Difficult IELTS Words - Group 10
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steward 
1
 | be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power |
| keep in existence; maintain; supply with necessities or nourishment; provide for |
| one who manages another's property, finances, or other affairs; attendant on a ship or airplane |
| friction between body and surface on which it moves |
subordinate
2
| able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable |
| occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive |
| having been asserted as true under oath |
| arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity |
subside
3
| an ornament made from a bunch of loose threads bound at one end and hanging free at the other |
| settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down |
| one who manages another's property, finances, or other affairs; attendant on a ship or airplane |
| to sit with a leg on each side; to appear to favor both sides of an issue |
sulphur
4
| be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers |
| nonmetallic element occurring naturally in large quantities |
| subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement |
| able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable |
superfluous
5
| degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste |
| being beyond what is required or sufficient |
| having, caused by, or relating to speed greater than the speed of sound |
| ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; prohibition |
sustain
6
| having, caused by, or relating to speed greater than the speed of sound |
| keep in existence; maintain; supply with necessities or nourishment; provide for |
| capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally. |
| rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour |
tag
7
| to sit with a leg on each side; to appear to favor both sides of an issue |
| quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down |
| a broad sequence or range of related qualities, ideas, or activities |
| put a ticket on; add as an appendage to; follow closely |
tangle
8
| wander or stray; turn aside sharply; climb or move upward |
| uniting or knitting together confusedly; knot of threads, or other thing, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged |
| partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen |
| capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally. |
tassel
9
| occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive |
| endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy |
| an ornament made from a bunch of loose threads bound at one end and hanging free at the other |
| a small flat compressed cake of some substance; a dose of medicine; simplified computer with only screen |
tenacious
10
| earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land |
| submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in |
| sticking together; stubbornly unyielding; holding together firmly |
| flow in drops; run or flow slowly; drip |