Difficult IELTS Words - Group 8
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periscope 
1
 | fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply |
| flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped |
| optical instruments that contain reflecting elements, such as mirrors and prisms; general or comprehensive view |
| skillfulness in command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; expertise |
pessimism
2
| belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess |
| fertilize by transferring pollen |
| unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint |
| required or necessary as a precondition for something else |
piston
3
| introduction, usually to a poem or play |
| former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather |
| sliding piece which either is moved by, or moves against; mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion |
| belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess |
pivot
4
| axis; focus; center |
| sign posted in a public place as an advertisement |
| behave in a silly, or childish, or irresponsible way; work with in a non-serious manner |
| every three months; in three month intervals |
plaque
5
| impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous |
| rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly |
| unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint |
| deposit of fatty material inside arteries |
pollinate
6
| substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter |
| fertilize by transferring pollen |
| having a possibility |
| belong; have connection with, or dependence on |
polluter
7
| belong; have connection with, or dependence on |
| fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply |
| person or organization that causes pollution of the environment; someone who makes unfit for or harmful to living things |
| expedient; artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy |
poster
8
| sign posted in a public place as an advertisement |
| bring into possession; cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; cause to come |
| pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| summary, plan, or scheme of something proposed, affording a prospect of its nature |
posterity
9
| unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint |
| descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations |
| shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement |
| belong; have connection with, or dependence on |
predecessor
10
| optical instruments that contain reflecting elements, such as mirrors and prisms; general or comprehensive view |
| full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through |
| former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather |
| token that postal fee has been paid; charge for mailing something |