4000 Eiken Vocabulary List

n. pendent spear of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water
An icicle is a spike of ice formed when water dripping or falling from another object freezes.

n. religious image; idol; an essential and enduring symbol
He is a pop icon designed and manufactured for video generation.

a. duplicate; alike; being the exact same one
This is the identical room we stayed in before.

a. traceable; possible to identify
It includes discrete, identifiable trace fossils.

n. act of designating or identifying something; condition of having your identity established
The thief's identification was followed quickly by his arrest.

v. detect; find out; discover
They intercept millions of telephone emails with special software, searching for keywords, attempt to identify threats from terrorists, arms proliferators, and so on.

n. exact sameness; the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
But Reebok will continue to have a separate identity, retaining its name and its headquarters in the US state of Massachusetts.

n. study of origin and nature of ideas
For people who had grown up believing in the communist ideology, it was hard to adjust to capitalism.

a. having the nature of an idiom; characteristic of a given language
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n. foolish or stupid person; unlearned, ignorant, or simple person
This idiot is addicted to spending our money to buy votes.

n. image used for worship; the image of divinity; representation or symbol; false notion or conception
Let's face it, and their idol is willing to sign a bill that gives one aspirin to each American and just call it a victorious health care reform law!

a. produced under conditions involving intense heat
Igneous rock is a rock formed by solidification from a molten state.

a. lacking education or knowledge; unaware
And what an ignorant little girl she'll think me for the asking!

v. refuse to pay attention to; disregard; overlook; neglect
The Iraqi newspapers' main headlines ignore the inspectors' return, but editorials urge the UN to be independent and impartial.

a. incapable of being read; unclear; not legible
No one likes his illegible handwriting.

a. uncultured; uneducated; not able to read or write
The children are musically illiterate in that village.

v. provide or brighten with light; clear up or make understandable; enlighten
Yes, I have hidden her; neither the light of the sun nor any social taper shall again illuminate her kindly face.

n. misleading vision; being deceived by a false perception or belief
Puncturing this illusion is the key to winning the battle of ideas.

a. deceptive; misleading; based on or having the nature of an illusion
He used to have illusive hopes of finding a better job.

v. represent; demonstrate; depict; clarify, as by use of examples or comparisons
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