Difficult IELTS Words - Group 10
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stimulus 
1
 | occurring or taking place in person's mind rather than external world; unreal |
| encourage; motivate; arouse; spur; excite or invigorate with a stimulant |
| make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt |
| helps something to happen more quickly |
straddle
2
| remove a part from the whole |
| large group of people gathered or crowded closely together |
| story; floor or level of a building or ship |
| to sit with a leg on each side; to appear to favor both sides of an issue |
stuntman
3
| destroy; step on |
| two words that can be interchanged in a context |
| encourage; motivate; arouse; spur; excite or invigorate with a stimulant |
| man who substitutes for a performer in scenes requiring physical daring or involving physical risk |
subordinate
4
| helps something to happen more quickly |
| surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of |
| having power or a tendency to transform |
| occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive |
suburb
5
| not relaxed, showing stress and strain; tightly stretched |
| quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down |
| residential area outlying a city |
| one who manages another's property, finances, or other affairs; attendant on a ship or airplane |
succumb
6
| difficult; stressful; narrow; not broad; tight; close; closely fitting |
| pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; transfer by pouring |
| submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in |
| occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive |
supersede
7
| to sit with a leg on each side; to appear to favor both sides of an issue |
| put a ticket on; add as an appendage to; follow closely |
| be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power |
| not producing or incapable of producing offspring; lacking imagination, creativity, or vitality |
supplement
8
| add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition |
| arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force |
| difficult; stressful; narrow; not broad; tight; close; closely fitting |
| subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement |
surcharge
9
| being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable |
| lack of self-confidence or courage |
| to sit with a leg on each side; to appear to favor both sides of an issue |
| an additional charge; charge an extra fee |
swarm
10
| dense moving crowd; large group of honeybees |
| lack of self-confidence or courage |
| pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; transfer by pouring |
| residential area outlying a city |