4000 FCE Vocabulary List

make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt

a magnifier of images of distant objects

last stop of a railroad; final point or end; boundary or border

in a way that expresses a threat of something unpleasant or violent; aggressively

garbage; rubbish; worthless or discarded material or objects

act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction

piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground

private instructor; one that gives additional or special instruction

earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land

flow in drops; run or flow slowly; drip

frightening or intimidating; of a formidable nature; terrific

prickly; having or covered with protective barbs

suspension of arms of opposing forces; temporary quiet of action, pain, contest; period of no fighting takes place

act of treating for the adjustment of differences; negotiation

trend; a general direction in which something tends to move

rough surface quality; the structure of interwoven fibers or other elements; the feel of a surface or a fabric

victory; win; expressing great joy

friction between body and surface on which it moves

not practical or applied; hypothetical; of or based on a theory

something producing physical, mental, or emotional vigor

suspension of arms of opposing forces; temporary quiet of action, pain, contest; period of no fighting takes place

relating to or caused by heat; designed to help retain heat

rough surface quality; the structure of interwoven fibers or other elements; the feel of a surface or a fabric

frightening or intimidating; of a formidable nature; terrific

relating to or caused by heat; designed to help retain heat

handling; care that are intended to relieve illness or injury

an instrument for measuring temperature

something producing physical, mental, or emotional vigor

prickly; having or covered with protective barbs

make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt

strategy; policy; plan for attaining a particular goal

a passageway through or under something, usually underground

high; outstanding; very great or intense

relating to a region on either side of the equator; hot and humid

experiment; an act of testing; examination of evidence to determine the charges or claims

something that causes irritation; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf

easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile

prickly; having or covered with protective barbs

offer formally; extend; propose a payment

the flat thin rectangular slab used to cover surfaces; a short pipe made of clay, used in sewers and drains