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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 9 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
quality
quantity
quarrel
quart
queen
question
queue
quick
quicken
quickly
quiet
quietly
quietness
quit
quite
quiz
rabbit
race
racial
radial
radio
radioactive
radioactivity
radish
radium
rag
railroad
railway
rain
raincoat
rainfall
rainy
raise
rake
rapid
rapidly
rascal
rash
rate
rather
ratification
re
reach
reaction
reactor
reader
reading
ready
real
realism
realist
realistic
reality
realize
really
reason
reasonably
rebate
receive
receiver
recent
recently
recitation
recollect
record
recorder
recovery
recruitment
rectification
red
redound
reduce
reduction
refer
referent
refinery
reform
refresh
refuge
refuse
regard
regional
registered
registration
regret
regretful
regretfully
regrettable
regular
regularity
regularly
reimbursement
reinforcement
relate
related
relation
relationship
relative
relatively
relativity
remain
remember
remembrance
reminiscent
remote
remoteness
removal
remuneration
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adverbial   Speak
a. of or relating to or functioning as an adverb
n. a word or group of words function as an adverb
aggression   Speak
n. the act of initiating hostilities
n. deliberately unfriendly behavior
aimless   Speak
a. aimlessly drifting
a. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
alarming   Speak
a. frightening because of an awareness of danger
appear   Speak
v. come into sight or view
v. be issued or published
army   Speak
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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abroad  Speak
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ad. used as intensifiers
ad. in a terrible manner
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n. a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
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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. capable of erupting
a. having life or vigor or spirit
acceptable  Speak
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ad. in the sleep of death
ad. into a sleeping state
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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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v. cause to agonize
v. suffer agony or anguish
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a. adequate for the purpose
a. judged to be in conformity with approved usage
accumulative  Speak
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a. increasing by successive addition
a. marked by acquiring or amassing
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ad. in accordance with
ad. (sentence connectors) because of the reason given
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a. capable of being attributed
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a. aimlessly drifting
a. covered with water
accustom  Speak
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n. a native or inhabitant of Australia
a. of or relating to or characteristic of Australia or its inhabitants or its languages
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v. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
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v. make psychologically or physically used (to something)
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a. adequate for the purpose
a. judged to be in conformity with approved usage
adjustable  Speak
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a. aimlessly drifting
a. covered with water
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n. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
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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. 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
airline  Speak
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n. a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
n. a hose that carries air under pressure
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a. any of various alternatives; some other
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n. an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
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n. the quality of being at hand when needed
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ad. quickly and without warning


Spelling Word: abruptly
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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. capable of being changed so as to match or fit
a. capable of being regulated


Spelling Word: adjustable
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a. relating to rural matters
a. relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming


Spelling Word: agricultural
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ad. by bad luck


Spelling Word: alas
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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


Spelling Word: alphabet
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