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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 4 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
fable
fabrication
fact
factory
fahrenheit
fail
failure
fair
faithfully
false
family
famous
fan
far
farm
farmer
farmhand
farmhouse
farming
farther
fascism
fascist
fast
fat
fate
father
faultless
faulty
favor
favorably
favorite
fbi
fear
fearful
fearless
feasibility
feather
february
feel
feeling
fellow
feminine
fence
ferrous
ferryboat
feudal
feudalism
fever
few
fiddle
field
fiery
fifteen
fifth
fifty
fight
fighter
filing
fill
filling
film
finalize
finally
financier
find
finding
fine
finger
finish
finished
fire
fireman
fireplace
firework
firmly
firmness
first
fish
fisherman
fission
five
fix
flank
flannel
flat
flatten
fleshy
flight
flood
floor
flow
flower
flu
fluid
flute
fly
folk
follow
follower
following
fond
food
foodstuff
fool
foot
football
footing
footstep
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ad. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
ad. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
abruptly   Speak
ad. quickly and without warning
accent   Speak
n. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
v. to stress, single out as important
accumulative   Speak
a. increasing by successive addition
a. marked by acquiring or amassing
apprize   Speak
v. increase the value of
v. make aware of
associative   Speak
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 part of the day between noon and evening
n. a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
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ad. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
ad. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
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a. marked by the appetites and passions of the body
n. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
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ad. in circumference
ad. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
acrobatics  Speak
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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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n. the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
n. the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
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v. look forward to the probable occurrence of
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n. native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits
n. fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
adverb  Speak
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a. relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean
n. the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
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n. the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
n. a word that modifies something other than a noun
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ad. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
ad. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
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v. look forward to the probable occurrence of
agreed  Speak
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v. be in accord; be in agreement
v. go together
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n. native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits
n. fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
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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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n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
a. causing a dull and steady pain
airline  Speak
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v. be liable or accountable
v. understand the meaning of
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n. the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
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n. a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
n. a hose that carries air under pressure
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n. electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it
all  Speak
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n. the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
n. a word that modifies something other than a noun
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ad. with attention; in an attentive manner
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ad. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
a. completely given to or absorbed by
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ad. in the sleep of death
ad. into a sleeping state
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ad. at an earlier place
ad. in or to a place that is higher


Spelling Word: above
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a. increasing by successive addition
a. marked by acquiring or amassing


Spelling Word: accumulative
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v. put in effect
n. the state of being active


Spelling Word: action
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a. of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples
n. a native or inhabitant of Africa


Spelling Word: african
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v. cause to agonize
v. suffer agony or anguish


Spelling Word: agonize
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n. letters and packages that are transported by aircraft
v. send or transport by airmail


Spelling Word: airmail
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