Difficult IELTS Words - Group 9
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regulate 
1
 | bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of |
| act of doing or performing again |
| relating to space; existing in or connected with space |
| of a resource sustainable; able to be regrown or renewed; having an ongoing or continuous source of supply; not finite |
reimburse
2
| pay back for some expense incurred |
| close-fitting, long-sleeved t-shirt with a rolled collar |
| wide; generous or large in area or extent; sizable |
| relating to space; existing in or connected with space |
relief
3
| relating to space; existing in or connected with space |
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| man who is a member of the armed forces |
| projection of figures or forms from a flat background, as in sculpture, or the apparent projection of such shapes in a painting or drawing |
reluctance
4
| causing, or tending to cause ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious |
| organize opposition to authority; make revolution |
| state of being reluctant; unwillingness; hesitancy in taking some action |
| keep or confine within limits |
repetition
5
| hardly; barely; only just |
| restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin |
| act of doing or performing again |
| consisting of or divided into sections; separating into sections |
rhetoric
6
| application of friction and pressure; act or remark that annoys or hurts another; difficulty or obstacle |
| person of royal rank or lineage; share paid to a writer or composer out of the proceeds resulting from the sale or performance of his or her work |
| art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language |
| scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough |
rigorous
7
| full of rigors; harsh; rigidly accurate; precise |
| denote; mean; indicate |
| pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings |
| projection of figures or forms from a flat background, as in sculpture, or the apparent projection of such shapes in a painting or drawing |
ruffle
8
| make into a ruff; wrinkle; disturb surface of; make uneven by agitation or commotion; throw into disorder or confusion |
| one who registers; a recorder; a keeper of records |
| find fault or rail with rude clamor; utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke |
| pay back for some expense incurred |
scant
9
| grasp suddenly and forcibly; take or grab; possess oneself of something |
| scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough |
| causing, or tending to cause ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious |
| place on the sidelines; to bench or to keep someone out of play |
sectional
10
| a hinged blind for a window |
| man who is a member of the armed forces |
| application of friction and pressure; act or remark that annoys or hurts another; difficulty or obstacle |
| consisting of or divided into sections; separating into sections |