Difficult IELTS Words - Group 3
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crackle 
1
 | dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so |
| weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water |
| bend down; stoop low; lie close to the ground with the legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey, or in fear |
| make a succession of slight sharp snapping noises; show liveliness, energy, or intensity |
criterion
2
| standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test |
| lead forth or out; take away, separate, or remove, in numbering, estimating, or calculating; subtract |
| view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion |
| causing damage or harm; injurious |
crouch
3
| principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction |
| failure or omission of duty; fault; misdeed; offense or crime |
| bend down; stoop low; lie close to the ground with the legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey, or in fear |
| dry period; aridity; long period of abnormally low rainfall |
cub
4
| graph; chart; figure or drawing made to illustrate a statement; plan |
| move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known |
| a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano |
| young of certain animals, such as the bear, wolf, or lion |
cumbersome
5
| heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk |
| loud, confused, harsh noise; loud, continuous, rattling or clanging sound |
| course; program |
| dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so |
curriculum
6
| move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known |
| make a succession of slight sharp snapping noises; show liveliness, energy, or intensity |
| course; program |
| throw out something from one's hand; get rid of |
dearth
7
| make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen |
| scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops |
| become worse; decline |
| destine to an unhappy end |
deflect
8
| failure or omission of duty; fault; misdeed; offense or crime |
| spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely |
| hard monotonous routine work |
| to turn aside, to deviate |
degrade
9
| reduce level; lower grade of something |
| move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known |
| a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano |
| ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate |
deluge
10
| dry period; aridity; long period of abnormally low rainfall |
| standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test |
| great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water |
| pollute; make dirty or spotty |