Difficult IELTS Words - Group 5

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fortify  Speak Example sentences
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make strong or stronger; prepare oneself for a military confrontation
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more than adequate;liberal in giving or sharing
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have top billing; be the main attraction; serve as the headliner of; publicise prominently in an advertisement
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to this place; to a prescribed limit; up to this time; as yet; until now
genial  Speak Example sentences
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friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
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not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
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security; insurance; exemption from loss or damage; immunity from penalty, or the punishment; amnesty
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goad  Speak Example sentences
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of or pertaining to a portrait or likeness or to portraiture; of the nature of a portrait
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association of people belonging to the same class, or engaged in kindred pursuits; business corporation
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urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to
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security; insurance; exemption from loss or damage; immunity from penalty, or the punishment; amnesty
granary  Speak Example sentences
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building for storing threshed grain; region yielding much grain
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dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
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chart; a drawing illustrating the relations
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statement or other indication of policy; light line, used in lettering, to help align the text
graph  Speak Example sentences
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process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent
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chart; a drawing illustrating the relations
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uncultured; uneducated; not able to read or write
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of or pertaining to a portrait or likeness or to portraiture; of the nature of a portrait
groan  Speak Example sentences
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to this place; to a prescribed limit; up to this time; as yet; until now
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plunge into anything, especially a fluid; sink; dip
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cause to emit a flash of light
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give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing
gymnasium  Speak Example sentences
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statement or other indication of policy; light line, used in lettering, to help align the text
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place or building where athletic exercises are performed; a school for gymnastics
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injure or hurt; become worse; affect negatively
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session, as of an investigatory committee or a grand jury, at which testimony is taken from witnesses
hearing  Speak Example sentences
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of or pertaining to a portrait or likeness or to portraiture; of the nature of a portrait
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arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
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more than adequate;liberal in giving or sharing
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session, as of an investigatory committee or a grand jury, at which testimony is taken from witnesses
hoary  Speak Example sentences
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passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; iron chimney of a steamship or the like
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process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent
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gray or white with or as if with age; white or whitish; old, or old-fashioned
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have top billing; be the main attraction; serve as the headliner of; publicise prominently in an advertisement
homogeneous  Speak Example sentences
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brief explanation of words, often placed at back of book
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of the same or similar nature or kind
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arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
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flow forth suddenly in great volume; make an excessive display