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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 8 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
pacific
package
packet
packing
page
pail
pain
painful
paint
painter
palace
panda
panther
paper
papers
parcel
pardon
parent
paris
parish
park
parking
parlor
parrot
part
partially
participation
particular
particularly
partly
partnership
party
pass
passable
passage
passenger
past
paste
patience
patient
pattern
pause
paw
pay
payable
payment
pea
peace
peaceful
peacock
peanut
pear
pearl
peasant
peasantry
pedlar
peep
peg
pen
pencil
penicillin
peninsular
penny
people
pepper
percentage
perfectly
perhaps
permanence
permanently
person
personally
persuasion
pertinence
perturbed
perusal
pessimist
pessimistic
petrol
philosopher
philosophical
phone
photo
photographer
photography
physically
physicist
physics
pianist
pickle
pickpocket
pictorial
picture
pie
piece
pig
pigeon
pilferage
pilgrimage
pink
pint
pipe
pipeline
pity
place
plan
plant
platinum
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according   Speak
a. (followed by `to') in agreement with or accordant with
a. (followed by `to') as reported or stated by
advantageous   Speak
a. giving an advantage
a. appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
advice   Speak
n. a proposal for an appropriate course of action
airway   Speak
n. the passages through which air enters and leaves the body
n. a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)
arctic   Speak
a. of or relating to the Arctic
n. a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
artist   Speak
n. a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
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act  Speak
Exercise
a. filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement
a. having feelings of aversion or unwillingness
Exercise
n. a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
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v. perform on a stage or theater
v. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
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n. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
n. a vaguely specified concern
advice  Speak
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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')
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n. a proposal for an appropriate course of action
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n. the act of appearing in public view
n. formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
Exercise
a. relating to or characterized by an aura
a. of or pertaining to hearing or the ear
aggression  Speak
Exercise
n. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
Exercise
n. chair with a support on each side for arms
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n. the act of initiating hostilities
n. deliberately unfriendly behavior
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n. a proposal for an appropriate course of action
aids  Speak
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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
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n. a proposal for an appropriate course of action
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a. relating to or characteristic of art or artists
a. aesthetically pleasing
Exercise
n. an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism
alcoholic  Speak
Exercise
a. relating to or located in the atmosphere
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n. a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes
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a. (followed by `to') in agreement with or accordant with
a. (followed by `to') as reported or stated by
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a. addicted to alcohol
a. characteristic of or containing alcohol
ale  Speak
Exercise
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
Exercise
n. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
Exercise
n. North America and South America and Central America
n. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independenc...
Exercise
n. a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
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n. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
v. to stress, single out as important


Spelling Word: accent
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n. concurrence of opinion
n. the act of granting rights


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


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


Spelling Word: actor
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a. relating to rural matters
a. relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming


Spelling Word: agricultural
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n. an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo


Spelling Word: airport
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