Difficult IELTS Words - Group 5
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formulate 
1
 | any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream |
| sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive |
| sand or gravel; rough, hard particles; coarse part of meal; grain, as oats or wheat |
| decide upon and express in words |
funnel
2
| passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; iron chimney of a steamship or the like |
| a period of fourteen consecutive days |
| raise; lift; elevate; raise to one's mouth in order to drink |
| of the same or similar nature or kind |
generalize
3
| plunge into anything, especially a fluid; sink; dip |
| overrun; invade in great numbers; occupy in large numbers or live on a host |
| reach conclusion; become systemic and spread throughout the body |
| beginning to exist or appear; in an early stage |
grit
4
| brief explanation of words, often placed at back of book |
| students visiting a foreign country to study, board with a local family at an affordable price |
| sand or gravel; rough, hard particles; coarse part of meal; grain, as oats or wheat |
| start; initiate; induct into office by formal ceremony |
hitchhike
5
| slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner |
| hang about; wait nearby; remain floating |
| travel by getting free rides from passing vehicles; be carried along with something else |
| search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way |
holocaust
6
| tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope |
| overrun; invade in great numbers; occupy in large numbers or live on a host |
| a period of fourteen consecutive days |
| great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire; massive slaughter |
hover
7
| hang about; wait nearby; remain floating |
| in a proper position; established; in operation |
| 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 |
| search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way |
illiterate
8
| any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream |
| uncultured; uneducated; not able to read or write |
| study of origin and nature of ideas |
| obstacle or difficulty to be overcome; movable frame made of interlaced twigs or sticks, or of bars or narrow boards, crossing each other |
impede
9
| hang about; wait nearby; remain floating |
| decide upon and express in words |
| brief explanation of words, often placed at back of book |
| hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit |
impetus
10
| having no particular interest or concern; being neither good nor bad |
| incentive; stimulus; force or energy associated with a moving body |
| reach conclusion; become systemic and spread throughout the body |
| passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; iron chimney of a steamship or the like |