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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 5 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
habitual
hair
haircut
hairpin
half
halfway
hall
halve
hammer
hand
handbag
handicapped
handkerchief
handling
handout
handwriting
happen
happening
happily
happiness
happy
hard
hardly
hardness
hardship
hare
harm
hat
hate
hateful
hatred
have
he
head
headache
headline
headmaster
headquarters
health
healthy
hear
heart
heartfelt
hearth
heartily
hearty
heat
heated
heating
heavily
heavy
height
hello
help
hen
herbal
here
hereafter
hereby
herein
hereinafter
hereof
hereto
herewith
hero
heroic
heroine
hesitation
hi
high
highland
highly
highway
hijacker
hill
hillside
hind
hip
hire
historical
history
hit
holder
holding
hole
holiday
holy
home
homeless
homework
homogenous
honest
honesty
honey
honeymoon
honor
honorable
hope
hopeful
hopefully
hopeless
horrify
horse
horsepower
hospital
hostel
hostess
hot
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absent-minded   Speak
a. lost in thought; showing preoccupation
adjective   Speak
n. a word that expresses an attribute of something
n. the word class that qualifies nouns
advantageous   Speak
a. giving an advantage
a. appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
agricultural   Speak
a. relating to rural matters
a. relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming
april   Speak
n. the month following March and preceding May
away   Speak
ad. from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
ad. out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
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active  Speak
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a. related by common characteristics or ancestry
a. of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I
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v. increase the value of
v. make aware of
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a. disposed to take action or effectuate change
a. in operation
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v. be liable or accountable
v. understand the meaning of
aeroplane  Speak
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n. letters and packages that are transported by aircraft
v. send or transport by airmail
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ad. with attention; in an attentive manner
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n. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
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a. related by common characteristics or ancestry
a. of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I
again  Speak
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n. an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture
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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. anew
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a. related by common characteristics or ancestry
a. of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I
ago  Speak
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a. inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
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a. gone by; or in the past
ad. in the past
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a. capable of being attributed
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n. letters and packages that are transported by aircraft
v. send or transport by airmail
aids  Speak
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n. a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
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v. be in accord; be in agreement
v. go together
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v. come into sight or view
v. be issued or published
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v. increase the value of
v. make aware of
allotment  Speak
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n. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
n. a share set aside for a specific purpose
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n. a person trained to travel in a spacecraft
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ad. anew
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n. the act of arriving at a certain place
n. someone who arrives (or has arrived)
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ad. quickly and without warning


Spelling Word: abruptly
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n. concurrence of opinion
n. the act of granting rights


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


Spelling Word: accumulative
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v. have a desire for something or someone who is not present
n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain


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


Spelling Word: adjective
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