4000 FCE Vocabulary List

forward-looking; advancing; incremental

sponsorship; support; state of being a sponsor

without elevations or depressions; flat; smooth; not rich; simple; without beauty; not handsome

pierce; go through; permeate

provoke or arouse; excite to anger; wound pride of

flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped

advise; counsel; urge the acceptance or practice of; convince

hold back to a later time; delay; defer

one of the often brightly colored parts of a flower, immediately surrounding reproductive organs

dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

advocate; speak, plead; argue in favor of

appearance; anything visible, in matter or spirit; an extraordinary or very remarkable person or thing

appearance; anything visible, in matter or spirit; an extraordinary or very remarkable person or thing

pad and stitch ornamentally; construct something, such as clothing, using the same technique

having many sides or relating to a surface marked by polygons

without elevations or depressions; flat; smooth; not rich; simple; without beauty; not handsome

flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped

inherent capacity for coming into being; an aptitude that may be developed

appearance; anything visible, in matter or spirit; an extraordinary or very remarkable person or thing

expression of disagreement and disapproval;  complain against

the fine granular substance produced in flowers; fine bran or flour

exact; clearly expressed; accurate or correct

a drawback, as with fear or pain; show fear

summit; apex; maximum; prime

hold back to a later time; delay; defer

without elevations or depressions; flat; smooth; not rich; simple; without beauty; not handsome

mobile; easily or conveniently transported

follow in; go in search of or hunt for

someone who writes plays

advocate; speak, plead; argue in favor of

follow in; go in search of or hunt for

quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after

exact; clearly expressed; accurate or correct

expressed or expressible as a quantity; relating to the measurement of quantity

sponsorship; support; state of being a sponsor

condition or state, especially a bad state or condition

hold back to a later time; delay; defer

push at, as with a finger or an arm; search or look curiously; proceed slowly or lazily; thrust forward

pad and stitch ornamentally; construct something, such as clothing, using the same technique

the impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance