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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 7 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
nail
naive
name
nameless
namesake
napkin
narrate
narration
narrow
nation
national
nationality
natural
naturally
nature
naughty
navel
navy
near
nearby
nearly
necessarily
necessary
necessity
neck
necklace
need
needful
needless
negotiate
negro
neighbor
neighborhood
neighboring
neither
nephew
nerve
nest
nestle
net
neutrality
never
new
news
newspaper
next
nice
nickname
niece
night
nightgown
nightingale
nine
nineteen
ninety
ninth
no
no.
noble
nobody
nod
noise
none
noon
normal
normalization
normalize
north
northeast
northern
northward
northwest
nose
nostril
not
notebook
noted
nothing
notice
noticeable
notification
noun
novelette
novelist
november
now
number
nun
nurse
nut
o.k.
obedience
obey
observation
observer
obviously
occident
occidental
ocean
oceania
oceanography
october
off
offering
office
officer
official
often
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aforesaid   Speak
a. being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
aids   Speak
n. a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
any   Speak
ad. to any degree or extent
a. one or some or every or all without specification
apprize   Speak
v. increase the value of
v. make aware of
approximation   Speak
n. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
n. the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue
awesome   Speak
a. inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
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accumulative  Speak
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a. increasing by successive addition
a. marked by acquiring or amassing
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ad. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
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n. spiritual being attendant upon God
n. person of exceptional holiness
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n. an exasperated feeling of annoyance
n. action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
advantageous  Speak
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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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n. spiritual being attendant upon God
n. person of exceptional holiness
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a. giving an advantage
a. appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
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ad. in circumference
ad. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
advise  Speak
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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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v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something
v. inform (somebody) of something
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n. a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
v. become angry
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v. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
aeroplane  Speak
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a. increasing by successive addition
a. marked by acquiring or amassing
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ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
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n. the act of initiating hostilities
n. deliberately unfriendly behavior
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n. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
ago  Speak
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v. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
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a. gone by; or in the past
ad. in the past
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a. not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
a. mentally perceptive and responsive
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n. a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
v. become angry
alcoholism  Speak
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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
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n. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
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ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
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n. habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms
n. an intense persistent desire to drink alcohol...
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n. an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination


Spelling Word: acrobat
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a. of or relating to or functioning as an adverb
n. a word or group of words function as an adverb


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


Spelling Word: affair
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a. being the one previously mentioned or spoken of


Spelling Word: aforesaid
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n. the act of initiating hostilities
n. deliberately unfriendly behavior


Spelling Word: aggression
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a. aimlessly drifting
a. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another


Spelling Word: aimless
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