Difficult IELTS Words - Group 3
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curtail 
1
 | scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops |
| cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part |
| ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate |
| destine to an unhappy end |
cut short
2
| reduce from an inflated condition; release contained air or gas from |
| analyze; examine; identify |
| make shorter by cutting; interrupt and curtail before the planned end time |
| seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness |
deduct
3
| vocabulary that is for a specific group of people |
| coin of the United States or Canada worth ten cents |
| unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view |
| lead forth or out; take away, separate, or remove, in numbering, estimating, or calculating; subtract |
defile
4
| make shorter by cutting; interrupt and curtail before the planned end time |
| graph; chart; figure or drawing made to illustrate a statement; plan |
| pollute; make dirty or spotty |
| decrease fullness of; use up or empty out |
deft
5
| vocabulary that is for a specific group of people |
| quick and skillful; neat in action or performance |
| keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay |
| throw into disorder; break the array of. |
delinquency
6
| refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist |
| failure or omission of duty; fault; misdeed; offense or crime |
| science of the relationships between organisms and their environments |
| graph; chart; figure or drawing made to illustrate a statement; plan |
demolish
7
| raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to |
| seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness |
| deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint |
| increasing by successive addition |
desolate
8
| keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay |
| lower in spirits; press down |
| unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants |
| make shorter by cutting; interrupt and curtail before the planned end time |
detrimental
9
| ornamental tuft or ridge on the head of animal; plume used as decoration on top of helmet; top, as of a hill or wave |
| dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so |
| causing damage or harm; injurious |
| make a clear distinction; distinguish; make sensible decisions; judge wisely |
diagnose
10
| decrease fullness of; use up or empty out |
| make a clear distinction; distinguish; make sensible decisions; judge wisely |
| sleep imperfectly or unsoundly; slumber; be heavy with sleepiness; doze. |
| analyze; examine; identify |