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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 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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accustom   Speak
v. make psychologically or physically used (to something)
after   Speak
ad. behind or in the rear
ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
ahead   Speak
ad. at or in the front
ad. toward the future; forward in time
atlantic   Speak
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
availability   Speak
n. the quality of being at hand when needed
awake   Speak
a. not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
a. mentally perceptive and responsive
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accurately  Speak
Exercise
ad. strictly correctly
ad. with few mistakes
Exercise
ad. anew
Exercise
a. capable of being changed so as to match or fit
a. capable of being regulated
Exercise
n. a share set aside for a specific purpose
n. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
activity  Speak
Exercise
n. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
n. a vaguely specified concern
Exercise
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...
Exercise
n. an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
Exercise
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
actress  Speak
Exercise
a. of or relating to or functioning as an adverb
n. a word or group of words function as an adverb
Exercise
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...
Exercise
n. a female actor
Exercise
n. an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture
addition  Speak
Exercise
a. marked by the appetites and passions of the body
n. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
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. strictly correctly
ad. with few mistakes
Exercise
n. a quantity that is added
n. a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
afraid  Speak
Exercise
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
Exercise
ad. at or in or to any place
Exercise
a. filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement
a. having feelings of aversion or unwillingness
Exercise
v. make psychologically or physically used (to something)
agree  Speak
Exercise
a. relating to or characteristic of art or artists
a. aesthetically pleasing
Exercise
v. be in accord; be in agreement
v. go together
Exercise
ad. used as intensifiers
ad. in a terrible manner
Exercise
a. belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
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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


Spelling Word: accent
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v. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
v. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to


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a. capable of being changed so as to match or fit
a. capable of being regulated


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a. giving an advantage
a. appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness


Spelling Word: advantageous
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n. an exasperated feeling of annoyance
n. action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse


Spelling Word: aggravation
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a. frightening because of an awareness of danger


Spelling Word: alarming
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