated infiltrated, polluted
industrial factors related to industry
rainwater pollution acid rain
landfill seepage sewage from trash buried in the ground
procedures methods
fracking a way of extracting oil
regulate control
disinterested autonomy not biased power
protect keep safe
general public citizens
excesses recklessness
corporate recklessness companies doing crazy things
despite regardless of
potential possible
poorly manage hard to handle
best protectors people who can keep the most safe
public health safety of most people
supervision watching over
water authorities people in charge of water
key crucial