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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 4 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
fable
fabrication
fact
factory
fahrenheit
fail
failure
fair
faithfully
false
family
famous
fan
far
farm
farmer
farmhand
farmhouse
farming
farther
fascism
fascist
fast
fat
fate
father
faultless
faulty
favor
favorably
favorite
fbi
fear
fearful
fearless
feasibility
feather
february
feel
feeling
fellow
feminine
fence
ferrous
ferryboat
feudal
feudalism
fever
few
fiddle
field
fiery
fifteen
fifth
fifty
fight
fighter
filing
fill
filling
film
finalize
finally
financier
find
finding
fine
finger
finish
finished
fire
fireman
fireplace
firework
firmly
firmness
first
fish
fisherman
fission
five
fix
flank
flannel
flat
flatten
fleshy
flight
flood
floor
flow
flower
flu
fluid
flute
fly
folk
follow
follower
following
fond
food
foodstuff
fool
foot
football
footing
footstep
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action   Speak
v. put in effect
n. the state of being active
adviser   Speak
n. an expert who gives advice
also   Speak
ad. in addition
antonymous   Speak
a. of words: having opposite meanings
australian   Speak
n. a native or inhabitant of Australia
a. of or relating to or characteristic of Australia or its inhabitants or its languages
awaken   Speak
v. stop sleeping
v. cause to become awake or conscious
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accent  Speak
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a. capable of being attributed
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a. of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify
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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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v. make psychologically or physically used (to something)
according  Speak
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v. convert into ashes
n. strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats
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ad. using the voice; not silently
ad. with relatively high volume
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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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ad. in an enjoyable manner
accustom  Speak
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v. be in accord; be in agreement
v. go together
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n. the nations of the Asian continent collectively
n. the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
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ad. in an enjoyable manner
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v. make psychologically or physically used (to something)
action  Speak
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ad. to any degree or extent
a. one or some or every or all without specification
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n. letters and packages that are transported by aircraft
v. send or transport by airmail
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n. the nations of the Asian continent collectively
n. the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
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v. put in effect
n. the state of being active
actor  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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v. be in accord; be in agreement
v. go together
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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. a person who acts and gets things done
n. a theatrical performer
afraid  Speak
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n. a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
n. a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia
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a. relating to or characteristic of art or artists
a. aesthetically pleasing
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a. filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement
a. having feelings of aversion or unwillingness
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a. characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
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ad. at an earlier place
ad. in or to a place that is higher


Spelling Word: above
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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 female actor


Spelling Word: actress
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a. capable of being changed so as to match or fit
a. capable of being regulated


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


Spelling Word: ago
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