Difficult IELTS Words - Group 5

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fossil  Speak Example sentences
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association of people belonging to the same class, or engaged in kindred pursuits; business corporation
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particular skill; special talent
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remnant or trace of an organism of a past geologic age embedded and preserved in the earth crust.
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frontier  Speak Example sentences
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particular skill; special talent
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part of a country which fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region; border, confine, or extreme part of a country
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association of people belonging to the same class, or engaged in kindred pursuits; business corporation
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great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire; massive slaughter
gear up  Speak Example sentences
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uncultured; uneducated; not able to read or write
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prepare for an activity
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of or pertaining to a portrait or likeness or to portraiture; of the nature of a portrait
gland  Speak Example sentences
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expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
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enormous; boundless; so great as to be beyond measurement
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great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire; massive slaughter
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any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream
granary  Speak Example sentences
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foundation or basis; fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest
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urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to
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building for storing threshed grain; region yielding much grain
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to move with great speed and a rushing noise
groan  Speak Example sentences
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urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to
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place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment
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give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing
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association of people belonging to the same class, or engaged in kindred pursuits; business corporation
harbour  Speak Example sentences
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students visiting a foreign country to study, board with a local family at an affordable price
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hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
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study of origin and nature of ideas
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sheltered part of a body of water deep enough to provide anchorage for ships; place of shelter; refuge
headline  Speak Example sentences
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incentive; stimulus; force or energy associated with a moving body
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have top billing; be the main attraction; serve as the headliner of; publicise prominently in an advertisement
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utter a loud, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do; utter a sound expressive of distress; cry aloud and mournfully
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of the same or similar nature or kind
homogeneous  Speak Example sentences
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start; initiate; induct into office by formal ceremony
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remnant or trace of an organism of a past geologic age embedded and preserved in the earth crust.
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of the same or similar nature or kind
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particular skill; special talent
hurtle  Speak Example sentences
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give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing
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arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
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slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
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to move with great speed and a rushing noise