4000 Eiken Vocabulary List

move downward and lower; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood

discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to

a person qualified to practice dentistry

scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops

self-indulgent; moral decay

cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; pull along; haul; drag

remote from civilization; left desolate or empty; abandoned

an area with little or no vegetation; forsake; abandon

false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion

of tens; numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten

deprive of capability or effectiveness; unable; impair; diminish

tact; politics; negotiation between nations

cause to turn away from original focus; pull in conflicting emotional directions; unsettle

protective drip that is made of stone; Calcium carbonate in the form of a stalactite;  filtering-stone

havoc; event that completely destroys something

scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health

cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; pull along; haul; drag

an area with little or no vegetation; forsake; abandon

lessen; reduce; make a quantity smaller

a person qualified to practice dentistry

one required to make answer in an action or suit

the process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed and assimilated by the body

move downward and lower; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood

plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss

strong feelings of dislike; offend the taste or moral sense of

old-fashioned; obsolete

an area with little or no vegetation; forsake; abandon

play; literary work intended for theater

protection from harm

strong feelings of dislike; offend the taste or moral sense of

drawback; defect; hinder; unfavorable condition or circumstance

the process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed and assimilated by the body

whirling sensation in the head; feeling about to fall

tact; politics; negotiation between nations

space between two objects; length of a line, especially the shortest line joining two points or things that are separate

someone who takes spoils or plunder; one who despoils or strips by force; a plunderer

technique or means; instrument; machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks

pleasing to the senses, especially in a subtle way; easily hurt; very subtle between difference

nutritional plan; nourishment; a prescribed selection of foods

relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others