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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 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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aching   Speak
n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
a. causing a dull and steady pain
actress   Speak
n. a female actor
afraid   Speak
a. filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement
a. having feelings of aversion or unwillingness
africa   Speak
n. the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
almost   Speak
ad. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
annoyance   Speak
n. the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
n. the act of troubling or annoying someone
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about  Speak
Exercise
v. be liable or accountable
v. understand the meaning of
Exercise
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. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
ad. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
Exercise
v. have a desire for something or someone who is not present
n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
ache  Speak
Exercise
n. the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
Exercise
a. disposed to take action or effectuate change
a. in operation
Exercise
a. (followed by `to') in agreement with or accordant with
a. (followed by `to') as reported or stated by
Exercise
v. have a desire for something or someone who is not present
n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
acre  Speak
Exercise
n. a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
Exercise
ad. with anxiety or apprehension
Exercise
n. a territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru
n. a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean
Exercise
n. a commercial airplane that carries passengers
active  Speak
Exercise
n. informal terms for nakedness
ad. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
Exercise
a. disposed to take action or effectuate change
a. in operation
Exercise
n. an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture
Exercise
ad. with anxiety or apprehension
agreeably  Speak
Exercise
ad. in an enjoyable manner
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n. a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
Exercise
n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
a. causing a dull and steady pain
Exercise
a. disposed to take action or effectuate change
a. in operation
airmail  Speak
Exercise
n. letters and packages that are transported by aircraft
v. send or transport by airmail
Exercise
v. be liable or accountable
v. understand the meaning of
Exercise
a. capable of being changed so as to match or fit
a. capable of being regulated
Exercise
n. assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
n. assigning to a cause or source
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ad. quickly and without warning


Spelling Word: abruptly
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n. an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination


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


Spelling Word: actuality
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v. cause to agonize
v. suffer agony or anguish


Spelling Word: agonize
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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


Spelling Word: aids
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n. letters and packages that are transported by aircraft
v. send or transport by airmail


Spelling Word: airmail
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