Difficult IELTS Words - Group 3

a set of rules, as in a school, indicating the approved manner of dress

standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test

increasing by successive addition

lack of consistency; difference

something that deadens, restrains, or depresses

increasing by successive addition

reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit

twist out of proper or natural relation of parts; misshape; misrepresent

testimony under oath

scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops

darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored

weakened, worn out, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use

act or action, usually praiseworthy act

testimony under oath

great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water

indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically

great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water

raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to

weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water

deduct or subtract from a cost or price; regard with doubt or disbelief

disagreement, differences of opinion

sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active

throw into disorder; break the array of.

class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect

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

darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored

great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water

standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test

give a name to facetiously or playfully; nickname; tap lightly on the shoulder by way of conferring knighthood

sleep imperfectly or unsoundly; slumber; be heavy with sleepiness; doze.

twist out of proper or natural relation of parts; misshape; misrepresent

in disrepair, run down; of very poor quality or condition

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

indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically

decide; judge; sentence; condemn

succession of rulers from the same family or line

lack of consistency; difference

view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion

something that deadens, restrains, or depresses

weakened, worn out, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use