Difficult IELTS Words - Group 3
Match Quiz
| Difficult IELTS Words - Group 3 | View Group Words |
crest 
1
 | disagreement, differences of opinion |
| reduce level; lower grade of something |
| harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss |
| ornamental tuft or ridge on the head of animal; plume used as decoration on top of helmet; top, as of a hill or wave |
culminate
2
| keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting |
| reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit |
| deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device |
| causing disrupt or unrest; characterized by unrest or disorder |
curtail
3
| give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; prematurely and voluntarily leave |
| cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part |
| rugged and uneven; abounding with broken rocks |
| darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored |
deadlock
4
| standstill resulting from opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate |
| delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste |
| analyze; examine; identify |
| act of emptying, reducing, or exhausting |
deficit
5
| standstill resulting from opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate |
| causing disrupt or unrest; characterized by unrest or disorder |
| throw into disorder; break the array of. |
| failure or falling off in amount or quality |
degrade
6
| feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret |
| heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk |
| reduce level; lower grade of something |
| standstill resulting from opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate |
demarcation
7
| setting or marking of boundaries or limits |
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| give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; prematurely and voluntarily leave |
| reduce from an inflated condition; release contained air or gas from |
desolate
8
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| darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored |
| unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants |
| harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss |
deter
9
| keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting |
| free from fear or suspicion; very probably, in all likelihood; doubtlessly |
| young of certain animals, such as the bear, wolf, or lion |
| dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so |
dilute
10
| weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water |
| dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so |
| disagreement, differences of opinion |
| drop; fall in drops; flow in a small stream |