4000 FCE Vocabulary List

unluckily; by bad luck

state of being near in space or relationship; proximity

hairy; lacking sharp detail or clarity; consisting of, or covered with wool

overlay with other cords going round and round it; take or move by a sudden motion; clean completely

idealistic but usually impractical social reformer

land or an area of land of high elevation

not giving satisfaction;  inadequate

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

an event that departs from expectations; permission to do something differently from the usual way

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

of a vocation or occupation; providing a special skill rather than academic knowledge

not giving satisfaction;  inadequate

overlay with other cords going round and round it; take or move by a sudden motion; clean completely

practical and functional, not just for show

act of vibrating; a shaky motion

tired; exhausted; physically or mentally fatigued

tired; exhausted; physically or mentally fatigued

state of being near in space or relationship; proximity

not wise; innocent; lacking complexity

by the way of

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

of a vocation or occupation; providing a special skill rather than academic knowledge

give in; surrender; give forth a natural product; be productive

unluckily; by bad luck

made or consisting of wool

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

fissure in the earth's crust through which molten lava and gases erupt

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

extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; happen

common and coarse; relating to the common people with less cultivated or educated; lacking cultivation or refinement

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

twist or turn suddenly and forcibly; move, extract, or force-free by pulling violently

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

made or consisting of wool

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

state of being near in space or relationship; proximity

gas; steam; barely visible or cloudy diffused matter, such as mist or smoke

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

put at risk; adventure

space or place that is available to be used; emptiness