Difficult IELTS Words - Group 5
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fossil 
1
 | something given freely or without recompense; free gift; a present |
| fill full; fill to the utmost capacity, as a vessel, a room; make full or complete |
| very showy or ornamented, especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner |
| remnant or trace of an organism of a past geologic age embedded and preserved in the earth crust. |
fraught
2
| statement or other indication of policy; light line, used in lettering, to help align the text |
| decide upon and express in words |
| prepare for an activity |
| furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy |
gear up
3
| prepare for an activity |
| sand or gravel; rough, hard particles; coarse part of meal; grain, as oats or wheat |
| having no particular interest or concern; being neither good nor bad |
| stubbornly and often recklessly willful; unyielding |
goad
4
| remnant or trace of an organism of a past geologic age embedded and preserved in the earth crust. |
| represent; demonstrate; depict; clarify, as by use of examples or comparisons |
| urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to |
| a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other |
hacker
5
| one who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access to data; one who cuts with rough or heavy blows |
| overrun; invade in great numbers; occupy in large numbers or live on a host |
| lacking variety or excitement; monotonous |
| something given freely or without recompense; free gift; a present |
headstrong
6
| decide upon and express in words |
| an animal that eats mainly or only plants |
| tentative explanation for an observation, phenomenon, or scientific problem that can be tested by further investigation |
| stubbornly and often recklessly willful; unyielding |
heartstring
7
| lacking variety or excitement; monotonous |
| the deepest feelings or affections; one of the nerves or tendons formerly believed to brace and sustain the heart |
| one who, or that which, shows or points out |
| a gap or interruption in space, time, or continuity; a break |
hiatus
8
| arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist |
| remnant or trace of an organism of a past geologic age embedded and preserved in the earth crust. |
| a gap or interruption in space, time, or continuity; a break |
| loud noise of many confused voices; tumult; uproar. |
humdrum
9
| statement or other indication of policy; light line, used in lettering, to help align the text |
| lacking variety or excitement; monotonous |
| one who, or that which, shows or points out |
| copy the actions, appearance, mannerisms, or speech of; mimic; use or follow as a model |
imitate
10
| copy the actions, appearance, mannerisms, or speech of; mimic; use or follow as a model |
| raise; lift; elevate; raise to one's mouth in order to drink |
| dampness; moisture |
| having no particular interest or concern; being neither good nor bad |