Difficult IELTS Words - Group 8

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v. spread or flow throughout; pervade


Spelling Word: permeate
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v. endure; be persistent, refuse to stop


Spelling Word: persevere
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n. solemn supplication or request to a superior authority; formal written application requesting a court


Spelling Word: petition
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a. of or pertaining to the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language


Spelling Word: phonetic
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n. deposit of fatty material inside arteries


Spelling Word: plaque
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n. A solemn binding promise to do, give, or refrain from doing something: signed a pledge never to reveal the secret


Spelling Word: pledge
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a. checking perpendicularity; exactly vertical


Spelling Word: plumb
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a. expedient; artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy


Spelling Word: politic
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a. after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death


Spelling Word: posthumous
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n. cliff; overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position


Spelling Word: precipice