4000 CAE Vocabulary List

incomplete; fragmentary; favoring one person or side over another or others

penetrate or puncture by a sharp and slender thing

a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into

criticize harshly; wash in pan; cook in pan

something paid or given; payment to a person in consideration of past services

cautious; careful about one's own interests

drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push

incomplete; fragmentary; favoring one person or side over another or others

pierce; go through; permeate

gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with

a proposition upon which an argument is based; assumption; land and the buildings on it

small flag normally used by naval vessels to represent a special condition; championship symbolized by such a flag

of or about knowledge of pharmacy or preparing medicines

installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas, or sewage in a building

something paid or given; payment to a person in consideration of past services

essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality

something paid or given; payment to a person in consideration of past services

unfair or cruel treatment over a long period of time because of race, religion, or political beliefs

having or reflecting superior quality or value

cautious; careful about one's own interests

endurance; tenacity;  state or quality of being persistent; persistency

hold back to a later time; delay; defer

very drunk; covered with a coat of plaster; made smooth by applying a sticky or glossy substance

a proposition upon which an argument is based; assumption; land and the buildings on it

push; driving force; an act of propelling

very drunk; covered with a coat of plaster; made smooth by applying a sticky or glossy substance

inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning

hold back to a later time; delay; defer

having or reflecting superior quality or value

public square in city or town.

cause to turn away from what is right, proper, or good; corrupt; bring to a bad or worse condition

incomplete; fragmentary; favoring one person or side over another or others

a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to a person on it

drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push

a kind of cloak worn by the Spanish Americans, having the form of a blanket, with a slit in the middle for the head

small flag normally used by naval vessels to represent a special condition; championship symbolized by such a flag

quantity; amount; a specified portion

happening or done after a surgical operation

a small simple building, or a small simple structure in a building, often rounded in shape

very drunk; covered with a coat of plaster; made smooth by applying a sticky or glossy substance