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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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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)
accordance   Speak
n. concurrence of opinion
n. the act of granting rights
actress   Speak
n. a female actor
aggravation   Speak
n. an exasperated feeling of annoyance
n. action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
agreeably   Speak
ad. in an enjoyable manner
ale   Speak
n. a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
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abruptly  Speak
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n. the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects
a. relating to or characteristic of Arabs
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ad. in circumference
ad. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
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ad. quickly and without warning
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ad. at or in the front
ad. toward the future; forward in time
ache  Speak
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v. have a desire for something or someone who is not present
n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
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v. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
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a. giving an advantage
a. appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
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n. an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture
acknowledgment  Speak
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ad. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
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a. increasing by successive addition
a. marked by acquiring or amassing
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v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something
v. inform (somebody) of something
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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
activity  Speak
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ad. with anxiety or apprehension
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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
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n. a person trained to travel in a spacecraft
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n. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
n. a vaguely specified concern
advantageous  Speak
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a. being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
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ad. at or in the front
ad. toward the future; forward in time
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a. giving an advantage
a. appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
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a. aimlessly drifting
a. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
african  Speak
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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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a. of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples
n. a native or inhabitant of Africa
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v. have a desire for something or someone who is not present
n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
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n. an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture
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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


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v. make psychologically or physically used (to something)


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n. an expert who gives advice


Spelling Word: adviser
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v. be in accord; be in agreement
v. go together


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ad. by bad luck


Spelling Word: alas
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n. habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms
n. an intense persistent desire to drink alcohol...


Spelling Word: alcoholism
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