Difficult IELTS Words - Group 1

game played on a court with light long-handled rackets

pile up; collect; mount up; increase

consent or comply passively or without protest; assent

ready to consent or submit; acceptable

offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense

seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end

provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part

a passageway between rows of seats or shelves

stock or supply, usually of weapons

In or toward the area behind the performing space in a theater, especially the area comprising the dressing rooms

assign; distribute according to plan

state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; transitional period between youth and maturity

combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

assign; distribute according to plan

inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

game played on a court with light long-handled rackets

one who keeps accounts; one who has charge of keeping books and accounts in an office

the center around which something rotates; pivot

change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors

In or toward the area behind the performing space in a theater, especially the area comprising the dressing rooms

inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

helpful; tending to promote physical well-being

short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography

broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography

provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part

stock or supply, usually of weapons

adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end

approach; come near

change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors

stall where books are sold, as on a street; table with enclosed sides, for displaying books for sale

the center around which something rotates; pivot

quality of being genuine or trustworthy

find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of

a place offering protection and shelter

formation of a close human relationship, as between friends; emotional and physical attachment occurring between a parent or parent figure

stock or supply, usually of weapons

able to live both on land and in water