Difficult IELTS Words - Group 8
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| Difficult IELTS Words - Group 8 | View Group Words |
physiological 
1
 | v. sweat; excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin |
| v. trouble; disturb; annoy; harass with petty vexations |
| n. seed case for legumes, e.g. peas, beans, peppers;small vehicle |
| a. pertaining to science of the function of living organisms |
piecemeal
2
| a. in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal |
| v. sweat; excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin |
| n. highland; upland; relatively flat highland |
| ad. by a small amount at a time; in stages; gradually |
pledge
3
| n. highland; upland; relatively flat highland |
| a. coming from great depth, far-reaching |
| a. consisting in a point; limited to a point; unexpended; precise |
| n. A solemn binding promise to do, give, or refrain from doing something: signed a pledge never to reveal the secret |
porous
4
| a. after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death |
| a. in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal |
| a. full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through |
| n. seed case for legumes, e.g. peas, beans, peppers;small vehicle |
positron
5
| v. remove or get rid of something unwanted; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or purify |
| a. in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal |
| n. elementary particle having the same mass and magnitude of charge as an electron but exhibiting a positive charge; positive electron |
| a. after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death |
preceding
6
| n. former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather |
| n. sliding piece which either is moved by, or moves against; mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion |
| a. ahead; prior to |
| v. steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own |
predecessor
7
| n. former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather |
| a. after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death |
| ad. by a small amount at a time; in stages; gradually |
| n. descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations |
preface
8
| n. something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay |
| ad. by a small amount at a time; in stages; gradually |
| v. disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion |
| ad. every three months; in three month intervals |
proficiency
9
| v. take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob |
| v. steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own |
| n. skillfulness in command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; expertise |
| v. make longer; draw out; lengthen |
profound
10
| ad. in a regular periodic manner; intermittently |
| a. full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through |
| a. pertaining to science of the function of living organisms |
| a. coming from great depth, far-reaching |