4000 FCE Vocabulary List

jobless; idle; out of work

a successful ending of struggle or contest; a defeat of an enemy or opponent

affecting all; general; present everywhere; relating to the entire world or all within the world; worldwide

a minor difficulty; a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface

twist; squeeze; compress, especially to extract liquid

marry; perform a marriage ceremony

in a natural or wild state

irregularly; in an unequal or partial manner

any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by a horse or tractor

not encouraging or approving or pleasing; having or showing opposition

put at risk; adventure

free from impediment or hindrance

successful; being the winner in a contest or struggle

in a natural or wild state

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

a university student who has not yet received the first degree

a minor difficulty; a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface

farthest point or extremity; most distant; extreme

a piece of metal, thick at one end and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks

marriage ceremony; an act of marrying; the anniversary of a marriage

quality of having legal force or effectiveness

irregularly; in an unequal or partial manner

force in an indicated direction; stimulate or prompt action

put at risk; adventure

in waves; fluctuate; having curls

farthest point or extremity; most distant; extreme

quality of having legal force or effectiveness

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

upright in position or posture; oriented vertically

rod; stick; branch; long piece of timber; the measure of length, equaling three feet

having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying

relating to or caused by a virus

relating to or caused by a virus

process of bringing up, nourishing, or maintaining; rearing and training received during childhood

irregularly; in an unequal or partial manner

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

stand up against; successfully resist; oppose with force or resolution

disease communicator; something that poisons one's soul or mind; program for unwanted actions in computer

any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by a horse or tractor

in waves; fluctuate; having curls