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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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again   Speak
ad. anew
aimless   Speak
a. aimlessly drifting
a. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
always   Speak
ad. at any time or in any event
ad. without variation or change, in every case
arrive   Speak
v. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
v. succeed in a big way; get to the top
aural   Speak
a. relating to or characterized by an aura
a. of or pertaining to hearing or the ear
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)
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abstraction  Speak
Exercise
v. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
v. allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
Exercise
v. have a desire for something or someone who is not present
n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
Exercise
n. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
n. a share set aside for a specific purpose
Exercise
n. a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
n. a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
accurately  Speak
Exercise
n. the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly
n. separation resulting from hostility
Exercise
ad. strictly correctly
ad. with few mistakes
Exercise
a. giving an advantage
a. appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
Exercise
n. the state of actually existing objectively
acre  Speak
Exercise
a. belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
Exercise
n. the state of actually existing objectively
Exercise
n. the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment
n. (law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management)
Exercise
n. a territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru
n. a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean
acrobat  Speak
Exercise
ad. to a noticeable degree
Exercise
n. an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
Exercise
n. the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
n. the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
Exercise
n. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
n. a vaguely specified concern
actor  Speak
Exercise
v. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
v. allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
Exercise
n. the state of actually existing objectively
Exercise
a. giving an advantage
a. appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
Exercise
n. a person who acts and gets things done
n. a theatrical performer
addition  Speak
Exercise
ad. strictly correctly
ad. with few mistakes
Exercise
n. habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms
n. an intense persistent desire to drink alcohol...
Exercise
n. a quantity that is added
n. a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
Exercise
n. the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly
n. separation resulting from hostility
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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. an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination


Spelling Word: acrobat
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n. the state of actually existing objectively


Spelling Word: actuality
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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. a public promotion of some product or service
n. the business of drawing public attention to goods and services


Spelling Word: advertising
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ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time


Spelling Word: afterward
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