Pressure of Modern Society Glossary for IELTS

10 Society terms

This glossary can help you prepare for the IELTS writing tasks related to Pressure of Modern Society.

acquire: verb; Buy or obtain (an asset or object) for oneself.; Example: People have to spend more time acquiring new techniques and skills.
excessively: adverb; To a greater degree or in greater amounts than is necessary, normal, or desirable; inordinately.; Example: Excessively hard work means that people can never get rid of the fatigue of their work, even in their leisure time.
fatigue: noun; Extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness.; Example: Excessively hard work means that people can never get rid of the fatigue of their work, even in their leisure time.
get rid of: phrase; Take action so as to be free of (a troublesome or unwanted person or thing).; Example: Excessively hard work means that people can never get rid of the fatigue of their work, even in their leisure time.
intensely: adverb; With extreme force or strength.; Example: Therefore, it is understandable that people keep themselves involved in intensely hard work in order to preserve their positions.
lay-off: verb; The act of an employer suspending or terminating a worker, either temporarily or permanently,.; Example: Many people feel anxious that they may be “laid-off” if they can’t work as hard as others.
pursuit: noun; The action of pursuing someone or something.; Example: And their spare time tends to be fully occupied, not with leisure pursuit, but with work-related pursuits.
rapid: adjective; Happening in a short time or at a great rate.; Example: In the first place, with the rapid development of science and technology, work today is more demanding than it used to be.
technique: noun; A way of carrying out a particular task, especially the execution or performance of an artistic work or a scientific procedure.; Example: People have to spend more time acquiring new techniques and skills.
undoubtedly: adverb; Without doubt; certainly.; Example: In modern society, especially in big cities, undoubtedly hard work has become a very important feature of ordinary people’s everyday life.