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 IELTS General Words List
1   Overview:
IELTS General Test is to evaluate English level to fit for daily living and working. To own strong IELTS general vocabulary is the prerequisite to pass the test.

To migrate to English speaking countries, including Australia, UK, Canada, and New Zealand, people are usually asked to take this test. IELTS General Test is easier than IELTS Academic Test in reading and writing, however, test takers should focus on the specialities of separate tests, don't simply compare which is easier to pass. Actually they are independent tests and their scores cannot be converted in any way.

To reflect nature of general test, IELTS general vocabulary has its attribute: related to living, working, and social activities. Most of words are selected from real scenarios, such as shopping in mall and renting an apartment. These words aren't difficult for native English speakers; but as for ESL (English as Second Language), many people still need take courses to study or enrich before test day.

This IELTS general words list is compiled to meet with the basic criteria of IELTS general training test. 4000 words are categorized into 11 groups. To speed up studying, the initial page shows word list alone and hides definitions. If you need to look up definition, just click a button to retrieve by word. This design helps to skip known words as fast as possible, because this is a large list and you may know some of them more or less.

So, this is a proven IELTS general vocabulary with smart web technology supporting. It dramatically decreases 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.

In addition, we have to remind IELTS academic test takers that these 4000 IELTS general words are actually 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 vocabularies. Especially, 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. This's why all IELTS test takers need this list.

If you used to study English words through static ebooks, we recommend a basic level ebook IELTS 1200 Words in 30 Days, which can be found from main ebook distributors, such as Apple iBook, Google Books, Amazon Kindle. Besides, this web site also offers a web app with same vocabulary as the ebook to speed up your studying, Try It!

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Before kicking off preparing IELTS general vocabulary, you should understand that general vocabulary is specially for IELTS general training test. If there is any confusion, go to the IELTS Official Website, which will help you out and clarify your question.
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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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afterward   Speak
ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
aggravation   Speak
n. an exasperated feeling of annoyance
n. action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
agreeably   Speak
ad. in an enjoyable manner
agreed   Speak
v. be in accord; be in agreement
v. go together
alcoholic   Speak
a. addicted to alcohol
a. characteristic of or containing alcohol
awfully   Speak
ad. used as intensifiers
ad. in a terrible manner
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a. characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
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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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v. look forward to the probable occurrence of
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a. of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples
n. a native or inhabitant of Africa
abroad  Speak
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ad. used as intensifiers
ad. in a terrible manner
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n. a person who acts and gets things done
n. a theatrical performer
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n. the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
n. a word that modifies something other than a noun
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ad. in a place across an ocean
ad. far away from home or one's usual surroundings
advantageous  Speak
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n. an exasperated feeling of annoyance
n. action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
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n. a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
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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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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 ...
adverbial  Speak
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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. of or relating to or functioning as an adverb
n. a word or group of words function as an adverb
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a. of words: having opposite meanings
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a. relating to rural matters
a. relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming
aeroplane  Speak
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ad. behind or in the rear
ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
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v. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
v. succeed in a big way; get to the top
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n. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
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n. an exasperated feeling of annoyance
n. action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
africa  Speak
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n. the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
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a. of or relating to the Arctic
n. a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
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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. (followed by `to') in agreement with or accordant with
a. (followed by `to') as reported or stated by
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n. a person who acts and gets things done
n. a theatrical performer


Spelling Word: actor
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n. a proposal for an appropriate course of action


Spelling Word: advice
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a. relating to rural matters
a. relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming


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


Spelling Word: aimless
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n. a liquor or brew containing [___] as the active agent
n. any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation


Spelling Word: alcohol
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ad. using the voice; not silently
ad. with relatively high volume


Spelling Word: aloud
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