4000 FCE Vocabulary List

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aboard  Speak Example sentences
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greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
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on a ship, train, plane, or other vehicles; in or into a group, organization, or business
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one who is absent or not in residence
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a change or changes made to the words of a text; revision
absentee  Speak Example sentences
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worsen; make worse or more troublesome
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cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
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one who is absent or not in residence
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yearly; each year; returning every year; year by year
acceleration  Speak Example sentences
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a faster rate of improvement; the rate of change of velocity to time
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total of two or more quantities; aggregate; sum
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lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
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military stores or provisions; articles used in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells
acquire  Speak Example sentences
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group of closely located islands
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achievement; fulfillment; something that is successful
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gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with a tracking system
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the joint which connects the foot with the leg; tarsus
administration  Speak Example sentences
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management; supervision; people who are in charge of management; the activity of government for powers and duties
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one who is absent or not in residence
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yearly; each year; returning every year; year by year
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mechanical; automatic; accomplished without the intervention of a human operator
adverse  Speak Example sentences
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happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
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in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
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improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
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very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; surprising greatly
affinity  Speak Example sentences
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natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
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a playing field where sports events take place; a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
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mechanical; automatic; accomplished without the intervention of a human operator
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mechanized; operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
aggregation  Speak Example sentences
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area of theater or concert hall where the audience sits
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offensive move; expression of strong criticism; hostile comment
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several things grouped together or considered as a whole
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a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables
alternate  Speak Example sentences
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proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
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very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; surprising greatly
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happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
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a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables
annex  Speak Example sentences
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a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables
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act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
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append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
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very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; surprising greatly