Difficult IELTS Words - Group 2

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burgeon  Speak Example sentences
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grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
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approach; tend to meet; come together
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honor the memory of with a ceremony; serve as a memorial to
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possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding
calorie  Speak Example sentences
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unit of heat; unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree
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persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery
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close; squeeze or press together; contract
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a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
caption  Speak Example sentences
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able to float; cheerful and optimistic
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title; chapter heading; text under illustration
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declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
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be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
censor  Speak Example sentences
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accelerator in which two beams of particles are forced to collide head on
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overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
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chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
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simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
characterize  Speak Example sentences
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duplicate copy; analogue; one that closely resembles another
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distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
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a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
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ordinary; having no remarkable features
circulate  Speak Example sentences
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a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
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move around, as from person to person or place to place
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fastening device; firm grip
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honor the memory of with a ceremony; serve as a memorial to
clockwise  Speak Example sentences
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resulting; following as a logical conclusion
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in the direction that the hands of a clock move
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summon a devil or spirit by magical or supernatural power
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possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding
commonplace  Speak Example sentences
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ordinary; having no remarkable features
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in the direction that the hands of a clock move
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event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
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silvery, moderately hard metallic element
commuter  Speak Example sentences
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someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city
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accusation, a claim of wrongdoing
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agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
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document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
compete for  Speak Example sentences
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possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding
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overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
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seek or strive for the same thing as another; enter into competition or rivalry
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accelerator in which two beams of particles are forced to collide head on