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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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abstraction   Speak
n. a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
n. a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
aggression   Speak
n. the act of initiating hostilities
n. deliberately unfriendly behavior
allotment   Speak
n. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
n. a share set aside for a specific purpose
also   Speak
ad. in addition
assertion   Speak
n. a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
n. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
away   Speak
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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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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n. a native or inhabitant of Asia
a. of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture
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n. letters and packages that are transported by aircraft
v. send or transport by airmail
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n. a favorable omen
action  Speak
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a. deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
a. inspiring admiration or approval
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v. put in effect
n. the state of being active
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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. assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
n. assigning to a cause or source
active  Speak
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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
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a. have the skills and qualifications to do things well
a. having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity
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a. frightening because of an awareness of danger
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a. disposed to take action or effectuate change
a. in operation
admirable  Speak
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a. deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
a. inspiring admiration or approval
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v. put in effect
n. the state of being active
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a. disposed to take action or effectuate change
a. in operation
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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
adverb  Speak
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ad. in an enjoyable manner
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n. the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
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n. a person who acts and gets things done
n. a theatrical performer
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n. the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
n. a word that modifies something other than a noun
ancient  Speak
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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
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n. a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
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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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n. a person who acts and gets things done
n. a theatrical performer
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ad. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
ad. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct


Spelling Word: about
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v. perform on a stage or theater
v. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected


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


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


Spelling Word: aforesaid
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n. the act of initiating hostilities
n. deliberately unfriendly behavior


Spelling Word: aggression
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