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 IELTS General Words List
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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adverbial   Speak
a. of or relating to or functioning as an adverb
n. a word or group of words function as an adverb
afternoon   Speak
n. the part of the day between noon and evening
n. a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
airliner   Speak
n. a commercial airplane that carries passengers
amusement   Speak
n. a feeling of delight at being entertained
n. an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
angle   Speak
v. present with a bias
v. seek indirectly
arrive   Speak
v. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
v. succeed in a big way; get to the top
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abstraction  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. the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
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n. an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism
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n. a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
n. a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
acceptance  Speak
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a. (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
a. feeling or showing anger
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ad. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
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ad. used as intensifiers
ad. in a terrible manner
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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)
ache  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. cause to agonize
v. suffer agony or anguish
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n. a public promotion of some product or service
n. the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
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v. have a desire for something or someone who is not present
n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
add  Speak
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a. inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
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v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something
v. inform (somebody) of something
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v. bestow a quality on
v. make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
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a. gone by; or in the past
ad. in the past
afternoon  Speak
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ad. to a noticeable degree
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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 act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
n. a share set aside for a specific purpose
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n. a commercial airplane that carries passengers
aids  Speak
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n. a feeling of delight at being entertained
n. an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
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n. a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
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ad. behind or in the rear
ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
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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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n. the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation


Spelling Word: abrogation
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ad. in accordance with
ad. (sentence connectors) because of the reason given


Spelling Word: accordingly
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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. benefit resulting from some event or action
n. the quality of having a superior or more favorable position


Spelling Word: advantage
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a. filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement
a. having feelings of aversion or unwillingness


Spelling Word: afraid
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v. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
v. [___] the presence of or [___] (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting


Spelling Word: allow
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