Difficult IELTS Words - Group 8
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| Difficult IELTS Words - Group 8 | View Group Words |
persevere 
1
 | endure; be persistent, refuse to stop |
| the office, function, or term of a president |
| summary, plan, or scheme of something proposed, affording a prospect of its nature |
| full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through |
petal
2
| one of brightly colored parts of flower immediately surrounding the reproductive organs |
| expedient; artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy |
| A solemn binding promise to do, give, or refrain from doing something: signed a pledge never to reveal the secret |
| paragraph added to letter after it is concluded and signed by the writer |
petition
3
| occurring or done after death; relating to a medical examination of a dead body |
| baffle; confuse |
| sweat; excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin |
| solemn supplication or request to a superior authority; formal written application requesting a court |
picturesque
4
| vertical; upright; intersecting at or forming right angles; extremely steep |
| scenic; striking or interesting in an unusual way |
| flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped |
| act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
plateau
5
| gaze intently; stare; scrutinize; read or study carefully and attentively |
| rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly |
| seed case for legumes, e.g. peas, beans, peppers;small vehicle |
| highland; upland; relatively flat highland |
postscript
6
| scenic; striking or interesting in an unusual way |
| quality or state of being productive; productiveness. |
| summary, plan, or scheme of something proposed, affording a prospect of its nature |
| paragraph added to letter after it is concluded and signed by the writer |
prerequisite
7
| gaze intently; stare; scrutinize; read or study carefully and attentively |
| required or necessary as a precondition for something else |
| capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable |
| cause something to multiply or breed; cause to extend to broader area or larger number |
presidency
8
| the office, function, or term of a president |
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| baffle; confuse |
| spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves |
pretext
9
| in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal |
| excuse; something serving to conceal plans; fictitious reason |
| one of brightly colored parts of flower immediately surrounding the reproductive organs |
| extend out or project in space; stick out |
proclaim
10
| cause something to multiply or breed; cause to extend to broader area or larger number |
| gaze intently; stare; scrutinize; read or study carefully and attentively |
| declare; announce |
| paragraph added to letter after it is concluded and signed by the writer |