Difficult IELTS Words - Group 3

a line or long thin mark made by folding or doubling

emptying accomplished by draining; gradual flowing off, as of a liquid

obtain or receive from a source; trace the origin or development of

act or action, usually praiseworthy act

ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate

reduce from an inflated condition; release contained air or gas from

seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness

graph; chart; figure or drawing made to illustrate a statement; plan

lead forth or out; take away, separate, or remove, in numbering, estimating, or calculating; subtract

lasting; long-lasting; enduring

reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit

person authorized to act as representative for another; deputy

mental disorder marked by confusion

wet through and through; soak; put potion down throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly

deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint

drop; fall in drops; flow in a small stream

electronic device that restricts current flow chiefly to one direction; semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction

separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts

class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect

emptying accomplished by draining; gradual flowing off, as of a liquid

dry period; aridity; long period of abnormally low rainfall

disagreement, differences of opinion

testimony under oath

lack of consistency; difference

release or throw down in a large mass; empty out a container or vehicle by overturning

lower in spirits; press down

heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk

vocabulary that is for a specific group of people

obtain or receive from a source; trace the origin or development of

make a clear distinction; distinguish; make sensible decisions; judge wisely

rugged and uneven; abounding with broken rocks

disagreement, differences of opinion

mental disorder marked by confusion

causing damage or harm; injurious

swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure

remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied

reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit

person of very small size; an animal or a plant much below the ordinary size of its species; star of relatively small size

deduct or subtract from a cost or price; regard with doubt or disbelief

electronic device that restricts current flow chiefly to one direction; semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction