Difficult IELTS Words - Group 1

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n. shortening something by omitting parts of it

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v. pile up; collect; mount up; increase

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v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something

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n. anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

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n. forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor

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n. active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

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v. attach; add as supplement or appendix

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a. lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants

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v. climb; mount

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