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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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Before kicking off preparing IELTS general vocabulary, you should understand that general vocabulary is especially for IELTS general training test. If there is any confusion, go to the IELTS Official Website, which will help you out and clarify your question.
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Words of Group 2 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
baby
back
backdate
background
backing
backlog
backwardness
bad
badly
bag
baggy
baker
bakery
ball
ballooning
banana
bandit
bank
banking
baroness
base
basic
basically
basis
basket
basketball
bat
bath
bathroom
battle
be
beach
bearish
beast
beautiful
beauty
bed
bedroom
bee
beef
beer
beetle
before
beg
beggar
begin
beginner
beginning
behind
behindhand
being
belief
believe
bell
belong
belt
bench
benevolence
berry
best
betrayal
better
between
beware
beyond
bible
bicycle
bidding
big
bike
binding
biology
bird
birth
birthday
birthplace
biscuit
bishop
bit
bitterly
black
blackboard
blind
blockage
blond
blood
bloody
blouse
blow
blue
boat
body
boiler
boiling
boldness
bomb
bomber
bone
bony
book
booking
booklet
bookshelf
bookstore
boot
born
borrow
bosom
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abstraction   Speak
n. a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
n. a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
adjustable   Speak
a. capable of being changed so as to match or fit
a. capable of being regulated
apartment   Speak
n. a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
apparently   Speak
ad. from appearances alone
ad. unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
arrogantly   Speak
ad. in an arrogant manner
ash   Speak
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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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
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n. an expert who gives advice
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n. the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
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ad. at or in or to any place
accent  Speak
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ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
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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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n. a public promotion of some product or service
n. the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
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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
accurately  Speak
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ad. strictly correctly
ad. with few mistakes
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n. the act of initiating hostilities
n. deliberately unfriendly behavior
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ad. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
ad. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
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n. the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
n. a word that modifies something other than a noun
adjustable  Speak
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n. the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
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a. capable of being changed so as to match or fit
a. capable of being regulated
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v. present with a bias
v. seek indirectly
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n. benefit resulting from some event or action
n. the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
afloat  Speak
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n. a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes
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a. aimlessly drifting
a. covered with water
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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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ad. strictly correctly
ad. with few mistakes
aforesaid  Speak
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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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a. being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
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ad. to a noticeable degree
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ad. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
ad. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
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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


Spelling Word: accent
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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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n. the state of actually existing objectively


Spelling Word: actuality
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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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v. be in accord; be in agreement
v. go together


Spelling Word: agree
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n. a commercial airplane that carries passengers


Spelling Word: airliner
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