Difficult IELTS Words - Group 5

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n. remnant or trace of an organism of a past geologic age embedded and preserved in the earth crust.

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a. very showy or ornamented, especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner

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n. any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream

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n. a short, hurried view

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a. proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive

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n. building for storing threshed grain; region yielding much grain

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v. search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way

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n. one who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access to data; one who cuts with rough or heavy blows

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n. session, as of an investigatory committee or a grand jury, at which testimony is taken from witnesses

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n. the deepest feelings or affections; one of the nerves or tendons formerly believed to brace and sustain the heart