V
ocabulary for IELTS
There is a chronic shortage of teachers.
conceivable
/kənˈsiː.və.bl ̩/
adjective
possible to imagine or to believe
Books on every conceivable subject lined one wall.
It's just conceivable (= possible although difficult to imagine) (that) the hospital made a mistake.
contaminate
/kənˈtæm.ɪ.neɪt/
verb [ T ]
to make something less pure or make it poisonous
Much of the coast has been contaminated by nuclear waste.
The food which had been contaminated was destroyed.
contaminated
/kənˈtæm.ɪ.neɪ.tɪd/
/-t ̬ɪd/
adjective
The infection was probably caused by swimming in contaminated water/water contaminated with sewage.
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