Difficult IELTS Words - Group 5
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fortify 
1
 | dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light; faint glow; shimmer |
| make strong or stronger; prepare oneself for a military confrontation |
| scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage |
| dampness; moisture |
fortnight
2
| a period of fourteen consecutive days |
| earning as a total income or profit before deductions |
| injure or hurt; become worse; affect negatively |
| one who is an authority on history |
gaudy
3
| sheltered part of a body of water deep enough to provide anchorage for ships; place of shelter; refuge |
| injure or hurt; become worse; affect negatively |
| very showy or ornamented, especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner |
| slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner |
goad
4
| fundamental structure, as for a written work; skeleton |
| urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to |
| about to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long |
| having no result or success |
granary
5
| plunge into anything, especially a fluid; sink; dip |
| decide upon and express in words |
| building for storing threshed grain; region yielding much grain |
| prepare for an activity |
grossing
6
| earning as a total income or profit before deductions |
| raise; lift; elevate; raise to one's mouth in order to drink |
| utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds |
| scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage |
grumble
7
| injure or hurt; become worse; affect negatively |
| utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds |
| unapt; not apt; unsuitable; inept. |
| to carry out, to put into effect |
guideline
8
| stubbornly and often recklessly willful; unyielding |
| prepare for an activity |
| friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner |
| statement or other indication of policy; light line, used in lettering, to help align the text |
hierarchy
9
| fill full; fill to the utmost capacity, as a vessel, a room; make full or complete |
| arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked |
| to move with great speed and a rushing noise |
| one who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access to data; one who cuts with rough or heavy blows |
hinge
10
| dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light; faint glow; shimmer |
| a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other |
| plunge into anything, especially a fluid; sink; dip |
| fill full; fill to the utmost capacity, as a vessel, a room; make full or complete |