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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 6 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
lab
labor
laboratory
lack
lad
ladder
lady
lake
lamp
land
landed
landlady
landlord
language
lantern
large
last
late
lately
later
lathe
latin
latter
lattice
laugh
laughter
lavatory
law
lawful
lawyer
laziness
lazy
le
leader
leaf
leakage
learn
learned
learner
learning
least
leather
leave
lecturer
leeway
left
leftover
leg
lemon
lemonade
lend
lending
length
leninism
lens
less
lessen
lesson
let
letter
level
liar
liberation
librarian
library
lid
lie
lieutenant
life
lifetime
lighten
lighter
lighthouse
lightly
lightning
like
likely
likeness
liking
lily
lime
limit
limitation
limited
linguist
lining
lion
lioness
lip
lipstick
listen
listener
litre
little
live
living
local
loneliness
lonely
lonesome
long
longing
look
lord
lorry
loss
lost
lot
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acrobat   Speak
n. an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
aimless   Speak
a. aimlessly drifting
a. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
apple   Speak
n. native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits
n. fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
art   Speak
n. the creation of beautiful or significant things
n. the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
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
asleep   Speak
ad. in the sleep of death
ad. into a sleeping state
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acceptance  Speak
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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)
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v. cause to agonize
v. suffer agony or anguish
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n. the state of actually existing objectively
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n. the quality of being at hand when needed
according  Speak
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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. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
v. succeed in a big way; get to the top
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n. the quality of being at hand when needed
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v. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
v. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
afloat  Speak
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n. a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
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a. aimlessly drifting
a. covered with water
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a. related by common characteristics or ancestry
a. of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I
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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
agonize  Speak
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n. a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
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v. cause to agonize
v. suffer agony or anguish
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n. the quality of being at hand when needed
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n. the English language as used in the United States
a. of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas
agree  Speak
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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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n. the quality of being at hand when needed
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v. be in accord; be in agreement
v. go together
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n. a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
v. become angry
alcohol  Speak
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n. a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
n. any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation
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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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ad. in an enjoyable manner
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v. be liable or accountable
v. understand the meaning of
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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


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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 usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
n. a vaguely specified concern


Spelling Word: affair
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ad. at or in the front
ad. toward the future; forward in time


Spelling Word: ahead
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n. a liquor or brew containing [___] as the active agent
n. any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation


Spelling Word: alcohol
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ad. in addition


Spelling Word: also
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