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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 9 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
quality
quantity
quarrel
quart
queen
question
queue
quick
quicken
quickly
quiet
quietly
quietness
quit
quite
quiz
rabbit
race
racial
radial
radio
radioactive
radioactivity
radish
radium
rag
railroad
railway
rain
raincoat
rainfall
rainy
raise
rake
rapid
rapidly
rascal
rash
rate
rather
ratification
re
reach
reaction
reactor
reader
reading
ready
real
realism
realist
realistic
reality
realize
really
reason
reasonably
rebate
receive
receiver
recent
recently
recitation
recollect
record
recorder
recovery
recruitment
rectification
red
redound
reduce
reduction
refer
referent
refinery
reform
refresh
refuge
refuse
regard
regional
registered
registration
regret
regretful
regretfully
regrettable
regular
regularity
regularly
reimbursement
reinforcement
relate
related
relation
relationship
relative
relatively
relativity
remain
remember
remembrance
reminiscent
remote
remoteness
removal
remuneration
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about   Speak
ad. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
ad. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
accurately   Speak
ad. strictly correctly
ad. with few mistakes
aloud   Speak
ad. using the voice; not silently
ad. with relatively high volume
art   Speak
n. the creation of beautiful or significant things
n. the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
ashore   Speak
ad. towards the shore from the water
awfully   Speak
ad. used as intensifiers
ad. in a terrible manner
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accurately  Speak
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ad. strictly correctly
ad. with few mistakes
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n. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
n. a statement acknowledging something or someone
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ad. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
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n. the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects
a. relating to or characteristic of Arabs
acknowledgment  Speak
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ad. by bad luck
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n. a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
n. a hose that carries air under pressure
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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
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n. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
n. a statement acknowledging something or someone
activity  Speak
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a. (followed by `to') in agreement with or accordant with
a. (followed by `to') as reported or stated by
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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
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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 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
actor  Speak
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a. any of various alternatives; some other
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n. a person who acts and gets things done
n. a theatrical performer
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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
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n. the passages through which air enters and leaves the body
n. a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)
advice  Speak
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ad. to a noticeable degree
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ad. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
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a. any of various alternatives; some other
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n. a proposal for an appropriate course of action
aggression  Speak
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n. the act of initiating hostilities
n. deliberately unfriendly behavior
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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
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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
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n. the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
n. a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
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n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
a. causing a dull and steady pain


Spelling Word: aching
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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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n. a proposal for an appropriate course of action


Spelling Word: advice
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a. aimlessly drifting
a. covered with water


Spelling Word: afloat
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ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time


Spelling Word: afterward
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n. the act of initiating hostilities
n. deliberately unfriendly behavior


Spelling Word: aggression
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