Difficult IELTS Words - Group 5
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glide 
1
 | obstacle or difficulty to be overcome; movable frame made of interlaced twigs or sticks, or of bars or narrow boards, crossing each other |
| slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner |
| science that deals with the promotion and preservation of health |
| given, considering |
hedge
2
| uncultured; uneducated; not able to read or write |
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| thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes |
| area or environment where an organism or ecological community normally lives or occurs; place where a person or thing is most likely to be found |
herbivore
3
| an animal that eats mainly or only plants |
| foundation or basis; fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest |
| move to the other side of an obstruction; avoid or bypass an obstacle; transport oneself from place to place |
| expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style |
hiatus
4
| in spite of; contrary to |
| chart; a drawing illustrating the relations |
| a gap or interruption in space, time, or continuity; a break |
| uncultured; uneducated; not able to read or write |
hinder
5
| put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress |
| obstacle or difficulty to be overcome; movable frame made of interlaced twigs or sticks, or of bars or narrow boards, crossing each other |
| in spite of; contrary to |
| sheltered part of a body of water deep enough to provide anchorage for ships; place of shelter; refuge |
holocaust
6
| expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style |
| move into another country to stay there permanently |
| great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire; massive slaughter |
| earning as a total income or profit before deductions |
homestay
7
| students visiting a foreign country to study, board with a local family at an affordable price |
| a period of fourteen consecutive days |
| statement or other indication of policy; light line, used in lettering, to help align the text |
| incentive; stimulus; force or energy associated with a moving body |
hygiene
8
| science that deals with the promotion and preservation of health |
| one who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there; non-native |
| to carry out, to put into effect |
| move into another country to stay there permanently |
idiom
9
| provide or brighten with light; clear up or make understandable; enlighten |
| expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style |
| put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress |
| foundation or basis; fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest |
immigrant
10
| provide or brighten with light; clear up or make understandable; enlighten |
| very showy or ornamented, especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner |
| students visiting a foreign country to study, board with a local family at an affordable price |
| one who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there; non-native |