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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 9 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
quality
quantity
quarrel
quart
queen
question
queue
quick
quicken
quickly
quiet
quietly
quietness
quit
quite
quiz
rabbit
race
racial
radial
radio
radioactive
radioactivity
radish
radium
rag
railroad
railway
rain
raincoat
rainfall
rainy
raise
rake
rapid
rapidly
rascal
rash
rate
rather
ratification
re
reach
reaction
reactor
reader
reading
ready
real
realism
realist
realistic
reality
realize
really
reason
reasonably
rebate
receive
receiver
recent
recently
recitation
recollect
record
recorder
recovery
recruitment
rectification
red
redound
reduce
reduction
refer
referent
refinery
reform
refresh
refuge
refuse
regard
regional
registered
registration
regret
regretful
regretfully
regrettable
regular
regularity
regularly
reimbursement
reinforcement
relate
related
relation
relationship
relative
relatively
relativity
remain
remember
remembrance
reminiscent
remote
remoteness
removal
remuneration
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accordance   Speak
n. concurrence of opinion
n. the act of granting rights
accrued   Speak
v. come into the possession of
v. grow by addition
aids   Speak
n. a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
armchair   Speak
n. chair with a support on each side for arms
asean   Speak
n. an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism
awaken   Speak
v. stop sleeping
v. cause to become awake or conscious
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abruptly  Speak
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ad. from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
ad. out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
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ad. quickly and without warning
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n. a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes
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v. terminate
v. chop or split with an ax
actress  Speak
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a. being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
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n. a female actor
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n. the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
n. a word that modifies something other than a noun
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a. relating to or located in the atmosphere
adverb  Speak
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n. a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
v. become angry
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n. the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
n. a word that modifies something other than a noun
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n. the creation of beautiful or significant things
n. the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
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n. a favorable omen
advise  Speak
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v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something
v. inform (somebody) of something
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a. belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire
n. a very old person
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a. disposed to take action or effectuate change
a. in operation
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n. a female actor
airline  Speak
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n. a favorable omen
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n. a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
n. a hose that carries air under pressure
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ad. from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
ad. out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
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a. characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
airplane  Speak
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a. not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
a. mentally perceptive and responsive
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ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
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n. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
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v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something
v. inform (somebody) of something
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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. a territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru
n. a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean


Spelling Word: acre
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a. capable of being changed so as to match or fit
a. capable of being regulated


Spelling Word: adjustable
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n. the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
n. a word that modifies something other than a noun


Spelling Word: adverb
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n. a liquor or brew containing [___] as the active agent
n. any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation


Spelling Word: alcohol
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n. the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations


Spelling Word: algebra
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