Difficult IELTS Words - Group 9
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recruitment 
1
 | firm determination; strong will; a resolving to do something |
| place on the sidelines; to bench or to keep someone out of play |
| process or art of finding candidates for a post in an organization, or of recruits for the armed forces |
| metallic pin with a head, used for uniting two plates or pieces of material together |
relentless
2
| Steady and persistent; never-ceasing |
| causing, or tending to cause ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious |
| isolate; separate; keep away from others |
| a hinged blind for a window |
reverent
3
| firm determination; strong will; a resolving to do something |
| respectful; worshipful; impressed with veneration or deep respect |
| straighten by unrolling; put into use or action |
| inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative. |
seclude
4
| art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language |
| one who registers; a recorder; a keeper of records |
| fall or sink heavily; collapse; decline suddenly; fall off |
| isolate; separate; keep away from others |
serviceman
5
| feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy |
| man who is a member of the armed forces |
| draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like |
| to consider in a particular way |
shrewd
6
| denote; mean; indicate |
| disposed to artful and cunning practices; tricky; showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters |
| inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative. |
| echoing; strong and deep in tone; resounding; having lasting presence or effect |
shrug
7
| metallic pin with a head, used for uniting two plates or pieces of material together |
| draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like |
| cut or clip hair; strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping |
| a hinged blind for a window |
shutter
8
| a hinged blind for a window |
| straighten by unrolling; put into use or action |
| full of rigors; harsh; rigidly accurate; precise |
| force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against |
situated
9
| causing great damage or hardship; with sternness |
| having a site, situation, or location; being in a relative position; permanently fixed; placed; located |
| feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy |
| Steady and persistent; never-ceasing |
skit
10
| force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against |
| Steady and persistent; never-ceasing |
| causing, or tending to cause ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious |
| short, usually comic dramatic performance or work |