Difficult IELTS Words - Group 8
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permeate 
1
 | peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak |
| deliberate, planned |
| full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through |
| spread or flow throughout; pervade |
pertain
2
| one who opens up new areas of thought, research, or development |
| unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint |
| belong; have connection with, or dependence on |
| producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile |
picturesque
3
| proposition upon which an argument is based; assumption; land and the buildings on it |
| scenic; striking or interesting in an unusual way |
| belong; have connection with, or dependence on |
| artificial, acting as a substitute for part of the body |
pinnacle
4
| peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak |
| act or an instance of seeking or pursuing something; search |
| any pause in a journey, to eat or drink, or to use a rest room |
| highland; upland; relatively flat highland |
pioneer
5
| having a possibility |
| ahead; prior to |
| one who opens up new areas of thought, research, or development |
| cliff; overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position |
pit stop
6
| liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay |
| form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information |
| relating to quality; having the character of quality |
| any pause in a journey, to eat or drink, or to use a rest room |
plaque
7
| act or an instance of seeking or pursuing something; search |
| lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time |
| deposit of fatty material inside arteries |
| guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; dogmatic or dictatorial |
preceding
8
| the main character in a drama or other literary work; a leading or principal figure |
| ahead; prior to |
| temporary; provided for present need only |
| one who opens up new areas of thought, research, or development |
predominant
9
| vertical; upright; intersecting at or forming right angles; extremely steep |
| most frequent or common; having superior power and influence |
| scenic; striking or interesting in an unusual way |
| person or organization that causes pollution of the environment; someone who makes unfit for or harmful to living things |
premeditated
10
| deliberate, planned |
| belong; have connection with, or dependence on |
| sign or notice for display in a public place; small card or plaque, such as nameplate on a door |
| take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob |