Difficult IELTS Words - Group 5

have top billing; be the main attraction; serve as the headliner of; publicise prominently in an advertisement

pattern; design; set into a specific pattern

kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to

part of a country which fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region; border, confine, or extreme part of a country

part of a country which fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region; border, confine, or extreme part of a country

involving active participation; applied, as opposed to theoretical

rate of occurrence; particular occurrence

place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment

prepare for an activity

provide or brighten with light; clear up or make understandable; enlighten

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

from this time forward; henceforward

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

consisting of or resembling grains; having grainy texture

flowing into; mass arrival or incoming

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

have top billing; be the main attraction; serve as the headliner of; publicise prominently in an advertisement

in spite of; contrary to

small stones, or fragments of stone; very small pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand

make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment

earning as a total income or profit before deductions

involving active participation; applied, as opposed to theoretical

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

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

expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style

enhance; hoist; raise or increase the quantity or degree of; intensify

statement or other indication of policy; light line, used in lettering, to help align the text

flowing into; mass arrival or incoming

involving active participation; applied, as opposed to theoretical

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

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

expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style

statement or other indication of policy; light line, used in lettering, to help align the text

have top billing; be the main attraction; serve as the headliner of; publicise prominently in an advertisement

reach conclusion; become systemic and spread throughout the body

give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing

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

given, considering

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

combine something into a larger whole; unite