Difficult IELTS Words - Group 5
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gaily 
1
 | merrily; showily; in a joyful, cheerful, or happy manner |
| security; insurance; exemption from loss or damage; immunity from penalty, or the punishment; amnesty |
| impossible to remove, erase, or wash away; permanent |
| remnant or trace of an organism of a past geologic age embedded and preserved in the earth crust. |
gleam
2
| to this place; to a prescribed limit; up to this time; as yet; until now |
| provide or brighten with light; clear up or make understandable; enlighten |
| cause to emit a flash of light |
| loud noise of many confused voices; tumult; uproar. |
glimpse
3
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| passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; iron chimney of a steamship or the like |
| a short, hurried view |
| statement or other indication of policy; light line, used in lettering, to help align the text |
gripe
4
| essential; requisite; impossible to be omitted or remitted |
| statement or other indication of policy; light line, used in lettering, to help align the text |
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| furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy |
grit
5
| not thorough, constant or consistent; by chance |
| sand or gravel; rough, hard particles; coarse part of meal; grain, as oats or wheat |
| having no result or success |
| search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way |
gymnasium
6
| place or building where athletic exercises are performed; a school for gymnastics |
| flow forth suddenly in great volume; make an excessive display |
| property of matter by which it tends when at rest to remain so, and when in motion to continue in motion, and in the same straight line or direction |
| furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy |
hijack
7
| having no particular interest or concern; being neither good nor bad |
| furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy |
| sheltered part of a body of water deep enough to provide anchorage for ships; place of shelter; refuge |
| stop and rob a vehicle in transit; seize control of by use of force |
hitchhike
8
| passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; iron chimney of a steamship or the like |
| sheltered part of a body of water deep enough to provide anchorage for ships; place of shelter; refuge |
| uncultured; uneducated; not able to read or write |
| travel by getting free rides from passing vehicles; be carried along with something else |
horticulture
9
| cultivation of plants |
| process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent |
| to this place; to a prescribed limit; up to this time; as yet; until now |
| sand or gravel; rough, hard particles; coarse part of meal; grain, as oats or wheat |
illiterate
10
| uncultured; uneducated; not able to read or write |
| dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks |
| have top billing; be the main attraction; serve as the headliner of; publicise prominently in an advertisement |
| utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds |