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

People usually take part in this test to migrate to English speaking countries, such as Australia, UK, Canada, and New Zealand, IELTS General Test is easier than IELTS Academic Test in reading and writing. However, test takers should focus on the specialties of separate tests, but not merely compare which test is easier to pass. Actually, they are independent tests, and there is no way to convert their scores.

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

This IELTS general words list is compiled to meet with the essential criteria of the IELTS general training test. We categorize the 4000 words into 11 groups. To speed up studying, we show word list alone at the initial page and hides their definitions. If you need to lookup definition, only click a button to retrieve by word. Because this is an extensive list, and you may know some of them more or less, this design helps to skip known words as fast as possible

So, this is a proven IELTS general vocabulary with smart web technology supporting. It dramatically decreases the 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.

Besides, we have to remind IELTS academic test takers that these 4000 IELTS general words are 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 vocabulary. Notably, 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. It's why all IELTS test takers need this list.

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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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accustom   Speak
v. make psychologically or physically used (to something)
advantage   Speak
n. benefit resulting from some event or action
n. the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
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
antecedent   Speak
n. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
n. the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
ask   Speak
v. make a request or demand for something to somebody
v. direct or put; seek an answer to
away   Speak
ad. from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
ad. out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
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abroad  Speak
Exercise
a. marked by the appetites and passions of the body
n. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
Exercise
ad. in a place across an ocean
ad. far away from home or one's usual surroundings
Exercise
n. a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
Exercise
n. a proposal for an appropriate course of action
ache  Speak
Exercise
n. something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
v. give as judged due or on the basis of merit
Exercise
ad. from appearances alone
ad. unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
Exercise
ad. in a place across an ocean
ad. far away from home or one's usual surroundings
Exercise
v. have a desire for something or someone who is not present
n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
advertisement  Speak
Exercise
ad. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
ad. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
Exercise
n. an era of history having some distinctive feature
v. make older
Exercise
n. the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations
Exercise
n. a public promotion of some product or service
affair  Speak
Exercise
v. have a desire for something or someone who is not present
n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
Exercise
a. completely enveloping
Exercise
n. the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations
Exercise
n. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
n. a vaguely specified concern
africa  Speak
Exercise
n. the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
Exercise
ad. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
a. completely given to or absorbed by
Exercise
n. the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
Exercise
ad. to a noticeable degree
alas  Speak
Exercise
ad. by bad luck
Exercise
a. related by common characteristics or ancestry
a. of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I
Exercise
n. an expert who gives advice
Exercise
n. the creation of beautiful or significant things
n. the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
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a. being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge
ad. alongside each other, facing in the same direction


Spelling Word: abreast
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n. an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination


Spelling Word: acrobat
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n. a quantity that is added
n. a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area


Spelling Word: addition
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ad. in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree


Spelling Word: adequately
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v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something
v. inform (somebody) of something


Spelling Word: advise
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n. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
n. a vaguely specified concern


Spelling Word: affair
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