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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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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 7 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
nail
naive
name
nameless
namesake
napkin
narrate
narration
narrow
nation
national
nationality
natural
naturally
nature
naughty
navel
navy
near
nearby
nearly
necessarily
necessary
necessity
neck
necklace
need
needful
needless
negotiate
negro
neighbor
neighborhood
neighboring
neither
nephew
nerve
nest
nestle
net
neutrality
never
new
news
newspaper
next
nice
nickname
niece
night
nightgown
nightingale
nine
nineteen
ninety
ninth
no
no.
noble
nobody
nod
noise
none
noon
normal
normalization
normalize
north
northeast
northern
northward
northwest
nose
nostril
not
notebook
noted
nothing
notice
noticeable
notification
noun
novelette
novelist
november
now
number
nun
nurse
nut
o.k.
obedience
obey
observation
observer
obviously
occident
occidental
ocean
oceania
oceanography
october
off
offering
office
officer
official
often
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abruptly   Speak
ad. quickly and without warning
aeroplane   Speak
n. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
american   Speak
n. the English language as used in the United States
a. of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas
amusement   Speak
n. a feeling of delight at being entertained
n. an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
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
associative   Speak
a. characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
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n. the season when the leaves fall from the trees
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ad. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
ad. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
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n. the quality of being at hand when needed
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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
abstraction  Speak
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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 general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
n. a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
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n. electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it
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v. look forward to the probable occurrence of
acknowledgment  Speak
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a. have the skills and qualifications to do things well
a. having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity
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ad. used as intensifiers
ad. in a terrible manner
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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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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
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a. capable of being changed so as to match or fit
a. capable of being regulated
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n. a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
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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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n. the quality of being at hand when needed
aimless  Speak
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a. aimlessly drifting
a. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
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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
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a. capable of being changed so as to match or fit
a. capable of being regulated
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a. frightening because of an awareness of danger
alienation  Speak
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a. any of various alternatives; some other
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ad. used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
ad. in any way whatsoever
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n. the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly
n. separation resulting from hostility
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ad. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
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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


Spelling Word: accent
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v. come into the possession of
v. grow by addition


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ad. by bad luck


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n. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
n. a share set aside for a specific purpose


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ad. using the voice; not silently
ad. with relatively high volume


Spelling Word: aloud
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a. completely enveloping


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