Difficult IELTS Words - Group 10

quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down

fixed; immobile; static; not capable of being moved

an expedient for achieving a goal; a maneuver

large group of people gathered or crowded closely together

to sit with a leg on each side; to appear to favor both sides of an issue

vessel propelled by steam; steamship or steamboat; road locomotive for use on common roads

walk with short, tottering steps, as a child.

interfere in a harmful manner; alter improperly

wander or stray; turn aside sharply; climb or move upward

tax on goods coming into a country

to sit with a leg on each side; to appear to favor both sides of an issue

establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support

difficult; stressful; narrow; not broad; tight; close; closely fitting

dense moving crowd; large group of honeybees

being beyond what is required or sufficient

of structure; affecting structure; constructional

naturally abundant nutrient carbohydrate, found chiefly in the seeds, fruits

occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive

restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality

quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down

brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words

add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition

write underneath, as one's name; sign to a document; give consent to; promise to give, by writing one's name with the amount

ordered; methodical; carried on using step-by-step procedures

submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in

write underneath, as one's name; sign to a document; give consent to; promise to give, by writing one's name with the amount

brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words

restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality

branch that flows into the main stream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for

someone who inherits a title or office

being beyond what is required or sufficient

vessel propelled by steam; steamship or steamboat; road locomotive for use on common roads

person who has the authority to supervise or direct; janitor or custodian in a building

make sterile or unproductive; impoverish, as land; exhaust of fertility.

new organization or business venture

arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity

quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down

physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness, fatigue, or hardship; endurance

add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition

submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in