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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 4 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
fable
fabrication
fact
factory
fahrenheit
fail
failure
fair
faithfully
false
family
famous
fan
far
farm
farmer
farmhand
farmhouse
farming
farther
fascism
fascist
fast
fat
fate
father
faultless
faulty
favor
favorably
favorite
fbi
fear
fearful
fearless
feasibility
feather
february
feel
feeling
fellow
feminine
fence
ferrous
ferryboat
feudal
feudalism
fever
few
fiddle
field
fiery
fifteen
fifth
fifty
fight
fighter
filing
fill
filling
film
finalize
finally
financier
find
finding
fine
finger
finish
finished
fire
fireman
fireplace
firework
firmly
firmness
first
fish
fisherman
fission
five
fix
flank
flannel
flat
flatten
fleshy
flight
flood
floor
flow
flower
flu
fluid
flute
fly
folk
follow
follower
following
fond
food
foodstuff
fool
foot
football
footing
footstep
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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)
agreeably   Speak
ad. in an enjoyable manner
antecedent   Speak
n. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
n. the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
arm   Speak
v. prepare oneself for a military confrontation
n. any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
army   Speak
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
artist   Speak
n. a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
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acceptance  Speak
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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. a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
v. become angry
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ad. by bad luck
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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)
accordance  Speak
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v. convert into ashes
n. strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats
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n. concurrence of opinion
n. the act of granting rights
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v. increase the value of
v. make aware of
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n. a mark to indicate a direction or relation
n. a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow
afloat  Speak
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ad. at or in the front
ad. toward the future; forward in time
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a. aimlessly drifting
a. covered with water
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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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v. terminate
v. chop or split with an ax
age  Speak
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v. increase the value of
v. make aware of
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v. convert into ashes
n. strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats
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n. an era of history having some distinctive feature
v. make older
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v. have a desire for something or someone who is not present
n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
ahead  Speak
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a. completely enveloping
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n. the season when the leaves fall from the trees
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ad. at or in the front
ad. toward the future; forward in time
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v. have a desire for something or someone who is not present
n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
aloud  Speak
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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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v. convert into ashes
n. strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats
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n. a public promotion of some product or service
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ad. using the voice; not silently
ad. with relatively high volume
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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. make psychologically or physically used (to something)


Spelling Word: accustom
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a. deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
a. inspiring admiration or approval


Spelling Word: admirable
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a. aimlessly drifting
a. covered with water


Spelling Word: afloat
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a. gone by; or in the past
ad. in the past


Spelling Word: ago
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ad. in an enjoyable manner


Spelling Word: agreeably
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