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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 3 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
dad
daily
damage
damn
dance
dancer
danger
danish
dare
dark
darken
darkness
darling
dating
daughter
day
daybreak
daylight
daytime
daze
dead
deadline
deafen
dealer
dealing
dear
death
deathly
debit
deceased
deceitful
december
decency
decide
decided
decidedly
decision
decisive
deduction
deep
deepen
deeply
deer
defiant
deflection
degree
delegation
deletion
deliberation
delicacy
delight
delightful
deliverance
delivery
delusive
demand
demanding
democrat
democratic
demurrage
den
denmark
denominate
department
depend
dependability
dependant
depiction
depth
derivation
derrick
describe
designation
designer
desk
desolation
desperation
destroy
detail
detailed
deterioration
detract
devaluation
devalue
develop
developing
development
deviation
devil
devoted
dew
dial
dialog
diamond
diary
dictation
dictatorship
dictionary
die
diesel
difference
different
differential
differently
difficult
difficulty
dig
digit
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accrued   Speak
v. come into the possession of
v. grow by addition
action   Speak
v. put in effect
n. the state of being active
actuality   Speak
n. the state of actually existing objectively
afraid   Speak
a. filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement
a. having feelings of aversion or unwillingness
alcohol   Speak
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
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
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accustom  Speak
Exercise
n. benefit resulting from some event or action
n. the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
Exercise
a. relating to or located in the atmosphere
Exercise
n. the creation of beautiful or significant things
n. the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
Exercise
v. make psychologically or physically used (to something)
activity  Speak
Exercise
v. convert into ashes
n. strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats
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
v. terminate
v. chop or split with an ax
Exercise
ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
addition  Speak
Exercise
ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
Exercise
n. a quantity that is added
n. a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
Exercise
a. not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
a. mentally perceptive and responsive
Exercise
v. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
v. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
advantage  Speak
Exercise
n. benefit resulting from some event or action
n. the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
Exercise
a. relating to or located in the atmosphere
Exercise
n. a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
Exercise
n. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
n. trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape
advertisement  Speak
Exercise
n. the passages through which air enters and leaves the body
n. a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)
Exercise
n. the creation of beautiful or significant things
n. the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
Exercise
n. a public promotion of some product or service
Exercise
n. a person trained to travel in a spacecraft
agree  Speak
Exercise
n. letters and packages that are transported by aircraft
v. send or transport by airmail
Exercise
v. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
v. succeed in a big way; get to the top
Exercise
v. be in accord; be in agreement
v. go together
Exercise
ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
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n. a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
n. a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance


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a. adequate for the purpose
a. judged to be in conformity with approved usage


Spelling Word: acceptable
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n. the state of actually existing objectively


Spelling Word: actuality
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n. a word that expresses an attribute of something
n. the word class that qualifies nouns


Spelling Word: adjective
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ad. anew


Spelling Word: again
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n. a commercial airplane that carries passengers


Spelling Word: airliner
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