Difficult IELTS Words - Group 5
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fortify 
1
 | brother by one parent, but not by both |
| make strong or stronger; prepare oneself for a military confrontation |
| scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage |
| open the mouth wide; yawn from sleepiness, weariness, or dullness |
frugal
2
| given, considering |
| hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit |
| sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive |
| loud noise of many confused voices; tumult; uproar. |
gaunt
3
| scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage |
| very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren |
| brother by one parent, but not by both |
| container for holding or carrying miscellaneous items, especially a traveling case or bag |
generalize
4
| involving active participation; applied, as opposed to theoretical |
| unapt; not apt; unsuitable; inept. |
| hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit |
| reach conclusion; become systemic and spread throughout the body |
generous
5
| given, considering |
| copy the actions, appearance, mannerisms, or speech of; mimic; use or follow as a model |
| prepare for an activity |
| more than adequate;liberal in giving or sharing |
ghastly
6
| horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad |
| sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive |
| cause to lean, slant, or slope; deviate from the horizontal or vertical |
| more than adequate;liberal in giving or sharing |
groundwork
7
| stop and rob a vehicle in transit; seize control of by use of force |
| foundation or basis; fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest |
| open the mouth wide; yawn from sleepiness, weariness, or dullness |
| sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive |
gymnasium
8
| place or building where athletic exercises are performed; a school for gymnastics |
| copy the actions, appearance, mannerisms, or speech of; mimic; use or follow as a model |
| loud noise of many confused voices; tumult; uproar. |
| of the same or similar nature or kind |
hearing
9
| brother by one parent, but not by both |
| session, as of an investigatory committee or a grand jury, at which testimony is taken from witnesses |
| reveal or tell; grant a share of; bestow |
| incentive; stimulus; force or energy associated with a moving body |
heartstring
10
| the deepest feelings or affections; one of the nerves or tendons formerly believed to brace and sustain the heart |
| decide upon and express in words |
| thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes |
| gray or white with or as if with age; white or whitish; old, or old-fashioned |