Difficult IELTS Words - Group 9
Match Quiz
| Difficult IELTS Words - Group 9 | View Group Words |
refine 
1
 | purify; make more precise; improve |
| caused by earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking |
| hardly; barely; only just |
| seeming; outward or token appearance; show; figure; form |
regeneration
2
| 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 |
| leave a place, or a meeting, without being noticed; pass quickly, almost unnoticed; disappear or die |
| renewal; growth of lost or destroyed parts or organs |
| able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations |
relinquish
3
| give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon |
| having supreme rank or power; self governing; excellent; independent |
| vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous |
| projection of figures or forms from a flat background, as in sculpture, or the apparent projection of such shapes in a painting or drawing |
remnant
4
| remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists |
| cause or permit to lean, incline, rest; place in a recumbent position |
| force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against |
| save from loss or destruction; save discarded or damaged material for further use |
retrospect
5
| give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law |
| review; look back upon; remember |
| organize opposition to authority; make revolution |
| man who is a member of the armed forces |
ruffle
6
| consisting of or divided into sections; separating into sections |
| make into a ruff; wrinkle; disturb surface of; make uneven by agitation or commotion; throw into disorder or confusion |
| tank used for collecting and storing a liquid; holding pond; lake used to store water for community use |
| walk in an awkward, lazy, or unsteady manner, shuffling the feet |
scorn
7
| extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain |
| oral or written statement that one is resigning a position or an office |
| cut or clip hair; strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping |
| consisting of or divided into sections; separating into sections |
sectional
8
| remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists |
| seeming; outward or token appearance; show; figure; form |
| cut or clip hair; strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping |
| consisting of or divided into sections; separating into sections |
serviceman
9
| man who is a member of the armed forces |
| cause or permit to lean, incline, rest; place in a recumbent position |
| process or art of finding candidates for a post in an organization, or of recruits for the armed forces |
| move back; retreat; withdraw a claim or pretension |
shatter
10
| cause to break or burst suddenly into pieces, as with a violent blow |
| able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations |
| vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous |
| purify; make more precise; improve |