Difficult IELTS Words - Group 10
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sporadic 
1
 | endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy |
| one occupied with the affairs of government, and influential in shaping policy |
| indicative, relating to a symptom |
| occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time |
starch
2
| happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur |
| act of succeeding, or following after; following of things in order of time or place, or a series of things so following; sequence |
| naturally abundant nutrient carbohydrate, found chiefly in the seeds, fruits |
| forward; send from one person or place to another |
sterilize
3
| practice of traveling for pleasure; business of providing tours and services for tourists |
| communications system consisting of teletypewriters connected to a telephonic network to send and receive signals |
| represent; signify; stand for |
| make sterile or unproductive; impoverish, as land; exhaust of fertility. |
strive
4
| endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy |
| quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down |
| ordered; methodical; carried on using step-by-step procedures |
| physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness, fatigue, or hardship; endurance |
subdue
5
| remove a part from the whole |
| quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down |
| systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject |
| a state of peace and quiet |
succession
6
| extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly |
| person's normal manner of thinking, behaving or reacting; tendency to become irritable or angry |
| destroy; step on |
| act of succeeding, or following after; following of things in order of time or place, or a series of things so following; sequence |
tassel
7
| an ornament made from a bunch of loose threads bound at one end and hanging free at the other |
| not relaxed, showing stress and strain; tightly stretched |
| occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time |
| pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; transfer by pouring |
temperament
8
| tax on goods coming into a country |
| quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down |
| person's normal manner of thinking, behaving or reacting; tendency to become irritable or angry |
| put a ticket on; add as an appendage to; follow closely |
tense
9
| pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; transfer by pouring |
| go through or across, often under difficult conditions |
| put a ticket on; add as an appendage to; follow closely |
| not relaxed, showing stress and strain; tightly stretched |
tinge
10
| person's normal manner of thinking, behaving or reacting; tendency to become irritable or angry |
| be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power |
| an ornament made from a bunch of loose threads bound at one end and hanging free at the other |
| degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste |