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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 9 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
quality
quantity
quarrel
quart
queen
question
queue
quick
quicken
quickly
quiet
quietly
quietness
quit
quite
quiz
rabbit
race
racial
radial
radio
radioactive
radioactivity
radish
radium
rag
railroad
railway
rain
raincoat
rainfall
rainy
raise
rake
rapid
rapidly
rascal
rash
rate
rather
ratification
re
reach
reaction
reactor
reader
reading
ready
real
realism
realist
realistic
reality
realize
really
reason
reasonably
rebate
receive
receiver
recent
recently
recitation
recollect
record
recorder
recovery
recruitment
rectification
red
redound
reduce
reduction
refer
referent
refinery
reform
refresh
refuge
refuse
regard
regional
registered
registration
regret
regretful
regretfully
regrettable
regular
regularity
regularly
reimbursement
reinforcement
relate
related
relation
relationship
relative
relatively
relativity
remain
remember
remembrance
reminiscent
remote
remoteness
removal
remuneration
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allied   Speak
a. related by common characteristics or ancestry
a. of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I
allocation   Speak
n. a share set aside for a specific purpose
n. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
amusement   Speak
n. a feeling of delight at being entertained
n. an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
angry   Speak
a. (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
a. feeling or showing anger
annoyance   Speak
n. the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
n. the act of troubling or annoying someone
as   Speak
ad. to the same degree (often followed by `as')
n. a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and real...
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accordance  Speak
Exercise
n. concurrence of opinion
n. the act of granting rights
Exercise
n. an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
Exercise
v. increase the value of
v. make aware of
Exercise
a. increasing by successive addition
a. marked by acquiring or amassing
accumulative  Speak
Exercise
ad. anew
Exercise
a. increasing by successive addition
a. marked by acquiring or amassing
Exercise
n. an exasperated feeling of annoyance
n. action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
Exercise
n. a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
n. a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia
ache  Speak
Exercise
v. have a desire for something or someone who is not present
n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
Exercise
n. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
n. a statement acknowledging something or someone
Exercise
n. the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
Exercise
a. giving an advantage
a. appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
advantageous  Speak
Exercise
v. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
v. succeed in a big way; get to the top
Exercise
v. cause to agonize
v. suffer agony or anguish
Exercise
n. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
n. a statement acknowledging something or someone
Exercise
a. giving an advantage
a. appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
advice  Speak
Exercise
ad. using the voice; not silently
ad. with relatively high volume
Exercise
n. a proposal for an appropriate course of action
Exercise
n. a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
n. a hose that carries air under pressure
Exercise
n. a person trained to travel in a spacecraft
aeroplane  Speak
Exercise
n. a public promotion of some product or service
Exercise
n. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
Exercise
ad. used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
ad. in any way whatsoever
Exercise
n. the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment
n. (law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management)
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n. an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination


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n. a proposal for an appropriate course of action


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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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v. be in accord; be in agreement
v. go together


Spelling Word: agree
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ad. at or in the front
ad. toward the future; forward in time


Spelling Word: ahead
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a. related by common characteristics or ancestry
a. of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I


Spelling Word: allied
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