Difficult IELTS Words - Group 3
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cumbersome 
1
 | heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk |
| a set of rules, as in a school, indicating the approved manner of dress |
| causing damage or harm; injurious |
| put food on to a dish ready for eating; distribute or deliver something |
daft
2
| mad; crazy; simple; stupid; foolish; gay; playful |
| testimony under oath |
| coin of the United States or Canada worth ten cents |
| decree or designate beforehand; fate |
dearth
3
| reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit |
| scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops |
| indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically |
| having the attention diverted; suffering conflicting emotions; distraught |
deed
4
| become worse; decline |
| act or action, usually praiseworthy act |
| give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; prematurely and voluntarily leave |
| throw out something from one's hand; get rid of |
deflate
5
| science of the relationships between organisms and their environments |
| reduce from an inflated condition; release contained air or gas from |
| decree or designate beforehand; fate |
| turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge |
deluge
6
| decree or designate beforehand; fate |
| great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water |
| class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect |
| causing damage or harm; injurious |
deplete
7
| disagreement, differences of opinion |
| decrease fullness of; use up or empty out |
| remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied |
| put food on to a dish ready for eating; distribute or deliver something |
deviate
8
| turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge |
| decrease fullness of; use up or empty out |
| curator; guardian |
| make shorter by cutting; interrupt and curtail before the planned end time |
devour
9
| consume; eat greedily; destroy completely |
| to turn aside, to deviate |
| weakened, worn out, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use |
| delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time |
dietary
10
| put food on to a dish ready for eating; distribute or deliver something |
| act or action, usually praiseworthy act |
| regulated daily food allowance; rule of diet; a fixed allowance of food, as in workhouse, prison |
| become worse; decline |