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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 10 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
sad
sadly
sadness
safe
safely
safety
said
sail
sailing
sailor
saint
salability
salable
salad
salary
sale
sales
salesman
salt
salty
same
sampling
sand
sandwich
santa
sardine
satisfactorily
satisfy
saturation
saturday
saturn
sausage
saw
say
scaly
scarcity
school
schooling
science
scientific
scientist
scorching
scornful
scotland
scotsman
scottish
scream
screech
sea
seaman
search
seaside
season
seat
second
secondhand
secondly
secrecy
secretariat
secretary
see
seed
seem
seize
seizure
seldom
self
selfish
sell
seller
semiconductor
seminar
senate
send
sender
senior
senseless
separately
separation
september
sermon
serpent
servant
serve
service
serviceable
set
settlement
seven
seventeen
seventh
seventy
several
severely
sew
sex
sexual
sexuality
shadow
shadowy
shady
shake
shame
shameful
shampoo
shape
shapeless
share
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alas   Speak
ad. by bad luck
also   Speak
ad. in addition
anger   Speak
n. a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
v. become angry
animal   Speak
a. marked by the appetites and passions of the body
n. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
ass   Speak
n. hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse
n. a pompous fool
atlantic   Speak
a. relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean
n. the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
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aeroplane  Speak
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n. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
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n. the act of initiating hostilities
n. deliberately unfriendly behavior
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n. the part of the day between noon and evening
n. a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
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ad. used as intensifiers
ad. in a terrible manner
afternoon  Speak
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n. a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes
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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
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n. the part of the day between noon and evening
n. a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
aggression  Speak
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n. the act of initiating hostilities
n. deliberately unfriendly behavior
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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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n. a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
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n. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
agricultural  Speak
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n. the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
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ad. at an earlier place
ad. in or to a place that is higher
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a. relating to rural matters
a. relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming
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a. relating to or located in the atmosphere
airmail  Speak
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a. gone by; or in the past
ad. in the past
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n. letters and packages that are transported by aircraft
v. send or transport by airmail
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n. a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes
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v. come into sight or view
v. be issued or published
alarming  Speak
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n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
a. causing a dull and steady pain
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ad. at an earlier place
ad. in or to a place that is higher
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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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a. frightening because of an awareness of danger
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ad. in accordance with
ad. (sentence connectors) because of the reason given


Spelling Word: accordingly
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n. a person who acts and gets things done
n. a theatrical performer


Spelling Word: actor
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n. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
n. a vaguely specified concern


Spelling Word: affair
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ad. in an enjoyable manner


Spelling Word: agreeably
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a. any of various alternatives; some other


Spelling Word: another
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v. be liable or accountable
v. understand the meaning of


Spelling Word: answer
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