Difficult IELTS Words - Group 5

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n. part of a country which fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region; border, confine, or extreme part of a country

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n. 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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n. something given freely or without recompense; free gift; a present

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n. small stones, or fragments of stone; very small pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand

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v. grasp; seize

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v. utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds

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a. stubbornly and often recklessly willful; unyielding

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n. arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked

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v. raise; lift; elevate; raise to one's mouth in order to drink

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v. plunge into anything, especially a fluid; sink; dip