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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 4 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
fable
fabrication
fact
factory
fahrenheit
fail
failure
fair
faithfully
false
family
famous
fan
far
farm
farmer
farmhand
farmhouse
farming
farther
fascism
fascist
fast
fat
fate
father
faultless
faulty
favor
favorably
favorite
fbi
fear
fearful
fearless
feasibility
feather
february
feel
feeling
fellow
feminine
fence
ferrous
ferryboat
feudal
feudalism
fever
few
fiddle
field
fiery
fifteen
fifth
fifty
fight
fighter
filing
fill
filling
film
finalize
finally
financier
find
finding
fine
finger
finish
finished
fire
fireman
fireplace
firework
firmly
firmness
first
fish
fisherman
fission
five
fix
flank
flannel
flat
flatten
fleshy
flight
flood
floor
flow
flower
flu
fluid
flute
fly
folk
follow
follower
following
fond
food
foodstuff
fool
foot
football
footing
footstep
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abreast   Speak
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
accent   Speak
n. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
v. to stress, single out as important
accumulative   Speak
a. increasing by successive addition
a. marked by acquiring or amassing
agreeably   Speak
ad. in an enjoyable manner
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
athletic   Speak
a. having a sturdy and well proportioned body
a. relating to or befitting athletics or athletes
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abroad  Speak
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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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ad. in a place across an ocean
ad. far away from home or one's usual surroundings
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ad. with attention; in an attentive manner
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a. marked by the appetites and passions of the body
n. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
acre  Speak
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ad. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
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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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ad. in an arrogant manner
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n. a territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru
n. a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean
addition  Speak
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n. a public promotion of some product or service
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n. a native or inhabitant of Australia
a. of or relating to or characteristic of Australia or its inhabitants or its languages
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a. capable of being changed so as to match or fit
a. capable of being regulated
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n. a quantity that is added
n. a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
adjustable  Speak
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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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a. capable of being changed so as to match or fit
a. capable of being regulated
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v. make psychologically or physically used (to something)
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ad. in an enjoyable manner
advice  Speak
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n. the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly
n. separation resulting from hostility
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n. a proposal for an appropriate course of action
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n. the quality of being at hand when needed
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v. prepare oneself for a military confrontation
n. any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
after  Speak
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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
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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. deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
a. inspiring admiration or approval
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n. a person trained to travel in a spacecraft
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a. adequate for the purpose
a. judged to be in conformity with approved usage


Spelling Word: acceptable
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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. a female actor


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ad. in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree


Spelling Word: adequately
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n. an expert who gives advice


Spelling Word: adviser
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n. an era of history having some distinctive feature
v. make older


Spelling Word: age
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