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 IELTS General Words List
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 3 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
dad
daily
damage
damn
dance
dancer
danger
danish
dare
dark
darken
darkness
darling
dating
daughter
day
daybreak
daylight
daytime
daze
dead
deadline
deafen
dealer
dealing
dear
death
deathly
debit
deceased
deceitful
december
decency
decide
decided
decidedly
decision
decisive
deduction
deep
deepen
deeply
deer
defiant
deflection
degree
delegation
deletion
deliberation
delicacy
delight
delightful
deliverance
delivery
delusive
demand
demanding
democrat
democratic
demurrage
den
denmark
denominate
department
depend
dependability
dependant
depiction
depth
derivation
derrick
describe
designation
designer
desk
desolation
desperation
destroy
detail
detailed
deterioration
detract
devaluation
devalue
develop
developing
development
deviation
devil
devoted
dew
dial
dialog
diamond
diary
dictation
dictatorship
dictionary
die
diesel
difference
different
differential
differently
difficult
difficulty
dig
digit
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above-mentioned   Speak
a. mentioned or named earlier in the same text
adverb   Speak
n. the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
n. a word that modifies something other than a noun
aeroplane   Speak
n. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
algebra   Speak
n. the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations
alive   Speak
a. capable of erupting
a. having life or vigor or spirit
amusement   Speak
n. a feeling of delight at being entertained
n. an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
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abroad  Speak
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n. an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
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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
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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. in a place across an ocean
ad. far away from home or one's usual surroundings
accent  Speak
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n. informal terms for nakedness
ad. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
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n. the part of the day between noon and evening
n. a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
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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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v. increase the value of
v. make aware of
advertisement  Speak
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n. a public promotion of some product or service
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a. any of various alternatives; some other
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a. belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
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n. a share set aside for a specific purpose
n. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
afternoon  Speak
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n. the part of the day between noon and evening
n. a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
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a. any of various alternatives; some other
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v. murder; especially of socially prominent persons
v. destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation
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a. of words: having opposite meanings
airport  Speak
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n. a feeling of delight at being entertained
n. an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
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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. informal terms for nakedness
ad. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
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n. an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
allocation  Speak
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ad. at any time or in any event
ad. without variation or change, in every case
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n. a public promotion of some product or service
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n. a share set aside for a specific purpose
n. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
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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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n. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
n. a vaguely specified concern


Spelling Word: affair
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a. of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples
n. a native or inhabitant of Africa


Spelling Word: african
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ad. behind or in the rear
ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time


Spelling Word: after
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ad. in an enjoyable manner


Spelling Word: agreeably
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n. a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an [___] is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume


Spelling Word: ale
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a. capable of erupting
a. having life or vigor or spirit


Spelling Word: alive
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