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 IELTS General Words List
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 6 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
lab
labor
laboratory
lack
lad
ladder
lady
lake
lamp
land
landed
landlady
landlord
language
lantern
large
last
late
lately
later
lathe
latin
latter
lattice
laugh
laughter
lavatory
law
lawful
lawyer
laziness
lazy
le
leader
leaf
leakage
learn
learned
learner
learning
least
leather
leave
lecturer
leeway
left
leftover
leg
lemon
lemonade
lend
lending
length
leninism
lens
less
lessen
lesson
let
letter
level
liar
liberation
librarian
library
lid
lie
lieutenant
life
lifetime
lighten
lighter
lighthouse
lightly
lightning
like
likely
likeness
liking
lily
lime
limit
limitation
limited
linguist
lining
lion
lioness
lip
lipstick
listen
listener
litre
little
live
living
local
loneliness
lonely
lonesome
long
longing
look
lord
lorry
loss
lost
lot
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abruptly   Speak
ad. quickly and without warning
afloat   Speak
a. aimlessly drifting
a. covered with water
airmail   Speak
n. letters and packages that are transported by aircraft
v. send or transport by airmail
allotment   Speak
n. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
n. a share set aside for a specific purpose
attributable   Speak
a. capable of being attributed
await   Speak
v. look forward to the probable occurrence of
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about  Speak
Exercise
n. a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
n. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
Exercise
ad. in an arrogant manner
Exercise
n. an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
Exercise
ad. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
ad. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
abroad  Speak
Exercise
a. disposed to take action or effectuate change
a. in operation
Exercise
n. a public promotion of some product or service
n. the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
Exercise
ad. in a place across an ocean
ad. far away from home or one's usual surroundings
Exercise
ad. in the sleep of death
ad. into a sleeping state
acrobat  Speak
Exercise
n. electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it
Exercise
v. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
v. succeed in a big way; get to the top
Exercise
a. completely enveloping
Exercise
n. an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
actress  Speak
Exercise
n. a native or inhabitant of Australia
a. of or relating to or characteristic of Australia or its inhabitants or its languages
Exercise
n. a public promotion of some product or service
n. the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
Exercise
n. the season when the leaves fall from the trees
Exercise
n. a female actor
add  Speak
Exercise
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
Exercise
n. a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
n. a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
Exercise
ad. at any time or in any event
ad. without variation or change, in every case
Exercise
a. marked by the appetites and passions of the body
n. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
addition  Speak
Exercise
n. a quantity that is added
n. a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
Exercise
n. something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
v. give as judged due or on the basis of merit
Exercise
a. aimlessly drifting
a. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
Exercise
v. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
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ad. in a place across an ocean
ad. far away from home or one's usual surroundings


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


Spelling Word: accordance
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n. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
n. a statement acknowledging something or someone


Spelling Word: acknowledgment
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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. the state of actually existing objectively


Spelling Word: actuality
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ad. in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree


Spelling Word: adequately
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