Difficult IELTS Words - Group 5

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v. fill full; fill to the utmost capacity, as a vessel, a room; make full or complete


Spelling Word: fulfil
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n. place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment


Spelling Word: gaol
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a. very showy or ornamented, especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner


Spelling Word: gaudy
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a. very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren


Spelling Word: gaunt
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v. scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage


Spelling Word: graze
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a. earning as a total income or profit before deductions


Spelling Word: grossing
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n. sheltered part of a body of water deep enough to provide anchorage for ships; place of shelter; refuge


Spelling Word: harbour
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n. an animal that eats mainly or only plants


Spelling Word: herbivore
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v. kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to


Spelling Word: ignite
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a. uncultured; uneducated; not able to read or write


Spelling Word: illiterate