Difficult IELTS Words - Group 8
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percussion 
1
 | religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness |
| striking one object against another sharply |
| peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet |
| proposition upon which an argument is based; assumption; land and the buildings on it |
perennial
2
| lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time |
| deposit of fatty material inside arteries |
| introduction, usually to a poem or play |
| domestic fowls reared for eating, or for their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, capons, turkeys, ducks, and geese |
pervade
3
| fertilize by transferring pollen |
| introduction, usually to a poem or play |
| pass or flow through, as an aperture; permeate; pass or spread through the whole extent of |
| by a small amount at a time; in stages; gradually |
pinnacle
4
| edge, especially of a round surface; surface of a solid; circumference |
| peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak |
| producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile |
| continue; insist; persevere |
pioneer
5
| coming from great depth, far-reaching |
| capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable |
| one who opens up new areas of thought, research, or development |
| trouble; disturb; annoy; harass with petty vexations |
plaque
6
| deposit of fatty material inside arteries |
| come before; antecede |
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet |
platitude
7
| introduction, usually to a poem or play |
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| good fortune in any business or enterprise; success in respect of anything good or desirable |
| drive forward; move or cause to move on; urge or press onward by force |
play around
8
| gaze intently; stare; scrutinize; read or study carefully and attentively |
| trouble; disturb; annoy; harass with petty vexations |
| solemn supplication or request to a superior authority; formal written application requesting a court |
| behave in a silly, or childish, or irresponsible way; work with in a non-serious manner |
posthumous
9
| baffle; confuse |
| after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death |
| the office, function, or term of a president |
| small pit on a surface; mark or scar in the skin caused by a pock |
potential
10
| religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness |
| having a possibility |
| coming from great depth, far-reaching |
| baffle; confuse |