Difficult IELTS Words - Group 3

standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test

act of emptying, reducing, or exhausting

reduce level; lower grade of something

mad; crazy; simple; stupid; foolish; gay; playful

curator; guardian

lower in spirits; press down

principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction

darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored

lower in spirits; press down

delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time

principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction

failure or falling off in amount or quality

causing disrupt or unrest; characterized by unrest or disorder

in disrepair, run down; of very poor quality or condition

lower in spirits; press down

great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water

class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect

darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored

move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known

conflict; lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things

hard monotonous routine work

failure or falling off in amount or quality

conflict; lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things

act of emptying, reducing, or exhausting

conflict; lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things

destine to an unhappy end

lower in spirits; press down

bend down; stoop low; lie close to the ground with the legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey, or in fear

class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect

left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty

hard monotonous routine work

heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk

throw out something from one's hand; get rid of

move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known

class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect

vocabulary that is for a specific group of people

give a name to facetiously or playfully; nickname; tap lightly on the shoulder by way of conferring knighthood

make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen

to turn aside, to deviate

view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion