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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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Before kicking off preparing IELTS general vocabulary, you should understand that general vocabulary is especially for IELTS general training test. If there is any confusion, go to the IELTS Official Website, which will help you out and clarify your question.
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Words of Group 8 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
pacific
package
packet
packing
page
pail
pain
painful
paint
painter
palace
panda
panther
paper
papers
parcel
pardon
parent
paris
parish
park
parking
parlor
parrot
part
partially
participation
particular
particularly
partly
partnership
party
pass
passable
passage
passenger
past
paste
patience
patient
pattern
pause
paw
pay
payable
payment
pea
peace
peaceful
peacock
peanut
pear
pearl
peasant
peasantry
pedlar
peep
peg
pen
pencil
penicillin
peninsular
penny
people
pepper
percentage
perfectly
perhaps
permanence
permanently
person
personally
persuasion
pertinence
perturbed
perusal
pessimist
pessimistic
petrol
philosopher
philosophical
phone
photo
photographer
photography
physically
physicist
physics
pianist
pickle
pickpocket
pictorial
picture
pie
piece
pig
pigeon
pilferage
pilgrimage
pink
pint
pipe
pipeline
pity
place
plan
plant
platinum
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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
aching   Speak
n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
a. causing a dull and steady pain
adjective   Speak
n. a word that expresses an attribute of something
n. the word class that qualifies nouns
armchair   Speak
n. chair with a support on each side for arms
as   Speak
ad. to the same degree (often followed by `as')
n. a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and real...
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aching  Speak
Exercise
v. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
v. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
Exercise
ad. at or in or to any place
Exercise
n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
a. causing a dull and steady pain
Exercise
n. the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
n. a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
adjustable  Speak
Exercise
a. any of various alternatives; some other
Exercise
ad. at an earlier place
ad. in or to a place that is higher
Exercise
n. a feeling of delight at being entertained
n. an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
Exercise
a. capable of being changed so as to match or fit
a. capable of being regulated
advertising  Speak
Exercise
n. a public promotion of some product or service
n. the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
Exercise
n. the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
n. a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
Exercise
n. a commercial airplane that carries passengers
Exercise
n. a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
n. any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation
adviser  Speak
Exercise
n. a feeling of delight at being entertained
n. an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
Exercise
n. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
v. to stress, single out as important
Exercise
n. an expert who gives advice
Exercise
a. capable of being changed so as to match or fit
a. capable of being regulated
african  Speak
Exercise
n. something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
v. give as judged due or on the basis of merit
Exercise
n. a commercial airplane that carries passengers
Exercise
a. of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples
n. a native or inhabitant of Africa
Exercise
a. aimlessly drifting
a. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
airliner  Speak
Exercise
v. be liable or accountable
v. understand the meaning of
Exercise
n. a commercial airplane that carries passengers
Exercise
a. related by common characteristics or ancestry
a. of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I
Exercise
n. a public promotion of some product or service
n. the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
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n. the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation


Spelling Word: abrogation
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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)


Spelling Word: acceptance
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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


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


Spelling Word: advice
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n. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets


Spelling Word: aeroplane
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n. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
n. a vaguely specified concern


Spelling Word: affair
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