4000 FCE Vocabulary List

one who has received an academic or professional degree; one who has completed the prescribed course of study

in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions

displaying superhuman strength or power; of extreme difficulty

make silent or quiet; keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of

provide an extensive explanation for words or phrases

of the same or similar nature or kind

cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw

represented by graph; described in vivid detail; clearly outlined

back part of the human foot; lower end of a ship's mast

defensive covering for the head; hat, made of cork, felt, or metal, worn as a uniform of soldiers, firemen

make prominent; emphasize; stress

oil; fat; state of being covered with unclean things

hang about; wait nearby; remain floating

swallow; utter or make a noise, as when eating too quickly

bacteria; the earliest form of an organism; seed

cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw

stop; stand in doubt; hesitate

in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions

terror; fear; intense dislike

make silent or quiet; keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of

disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity; receptive

easily angered; irritable; made too quickly to be accurate or wise

concordant; accordant; suitable and fitting

the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet; a range of one's knowledge, experience, or interest

defensive covering for the head; hat, made of cork, felt, or metal, worn as a uniform of soldiers, firemen

back part of the human foot; lower end of a ship's mast

swallow; utter or make a noise, as when eating too quickly

breed; emerge from the egg

long usually narrow room; covered corridor

make prominent; emphasize; stress

defensive covering for the head; hat, made of cork, felt, or metal, worn as a uniform of soldiers, firemen

legacy;  something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition

in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions

flock; crowd; a group of cattle or other domestic animals

breed; emerge from the egg

a person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink

bustle; cause to move furtively and hurriedly

accelerate; make something happen sooner or more quickly

plain; simple; made of cloth spun or woven in the home

make prominent; emphasize; stress