Difficult IELTS Words - Group 5
Match Quiz
| Difficult IELTS Words - Group 5 | View Group Words |
fossil 
1
 | v. cause to emit a flash of light |
| n. container for holding or carrying miscellaneous items, especially a traveling case or bag |
| n. small stones, or fragments of stone; very small pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand |
| n. remnant or trace of an organism of a past geologic age embedded and preserved in the earth crust. |
fraught
2
| v. cause to emit a flash of light |
| n. particular skill; special talent |
| a. of the same or similar nature or kind |
| a. furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy |
gear up
3
| v. put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress |
| v. prepare for an activity |
| n. statement or other indication of policy; light line, used in lettering, to help align the text |
| v. give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing |
ghastly
4
| a. horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad |
| n. particular skill; special talent |
| v. slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner |
| n. blast; outburst |
graph
5
| n. loud noise of many confused voices; tumult; uproar. |
| v. start; initiate; induct into office by formal ceremony |
| n. chart; a drawing illustrating the relations |
| n. cause to lean, slant, or slope; deviate from the horizontal or vertical |
gripe
6
| v. grasp; seize |
| a. not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility |
| a. having no particular interest or concern; being neither good nor bad |
| n. science that deals with the promotion and preservation of health |
groan
7
| a. unapt; not apt; unsuitable; inept. |
| v. give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing |
| n. foundation or basis; fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest |
| n. one who is an authority on history |
groundwork
8
| n. foundation or basis; fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest |
| n. blast; outburst |
| n. statement or other indication of policy; light line, used in lettering, to help align the text |
| v. slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner |
hinder
9
| v. put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress |
| a. essential; requisite; impossible to be omitted or remitted |
| n. one who is an authority on history |
| n. study of origin and nature of ideas |
hoary
10
| a. gray or white with or as if with age; white or whitish; old, or old-fashioned |
| n. study of origin and nature of ideas |
| n. statement or other indication of policy; light line, used in lettering, to help align the text |
| a. sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive |