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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
afternoon   Speak
n. the part of the day between noon and evening
n. a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
atmospheric   Speak
a. relating to or located in the atmosphere
auspice   Speak
n. a favorable omen
australia   Speak
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 ...
availability   Speak
n. the quality of being at hand when needed
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Exercise
n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
a. causing a dull and steady pain
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ad. from appearances alone
ad. unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
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n. the act of arriving at a certain place
n. someone who arrives (or has arrived)
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a. filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement
a. having feelings of aversion or unwillingness
actress  Speak
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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
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ad. strictly correctly
ad. with few mistakes
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n. a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
n. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
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n. a female actor
adjustable  Speak
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v. look forward to the probable occurrence of
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a. capable of being changed so as to match or fit
a. capable of being regulated
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v. be liable or accountable
v. understand the meaning of
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a. filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement
a. having feelings of aversion or unwillingness
affair  Speak
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v. perform on a stage or theater
v. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
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n. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
n. a vaguely specified concern
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ad. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
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v. come into the possession of
v. grow by addition
afraid  Speak
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a. filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement
a. having feelings of aversion or unwillingness
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n. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
n. the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue
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n. North America and South America and Central America
n. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independenc...
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v. perform on a stage or theater
v. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
aids  Speak
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v. look forward to the probable occurrence of
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n. a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
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n. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
n. a vaguely specified concern
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n. North America and South America and Central America
n. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independenc...
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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


Spelling Word: abstraction
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a. increasing by successive addition
a. marked by acquiring or amassing


Spelling Word: accumulative
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v. make psychologically or physically used (to something)


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


Spelling Word: actuality
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n. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets


Spelling Word: aeroplane
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n. a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
n. a hose that carries air under pressure


Spelling Word: airline
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