Difficult IELTS Words - Group 7

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n. addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep

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v. enumerate; count; read according to the rules of numeration

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n. place or building for making observations on the heavenly bodies; building fitted with instruments for making systematic observations of space

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a. coming nearer; approaching

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n. a spectator; someone looks on or watches, without becoming involved or participating

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n. mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined

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v. place or turn toward the east; cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward

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n. strong protest or objection; loud cry or clamor

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n. beginning; start; origin; time at which something is supposed to begin

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v. defeat; cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force ; charge someone with too many tasks