Difficult IELTS Words - Group 8
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permissible 
1
 | proper to be permitted; allowable; admissible. |
| producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile |
| occurring or done after death; relating to a medical examination of a dead body |
| state of being predisposed; tendency or inclination |
persecute
2
| sign posted in a public place as an advertisement |
| pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; beset with cruelty or malignity; harass; annoy |
| a body suspended from fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum |
| in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal |
phobia
3
| domestic fowls reared for eating, or for their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, capons, turkeys, ducks, and geese |
| anxiety disorder by extreme and irrational fear; dislike |
| depict; describe; draw |
| spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves |
piggyback
4
| on shoulders or back |
| a proposition, plan, or scheme offered for acceptance; an offer of marriage |
| sweat; excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin |
| disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion |
plankton
5
| lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time |
| all the animals and plants, which live at or near surface of waters; collection of small or microscopic organisms |
| being within view or consideration, as a future event or contingency; relating to the future: expected |
| producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile |
plaque
6
| quality or state of being productive; productiveness. |
| most frequent or common; having superior power and influence |
| pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; beset with cruelty or malignity; harass; annoy |
| deposit of fatty material inside arteries |
pod
7
| state of being predisposed; tendency or inclination |
| seed case for legumes, e.g. peas, beans, peppers;small vehicle |
| sign posted in a public place as an advertisement |
| most frequent or common; having superior power and influence |
postgraduate
8
| introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| being within view or consideration, as a future event or contingency; relating to the future: expected |
| student who continues studies after graduation |
| push; driving force; act of propelling |
poultry
9
| domestic fowls reared for eating, or for their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, capons, turkeys, ducks, and geese |
| all the animals and plants, which live at or near surface of waters; collection of small or microscopic organisms |
| behave in a silly, or childish, or irresponsible way; work with in a non-serious manner |
| crime of pirate; robbery committed at sea; unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted or patented material |
preceding
10
| optical instruments that contain reflecting elements, such as mirrors and prisms; general or comprehensive view |
| spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves |
| seed case for legumes, e.g. peas, beans, peppers;small vehicle |
| ahead; prior to |