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 IELTS General Words List
1   Overview:
IELTS General Test is to evaluate English level to fit for daily living and working. To own strong IELTS general vocabulary is the prerequisite to pass the test.

To migrate to English speaking countries, including Australia, UK, Canada, and New Zealand, people are usually asked to take this test. IELTS General Test is easier than IELTS Academic Test in reading and writing, however, test takers should focus on the specialities of separate tests, don't simply compare which is easier to pass. Actually they are independent tests and their scores cannot be converted in any way.

To reflect nature of general test, IELTS general vocabulary has its attribute: related to living, working, and social activities. Most of words are selected from real scenarios, such as shopping in mall and renting an apartment. These words aren't difficult for native English speakers; but as for ESL (English as Second Language), many people still need take courses to study or enrich before test day.

This IELTS general words list is compiled to meet with the basic criteria of IELTS general training test. 4000 words are categorized into 11 groups. To speed up studying, the initial page shows word list alone and hides definitions. If you need to look up definition, just click a button to retrieve by word. This design helps to skip known words as fast as possible, because this is a large list and you may know some of them more or less.

So, this is a proven IELTS general vocabulary with smart web technology supporting. It dramatically decreases time to skip known words and helps to focus on new words. If you are preparing IELTS general training test and are looking for a vocabulary, this one is deserved to have a look.

In addition, we have to remind IELTS academic test takers that these 4000 IELTS general words are actually the base of both academic and general tests. If you are IELTS academic test taker, you should take this list as fundamental vocabulary. Based on it, study other IELTS vocabularies. Especially, students living non-English speaking counties should take this general vocabulary seriously, because most of academic vocabularies exclude common daily words, but some of which occur on both IELTS test papers from time to time. This's why all IELTS test takers need this list.

If you used to study English words through static ebooks, we recommend a basic level ebook IELTS 1200 Words in 30 Days, which can be found from main ebook distributors, such as Apple iBook, Google Books, Amazon Kindle. Besides, this web site also offers a web app with same vocabulary as the ebook to speed up your studying, Try It!

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Before kicking off preparing IELTS general vocabulary, you should understand that general vocabulary is specially for IELTS general training test. If there is any confusion, go to the IELTS Official Website, which will help you out and clarify your question.
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Words of Group 3 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
dad
daily
damage
damn
dance
dancer
danger
danish
dare
dark
darken
darkness
darling
dating
daughter
day
daybreak
daylight
daytime
daze
dead
deadline
deafen
dealer
dealing
dear
death
deathly
debit
deceased
deceitful
december
decency
decide
decided
decidedly
decision
decisive
deduction
deep
deepen
deeply
deer
defiant
deflection
degree
delegation
deletion
deliberation
delicacy
delight
delightful
deliverance
delivery
delusive
demand
demanding
democrat
democratic
demurrage
den
denmark
denominate
department
depend
dependability
dependant
depiction
depth
derivation
derrick
describe
designation
designer
desk
desolation
desperation
destroy
detail
detailed
deterioration
detract
devaluation
devalue
develop
developing
development
deviation
devil
devoted
dew
dial
dialog
diamond
diary
dictation
dictatorship
dictionary
die
diesel
difference
different
differential
differently
difficult
difficulty
dig
digit
...
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abstraction   Speak
n. a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
n. a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
aimless   Speak
a. aimlessly drifting
a. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
alienation   Speak
n. the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly
n. separation resulting from hostility
allow   Speak
v. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
v. allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
arrogantly   Speak
ad. in an arrogant manner
australia   Speak
n. a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
n. the smallest continent; between ...
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abrogation  Speak
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n. the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
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n. a public promotion of some product or service
n. the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
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a. (followed by `to') in agreement with or accordant with
a. (followed by `to') as reported or stated by
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a. characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
accordingly  Speak
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n. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
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n. the passages through which air enters and leaves the body
n. a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)
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n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
a. causing a dull and steady pain
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ad. in accordance with
ad. (sentence connectors) because of the reason given
aching  Speak
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ad. at any time or in any event
ad. without variation or change, in every case
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a. characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
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n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
a. causing a dull and steady pain
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n. the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
n. the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
acrobatics  Speak
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n. the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
n. the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
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v. put in effect
n. the state of being active
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n. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
v. to stress, single out as important
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n. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
advantageous  Speak
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a. characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
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v. be in accord; be in agreement
v. go together
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n. the nations of the Asian continent collectively
n. the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
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a. giving an advantage
a. appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
advertising  Speak
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n. a public promotion of some product or service
n. the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
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n. a mark to indicate a direction or relation
n. a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow
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ad. in circumference
ad. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
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a. inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
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ad. quickly and without warning


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n. the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
n. the gymnastic moves of an acrobat


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n. a proposal for an appropriate course of action


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n. the part of the day between noon and evening
n. a conventional expression of greeting or farewell


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a. relating to rural matters
a. relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming


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a. related by common characteristics or ancestry
a. of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I


Spelling Word: allied
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