4000 Eiken Vocabulary List

measuring instrument; measure; judge

one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates

pledge that something will happen or that something is true

move by successive leaps, as toads do; spring or jump on one foot

employing or showing humor; funny; amusing

type or class; a kind of literary or artistic work

form an opinion concerning, without knowledge or means of knowledge; judge of at random

expanse of space surrounding the earth; sky; place where the sun, moon, and stars appear

authentic; real; true

be fixed as if by sticky substance; join or attach with or as if sticky substance

of or relating to or used in exercises intended to develop strength and agility

hold fast or firmly; seize as in a wrestling match

measuring instrument; measure; judge

cause to seem more splendid; beautify

speculate; suppose; believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

see briefly; catch sight of

grass or other plants, cut and dried for fodder

region; remote and undeveloped area

prevent from being seen or discovered

having or deserving glory; famous; characterized by great beauty and splendor; magnificent; wonderful

of huge size; excessively large; coarse; rough; not fine or delicate

see briefly; catch sight of

one who has received an academic or professional degree; one who has completed the prescribed course of study

elegance and beauty of movement or expression; a short prayer of thanks before a meal

low or inferior in station or quality; modest

grass or other plants, cut and dried for fodder

pledge that something will happen or that something is true

speculate; suppose; believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

back part of the human foot; lower end of a ship's mast

unlikely to harm or disturb anyone

big storm; severe tropical cyclone

of huge size; excessively large; coarse; rough; not fine or delicate

form an opinion concerning, without knowledge or means of knowledge; judge of at random

of home; domestic; familiar; intimate; plain; unpretending; rude in appearance; unpolished

the main office of a large organization

unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding

expanse of space surrounding the earth; sky; place where the sun, moon, and stars appear

allow to have; give based on merit; be willing to concede

be fixed as if by sticky substance; join or attach with or as if sticky substance

back part of the human foot; lower end of a ship's mast