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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 3 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
dad
daily
damage
damn
dance
dancer
danger
danish
dare
dark
darken
darkness
darling
dating
daughter
day
daybreak
daylight
daytime
daze
dead
deadline
deafen
dealer
dealing
dear
death
deathly
debit
deceased
deceitful
december
decency
decide
decided
decidedly
decision
decisive
deduction
deep
deepen
deeply
deer
defiant
deflection
degree
delegation
deletion
deliberation
delicacy
delight
delightful
deliverance
delivery
delusive
demand
demanding
democrat
democratic
demurrage
den
denmark
denominate
department
depend
dependability
dependant
depiction
depth
derivation
derrick
describe
designation
designer
desk
desolation
desperation
destroy
detail
detailed
deterioration
detract
devaluation
devalue
develop
developing
development
deviation
devil
devoted
dew
dial
dialog
diamond
diary
dictation
dictatorship
dictionary
die
diesel
difference
different
differential
differently
difficult
difficulty
dig
digit
...
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absent-minded   Speak
a. lost in thought; showing preoccupation
afloat   Speak
a. aimlessly drifting
a. covered with water
alas   Speak
ad. by bad luck
arbitrate   Speak
v. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
arrive   Speak
v. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
v. succeed in a big way; get to the top
arrow   Speak
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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abreast  Speak
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ad. in the sleep of death
ad. into a sleeping state
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a. being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge
ad. alongside each other, facing in the same direction
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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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ad. in addition
acrobatics  Speak
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ad. by bad luck
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a. related by common characteristics or ancestry
a. of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I
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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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n. informal terms for nakedness
ad. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
adjective  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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n. the creation of beautiful or significant things
n. the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
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ad. used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
ad. in any way whatsoever
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n. a word that expresses an attribute of something
n. the word class that qualifies nouns
afternoon  Speak
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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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ad. by bad luck
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a. of or relating to the Arctic
n. a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
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v. put in effect
n. the state of being active
agree  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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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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v. be in accord; be in agreement
v. go together
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v. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
airmail  Speak
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n. letters and packages that are transported by aircraft
v. send or transport by airmail
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n. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
n. the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
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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)
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a. of or relating to the Arctic
n. a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
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v. have a desire for something or someone who is not present
n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain


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a. disposed to take action or effectuate change
a. in operation


Spelling Word: active
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a. deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
a. inspiring admiration or approval


Spelling Word: admirable
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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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ad. anew


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


Spelling Word: agonize
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