4000 FCE Vocabulary List

せい inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

放棄 lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm

回避 prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away

亡命 place of refuge or shelter; protection

熟練 expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

趣味の person's regular business or occupation; hobby or recreational or leisure pursuit

保証 promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt

天文学 branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole

疎外 cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally

肯定 confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming

趣味の person's regular business or occupation; hobby or recreational or leisure pursuit

雰囲気 particular environment or surrounding influence; an atmosphere of the environment

錬金術 medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

半開き half-open; slightly turned or opened

達成 achievement; fulfillment; something that is successful

お知らせ herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly

手当 approval; the act of allowing, granting, or admitting

熟練 expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

疎外 cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally

ハンノキ north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone-like fruit

半開き half-open; slightly turned or opened

異常 unusual; not typical; not normal

航空 art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics

アニメーション act of animating or giving life or spirit; state of being animate or alive

攻撃 offensive move; expression of strong criticism; hostile comment

拍手を送る acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands

回避 prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away

傲慢 overbearing pride; haughtiness; manifest feeling of personal superiority in rank, power, or estimation

情熱的な displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate

割り当て appoint; allot; point out authoritatively or exactly

意欲 aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement

調整 making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

事前 proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward

承認 impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another

廃止 ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with

前提 something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of

保証 promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt

中 in the middle of; among; surrounded by

放棄 lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm

不条理 quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment; logical contradiction