4000 FCE Vocabulary List

dry period; aridity; a long period of abnormally low rainfall

mark the time of; assign a date to

as it ought to be; properly; regularly

throw with violence or haste; break, as by throwing or by collision; form or sketch rapidly

liability; obligation; money or goods or services owed by one person to another

difference; deviation; separation; the act of moving away in a different direction

announcement; explicit  statement; a formal public statement

false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion

god; divinity; supernatural things

share of the money, food, or clothing that has been charitably given

of tens; numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten

plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss

choice and use of words in speech or writing

disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder

anything which is longing for

change shape by stress; become misshapen; make formless

whirling sensation in the head; feeling about to fall

disfigure; destroy; frustrate; overcome or vanquish; resist with

god; divinity; supernatural things

throw with violence or haste; break, as by throwing or by collision; form or sketch rapidly

one who works underwater

a person who inhabits a particular place

pleasing to the senses, especially in a subtle way; easily hurt; very subtle between difference

disfigure; destroy; frustrate; overcome or vanquish; resist with

a person who inhabits a particular place

destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction

change shape by stress; become misshapen; make formless

false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion

destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction

of or performance to fingers, or to digits; done with the fingers

document certifying the successful completion of a course of study

length of time something lasts

move downward and lower; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood

abandon or turn against; cease or change one's loyalty

a person who inhabits a particular place

nutritional plan; nourishment; a prescribed selection of foods

plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss

discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points

document certifying the successful completion of a course of study

fall apart; become reduced to components, fragments, or particles