IELTS General Words List

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 IELTS General Words List
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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Before kicking off preparing IELTS general vocabulary, you should understand that general vocabulary is especially for IELTS general training test. If there is any confusion, go to the IELTS Official Website, which will help you out and clarify your question.
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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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accurately   Speak
ad. strictly correctly
ad. with few mistakes
aimless   Speak
a. aimlessly drifting
a. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
alcohol   Speak
n. a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
n. any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation
antonymous   Speak
a. of words: having opposite meanings
artistic   Speak
a. relating to or characteristic of art or artists
a. aesthetically pleasing
availability   Speak
n. the quality of being at hand when needed
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accurately  Speak
Exercise
ad. in addition
Exercise
ad. strictly correctly
ad. with few mistakes
Exercise
n. a person trained to travel in a spacecraft
Exercise
ad. in an arrogant manner
actuality  Speak
Exercise
v. present with a bias
v. seek indirectly
Exercise
n. a public promotion of some product or service
Exercise
n. the state of actually existing objectively
Exercise
n. a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
v. become angry
airline  Speak
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n. a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
n. a hose that carries air under pressure
Exercise
v. present with a bias
v. seek indirectly
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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a. aimlessly drifting
a. covered with water
alcohol  Speak
Exercise
a. capable of being attributed
Exercise
v. make a request or demand for something to somebody
v. direct or put; seek an answer to
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n. a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
n. any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation
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v. come into sight or view
v. be issued or published
alphabet  Speak
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a. marked by the appetites and passions of the body
n. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
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n. the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
n. a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
Exercise
ad. in an arrogant manner
Exercise
n. a feeling of delight at being entertained
n. an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
ambient  Speak
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 month following March and preceding May
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a. completely enveloping
Exercise
n. concurrence of opinion
n. the act of granting rights
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n. concurrence of opinion
n. the act of granting rights


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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


Spelling Word: addition
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n. an expert who gives advice


Spelling Word: adviser
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a. being the one previously mentioned or spoken of


Spelling Word: aforesaid
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n. the part of the day between noon and evening
n. a conventional expression of greeting or farewell


Spelling Word: afternoon
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n. a liquor or brew containing [___] as the active agent
n. any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation


Spelling Word: alcohol
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