Difficult IELTS Words - Group 8
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perpendicular 
1
 | crime of pirate; robbery committed at sea; unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted or patented material |
| vertical; upright; intersecting at or forming right angles; extremely steep |
| act or an instance of seeking or pursuing something; search |
| behave in a silly, or childish, or irresponsible way; work with in a non-serious manner |
pessimism
2
| wander aimlessly; move about aimlessly; walk about casually or for pleasure |
| all the animals and plants, which live at or near surface of waters; collection of small or microscopic organisms |
| put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy |
| belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess |
placard
3
| sign or notice for display in a public place; small card or plaque, such as nameplate on a door |
| a proposition, plan, or scheme offered for acceptance; an offer of marriage |
| in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal |
| stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic |
plaque
4
| proper to be permitted; allowable; admissible. |
| deposit of fatty material inside arteries |
| producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile |
| in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal |
play around
5
| behave in a silly, or childish, or irresponsible way; work with in a non-serious manner |
| vertical; upright; intersecting at or forming right angles; extremely steep |
| consisting in a point; limited to a point; unexpended; precise |
| occurring or done after death; relating to a medical examination of a dead body |
pockmark
6
| sign posted in a public place as an advertisement |
| by a small amount at a time; in stages; gradually |
| deposit of fatty material inside arteries |
| small pit on a surface; mark or scar in the skin caused by a pock |
politic
7
| expedient; artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy |
| introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| crime of pirate; robbery committed at sea; unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted or patented material |
| vertical; upright; intersecting at or forming right angles; extremely steep |
posthumous
8
| having a possibility |
| checking perpendicularity; exactly vertical |
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| after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death |
practitioner
9
| introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| wander aimlessly; move about aimlessly; walk about casually or for pleasure |
| someone engaged in a profession as law, medicine |
| sign or notice for display in a public place; small card or plaque, such as nameplate on a door |
prelude
10
| introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| expressing sorrow ;mournful or melancholy; sad |
| expedient; artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy |
| having a possibility |