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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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advertising   Speak
n. a public promotion of some product or service
n. the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
airliner   Speak
n. a commercial airplane that carries passengers
airmail   Speak
n. letters and packages that are transported by aircraft
v. send or transport by airmail
analogue   Speak
a. of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input
n. something having the property of being analogous to something else
away   Speak
ad. from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
ad. out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
awfully   Speak
ad. used as intensifiers
ad. in a terrible manner
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actuality  Speak
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ad. by bad luck
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n. the state of actually existing objectively
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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. assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
n. assigning to a cause or source
advantage  Speak
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n. the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations
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n. benefit resulting from some event or action
n. the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
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n. assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
n. assigning to a cause or source
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v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something
v. inform (somebody) of something
after  Speak
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ad. behind or in the rear
ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
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a. inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
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n. the act of arriving at a certain place
n. someone who arrives (or has arrived)
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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
afterward  Speak
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ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
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ad. quickly and without warning
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n. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
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n. a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
airmail  Speak
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a. of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input
n. something having the property of being analogous to something else
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n. a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
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n. letters and packages that are transported by aircraft
v. send or transport by airmail
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ad. by bad luck
airplane  Speak
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n. benefit resulting from some event or action
n. the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
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n. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
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ad. anew
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n. a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
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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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a. being the one previously mentioned or spoken of


Spelling Word: aforesaid
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a. of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples
n. a native or inhabitant of Africa


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


Spelling Word: agreed
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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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