Difficult IELTS Words - Group 8

conscious understanding of something; vision ability

prolong; draw out or lengthen in time

elementary particle having the same mass and magnitude of charge as an electron but exhibiting a positive charge; positive electron

solemn supplication or request to a superior authority; formal written application requesting a court

drive forward; move or cause to move on; urge or press onward by force

act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof

wander aimlessly; move about aimlessly; walk about casually or for pleasure

pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; beset with cruelty or malignity; harass; annoy

required or necessary as a precondition for something else

by a small amount at a time; in stages; gradually

act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof

being within view or consideration, as a future event or contingency; relating to the future: expected

bring into possession; cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; cause to come

steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own

elementary particle having the same mass and magnitude of charge as an electron but exhibiting a positive charge; positive electron

take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob

fertilize by transferring pollen

student who continues studies after graduation

push; driving force; act of propelling

sliding piece which either is moved by, or moves against; mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion

steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own

rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly

ban; taboo; forbid

former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather

behave in a silly, or childish, or irresponsible way; work with in a non-serious manner

cause something to multiply or breed; cause to extend to broader area or larger number

in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal

wander aimlessly; move about aimlessly; walk about casually or for pleasure

publication that appears at fixed intervals

act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof

student who continues studies after graduation

pass or flow through, as an aperture; permeate; pass or spread through the whole extent of

small pit on a surface; mark or scar in the skin caused by a pock

in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal

impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous

rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly

bring into possession; cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; cause to come

in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal

impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous