Difficult IELTS Words - Group 1

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v. be next to; be contiguous to; border on


Spelling Word: adjoin
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v. administer; supply; supervise or be in charge of


Spelling Word: administrate
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v. gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to


Spelling Word: aggregate
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a. arranged in customary order of the letters of a language


Spelling Word: alphabetical
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ad. amid; in the middle of; among


Spelling Word: amidst
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n. annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year


Spelling Word: annuity
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n. highest point; the vertex; usually pointed end of an object; the tip


Spelling Word: apex
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n. candidate


Spelling Word: applicant
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n. the act of rising or going upward


Spelling Word: ascent
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n. person to pilot, navigate, or as a crew member of spacecraft


Spelling Word: astronaut