Difficult IELTS Words - Group 7

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n. speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy


Spelling Word: monologue
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n. lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle equipped with a small motor and pedals, designed to go no faster than some specified speed limit


Spelling Word: moped
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n. subtle or slight degree of difference; small difference in meaning


Spelling Word: nuance
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n. any of a family of high-strength, resilient synthetic polymers


Spelling Word: nylon
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a. happy and ready to do favors for others


Spelling Word: obliging
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a. having greater length than breadth, especially when rectangular


Spelling Word: oblong
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n. place or building for making observations on the heavenly bodies; building fitted with instruments for making systematic observations of space


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


Spelling Word: offset
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a. coming nearer; approaching


Spelling Word: oncoming
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a. impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster


Spelling Word: opaque