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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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accept   Speak
v. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
v. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
accordance   Speak
n. concurrence of opinion
n. the act of granting rights
accordingly   Speak
ad. in accordance with
ad. (sentence connectors) because of the reason given
alphabet   Speak
n. the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
n. a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
angry   Speak
a. (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
a. feeling or showing anger
associative   Speak
a. characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
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accumulative  Speak
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v. make a request or demand for something to somebody
v. direct or put; seek an answer to
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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
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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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a. increasing by successive addition
a. marked by acquiring or amassing
acrobatics  Speak
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ad. from appearances alone
ad. unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
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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
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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 native or inhabitant of Australia
a. of or relating to or characteristic of Australia or its inhabitants or its languages
active  Speak
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n. a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
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a. disposed to take action or effectuate change
a. in operation
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v. be in accord; be in agreement
v. go together
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n. the act of appearing in public view
n. formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
actuality  Speak
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n. the state of actually existing objectively
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a. marked by the appetites and passions of the body
n. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
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a. relating to rural matters
a. relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming
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n. a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
addition  Speak
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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 word that expresses an attribute of something
n. the word class that qualifies nouns
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ad. in circumference
ad. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
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n. a person trained to travel in a spacecraft
adjective  Speak
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v. be liable or accountable
v. understand the meaning of
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n. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
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a. disposed to take action or effectuate change
a. in operation
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n. a word that expresses an attribute of something
n. the word class that qualifies nouns
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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)


Spelling Word: acceptance
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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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ad. behind or in the rear
ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time


Spelling Word: after
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n. the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations


Spelling Word: algebra
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n. informal terms for nakedness
ad. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')


Spelling Word: altogether
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a. marked by the appetites and passions of the body
n. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement


Spelling Word: animal
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