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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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Before kicking off preparing IELTS general vocabulary, you should understand that general vocabulary is especially 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 10 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
sad
sadly
sadness
safe
safely
safety
said
sail
sailing
sailor
saint
salability
salable
salad
salary
sale
sales
salesman
salt
salty
same
sampling
sand
sandwich
santa
sardine
satisfactorily
satisfy
saturation
saturday
saturn
sausage
saw
say
scaly
scarcity
school
schooling
science
scientific
scientist
scorching
scornful
scotland
scotsman
scottish
scream
screech
sea
seaman
search
seaside
season
seat
second
secondhand
secondly
secrecy
secretariat
secretary
see
seed
seem
seize
seizure
seldom
self
selfish
sell
seller
semiconductor
seminar
senate
send
sender
senior
senseless
separately
separation
september
sermon
serpent
servant
serve
service
serviceable
set
settlement
seven
seventeen
seventh
seventy
several
severely
sew
sex
sexual
sexuality
shadow
shadowy
shady
shake
shame
shameful
shampoo
shape
shapeless
share
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abroad   Speak
ad. in a place across an ocean
ad. far away from home or one's usual surroundings
advice   Speak
n. a proposal for an appropriate course of action
afterward   Speak
ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
airmail   Speak
n. letters and packages that are transported by aircraft
v. send or transport by airmail
asleep   Speak
ad. in the sleep of death
ad. into a sleeping state
australian   Speak
n. a native or inhabitant of Australia
a. of or relating to or characteristic of Australia or its inhabitants or its languages
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above  Speak
Exercise
ad. at an earlier place
ad. in or to a place that is higher
Exercise
ad. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
Exercise
n. the quality of being at hand when needed
Exercise
ad. quickly and without warning
abroad  Speak
Exercise
n. assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
n. assigning to a cause or source
Exercise
ad. quickly and without warning
Exercise
a. being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
Exercise
ad. in a place across an ocean
ad. far away from home or one's usual surroundings
accordance  Speak
Exercise
n. concurrence of opinion
n. the act of granting rights
Exercise
n. the quality of being at hand when needed
Exercise
v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something
v. inform (somebody) of something
Exercise
a. relating to or located in the atmosphere
action  Speak
Exercise
n. a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes
Exercise
v. put in effect
n. the state of being active
Exercise
a. marked by the appetites and passions of the body
n. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
Exercise
n. a public promotion of some product or service
n. the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
advice  Speak
Exercise
n. a proposal for an appropriate course of action
Exercise
v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something
v. inform (somebody) of something
Exercise
n. a public promotion of some product or service
n. the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
Exercise
ad. in a place across an ocean
ad. far away from home or one's usual surroundings
aforesaid  Speak
Exercise
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
Exercise
a. being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
Exercise
n. a person trained to travel in a spacecraft
Exercise
ad. quickly and without warning
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n. the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation


Spelling Word: abrogation
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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 public promotion of some product or service


Spelling Word: advertisement
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ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time


Spelling Word: afterward
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a. gone by; or in the past
ad. in the past


Spelling Word: ago
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ad. in an enjoyable manner


Spelling Word: agreeably
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