Difficult IELTS Words - Group 5

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n. a period of fourteen consecutive days

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n. fundamental structure, as for a written work; skeleton

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n. place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment

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v. open the mouth wide; yawn from sleepiness, weariness, or dullness

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a. very showy or ornamented, especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner

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n. sand or gravel; rough, hard particles; coarse part of meal; grain, as oats or wheat

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v. give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing

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a. earning as a total income or profit before deductions

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ad. to this place; to a prescribed limit; up to this time; as yet; until now

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