Difficult IELTS Words - Group 5

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n. a period of fourteen consecutive days


Spelling Word: fortnight
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a. sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive


Spelling Word: frugal
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v. reach conclusion; become systemic and spread throughout the body


Spelling Word: generalize
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a. friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner


Spelling Word: genial
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n. dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light; faint glow; shimmer


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


Spelling Word: hacker
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n. sheltered part of a body of water deep enough to provide anchorage for ships; place of shelter; refuge


Spelling Word: harbour
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a. stubbornly and often recklessly willful; unyielding


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


Spelling Word: heartstring
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v. utter a loud, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do; utter a sound expressive of distress; cry aloud and mournfully


Spelling Word: howl