4000 FCE Vocabulary List

harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious

edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge

mild and pleasant; fragrant

drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel

drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel

edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge

orchestra; team; strip; ribbon; belt; unite; ally

long narrow pillow or cushion

packet; a package of things tied together; a large sum of money

flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page

of large size for its weight

mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything excellent; make defective, either the body or mind

lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable

table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out

various edible seeds; small oval or roundish seed, berry, nut, or lump

drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel

invoice; act; proposal; statement or list of particulars, such as a theater program or menu

goodness, kindness; virtue; liberality in giving

a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests

marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner

penniless, without any money; financially ruined

tie, or confine with a cord, band, or chain; make fast; contract; cohere or stick together

various edible seeds; small oval or roundish seed, berry, nut, or lump

one who writes a book about somebody's life

flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page

various edible seeds; small oval or roundish seed, berry, nut, or lump

goodness, kindness; virtue; liberality in giving

lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable

mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything excellent; make defective, either the body or mind

flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft

an account of the series of events making up a person's life;  accounts of people's life

give as a gift; present

of large size for its weight

praying for divine protection; a formal act of giving approval

a strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds

lower in place, with something directly over or on; under; underneath; below

a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests

flower; blossom; the best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity

uninteresting and tiresome; dull

mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything excellent; make defective, either the body or mind