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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 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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acceptable   Speak
a. adequate for the purpose
a. judged to be in conformity with approved usage
aforesaid   Speak
a. being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
anxiously   Speak
ad. with anxiety or apprehension
army   Speak
n. a large number of people united for some specific purpose
n. the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare
awesome   Speak
a. inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
awfully   Speak
ad. used as intensifiers
ad. in a terrible manner
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acrobatics  Speak
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n. a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes
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n. the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment
n. (law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management)
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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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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
addition  Speak
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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
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v. be liable or accountable
v. understand the meaning of
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v. look forward to the probable occurrence of
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ad. at or in the front
ad. toward the future; forward in time
after  Speak
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ad. behind or in the rear
ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
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n. the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations
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a. relating to or characteristic of art or artists
a. aesthetically pleasing
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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
ahead  Speak
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n. a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
n. the smallest continent; between ...
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n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
a. causing a dull and steady pain
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v. be liable or accountable
v. understand the meaning of
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ad. at or in the front
ad. toward the future; forward in time
alarming  Speak
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n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
a. causing a dull and steady pain
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ad. at or in the front
ad. toward the future; forward in time
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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. frightening because of an awareness of danger
alas  Speak
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n. the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
n. a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
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n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
a. causing a dull and steady pain
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ad. by bad luck
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ad. to a noticeable degree
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v. come into the possession of
v. grow by addition


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n. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
n. a statement acknowledging something or someone


Spelling Word: acknowledgment
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n. the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
n. the gymnastic moves of an acrobat


Spelling Word: acrobatics
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a. being the one previously mentioned or spoken of


Spelling Word: aforesaid
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v. be in accord; be in agreement
v. go together


Spelling Word: agree
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ad. at or in the front
ad. toward the future; forward in time


Spelling Word: ahead
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