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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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Before kicking off preparing IELTS general vocabulary, you should understand that general vocabulary is especially for IELTS general training test. If there is any confusion, go to the IELTS Official Website, which will help you out and clarify your question.
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Words of Group 7 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
nail
naive
name
nameless
namesake
napkin
narrate
narration
narrow
nation
national
nationality
natural
naturally
nature
naughty
navel
navy
near
nearby
nearly
necessarily
necessary
necessity
neck
necklace
need
needful
needless
negotiate
negro
neighbor
neighborhood
neighboring
neither
nephew
nerve
nest
nestle
net
neutrality
never
new
news
newspaper
next
nice
nickname
niece
night
nightgown
nightingale
nine
nineteen
ninety
ninth
no
no.
noble
nobody
nod
noise
none
noon
normal
normalization
normalize
north
northeast
northern
northward
northwest
nose
nostril
not
notebook
noted
nothing
notice
noticeable
notification
noun
novelette
novelist
november
now
number
nun
nurse
nut
o.k.
obedience
obey
observation
observer
obviously
occident
occidental
ocean
oceania
oceanography
october
off
offering
office
officer
official
often
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acrobat   Speak
n. an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
advantageous   Speak
a. giving an advantage
a. appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
algebra   Speak
n. the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations
alphabet   Speak
n. the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
n. a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
amusement   Speak
n. a feeling of delight at being entertained
n. an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
attentively   Speak
ad. with attention; in an attentive manner
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able  Speak
Exercise
a. have the skills and qualifications to do things well
a. having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity
Exercise
a. capable of being attributed
Exercise
ad. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
Exercise
n. a large number of people united for some specific purpose
n. the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare
adverbial  Speak
Exercise
a. of or relating to or functioning as an adverb
n. a word or group of words function as an adverb
Exercise
ad. used as intensifiers
ad. in a terrible manner
Exercise
n. the part of the day between noon and evening
n. a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
Exercise
a. capable of being attributed
advertising  Speak
Exercise
ad. in accordance with
ad. (sentence connectors) because of the reason given
Exercise
n. a public promotion of some product or service
n. the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
Exercise
a. of or relating to or functioning as an adverb
n. a word or group of words function as an adverb
Exercise
a. not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
a. mentally perceptive and responsive
afternoon  Speak
Exercise
ad. used as intensifiers
ad. in a terrible manner
Exercise
a. belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
Exercise
n. the part of the day between noon and evening
n. a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
Exercise
n. chair with a support on each side for arms
agreeably  Speak
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. electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it
Exercise
n. a public promotion of some product or service
alarming  Speak
Exercise
ad. used as intensifiers
ad. in a terrible manner
Exercise
a. have the skills and qualifications to do things well
a. having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity
Exercise
v. come into sight or view
v. be issued or published
Exercise
a. frightening because of an awareness of danger
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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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n. the state of being acceptable and accepted
n. (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)


Spelling Word: acceptance
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a. increasing by successive addition
a. marked by acquiring or amassing


Spelling Word: accumulative
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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


Spelling Word: acknowledgment
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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. relating to rural matters
a. relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming


Spelling Word: agricultural
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