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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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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 5 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
habitual
hair
haircut
hairpin
half
halfway
hall
halve
hammer
hand
handbag
handicapped
handkerchief
handling
handout
handwriting
happen
happening
happily
happiness
happy
hard
hardly
hardness
hardship
hare
harm
hat
hate
hateful
hatred
have
he
head
headache
headline
headmaster
headquarters
health
healthy
hear
heart
heartfelt
hearth
heartily
hearty
heat
heated
heating
heavily
heavy
height
hello
help
hen
herbal
here
hereafter
hereby
herein
hereinafter
hereof
hereto
herewith
hero
heroic
heroine
hesitation
hi
high
highland
highly
highway
hijacker
hill
hillside
hind
hip
hire
historical
history
hit
holder
holding
hole
holiday
holy
home
homeless
homework
homogenous
honest
honesty
honey
honeymoon
honor
honorable
hope
hopeful
hopefully
hopeless
horrify
horse
horsepower
hospital
hostel
hostess
hot
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agricultural   Speak
a. relating to rural matters
a. relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming
alphabet   Speak
n. the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
n. a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
angle   Speak
v. present with a bias
v. seek indirectly
animal   Speak
a. marked by the appetites and passions of the body
n. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
arabian   Speak
n. a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
n. a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia
awaken   Speak
v. stop sleeping
v. cause to become awake or conscious
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acrobat  Speak
Exercise
a. capable of being attributed
Exercise
n. an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
Exercise
n. a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
Exercise
v. make psychologically or physically used (to something)
adjustable  Speak
Exercise
ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
Exercise
a. capable of being changed so as to match or fit
a. capable of being regulated
Exercise
n. a person trained to travel in a spacecraft
Exercise
n. the English language as used in the United States
a. of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas
aimless  Speak
Exercise
a. aimlessly drifting
a. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
Exercise
a. (followed by `to') in agreement with or accordant with
a. (followed by `to') as reported or stated by
Exercise
a. being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
Exercise
ad. in accordance with
ad. (sentence connectors) because of the reason given
airline  Speak
Exercise
n. electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it
Exercise
n. a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
n. a hose that carries air under pressure
Exercise
n. a person trained to travel in a spacecraft
Exercise
ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
airport  Speak
Exercise
n. an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
Exercise
a. capable of erupting
a. having life or vigor or spirit
Exercise
n. a mark to indicate a direction or relation
n. a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow
Exercise
n. a quantity that is added
n. a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
allied  Speak
Exercise
n. a proposal for an appropriate course of action
Exercise
ad. at or in the front
ad. toward the future; forward in time
Exercise
a. capable of erupting
a. having life or vigor or spirit
Exercise
a. related by common characteristics or ancestry
a. of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I
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a. have the skills and qualifications to do things well
a. having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity


Spelling Word: able
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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


Spelling Word: accept
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n. a quantity that is added
n. a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area


Spelling Word: addition
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n. benefit resulting from some event or action
n. the quality of having a superior or more favorable position


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


Spelling Word: allocation
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