4000 FCE Vocabulary List

draw upon; strike lightly; make good use of

a passageway through or under something, usually underground

domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften

push; force used in pushing; activity or idea is the main or essential thing it expresses

travel;  journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult

dreadfully; frightfully; to a great extent; very much

frightening or intimidating; of a formidable nature; terrific

step on; mate with; place the foot

one of the digits of the foot; forepart of a foot or hoof

careful about money; economical

travel;  journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult

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

garbage; rubbish; worthless or discarded material or objects

unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin

prickly; having or covered with protective barbs

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

a long, thin strand of cotton, nylon, or other fibers used in sewing or weaving

domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften

the surface layer of earth containing a dense growth of grass; territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own

wood; lumber; trees, or wooded land considered as a source of wood

travel;  journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult

push; force used in pushing; activity or idea is the main or essential thing it expresses

domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften

the layer of soil on the surface

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

a building that is exceptionally high in proportion to its width and length; tall, slender structure

the layer of soil on the surface

something intended or supposed to represent another thing; sign or symbol; memorial of friendship

emotionally affected; impressed

a building that is exceptionally high in proportion to its width and length; tall, slender structure

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

clip; cut down to the desired size or shape

unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace

sailor or seaman; thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal

tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling

clip; cut down to the desired size or shape

draw upon; strike lightly; make good use of

light perceived before the rising, and after the setting, of the sun; faint light

the surface layer of earth containing a dense growth of grass; territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own

friction between body and surface on which it moves