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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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add   Speak
v. bestow a quality on
v. make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
advice   Speak
n. a proposal for an appropriate course of action
apple   Speak
n. native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits
n. fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
arabian   Speak
n. a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
n. a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia
aristocratic   Speak
a. belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
awfully   Speak
ad. used as intensifiers
ad. in a terrible manner
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acceptable  Speak
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a. adequate for the purpose
a. judged to be in conformity with approved usage
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a. relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean
n. the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
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n. a person who acts and gets things done
n. a theatrical performer
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n. the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
accordingly  Speak
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ad. to a noticeable degree
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n. an exasperated feeling of annoyance
n. action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
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ad. in accordance with
ad. (sentence connectors) because of the reason given
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a. any of various alternatives; some other
accustom  Speak
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v. have a desire for something or someone who is not present
n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
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v. make psychologically or physically used (to something)
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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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a. addicted to alcohol
a. characteristic of or containing alcohol
actor  Speak
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n. a mark to indicate a direction or relation
n. a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow
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a. have the skills and qualifications to do things well
a. having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity
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n. a person who acts and gets things done
n. a theatrical performer
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n. the season when the leaves fall from the trees
addition  Speak
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n. the part of the day between noon and evening
n. a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
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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
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a. any of various alternatives; some other
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n. the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations
advertisement  Speak
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n. a person who acts and gets things done
n. a theatrical performer
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ad. in accordance with
ad. (sentence connectors) because of the reason given
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n. a public promotion of some product or service
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ad. in circumference
ad. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
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v. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
v. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to


Spelling Word: accept
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n. the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
n. the gymnastic moves of an acrobat


Spelling Word: acrobatics
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a. capable of being changed so as to match or fit
a. capable of being regulated


Spelling Word: adjustable
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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


Spelling Word: adverbial
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a. aimlessly drifting
a. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another


Spelling Word: aimless
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n. a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
n. a hose that carries air under pressure


Spelling Word: airline
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