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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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abroad   Speak
ad. in a place across an ocean
ad. far away from home or one's usual surroundings
advantageous   Speak
a. giving an advantage
a. appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
after   Speak
ad. behind or in the rear
ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
also   Speak
ad. in addition
amplifier   Speak
n. electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it
arbitrate   Speak
v. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
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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. at an earlier place
ad. in or to a place that is higher
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n. a native or inhabitant of Asia
a. of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture
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n. a person who acts and gets things done
n. a theatrical performer
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ad. at or in the front
ad. toward the future; forward in time
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v. have a desire for something or someone who is not present
n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
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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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n. the state of being acceptable and accepted
n. (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)
accurately  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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ad. strictly correctly
ad. with few mistakes
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n. North America and South America and Central America
n. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independenc...
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a. characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
acrobat  Speak
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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)
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n. an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
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n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
a. causing a dull and steady pain
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ad. behind or in the rear
ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
act  Speak
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n. the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
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n. the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
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v. perform on a stage or theater
v. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
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a. characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
actor  Speak
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v. convert into ashes
n. strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats
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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. being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
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n. a person who acts and gets things done
n. a theatrical performer
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v. come into the possession of
v. grow by addition


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


Spelling Word: accumulative
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n. a word that expresses an attribute of something
n. the word class that qualifies nouns


Spelling Word: adjective
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n. an expert who gives advice


Spelling Word: adviser
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a. being the one previously mentioned or spoken of


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


Spelling Word: airplane
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