Difficult IELTS Words - Group 5

association of people belonging to the same class, or engaged in kindred pursuits; business corporation

particular skill; special talent

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

particular skill; special talent

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

association of people belonging to the same class, or engaged in kindred pursuits; business corporation

great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire; massive slaughter

uncultured; uneducated; not able to read or write

prepare for an activity

of or pertaining to a portrait or likeness or to portraiture; of the nature of a portrait

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

enormous; boundless; so great as to be beyond measurement

great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire; massive slaughter

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

foundation or basis; fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest

urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to

building for storing threshed grain; region yielding much grain

to move with great speed and a rushing noise

urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to

place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment

give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing

association of people belonging to the same class, or engaged in kindred pursuits; business corporation

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

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

study of origin and nature of ideas

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

incentive; stimulus; force or energy associated with a moving body

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

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

of the same or similar nature or kind

start; initiate; induct into office by formal ceremony

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

of the same or similar nature or kind

particular skill; special talent

give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing

arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked

slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner

to move with great speed and a rushing noise