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 4000 Eiken Vocabulary List
1   Overview:
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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academy   Pronounce
n. school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
The mission of our academy is actually to ensure the health and well-being of all children.
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acceleration   Pronounce
n. a faster rate of improvement; the rate of change of velocity to time
She's not the only driver complaining; Other Prius drivers have filed reports with the Traffic Safety Administration concerning acceleration problems.
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accessible   Pronounce
a. easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
Simon and James will no longer be posting to The Hearing; however, all previous posts will remain accessible here.
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accidental   Pronounce
a. unexpected; happening by chance, unintentionally  
Its curves are arbitrary and what we call accidental, but one after another follows it as if he were guided by a chart on which it was laid down.
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accompaniment   Pronounce
n. act of accompanying someone or something
I have swallowed the remainder with an accompaniment of secret tears, forced from me by the exigency of hunger.
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accomplish   Pronounce
v. succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
No single space project will be more impressive to humankind, and none will be difficult or expensive to accomplish.
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aboard  Speak
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sentimental; emotional; emotionally charged
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on a ship, train, plane, or other vehicles; in or into a group, organization, or business
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take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
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sickness;a slight but often persistent illness
accuracy  Speak
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a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing, photographs
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very similarly; roughly
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quality of nearness to the truth or the true value
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wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
adapt  Speak
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tell someone confidently that something is true; guarantee; convince
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change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable
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make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
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one who enjoys exciting, dangerous activities, often in foreign countries
adhesive  Speak
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act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
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glue; paste; the substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
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responsive to advise or suggestion; responsible to a higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
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sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
admiration  Speak
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succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
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favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
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shortening something by omitting parts of it
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fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
affective  Speak
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a sportsman; one who contended for a prize in public games
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something expected; pleasurable expectation; wishing with confidence
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take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
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sentimental; emotional; emotionally charged
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v. make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase


Spelling Word: abbreviate
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n. approach; entry; entrance


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v. succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete


Spelling Word: accomplish
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a. capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision


Spelling Word: accurate
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n. personal knowledge or information about someone or something


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a. sticky; glutinous; tending to persist


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