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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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abreast   Speak
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
accustom   Speak
v. make psychologically or physically used (to something)
altogether   Speak
n. informal terms for nakedness
ad. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
ambient   Speak
a. completely enveloping
anyway   Speak
ad. used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
ad. in any way whatsoever
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
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acceptable  Speak
Exercise
v. present with a bias
v. seek indirectly
Exercise
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
Exercise
a. adequate for the purpose
a. judged to be in conformity with approved usage
Exercise
ad. from appearances alone
ad. unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
acknowledgment  Speak
Exercise
a. aimlessly drifting
a. covered with water
Exercise
ad. from appearances alone
ad. unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
Exercise
a. relating to or located in the atmosphere
Exercise
n. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
n. a statement acknowledging something or someone
active  Speak
Exercise
n. a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes
Exercise
a. disposed to take action or effectuate change
a. in operation
Exercise
n. an era of history having some distinctive feature
v. make older
Exercise
n. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
n. a statement acknowledging something or someone
admirable  Speak
Exercise
v. present with a bias
v. seek indirectly
Exercise
ad. from appearances alone
ad. unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
Exercise
a. deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
a. inspiring admiration or approval
Exercise
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
advantage  Speak
Exercise
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
Exercise
n. benefit resulting from some event or action
n. the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
Exercise
v. prepare oneself for a military confrontation
n. any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
Exercise
a. adequate for the purpose
a. judged to be in conformity with approved usage
airline  Speak
Exercise
n. a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
n. a hose that carries air under pressure
Exercise
n. the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
Exercise
a. not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
a. mentally perceptive and responsive
Exercise
n. a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes
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n. the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation


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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


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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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n. a word that expresses an attribute of something
n. the word class that qualifies nouns


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a. deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
a. inspiring admiration or approval


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n. the act of initiating hostilities
n. deliberately unfriendly behavior


Spelling Word: aggression
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