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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 8 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
pacific
package
packet
packing
page
pail
pain
painful
paint
painter
palace
panda
panther
paper
papers
parcel
pardon
parent
paris
parish
park
parking
parlor
parrot
part
partially
participation
particular
particularly
partly
partnership
party
pass
passable
passage
passenger
past
paste
patience
patient
pattern
pause
paw
pay
payable
payment
pea
peace
peaceful
peacock
peanut
pear
pearl
peasant
peasantry
pedlar
peep
peg
pen
pencil
penicillin
peninsular
penny
people
pepper
percentage
perfectly
perhaps
permanence
permanently
person
personally
persuasion
pertinence
perturbed
perusal
pessimist
pessimistic
petrol
philosopher
philosophical
phone
photo
photographer
photography
physically
physicist
physics
pianist
pickle
pickpocket
pictorial
picture
pie
piece
pig
pigeon
pilferage
pilgrimage
pink
pint
pipe
pipeline
pity
place
plan
plant
platinum
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accordance   Speak
n. concurrence of opinion
n. the act of granting rights
america   Speak
n. North America and South America and Central America
n. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independenc...
animal   Speak
a. marked by the appetites and passions of the body
n. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
aristocratic   Speak
a. belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
asleep   Speak
ad. in the sleep of death
ad. into a sleeping state
astonishment   Speak
n. the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
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n. chair with a support on each side for arms
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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
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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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ad. quickly and without warning
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v. make a request or demand for something to somebody
v. direct or put; seek an answer to
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n. concurrence of opinion
n. the act of granting rights
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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
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n. a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
ache  Speak
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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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n. the creation of beautiful or significant things
n. the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
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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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v. bestow a quality on
v. make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
addition  Speak
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v. be in accord; be in agreement
v. go together
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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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a. not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
a. mentally perceptive and responsive
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n. a quantity that is added
n. a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
adverbial  Speak
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a. any of various alternatives; some other
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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 declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
n. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
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a. marked by the appetites and passions of the body
n. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
afloat  Speak
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a. addicted to alcohol
a. characteristic of or containing alcohol
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v. make psychologically or physically used (to something)
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v. make a request or demand for something to somebody
v. direct or put; seek an answer to
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a. aimlessly drifting
a. covered with water
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v. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
v. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to


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


Spelling Word: advice
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v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something
v. inform (somebody) of something


Spelling Word: advise
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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


Spelling Word: africa
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ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time


Spelling Word: afterward
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n. a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
n. a hose that carries air under pressure


Spelling Word: airline
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