Difficult IELTS Words - Group 1

offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense

fasten; append; add on; secure to something

one who keeps accounts; one who has charge of keeping books and accounts in an office

displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate

a passageway between rows of seats or shelves

demanding great effort or labor; difficult

seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end

apply oil, ointment, or a similar substance to; choose by or as if by divine intervention

expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job

excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep

amid; in the middle of; among

apply oil, ointment, or a similar substance to; choose by or as if by divine intervention

of analysis; resolving into elements or parts

active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

stall where books are sold, as on a street; table with enclosed sides, for displaying books for sale

short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography

consisting of, relating to, or being in water

generously supplied with money, property, or possessions; prosperous or rich; plentiful; abundant

act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls

deep resonant sound, as of an explosion

apply oil, ointment, or a similar substance to; choose by or as if by divine intervention

considerable; perceptible

small piece of material, such as glass, plastic, or wood, that is pierced for stringing

shortening something by omitting parts of it

works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner; learner

considerable; perceptible

metallic apparatus for sending or receiving electromagnetic waves

one who keeps accounts; one who has charge of keeping books and accounts in an office

applaud; announce with great approval

book of literary selections by various authors

state without proof; assert to be true

combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air

helper, additional or subsidiary

offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense

thin A bird-like or flying creature

consisting of, relating to, or being in water

apply oil, ointment, or a similar substance to; choose by or as if by divine intervention

combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate