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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 10 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
sad
sadly
sadness
safe
safely
safety
said
sail
sailing
sailor
saint
salability
salable
salad
salary
sale
sales
salesman
salt
salty
same
sampling
sand
sandwich
santa
sardine
satisfactorily
satisfy
saturation
saturday
saturn
sausage
saw
say
scaly
scarcity
school
schooling
science
scientific
scientist
scorching
scornful
scotland
scotsman
scottish
scream
screech
sea
seaman
search
seaside
season
seat
second
secondhand
secondly
secrecy
secretariat
secretary
see
seed
seem
seize
seizure
seldom
self
selfish
sell
seller
semiconductor
seminar
senate
send
sender
senior
senseless
separately
separation
september
sermon
serpent
servant
serve
service
serviceable
set
settlement
seven
seventeen
seventh
seventy
several
severely
sew
sex
sexual
sexuality
shadow
shadowy
shady
shake
shame
shameful
shampoo
shape
shapeless
share
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algebra   Speak
n. the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations
antonymous   Speak
a. of words: having opposite meanings
assassinate   Speak
v. murder; especially of socially prominent persons
v. destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation
athletic   Speak
a. having a sturdy and well proportioned body
a. relating to or befitting athletics or athletes
auspice   Speak
n. a favorable omen
autumn   Speak
n. the season when the leaves fall from the trees
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abruptly  Speak
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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
Exercise
ad. quickly and without warning
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n. concurrence of opinion
n. the act of granting rights
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ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
according  Speak
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n. the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
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n. the passages through which air enters and leaves the body
n. a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)
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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. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
adverb  Speak
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n. the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
n. a word that modifies something other than a noun
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n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
a. causing a dull and steady pain
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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
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ad. in the sleep of death
ad. into a sleeping state
advertising  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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n. a public promotion of some product or service
n. the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
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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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n. the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
n. the act of troubling or annoying someone
advice  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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a. (followed by `to') in agreement with or accordant with
a. (followed by `to') as reported or stated by
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a. belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire
n. a very old person
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n. a proposal for an appropriate course of action
afternoon  Speak
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a. completely enveloping
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n. the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly
n. separation resulting from hostility
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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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a. frightening because of an awareness of danger
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a. have the skills and qualifications to do things well
a. having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity


Spelling Word: able
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n. concurrence of opinion
n. the act of granting rights


Spelling Word: accordance
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a. (followed by `to') in agreement with or accordant with
a. (followed by `to') as reported or stated by


Spelling Word: according
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n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
a. causing a dull and steady pain


Spelling Word: aching
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n. the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
n. a word that modifies something other than a noun


Spelling Word: adverb
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n. a public promotion of some product or service
n. the business of drawing public attention to goods and services


Spelling Word: advertising
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