4000 Eiken Vocabulary List

n. taxi; a one-horse vehicle for public hire
I was supposed to meet Mrs. Girard at the building in five minutes; she called a cab to drive me to the station.

n. a small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
The number of Republicans who support this man and his cabal is astonishing, but nothing will change that percentage's minds.

n. a small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
British Airways says passengers reported a slight smell of petrol in the cabin of BA flight 003 bound for New York.

n. group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; a closet
On Wednesday, the Indian cabinet deferred the anti-corruption legislation.

n. solid thick rope made of twisted steel or metal wire
It provides cable television services and high-speed internet services to the community.

a. like a corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
By his cadaverous appearance, we could see how the disease had ravaged him.

n. rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
Marching down the road, the troops sang out, following the cadence set by the sergeant.

n. coffee house; restaurant where coffee and liquors are served
The police came and ejected the noisy youths from the cafe room.

n. a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier
The Medicine Hat College cafeteria offers a wide range of food services.

v. compute; determine; estimate
He can tell you how to measure and calculate residential square footage.

n. planning something carefully and intentionally
The calculation and the hope are that North Korea's nuclear program is really a diplomatic gambit, designed to extract economic and political concessions.

n. a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations
Blaise Pascal invented the first digital calculator to help his father with his work collecting taxes.

n. the orderly arrangement as years, months, weeks, and days; a table showing months, weeks, and days
He didn't like the desk calendar and put it on the shelf.

a. freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; tranquility; stillness; quiet; serenity
It was the cool gray dawn, and there was a sense of peace in the deep pervading calm and silence of the woods.

n. battle; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
The Clinton campaign has raised more money in the first three months of this year than all nine Democratic candidates combined.

n. the field where the buildings of a university are situated
Usually, a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, student residential areas, and park-like settings.

v. revoke; call off; omit or delete
The meeting in Addis Ababa has heard Chinese promises to cancel debts and increase Chinese investments in Africa.

n. act of canceling; calling off some arrangement
They've called for the cancellation of all of Mozambique's foreign debt so that all available resources can be channeled into the reconstruction of the country.

a. straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
In private, I gave them my candid opinion.

n. a person who is considered for something; a person who is nominated for an office, prize, or honor
The European Union is welcoming these ten candidate countries with open arms and broad smiles.