4000 Eiken Vocabulary List

n. الممر passageway between rows of seats, as in an auditorium or an airplane; the wing of a building
I am glad that one side of the aisle is still trying to make this country work.

a. مواربا half-open; slightly turned or opened
If you need a door ajar or else without the cat running through it, placing the bottle in the doorway will usually keep it away.

a. أقرب of the same kin; related by blood
Spanish is akin to Latin.

n. الإنذار المبكر any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger
'Come, my head is free at last!' said Alice in a tone of delight, which changed into alarm in another moment.

n. الألبوم a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing, photographs
My album of boyhood photographs often reminds me of past happiness.

n. الكيمياء medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
The changing of baser metals into gold was the goal of the students of alchemy in medieval.

n. ألدر north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone-like fruit
The wood of the alder is light, quite brittle when young, and easily worked.

n. تنبيه the warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
And although the main ports are on alert, Nigeria, in particular, has many small river ports in the Cross River and Niger deltas.

a. الغريبة dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
If you think about it, that's totally alien to what a drug company might be expected to do because if you eradicate a disease, there's no need for that drug at all.

n. المحاذاة arrangement; association; alliance
When you want an alignment that covers the whole length of both sequences, use a needle.

a. على حد سواء similar; in the same manner or to the same degree
Friends are generally alike in background and tastes.

n. ادعاء suggestion without proof that someone has done something wrong
The allegation has angered the Brazilian authorities and has been strongly denied.

n. تحالف state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union of interests between families, states, parties
Now sources close to Sharon and Peres say they could lead to a long-term alliance - or even a joint party.

n. الجناس repetition of a beginning sound in poetry
'The furrow followed free' is an example of alliteration.

n. سبائك mixture; a combination of diverse things
In its ideal form, the alloy is a crystal with each element occupying specific crystal locations relative to one another.

v. يلمح refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
Try not to mention divorce in Jack's presence because he will think you allude to his marital problems with Jill.

n. حليف confederate; partner; collaborator
The trouble is that selling arms to this particular ally regularly involves commissions - in plain language, bribes - to well-placed people.

a. وحده solitary; by oneself, not with any other people  
Alice cried with a sudden burst of tears, 'I do wish they would put their heads down! I am so very tired of being all alone here!'

v. تعديل modify; cause to change; make different; convert
In public, neither Mr. Blair's visit nor the regional summit in Nepal has done anything to alter India's position on dialogue with Pakistan.

n. تغيير a passage from one form or state to another; change
Both sides can make a pretty plausible argument that the alteration is what they want it to be.