Difficult IELTS Words - Group 10

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

sink; immerse; put under water

ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; prohibition

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

uncertain; hesitant; not fully worked out

run very rapidly; run at full speed.

necessary foods or commodities; basic elements; secure or fasten; a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables

an expedient for achieving a goal; a maneuver

affect with or as if with a disease; become affected with decay or putrefaction

effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth

three-dimensional work of art, usually of a person or animal

represent; signify; stand for

go through or across, often under difficult conditions

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

able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable

walk with short, tottering steps, as a child.

walk with short, tottering steps, as a child.

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

uncertain; hesitant; not fully worked out

secondary or explanatory title; printed translation of the dialogue of film shown at the bottom of the screen

being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable

victory or conquest

establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support

whirling motion; eddy, as of water

ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; prohibition

rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour

victory or conquest

indicative, relating to a symptom

an expedient for achieving a goal; a maneuver

an ornament made from a bunch of loose threads bound at one end and hanging free at the other

laying a tax, or imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by authority; raising of revenue

large group of people gathered or crowded closely together

laying a tax, or imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by authority; raising of revenue

someone who inherits a title or office

go through or across, often under difficult conditions

collection of writings on a particular topic, as in a magazine; meeting or conference for discussion of a topic; drinking together; merry feast

someone who inherits a title or office

three-dimensional work of art, usually of a person or animal

rough surface quality; structure of interwoven fibers or other elements; feel of a surface or a fabric

laying a tax, or imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by authority; raising of revenue