Difficult IELTS Words - Group 4
Match Quiz
| Difficult IELTS Words - Group 4 | View Group Words |
elevate 
1
 | a. open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead |
| v. raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position |
| v. grant; award; give qualities or abilities to |
| v. make equal or equivalent; consider, treat, or depict as equal or equivalent |
eminent
2
| v. obtain from another by coercion; get money by threats |
| a. standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth |
| a. pertaining to evolution or development; developmental |
| v. cry out suddenly, as from surprise or emotion |
endow
3
| a. pertaining to evolution or development; developmental |
| a. overjoyed; extremely happy and excited |
| v. flutter; flap the wings without flying; waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air |
| v. grant; award; give qualities or abilities to |
engross
4
| v. occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger |
| a. likely to fail or be inaccurate |
| v. cry out suddenly, as from surprise or emotion |
| v. construct; stand; set up |
enquire
5
| v. seek information by asking a question |
| n. an object or a representation that functions as a symbol |
| a. suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest |
| v. occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger |
equate
6
| v. raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position |
| a. pertaining to evolution or development; developmental |
| v. make equal or equivalent; consider, treat, or depict as equal or equivalent |
| n. any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions |
escalate
7
| v. construct; stand; set up |
| v. build; put together out of components or parts |
| n. deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception |
| v. to increase or intensify |
excerpt
8
| a. rich; fruitful; inventive; creative; intellectually productive |
| n. ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation |
| n. passage or segment taken from a longer work, such as literary or musical composition |
| n. deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception |
exhort
9
| v. urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make urgent appeal |
| v. grant; award; give qualities or abilities to |
| v. build; put together out of components or parts |
| a. pertaining to evolution or development; developmental |
explicit
10
| v. seek information by asking a question |
| a. precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken |
| v. construct; stand; set up |
| a. suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest |