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 4000 FCE Vocabulary List
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Preparing vocabulary for the FCE (B2 First) test is a smart move! Since vocabulary plays a huge role in all parts of the exam (Reading, Use of English, Writing, Listening, and Speaking), here’s a focused vocabulary to help you build and remember the right words effectively.

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Words of Group 1: (Part of words, select list to view all.)
abandon
abbreviate
abide
abnormal
aboard
abolition
abrupt
absence
absent
absentee
absenteeism
absolute
absolutely
absorb
absorption
abstract
absurd
absurdity
abundant
abundantly
abuse
academic
accelerate
acceleration
accessible
accessory
accident
accidental
accidentally
accommodate
accompaniment
accompany
accomplish
accomplishment
account
accountable
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accounting   Pronounce
n. a system that provides quantitative information about finances
Recent changes in accounting rules have forced companies in Britain to state much more accurately the true financial state of their pension funds.
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accumulation   Pronounce
n. increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
That reservoir of frost and snow, the accumulation of centuries of winters, glazed in Alpine heights above heights.
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accusation   Pronounce
n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
They are simply using the first rule in contemporary American politics: the accusation is the conviction.
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achieve   Pronounce
v. gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
Water, energy, health, agriculture, and biodiversity, require the world's scientific community to develop the means to achieve sustainable development.
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acquaint   Pronounce
v. inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
Please acquaint the colleagues with your plans to move faster.
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acquire   Pronounce
v. gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with a tracking system
They acquire a reputation for being difficult to work with.
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acquisition  Speak
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act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
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put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
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making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
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the opponent in a contest; someone who offers opposition
activate  Speak
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make active or more active; stimulate; make radioactive
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act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
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jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
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occurring or payable every year
addict  Speak
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cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
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gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
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additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
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diagnose; study, or examine something in detail to discover more about it
administration  Speak
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gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
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social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
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management; supervision; people who are in charge of management; the activity of government for powers and duties
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keeping away from or preventing from happening
affluent  Speak
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making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
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put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
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a playing field where sports events take place; a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
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having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
aloft  Speak
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appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
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making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
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quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
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in or into a high place; high or higher up
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a. theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand


Spelling Word: abstract
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v. gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with a tracking system


Spelling Word: acquire
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n. the opponent in a contest; someone who offers opposition


Spelling Word: adversary
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v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon


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a. able to pay for


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n. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone-like fruit


Spelling Word: alder
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