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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 5 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
habitual
hair
haircut
hairpin
half
halfway
hall
halve
hammer
hand
handbag
handicapped
handkerchief
handling
handout
handwriting
happen
happening
happily
happiness
happy
hard
hardly
hardness
hardship
hare
harm
hat
hate
hateful
hatred
have
he
head
headache
headline
headmaster
headquarters
health
healthy
hear
heart
heartfelt
hearth
heartily
hearty
heat
heated
heating
heavily
heavy
height
hello
help
hen
herbal
here
hereafter
hereby
herein
hereinafter
hereof
hereto
herewith
hero
heroic
heroine
hesitation
hi
high
highland
highly
highway
hijacker
hill
hillside
hind
hip
hire
historical
history
hit
holder
holding
hole
holiday
holy
home
homeless
homework
homogenous
honest
honesty
honey
honeymoon
honor
honorable
hope
hopeful
hopefully
hopeless
horrify
horse
horsepower
hospital
hostel
hostess
hot
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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
airline   Speak
n. a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
n. a hose that carries air under pressure
always   Speak
ad. at any time or in any event
ad. without variation or change, in every case
artist   Speak
n. a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
asian   Speak
n. a native or inhabitant of Asia
a. of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture
assertion   Speak
n. a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
n. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
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a. have the skills and qualifications to do things well
a. having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity
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v. stop sleeping
v. cause to become awake or conscious
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a. deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
a. inspiring admiration or approval
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ad. in an arrogant manner
above  Speak
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n. a share set aside for a specific purpose
n. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
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ad. at an earlier place
ad. in or to a place that is higher
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a. relating to or characteristic of art or artists
a. aesthetically pleasing
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n. a native or inhabitant of Australia
a. of or relating to or characteristic of Australia or its inhabitants or its languages
accordance  Speak
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ad. in an arrogant manner
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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 short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
n. a statement acknowledging something or someone
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n. concurrence of opinion
n. the act of granting rights
according  Speak
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ad. used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
ad. in any way whatsoever
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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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n. assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
n. assigning to a cause or source
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n. a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
n. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
adjective  Speak
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a. aimlessly drifting
a. covered with water
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a. belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
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n. a word that expresses an attribute of something
n. the word class that qualifies nouns
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n. the quality of being at hand when needed
afternoon  Speak
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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
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n. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
n. a statement acknowledging something or someone
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a. have the skills and qualifications to do things well
a. having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity
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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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ad. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
ad. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct


Spelling Word: about
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v. have a desire for something or someone who is not present
n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain


Spelling Word: ache
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n. a person who acts and gets things done
n. a theatrical performer


Spelling Word: actor
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n. a female actor


Spelling Word: actress
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n. the state of actually existing objectively


Spelling Word: actuality
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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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