Difficult IELTS Words - Group 7

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a. boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety


Spelling Word: monotonous
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a. belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary


Spelling Word: mundane
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n. rare, inert gaseous element occurring in the atmosphere; extremely bright color


Spelling Word: neon
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a. having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined


Spelling Word: oblique
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v. counterbalance, counteract, or compensate for; balance


Spelling Word: offset
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v. select as an alternative over another; make a choice or decision


Spelling Word: opt
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n. garden; area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees


Spelling Word: orchard
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v. expel; eject from a position or place; force out


Spelling Word: oust
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n. remote rural part of a country especially of Australia or New Zealand


Spelling Word: outback
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n. part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town; fringe; outer border


Spelling Word: outskirt