4000 Eiken Vocabulary List

all offspring at the same stage from an ancestor; interval between the birth of parents and their offspring

marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion

exciting, or tending to horror or fear; hideous

giving aid; assistant; useful; salutary

utter or emit low, dull rumbling sounds

oil; fat; state of being covered with unclean things

reach a conclusion; become systemic and spread throughout the body

more than adequate; willing to give and share unstintingly

employing or showing humor; funny; amusing

any of various ruminant mammals, of the genus Capra, related to the sheep; scapegoat

sparkle or shine, especially shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; emit a soft, scintillating light; gleam

reluctant, irresolute; tending to wait, or proceed with caution or reservation

big storm; severe tropical cyclone

a person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink

one who guards, preserves, or secures; one who has, or is entitled to custody of person or property

pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

like a glacier; lacking warmth and friendliness; extremely cold or slow

step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing

play or game for money or other stakes; lose or squander by gaming

search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way

the outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; outer skin of a kernel; husk

play or game for money or other stakes; lose or squander by gaming

flock; crowd; a group of cattle or other domestic animals

grip; take hold of or seize firmly with or as if with the hand

an established disposition of the mind or character; distinctive dress, especially of a religious order

play or game for money or other stakes; lose or squander by gaming

search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way

a person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink

an established disposition of the mind or character; distinctive dress, especially of a religious order

provide living quarters for; lodge; contain; harbor

speculate; suppose; believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

strong desire for something; feel the need to eat

pour something down or forth; greet or acclaim enthusiastically

time of animals sleep through the winter

concordant; accordant; suitable and fitting

the outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; outer skin of a kernel; husk

prevent from being seen or discovered

sparkle or shine, especially shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; emit a soft, scintillating light; gleam

concordant; accordant; suitable and fitting

pour something down or forth; greet or acclaim enthusiastically