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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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active   Speak
a. disposed to take action or effectuate change
a. in operation
agricultural   Speak
a. relating to rural matters
a. relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming
allied   Speak
a. related by common characteristics or ancestry
a. of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I
annoyance   Speak
n. the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
n. the act of troubling or annoying someone
asean   Speak
n. an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism
awaken   Speak
v. stop sleeping
v. cause to become awake or conscious
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acceptance  Speak
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v. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
v. succeed in a big way; get to the top
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a. of words: having opposite meanings
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n. the state of being acceptable and accepted
n. (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)
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ad. to any degree or extent
a. one or some or every or all without specification
actuality  Speak
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n. the state of actually existing objectively
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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
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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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a. of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify
aids  Speak
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n. the state of being acceptable and accepted
n. (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)
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ad. from appearances alone
ad. unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
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ad. by bad luck
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n. a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
airliner  Speak
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v. terminate
v. chop or split with an ax
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n. a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
n. the smallest continent; between ...
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a. addicted to alcohol
a. characteristic of or containing alcohol
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n. a commercial airplane that carries passengers
alas  Speak
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a. completely enveloping
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ad. at or in the front
ad. toward the future; forward in time
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a. addicted to alcohol
a. characteristic of or containing alcohol
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ad. by bad luck
allotment  Speak
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a. addicted to alcohol
a. characteristic of or containing alcohol
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n. a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
n. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
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v. terminate
v. chop or split with an ax
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n. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
n. a share set aside for a specific purpose
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n. the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation


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a. giving an advantage
a. appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness


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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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n. the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly
n. separation resulting from hostility


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v. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
v. [___] the presence of or [___] (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting


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a. completely enveloping


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