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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 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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accordance   Speak
n. concurrence of opinion
n. the act of granting rights
affair   Speak
n. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
n. a vaguely specified concern
analogue   Speak
a. of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input
n. something having the property of being analogous to something else
aristocratic   Speak
a. belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
australia   Speak
n. a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
n. the smallest continent; between ...
availability   Speak
n. the quality of being at hand when needed
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above  Speak
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ad. quickly and without warning
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v. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
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ad. at an earlier place
ad. in or to a place that is higher
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n. the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
ache  Speak
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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
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v. have a desire for something or someone who is not present
n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
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n. the act of initiating hostilities
n. deliberately unfriendly behavior
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n. the season when the leaves fall from the trees
advantage  Speak
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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
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n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
a. causing a dull and steady pain
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n. benefit resulting from some event or action
n. the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
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a. capable of erupting
a. having life or vigor or spirit
advice  Speak
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n. a person trained to travel in a spacecraft
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n. a favorable omen
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n. a proposal for an appropriate course of action
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a. addicted to alcohol
a. characteristic of or containing alcohol
aforesaid  Speak
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v. come into sight or view
v. be issued or published
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a. being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
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a. capable of erupting
a. having life or vigor or spirit
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n. a native or inhabitant of Asia
a. of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture
airway  Speak
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a. aimlessly drifting
a. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
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n. the passages through which air enters and leaves the body
n. a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)
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n. a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes
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a. capable of being changed so as to match or fit
a. capable of being regulated
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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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ad. strictly correctly
ad. with few mistakes


Spelling Word: accurately
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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


Spelling Word: activity
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n. the state of actually existing objectively


Spelling Word: actuality
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n. an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo


Spelling Word: airport
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n. the passages through which air enters and leaves the body
n. a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)


Spelling Word: airway
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