Difficult IELTS Words - Group 2

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n. dividing line; border; frontier


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v. refrain from buying or using


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v. confront with questions; prepare or position so as to be ready for impact or danger


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a. able to float; cheerful and optimistic


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n. tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; dig; move through by or as by digging


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n. 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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v. throw something, especially light; throw with force; hurl


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n. agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged


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n. document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence


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n. system of education in which both men and women attend the same institution or classes


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