Difficult IELTS Words - Group 3
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coveted 
1
 | move downward and lower; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood |
| lasting; long-lasting; enduring |
| major; important; outweighing |
| greatly desired |
decaf
2
| make shorter by cutting; interrupt and curtail before the planned end time |
| coffee with the caffeine removed |
| weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water |
| curator; guardian |
degrade
3
| reduce level; lower grade of something |
| greatly desired |
| curator; guardian |
| left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty |
delectable
4
| view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion |
| succession of rulers from the same family or line |
| delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste |
| science of the relationships between organisms and their environments |
delude
5
| make shorter by cutting; interrupt and curtail before the planned end time |
| course; program |
| deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint |
| weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water |
deplete
6
| succession of rulers from the same family or line |
| left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty |
| decrease fullness of; use up or empty out |
| hard; inflexible; obstinate; sour in aspect |
derelict
7
| left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty |
| class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect |
| reduce level; lower grade of something |
| highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction |
destine
8
| deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device |
| improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of |
| hard; inflexible; obstinate; sour in aspect |
| decree or designate beforehand; fate |
deteriorate
9
| become worse; decline |
| cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part |
| lasting; long-lasting; enduring |
| make shorter by cutting; interrupt and curtail before the planned end time |
disarray
10
| throw into disorder; break the array of. |
| reduce level; lower grade of something |
| science of the relationships between organisms and their environments |
| move downward and lower; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood |