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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 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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abreast   Speak
a. being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge
ad. alongside each other, facing in the same direction
ache   Speak
v. have a desire for something or someone who is not present
n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
act   Speak
v. perform on a stage or theater
v. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
advantage   Speak
n. benefit resulting from some event or action
n. the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
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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above  Speak
Exercise
ad. anew
Exercise
ad. towards the shore from the water
Exercise
ad. at an earlier place
ad. in or to a place that is higher
Exercise
v. have a desire for something or someone who is not present
n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
abroad  Speak
Exercise
a. capable of being attributed
Exercise
n. the part of the day between noon and evening
n. a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
Exercise
a. marked by the appetites and passions of the body
n. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
Exercise
ad. in a place across an ocean
ad. far away from home or one's usual surroundings
ache  Speak
Exercise
v. have a desire for something or someone who is not present
n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
Exercise
n. the passages through which air enters and leaves the body
n. a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)
Exercise
a. marked by the appetites and passions of the body
n. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
Exercise
n. a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
act  Speak
Exercise
n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
a. causing a dull and steady pain
Exercise
a. relating to or characteristic of art or artists
a. aesthetically pleasing
Exercise
v. perform on a stage or theater
v. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
Exercise
n. a quantity that is added
n. a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
again  Speak
Exercise
ad. anew
Exercise
a. belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire
n. a very old person
Exercise
ad. in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree
Exercise
n. the season when the leaves fall from the trees
ancient  Speak
Exercise
ad. from appearances alone
ad. unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
Exercise
n. a quantity that is added
n. a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
Exercise
n. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
v. to stress, single out as important
Exercise
a. belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire
n. a very old person
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n. a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
n. an organic process that takes place in the body


Spelling Word: activity
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n. the state of actually existing objectively


Spelling Word: actuality
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n. a public promotion of some product or service
n. the business of drawing public attention to goods and services


Spelling Word: advertising
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n. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets


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


Spelling Word: age
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n. a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
n. a hose that carries air under pressure


Spelling Word: airline
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