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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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aluminum   Pronounce
n. silvery ductile metallic element
Services include mold aluminum casting, heat treating, machining.
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amaze   Pronounce
v. astonish; affect with wonder
Archaeologists amaze that such a fragile ancient document could have survived for so long and that it was then discovered as it could so easily have been overlooked.
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ambassador   Pronounce
n. authorized messenger or representative
He was appointed ambassador to the United States.
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ambition   Pronounce
n. aspiration; a strong wish to achieve something
They may be trying to protect their rich pickings, but this is also in line with President Putin's ambition to see Russian business as a truly international player.
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ambivalent   Pronounce
a. mixed;  experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings
South Korea is one of the world's most successful trading nations, but the population remains deeply ambivalent about open markets' benefits.
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ambulance   Pronounce
n. field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; a wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital
His breathing had become so labored she called an ambulance to send him to the hospital immediately.
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accountant  Speak
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pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions
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sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
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occurring or payable every year
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one who maintains and audits business accounts
acidic  Speak
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of the same kin; related by blood
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motion sickness experienced while traveling by air
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a change or changes made to the words of a text; revision
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tasting sour like acid; being or containing an acid
acute  Speak
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quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
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assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
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gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for a common reason
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make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
adequate  Speak
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energetically; vigorously; voluntarily, not passively
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permit to enter; receive; provide the right or a means of entrance to
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sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
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one who maintains and audits business accounts
admit  Speak
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air; a mixture of gases that surrounds any planet
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pH values below 7; taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth
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solitary; by oneself, not with any other people
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permit to enter; receive; provide the right or a means of entrance to
adventurer  Speak
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one who enjoys exciting, dangerous activities, often in foreign countries
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authorized messenger or representative
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succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
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art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
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ad. on a ship, train, plane, or other vehicles; in or into a group, organization, or business


Spelling Word: aboard
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n. improper use or handling; misuse


Spelling Word: abuse
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n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party


Spelling Word: accusation
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n. something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior


Spelling Word: adjunct
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v. pay; provide; have the financial means for; bear the cost of


Spelling Word: afford
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a. moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick


Spelling Word: agile
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