Difficult IELTS Words - Group 9

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repatriate  Speak Example sentences
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line of junction formed by sewing together two pieces; line across a surface, as a crack; scar
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restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin
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respectful; worshipful; impressed with veneration or deep respect
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lazy; with little movement; very slow
replica  Speak Example sentences
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cut or clip hair; strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping
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state or quality of being alone or remote from others
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move back; retreat; withdraw a claim or pretension
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a copy or reproduction
reside  Speak Example sentences
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list of works of music or drama; class of compositions in a genre; range or number of skills
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dwell; live in a place permanently or for an extended period
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able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations
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reprocess; use again after processing
reticent  Speak Example sentences
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dwell; live in a place permanently or for an extended period
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unsparing, harsh, or strict, as in treatment of others; causing great discomfort, damage, or distress
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close investigation or examination
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inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative.
reverent  Speak Example sentences
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give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon
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unique; extraordinary; being only one
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deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
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respectful; worshipful; impressed with veneration or deep respect
royalty  Speak Example sentences
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person of royal rank or lineage; share paid to a writer or composer out of the proceeds resulting from the sale or performance of his or her work
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lazy; with little movement; very slow
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shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
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a hinged blind for a window
saturate  Speak Example sentences
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causing great damage or hardship; with sternness
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soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
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unsparing, harsh, or strict, as in treatment of others; causing great discomfort, damage, or distress
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move back; retreat; withdraw a claim or pretension
scrutiny  Speak Example sentences
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concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
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leave a place, or a meeting, without being noticed; pass quickly, almost unnoticed; disappear or die
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close investigation or examination
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move back; retreat; withdraw a claim or pretension
segregate  Speak Example sentences
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short, usually comic dramatic performance or work
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isolate; separate; divide from the main body
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a hinged blind for a window
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transmitting money, bills, especially to a distant place, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in discharge of an obligation
severely  Speak Example sentences
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give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law
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close-fitting, long-sleeved t-shirt with a rolled collar
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close investigation or examination
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causing great damage or hardship; with sternness