4000 FCE Vocabulary List

like a glacier; lacking warmth and friendliness; extremely cold or slow

edge or border on a piece of cloth, especially a finished edge

put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress

back part of the human foot; lower end of a ship's mast

act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward

unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding

the air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; a magic spell

relating to or affecting or functioning as a gland

sexual identity, especially about society or culture; category

of gas; gas-like; lacking substance or concreteness

the doctrine that is believed to be of great importance

back part of the human foot; lower end of a ship's mast

terrestrial plant-eating insect; young student in initial stages of training

large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities

the doctrine that is believed to be of great importance

the outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; outer skin of a kernel; husk

quality or condition of being harsh; excessive sternness

utter a deep guttural sound, like an angry dog; give forth an angry, grumbling sound; emit low guttural sound

unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding

gather; yield from plants in a single growing season

put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress

reach a conclusion; become systemic and spread throughout the body

containing a high amount of water or water vapor

an established disposition of the mind or character; distinctive dress, especially of a religious order

make prominent; emphasize; stress

a most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; the central idea

become hard or harder

of home; domestic; familiar; intimate; plain; unpretending; rude in appearance; unpolished

a most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; the central idea

the outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; outer skin of a kernel; husk

stable gear consisting of an arrangement to an animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart

utter a deep guttural sound, like an angry dog; give forth an angry, grumbling sound; emit low guttural sound

quality or condition of being harsh; excessive sternness

containing a high amount of water or water vapor

easily angered; irritable; made too quickly to be accurate or wise

sexual identity, especially about society or culture; category

easily angered; irritable; made too quickly to be accurate or wise

opening through mountains; pass; conspicuous difference or imbalance

back part of the human foot; lower end of a ship's mast

give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy