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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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aids   Speak
n. a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
airmail   Speak
n. letters and packages that are transported by aircraft
v. send or transport by airmail
alienation   Speak
n. the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly
n. separation resulting from hostility
apartment   Speak
n. a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
aristocratic   Speak
a. belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
armchair   Speak
n. chair with a support on each side for arms
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acceptable  Speak
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a. adequate for the purpose
a. judged to be in conformity with approved usage
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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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a. of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify
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n. a share set aside for a specific purpose
n. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
active  Speak
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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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ad. in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree
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n. the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
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a. disposed to take action or effectuate change
a. in operation
actuality  Speak
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n. a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
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n. the state of actually existing objectively
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n. the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects
a. relating to or characteristic of Arabs
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a. relating to rural matters
a. relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming
adequately  Speak
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n. chair with a support on each side for arms
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ad. in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree
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a. of words: having opposite meanings
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a. filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement
a. having feelings of aversion or unwillingness
afloat  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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a. aimlessly drifting
a. covered with water
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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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ad. at any time or in any event
ad. without variation or change, in every case
agricultural  Speak
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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. related by common characteristics or ancestry
a. of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I
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a. of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify
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n. a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes
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a. (followed by `to') in agreement with or accordant with
a. (followed by `to') as reported or stated by


Spelling Word: according
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a. disposed to take action or effectuate change
a. in operation


Spelling Word: active
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v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something
v. inform (somebody) of something


Spelling Word: advise
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n. an era of history having some distinctive feature
v. make older


Spelling Word: age
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v. be in accord; be in agreement
v. go together


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


Spelling Word: ahead
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