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 4000 Eiken Vocabulary List
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Preparing vocabulary for the Eiken Test (Grade Pre-1 and Grade 1) is a smart move! Since vocabulary plays a huge role in all parts of the exam (Reading, Use of English, Writing, Listening, and Speaking), here’s a focused vocabulary to help you build and remember the right words effectively.

In addition to the vocabulary, we also provide online tools and exercises to support your studies, along with helpful tips and printable materials.

We organize these 4000 words into 14 groups. Group one is open to all visitors. The rest of the groups are only fully accessible to VIP users.
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Words of Group 1: (Part of words, select list to view all.)
abandon
abbreviate
abbreviation
abnormal
aboard
abort
abortion
abrasive
absence
absent
absentee
absolute
absolutely
absorb
absorption
abstract
absurd
abundant
abuse
academic
academy
accelerate
acceleration
access
accessible
accident
accidental
accidentally
accompaniment
accompany
accomplish
accomplished
accomplishment
account
accountant
accounting
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adjunct   Pronounce
n. something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
Although I don't absolutely need a second computer, I plan to buy a laptop to serve as an adjunct to my desktop model.
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adjustment   Pronounce
n. making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
An individual uses this form to request an adjustment to an individual income tax return.
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administration   Pronounce
n. management; supervision; people who are in charge of management; the activity of government for powers and duties
Obviously, the key person in administration is the man in the White House.
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admiration   Pronounce
n. favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
He received years of praise and admiration from the public that he did not deserve, and now he is exposed as a fraud.
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admission   Pronounce
n. act or practice of admitting; power or permission to enter
He gained admission into this university.
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admittedly   Pronounce
ad. doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
Malkin admittedly wore down a year ago, during an NHL season that's twice as long as the one he played in Russia the year before.
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abrasive  Speak
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make obsolete or old-fashioned
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recognition; taste; judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one
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rubbing away; tending to grind down
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one that argues for a cause; supporter or defender
accumulate  Speak
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worship with profound reverence; pay divine honors to; regard with the utmost esteem and affection
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glue; paste; the substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
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pile up; collect;  mount up; increase
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related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to the scholarly organization; based on formal education
accumulation  Speak
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increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
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pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions
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of or about the art and science of architecture
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natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
adore  Speak
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pH values below 7; taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth
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away from the correct path or direction, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering
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worship with profound reverence; pay divine honors to; regard with the utmost esteem and affection
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a task that was given to students; job; distribution; appointment
air  Speak
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make obsolete or old-fashioned
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be broadcast on television or radio
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be present at; go to; take care of; tend
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of or about the art and science of architecture
apart  Speak
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astonish; affect with wonder
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rubbing away; tending to grind down
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one who proclaims a message publicly
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separately, regarding space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside
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v. put into motion or action; activate


Spelling Word: actuate
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a. further; extra; supplemental or added to


Spelling Word: additional
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n. glue; paste; the substance that unites or bonds surfaces together


Spelling Word: adhesive
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n. making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances


Spelling Word: adjustment
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n. natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage


Spelling Word: affinity
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n. one of two or more things, ideas, or courses of action that may be used; option or choice


Spelling Word: alternative
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