4000 FCE Vocabulary List

a. 究極の final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
As the ultimate arbiter of the Constitution, the Supreme Court occupies a central place in our government scheme.

n. 最後通牒 last offer; final statement of terms made by one party to another
He said it was a warning, not an ultimatum, aimed only at the capital's bandits.

a. は進歩を without adornment; simple or plain; not admirable
She referred to an unadorned rectangular stone, perhaps two meters wide and three long, strangely scarred in places.

a. 全会一致 uniform; in complete agreement
At last, we got the unanimous decision.

a. 耐え難い unendurable; so unpleasant, distasteful, or painful as to be intolerable
I wouldn't be sitting there because I'm in unbearable pain.

a. 乖離 impassable; unable to be bridged or crossed; impossible to span
It is a broad, unbridgeable river.

a. 持続的な未知 not surveyed or investigated; not charted or recorded on a map or plan
Her election would also take France into totally uncharted territory - with a woman as president for the first time in its history.

a. 無条件 made without condition; absolute; unreserved
He closed his eyes for a moment, wondering what it would be like to have that kind of unconditional love and support.

a. 型破り not conforming to accepted rules or standards
The mother's unconventional behavior also raised many conservative eyebrows.

a. 納得 not such as to convince or to impress seriously
Sorry – but this is unconvincing from a moral or strategic point of view.

v. 発見 remove the cover from; expose; disclose
We could have Mandarin uncover some secret, magical thing which makes him powerful.

v. 過小 make too low an estimate of the quantity; undervalue
One thing I think you underestimate is how much in the minority you are.

v. 受ける experience; suffer; pass through
In February, a court ruled that Mr. Doe should undergo a DNA test.

n. 学部 a university student who has not yet received the first degree
In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education, not equal to a bachelor's degree.

a. 地下鉄 under the level of the ground; buried
I speak with several years of experience actually working in underground mines.

a. 基礎 lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior
We face a combination of changes in underlying conditions not seen in almost a century.

v. 弱体化させる weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath
We should not allow this moment to undermine our commitment to South Africa, the constitution, and the reconstruction.

v. アンダー draw a mark or line under; emphasize; stress
Addressing the jogging class, Kim would underscore the importance to runners of good nutrition.

n. 事業 task or assignment undertaken; career
John was out of the town; it was a vain undertaking for us to attempt to catch him.

a. 不当 not deserved or earned; not merited; unjustifiable or unfair
The award was undeserved, which is not the same as saying it went to an undeserving person.