Difficult IELTS Words - Group 7
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mountainous 
1
 | to be resistant to |
| having many mountains; resembling a mountain in size; huge |
| ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence |
| story; art, technique, or process of telling story |
mundane
2
| wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered |
| a loosely tangled bunch or mass; a dense head of hair |
| belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| nothing; of no account; worthless; zero |
narrative
3
| threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments |
| story; art, technique, or process of telling story |
| subtle or slight degree of difference; small difference in meaning |
| throw over; overturn; upset; turn upside down; cause to fall or to fail |
nicety
4
| precision; subtle difference in meaning, opinion, or attitude |
| slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous |
| subtle or slight degree of difference; small difference in meaning |
| flow over; cover with, or as with, water or other fluid; spread over; flow over the brim of |
nuance
5
| having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined |
| subtle or slight degree of difference; small difference in meaning |
| throw over; overturn; upset; turn upside down; cause to fall or to fail |
| slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous |
nucleus
6
| characteristic or feature that distinguishes something from others |
| crumbling, soft, friable earth; soil |
| central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core |
| flow over; cover with, or as with, water or other fluid; spread over; flow over the brim of |
obliging
7
| beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements |
| happy and ready to do favors for others |
| precision; subtle difference in meaning, opinion, or attitude |
| most favorable or advantageous |
oust
8
| characteristic or feature that distinguishes something from others |
| throw over; overturn; upset; turn upside down; cause to fall or to fail |
| belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| expel; eject from a position or place; force out |
outskirt
9
| relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
| part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town; fringe; outer border |
| colorless nonmetallic element of atomic number 7, tasteless and odorless, symbol N |
| restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
pant
10
| subtle or slight degree of difference; small difference in meaning |
| breathe quickly or in a labored manner; respire with heaving of the breast; sigh |
| precision; subtle difference in meaning, opinion, or attitude |
| story; art, technique, or process of telling story |