Difficult IELTS Words - Group 3

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n. standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test

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v. decay

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v. lessen; reduce; make a quantity smaller

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v. represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe

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v. move downward and lower; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood

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v. keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay

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v. ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate

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n. act or process of identifying or determining the nature and cause of a disease or injury

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

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n. conflict; lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things