Difficult IELTS Words - Group 5

have top billing; be the main attraction; serve as the headliner of; publicise prominently in an advertisement

any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream

overrun; invade in great numbers; occupy in large numbers or live on a host

travel by getting free rides from passing vehicles; be carried along with something else

proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive

to this place; to a prescribed limit; up to this time; as yet; until now

utter a loud, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do; utter a sound expressive of distress; cry aloud and mournfully

area or environment where an organism or ecological community normally lives or occurs; place where a person or thing is most likely to be found

having no result or success

not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility

raise; lift; elevate; raise to one's mouth in order to drink

earning as a total income or profit before deductions

area or environment where an organism or ecological community normally lives or occurs; place where a person or thing is most likely to be found

association of people belonging to the same class, or engaged in kindred pursuits; business corporation

one who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access to data; one who cuts with rough or heavy blows

impose, thrust upon

blast; outburst

put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress

slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner

represent; demonstrate; depict; clarify, as by use of examples or comparisons

flowing into; mass arrival or incoming

area or environment where an organism or ecological community normally lives or occurs; place where a person or thing is most likely to be found

an animal that eats mainly or only plants

preference; tendency; inclined surface; slope

decide upon and express in words

a gap or interruption in space, time, or continuity; a break

an animal that eats mainly or only plants

involving active participation; applied, as opposed to theoretical

overrun; invade in great numbers; occupy in large numbers or live on a host

part of a country which fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region; border, confine, or extreme part of a country

not thorough, constant or consistent; by chance

consisting of or resembling grains; having grainy texture

small stones, or fragments of stone; very small pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand

friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner

enormous; boundless; so great as to be beyond measurement

have top billing; be the main attraction; serve as the headliner of; publicise prominently in an advertisement

injure or hurt; become worse; affect negatively

put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress

area or environment where an organism or ecological community normally lives or occurs; place where a person or thing is most likely to be found

small stones, or fragments of stone; very small pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand