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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 2 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
baby
back
backdate
background
backing
backlog
backwardness
bad
badly
bag
baggy
baker
bakery
ball
ballooning
banana
bandit
bank
banking
baroness
base
basic
basically
basis
basket
basketball
bat
bath
bathroom
battle
be
beach
bearish
beast
beautiful
beauty
bed
bedroom
bee
beef
beer
beetle
before
beg
beggar
begin
beginner
beginning
behind
behindhand
being
belief
believe
bell
belong
belt
bench
benevolence
berry
best
betrayal
better
between
beware
beyond
bible
bicycle
bidding
big
bike
binding
biology
bird
birth
birthday
birthplace
biscuit
bishop
bit
bitterly
black
blackboard
blind
blockage
blond
blood
bloody
blouse
blow
blue
boat
body
boiler
boiling
boldness
bomb
bomber
bone
bony
book
booking
booklet
bookshelf
bookstore
boot
born
borrow
bosom
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acrobatics   Speak
n. the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
n. the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
aggression   Speak
n. the act of initiating hostilities
n. deliberately unfriendly behavior
aloud   Speak
ad. using the voice; not silently
ad. with relatively high volume
ant   Speak
n. social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
approximation   Speak
n. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
n. the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue
arm   Speak
v. prepare oneself for a military confrontation
n. any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
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above  Speak
Exercise
ad. by bad luck
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ad. at an earlier place
ad. in or to a place that is higher
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n. the act of arriving at a certain place
n. someone who arrives (or has arrived)
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ad. in accordance with
ad. (sentence connectors) because of the reason given
acceptable  Speak
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n. the passages through which air enters and leaves the body
n. a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)
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a. adequate for the purpose
a. judged to be in conformity with approved usage
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n. a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
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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
aeroplane  Speak
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ad. to any degree or extent
a. one or some or every or all without specification
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n. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
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n. the season when the leaves fall from the trees
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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
afternoon  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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ad. to a noticeable degree
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n. a feeling of delight at being entertained
n. an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
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n. a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
aggravation  Speak
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n. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
v. to stress, single out as important
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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. a female actor
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n. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
airway  Speak
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a. disposed to take action or effectuate change
a. in operation
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v. stop sleeping
v. cause to become awake or conscious
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n. the passages through which air enters and leaves the body
n. a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)
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a. aimlessly drifting
a. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
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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. giving an advantage
a. appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness


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n. a public promotion of some product or service


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ad. behind or in the rear
ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time


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n. letters and packages that are transported by aircraft
v. send or transport by airmail


Spelling Word: airmail
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ad. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
a. completely given to or absorbed by


Spelling Word: all
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