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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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n. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
v. to stress, single out as important
afloat   Speak
a. aimlessly drifting
a. covered with water
again   Speak
ad. anew
aimless   Speak
a. aimlessly drifting
a. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
amplifier   Speak
n. electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it
appearance   Speak
n. the act of appearing in public view
n. formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
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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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a. adequate for the purpose
a. judged to be in conformity with approved usage
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n. the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
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n. native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits
n. fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
acceptable  Speak
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a. adequate for the purpose
a. judged to be in conformity with approved usage
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v. increase the value of
v. make aware of
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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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a. capable of being changed so as to match or fit
a. capable of being regulated
acceptance  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. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
n. trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape
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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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n. an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture
act  Speak
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v. perform on a stage or theater
v. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
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a. of words: having opposite meanings
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a. completely enveloping
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ad. with anxiety or apprehension
add  Speak
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n. the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
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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
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v. perform on a stage or theater
v. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
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n. a feeling of delight at being entertained
n. an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
aggression  Speak
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a. increasing by successive addition
a. marked by acquiring or amassing
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n. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
n. trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape
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a. completely enveloping
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n. the act of initiating hostilities
n. deliberately unfriendly behavior
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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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ad. at an earlier place
ad. in or to a place that is higher


Spelling Word: above
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v. have a desire for something or someone who is not present
n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain


Spelling Word: ache
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a. of or relating to or functioning as an adverb
n. a word or group of words function as an adverb


Spelling Word: adverbial
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n. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
n. a vaguely specified concern


Spelling Word: affair
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n. an exasperated feeling of annoyance
n. action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse


Spelling Word: aggravation
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