Difficult IELTS Words - Group 3

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coveted  Speak Example sentences
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greatly desired
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act or action, usually praiseworthy act
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strong disrelish or distaste; aversion to the taste of food or drink
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set apart; distinguish; perceive or show difference in or between
cultivate  Speak Example sentences
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form, plan, or arrange in the mind; transmit or give by will
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throw into disorder; break the array of.
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improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of
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release or throw down in a large mass; empty out a container or vehicle by overturning
decompose  Speak Example sentences
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destine to an unhappy end
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questionable; filled with doubt
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scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
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defer  Speak Example sentences
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bend down; stoop low; lie close to the ground with the legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey, or in fear
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move downward and lower; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood
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disagreement, differences of opinion
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delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time
deflate  Speak Example sentences
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strong disrelish or distaste; aversion to the taste of food or drink
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improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of
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move downward and lower; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood
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reduce from an inflated condition; release contained air or gas from
deplete  Speak Example sentences
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causing disrupt or unrest; characterized by unrest or disorder
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reduce from an inflated condition; release contained air or gas from
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rugged and uneven; abounding with broken rocks
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decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
descend  Speak Example sentences
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move downward and lower; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood
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ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
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greatly desired
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sum of money to be divided and distributed; share of a sum divided that falls to each individual; a distribute sum, share, or percentage
designate  Speak Example sentences
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indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
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young of certain animals, such as the bear, wolf, or lion
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become blinded; dim the vision of with intense light
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causing disrupt or unrest; characterized by unrest or disorder
devastate  Speak Example sentences
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improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of
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ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
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reduce from an inflated condition; release contained air or gas from
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act or process of identifying or determining the nature and cause of a disease or injury
differentiate  Speak Example sentences
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set apart; distinguish; perceive or show difference in or between
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view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
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expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
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sum of money to be divided and distributed; share of a sum divided that falls to each individual; a distribute sum, share, or percentage