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Meaning Words/Phrases
Going Up  rise  go up
 increase  grow

Going Down  decrease  drop
 fall  decline

No Change  stay the same  level off
 remain constant  stabilize

Up and Down  fluctuate  flutter
 zig-zag  undulate

Small Changes  gently  slightly
- Adjectives/Adverbs  gradually  steadily

Big Changes  suddenly  steeply
- Adverbs/Adjectives  sharply  a lot
 dramatically

Low Points  bottom out
 reach a low

Taken from https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/describing-graphs

After learning useful words/phrases to describe chart/diagram/graph/table, try
to match between the word and its correct figure. You can use the figures more
than one.

a. b. c. d.

improve cut grow
maintain stabilize escalate
decline step up inconsistent
unpredictable crash keep
remain stable fall stay at
climb collapse be constant
stagnation inconstant soar

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