Difficult IELTS Words - Group 5
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fortify 
1
 | make strong or stronger; prepare oneself for a military confrontation |
| copy the actions, appearance, mannerisms, or speech of; mimic; use or follow as a model |
| remnant or trace of an organism of a past geologic age embedded and preserved in the earth crust. |
| gray or white with or as if with age; white or whitish; old, or old-fashioned |
fossil
2
| raise; lift; elevate; raise to one's mouth in order to drink |
| proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive |
| not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility |
| remnant or trace of an organism of a past geologic age embedded and preserved in the earth crust. |
fulfil
3
| fill full; fill to the utmost capacity, as a vessel, a room; make full or complete |
| place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment |
| remnant or trace of an organism of a past geologic age embedded and preserved in the earth crust. |
| an animal that eats mainly or only plants |
gaudy
4
| have top billing; be the main attraction; serve as the headliner of; publicise prominently in an advertisement |
| very showy or ornamented, especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner |
| expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style |
| property of matter by which it tends when at rest to remain so, and when in motion to continue in motion, and in the same straight line or direction |
ghastly
5
| not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility |
| large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill |
| kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to |
| horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad |
glacier
6
| kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to |
| brief explanation of words, often placed at back of book |
| cause to lean, slant, or slope; deviate from the horizontal or vertical |
| large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill |
gradual
7
| brief explanation of words, often placed at back of book |
| flow forth suddenly in great volume; make an excessive display |
| one who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there; non-native |
| proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive |
graph
8
| not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility |
| chart; a drawing illustrating the relations |
| place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment |
| cause to emit a flash of light |
gratuity
9
| something given freely or without recompense; free gift; a present |
| travel by getting free rides from passing vehicles; be carried along with something else |
| place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment |
| expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style |
grope
10
| remnant or trace of an organism of a past geologic age embedded and preserved in the earth crust. |
| deduce; conclude from evidence or premises; lead to as a consequence or conclusion |
| search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way |
| flow forth suddenly in great volume; make an excessive display |