Difficult IELTS Words - Group 3

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