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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 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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accept   Speak
v. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
v. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
aggravation   Speak
n. an exasperated feeling of annoyance
n. action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
agreed   Speak
v. be in accord; be in agreement
v. go together
almost   Speak
ad. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
arbitrate   Speak
v. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
artistic   Speak
a. relating to or characteristic of art or artists
a. aesthetically pleasing
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accordance  Speak
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n. concurrence of opinion
n. the act of granting rights
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n. chair with a support on each side for arms
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a. completely enveloping
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ad. in an arrogant manner
add  Speak
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ad. using the voice; not silently
ad. with relatively high volume
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n. the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
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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
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ad. to a noticeable degree
advantageous  Speak
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a. giving an advantage
a. appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
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n. a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes
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ad. using the voice; not silently
ad. with relatively high volume
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ad. to a noticeable degree
afterward  Speak
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n. habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms
n. an intense persistent desire to drink alcohol...
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n. an expert who gives advice
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ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
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n. social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
airway  Speak
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a. having a sturdy and well proportioned body
a. relating to or befitting athletics or athletes
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n. the passages through which air enters and leaves the body
n. a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)
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n. the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
n. the act of troubling or annoying someone
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n. the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
almost  Speak
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n. a person trained to travel in a spacecraft
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n. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
n. the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
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ad. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
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v. be liable or accountable
v. understand the meaning of
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n. a female actor


Spelling Word: actress
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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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n. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
n. a share set aside for a specific purpose


Spelling Word: allotment
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v. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
v. [___] the presence of or [___] (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting


Spelling Word: allow
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ad. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but


Spelling Word: almost
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n. electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it


Spelling Word: amplifier
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