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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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advertisement   Speak
n. a public promotion of some product or service
agreed   Speak
v. be in accord; be in agreement
v. go together
apparently   Speak
ad. from appearances alone
ad. unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
atlantic   Speak
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
attributable   Speak
a. capable of being attributed
award   Speak
n. something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
v. give as judged due or on the basis of merit
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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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a. capable of erupting
a. having life or vigor or spirit
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ad. in addition
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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
acre  Speak
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n. a territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru
n. a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean
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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
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ad. in a place across an ocean
ad. far away from home or one's usual surroundings
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a. deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
a. inspiring admiration or approval
action  Speak
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n. chair with a support on each side for arms
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n. electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it
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v. put in effect
n. the state of being active
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n. spiritual being attendant upon God
n. person of exceptional holiness
actress  Speak
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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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v. have a desire for something or someone who is not present
n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
Exercise
n. a female actor
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n. chair with a support on each side for arms
admirable  Speak
Exercise
a. deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
a. inspiring admiration or approval
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a. relating to or characteristic of art or artists
a. aesthetically pleasing
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ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
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n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
a. causing a dull and steady pain
adviser  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. an expert who gives advice
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n. a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
n. any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation
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n. a person who acts and gets things done
n. a theatrical performer
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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. the state of being acceptable and accepted
n. (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)


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a. being the one previously mentioned or spoken of


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v. cause to agonize
v. suffer agony or anguish


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n. letters and packages that are transported by aircraft
v. send or transport by airmail


Spelling Word: airmail
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n. the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly
n. separation resulting from hostility


Spelling Word: alienation
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