4000 FCE Vocabulary List

not surveyed or investigated; not charted or recorded on a map or plan

fatigue; tiredness; feeling of dissatisfaction or vexation

not drawn upon or used

device or structure for controlling the flow of a fluid

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

contend by grappling with and striving to trip or throw down an opponent; struggle or strive earnestly

intellect; mental ability; natural ability to perceive and understand

lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior

twist; squeeze; compress, especially to extract liquid

imprecise; indistinct; not clearly expressed; inexplicit

a tract of land or region, uncultivated and uninhabited, whether a forest or a wide, barren plain; wild or desert

integrate; make into or become one unit

explosively unstable;  relating to volcanoes

practical and functional, not just for show

quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit

not drawn upon or used

not surveyed or investigated; not charted or recorded on a map or plan

deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; deep distress or misery, as from grief

pressing; compelling immediate action or attention

not drawn upon or used

something useful; public service

twist; squeeze; compress, especially to extract liquid

fatigue; tiredness; feeling of dissatisfaction or vexation

not surveyed or investigated; not charted or recorded on a map or plan

made without condition; absolute; unreserved

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

quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit

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

made or consisting of wool

act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air

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

pressing; compelling immediate action or attention

articles of merchandise;  style or class of manufactures; especially, in the plural, goods; commodities; merchandise

raise to a higher grade or standard; advance

unable to be imagined; inconceivable; incredible

make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of

weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath

in waves; fluctuate; having curls

act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air

career; a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation