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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 3 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
dad
daily
damage
damn
dance
dancer
danger
danish
dare
dark
darken
darkness
darling
dating
daughter
day
daybreak
daylight
daytime
daze
dead
deadline
deafen
dealer
dealing
dear
death
deathly
debit
deceased
deceitful
december
decency
decide
decided
decidedly
decision
decisive
deduction
deep
deepen
deeply
deer
defiant
deflection
degree
delegation
deletion
deliberation
delicacy
delight
delightful
deliverance
delivery
delusive
demand
demanding
democrat
democratic
demurrage
den
denmark
denominate
department
depend
dependability
dependant
depiction
depth
derivation
derrick
describe
designation
designer
desk
desolation
desperation
destroy
detail
detailed
deterioration
detract
devaluation
devalue
develop
developing
development
deviation
devil
devoted
dew
dial
dialog
diamond
diary
dictation
dictatorship
dictionary
die
diesel
difference
different
differential
differently
difficult
difficulty
dig
digit
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allied   Speak
a. related by common characteristics or ancestry
a. of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I
aloud   Speak
ad. using the voice; not silently
ad. with relatively high volume
altogether   Speak
n. informal terms for nakedness
ad. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
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...
attribution   Speak
n. assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
n. assigning to a cause or source
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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addition  Speak
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v. come into the possession of
v. grow by addition
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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
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n. the season when the leaves fall from the trees
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n. a person trained to travel in a spacecraft
adjective  Speak
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n. a word that expresses an attribute of something
n. the word class that qualifies nouns
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a. (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
a. feeling or showing anger
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n. a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
n. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
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v. present with a bias
v. seek indirectly
admirable  Speak
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n. a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
n. the smallest continent; between ...
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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. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
n. the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue
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a. deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
a. inspiring admiration or approval
advantage  Speak
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n. benefit resulting from some event or action
n. the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
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a. aimlessly drifting
a. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
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v. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
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n. an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
advertisement  Speak
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a. deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
a. inspiring admiration or approval
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n. the season when the leaves fall from the trees
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n. a public promotion of some product or service
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a. aimlessly drifting
a. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
affair  Speak
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n. benefit resulting from some event or action
n. the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
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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. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
n. a vaguely specified concern
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v. come into sight or view
v. be issued or published
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a. adequate for the purpose
a. judged to be in conformity with approved usage


Spelling Word: acceptable
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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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n. the state of actually existing objectively


Spelling Word: actuality
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n. an exasperated feeling of annoyance
n. action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse


Spelling Word: aggravation
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a. gone by; or in the past
ad. in the past


Spelling Word: ago
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ad. in an enjoyable manner


Spelling Word: agreeably
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