4000 CAE Vocabulary List

stocky; short and thick; low and broad

slanting; inclining or inclined from the plane of the horizon

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

place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque

rotate or turn something about its axis; veer a vehicle; pivot

a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony

state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place

a tool consisting of a broad scoop, or hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing loose substances

brave determination and confidence even in discouraging situations

be enough, or sufficient; meet the need; be equal to the end proposed; be adequate; satisfy

the whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment

a bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates

any of various small mammals, of the family Mephitidae, native to America; despicable person

hesitate or stumble in uttering words; speak with spasmodic repetition or pauses; stammer

one who shirks work or responsibility; one who tries to evade military service in wartime

director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system

one who shirks work or responsibility; one who tries to evade military service in wartime

wide; generous or large in area or extent; sizable

stocky; short and thick; low and broad

hang freely; postpone; delay

rotate or turn something about its axis; veer a vehicle; pivot

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

full of juicy; full of richness; highly interesting or enjoyable; delectable

filled with water; soft with moisture; sodden; soaked; wet

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

overspread with anything adhesive; the soil in any way; pollute

filled with water; soft with moisture; sodden; soaked; wet

cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into tiny pieces; cut or rend lengthwise; slit

extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain

any of various small mammals, of the family Mephitidae, native to America; despicable person

inclined to cruelty; deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on another

impressive or sensational; lavishly produced performance; grand

one who deals in staple goods or staple fibers; a device used to bind the material together through staples

a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony

stocky; short and thick; low and broad

a sort of very large nail; a piece of pointed iron set with points upward or outward

filled with water; soft with moisture; sodden; soaked; wet

hide or store away in a secret place

a tool consisting of a broad scoop, or hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing loose substances

impressive or sensational; lavishly produced performance; grand