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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 10 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
sad
sadly
sadness
safe
safely
safety
said
sail
sailing
sailor
saint
salability
salable
salad
salary
sale
sales
salesman
salt
salty
same
sampling
sand
sandwich
santa
sardine
satisfactorily
satisfy
saturation
saturday
saturn
sausage
saw
say
scaly
scarcity
school
schooling
science
scientific
scientist
scorching
scornful
scotland
scotsman
scottish
scream
screech
sea
seaman
search
seaside
season
seat
second
secondhand
secondly
secrecy
secretariat
secretary
see
seed
seem
seize
seizure
seldom
self
selfish
sell
seller
semiconductor
seminar
senate
send
sender
senior
senseless
separately
separation
september
sermon
serpent
servant
serve
service
serviceable
set
settlement
seven
seventeen
seventh
seventy
several
severely
sew
sex
sexual
sexuality
shadow
shadowy
shady
shake
shame
shameful
shampoo
shape
shapeless
share
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above-mentioned   Speak
a. mentioned or named earlier in the same text
accordingly   Speak
ad. in accordance with
ad. (sentence connectors) because of the reason given
actor   Speak
n. a person who acts and gets things done
n. a theatrical performer
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...
assertion   Speak
n. a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
n. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
awkwardness   Speak
n. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
n. trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape
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a. of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples
n. a native or inhabitant of Africa
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n. a commercial airplane that carries passengers
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a. characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
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ad. at an earlier place
ad. in or to a place that is higher
accordingly  Speak
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n. a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
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ad. in accordance with
ad. (sentence connectors) because of the reason given
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v. terminate
v. chop or split with an ax
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a. marked by the appetites and passions of the body
n. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
acre  Speak
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n. social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
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n. letters and packages that are transported by aircraft
v. send or transport by airmail
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v. present with a bias
v. seek indirectly
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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
african  Speak
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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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a. of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples
n. a native or inhabitant of Africa
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a. of or relating to or functioning as an adverb
n. a word or group of words function as an adverb
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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
ahead  Speak
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ad. at or in the front
ad. toward the future; forward in time
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a. marked by the appetites and passions of the body
n. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
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n. informal terms for nakedness
ad. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
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a. having a sturdy and well proportioned body
a. relating to or befitting athletics or athletes
airplane  Speak
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n. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
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ad. in the sleep of death
ad. into a sleeping state
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a. having a sturdy and well proportioned body
a. relating to or befitting athletics or athletes
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ad. by bad luck
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a. have the skills and qualifications to do things well
a. having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity


Spelling Word: able
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ad. in a place across an ocean
ad. far away from home or one's usual surroundings


Spelling Word: abroad
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v. make psychologically or physically used (to something)


Spelling Word: accustom
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n. the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
n. the gymnastic moves of an acrobat


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


Spelling Word: afloat
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ad. at or in the front
ad. toward the future; forward in time


Spelling Word: ahead
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