Difficult IELTS Words - Group 3
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coveted 
1
 | increasing by successive addition |
| failure or omission of duty; fault; misdeed; offense or crime |
| greatly desired |
| scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops |
crater
2
| increasing by successive addition |
| form, plan, or arrange in the mind; transmit or give by will |
| a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano |
| vocabulary that is for a specific group of people |
crest
3
| heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk |
| class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect |
| form, plan, or arrange in the mind; transmit or give by will |
| ornamental tuft or ridge on the head of animal; plume used as decoration on top of helmet; top, as of a hill or wave |
custodian
4
| form, plan, or arrange in the mind; transmit or give by will |
| give a name to facetiously or playfully; nickname; tap lightly on the shoulder by way of conferring knighthood |
| ornamental tuft or ridge on the head of animal; plume used as decoration on top of helmet; top, as of a hill or wave |
| curator; guardian |
decrepit
5
| class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect |
| harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss |
| pollute; make dirty or spotty |
| weakened, worn out, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use |
defiance
6
| increasing by successive addition |
| scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops |
| refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist |
| a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano |
defile
7
| pollute; make dirty or spotty |
| causing disrupt or unrest; characterized by unrest or disorder |
| weakened, worn out, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use |
| ornamental tuft or ridge on the head of animal; plume used as decoration on top of helmet; top, as of a hill or wave |
dialect
8
| electronic device that restricts current flow chiefly to one direction; semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction |
| vocabulary that is for a specific group of people |
| regulated daily food allowance; rule of diet; a fixed allowance of food, as in workhouse, prison |
| move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland |
diode
9
| electronic device that restricts current flow chiefly to one direction; semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction |
| hard monotonous routine work |
| sleep imperfectly or unsoundly; slumber; be heavy with sleepiness; doze. |
| regulated daily food allowance; rule of diet; a fixed allowance of food, as in workhouse, prison |
discrete
10
| separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts |
| regulated daily food allowance; rule of diet; a fixed allowance of food, as in workhouse, prison |
| deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device |
| emptying accomplished by draining; gradual flowing off, as of a liquid |