Difficult IELTS Words - Group 10
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sprawl 
1
 | sink; immerse; put under water |
| act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health |
| extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly |
| systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject |
sterile
2
| a small flat compressed cake of some substance; a dose of medicine; simplified computer with only screen |
| subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement |
| act of raising a glass and drinking in honor or to the honor of someone |
| not producing or incapable of producing offspring; lacking imagination, creativity, or vitality |
straddle
3
| helps something to happen more quickly |
| to sit with a leg on each side; to appear to favor both sides of an issue |
| effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth |
| flow in drops; run or flow slowly; drip |
strengthen
4
| person's normal manner of thinking, behaving or reacting; tendency to become irritable or angry |
| laying a tax, or imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by authority; raising of revenue |
| an ornament made from a bunch of loose threads bound at one end and hanging free at the other |
| reinforce; fortify; make strong or increase the strength of |
strive
5
| ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; prohibition |
| extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly |
| endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy |
| exceed; to go beyond in degree or quality |
stroke
6
| act or an instance of striking; time so indicated; sudden action or process having a strong impact or effect; inspired or effective idea or act |
| helps something to happen more quickly |
| laying a tax, or imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by authority; raising of revenue |
| occurring or taking place in person's mind rather than external world; unreal |
subsidiary
7
| act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health |
| nonmetallic element occurring naturally in large quantities |
| promote or praise energetically; publicize; solicit customers, votes, or patronage |
| subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement |
subtitle
8
| reinforce; fortify; make strong or increase the strength of |
| one occupied with the affairs of government, and influential in shaping policy |
| secondary or explanatory title; printed translation of the dialogue of film shown at the bottom of the screen |
| lever pressed by the finger to discharge a firearm |
supposition
9
| act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health |
| an ornament made from a bunch of loose threads bound at one end and hanging free at the other |
| residential area outlying a city |
| act of supposing; something supposed; assumption |
synchronize
10
| communications system consisting of teletypewriters connected to a telephonic network to send and receive signals |
| act or an instance of striking; time so indicated; sudden action or process having a strong impact or effect; inspired or effective idea or act |
| act of supposing; something supposed; assumption |
| happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur |