Difficult IELTS Words - Group 8

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n. a body suspended from fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum


Spelling Word: pendulum
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n. optical instruments that contain reflecting elements, such as mirrors and prisms; general or comprehensive view


Spelling Word: periscope
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n. natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person


Spelling Word: physique
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n. substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter


Spelling Word: pigment
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n. axis; focus; center


Spelling Word: pivot
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v. steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own


Spelling Word: plagiarize
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v. fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply


Spelling Word: plummet
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a. having a possibility


Spelling Word: potential
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v. bring into possession; cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; cause to come


Spelling Word: procure
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a. in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal


Spelling Word: profuse