Difficult IELTS Words - Group 9

n. withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity

n. cloth used to wrap a body for burial; winding sheet; something that conceals, protects, or screens

n. renewal; growth of lost or destroyed parts or organs

n. block consisting of a thick piece of something

v. amend; change

n. withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity

n. narrow strip at one side of a movie film that carries the sound recording; music that accompanies a movie

v. give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance

a. Steady and persistent; never-ceasing

v. organize opposition to authority; make revolution

v. become active; excite, as to anger or action; stir up; awaken

n. renewal; growth of lost or destroyed parts or organs

v. place on the sidelines; to bench or to keep someone out of play

a. respectful; worshipful; impressed with veneration or deep respect

v. amend; change

v. dwell; live in a place permanently or for an extended period

v. cut or clip hair; strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping

v. become active; excite, as to anger or action; stir up; awaken

a. Steady and persistent; never-ceasing

v. organize opposition to authority; make revolution

a. caused by earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking

v. restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin

v. become active; excite, as to anger or action; stir up; awaken

a. country; relating to rural areas

v. save from loss or destruction; save discarded or damaged material for further use

n. transmitting money, bills, especially to a distant place, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in discharge of an obligation

a. consisting of or divided into sections; separating into sections

n. close-fitting, long-sleeved t-shirt with a rolled collar

ad. hardly; barely; only just

a. full of rigors; harsh; rigidly accurate; precise

n. underside of the foot; underside of a shoe or boot, often excluding the heel; bottom surface of a plow

a. caused by earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking

n. state of being secret or concealed

v. restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin

n. ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy

v. save from loss or destruction; save discarded or damaged material for further use

v. isolate; separate; divide from the main body

v. fall or sink heavily; collapse; decline suddenly; fall off

a. caused by earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking

n. underside of the foot; underside of a shoe or boot, often excluding the heel; bottom surface of a plow