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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 8 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
pacific
package
packet
packing
page
pail
pain
painful
paint
painter
palace
panda
panther
paper
papers
parcel
pardon
parent
paris
parish
park
parking
parlor
parrot
part
partially
participation
particular
particularly
partly
partnership
party
pass
passable
passage
passenger
past
paste
patience
patient
pattern
pause
paw
pay
payable
payment
pea
peace
peaceful
peacock
peanut
pear
pearl
peasant
peasantry
pedlar
peep
peg
pen
pencil
penicillin
peninsular
penny
people
pepper
percentage
perfectly
perhaps
permanence
permanently
person
personally
persuasion
pertinence
perturbed
perusal
pessimist
pessimistic
petrol
philosopher
philosophical
phone
photo
photographer
photography
physically
physicist
physics
pianist
pickle
pickpocket
pictorial
picture
pie
piece
pig
pigeon
pilferage
pilgrimage
pink
pint
pipe
pipeline
pity
place
plan
plant
platinum
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accrued   Speak
v. come into the possession of
v. grow by addition
advertisement   Speak
n. a public promotion of some product or service
advise   Speak
v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something
v. inform (somebody) of something
assassinator   Speak
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
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
ax   Speak
v. terminate
v. chop or split with an ax
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n. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
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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
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ad. by bad luck
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a. relating to rural matters
a. relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming
acceptable  Speak
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a. (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
a. feeling or showing anger
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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
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ad. by bad luck
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a. adequate for the purpose
a. judged to be in conformity with approved usage
accordingly  Speak
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ad. in accordance with
ad. (sentence connectors) because of the reason given
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a. of words: having opposite meanings
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v. prepare oneself for a military confrontation
n. any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
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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
acrobatics  Speak
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a. increasing by successive addition
a. marked by acquiring or amassing
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a. being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge
ad. alongside each other, facing in the same direction
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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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v. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
v. allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
add  Speak
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v. prepare oneself for a military confrontation
n. any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
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v. bestow a quality on
v. make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
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ad. with attention; in an attentive manner
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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
admirable  Speak
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a. relating to rural matters
a. relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming
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a. deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
a. inspiring admiration or approval
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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
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n. letters and packages that are transported by aircraft
v. send or transport by airmail
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n. the state of being acceptable and accepted
n. (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)


Spelling Word: acceptance
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n. an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination


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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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v. cause to agonize
v. suffer agony or anguish


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ad. in an enjoyable manner


Spelling Word: agreeably
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a. related by common characteristics or ancestry
a. of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I


Spelling Word: allied
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