Difficult IELTS Words - Group 1

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v. be next to; be contiguous to; border on


Spelling Word: adjoin
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v. administer; supply; supervise or be in charge of


Spelling Word: administrate
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n. A person, organization, or establishment associated with another, as a subordinate, subsidiary, or member


Spelling Word: affiliate
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n. anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance


Spelling Word: agitation
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v. provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part


Spelling Word: alleviate
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ad. amid; in the middle of; among


Spelling Word: amidst
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a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle


Spelling Word: arbitrary
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a. perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear


Spelling Word: audible
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n. thin A bird-like or flying creature


Spelling Word: avian
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n. body of water partially enclosed by land but with a wide mouth; reddish-brown animal, especially a horse having a black tail


Spelling Word: bay