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 IELTS General Words List
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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airport   Speak
n. an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
alienation   Speak
n. the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly
n. separation resulting from hostility
ant   Speak
n. social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
arbitration   Speak
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)
ask   Speak
v. make a request or demand for something to somebody
v. direct or put; seek an answer to
awesome   Speak
a. inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
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abrogation  Speak
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n. the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
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a. have the skills and qualifications to do things well
a. having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity
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a. giving an advantage
a. appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
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a. relating to rural matters
a. relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming
afloat  Speak
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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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v. be liable or accountable
v. understand the meaning of
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a. aimlessly drifting
a. covered with water
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a. related by common characteristics or ancestry
a. of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I
ago  Speak
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ad. in the sleep of death
ad. into a sleeping state
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a. gone by; or in the past
ad. in the past
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a. relating to rural matters
a. relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming
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ad. with anxiety or apprehension
allied  Speak
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n. concurrence of opinion
n. the act of granting rights
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n. a proposal for an appropriate course of action
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a. related by common characteristics or ancestry
a. of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I
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n. the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects
a. relating to or characteristic of Arabs
alphabet  Speak
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n. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
n. the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue
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n. the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
n. a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
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n. a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
n. a hose that carries air under pressure
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a. of or relating to the Arctic
n. a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
apparently  Speak
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v. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
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ad. from appearances alone
ad. unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
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a. have the skills and qualifications to do things well
a. having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity
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n. the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
n. a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
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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. increasing by successive addition
a. marked by acquiring or amassing


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ad. in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree


Spelling Word: adequately
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a. aimlessly drifting
a. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another


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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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ad. in addition


Spelling Word: also
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