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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 8 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
pacific
package
packet
packing
page
pail
pain
painful
paint
painter
palace
panda
panther
paper
papers
parcel
pardon
parent
paris
parish
park
parking
parlor
parrot
part
partially
participation
particular
particularly
partly
partnership
party
pass
passable
passage
passenger
past
paste
patience
patient
pattern
pause
paw
pay
payable
payment
pea
peace
peaceful
peacock
peanut
pear
pearl
peasant
peasantry
pedlar
peep
peg
pen
pencil
penicillin
peninsular
penny
people
pepper
percentage
perfectly
perhaps
permanence
permanently
person
personally
persuasion
pertinence
perturbed
perusal
pessimist
pessimistic
petrol
philosopher
philosophical
phone
photo
photographer
photography
physically
physicist
physics
pianist
pickle
pickpocket
pictorial
picture
pie
piece
pig
pigeon
pilferage
pilgrimage
pink
pint
pipe
pipeline
pity
place
plan
plant
platinum
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according   Speak
a. (followed by `to') in agreement with or accordant with
a. (followed by `to') as reported or stated by
affair   Speak
n. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
n. a vaguely specified concern
african   Speak
a. of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples
n. a native or inhabitant of Africa
aimless   Speak
a. aimlessly drifting
a. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
always   Speak
ad. at any time or in any event
ad. without variation or change, in every case
awesome   Speak
a. inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
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abrogation  Speak
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n. the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
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n. a favorable omen
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a. characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
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n. the act of arriving at a certain place
n. someone who arrives (or has arrived)
acceptance  Speak
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v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something
v. inform (somebody) of something
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a. characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
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n. a public promotion of some product or service
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n. the state of being acceptable and accepted
n. (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)
act  Speak
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v. perform on a stage or theater
v. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
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v. come into the possession of
v. grow by addition
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n. the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
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ad. used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
ad. in any way whatsoever
add  Speak
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v. terminate
v. chop or split with an ax
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ad. used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
ad. in any way whatsoever
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a. relating to rural matters
a. relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming
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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
advise  Speak
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v. make a request or demand for something to somebody
v. direct or put; seek an answer to
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v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something
v. inform (somebody) of something
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n. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
v. to stress, single out as important
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n. a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
n. any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation
after  Speak
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n. the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment
n. (law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management)
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ad. behind or in the rear
ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
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v. come into the possession of
v. grow by addition
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n. informal terms for nakedness
ad. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
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ad. quickly and without warning


Spelling Word: abruptly
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ad. strictly correctly
ad. with few mistakes


Spelling Word: accurately
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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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n. the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
n. the gymnastic moves of an acrobat


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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. an expert who gives advice


Spelling Word: adviser
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