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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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Words of Group 3 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
dad
daily
damage
damn
dance
dancer
danger
danish
dare
dark
darken
darkness
darling
dating
daughter
day
daybreak
daylight
daytime
daze
dead
deadline
deafen
dealer
dealing
dear
death
deathly
debit
deceased
deceitful
december
decency
decide
decided
decidedly
decision
decisive
deduction
deep
deepen
deeply
deer
defiant
deflection
degree
delegation
deletion
deliberation
delicacy
delight
delightful
deliverance
delivery
delusive
demand
demanding
democrat
democratic
demurrage
den
denmark
denominate
department
depend
dependability
dependant
depiction
depth
derivation
derrick
describe
designation
designer
desk
desolation
desperation
destroy
detail
detailed
deterioration
detract
devaluation
devalue
develop
developing
development
deviation
devil
devoted
dew
dial
dialog
diamond
diary
dictation
dictatorship
dictionary
die
diesel
difference
different
differential
differently
difficult
difficulty
dig
digit
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ad. at an earlier place
ad. in or to a place that is higher
advantage   Speak
n. benefit resulting from some event or action
n. the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
alive   Speak
a. capable of erupting
a. having life or vigor or spirit
allow   Speak
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
arbitration   Speak
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)
artistic   Speak
a. relating to or characteristic of art or artists
a. aesthetically pleasing
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acrobatics  Speak
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a. filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement
a. having feelings of aversion or unwillingness
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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 performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
n. the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
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a. relating to or characterized by an aura
a. of or pertaining to hearing or the ear
activity  Speak
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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
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v. present with a bias
v. seek indirectly
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ad. from appearances alone
ad. unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
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n. a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
n. an organic process that takes place in the body
actress  Speak
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n. a female actor
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n. the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
n. a word that modifies something other than a noun
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a. relating to or located in the atmosphere
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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
afloat  Speak
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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
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a. aimlessly drifting
a. covered with water
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v. increase the value of
v. make aware of
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n. electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it
alienation  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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v. present with a bias
v. seek indirectly
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a. increasing by successive addition
a. marked by acquiring or amassing
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a. marked by the appetites and passions of the body
n. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
allocation  Speak
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v. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
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n. a female actor
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n. a share set aside for a specific purpose
n. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
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a. of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify
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n. an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination


Spelling Word: acrobat
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ad. in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree


Spelling Word: adequately
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n. a word that expresses an attribute of something
n. the word class that qualifies nouns


Spelling Word: adjective
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a. deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
a. inspiring admiration or approval


Spelling Word: admirable
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a. of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples
n. a native or inhabitant of Africa


Spelling Word: african
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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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