Difficult IELTS Words - Group 3

greatly desired

lead forth; reach a conclusion by reasoning; trace the origin or derivation of

scatter; drive away; cause to vanish

release or throw down in a large mass; empty out a container or vehicle by overturning

delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste

increasing by successive addition

give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; prematurely and voluntarily leave

release or throw down in a large mass; empty out a container or vehicle by overturning

lead forth; reach a conclusion by reasoning; trace the origin or derivation of

highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction

assiduous; industrious; hard-working

delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste

lead forth or out; take away, separate, or remove, in numbering, estimating, or calculating; subtract

spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely

strong disrelish or distaste; aversion to the taste of food or drink

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

spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely

quick and skillful; neat in action or performance

strong disrelish or distaste; aversion to the taste of food or drink

destine to an unhappy end

delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste

make a succession of slight sharp snapping noises; show liveliness, energy, or intensity

length of straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference

greatly desired

become worse; decline

testimony under oath

disadvantage or inconvenience; shortcoming; refund or remittance, such as a discount on duties or taxes

principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction

swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure

set apart; distinguish; perceive or show difference in or between

length of straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference

ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate

lead forth; reach a conclusion by reasoning; trace the origin or derivation of

wet through and through; soak; put potion down throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly

young of certain animals, such as the bear, wolf, or lion

graph; chart; figure or drawing made to illustrate a statement; plan

scatter; drive away; cause to vanish

delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste

move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known

lessen; reduce; make a quantity smaller