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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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abroad   Speak
ad. in a place across an ocean
ad. far away from home or one's usual surroundings
abrogation   Speak
n. the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
agonize   Speak
v. cause to agonize
v. suffer agony or anguish
agreeably   Speak
ad. in an enjoyable manner
amplifier   Speak
n. electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it
assassinator   Speak
n. a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
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accordance  Speak
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n. a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
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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. a mark to indicate a direction or relation
n. a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow
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n. concurrence of opinion
n. the act of granting rights
accrued  Speak
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ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
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a. gone by; or in the past
ad. in the past
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n. a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
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v. come into the possession of
v. grow by addition
acrobatics  Speak
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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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v. be in accord; be in agreement
v. go together
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n. spiritual being attendant upon God
n. person of exceptional holiness
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ad. from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
ad. out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
active  Speak
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a. disposed to take action or effectuate change
a. in operation
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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. an exasperated feeling of annoyance
n. action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
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v. be in accord; be in agreement
v. go together
afterward  Speak
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n. the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
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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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a. frightening because of an awareness of danger
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ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
again  Speak
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ad. anew
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n. a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
n. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
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a. have the skills and qualifications to do things well
a. having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity
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ad. to a noticeable degree
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ad. strictly correctly
ad. with few mistakes


Spelling Word: accurately
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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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v. perform on a stage or theater
v. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected


Spelling Word: act
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n. a person who acts and gets things done
n. a theatrical performer


Spelling Word: actor
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n. an expert who gives advice


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


Spelling Word: agonize
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