IELTS Vocabulary — Group 6

An official instruction or authority given to a person or group to carry out a particular task.

So small in size or effect that it barely matters.

Small in amount and insufficient for what is actually needed.

To make a harmful or serious situation less severe.

The force or energy that keeps a process moving forward and growing.

Dull and boring because it stays the same without variation.

Ordinary and unremarkable, belonging to the routine of everyday life.

Extremely numerous, so many that counting them all would be impractical.

To show a quality or feeling clearly through actions or appearance.

Having many different sides, qualities, or aspects.

Lacking experience or judgment, and too willing to trust or believe things simply.

So small in size or importance that it can safely be ignored.

A small, subtle distinction in meaning, tone, or expression.

Coolly unconcerned or casual, as if nothing could bother you.

An idea, belief, or general understanding about something.

To care for and support someone or something so that it can grow and develop.

New and different from anything known before.

Not well known, or difficult to see or understand clearly.

No longer used because something newer and better has replaced it.

Appearing or claimed to be true, though the real reason may be different.

Done or shown openly, without any attempt to hide it.

The beginning or first stage of something, often something unpleasant.

The best or most effective possible under the given circumstances.

Stubbornly sticking to an opinion or course of action despite pressure to change.

To move or change repeatedly between two positions, states, or opinions.