4000 Eiken Vocabulary List

n. upward slope or grade; movement upward
An unforgettable 2-hour ascent follows a 30-minute hike up to the base of the ferrate up the cliff.

a. affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt
Are you ashamed for having lied?

ad. on, or to, one side; out of a straight line, course, or direction; at a little distance from the rest
All joking aside, can you swim 15 miles?

n. white crystalline compound drug to relieve pain and reduce fever and inflammation
Plavix, along with aspirin, is widely used to prevent heart attacks and strokes.

n. a violent attack; an onslaught
He's charged with interfering with the performance of a flight crew by assault or intimidation.

v. put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
Washington announced its decision to dissolve the core group of nations, the US, India, Japan, and Australia; it would assemble to deliver aid.

n. gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for a common reason
What critical missions remain for shuttles after station assembly is completed?

n. act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
Key to this assessment is the critical geographical fact that North Korea is adjacent to South Korea, an affluent democracy.

n. properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
Hilary Rosen of the Recording Industry Association of America: American intellectual property is our nation's greatest trade asset.

n. a task that was given to students; job; distribution; appointment
I believe that this assignment is the most challenging of them all.

v. give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
A good way to assist is to bring entrepreneurial and business skills to them.

n. help, especially money or resources that are given to people  
The government has pledged in return for IMF assistance to redouble its efforts to reform the economy.

n. helper; a person who assists or helps someone else
I am a textile designer under the title assistant designer at a western wear company.

v. connect or join together; combine
The public is likely to associate a word or mark with a given company.

n. connection, whether of persons or things; a union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose
I benefited a lot from my association with him.

a. varied;  consisting of various types mixed together  
Watching the large and varied bird population or following assorted trails on horseback.

n. variety; collection containing a variety of sorts of things
A great assortment of cars was on display.

v. suppose; presume; take on; bear
He looked at me long and hard: I turned my eyes from him, fixed them on the fire, and tried to assume and maintain a quiet.

n. something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
The young princess made the foolish assumption that the regent would not object to power.

v. tell someone confidently that something is true; guarantee; convince
I know it, and I don't wish to palliate them, I assure you.