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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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acre   Speak
n. a territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru
n. a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean
acrobat   Speak
n. an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
add   Speak
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
advise   Speak
v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something
v. inform (somebody) of something
airplane   Speak
n. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
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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accordance  Speak
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n. concurrence of opinion
n. the act of granting rights
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n. spiritual being attendant upon God
n. person of exceptional holiness
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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 anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture
acrobat  Speak
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a. relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean
n. the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
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v. present with a bias
v. seek indirectly
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n. an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
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n. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
airmail  Speak
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v. murder; especially of socially prominent persons
v. destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation
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n. letters and packages that are transported by aircraft
v. send or transport by airmail
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ad. in a place across an ocean
ad. far away from home or one's usual surroundings
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ad. in an arrogant manner
airplane  Speak
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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
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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 a place across an ocean
ad. far away from home or one's usual surroundings
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a. relating to rural matters
a. relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming
airport  Speak
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n. an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
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a. relating to rural matters
a. relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming
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n. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
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n. a feeling of delight at being entertained
n. an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
alienation  Speak
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v. present with a bias
v. seek indirectly
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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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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 action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly
n. separation resulting from hostility
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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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a. (followed by `to') in agreement with or accordant with
a. (followed by `to') as reported or stated by


Spelling Word: according
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a. increasing by successive addition
a. marked by acquiring or amassing


Spelling Word: accumulative
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ad. strictly correctly
ad. with few mistakes


Spelling Word: accurately
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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


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


Spelling Word: advice
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