4000 FCE Vocabulary List

n. خنجر knife; a short pointed weapon with sharp edges
He dug his finest dagger from the drawer of his desk and tucked it inside his boot.

n. الألبان a place where milk is produced, kept or converted into butter or cheese
Milk, butter, and cheese are brought in here from dairy farms.

n. السد a barrier to prevent the flow of liquid, specially built across a watercourse
The dam was not strong enough to hold back the floodwaters.

a. رطبة humid; moist; slightly wet
The report says some masters house their workers in bad conditions - cramped, damp dormitory blocks with poor sanitation.

v. كبح moisten; lessen in force or effect
Now it seems that ministers may be accepting that we're moving into a world of permanently higher oil prices that will dampen economic growth.

a. خطيرة full of risk; perilous; hazardous; unsafe
He was in the midst of some dangerous gymnastic performances.

a. جريئة bold; brave and taking risks
This was one of the most daring prison breakouts to take place in Greece.

v. دارت move suddenly and rapidly
Your eyes take them in, then dart away to something else.

v. داش throw with violence or haste; break, as by throwing or by collision; form or sketch rapidly
In my fury, I dash all the dishes to the floor.

n. قاعدة البيانات collection of data arranged for ease and speed of search and retrieval
The heart of the database is the national list of voters produced each year by Elections Canada.

v. التاريخ mark the time of; assign a date to
Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological findings.

a. مؤرخة old-fashioned; obsolete
For an average insurance requirement and an average dated car, the breakeven point declines to 15 000 km a year.

v. أرعب frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
Other northern employers were shocked that ex-slaves refused to work in conditions that would not daunt a farmer in the North.

v. القاتلة overpower with light; confuse the sight of by brilliance of light; bewilder or surprise with brilliancy
His eyes dazzle before the strong light.

a. الابهار bright or brilliant; extremely attractive or exciting
At last, they conspired together and hit upon a plan that promised a dazzling victory.

a. القاتلة fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
Fatal floods are a regular feature of Indonesia's wet season, but they are becoming more common and more deadly as population pressure.

n. صفقة part or portion; share;  indefinite quantity, degree, or extent, degree, or extent;  distribution; arrangement
This question the Dodo could not answer without a great deal of thought.

a. نقاش disputable; unsettled; open to doubt or debate
In 2005 Steven Spielberg released the highly debatable film Munich, which told a fictional story based on these true events.

n. المناقشة discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
Robert Potts, who recently retired as chancellor at Arkansas State University, witnessed the two states' nickname debate.

n. الحطام remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
A full year after the earthquake in Mexico City, they were still carting away the debris.