4000 FCE Vocabulary List

quality or state of being noble; the superiority of mind or character; commanding excellence; eminence

any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; phenomenon supposed to portend good or evil

timely; just in time; suited or right for a particular purpose

the sudden or violent start of something unwelcome; eruption; explosion

failing to be careful enough or to give enough attention to your responsibilities; inattentive

heavily burden; tax above what is considered appropriate or just; tax too heavily

destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace

of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night

make known;  give notice to; inform by notice

not the less; notwithstanding; despite that; yet

unit of weight equal to one-sixteenth of a pound

failing to be careful enough or to give enough attention to your responsibilities; inattentive

condition of conflicting; the act of opposing something

homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past

healthy; nourishing;  providing nutrition

beyond the regular time

having an opponent; averse of

force; bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; do a service or favor for

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

a drama set to music and consists of singing

act of naming or nominating; designation of a person as a candidate for office

get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way

unit of weight equal to one-sixteenth of a pound

hear more of anything than was intended to be heard; hear again

grow too large for; lose or discard in the course of maturation

not the less; notwithstanding; despite that; yet

causing anger, displeasure, resentment, or affront

capable of being negotiated; transferable by assignment or endorsement to another person

offend grossly against; produce anger or resentment in

darken; make dim or indistinct; conceal in obscurity

quality or state of being noble; the superiority of mind or character; commanding excellence; eminence

any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; phenomenon supposed to portend good or evil

a drama set to music and consists of singing

fertile or green spot in a waste or desert

severe trial; a form of trial to determine guilt or innocence; a difficult or painful experience

healthy; nourishing;  providing nutrition

many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number

any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; phenomenon supposed to portend good or evil

condition of conflicting; the act of opposing something

strong protest or objection; loud cry or clamor