Difficult IELTS Words - Group 3

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crater  Speak Example sentences
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greatly desired
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causing disrupt or unrest; characterized by unrest or disorder
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pollute; make dirty or spotty
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a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
dearth  Speak Example sentences
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standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test
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lasting; long-lasting; enduring
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scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
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causing disrupt or unrest; characterized by unrest or disorder
decrepit  Speak Example sentences
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put food on to a dish ready for eating; distribute or deliver something
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detect; perceive
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weakened, worn out, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use
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refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist
deem  Speak Example sentences
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causing damage or harm; injurious
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decide; judge; sentence; condemn
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testimony under oath
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deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint
defiance  Speak Example sentences
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refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist
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science of the relationships between organisms and their environments
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decide; judge; sentence; condemn
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become worse; decline
deficit  Speak Example sentences
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keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
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failure or falling off in amount or quality
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testimony under oath
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detect; perceive
defile  Speak Example sentences
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pollute; make dirty or spotty
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refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist
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graph; chart; figure or drawing made to illustrate a statement; plan
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analyze; examine; identify
diagram  Speak Example sentences
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heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
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unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view
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graph; chart; figure or drawing made to illustrate a statement; plan
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to turn aside, to deviate
dish out  Speak Example sentences
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weakened, worn out, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use
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scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
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major; important; outweighing
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put food on to a dish ready for eating; distribute or deliver something
disruptive  Speak Example sentences
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to turn aside, to deviate
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give a name to facetiously or playfully; nickname; tap lightly on the shoulder by way of conferring knighthood
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causing disrupt or unrest; characterized by unrest or disorder
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move downward and lower; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood