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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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Words of Group 7 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
nail
naive
name
nameless
namesake
napkin
narrate
narration
narrow
nation
national
nationality
natural
naturally
nature
naughty
navel
navy
near
nearby
nearly
necessarily
necessary
necessity
neck
necklace
need
needful
needless
negotiate
negro
neighbor
neighborhood
neighboring
neither
nephew
nerve
nest
nestle
net
neutrality
never
new
news
newspaper
next
nice
nickname
niece
night
nightgown
nightingale
nine
nineteen
ninety
ninth
no
no.
noble
nobody
nod
noise
none
noon
normal
normalization
normalize
north
northeast
northern
northward
northwest
nose
nostril
not
notebook
noted
nothing
notice
noticeable
notification
noun
novelette
novelist
november
now
number
nun
nurse
nut
o.k.
obedience
obey
observation
observer
obviously
occident
occidental
ocean
oceania
oceanography
october
off
offering
office
officer
official
often
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acknowledgment   Speak
n. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
n. a statement acknowledging something or someone
again   Speak
ad. anew
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
antonymous   Speak
a. of words: having opposite meanings
artistic   Speak
a. relating to or characteristic of art or artists
a. aesthetically pleasing
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adjustable  Speak
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a. capable of being changed so as to match or fit
a. capable of being regulated
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n. a native or inhabitant of Asia
a. of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture
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n. a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
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n. a native or inhabitant of Australia
a. of or relating to or characteristic of Australia or its inhabitants or its languages
advice  Speak
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n. a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
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n. a native or inhabitant of Asia
a. of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture
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n. a proposal for an appropriate course of action
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a. relating to rural matters
a. relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming
adviser  Speak
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v. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
v. succeed in a big way; get to the top
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a. relating to or located in the atmosphere
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n. an expert who gives advice
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n. the state of actually existing objectively
africa  Speak
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ad. in a place across an ocean
ad. far away from home or one's usual surroundings
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n. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
n. the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue
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n. the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
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a. capable of being changed so as to match or fit
a. capable of being regulated
aggression  Speak
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n. the act of initiating hostilities
n. deliberately unfriendly behavior
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v. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
v. succeed in a big way; get to the top
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a. relating to or characteristic of art or artists
a. aesthetically pleasing
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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')
alcohol  Speak
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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
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n. a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
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n. the state of actually existing objectively
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a. of or relating to or functioning as an adverb
n. a word or group of words function as an adverb
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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. benefit resulting from some event or action
n. the quality of having a superior or more favorable position


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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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ad. anew


Spelling Word: again
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a. aimlessly drifting
a. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another


Spelling Word: aimless
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ad. by bad luck


Spelling Word: alas
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