4000 CAE Vocabulary List

taint contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally

cống payment in money made by one ruler or nation; tax; the mark of respect; praiseworthy quality

cành small branch or division of a branch

buồn tẻ tiresome because of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly

buồn tẻ tiresome because of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly

thân body excluding head and neck and limbs

quỹ đạo path of other moving body through space; chosen or taken a course

khí person's normal manner of thinking, behaving, or reacting; tendency to become irritable or angry

chuyển tiếp going from one state of action to another

dấu vết follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface

ngoan cường sticking together; stubbornly unyielding; holding together firmly

chấm dứt end of something in time or space; result or outcome; conclusion

xảo quyệt dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray

thân stem, or body, of a tree; main stem, without the branches; the body of animal apart from the head and limbs

thầu offer formally; extend; propose a payment

vận tải carry from one place to another; carry away; deport

chuyển tiếp going from one state of action to another

bứt rứt sharp, sudden physical pain; mental or emotional pain

thuần hóa domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften

chấm dứt end of something in time or space; result or outcome; conclusion

lãnh nguyên rolling, treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America

chấm dứt end of something in time or space; result or outcome; conclusion

ga windpipe, or trachea; a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine; a pedal that controls the throttle valve

kết cấu rough surface quality; the structure of interwoven fibers or other elements; the feel of a surface or a fabric

Titanic enormous scope, power, or influence; huge or colossal

di chúc solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his will

sân thượng a row of houses built in a similar style; a level shelf of land with steep slopes

ngừng bắn suspension of arms of opposing forces; temporary quiet of action, pain, contest; period of no fighting takes place

sân khấu of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers

mô-men xoắn the layer of soil on the surface

thầu offer formally; extend; propose a payment

cám dỗ act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction

nhạy cảm tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling

thời gian not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly

thầu offer formally; extend; propose a payment

vận tải carry from one place to another; carry away; deport

minh bạch easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely

sân khấu of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers

chuẩn mực the stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; excellent quality used to test excellence or genuineness of others

vùng cao nguyên hill; relatively flat highland