Difficult IELTS Words - Group 1

declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly

pile up; collect; mount up; increase

provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part

metallic apparatus for sending or receiving electromagnetic waves

replace or enhance human labor with machines

act of gathering or amassing, as into a heap or pile

cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

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

anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

word of opposite meaning; counter term

In or toward the area behind the performing space in a theater, especially the area comprising the dressing rooms

cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly

being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

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

pile up; collect; mount up; increase

metallic apparatus for sending or receiving electromagnetic waves

consisting of, relating to, or being in water

move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected

seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end

word of opposite meaning; counter term

single celled organism with no nucleus

serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion

cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

act of gathering or amassing, as into a heap or pile

rouse from sleep;stir the interest of; excite

attach; add as supplement or appendix

declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly

case with shelves for holding books, especially one with glazed doors

lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants

highest point; the vertex; usually pointed end of an object; the tip

essential quality; reputation; honor

turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote

defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons

assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion

set out for display or use; place in orderly arrangement

perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear

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

In or toward the area behind the performing space in a theater, especially the area comprising the dressing rooms