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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 10 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
sad
sadly
sadness
safe
safely
safety
said
sail
sailing
sailor
saint
salability
salable
salad
salary
sale
sales
salesman
salt
salty
same
sampling
sand
sandwich
santa
sardine
satisfactorily
satisfy
saturation
saturday
saturn
sausage
saw
say
scaly
scarcity
school
schooling
science
scientific
scientist
scorching
scornful
scotland
scotsman
scottish
scream
screech
sea
seaman
search
seaside
season
seat
second
secondhand
secondly
secrecy
secretariat
secretary
see
seed
seem
seize
seizure
seldom
self
selfish
sell
seller
semiconductor
seminar
senate
send
sender
senior
senseless
separately
separation
september
sermon
serpent
servant
serve
service
serviceable
set
settlement
seven
seventeen
seventh
seventy
several
severely
sew
sex
sexual
sexuality
shadow
shadowy
shady
shake
shame
shameful
shampoo
shape
shapeless
share
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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
acceptance   Speak
n. the state of being acceptable and accepted
n. (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)
adverbial   Speak
a. of or relating to or functioning as an adverb
n. a word or group of words function as an adverb
airliner   Speak
n. a commercial airplane that carries passengers
amplifier   Speak
n. electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it
assassinator   Speak
n. a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
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acrobatics  Speak
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ad. at any time or in any event
ad. without variation or change, in every case
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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. social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
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a. characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
actor  Speak
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a. characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
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n. a person who acts and gets things done
n. a theatrical performer
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n. something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
v. give as judged due or on the basis of merit
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n. social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
adjustable  Speak
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ad. with attention; in an attentive manner
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a. disposed to take action or effectuate change
a. in operation
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a. of or relating to or functioning as an adverb
n. a word or group of words function as an adverb
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a. capable of being changed so as to match or fit
a. capable of being regulated
afloat  Speak
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ad. towards the shore from the water
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a. aimlessly drifting
a. covered with water
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ad. with attention; in an attentive manner
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n. the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
n. a word that modifies something other than a noun
aforesaid  Speak
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a. being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
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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. a proposal for an appropriate course of action
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v. be in accord; be in agreement
v. go together
airmail  Speak
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n. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
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n. letters and packages that are transported by aircraft
v. send or transport by airmail
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a. relating to or characterized by an aura
a. of or pertaining to hearing or the ear
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a. of words: having opposite meanings
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ad. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
ad. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct


Spelling Word: about
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ad. at an earlier place
ad. in or to a place that is higher


Spelling Word: above
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ad. in accordance with
ad. (sentence connectors) because of the reason given


Spelling Word: accordingly
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n. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
n. a statement acknowledging something or someone


Spelling Word: acknowledgment
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v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something
v. inform (somebody) of something


Spelling Word: advise
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n. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets


Spelling Word: aeroplane
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