Difficult IELTS Words - Group 3

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crackle  Speak Example sentences
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assiduous; industrious; hard-working
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make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen
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deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device
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make a succession of slight sharp snapping noises; show liveliness, energy, or intensity
decaf  Speak Example sentences
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reduce level; lower grade of something
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make a succession of slight sharp snapping noises; show liveliness, energy, or intensity
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coffee with the caffeine removed
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pollute; make dirty or spotty
delegate  Speak Example sentences
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delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
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testimony under oath
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a set of rules, as in a school, indicating the approved manner of dress
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person authorized to act as representative for another; deputy
delude  Speak Example sentences
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deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint
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separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
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dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
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coffee with the caffeine removed
deplete  Speak Example sentences
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decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
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unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view
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length of straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
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principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
deposition  Speak Example sentences
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testimony under oath
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ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
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expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
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unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view
dilate  Speak Example sentences
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make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen
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testimony under oath
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unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view
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destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
diligent  Speak Example sentences
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act or action, usually praiseworthy act
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lack of consistency; difference
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assiduous; industrious; hard-working
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highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
dismay  Speak Example sentences
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destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
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a set of rules, as in a school, indicating the approved manner of dress
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reduce from an inflated condition; release contained air or gas from
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decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
dispel  Speak Example sentences
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harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss
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shrink; reduce in size; become less
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coffee with the caffeine removed
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scatter; drive away; cause to vanish