4000 CAE Vocabulary List

hang freely; postpone; delay

load or burden; put harness onto animal's back to ride

conceal or hide; envelope completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion

plowshare; short stocking reaching a point between ankle and knee; hard blow or punch; comic drama

dominance; power to dominate or defeat

any rock or stone that is thin and flat for roofing or covering houses

the liquid that is produced naturally in the mouth

step; pace; significant progress

a distinctive odor that is pleasant; fragrance; perfume

abandoned or marooned; cut off or left behind

hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter

emit rays of light; give light; beam with steady radiance; exhibit brightness or splendor

a kind or category; band; ribbon

difficult or unusual or dangerous feat usually done to gain attention

a distinctive odor that is pleasant; fragrance; perfume

an elaborate and systematic plan of action; chart or outline of a system or object

not extreme; marked by seriousness or gravity; not affected by the use of drugs;  self-restraint

step; pace; significant progress

form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly

emit rays of light; give light; beam with steady radiance; exhibit brightness or splendor

short, usually comic dramatic performance or work

wall made up of stone

unceremonious and disorganized struggle; rushing about hastily in an undignified way

load or burden; put harness onto animal's back to ride

examination by the eye; intellectual check; business venture in unusual risks, with a chance for large profits

go through an area in search of prey; pursue; walk with a stiff or angry gait; move threateningly

a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long, irregular strip that is cut or torn off

hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter

force something into or through a restricted space; compress with violence

break apart; cut; divide

leather with a soft napped surface; Swedish glove leather; undressed kid

lay eggs; produce offspring in large numbers

go through an area in search of prey; pursue; walk with a stiff or angry gait; move threateningly

difficult or unusual or dangerous feat usually done to gain attention

a distinctive odor that is pleasant; fragrance; perfume

a kind or category; band; ribbon

short, usually comic dramatic performance or work

having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary

dominance; power to dominate or defeat

a distinctive odor that is pleasant; fragrance; perfume