# Cause, Change & Process

**Type:** Topic
**Words:** 59

## About

Causing, changing, creating, reducing, and how processes unfold.

## Words by Level

### A1
- make — To create or produce something.; frequency rank 107
- change — The act or result of something becoming different.; frequency rank 385
- become — To start to be something; to change into a particular state.; frequency rank 521
- result — Something that happens because of an earlier action or event.; frequency rank 2229
- change over — to switch from one method, system, or arrangement to another
- come apart — to separate into pieces or parts
- result in — to cause or lead to a particular outcome
- spring up — to appear or develop suddenly
- use up — to consume or exhaust a supply of something completely

### A2
- cause — The thing or person that makes something happen.; frequency rank 545
- create — To bring something into existence.; frequency rank 1638
- effect — A change or result produced by an action or cause.; frequency rank 2158
- produce — To make or manufacture something.; frequency rank 3374
- increase — A rise in size, amount, or number.; frequency rank 3579
- increase — To become larger in size, amount, or number.; frequency rank 3579
- develop — To grow or change gradually into something bigger, stronger, or more advanced.; frequency rank 4447
- improve — To make something better.; frequency rank 4878
- factor — One of the things that influences or helps cause a result.; frequency rank 5776
- make-up — Coloured substances put on the face to improve or change how you look.; frequency rank 6397
- consequence — A result or effect of an action or situation.; frequency rank 9695
- blow over — to gradually pass and stop causing difficulty or concern
- level off — to become flat after a slope
- spill over — to overflow from an area into surrounding space

### B1
- process — A series of actions or steps taken to achieve a result.; frequency rank 1690
- produce — Fresh fruit and vegetables grown to be sold.; frequency rank 3374
- growth — An increase in size, number, value, or strength.; frequency rank 5437
- reduce — To make something smaller in size, amount, or degree.; frequency rank 6351
- transform — To change something completely, usually for the better.; frequency rank 7859
- adapt — to change your behaviour to fit a new situation; frequency rank 8955
- decrease — A reduction in amount, size, or number.; frequency rank 18075
- decrease — To become smaller in amount, size, or number.; frequency rank 18075
- amount to — to become something significant or worthwhile
- burst into — to appear suddenly and forcefully in a place or state
- choke off — to stop or severely restrict an activity or flow
- fade away — to gradually become weaker or less noticeable until disappearing
- switch over — to change from one system, arrangement, or source to another
- trigger off — to cause a process or reaction to begin
- trim down — to reduce the size or amount of something

### B2
- alter — To change something, or make it different.; frequency rank 7723
- adjustment — a small change made to something to improve it or make it fit; frequency rank 12628
- supplement — Something added to make up for what is missing or to improve something.; frequency rank 19789
- modification — A change made to something to improve it or make it more suitable.; frequency rank 23994
- cast off — to discard or remove something that is no longer wanted
- ease off — to become less strong, severe, or intense
- interfere with — to disrupt the proper operation or progress of something
- originate in — to begin or come from a particular place or source
- shrivel up — to become dry, smaller, and wrinkled
- spark off — to cause an event, reaction, or activity to begin

### C1
- inefficacy — the inability to produce the intended result; lack of effectiveness; frequency rank 574518

### C2
- sunstone — a gem variety of feldspar whose reflective inclusions often produce a glittering optical effect called aventurescence; frequency rank 68933
- chiaroscuro — the artistic use of strong contrasts between light and dark to model form or create dramatic effect; frequency rank 104450
- tamp down — to press a loose material firmly into a compact layer

### C2+
- decrement — a reduction or decrease in amount; to reduce by steps
- potency — the power or strength of something to produce an effect
- efficacity — the power or capacity to produce a desired effect; efficacy
- accretion — gradual growth or increase by the addition of layers or parts
- causality — the relationship between cause and effect
- transitionist — one who advocates or studies processes of transition or change
- inosculation — a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous