4000 FCE Vocabulary List

dock; landing place; reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded

extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary

elaborate exhibition devised for the entertainment; show, spectacle, or display

assumedly; supposedly; used to say what you think is the likely situation

full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through

exactness; accuracy; the number of significant digits to which a value has been reliably measured

a person who has equal standing with another or others, as in rank, class, or age

framed section of window or door that is filled with a sheet of glass or others; panel in a wall or door

liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay

outer boundary length; closed curve bounding a plane area

incomplete; fragmentary; favoring one person or side over another or others

having the nature or habits of a parasite that takes advantage of others without useful return

summit; apex; maximum; prime

painter or drawer of portraits

belonging to an early stage; simple or naive in style; primeval

large timber or post; heap; hair; fiber of wool, cotton; head of an arrow or spear

make impure; make unfit for or harmful to living things, especially by the addition of waste matter

outer boundary length; closed curve bounding a plane area

an animal kept for amusement or companionship

having the nature or habits of a parasite that takes advantage of others without useful return

a strong column made of stone, metal, or wood that supports part of a building

liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay

uphold; retain; maintain in safety from injury, peril, or harm

summit; apex; maximum; prime

having no equal; incomparable

advocate; speak, plead; argue in favor of

full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through

outer boundary length; closed curve bounding a plane area

of plants; planted or grown in a pot

having no equal; incomparable

of common people; suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not abstruse; familiar; plain

blow; drive forcibly; pierce; hit with a sharp blow of the fist

having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating

assumedly; supposedly; used to say what you think is the likely situation

framed section of window or door that is filled with a sheet of glass or others; panel in a wall or door

forward-looking; advancing; incremental

assumedly; supposedly; used to say what you think is the likely situation

summit; apex; maximum; prime

four-sided polygon; having four sides

belonging to an early stage; simple or naive in style; primeval