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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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acceptance   Speak
n. the state of being acceptable and accepted
n. (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)
adverb   Speak
n. the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
n. a word that modifies something other than a noun
answer   Speak
v. be liable or accountable
v. understand the meaning of
appreciably   Speak
ad. to a noticeable degree
artistic   Speak
a. relating to or characteristic of art or artists
a. aesthetically pleasing
asleep   Speak
ad. in the sleep of death
ad. into a sleeping state
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abroad  Speak
Exercise
a. frightening because of an awareness of danger
Exercise
n. a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
n. an organic process that takes place in the body
Exercise
ad. in a place across an ocean
ad. far away from home or one's usual surroundings
Exercise
n. a commercial airplane that carries passengers
accent  Speak
Exercise
a. any of various alternatives; some other
Exercise
ad. at or in or to any place
Exercise
a. aimlessly drifting
a. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
Exercise
n. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
v. to stress, single out as important
act  Speak
Exercise
v. perform on a stage or theater
v. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
Exercise
a. disposed to take action or effectuate change
a. in operation
Exercise
ad. behind or in the rear
ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
Exercise
a. of or relating to the Arctic
n. a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
add  Speak
Exercise
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
Exercise
a. marked by the appetites and passions of the body
n. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
Exercise
a. being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
Exercise
a. capable of being changed so as to match or fit
a. capable of being regulated
adjustable  Speak
Exercise
ad. in the sleep of death
ad. into a sleeping state
Exercise
v. perform on a stage or theater
v. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
Exercise
ad. used as intensifiers
ad. in a terrible manner
Exercise
a. capable of being changed so as to match or fit
a. capable of being regulated
adverb  Speak
Exercise
n. the month following March and preceding May
Exercise
ad. behind or in the rear
ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
Exercise
n. the creation of beautiful or significant things
n. the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
Exercise
n. the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
n. a word that modifies something other than a noun
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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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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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n. an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination


Spelling Word: acrobat
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n. a public promotion of some product or service
n. the business of drawing public attention to goods and services


Spelling Word: advertising
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a. filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement
a. having feelings of aversion or unwillingness


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


Spelling Word: aggression
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