IELTS Vocabulary — Group 8

To prove that a statement or argument is false or mistaken by using evidence or logic.

To make something stronger by adding extra support, material, or evidence.

To say something again, usually to add emphasis or make sure it is understood.

Continuing with great intensity and refusing to stop, slow down, or ease up.

To give up a right, position, or possession, often reluctantly.

Famous and widely respected for a particular skill or achievement.

An indirect and often unwelcome consequence of an action that may only appear later.

Having a good reputation and generally considered trustworthy.

Able to recover quickly from difficulty, damage, or hardship.

Firmly determined and unlikely to change course despite pressure or difficulty.

Inclined to stay quiet and keep one's thoughts, feelings, or plans to oneself.

Extremely thorough, strict, and demanding in method or standards.

Basic, undeveloped, or existing only in an early, simple form.

A complex or far-reaching consequence that follows from an action or decision.

To stop yourself from doing something, especially something you feel tempted to do.

Standing out as the most noticeable or important feature of something.

To officially approve or authorize an action -- confusingly, the related noun can also mean a penalty imposed for breaking a rule.

Extremely careful and thorough about doing what is right, down to the smallest detail.

To examine something very closely and critically.

Having doubts about whether a claim is true and not easily convinced.

Thinly scattered or distributed, with only a small amount present.

To form a guess or theory about something without having complete information.

Happening naturally and suddenly, without being planned in advance.

Happening occasionally and at irregular intervals rather than continuously.

Not growing, changing, or moving; stuck in the same state for too long.