Difficult IELTS Words - Group 8

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

after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death

publication that appears at fixed intervals

ban; taboo; forbid

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

a body suspended from fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum

optical instruments that contain reflecting elements, such as mirrors and prisms; general or comprehensive view

peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet

chemicals used to kill pests, such as rodents or insects

all the animals and plants, which live at or near surface of waters; collection of small or microscopic organisms

fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply

introduction, usually to a poem or play

anxiety disorder by extreme and irrational fear; dislike

an attribute that must be met

push; driving force; act of propelling

all the animals and plants, which live at or near surface of waters; collection of small or microscopic organisms

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

baffle; confuse

remove oneself from an obligation; withdraw; especially of military forces; retreat

deliberate, planned

spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves

remove oneself from an obligation; withdraw; especially of military forces; retreat

paragraph added to letter after it is concluded and signed by the writer

token that postal fee has been paid; charge for mailing something

introduction, usually to a poem or play

all the animals and plants, which live at or near surface of waters; collection of small or microscopic organisms

occurring or done after death; relating to a medical examination of a dead body

an attribute that must be met

an attribute that must be met

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

ahead; prior to

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

deliberate, planned

any pause in a journey, to eat or drink, or to use a rest room

push; driving force; act of propelling

introduction, usually to a poem or play

artificial, acting as a substitute for part of the body

paragraph added to letter after it is concluded and signed by the writer

widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted

form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information