4000 FCE Vocabulary List

avoid deliberately; keep away from

public transport that consists of a bus or train, or airplane that runs between two points; spacecraft

acceptable; good or good enough for a particular need or purpose

physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness; enduring strength and energy

fast; rapid; accomplished or arrived at without delay; prompt

gather something together over time; scratch repeatedly

the main ascending axis of a plant; a stalk or trunk

the time in the morning when the sun starts to rise in the sky

public transport that consists of a bus or train, or airplane that runs between two points; spacecraft

lazy; with little movement; very slow

belt; a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag

apparently; appearing to be something, especially when this is not true

of the seventh degree or order; the act of causing to rot; causing sepsis or putrefaction

a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; piece; a share of something

pretend; put on a false appearance of; feign

phrase repeatedly used, as in advertising or promotion

assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for  profit

perceptive; involving or derived from the senses

the hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, and some animals

organized structure for arranging or classifying

having a sharp inclination; of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve

call, bid, or cite; notify to come to appear; call upon to surrender

protected from danger or bad weather

defamation;  false and malicious statement or report about someone

the hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, and some animals

protected from danger or bad weather

gather something together over time; scratch repeatedly

case or box, in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint; a sacred place, as altar or tomb

belt; a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag

reasonably large; important in effect or meaning

put an abrupt end to; block to prevent rolling or slipping

timid; bashful; easily startled; distrustful

protected from danger or bad weather

one of several parts; pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object

organized structure for arranging or classifying

break in pieces by violence; dash to pieces; crush

fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built

not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull

call, bid, or cite; notify to come to appear; call upon to surrender

avoid deliberately; keep away from