Difficult IELTS Words - Group 5

sheltered part of a body of water deep enough to provide anchorage for ships; place of shelter; refuge

search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way

decide upon and express in words

fundamental structure, as for a written work; skeleton

bring upon oneself; become liable to; acquire or come into

particular skill; special talent

plunge into anything, especially a fluid; sink; dip

utter a loud, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do; utter a sound expressive of distress; cry aloud and mournfully

fill full; fill to the utmost capacity, as a vessel, a room; make full or complete

passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; iron chimney of a steamship or the like

any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream

place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment

reach conclusion; become systemic and spread throughout the body

pattern; design; set into a specific pattern

fundamental structure, as for a written work; skeleton

unclear; vague; lacking precise limits

cause to emit a flash of light

utter a loud, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do; utter a sound expressive of distress; cry aloud and mournfully

start; initiate; induct into office by formal ceremony

represent; demonstrate; depict; clarify, as by use of examples or comparisons

making a strong or vivid impression; striking or remarkable

involving active participation; applied, as opposed to theoretical

gray or white with or as if with age; white or whitish; old, or old-fashioned

utter a loud, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do; utter a sound expressive of distress; cry aloud and mournfully

students visiting a foreign country to study, board with a local family at an affordable price

sheltered part of a body of water deep enough to provide anchorage for ships; place of shelter; refuge

proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive

involving active participation; applied, as opposed to theoretical

students visiting a foreign country to study, board with a local family at an affordable price

making a strong or vivid impression; striking or remarkable

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas; emit a cloud of fine particles

stubbornly and often recklessly willful; unyielding

pattern; design; set into a specific pattern

students visiting a foreign country to study, board with a local family at an affordable price

a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other

move into another country to stay there permanently

remnant or trace of an organism of a past geologic age embedded and preserved in the earth crust.

one who, or that which, shows or points out

hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit

represent; demonstrate; depict; clarify, as by use of examples or comparisons