4000 FCE Vocabulary List

experience; suffer; pass through

not such as to convince or to impress seriously

having many talents; capable of working in many fields

having no previous example; novel; unparalleled

harmless form of the germs that cause a disease to prevent people from getting the actual disease

hazard on the event of a contest; stake; engage in, as a contest; venture for hire or reward; employ

remove the cover from; expose; disclose

not easy; difficult; restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety

jobless; idle; out of work

random; difficult to foretell or foresee

expressed in spoken rather than written words; consisting of words alone without action

state of being near in space or relationship; proximity

pull up; displace; destroy completely, as if down to the roots; eradicate

rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness

having no previous example; novel; unparalleled

not easy; difficult; restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety

marry; perform a marriage ceremony

metropolitan;  of, relating to, or located in a city

expressed in spoken rather than written words; consisting of words alone without action

not decayed or decomposed

craft; ship; container for liquids

perform or produce immunity

space or place that is available to be used; emptiness

not easy; difficult; restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety

expressed in spoken rather than written words; consisting of words alone without action

rejection; a vote that blocks a decision; deny; prohibit; command against

dense, soft, often curly hair forming the coat of sheep and certain other mammals

harmless form of the germs that cause a disease to prevent people from getting the actual disease

intellect; mental ability; natural ability to perceive and understand

craft; ship; container for liquids

point directly overhead in the sky; summit

a length of cloth worn by women over the head, shoulders, and often the face; cover; hide

tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence

endure or survive the effects of wind, rain, or other forces

attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary

someone who has given long service

process of becoming vapor; conversion of a solid or a liquid into a gas

attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary

leisure time away from work; the act of making something legally void

practical or workable; capable of maintaining life; capable of continuing effectiveness