4000 FCE Vocabulary List

حنين homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past

زخرفة decoration; something used to beautify

أوربت path; circle; move in an orbit; encircle

المخدرة the addictive drug, such as opium that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep

الراوي someone who tells a story

العلني open to view; not secret or hidden

الشق small cut; V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface

حاسة الشم relating to, or contributing to a sense of smell

أصالة novelty; creativity; capacity to act or think independently

ترشيح act of naming or nominating; designation of a person as a candidate for office

الإهمال neglect; failure to take reasonable care; state or quality of being negligent

حاسة الشم relating to, or contributing to a sense of smell

منظم conformed to order; in order; regular; well-regulated

ومع ذلك despite what has just been said or done; however

العمل الإضافي beyond the regular time

بصرية of or relating to or involving light or optics

الشفوي spoken; unwritten; relating to the mouth

يرهق heavily burden; tax above what is considered appropriate or just; tax too heavily

الشاملة general; comprehensive; from one end to the other; including everything

هراء silliness; words or signs having no intelligible meaning

حنين homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past

اختياري most favorable or advantageous

ذرية descendant; the young of an animal

حاسة الشم relating to, or contributing to a sense of smell

أحيانا available; capable of being obtained

الشق small cut; V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface

الشاملة general; comprehensive; from one end to the other; including everything

المحتاجين poor; indigent; being in need; impoverished

المحتاجين poor; indigent; being in need; impoverished

حاسة الشم relating to, or contributing to a sense of smell

تنبيه make known;  give notice to; inform by notice

صريح altogether; entirely; without reservation or exception

المعروف in a way that is famous for something bad

حنين homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past

المحتاجين poor; indigent; being in need; impoverished

غامضة darken; make dim or indistinct; conceal in obscurity

صريح altogether; entirely; without reservation or exception

الليلي of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night

منظم conformed to order; in order; regular; well-regulated

فارغة invalid; void; nullified; having no legal force; invalid