Difficult IELTS Words - Group 10

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v. detail; designate


Spelling Word: specify
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a. occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time


Spelling Word: sporadic
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v. extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly


Spelling Word: sprawl
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a. fixed; immobile; static; not capable of being moved


Spelling Word: stationary
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a. not producing or incapable of producing offspring; lacking imagination, creativity, or vitality


Spelling Word: sterile
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v. endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy


Spelling Word: strive
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n. act of supposing; something supposed; assumption


Spelling Word: supposition
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v. keep in existence; maintain; supply with necessities or nourishment; provide for


Spelling Word: sustain
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a. restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality


Spelling Word: temperate
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a. capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector, or against attempts to take or process


Spelling Word: tenable