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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 6 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
lab
labor
laboratory
lack
lad
ladder
lady
lake
lamp
land
landed
landlady
landlord
language
lantern
large
last
late
lately
later
lathe
latin
latter
lattice
laugh
laughter
lavatory
law
lawful
lawyer
laziness
lazy
le
leader
leaf
leakage
learn
learned
learner
learning
least
leather
leave
lecturer
leeway
left
leftover
leg
lemon
lemonade
lend
lending
length
leninism
lens
less
lessen
lesson
let
letter
level
liar
liberation
librarian
library
lid
lie
lieutenant
life
lifetime
lighten
lighter
lighthouse
lightly
lightning
like
likely
likeness
liking
lily
lime
limit
limitation
limited
linguist
lining
lion
lioness
lip
lipstick
listen
listener
litre
little
live
living
local
loneliness
lonely
lonesome
long
longing
look
lord
lorry
loss
lost
lot
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active   Speak
a. disposed to take action or effectuate change
a. in operation
add   Speak
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
aforesaid   Speak
a. being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
africa   Speak
n. the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
arbitration   Speak
n. the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment
n. (law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management)
arrive   Speak
v. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
v. succeed in a big way; get to the top
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aching  Speak
Exercise
n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
a. causing a dull and steady pain
Exercise
n. a public promotion of some product or service
Exercise
n. the passages through which air enters and leaves the body
n. a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)
Exercise
ad. with attention; in an attentive manner
acknowledgment  Speak
Exercise
ad. at any time or in any event
ad. without variation or change, in every case
Exercise
n. a mark to indicate a direction or relation
n. a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow
Exercise
n. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
n. a statement acknowledging something or someone
Exercise
v. terminate
v. chop or split with an ax
advertising  Speak
Exercise
n. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
n. a share set aside for a specific purpose
Exercise
ad. in an enjoyable manner
Exercise
n. a public promotion of some product or service
n. the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
Exercise
n. concurrence of opinion
n. the act of granting rights
agreeably  Speak
Exercise
ad. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
Exercise
v. make psychologically or physically used (to something)
Exercise
ad. in an enjoyable manner
Exercise
n. an era of history having some distinctive feature
v. make older
alcoholic  Speak
Exercise
ad. in an enjoyable manner
Exercise
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
Exercise
a. addicted to alcohol
a. characteristic of or containing alcohol
Exercise
ad. used as intensifiers
ad. in a terrible manner
almost  Speak
Exercise
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
Exercise
ad. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
Exercise
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
Exercise
ad. behind or in the rear
ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
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a. have the skills and qualifications to do things well
a. having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity


Spelling Word: able
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ad. at an earlier place
ad. in or to a place that is higher


Spelling Word: above
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v. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
v. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to


Spelling Word: accept
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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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ad. in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree


Spelling Word: adequately
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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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