4000 CAE Vocabulary List

luyện ngục tending to cleanse or purge;  place or condition of suffering, expiation, or remorse

ngang hàng gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with

mặt dây ornament, hanging from a necklace; one of a matched pair; a companion piece

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

mặt dây ornament, hanging from a necklace; one of a matched pair; a companion piece

phường district or division of city; place or enclosure by definite limits

bảo tồn uphold; retain; maintain in safety from injury, peril, or harm

phí having or reflecting superior quality or value

kiêu ngạo of excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; characterized by pomp or stately display; ceremonious

quý every three months; in three-month intervals

vành đai outer boundary length; closed curve bounding a plane area

thích favored; better; more desirable or worthy than another; preferred

hoang tưởng psychological disorder by delusions; extreme, irrational distrust of others

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

dậy thì stage of adolescence in which an individual becomes capable of sexual reproduction

ngoại vi edge, especially of a round surface; the surface of a solid; circumference

chết be destroyed; pass away; become nothing

tiềm năng existing in possibility; expected to become or be

nổi tiếng conspicuous; immediately noticeable; sticking out; widely known

cao nguyên highland; upland; relatively flat highland

súng lục the smallest firearm used, intended to be fired from one hand

phượng symbol of immortality or rebirth; a bird in Egyptian mythology that lived for 500 years

đẹp pleasing in personality or appearance; attractive

nhăn gather into small folds or wrinkles; contract into ridges and furrows

kiêu ngạo of excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; characterized by pomp or stately display; ceremonious

chó young dog; pup; doll; puppet

thích favored; better; more desirable or worthy than another; preferred

hoang tưởng psychological disorder by delusions; extreme, irrational distrust of others

nghênh ngang spring or bound, as a horse in high mettle; ride ostentatiously; walk or strut about in a pompous, showy manner

thăm dò explore with tools; investigate; search

hoang tưởng psychological disorder by delusions; extreme, irrational distrust of others

trại giam state or federal prison for convicted felons

dậy thì stage of adolescence in which an individual becomes capable of sexual reproduction

tiến follow a certain course; move ahead; travel onward

phí having or reflecting superior quality or value

dẻo flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped

đẩy drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push

cút a drawback, as with fear or pain; show fear

theo đuổi follow in; go in search of or hunt for

trại giam state or federal prison for convicted felons