4000 CAE Vocabulary List
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4000 CAE Vocabulary List
1 Overview:
Preparing vocabulary for the CAE (C1, Cambridge Advanced) test is a smart move! Since vocabulary plays a huge role in all parts of the exam (Reading, Use of English, Writing, Listening, and Speaking), here’s a focused vocabulary to help you build and remember the right words effectively.
In addition to the vocabulary, we also provide online tools and exercises to support your studies, along with helpful tips and printable materials.
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abandon
abdomen
abduct
abduction
abide
abject
abnormal
abolition
abracadabra
abrasive
absent
absenteeism
absolute
absolution
absolve
absorb
abstinence
abstract
absurd
abundance
abundantly
abuse
abusive
abyss
academic
accelerate
acceleration
access
accessible
accessory
accident
accidental
accidentally
accommodate
accommodating
accomplice
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attorney
n. lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
Did this attorney mean to throw away his client's life without an effort?
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attribute
n. essential quality; reputation; honor
His outstanding attribute was his kindness.
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audacity
a. daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesome; reckless daring
The ignorant audacity to believe that I don't appreciate the life and death of what I kill is astounding.
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audit
n. examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
When the bank examiners arrived to hold their annual audit, they discovered the embezzlements of the chief cashier.
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auditorium
n. area of theater or concert hall where the audience sits
A seat in the stalls or in one of the elaborate boxes surrounding the horseshoe-shaped auditorium now costs nearly 700 pounds.
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august
a. impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
Visiting the palace at Versailles, she was impressed by the august surroundings in which she found herself.
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| acceleration |
 | small planet; any small celestial bodies that revolve around the sun |
| inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality |
| perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain |
| a faster rate of improvement; the rate of change of velocity to time |
| accommodating |
| helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation |
| rubbing away; tending to grind down |
| combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate |
| act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant |
| agenda |
| act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest |
| dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person |
| items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered |
| the opponent in a contest; someone who offers opposition |
| airborne |
| inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality |
| aloft; flying; in the air |
| daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesome; reckless daring |
| the opponent in a contest; someone who offers opposition |
| alien |
| the opponent in a contest; someone who offers opposition |
| military stores or provisions; articles used in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells |
| dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person |
| something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut |
| alienate |
| seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end |
| cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally |
| confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming |
| combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate |
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[Esc] a. being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
[Esc] n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
[Esc] v. gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
[Esc] v. make active or more active; stimulate; make radioactive
[Esc] n. wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom
[Esc] a. deserving to be adored; worthy of divine honors
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