Difficult IELTS Words - Group 3
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daft 
1
 | monopolize; command; rule; prevail; be prevalent in |
| mad; crazy; simple; stupid; foolish; gay; playful |
| ornamental tuft or ridge on the head of animal; plume used as decoration on top of helmet; top, as of a hill or wave |
| keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting |
dearth
2
| monopolize; command; rule; prevail; be prevalent in |
| length of straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference |
| scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops |
| become blinded; dim the vision of with intense light |
decaf
3
| reduce level; lower grade of something |
| lower in spirits; press down |
| lack of consistency; difference |
| coffee with the caffeine removed |
defiance
4
| refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist |
| coffee with the caffeine removed |
| lower in spirits; press down |
| lessen; reduce; make a quantity smaller |
defile
5
| spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely |
| pollute; make dirty or spotty |
| loud, confused, harsh noise; loud, continuous, rattling or clanging sound |
| differing in some characteristics; various |
defraud
6
| deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device |
| loud, confused, harsh noise; loud, continuous, rattling or clanging sound |
| lessen; reduce; make a quantity smaller |
| questionable; filled with doubt |
deplete
7
| ornamental tuft or ridge on the head of animal; plume used as decoration on top of helmet; top, as of a hill or wave |
| reduce level; lower grade of something |
| decrease fullness of; use up or empty out |
| failure to fulfill an obligation, failure to money when it is due |
deviate
8
| turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge |
| harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss |
| keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting |
| a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano |
diffuse
9
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| indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically |
| seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness |
| spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely |
din
10
| having the attention diverted; suffering conflicting emotions; distraught |
| person authorized to act as representative for another; deputy |
| loud, confused, harsh noise; loud, continuous, rattling or clanging sound |
| lessen; reduce; make a quantity smaller |