4000 FCE Vocabulary List

doubt about the truth of something; doubting or questioning attitude or state of mind

isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied

give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law

the liquid that is produced naturally in the mouth

integrate; compose; combine to form a new, complex product

give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law

resources; money saved

soiled or discolored; a symbol of disgrace or infamy; a natural spot of a color different from the gound

great swelling waves;  rising of waves, or as if of waves

shake with or as if with cold; tremble; break into fragments or splinters

one who binds himself to answer for another and is responsible for his default; godfather or godmother

ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception

ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception

very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute or pure

fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception

grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; really intending what is said

resources; money saved

great swelling waves;  rising of waves, or as if of waves

affected with the disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in health

very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute or pure

give up what is not strictly needed; hold back from; withhold or avoid; save or relieve from action

resources; money saved

doubt about the truth of something; doubting or questioning attitude or state of mind

save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use

put down or suppress

lonely; solitary; desolate; gloomy; dismal; affected with ill humor

fasten into place by fixing an end; be a follower or supporter

alone; only; without another

close examination; minute inspection; critical observation

the power of a country to control its own government

having supreme rank or power; self-governing; excellent; independent

isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude

put down or suppress

marked by or given to doubt; questioning

alone; only; without another

extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly

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

put down or suppress

having supreme rank or power; self-governing; excellent; independent

branch of philosophy which treats the constitution, phenomena, and development of human society; social science