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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 9 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
quality
quantity
quarrel
quart
queen
question
queue
quick
quicken
quickly
quiet
quietly
quietness
quit
quite
quiz
rabbit
race
racial
radial
radio
radioactive
radioactivity
radish
radium
rag
railroad
railway
rain
raincoat
rainfall
rainy
raise
rake
rapid
rapidly
rascal
rash
rate
rather
ratification
re
reach
reaction
reactor
reader
reading
ready
real
realism
realist
realistic
reality
realize
really
reason
reasonably
rebate
receive
receiver
recent
recently
recitation
recollect
record
recorder
recovery
recruitment
rectification
red
redound
reduce
reduction
refer
referent
refinery
reform
refresh
refuge
refuse
regard
regional
registered
registration
regret
regretful
regretfully
regrettable
regular
regularity
regularly
reimbursement
reinforcement
relate
related
relation
relationship
relative
relatively
relativity
remain
remember
remembrance
reminiscent
remote
remoteness
removal
remuneration
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aching   Speak
n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
a. causing a dull and steady pain
afloat   Speak
a. aimlessly drifting
a. covered with water
agricultural   Speak
a. relating to rural matters
a. relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming
allotment   Speak
n. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
n. a share set aside for a specific purpose
also   Speak
ad. in addition
appreciably   Speak
ad. to a noticeable degree
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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
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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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a. have the skills and qualifications to do things well
a. having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity
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ad. in a place across an ocean
ad. far away from home or one's usual surroundings
abroad  Speak
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n. a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes
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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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v. be in accord; be in agreement
v. go together
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ad. in a place across an ocean
ad. far away from home or one's usual surroundings
according  Speak
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n. a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes
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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. the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
n. the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
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n. a large number of people united for some specific purpose
n. the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare
acrobatics  Speak
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n. the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
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n. a word that expresses an attribute of something
n. the word class that qualifies nouns
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ad. anew
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n. the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
n. the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
actuality  Speak
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n. the state of actually existing objectively
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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
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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. the state of being acceptable and accepted
n. (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)
africa  Speak
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a. relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean
n. the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
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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
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n. a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes
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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
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n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
a. causing a dull and steady pain


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


Spelling Word: affair
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v. cause to agonize
v. suffer agony or anguish


Spelling Word: agonize
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a. relating to rural matters
a. relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming


Spelling Word: agricultural
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