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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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airline   Speak
n. a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
n. a hose that carries air under pressure
alienation   Speak
n. the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly
n. separation resulting from hostility
allied   Speak
a. related by common characteristics or ancestry
a. of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I
annoyance   Speak
n. the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
n. the act of troubling or annoying someone
argument   Speak
n. a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
n. (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
arrive   Speak
v. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
v. succeed in a big way; get to the top
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addition  Speak
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a. being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
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n. the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
n. a word that modifies something other than a noun
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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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n. a quantity that is added
n. a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
advertisement  Speak
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a. of words: having opposite meanings
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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. a public promotion of some product or service
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n. a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
adviser  Speak
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a. of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input
n. something having the property of being analogous to something else
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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. an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
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n. an expert who gives advice
afraid  Speak
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a. filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement
a. having feelings of aversion or unwillingness
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v. stop sleeping
v. cause to become awake or conscious
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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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ad. in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree
airport  Speak
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n. an expert who gives advice
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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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v. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
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ad. used as intensifiers
ad. in a terrible manner
alive  Speak
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v. terminate
v. chop or split with an ax
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n. chair with a support on each side for arms
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n. a large number of people united for some specific purpose
n. the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare
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a. capable of erupting
a. having life or vigor or spirit
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a. disposed to take action or effectuate change
a. in operation


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


Spelling Word: ahead
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n. a commercial airplane that carries passengers


Spelling Word: airliner
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n. habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms
n. an intense persistent desire to drink alcohol...


Spelling Word: alcoholism
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a. capable of erupting
a. having life or vigor or spirit


Spelling Word: alive
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a. of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input
n. something having the property of being analogous to something else


Spelling Word: analogue
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