Difficult IELTS Words - Group 9
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registrar 
1
 | make solid, compact, or hard; make strong or united |
| denote; mean; indicate |
| a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions |
| one who registers; a recorder; a keeper of records |
regulate
2
| bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of |
| having little width in proportion to height or length; long and thin |
| activity that refreshes and recreates; snacks and drinks served as a light meal |
| destroy; put an end to; quench; kill violently |
rotate
3
| a stock certificate or bond, a document indicating ownership or creditor-ship; safety |
| causing great damage or hardship; with sternness |
| plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center |
| give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon |
ruffle
4
| lazy; with little movement; very slow |
| restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to former state of health or good repute |
| make into a ruff; wrinkle; disturb surface of; make uneven by agitation or commotion; throw into disorder or confusion |
| having little width in proportion to height or length; long and thin |
safeguard
5
| line of junction formed by sewing together two pieces; line across a surface, as a crack; scar |
| occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense |
| deposit; matter deposited by some natural process |
| one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection |
scorn
6
| extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain |
| lazy; with little movement; very slow |
| unsparing, harsh, or strict, as in treatment of others; causing great discomfort, damage, or distress |
| causing, or tending to cause ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious |
secrecy
7
| deposit; matter deposited by some natural process |
| line of junction formed by sewing together two pieces; line across a surface, as a crack; scar |
| walk in an awkward, lazy, or unsteady manner, shuffling the feet |
| state of being secret or concealed |
security
8
| line of junction formed by sewing together two pieces; line across a surface, as a crack; scar |
| restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin |
| a stock certificate or bond, a document indicating ownership or creditor-ship; safety |
| cause to feel remorse or regret; feel regret or self-reproach for |
severely
9
| state of being secret or concealed |
| one who registers; a recorder; a keeper of records |
| cause to feel remorse or regret; feel regret or self-reproach for |
| causing great damage or hardship; with sternness |
shamble
10
| causing, or tending to cause ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious |
| cause to feel remorse or regret; feel regret or self-reproach for |
| walk in an awkward, lazy, or unsteady manner, shuffling the feet |
| a stock certificate or bond, a document indicating ownership or creditor-ship; safety |