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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 6 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
lab
labor
laboratory
lack
lad
ladder
lady
lake
lamp
land
landed
landlady
landlord
language
lantern
large
last
late
lately
later
lathe
latin
latter
lattice
laugh
laughter
lavatory
law
lawful
lawyer
laziness
lazy
le
leader
leaf
leakage
learn
learned
learner
learning
least
leather
leave
lecturer
leeway
left
leftover
leg
lemon
lemonade
lend
lending
length
leninism
lens
less
lessen
lesson
let
letter
level
liar
liberation
librarian
library
lid
lie
lieutenant
life
lifetime
lighten
lighter
lighthouse
lightly
lightning
like
likely
likeness
liking
lily
lime
limit
limitation
limited
linguist
lining
lion
lioness
lip
lipstick
listen
listener
litre
little
live
living
local
loneliness
lonely
lonesome
long
longing
look
lord
lorry
loss
lost
lot
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aching   Speak
n. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
a. causing a dull and steady pain
action   Speak
v. put in effect
n. the state of being active
afraid   Speak
a. filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement
a. having feelings of aversion or unwillingness
ago   Speak
a. gone by; or in the past
ad. in the past
anywhere   Speak
ad. at or in or to any place
awesome   Speak
a. inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
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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. put in effect
n. the state of being active
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n. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
n. a statement acknowledging something or someone
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n. a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
n. a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
adviser  Speak
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v. murder; especially of socially prominent persons
v. destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation
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n. an expert who gives advice
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ad. with attention; in an attentive manner
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n. the act of initiating hostilities
n. deliberately unfriendly behavior
afterward  Speak
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ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
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v. put in effect
n. the state of being active
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n. a favorable omen
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a. relating to or characteristic of art or artists
a. aesthetically pleasing
aggression  Speak
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n. the act of initiating hostilities
n. deliberately unfriendly behavior
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v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something
v. inform (somebody) of something
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a. of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify
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n. the month following March and preceding May
agricultural  Speak
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a. deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
a. inspiring admiration or approval
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a. relating to rural matters
a. relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming
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n. the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
n. the act of troubling or annoying someone
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v. increase the value of
v. make aware of
ambient  Speak
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a. completely enveloping
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a. deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
a. inspiring admiration or approval
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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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v. increase the value of
v. make aware of
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a. being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge
ad. alongside each other, facing in the same direction


Spelling Word: abreast
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v. perform on a stage or theater
v. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected


Spelling Word: act
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n. a word that expresses an attribute of something
n. the word class that qualifies nouns


Spelling Word: adjective
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a. giving an advantage
a. appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness


Spelling Word: advantageous
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a. of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples
n. a native or inhabitant of Africa


Spelling Word: african
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n. habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms
n. an intense persistent desire to drink alcohol...


Spelling Word: alcoholism
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