Difficult IELTS Words - Group 1

v. state without proof; assert to be true

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

v. assign; distribute according to plan

v. parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot

v. combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

a. arranged in customary order of the letters of a language

n. state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty

a. unclear or doubtful in meaning

v. change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors

ad. in the middle of; among; surrounded by

ad. amid; in the middle of; among

a. able to live both on land and in water

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

v. resolve anything complex into its elements; separate into parts for purpose of examination of each separately

a. of analysis; resolving into elements or parts

n. forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor

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

v. destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

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

v. apply oil, ointment, or a similar substance to; choose by or as if by divine intervention