Difficult IELTS Words - Group 5

a period of fourteen consecutive days

pattern; design; set into a specific pattern

security; insurance; exemption from loss or damage; immunity from penalty, or the punishment; amnesty

horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad

security; insurance; exemption from loss or damage; immunity from penalty, or the punishment; amnesty

search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way

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

move to the other side of an obstruction; avoid or bypass an obstacle; transport oneself from place to place

move to the other side of an obstruction; avoid or bypass an obstacle; transport oneself from place to place

horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad

making a strong or vivid impression; striking or remarkable

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

inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act

tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope

large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill

study of origin and nature of ideas

flowing into; mass arrival or incoming

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

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

study of origin and nature of ideas

raise; lift; elevate; raise to one's mouth in order to drink

utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds

to move with great speed and a rushing noise

narrow passage; particularly, a narrow channel of water

tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope

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

small stones, or fragments of stone; very small pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand

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

flowing into; mass arrival or incoming

enhance; hoist; raise or increase the quantity or degree of; intensify

utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds

enormous; boundless; so great as to be beyond measurement

walk or move along haltingly or with difficulty; cause to limp

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

statement or other indication of policy; light line, used in lettering, to help align the text

a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other

to move with great speed and a rushing noise

study of origin and nature of ideas

raise; lift; elevate; raise to one's mouth in order to drink

impose, thrust upon