Difficult IELTS Words - Group 7

crumbling, soft, friable earth; soil

without planning or thinking ahead; right away; immediately

of or relating to money; nation's currency; financial

given to expressing yourself freely or insistently

in name only; insignificantly small

temperate; gentle; mild; make less fast or intense ; preside over

speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy

one who records what is said or done; one legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity

make one's way by or as if by force; move or force with strength

nonexistence; nothingness; zero

enumerate; count; read according to the rules of numeration

go beyond; surpass; exceed

story; art, technique, or process of telling story

characteristic or feature that distinguishes something from others

throw over; overturn; upset; turn upside down; cause to fall or to fail

nonexistence; nothingness; zero

in name only; insignificantly small

beyond what has been said; further; besides; in addition; furthermore; also; likewise

breathe quickly or in a labored manner; respire with heaving of the breast; sigh

art or process, originating in Japan, of folding paper into shapes representing flowers and birds, for example

a Christian minister or priest having spiritual charge over a congregation or other group; layperson having spiritual charge over a person or group

breathe quickly or in a labored manner; respire with heaving of the breast; sigh

threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat

go beyond; surpass; exceed

nonexistence; nothingness; zero

counterbalance, counteract, or compensate for; balance

characteristic or feature that distinguishes something from others

characteristic or feature that distinguishes something from others

crumbling, soft, friable earth; soil

select as an alternative over another; make a choice or decision

representation of common ground between two things; extend over and cover a part of

art or process, originating in Japan, of folding paper into shapes representing flowers and birds, for example

designate; appoint

throw over; overturn; upset; turn upside down; cause to fall or to fail

go beyond; surpass; exceed

any compound of oxygen with another element; a binary chemical compound of oxygen

threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

expel; eject from a position or place; force out

one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party