Difficult IELTS Words - Group 8

ahead; prior to

someone engaged in a profession as law, medicine

natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person

conscious understanding of something; vision ability

push; driving force; act of propelling

bring into possession; cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; cause to come

natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person

chemicals used to kill pests, such as rodents or insects

ban; taboo; forbid

student who continues studies after graduation

be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance

one of brightly colored parts of flower immediately surrounding the reproductive organs

domestic fowls reared for eating, or for their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, capons, turkeys, ducks, and geese

of or pertaining to the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language

natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person

someone engaged in a profession as law, medicine

any pause in a journey, to eat or drink, or to use a rest room

be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance

one of brightly colored parts of flower immediately surrounding the reproductive organs

consisting in a point; limited to a point; unexpended; precise

belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess

fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply

remove oneself from an obligation; withdraw; especially of military forces; retreat

lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time

substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter

unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint

striking one object against another sharply

be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance

slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull

conscious understanding of something; vision ability

remove oneself from an obligation; withdraw; especially of military forces; retreat

gaze intently; stare; scrutinize; read or study carefully and attentively

vertical; upright; intersecting at or forming right angles; extremely steep

one of brightly colored parts of flower immediately surrounding the reproductive organs

gaze intently; stare; scrutinize; read or study carefully and attentively

producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile

one of brightly colored parts of flower immediately surrounding the reproductive organs

put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy

elementary particle having the same mass and magnitude of charge as an electron but exhibiting a positive charge; positive electron

sign posted in a public place as an advertisement