Difficult IELTS Words - Group 3

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v. fall apart; fold or collapse; crush together or press into wrinkles

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a. heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk

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n. curator; guardian

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n. something that deadens, restrains, or depresses

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v. decay

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v. deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device

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a. unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants

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n. regulated daily food allowance; rule of diet; a fixed allowance of food, as in workhouse, prison

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a. assiduous; industrious; hard-working

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v. weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water