Difficult IELTS Words - Group 9
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reciprocal 
1
 | close-fitting, long-sleeved t-shirt with a rolled collar |
| concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting |
| seeming; outward or token appearance; show; figure; form |
| breathing; process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells |
reservoir
2
| causing, or tending to cause ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious |
| tank used for collecting and storing a liquid; holding pond; lake used to store water for community use |
| having a site, situation, or location; being in a relative position; permanently fixed; placed; located |
| give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance |
retort
3
| find fault or rail with rude clamor; utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke |
| hardly; barely; only just |
| reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner |
| look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail |
retrospect
4
| review; look back upon; remember |
| ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy |
| able to be dissolved; able to be explained |
| give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon |
reveal
5
| causing, or tending to cause ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious |
| bring to view; show; make known |
| cut or clip hair; strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping |
| give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law |
robust
6
| vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous |
| review; look back upon; remember |
| make a pretence of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks |
| a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions |
ruinous
7
| shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently |
| causing, or tending to cause ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious |
| bring to view; show; make known |
| find fault or rail with rude clamor; utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke |
sanction
8
| extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain |
| block consisting of a thick piece of something |
| of or relating to the occasional use, asserted not to be addictive, of narcotics; engaged in as a pastime, for fun or pleasure |
| give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law |
scold
9
| find fault or rail with rude clamor; utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke |
| able to be dissolved; able to be explained |
| organize opposition to authority; make revolution |
| someone who bears the blame for others |
scorn
10
| express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace |
| cut or clip hair; strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping |
| keep or confine within limits |
| extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain |