4000 FCE Vocabulary List

picture; drawing; showing by example

overwhelming; incapable of being passed over or overcome

having the nature of an idiom; characteristic of a given language

incentive; stimulus; force or energy associated with a moving body

mutually dependent; reliant on one another

checklist; a collection of resources

something that you want and plan to do

useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; given rest and ease; avoiding work or employment; lazy

native; originating where it is found

checklist; a collection of resources

high ranking police officer; investigator who observes carefully

drink in; absorb or take in as if by drinking

one who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there; non-native

teach; make aware of

checklist; a collection of resources

communication; a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting

forceful consequence; strong effect; influencing strongly

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident, or fracture

exhibiting good judgment or sound thinking; prudent

expand; fill with air or gas;  increase the amount or availability of

reckless; carefree; showing lack of care for consequences

encourage; inspirit; fire the imagination of

native; originating where it is found

useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; given rest and ease; avoiding work or employment; lazy

drink in; absorb or take in as if by drinking

strange; unusual; haughty or brutal in behavior or language; grossly rude or disrespectful

diligent; hard-working; busy, and laborious

in unnoticing; randomly; in a random manner

without previous preparation

hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge the validity of; try to discredit

strange; unusual; haughty or brutal in behavior or language; grossly rude or disrespectful

expand; fill with air or gas;  increase the amount or availability of

clever; having the inventive or cunning mind

having the nature of an idiom; characteristic of a given language

overwhelming; incapable of being passed over or overcome

something that you want and plan to do

strange; unusual; haughty or brutal in behavior or language; grossly rude or disrespectful

one who makes or deals in jewels and ornaments of precious metal

expand; fill with air or gas;  increase the amount or availability of

of no force or weight; not valid; weak; void; null