Dear IELTS aspirants,
IELTSDK presents,
Vocabulary for Describing Trends
A) Verbs and nouns for describing trends and changes:
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Trend
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Nouns
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rise
(rose-risen)
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a
rise
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increase
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an increase
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go up
(went up-gone up)
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a
growth
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climb
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an upward trend
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grow
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a doubling in + n.
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double
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a
trebling in + n.
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treble/triple
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a
boom
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surge
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a
surge
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soar
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rocket
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boom
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fall
(fell-fallen)
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a
fall
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decline
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a
decline
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decrease
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a decrease
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dip
(dipped)
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a
drop
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drop
(dropped)
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a
reduction
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go
down (went down-gone down)
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a slump
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halve
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a plunge
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plummet
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plunge
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dive
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deteriorate
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slump
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do
not change (did not change)
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no
change
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maintain
the same level
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remain/stay +
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stable/steady/constant/static/unchanged
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Constant
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fluctuate [around]
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a fluctuation
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Change
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stand
at (stood at)
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a
levelling off
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a
plateau
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level
off (levelled off)
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plateau
(plateaued)
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hit/reach
a high/peak
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Position
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level out (levelled out)
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hit/reach a low
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stabilise
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peak
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reach
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w w w . t a h a s o n i . c o m P a g e 12
B) Adjectives and adverbs for degree of change:
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Degree
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Adjective
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Adverb
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dramatic
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Dramatically
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Very
extensive change
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huge
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enormous
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Enormously
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tremendous
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Tremendously
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substantial
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Substantially
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Extensive
change
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considerable
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Considerably
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significant
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Significantly
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remarkable
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Remarkably
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noticeable
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Noticeably
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Average
change
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marked
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Markedly
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moderate
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Moderately
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slight
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Slightly
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Small
change
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small
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minimal
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Minimally
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C) Adjectives and adverbs for speed of change:
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Speed
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Adjective
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Adverb
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rapid
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Rapidly
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quick
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Quickly
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Quick
change
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sharp
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Sharply
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swift
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Swiftly
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steep
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Steeply
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steady
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Steadily
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Slow
change
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gradual
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Gradually
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slow
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Slowly
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sudden
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Suddenly
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Unexpected
change
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unexpected
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Unexpectedly
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abrupt
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Abruptly
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